tonight at 10:00: a shooting at an independence day parade in chicago leaves six people dead, and the gunman still on the loose. the sound of gunshots, but at first no—one reacts — then panic sets in and terrified people run for their lives. i remember hearing shooting, going like "tsh—tsh—tsh—tsh—tsh." and then reloading, then again. people screaming and running. it was just really traumatising. police say the suspect is believed to have fired at parade—goers from a nearby rooftop. while no—one is in custody at this time, a very active apprehension effort is currently under way.

as well as those dead, 2a people are in hospital with injuries. the police say the gunman is armed and dangerous — we'll be live in chicago. also tonight... fresh revelations about how much the prime minister knew of the claims of inappropriate behaviour against his former deputy chief whip. ukrainian forces withdraw from the east as president putin ordered his forces to push ahead. the bbc says it's received six complaints about alleged bullying or sexual misconduct by the dj tim westwood — and that one was referred to the police. 0h, missed it! and a smash that goes wide hands rafa nadal a place in the men's quarterfinals at wimbledon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, jonny bairstow holds the key for england as they prepare to chase victory against india on day five at edgbaston.

good evening. police in chicago have confirmed that six people have died and 2a are injured in hospital after a gunman opened fire, during a 4th ofjuly independence day parade. the gunman is said to be still at large, armed and dangerous. the parade event in a chicago suburb — highland park — descended into chaos as the gunman hidden on a rooftop opend fire with a high powered rifle. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the latest. the independence day parade had just started. americans in this wealthy chicago suburb were out in the sunshine, celebrating the day their country became an independent nation.

gunshot are you kidding me right now? ten minutes in, shots rang out. let's go! there was confusion and panic. people moved quickly for safety. i remember hearing shootings, going, like, "tsh—tsh—tsh—tsh—tsh." and then reloading, then again. people screaming and running. i thought that it was the navy saluting the flag, with rifles. then when i saw people running, i picked up my son and i started running. they started shooting again. then we ran behind the building. i put my son in a dumpster. i went back and there were a few people shot on the ground. there was a little boy, in one of the police officers' arms. and that was the worst experience ever.

because all i thought about was my son. at least six people are dead, and dozens are in hospital. this morning at 10.14, our community was terrorised by an act of violence that has shaken us to our core. our hearts go out to the families of the victims during this devastating time. on a day that we came together to celebrate community and freedom, we are instead mourning the loss, the tragic loss of life and struggling with the terror that was brought upon us. the police found the gun, but not the gunman. we are asking everybody to stay indoors, stay vigilant right now. this person is not identified. by all means at this point, this appears to be completely random. once again, americans are dealing with gun violence. not a week has gone by without a mass shooting in america this year. it happens everywhere, in their schools, supermarkets, and even on independence day. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.

0ur correspondent marianna brady is live at the scene in highland park. a scene of devastation? and a a scene of devastation? and a scene a scene of devastation? and a scene of commotion. this is an active scene behind me, the police have been changing shifts every few hours and a fire department coming through with anotherfire and a fire department coming through with another fire truck right now. because the shooter is still on the loose. while it is a sombre scene, it is also a tense one.— it is also a tense one. what else are the police — it is also a tense one. what else are the police saying? _ it is also a tense one. what else are the police saying? we - it is also a tense one. what else are the police saying? we havel are the police saying? we have learned that _ are the police saying? we have learned that the _ are the police saying? we have learned that the shooter - are the police saying? we have learned that the shooter that i are the police saying? we havej learned that the shooter that is still on the loose came round the back alley, in the middle of the 4th ofjuly parade, an incredibly important day here in this community. he went up an unsecured ladder in the back of the alley, and onto the top of a camping store roof, and shot at the crowd from above. a ,

roof, and shot at the crowd from above. , . above. many thanks. our correspondent, _ above. many thanks. our correspondent, mariannaj above. many thanks. our - correspondent, marianna brady. there are more updates, news and analysis on bbc news 0nline — that's bbc.co.uk/news — and by using the bbc news app. the bbc has learned tonight that borisjohnson was made aware of a formal complaint about inappropriate behaviour by chris pincher when the former deputy chief whip was a foreign office minister from 2019 to 2020. the complaint triggered a disciplinary process that confirmed his misconduct. earlier today, downing street admitted the prime minister had been aware of "reports and speculation" about mr pincher�*s alleged sexual misconduct. the mp was accused of groping two men last wednesday, and has been suspended from the conservative parliamentary party. we'll have more on the latest revelations injust a moment, but first here's our political correspondent nick eardley. mark dabbs met chris pincher in 2018 when he was working on a project about politicians.

