tonight at ten, police in texas admit failures in tackling the teenage gunman who killed 21 people in america's latest mass shooting. unbearable grief for relatives of the victims, after officers waited more than an hour before storming the classroom, where their loved ones died. for the benefit of hindsight, where i'm sitting now, of course it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision, period. there's no excuse for that. america's biggest gun lobby, the national rifle association, is to go ahead with its annual convention this weekend, in texas. also tonight... major failings in maternity services force the regulator to intervene at an nhs

trust in nottinghamshire. hundreds trust in nottinghamshire. of thousands displaced a 1 hundreds of thousands displaced and 1 million children face malnutrition after severe drought in somalia. more pressure on the scottish government over ferries, as the head of the network says services are deteriorating. and the slice of merseyside in paris as liverpool fans get ready for tomorrow's champions league final. coming up in sport, can britain's last remaining singles hope in the french open tennis, cameron norrie, reach the last 16? good evening. police in texas say it was the wrong decision to delay entering the classroom in a school in the city of uvalde, where 21 people were killed

by a gunman on tuesday. salvador ramos, who was 18, barricaded himself inside the room, shooting 19 children and two teachers. it took 53 minutes for armed police to eventually go in. as local people come to terms with the tragedy, grief is turning into anger. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. terrified students were rescued from the school whilst the gunman was still in one of the classrooms. the children trapped inside were desperately calling 911 for help. one young girl called back five times telling the operator, some of the student are still alive, and pleading, please send the police now. authorities now have to explain why there was not a much faster response. we why there was not a much faster resonse. ~ . why there was not a much faster resnonse-_ why there was not a much faster resonse. ~ . ., ,., response. we are here to report the facts as we — response. we are here to report the facts as we know _ response. we are here to report the facts as we know them _ response. we are here to report the

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there should have been an entry as soon as. when there is an active shoe to the rules change. protesters are out in force _ shoe to the rules change. protesters are out in force in _ shoe to the rules change. protesters are out in force in houston _ shoe to the rules change. protesters are out in force in houston because l are out in force in houston because the powerful pro gun lobby, the nra, are hosting a huge convention here today less than 300 miles from uvalde. the elementary school massacre has not stopped them, not even briefly, from passionately defending their right to arms. protesters outside our demanding new laws to restrict ownership. to understand why people are now calling for tighter gun control? 1 can understand it. there's a calling for tighter gun control? i can understand it. there's a lot of evil people out there. i think we need to control crime. if evil people out there. i think we need to control crime.— need to control crime. if evil --eole need to control crime. if evil peeple didn't _ need to control crime. if evil people didn't have _ need to control crime. if evil people didn't have access i need to control crime. if evil people didn't have access to| people didn't have access to semiautomatic weapons they wouldn't be able to conduct massacres inside schools. . �* , ., ._ be able to conduct massacres inside schools. . �* , ., ., be able to conduct massacres inside schools. . �*, ., ., ., schools. that's one way to at it. what's another _ schools. that's one way to at it. what's another way? _ schools. that's one way to at it. what's another way? control. schools. that's one way to at it. - what's another way? control crime.

if you have — what's another way? control crime. if you have personnel— what's another way? control crime. if you have personnel who - what's another way? control crime. if you have personnel who want - what's another way? control crime. if you have personnel who want to l what's another way? control crime. | if you have personnel who want to be trained. _ if you have personnel who want to be trained, they can be trained in weapons — trained, they can be trained in weapons safety, they can be armed, then you _ weapons safety, they can be armed, then you will restrict the access of any crazy— then you will restrict the access of any crazy nut that decides to come in. any crazy nut that decides to come in it's_ any crazy nut that decides to come in it's not— any crazy nut that decides to come in. it's not the weapon, it's the nut that— in. it's not the weapon, it's the nut that has— in. it's not the weapon, it's the nut that has the weapon. it�*s nut that has the weapon. it's because they _ nut that has the weapon. it�*s because they have the weapon which gives them the ability to go and kill the people. but gives them the ability to go and kill the people.— gives them the ability to go and kill the people. but why don't you rotect kill the people. but why don't you protect the _ kill the people. but why don't you protect the schools? _ kill the people. but why don't you protect the schools? you - kill the people. but why don't you protect the schools? you say - kill the people. but why don't you protect the schools? you say the | protect the schools? you say the schools _ protect the schools? you say the schools are — protect the schools? you say the schools are gun free. so are your churches — schools are gun free. so are your churches. how many church shootings have we _ churches. how many church shootings have we had because they are supposedly gun free? children, some of them the — supposedly gun free? children, some of them the same _ supposedly gun free? children, some of them the same age _ supposedly gun free? children, some of them the same age as _ supposedly gun free? children, some of them the same age as the - supposedly gun free? children, some of them the same age as the children killed in uvalde, say they want to feel safe in their schools. but protests like this won't persuade the gun lobby to agree to any changes in the laws governing gun ownership. sarah smith, bbc news, houston, texas. the uvalde mass shooting is the worst school attack in america since the sandy hook massacre in 2012. serena arowkeum was a student at the elementary school in newtown in connecticut, when 20 of her fellow pupils and six staff were murdered.

