welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories: police in chicago arrest a suspect, following a mass shooting at a july the fourth parade. rapid gunfire at least six people were killed when a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on crowds celebrating independence day. a day dedicated to freedom has put into stark relief the one freedom we as a nation refuse to uphold, the freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence. president putin orders his forces to push on with their offensive in eastern ukraine, after seizing control of the entire luhansk region. and, desperate to learn,

we visit the secret school in kabul that dares to teach girls. six people dead, several more wounded, and now one man arrested. those are the bare facts of another mass shooting in the us. this time in a well to do suburb just north of chicago, at the start of a fourth ofjuly day of celebration. hundreds of people, mums, dads and their children had embarked on a parade through highland park, when a gunman started firing from a rooftop, armed with a high powered rifle. nomia iqbal has this report. here you go! 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. rapid gunfire child: are you kidding me right now? - ten minutes in, shots rang out. commotion. there was confusion and panic. people moved quickly for safety. rapid gunfire i remember hearing shootings, going like... tsh—tsh—tsh. and then reloading and then again. and people screaming and running. i thought it was the navy| that was saluting the flag with the rifles, but then - when i saw people running, i picked up my son, . and i started running, they started shooting again, and then we ran behind - the building and i put my son in the dumpster. - i went back, there were a few people shot on the ground, . there was a little boy - that was in one of the police officer's arms, and that was the worst experience ever, i because all i thought

about was my son. . at least six people are dead, and dozens are in hospital. this morning at10:14, 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're 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. 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. well, throughout the day

there was a huge search operation for the suspect. police named 22—year—old robert e crimo the third as a person of interest, police said he was armed and dangerous. hundreds of officers were searching for him in the area and a short while ago, they announced they'd arrested him. the person of interest was spotted, in the vehicle police were looking for. he initiated, attempted to initiate a traffic stop on that subject. that's objected fully. a brief pursuit went on. ultimately, they were able to get the subject stopped at wesley and iii, and lake forest. the subject was taken into custody without incident.

the democratic governor commented also. a day dedicated to freedom has put into stark relief, the one freedom that we as a nation refuse to uphold, the freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence. if you are angry today, i am violence. if you are angry today, iam here violence. if you are angry today, i am here to tell you, be angry. i am furious. i am furious that yet more innocent lives were taken by gun violence. i am furious that their loved ones are forever broken by what took place today. i am furious that children and their families have been traumatised. i am furious that this is happening in communities all across illinois and america. let's speak to ameshia cross, who is a politcal analyst and a strategist affiliated with the democratic party.

she is from chicago and shejoins us tonight from toronto. you know chicago very well. you will know highland park well as well, it seems to suggest that when you look at highland park, noah now can consider itself immune this sort of tragic shooting? chicago and highland park couldn't be more worlds apart. highland park has a definite different population from chicago. it isn't as diverse. it is highly affluent, home to all was home to nba superstar michaeljordan. it is the place where ferris buehler�*s day off was filmed. it is the place we have seen so much affluence, it is were home alone was filmed, the average american can't afford to live in highland park but even with that affluence and esteem, this is a place in and esteem, this is a place in and of itself that can't escape the score job gun balance as well. it is important to note

because news media across the globe always attack chicago, 24/7, globe always attack chicago, 21w, when it comes to gun violence. but right now we are seeing gun violence happening in suburban areas, places across america. that should tell people something. gun violence is a widespread issue across the united states and it is one that knows no colour. we just need to be more vigilant i think as a country in america in order to and to recognise that we need to do more to prevent the liberation of guns on our streets. jae prevent the liberation of guns on our streets.— on our streets. joe biden has campaigned _ on our streets. joe biden has campaigned strongly - on our streets. joe biden has campaigned strongly to - on our streets. joe biden has campaigned strongly to get l on our streets. joe biden has i campaigned strongly to get into the white house on greater gun control. he has pushed forward legislation aimed at making get that much harder, particularly for younger people to get a license to get a gun in any case. do you think really that make a blind bit difference? we know make a blind bit difference? - know that they democratic controlled house had a very, very robust gun reform package

