welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... gunshots horror at an independence day parade near chicago. six people are dead and police are still searching for the gunman. ukrainian forces withdraw from the eastern region of luhansk as predident putin orders his forces to press on. the opposition leader in the uk sets out his party's position on brexit. keir starmer says labour will not campaign to take the country back into the eu. an outbreak of avian flu is facing

many bird colonies in the uk. we've been given special access to the islands to see the scale of the outbreak. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore, ”pm in london and five in the evening in chicago, where police are still searching for the gunman who killed six people at a fourth ofjuly parade. the independence day event had barely begun at highland park some 50 kilometres north of chicago, when a volley of shots rang out. police say they've found a gun, but not the shooter himself. this report from our correspondent nomia iqbal. 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. stay on the side. 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. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s marianna brady, police have released the identity of a man they want to talk to in connection with the shooting. fix, connection with the shooting. person of interest has been identified. his name is robert bobby e primo —— crimo the third. he is 22 years old and i believed to be driving a 2010 silver honda vehicle licence plate illinois, d m 80653. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s marianna brady, who's at the scene in highland park. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme at a time which i imagine must be very tense right now

where you are. we've just heard from the authorities, the latest information that we're getting. what else can you tell us?— else can you tell us? thanks for havin: else can you tell us? thanks for having me- _ else can you tell us? thanks for having me. this _ else can you tell us? thanks for having me. this is _ else can you tell us? thanks for having me. this is a _ else can you tell us? thanks for having me. this is a tragic - else can you tell us? thanks for having me. this is a tragic day. | having me. this is a tragic day. they're sheltering in a train station. we've also got my... basidia was absolutely reeling. we know the gunman and he is still at large. we can hear that train _ and he is still at large. we can hear that train going _ and he is still at large. we can hear that train going behind i and he is still at large. we can i hear that train going behind you. thank you for continuing with urinalysis. ijust want thank you for continuing with urinalysis. i just want to get a sense from that —— your analysis. i believe president biden said he is shocked and bound to keep fighting

gun violence in the us, referring to the fact about the recent decision on gun control.— the fact about the recent decision on gun control. yes, and this was a bi artisan on gun control. yes, and this was a bipartisan effort _ on gun control. yes, and this was a bipartisan effort to _ on gun control. yes, and this was a bipartisan effort to pass _ on gun control. yes, and this was a bipartisan effort to pass a - on gun control. yes, and this was a bipartisan effort to pass a gun - bipartisan effort to pass a gun safety measures. this is something that has not happened in many years. 0bviously, that has not happened in many years. obviously, it's not enough to prevent tragedies like the one today. what we have heard from police is the gunman is still at large. he climbed up a back of the building a few blocks away from an unobstructed latter and shot from the roof of the stored towards the crowd. this is a small, close—knit community where the 11th ofjuly is very important, and it did notjust shake highland park, it has taken all of the surrounding suburbs. they have closed on their parade as this

gunman is on the list. everyone is still very terrified.— still very terrified. yes, i can completely _ still very terrified. yes, i can completely imagine, - still very terrified. yes, i can i completely imagine, marianna. still very terrified. yes, i can - completely imagine, marianna. what a horrific tuition on a day that should have been a day of celebration. ijust want should have been a day of celebration. i just want to point to the fact that shooting comes just a month after that deadly shooting in uvalde, texas and buffalo, new york. this is to stick shocked me and i'm sure it will some of our viewers. not a week has gone by without a mass shooting in the united states this year. mass shooting in the united states this ear. ~ , , ., ~ this year. absolutely, and i think we are used _ this year. absolutely, and i think we are used to _ this year. absolutely, and i think we are used to seeing _ this year. absolutely, and i think we are used to seeing violence i this year. absolutely, and i think i we are used to seeing violence over holiday weekends. just last year, there were over 100 people shot here and just under 20 fatalities, but an event of this scale at such a public location is not common, but unfortunately, becoming more and more commonplace in america and definitely a part of a broader culture of gun violence in this