but shortly after they were introduced mark said he was touched inappropriately by the mp. when we were walking out and he was asking me if i was a runner, and i told him, and he said, you must have a lot of stamina. and then he was almost like giving me the come on. and he's feeling my leg and saying, you must be muscular, like that. that immediately makes me worried and thinking that's not right. touching me there, i don't think he should be doing that to someone he's just met. and then when he's outside, he's got his arm round me, and touching me on the bottom. i don't think that should happen either, really. chris pincher strongly denies mark's allegations and says a member of staff was present at all times. mark says he should quit parliament. boris johnson also faces questions after he promoted mr pincher in february. have you turned a blind eye to sleaze, prime minister? number ten conceded today he had known about speculation of sexual

misconduct and allegations number ten said were either resolved or didn't progress to a formal complaint. but that's a change from friday when downing street simply said the prime minister had known about any specific allegations. there were allegations about chris pincher way back in the may government, which he denied when they were investigated. they were found not to be correct. he was then promoted into government, he became a minister, on the specific allegations the prime minister did not know and i think you know, he, as soon as he found out, he acted decisively. there are also claims the prime minister referred to pincher by name, pincher by nature. downing street hasn't denied that. but number ten said it wasn't appropriate to stop his appointment because of unsubstantiated allegations. we've got a prime minister with no judgment who is consistently putting his own interests before the interest of the country. this is a very, very sorry saga. it's on repeat, i'm afraid,

for this prime minister. there will now be an investigation into chris pincher by parliament's independent complaints scheme, but that could take months and in the meantime he remains an independent mp. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. i'm joined from westminster by our political correspondent ione wells. speaker tell us more about what borisjohnson speaker tell us more about what boris johnson new. speaker tell us more about what borisjohnson new. i speaker tell us more about what boris johnson new.— speaker tell us more about what boris johnson new. i can revealthat boris johnson _ boris johnson new. i can revealthat boris johnson was _ boris johnson new. i can revealthat boris johnson was made _ boris johnson new. i can revealthat boris johnson was made aware - boris johnson new. i can revealthat boris johnson was made aware of i boris johnson new. i can revealthat boris johnson was made aware of a | borisjohnson was made aware of a formal complaint about alleged inappropriate behaviour by chris pincher when he was a foreign office minister, from 2019 until 2020. i understand this complaint triggered a formal process which was led by a cabinet office official, but which the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the then foreign secretary dominic raab were made aware of. this process led to a report confirming his misconduct, which i understand chris pincher apologised

for at the time, although he has not responded to requests for comment this evening. the foreign office say they have robust measures in place to deal with allegations. at this claim raises fresh questions about why the prime minister decided to appoint chris pincher in full knowledge of this allegation to be his deputy chief weapon, just earlier this year. remember, the deputy chief weapon is responsible for both party discipline, but also the welfare of mps. today, number 10 reiterated that when they made this appointment they referred to the cabinet offices proprietary and ethics team, which raised no issues with the appointment. they also said that while the prime minister was aware of media reports and allegations of chris pincher�*s behaviour, these reports were either resolved or did not progress to a formal complaint. now that we know a formal complaint. now that we know a formal process examining his behaviour took place in government, i think that line may prove slightly harder to hold.—

president putin has ordered his forces to push ahead with their offensive in eastern ukraine — after seizing control of the entire luhansk region. it follows their capture yesterday of the final stronghold in the area, lysychansk, after weeks of heavy shelling. the ukrainian army said it withdrew from the city, which is a50 miles from the capital kyiv, to minimize its losses in the face of superior russian firepower. russian troops have now stepped up their bombardment of cities in the donestk region, including the city of sloviansk — where at least six people were killed this weekend, according to the city's mayor. 0ur correspondentjonathan beale has been with ukrainian forces as they try to counter the renewed assault. ukraine's artillery lines were still firing, even as their troops were pulling out of nearby lysychansk. it's been an organised, not a chaotic retreat. ukraine says to ensure their troops

can fight another day. this unit has been relying on mostly old soviet era artillery. still waiting for more western weapons to arrive. they have helped coordinate the fall back from this command bunker to new lines of defence. more modern technology like us provided communications has helped them target russian armour. the smoke is from your artillery? the commander says they are making sure every round counts but there are so many targets. listen carefully to the odds stacked against them. translation: there is at least five times more russian artillery - here than what we have. even up to ten times more. daily we pinpoint up to 169 enemy positions that have reacted all at the same time.