that included these extra metrics for being able to get a clearance to own a gun. that included not being able to sell these high artillery weapons we are seen, these weapons of war on the streets, that included testing for mental health, trigger points for things such as laws that would stop someone who had a previous history of being able to — previous history of mental health issues, previous, any type of violence. from being able to own a gun. however, we are seeing republicans did not support that across the country and they are largely in bed with the national rifle association and the gun lobby, gun manufacturers, as other donors, and we are seeing time and time again, regardless of how muchjoe biden or other democrats but for gun reform or will we get is what down packages because the republican party stands by gun culture, irrespective of how many people will die. i appreciate coming from a democratic perspective and the may be other republicans who

may be other republicans who may prefer to lean on the principle of the right to bear arms, of course. let me ask you one other point though, which i think is something that resonates with you, and that is the nature of the arrest here. we're also having to come to terms i suppose with the that a black man in ohio, jayden walker was shot multiple — i say multiple times, i think it was as many times are 60 times by police. on this occasion of course, one white man has been arrested. i course, one white man has been arrested. . , , ~ arrested. i am disgusted. we have a white _ arrested. i am disgusted. we have a white man _ arrested. i am disgusted. we have a white man who - arrested. i am disgusted. we i have a white man who produced arrested. i am disgusted. we - have a white man who produced a sniper like shooting on individuals who were celebrating america's democracy, the birth of a nation, and he was able to not only evade police capture for quite some time but be apprehended, not having a single scratch on him. this goes to show how police reaction, even in the most devastating of cases, if you happen to be white there is a

past given to you and a proclamation of sorts that stops them from being any damage. i'm not saying that that shooter should have been shot and killed but i am saying that the young, on a black men should not have been shot and killed, and shot 60 times. i don't think anyone should be shot 60 times for anything, but the way american police officers treat black man, particularly unarmed black man, compared to how they treat white man in these atrocities, including the shooter who went including the shooter who went in and shot up a church. these other people who are actually apprehended. that guy in south carolina was even taken to burger king to get a sandwich. it is disgusting and is a black person i don't think that throughout the person, throughout the person, throughout the person, throughout the us that you could look at these cases and say that there isn't something devastating here and it doesn't crosstalk. ameshia cross, set on some tensions and those are some inconsistencies to say the least in the way some of these are things i handle. thank you very much indeed for your time. thank you very much indeed for your time-— your time. thank you for having me. 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 ukranian troops from lysycha nsk. russian troops are now stepping up their bombardment of cities in the donetsk region, including slovyansk, where at least six people were killed over the weekend, according to the city's mayor. our correspondentjonathan beale has been with ukrainian forces as they try to counter the renewed assault. shouting explosion 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've helped co—ordinate the fallback from this command bunker to new lines of defence.

radio beeps speaks ukrainian 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, or even up to ten times more. daily, we pinpoint up to 169 enemy positions that are active, all at the same time. ukraine's forces had already left lysycha nsk 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. distant explosions 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 sloviansk. 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, and he says it all depends on the west providing more heavy weapons. look, without weapons, you are not able, and you will not 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. coming up — this is high—speed horticulture. we will tell you all about the real grassroots of motorsport. 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 hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they've pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace i through a downstairs window and made his way— to the queen's private bedroom. then, he asked her for a cigarette. - and, on the pretext - of arranging for some to be brought, summoned a footman on duty, i who took the man away. one child... ..one teacher... ..one book... ..and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. applause this is bbc news. the latest headlines —

police in chicago arrest a suspect, following a mass shooting at a july 4th parade. president putin orders his forces to push on with their offensive in eastern ukraine, after seizing control of the entire luhansk region. in afghanistan, an all—male gathering this weekend of more than 4,500 taliban leaders and clerics has been criticised for not addressing the question of when girls can return to secondary school. it's been nearly ten months since the taliban stopped teenage girls from attending secndary education, making teenage girls from attending secondary education, making afghanistan the only country in the world to enforce such a policy. yalda hakim has been to a secret school, where girls are taking matters into their own hands. hidden away on the outskirts of kabul, a secret school. around 60 girls usually come here daily, desperate to learn. today, only a handful show up,

afraid of our cameras, and worried about their identities being revealed. they've been locked out of their classrooms for almost 300 days by the taliban, simply because of their gender. despite the risks and fear, these brave girls tell me they have no choice but to take matters into their own hands. they are nervous to speak about their new rulers. translation: it's cruel not to open schools for girls. i we have as much right to learn as boys do. it would be cruel of the taliban not to allow us to return to our schools. their teacher, as defiant as her students, is determined to help them. translation: we can't be in a situation where - we go back centuries.