country. culture of gun violence in this count . . ., ., ~ culture of gun violence in this count . . . . ~ culture of gun violence in this count . . ., ., ., country. marianna, thank you for “oininu us country. marianna, thank you for joining us with — country. marianna, thank you for joining us with the _ country. marianna, thank you for joining us with the latest - country. marianna, thank you for joining us with the latest on - country. marianna, thank you for joining us with the latest on that| joining us with the latest on that story. we'll be sure to bring you the latest updates on this story throughout the day here on bbc news, so we will be checking in to hear from the authorities there as and when they may... the future announcements, i should stay. for now, let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the leader of the main opposition labour party, sir keir starmer, has ruled out re—joining the eu or the single market if he wins the next general election. speaking at an event within the last few hours, he said reversing brexit would create further division in britain. britain will not go back into the eu. we will not be joining the single market or the customs union. now, i know that some people don't want to hear that, but it's myjob to be frank and to be honest, and you'll always get that from me. the bbc has learned that

prime minister borisjohnson was made aware of a formal complaint about inappropriate behaviour by the conservatives' former deputy chief whip, chris pincher, when he was a minister at the foreign office. the complaint triggered a disciplinary process that confirmed his misconduct. the mp was accused of groping two men last wednesday, and has been suspended from the conservative parliamentary party. the bbc has revealed that a complaint against the former radio1 dj, tim westwood, had previously been referred to the police. the complaint is one of six it says it received about alleged bullying or sexual misconduct by the 64—year—old. in april, the bbc�*s director general said "no evidence of complaints" had been found after bbc news broadcast claims of predatory sexual behaviour by the dj — allegations which he has repeatedly denied. in other top stories for you today, president putin has ordered his forces to push ahead with their offensive in eastern ukraine after seizing

control of the entire luhansk region, following the withdrawal of ukrainian troops from lysychansk. russian troops are now stepping up their bombardment of cities in the donestk region, including sloviansk — where at least six people were killed over the 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

they've helped coordinate the fallback 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're 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 are active daily, we pinpoint up to 169 enemy positions that are active all at the same time. ukraine's forces had already left lysychansk when the russians walked in, claiming to be liberators. they'd surrounded the city. they re 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're mostly deserted. the mayor says this month could be make or break for ukraine's defence of the donbas. 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 the 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. despite ukraine's best efforts, russia's military has been making progress in the eastern donbas region — capturing several key towns and cities. does this mean we are now seeing a new pattern emerging in the war? 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, explains. the fighting in recent months has been concentrated in the east of the country, the region known as the donbas. over the weekend, ukrainian forces withdrew from lysychansk in the luhansk region. that came after the fall

of another strategic city, severodonetsk, a few weeks ago. that's given the russians effective control of the whole of luhansk. their sights are now thought to be set on taking the neighbouring donetsk region with the towns of slovyansk and kramatorsk likely their next targets. overall, it now means russia controls more than a fifth of ukraine and looks to be seeking more. russia might still want to take the coast, building on its seizure of crimea in 2014 by taking odesa and cutting off ukraine 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. of weaponry from the west, like this and other long—range artillery systems which are now slowly making their way to the battlefield. they could help shift the balance. so, russia has made gains recently, 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. that was gordon corera with that report. you're watching newsday. still to come — an outbreak of avian flu is threatening many bird colonies on the foreign islands in the uk. we've been given special access —— the farne islands.

central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the host of the 2006 football world cup. they picked the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom, then he asked herfor a cigarette and — on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought — summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen i can change the world. education is the only solution. applause

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... a gunman is still at large north of chicago after opening fire on the 4th chicago after opening fire on the 11th ofjuly parade. ukraine has vowed to fight back in luhansk, and vladimir putin has ordered his troops to press on to donetsk. let's turn now to the central asian republic of uzbekistan, which is experiencing its worst outbreak of violence for 17 years. the authorities say at least 18 people were killed in the region of karakalpakstan last week, when protests erupted last week over plans to limit its autonomy. more than 500 people were detained by the security services before the president backtracked and dropped plans to