she's been speaking to our correspondent, nada tawfik, about the pain of hearing the news of yet another mass shooting this week. a rare moment of family time for serena arowkeum. as a teenager she is busyjuggling school and gymnastics. but this week's tragedy in uvalde has her reliving her painful past. serena was a happy seven—year—old at school looking forward to christmas with her classmates when a gunman burst into sandy hook elementary and killed 20 children and six staff. she says she hasn't lived a normal life since and continues to struggle with the trauma. i suffer from nightmares. especially from that day and survivors guilt and it's very hard to get through that because it's, like, why did i survive? and all these other people had to die. she has decided to speak out now and hopes that politicians will listen to her pleas.

it's definitely guns in america and what i want to see happen is legislation pass for preventing or for taking guns off the streets. for the children in texas she had this message. i'm so, so sorry that this happened to you and you had to go through this, especially at almost the same age that i went through sandy hook, and to be strong even though it will be hard. america has created another generation traumatised by gun violence. it's the youngest to continue to pay the price. nada tawfik — sandy hook, connecticut. sarah is in houstonjust a few hours drive from uvalde outside that convention by the nra. and growing anger on the part of relatives of those who died in this mass shooting, notjust over the way

things happened, but the fact the nra have decided to go ahead with their convention. it is seen as inappropriate and insensitive. those shocking details that we've learnt today about just how long police officers were standing in a hallway outside that classroom have provoked nationwide fury. that'll do nothing to stop the gun—control argument raging in america. you can see it here with protesters outside as the nra are meeting inside. the headline speakers to take to the stage very soon and that is one donald trump where he is expected to say that the existence of evil isn't a reason to disarm law—abiding citizens, the existence of evil is why you have to arm law—abiding citizens. it's that kind of argument which is coming from the nra and republican politicians that makes it so difficult to find any kind of political compromise that will do anything to restrict access to guns

in this country. thank you, sarah. sarah live in houston there. the care regulator has ordered an nhs trust to make significant and immediate improvements to its maternity services to ensure the safety of women and babies. an independent inquiry has already been ordered into the maternity care offered by nottingham university hospitals nhs trust. yesterday, the senior midwife donna ockenden was appointed to chair an independent review into services, after dozens of baby deaths. the trust says it's working hard to make improvements. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. and a warning, you may find some details and images in his report distressing. say cheese! nine months old barry has helped his parents rediscover their zest for life. the couple's older daughter wynter should be playing alongside him. had they delivered her sooner, she would be alive. the andrews family had gone to nottingham's queen's medical centre in 2019 to deliver their healthy baby, but a catalogue of maternity failures, including too few staff,

meant wynter was born in a poor condition and lived forjust 23 minutes. we were told that wynter's death was one of those things. we were told that if they listened to every mother's concern they'd be overrun. today's report from the care quality commission suggests many similar problems remain. they found there were still not enough staff to keep women safe, staff were not always conducting observations to ensure patients' conditions had not deteriorated, and incidents weren't always being reported. while staff were said to be hard—working, overall maternity care was rated as inadequate. there has been a very long time for the trust to rectify these and we feel it concerning that there are still such problems going on. around 600 families have come forward with concerns about care in nottingham's two maternity units, with evidence that dozens of babies have died or been injured due to poor treatment. the bottom line is they sent a poorly baby home to die, essentially.