we should be moving forward, and uplift others. we want support for those who want to get educated. education is a basic right, and we should not be denied this. but they are also well aware that this is no replacement to formal education. back in march, it seemed schools were finally about to reopen. but hours after girls started to arrive, the de facto authorities announced they needed to go back home. this sudden change in policy left millions devastated. a recent gathering of more than 4,500 clerics, elders and taliban leaders was held to tackle the biggest issues facing afghanistan. girls' education and women's rights barely rated a mention.

this person was one of only two scholars who called for girls to be allowed to go back to school. is it un—islamic that the taliban are banning girls from school? translation: it is un-islamic to bad girls or boys _ from school. and the taliban says - they aren't against education and they say — they'll open schools soon. since the taliban swept to power, the lives of women and girls has changed dramatically, literally overnight. there is now growing concern in afghanistan and internationally that, if the taliban continue to deny them their basic rights, the future of millions of girls and women will remain bleak. let's get some of the day's other news. the three victims of sunday's shooting at a shopping centre in copenhagen have been identified as two teenagers from denmark

identified as two teenagers from denmark and a 47—year—old russian. the 22—year—old charged with carrying out their murders has been remanded in a psychiatric unit. police say he had a history of mental health issues and had uploaded this video you saw just there on social media, the day before the attack. 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. 14 people are still missing. prime minister mario draghi said the incident was without doubt linked to climate change. us investigators, examining the bullet us investigators, examining the bullet that killed palestinian—american journalist shireen abu akleh, say it was likely that it was fired from israeli army positions. she was shot dead while reporting an israeli raid in the occupied west bank. her family said they are incredulous that the americans' findings could not be more conclusive. the military leadership in sudan has promised to give way to civilian rule. general abdel fattah al— burhan, who's been facing regular anti—coup protests, said the army was committed to a democratic transition. he has, however, reneged

on previous promises. dutch farmers organised a day of nationwide protests, against government plans to reduce emissions. they blocked highways and warehouses with their tractors, causing major delays. the farmers argue the new rules would hurt their livelihoods. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. they've said they want the whole country paralysed, and these dutch farmers are now using tractors to do it. across the netherlands, farmers have been protesting against new environmental rules. in their latest move, theyjammed a highway, and blocked supermarket warehouses across the country. they risked finds, caused delays, and forced many to travel by train instead. translation: we to travel by train instead. translation: ~ ., . ., translation: we anticipate of the firm is public _ translation: we anticipate of the firm is public protest. - the firm is public protest. translation: i the firm is public protest. translation:—