change the constitution. for more on that, i'm joined now by doctor bhavna dave, professor of central asian politics at the school of oriental and african studies of london. it's great to get you on the programme. in the first instance, let's take a look at the fact that this is the worst violence in 17 years. how did we get here? iliiui’ith this is the worst violence in 17 years. how did we get here? with the events that have _ years. how did we get here? with the events that have happened _ years. how did we get here? with the events that have happened in - events that have happened in karakalpakstan have been quite surprising. the reason given is that the authorities have proposed changes to the constitution. 0ne the authorities have proposed changes to the constitution. one key clause among these proposed amendments is the removal of the kara kalpa kstan amendments is the removal of the karakalpakstan is an autonomous republic inside you spec stand. —— use becca stand. so, they have the

others, status and they also have the right to succeed if they wanted. this right to secede has been granted by the soviets constitution, it had been retained, its granted by the soviets constitution, it had been retained, it's basically unrealizable. i’m it had been retained, it's basically unrealizable.— unrealizable. i'm “ust intrigued. how unrealizable. i'm “ust intrigued. now muchh unrealizable. i'm “ust intrigued. now much is — unrealizable. i'm “ust intrigued. how much is this— unrealizable. i'm just intrigued. how much is this about - unrealizable. i'm just intrigued. how much is this about the - unrealizable. i'mjust intrigued. - how much is this about the economic crisis we see in the region. given the fact that people are coming back from russia to uzbekistan with fewer prospects, money is tight and that's why resentment is brewing.- why resentment is brewing. nitely, those are the _ why resentment is brewing. nitely, those are the main _ why resentment is brewing. nitely, those are the main triggers. - why resentment is brewing. nitely, those are the main triggers. and i those are the main triggers. and there were local bloggers and other local activists who had protested this kind of removal of the right of

the republic to secede. which had been proposed without any debate with the karakalpakstan authorities. the locals were simply not consulted. the president is seeking a third term in office and proposing to extend the presidential term from five to seven years, but you're right — the main context is the change or the work of setting economic situation. karakalpakstan economic situation. kara kalpa kstan is economic situation. karakalpakstan is one of the very poor republics. it has been very badly affected by environmental disasters. lots of citizens work in russia and some in kazakhstan and the couric situation has led many to come back. even those in russia right now are unable to... —— current situation. the

situation is very, very tense. doctor dave, where do we go from here in terms of how you see the violence receding in the next few weeks? 50 violence receding in the next few weeks? ., , , ., , weeks? so far, the president has acted quite _ weeks? so far, the president has acted quite sensibly _ weeks? so far, the president has acted quite sensibly in _ weeks? so far, the president has acted quite sensibly in the - weeks? so far, the president has acted quite sensibly in the sense | acted quite sensibly in the sense that he has declared that there will be no constitutional changes affecting the status of karakalpakstan, so that has been a major concession. to what extent this concession is actually substantial, because it's very likely that the people who are protesting will be arrested and a massive crackdown will happen, but for the time being, in order to stabilise the situation, he has made these concession, so let's see. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. my apologies for cutting you off. thanks again for joining us. let's take a look at some other

stories in the headlines. us investigators say the most likely cause of death of the palestinian—american journalist shireen abu akleh was gunfire from israeli army positions. she was shot dead while reporting an israeli raid in the occupied west bank earlier this year. shireen's family said it was incredulous that the american investigation was not able to determine for sure who had fired the fatal shot. at least seven people are now known to have died in an avalanche sparked by the collapse of a glacier in the northern italian alps on sunday. a search operation is under way, with 1a people still missing. prime minister mario draghi said the incident was without doubt linked to climate change. police in denmark say they believe a gunman suspected of killing three people and injuring several others at a shopping centre in copenhagen, picked his victims at random. the suspect, who had a history of mental health issues, has been charged with murder and remanded to a psychiatric unit.

the fame islands, off the north east coast of england, are home to several species of birds including puffins like these, and kittiwakes and guillemots. but an outbreak of bird flu has been sweeping through the colonies, and now the authorities have taken the unusual step of banning visitors from the tiny islands altogether, to try to stop the virus spreading. 0ur correspondent danny savage reports. at this time of year, a visit to the farne islands is one of nature's wonders. 0utcrops which should be teeming with bird life. not this year, though. look closer and you can see numerous dead chicks. it's believed bird flu is sweeping through the colony. i've never seen anything like it, it's horrible to see. it's when you get into the birds, you feel for the birds, it's terrible. you worry about next year. it's the first time in 30 years this has ever happened. seeing dead birds like this, and it's extreme numbers. nathan is one of the crew.