ukraine's forces had already left lysychansk when the russians walked in, claiming to be liberators. they had surrounded the city. they are now targeting neighbouring donetsk region. this, the aftermath of their strikes on the city of slovyansk over the weekend. and this was slovyansk today. the sound of artillery getting ever closer. russia's forces are still advancing here in the donbas. they've already taken key cities and are now targeting the next line of ukraine's defences, including the city of slovyansk. the question, outnumbered and outgunned, can ukraine's forces stop them? nearby kramatorsk has also been hit. a few months ago when i was last here the streets were still busy. now they are mostly deserted. the mayor says this month could be make or break for ukraine's defence of the donbas.

and he says it all depends on the west providing more heavy weapons. look, without weapons you aren't able, and you won't be able to stop russians, without enough weapons, because without weapons and only with kalashnikovs it's not possible to win, and it's not possible to stop artillery, and it's not possible to stop their missile attack we had last weekend. some western military support has arrived. more is on its way. but not yet in the quantities ukraine says it needs. barricades of earth will do little to stop the russian advance. jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. so do the recent developments in the war in ukraine mean the russians are winning? 0ur security correspondent gordon corera is here to look at the state of play. the fighting in recent months has been concentrated in the east of the country, the region known as the donbas.

it's made up of the areas of luhansk and donetsk. over the weekend, ukrainian forces withdrew from lysychansk, their last stronghold in the luhansk region. that came after the fall of another strategic city, sevreodeonestk, a few weeks ago. that's given the russians effective control of the whole of luhansk. and as we've just seen injonathan beale's report, their sights are now thought to be set on taking the neighbouring donetsk region with the towns of sloviansk and kramatorsk likely next targets. overall, it now means russia controls a fifth of ukraine if you also include all their gains across the south — and moscow looks to be seeking more. russia might still want to take the coast, building on its seizure of crimea in 2014 by taking 0desa and cutting ukraine off from the black sea — but that may be a step too far, since they were recently pushed off the symbolically important snake island.

so is russia now winning the war? despite early setbacks, russia certainly has had real tactical victories in recent weeks in the east. but it has been slow going with significant losses. and the real question is will russia be able to maintain this progress? it certainly has the manpower and firepower to keep going. but ukraine is hoping it can slow the russians and then launch counter—offensives to push back. crucial to that is the arrival of weaponry from the west — like the himars and other long range artillery systems which are now — slowly — making their way to the battlefield. they could shift the balance. so russia has made gains recently — look at all the red areas they control — but we may now be entering a new phase in the war where the outcome is less clear. and it may depend on each side's ability to sustain

the fight for the long haul. gordon, thank you. now a look at some other stories making the news today. a 22—year—old man suspected of killing three people at a shopping centre in the danish capital copenhagen has been charged with murder. police say the suspect had mental health issues and there is no indication of a terror motive. one person has died and another is in hospital with serious injuries after a gas explosion at a block of 20 flats in bedford. fire crews say the blast engulfed the three storey building — and that a large part of the roof collapsed. thousands of motorists held go—slow protests against rising fuel prices on several motorways and a roads today. police set up rolling roadblocks as agreed with protestors before their action, but traffic was still bought to standstill in places. 12 people were arrested during a protest on the m4

for driving below 30 miles an hour. in april the bbc said it was not aware of complaints against the former radio 1 dj tim westwood after the revelation of claims of bullying and sexual misconduct — but now it's emerged that it was aware of at least one. accounts of the dj's allegedly predatory sexual behaviour came out after a bbc news and guardian newspaper investigation. the bbc now says it has received a total of six complaints — but it hasn't confirmed when all of those were made. tim westwood, who left the bbc in 2013, has previously denied allegations of sexual misconduct. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu reports. these are some of the seven women who allege unexpected and unwanted sexual touching and sexual misconduct against former bbc dj tim westwood. it's westwood! we are live on bbc two. this is how radio 1 get down... this is isabel's story.