the firm is public protest. translation: ~ , translation: i think it is the first time translation: | think it is the first time in — translation: i think it is the first time in ten _ translation: i think it is the first time in ten years - translation: i think it is the first time in ten years i - translation: i think it is the first time in ten years i have l first time in ten years i have travelled _ first time in ten years i have travelled by train. it first time in ten years i have travelled by train.— travelled by train. it is all because _ travelled by train. it is all because the _ travelled by train. it is all because the government | travelled by train. it is all. because the government is hoping to combat the effect of climate change by halving nitrogen emissions by 2030. they argue the only way to do thatis they argue the only way to do that is by 30%, and using less fertiliser. they've given farmers three options that come with subsidies, sustainability, relocation or termination. but these farmers argue that will put far too many of them out of business. one sign read, barbecue, ice cream, french fries. you won't get them without the farmers. and they've got friends. dutch fishermen havejoined in by blocking ports with the trawlers. translation: should fishermen need _ trawlers. translation: should fishermen need to _ trawlers. translation: should fishermen need to apply - trawlers. translation: should fishermen need to apply to - trawlers. translation: should fishermen need to apply to a . fishermen need to apply to a new— fishermen need to apply to a new nitrogen _ fishermen need to apply to a new nitrogen permit - fishermen need to apply to a new nitrogen permit next - fishermen need to apply to a i new nitrogen permit next year they— new nitrogen permit next year they are — new nitrogen permit next year they are afraid _ new nitrogen permit next year they are afraid the _ new nitrogen permit next year they are afraid the permit - they are afraid the permit would _ they are afraid the permit would be _ they are afraid the permit would be issued - they are afraid the permit would be issued to- they are afraid the permit would be issued to them. j they are afraid the permit - would be issued to them. iirilt�*iith they are afraid the permit would be issued to them. with a move caused — would be issued to them. with a move caused major— would be issued to them. with a move caused major delays, - would be issued to them. with a move caused major delays, with j move caused major delays, with some ferries stuck in ports for

hours. translation: irate some ferries stuck in ports for hours. translation: we were su- osed hours. translation: we were supposed to — hours. translation: we were supposed to go _ hours. translation: we were supposed to go on _ hours. translation: we were supposed to go on holiday - hours. translation: we were| supposed to go on holiday today was that we have a baby with us, so for us it is a bit annoying. we hope we can still leave, otherwise we can't leave until tomorrow evening. high—intensity family is a major reason the country is europe's top nitrogen emitter, so cutting those emissions does require drastic change. but these farmers argue they shouldn't bear the brunt of it. this is certainly shaping up to be quite a summer of sport. wimbledon is well under way, and the european women's football championship starts on wednesday. but perhaps the jewel in the sporting crown is an event that's been taking place in a field in south—west england, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. this is where horticulture meets motor racing. a sort of high—speed gardening, if you will. how else can you put it

than ready, steady, mow? these are the lawnmower world championships, an annual event that dates back nearly half a century, which would be an awful lot of cut grass, except they take the blades out, just to be on the safe side. there are enough crazy people out there who want to jump on a mower, tweak it up and go hurtling around a field during the summer months, and long may it last. there are various different categories of lawnmower. some are bigger than others. but this is fundamentally a very egalitarian kind of sport. it doesn't drive like anything you've ever driven before, so you've got to learn it from scratch. all the engines are the same, the equipment is pretty much all the same, so everyone is on a level.

the weather wasn't ideal, but over the course of two days, we witnessed some pretty high—endurance lawnmowing. this is a grassroots motorsport — quite literally. tim allman, bbc news. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you the latest that we have had on the highland park shootings, because we have had some details from the hospital, from the north shore university health system, and they have outlined that there were 25 people, in all, who came in with gunshot wounds. now, 19 of those were treated and eventually discharged, as well, after they had had a full medical checkup. it was also pointed out that the age range of those who were hit went from eight years old, the youngest patient, up to 85 years old, and as we know already, six people lost their lives in the

shootings, which were targeted from the rooftop. one man has been arrested and is hailed as a suspect. you are watching bbc world news. —— held as a suspect. 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 north—west of scotland. let's take a look at this weather watcher picture from highland around lunchtime on monday. the best of the breaks in the cloud, the best of the sunshine and the warmth, well, that was in kent in the south—east — 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 south—west, 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 south—west 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 south—east 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 south—east 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 on to the far

north—west 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 south—west, 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: us police say they've detained a suspect after a mass shooting at a july the fourth parade in a chicago suburb which killed at least six people. officers said a 22—year—old male was taken into custody following a brief car pursuit. more than 30 others were wounded in the shooting. the focus of russia's advance in eastern ukraine is expected to shift to the donetsk region after kyiv withdrew its forces from its last foothold in neighbouring luhansk. an adviser to the ukrainian defence ministry said the retreat from lysychansk had been a tactical redeployment to new defensive lines. dutch farmers have been carrying out a day of protests, angered by government plans that may require them to use less fertiliser

and reduce livestock.