over the last few weeks, he's taken pictures of the effects the virus is having. we've seen thousands of dead birds. we have just seen dead guillemots floating around like rafts and dotted around. it must be upsetting to see. it's awful, yes. the situation has got so serious here that they have had to close all of these islands to visitors. so, no—one can go on here when you normally can. it's easy to see with the birds so close together in their nests on the cliffs how the virus sweeps through the colony. in recent weeks, bird flu has hit colonies like the isle of may and bass rock, just a few miles offshore in scotland. now its spread to the birds off the coast of northumberland, with confirmed cases on coquet island, and a suspected outbreak on the farnes. wardens and bird watchers have recorded distressing videos of affected species. 0n coquet island, they wear protective suits

to pick up the dead. we need to think about a better coordinated carcass— disposal, in essence. in essence, because we're very concerned about bird _ to bird transmission. that's particularly our issue, really. | do you want government help with that? well, 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. danny savage, bbc news. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you a reminder of our top story. six people have been shot dead at an independence day parade not far from been shot dead at an independence day parade not farfrom chicago, and within the last few minutes, police have named a person of interest, he is considered armed and dangerous. we've also heard from the us presidentjoe biden, speaking outside the white house following that shooting. saying the 11th of

july itself comes at a critical moment. that's it from us. thanks for watching. hello there. many of us were chasing cloud amounts around on monday, but the thickest cloud that brought some rain at times, well, that was reserved for the far northwest of scotland. let's take a look at this weather watcher picture from highland around lunchtime on monday. the the best of the brakes in the cloud, the best the the best of the breaks in the cloud, the best of the sunshine and the warmth was in kent in the southeast — 2a celsius, 75 fahrenheit. and it looks likely that that weather pattern will stay with us for a few days. higher pressure is trying to build in from the southwest, toppling across the high, these weather fronts that will always continue to introduce a little bit more cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain as the afternoon continues into western scotland and northern ireland. the cloud thick enough for some misty, damp conditions across west—facing coasts of wales and southwest england. so, the best of the sunshine

certainly further east, and that's where the best of the warmth will be once again. 23—24 degrees not out of the question in the southeast corner. that bodes well for wimbledon. i suspect it's going to be another day of fine, dry, sunny weather — very pleasant for both players and spectators. but it does mean where we've got the best of the sunshine, we're still looking at pretty high, if not very high pollen across the majority of england and wales and even into southern scotland as well. let's look further ahead. not that much in the way of change, in actual fact. this weather front will bring more significant rain on tuesday into wednesday, but it will also allow for some more warmth and more humidity to develop, particularly in the far southeast corner. so, we start to see those temperatures perhaps widely into the mid—20s, maybe eventually getting a little bit higher. there'll be some nuisance rain just clinging onto the far northwest of scotland, more cloud along those west—facing coasts once again. england and wales seeing the best of the sunshine and, again, the best of the warmth, so we can't

rule out 2a or 25 degrees — that's 77 fahrenheit. we're almost stuck in repeat mode because as we move towards the end of the working week, that high pressure is still with us, still sitting out to the southwest, so it shouldn't get too extremely hot. but we still have the risk of weather fronts toppling across that high and still producing the risk of more cloud in the north, but at the same time, temperatures are likely to peak into the high 20s, and there's a lot of dry weather to look out for. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines six people are known to have been killed in a shooting incident during an independence day parade in highland park, north of chicago. more than thirty have been taken to hospital. the suspect is still at large. ukraine has vowed to fight back, after its troops pulled out from the city of lysychansk in the eastern region of luhansk. russia's president has ordered his defence minister to press ahead with the offensive. ukraine's prime minister has said his country will need 750 billion us dollars for reconstruction. denys shmyhal was speaking at an international conference in switzerland convened to draw up a plan for ukraine's post—war recovery. the opposition leader in the uk has set out his party's position on brexit.

sir keir starmer says labour will not be campaigning to take