teddy errington rozkalns was born in november 2020. despite being of low birth weight, he was discharged home after staff did not recognise he needed screening for hypoglycaemia. he collapsed shortly afterwards. the fallout from that was just horrific, having to call emergency services and everything that goes with that, be taken in an ambulance back to hospital to have to watch your tiny baby die less than 48 hours after giving birth. it was horrific. the trust say they were working hard to make the necessary improvements but recognise there was more to do and were determined to increase the pace of change. with so many concerns, last year the nhs ordered a review into maternity care, but many of the families failed by the trust concluded it was not fit for purpose and rejected two different people the nhs appointed to lead it. yesterday they got the chairperson they really wanted. senior midwife donna ockenden will now investigate care in nottingham,

having recently finished a review into the maternity scandal in shrewsbury and telford. for the families who were failed by the trust, the consequences will last a lifetime. when he's older, what will you tell him about wynter? we'll tell him that he had a sister, and that she was fantastic and... ..has changed so much so that other babies and families don't have to go through what we have. michael buchanan, bbc news, nottingham. the battle lines seem to be shifting in the war in ukraine, with the conflict now into its fourth month. russian forces have gained more ground in the eastern donbas region and are close to encircling the strategically important city of severodonetsk. the regional governor has warned that ukrainian forces may be forced to retreat to avoid being captured.

the city has come under heavy shelling from russian forces, with ukraine's president zelensky saying moscow was intent on reducing cities in the east to ashes. russian—backed separatists also claim they've captured the town of lyman, which leads to the city of slovyansk, another a key target for the kremlin. meanwhile, the humanitarian toll of the fighting is immense. the un now says 1a million people have fled ukraine since the russian invasion. a conservative mp has resigned as a ministerial aide, saying his work had been tarnished by what he called a "toxic culture" at number ten, revealed by the sue gray report into lockdown parties. the mp for eastleigh in hampshire, paul holmes, said the events had created a deep mistrust in the government. our political correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster.

a lot of mps, conservative mps, said they were waiting for the sue gray report before they made a verdict on the prime minister. we had it on wednesday and we hearing for them some more, three a ministerial aide who quit hisjob in the home office because of what he called a ministerial aide who quit his job because of what he called a ministerial aide who quit hisjob in the home office because of what he called toxic culture in number ten, a senior conservative backbencher who called on the prime minister to resign under backbencher who said she had lost confidence in him. a treasury minister said the prime minister is an yellow card territory. the government has published new guidelines which govern the behaviour of ministers, the ministerial code. under the new rules they say that if a minister breaches the code in a minor way they might not have to quit, it will be up to the prime minister. however, it does say if a minister knowingly misleads parliament, a serious offence, they'd still be expected to resign. that matters because that's what the prime minister is facing an investigation for, for those initial statements he made over the partygate saga. this

change to the rules has prompted anger from change to the rules has prompted angerfrom opposition parties in particular who say it still gives the prime ministerfar particular who say it still gives the prime minister far too particular who say it still gives the prime ministerfar too much say over what is and isn't acceptable when it comes to behaviours in public life. this is important, this really matters right now, because it's about the standards of those who govern our country and they are under real scrutiny right now. alex forsyth, thank you, live at westminster. the united nations is warning that somalia risks famine if global food prices continue to rise. east africa is in the middle of a four—year—long drought after consecutive failed rainy seasons, with somalia one of the worst—affected. and as the drought rages on, its estimated that 1.4 million children in the country will suffer from malnutrition this year. it comes as 750,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in search of food since october. our correspondent catherine byaruhanga is in doolow, in southern somalia.

the mass movement of people across somalia. grandparents, children, neighbours, leaving their homes. carrying all they have because their land has become hostile. this man and his family walked 300 kilometres to get to this camp in southern somalia, but some were left behind. translation: i'm feeling sad because the other - people we left back there, i'm worried about their survival. where are the children? our children are suffering. there are children we left on the road. and some children do not survive the journey to get help. this child, who was three years old, was buried here. she died shortly after arriving at the camp. she was malnourished and suffering from measles and hepatitis.