she was 19 when she travelled to meet westwood in london. when i got there, he was in a car and then the next thing, he's undone his trousers. he tapped me to turn around and look at the fact he's exposing himself. so i've looked, and i've seen and i'm like, oh, no. like, oh, my god. tim westwood strenuously denies all the allegations, but as well as being an international club dj, the 64—year—old had a nearly 20—year career at the bbc, fronting shows on radio 1 and 1xtra. back in april, in a statement, the bbc said... the next day, the director general tim davie said... i've seen no evidence of complaints. i've seen no evidence, i've asked and we've looked at our records,

and we've seen no records. but it turns out there was evidence. because the bbc now says it received six complaints, of which at least one was raised before the allegations were broadcast. in fact, it had been referred to police. this the corporation has declined to clarify whether the other five complaints were made before our investigation, but it confirmed tim westwood was spoken to as a result of one of those complaints. the bbc says tim davie's set out his position as he knew it at the time, and that it's still digging to find any more information regarding tim westwood's behaviour during his employment. my beautiful ladies, scream! tim westwood has not responded to any of our requests for comment. it's about to get real hectic. but now the corporation has placed itself in an awkward position and is under pressure to answer questions about its record—keeping and reveal what it did and didn't

know about tim westwood's behaviour. a premier league international footballer has been arrested on suspicion of rape in north london. the 29—year—old player, who can't be named for legal reasons, was detained in barnet this morning, and remains in custody. the police say inquiries into the circumstances are ongoing. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has announced a major shift in his party's stance on brexit. in a speech this evening, he said if he becomes prime minister at the next general election, he won't take the uk back into the single market, restore freedom of movement or re—join the customs union with the eu. with more here's our political editor chris mason. it's 2019, and keir starmer is greeted as a hero for turning up at a rally calling for another brexit referendum. labour demand a second vote! he wanted a second vote, and he wanted remain to win,

just as he had back in 2016. but that was then... ..this is now. under labour, britain will not go back into the eu. we will not be joining the single market or the customs union. just three years ago you were advocating another referendum, and a vote for remain. what's changed ? what we can't do is re—open all those arguments and divisions, but it is also about my central mission, which is growing the economy. bluntly, though, what do you actually believe? is it what you said three years ago, or is it what you say now? well, we have left the eu now. it's really about unblocking all of the bits of the conservative brexit deal that are holding us back. at the last election, labour lost loads and loads of seats it had held for decades which had voted leave in the brexit referendum. places like this — leigh in greater manchester. i don't trust them, because they were all

for staying in before. now they're quite happy to turn the tables? nah, i don't think so. we're too far down the line now to do anything different. - despite all the mess we're in from brexit, we still don't want to go through it all again and change it back. not everyone in the labour party is convinced sir keir�*s idea is a good one. the mayor of london reckons being in the single market, which aims to make passing goods and services between countries as easy as within them, would be worth it. we can't go back into the european union, the british public have spoken. what we can do, though, is to make sure we have the least—worst option. for me, that's being members of the single market. but remember, sir keir could be out, his career over, any day now over this — a curry and beer he had last year in an mp's office during covid restrictions. he said if he's fined, he'll resign. your career is still in the hands of durham police.

do you contemplate that any given day could be your last day as labour leader? i'm confident there has been no breach of the rules, and obviously the police will have to make their decision. there's nothing new, i'm afraid. this is what democracy looks like! this is one heck of an about—turn from sir keir starmer — the man who dreamed of overturning brexit in a second vote, now categorically making peace with it. expect soon his broader economic vision — if he's still in the job. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. the farne islands are normally a major visitor attraction but the national trust has decided to stop people going because of an outbreak of avian flu threatening the many bird colonies. 0ur correspondence has been given special access to the islands to see the extent of the outbreak. at this time of year a visit to the farne islands is one of

natures wonders. 0utcrops which should be teeming with bird life. not this year, though. look closer and you can see numerous dead chicks. it is believed bird flu is sweeping through the colony. i’zfe sweeping through the colony. i've never seen _ sweeping through the colony. i�*e: never seen anything sweeping through the colony. ie: never seen anything like sweeping through the colony. i�*2 never seen anything like it. you feel for the birds. it's terrible. you worry about next year. it�*s feel for the birds. it's terrible. you worry about next year. it's the first time in _ you worry about next year. it's the first time in 30 — you worry about next year. it's the first time in 30 years _ you worry about next year. it's the first time in 30 years this - you worry about next year. it's the first time in 30 years this has - you worry about next year. it's the first time in 30 years this has ever| first time in 30 years this has ever happened~ — first time in 30 years this has ever happened. seeing dead birds like this. happened. seeing dead birds like this it's — happened. seeing dead birds like this. it�*s extreme numbers. happened. seeing dead birds like this. it's extreme numbers. nathan is one of the _ this. it's extreme numbers. nathan is one of the crew. _ this. it's extreme numbers. nathan is one of the crew. over— this. it's extreme numbers. nathan is one of the crew. over the - this. it's extreme numbers. nathan is one of the crew. over the last. is one of the crew. over the last few weeks he's taken these pictures of the effects the virus is having. we've seen thousands of dead birds. we�*ve seen thousands of dead birds. we've _ we�*ve seen thousands of dead birds. we've seen— we�*ve seen thousands of dead birds. we�*ve seen some of them floating around _ we�*ve seen some of them floating around on rafts. it�*s awful. the around on rafts. it's awful. the situation has _ around on rafts. it�*s awful. ii2 situation has become around on rafts. it�*s awful. "ii2 situation has become so around on rafts. it�*s awful. ii2 situation has become so serious that they've had to close all of these aisles to visitors. nobody can go on here when you normally can. it is