her mother and grandmother come here to visit her grave. translation: she suffered a lot the night before she died - and by the morning she was gone. another grave is being dug for a little girl who we understand died from measles last night. the people here tell us she was also malnourished. most children won't die because they're simply hungry. itjust means that their bodies are too weak to fight off infections that they could survive. every bed on this specialist ward is taken. so there's no space for this baby, carried in by her mother. they will have to wait until a bed is free. translation: if we could cultivate our farms we could have _ eaten our own food and stored some of it, but now where can we get food? somalia needs aid to get through this drought,

but international prices are already going up. the war in ukraine is the latest shock to global supplies and the fact that the world's attention and donor funding are focused on a war thousands of kilometres away, many warn the crisis affecting somalia and its neighbours is being forgotten. resources are really, really small. 15% of the somalia appeal has been funded. needs are increasing every day so i think there's a lot of concern that we might be heading to a risk of famine coming soon and when the needs grow, unless we get the money now it's going to be extremely difficult. the focus is now on keeping everyone, especially the youngest, alive. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, doolow, in southern somalia. monkeypox patients should avoid any contact with their pets for 21 days,

according to new advice from the uk health security agency. so far, 106 people in the uk have been confirmed as infected with the virus. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. just explain the reasoning behind this latest advice? it’s just explain the reasoning behind this latest advice?— this latest advice? it's a precautionary _ this latest advice? it's aj precautionary approach, this latest advice? it's a _ precautionary approach, because of the theoretical risk that if an animal becomes infected it could pass the virus on to other animals or humans, so the uk health security agency has put out guidance today, for households where there is an individual who has monkeypox and there is a domestic pet. now, if that pet is a rodent, which is seen as more susceptible, like a guinea pig or a hamster, the guidances they should be quarantined for 21 days away from the house. for other pets like cats or dogs, the risk is seen as lower and the guidances they should be kept indoors and looked after if possible by somebody other than the infected person. now, the

chief veterinary officer for the uk has said there has never been a case of monkeypox in domestic pets in the uk, ever. it's low risk but it will be monitored closely. the world health organization today has given its latest assessment of what is happening with monkeypox and said that with the right measures it can probably be contained. there is a window of opportunity now to deal with it. but there are many unknowns and it's still a bit uncertain what happens next. and it's still a bit uncertain what happens next-— and it's still a bit uncertain what ha ens next. , ., , ., jury deliberations in the high—profile defamation battle betweenjohnny depp and amber heard have begun, after six weeks of trial in virginia. mr depp sued his ex—wife for £40 million for an article she wrote in which she claims to be an abuse victim. ms heard, 36, counter—sued for 80 million. the jury of seven must come to an unanimous decision for a verdict. the head of scotland's state—run ferry network has told the bbc that rising passenger numbers, more intense storms and a lack

of new vessels, have combined to cause a deterioration in the service. robbie drummond's comments will pile more pressure on the scottish government over the botched purchase of two ferries, which are under construction but are years late and millions of pounds over budget. our scotland editor, james cook, has that story. announcement: please ensure you have all your belongings with you. _ thank you for travelling with caledonian macbrayne. scotland's ferries are in hot water. they keep breaking down. and someone has bungled the building of boats to replace them. but what does that mean for the islanders who rely on the service? we set off on a journey to find out. first stop, the isle of arran in the firth of clyde, where getting to the mainland can be a struggle, even in an emergency. so, that was me, having had a mini stroke at the weekend, when it's supposed to be so urgent to get treatment.

it took a week and a day before i had any treatment. and what do you think about these delays in building these two new ferries? i think it's ridiculous. somebody's made a big mess somewhere. well, almost everyone we spoke to on arran had an opinion about the ferries, but we're leaving the island now and we're heading for the hebrides, where there are also some big issues. our route took us across the jagged isle of skye. and then over the minch, arriving — on time, to be fair — in the western isles. good morning. how are you? good, thank you, how are you? christina hasn't been so lucky. first, her local ferry on south uist was cancelled for repairs. then the north uist boat crashed into the pier. cancellations, disruptions, timetables being changed and moved. there's no end in sight. how can this get fixed? it's not going to be this year. it's probably not going to be the next ten years. and does that make you worry

about the long—term sustainability of life on this island? yeah, that's my biggest concern, to be honest. this is affecting every accommodation provider, every cafe, every shop. everything here, the domino effect this has on the economy as a whole is devastating. i wouldn't be surprised if we begin to see closures happening, i think this year. bad weather and more passengers are part of the problem, but really, calmacjust needs new ferries, including the two being built in this scottish government shipyard, millions over budget and years late, while the service gets worse. overall reliability, if you take the weather and technical together then, yes, that has deteriorated, despite our best efforts. and despite the promise of calmac when you were bidding for this contract in 2016 that it would improve. that is correct. the average age of the fleet is now 23 years old and over one third of our vessels are actually past their expected lifetime, so that is very challenging. so this, you know, this investment in new vessels is tremendously welcome, but it's going to have to be

continued into the future to ensure we have a much more modern and more resilient fleet. the scottish government says it has a plan to invest £580 million in infrastructure. it can't come soon enough. our crossing was pretty smooth, but scotland's islands are enduring a rough ride. james cook, bbc news, in kintyre. liverpool's premier league footballers are hoping to make it a treble of trophies this season, as they prepare to face real madrid, in the champions league final in paris. they've already won the fa and league cups, but missed out on the premier league title last week. from paris, our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. welcome to the parisian party. liverpool's fans already in fine voice carousing at the kop and hoping for triumph by the arc de

triomphe. with or without tickets, they're flocking here from round the world, even australia. originally i'm from liverpool but i've lived in australia for 20 years but can't miss an opportunity to come and see the reds. we spoke to somebody who spent £7,000 on a ticket. i know! it wasjaw—dropping. £7,000! daft question, but how confident are you? i'd say pretty confident! chuckles. and with good reason. liverpool have already won two trophies this season, most recently the fa cup. despite some concerns about the stade de france pitch, which had to be relaid this week, if they play their best they'll be hard to beat. we obviously played some really, really good stuff this season. we aren't here by surprise or we got a ticket or something like that, we deserved it, as well. and so, being us on the highest level, would be cool. well, paris is a place known

for its history and liverpool do have some history on their side, because when it comes to beating real madrid in a final in this city, well, they have done it before. rewind to 1981. commentator: kennedy, | he goes on, and he scores! left back alan kennedy was liverpool's unlikely hero and 41 years on he told me he expects a repeat. i think they can go all the way. this team could be classed as one of the greatest—ever liverpool teams and i'll be shouting for them and i'll be willing anybody, and i hope it's the left back, to score a goal. and if they do, expect more scenes like this. after their last triumph three years ago, they paraded the trophy through liverpool. now one of the biggest prizes in football is once again within their sights. andy swiss, bbc news, paris.

platinum puddings, coronation chicken sandwiches, victoria sponges. many a tribute will be served at thousands ofjubilee street parties next weekend, to mark the queen's 70—year reign. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has been speaking to a group of women, from across the generations, about what the queen means to them. are you a fan of lemon puddings? oh, yes. an afternoon tea, fit for a queen. different generations, but in the background of all their lives, one woman. she's constant, she's stoic, she's loyal. she's done a lot for everyone, holding the country together. she's not a person that throws up her hands and says, "oh, l i can't cope with it." she gets on with it. newsreel: from the farthest corners of the world, - they've come to see the first lady

of our nation journey in rich majesty to her crowning. i was in the front row with my flag, waiting anxiously for this gold coach to come by. it was like a fairy princess. you know, when you're that age, when you're that young, it was just awe—inspiring. 25 years later and the nation took to the streets again to celebrate the silverjubilee. susie, this is you. gosh, yes. this is you, in 1977. this is your first street party. chaos! was it? no, it was wonderful, because in that era, nobody had specificjobs. everybodyjust rolled up and did it and you asked for help and somebody helped. in 2002, queen's brian may memorably played the national anthem on the palace roof.

a few miles away in south—west london, a young kamar celebrated the goldenjubilee with her family and friends. i remember it as amazing, with all the flags and tables decorated, food everywhere, everyone's laughing, having a great time. most of my family were there as well, having a good time, so it was really nice. that's a really nice photograph. eileen isjust 18 months younger than the queen. orla made the news a decade ago as a diamond jubilee baby. i think it's amazing that she's 96 and i don't know anyone in their 90s who's still working. she's more agile on her pins than i am! she's not bad for 96. she is very good for 96, definitely. first there was the victoria sponge, and now, inspired by the lemon posset served at the queen's wedding... does everybody want some? all: yes, please. all right, here we go, then. how else to finish a jubilee tea party than with a dollop of platinum pudding?

tuck in. cheers. sarah campbell, bbc news.