easy to see with the birds so close together on these cliffs how the virus sweeps through the colony. in recent weeks bird flu has hit colonies like the isle of may and bass rock. now it has spread to the birds off the coast of northumberland with confirmed cases in other places. wardens and bird—watchers have recorded distressing videos of affected species. they wear protective suits are here to pick up the dead. we need to are here to pick up the dead. 2 need to think about a better coordinated carcass disposal in essence because we are very concerned about bird to bird transmission. that is particularly our issue. do transmission. that is particularly our issue. transmission. that is particularly ourissue. ., our issue. do you want government hel with our issue. do you want government help with that? — our issue. do you want government help with that? a _ our issue. do you want government help with that? a national - our issue. do you want government help with that? a national action i help with that? a national action lan help with that? a national action [an to help with that? a national action plan to respond _ help with that? a national action plan to respond would _ help with that? a national action plan to respond would be - help with that? a national action | plan to respond would be perfect. this outbreak is far from over. there is great concern about the next generation of seabirds.

cricket now, and england are closing in on what could be a win against india after a thrilling fourth day of the rearranged test match at edgbaston. set a target of 378 to win, england's openers put on 107 for the first wicket in their second innings. at the close of play england were 259 for three, and need another 119 runs on the final day. in the last hour, rafael nadal has reached the wimbledon quarter finals for the eighth time — with a straight sets win over botic van de zandschulp on centre court. he'll play nick kyrgios, who overcame a shoulder injury to win a five set thriller earlier today — a day after being fined for bad behaviour on court. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching the action. most personalities might have two sides. when it comes to nick kyrgios, there is an ever rotating series of characteristics. he plays shots to take your breath away. minutes later, he seemed to be in agony certainly distracted.

californian brandon nakashima took the first set. how could kyrgios serve with a dodgy shoulder? well, like that. he won sets two and three, but nakashima retained his own standards, levelled the match and now kyrgios began to simmer. his anger here was aimed at his own family and friends in the crowd. and he turned to the light, to his best tennis, to the quarterfinals, with a five set victory. i needed a glass of wine for sure tonight. for sure. yeah, put your feet up and watch rafael nadal. he was cava sparkling in the evening. three sets to beat 21st seed botic van de zandschulp, nadal is a popular quarterfinalist. we are gripped by the players here. some, of course, are not. wimbledon organisers have now been fined by the global women's

tour for barring players from russia and belarus. there is a world beyond these courts. wimbledon stands by its decision. ukrainian players are here. lyudmyla kichenok and her latvian partner, jelena 0stapenko, reached the quarterfinals of the doubles, in the process knocking out britain's heather watson and harriet dart — one of several british doubles defeats. but remember, the eight names left in the men's singles, one of them is cameron norrie. and consider his opponent, ranked outside the world's top 50, david goffin would appear to be beatable. norrie seems comfortable with his own game, with the occasion. just three more sets for a semifinal. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. we'll have a look at the uk weather in just a moment, but first louise, you've got some startling images from sydney. it was a story that broke at the

weekend. we had four days of relentless rain in sydney. i'm sure you've seen the footage. i wanted to put it into context ofjust how much wet weather they have seen in that four day spell. they've had 733 millimetres of rain. to help you put that into context, that is more than a whole years worth of rain we would expect to see in london. it really is a significant amount of rain and hence the reason we are seeing so much devastation across new south wales, australia. closer to home, it's been a little bit more straightforward today, we've been chasing cloud amounts but in kent we saw a high of 2a celsius this afternoon. we keep the quiet weather through the night, just a few scattered showers across the far north and west. we will keep those temperatures up into double figures. where we have clearer skies, in rural parts, we could see loads of 7

degrees. quite chilly for the time of year. that's where the