this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a suspect is in custody — following a mass shooting at a july 4 parade in the us city of chicago. it is devastating that a celebration of america was ripped apart by our uniquely american play. president putin orders his forces to push on with their offensive in eastern ukraine after seizing control of the entire luhansk region. it's emerged borisjohnson

was made aware of a complaint about an mp's inappropriate behaviour before giving him a topjob. and riddle of the sands — why this silo of the stuff is helping to store cheap, clean electricity. hello and welcome. 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. gunshot. 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—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 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'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 as 22—year—old robert e crimo, iii. police said he was armed and dangerous. hundreds of officers were searching for him in the area eventually announcing they'd arrested him. the person of interest, robert e crimo iii, was spotted by a north chicago unit at buckley in 41. his vehicle, the vehicle that we were looking for. he initiated — attempted to initiate a traffic stop on that subject. that subject did flee. a brief pursuit went on. ultimately, they were able to get the subject stopped at westly in 41 in lake forest. the subject was taken into custody without incident.

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 donetsk region, including sloviansk — 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 10 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 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, 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. 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 fines, caused delays, and forced many to travel by train instead. translation: we anticipated the farmer's public protest. i translation: | think | it is the first time in ten years i have 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 that is by reducing nitrogen emissions by 30%, and using less fertiliser. they've given farmers three options, 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 have joined in, by blocking ports with their trawlers. translation: should | fishermen need to apply for a new nitrogen permit next year, they are - afraid the permit would not be issued to them. the move caused major delays, with some ferries stuck in ports for hours. translation: we were supposed to go on holiday today. _ 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 farming 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. azadeh moshiri, bbc news.

the british prime minister, 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. on monday, downing st 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. our political correspondent david wallace—lockhart reports. for days, ministers have insisted borisjohnson was not

aware of si-nificant aware of significant allegations against chris pincher when he was appointed the government's chief whip in february but the bbc can now reveal boris johnson february but the bbc can now reveal borisjohnson was made aware of the formal complaint raised about chris pincher�*s inappropriate behaviour when he was a foreign office minister from 2019— was a foreign office minister from 2019- 2020. was a foreign office minister from 2019— 2020. the was a foreign office minister from 2019- 2020. the complaint triu cered from 2019- 2020. the complaint triggered a _ from 2019- 2020. the complaint triggered a disciplinary _ triggered a disciplinary process which confirmed his misconduct. the bbc has been told he apologised at the end of the process. message from number 10 has developed since last thursday when chris pincher resigned, saying he had drank too much the previous night and embarrassed himself. it was alleged he had groped two men. in the following days: but on sunday and monday morning, ministers continued to stress that borisjohnson was not aware of specific allegations when he gave chris pincher his most recent governmentjob. it was a development later on monday when downing street revealed the prime minister was previously aware of reports and speculation nothing firmer than

that. then last night, the bbc revealed the formal complaint that had been brought to boris johnson's attention. you that had been brought to boris johnson's attention.— johnson's attention. you know how important— johnson's attention. you know how important a _ johnson's attention. you know how important a role - johnson's attention. you know how important a role with - how important a role with has... ~ , �* , has... the prime minister's eliza defending _ has... the prime minister's eliza defending his - has... the prime minister's| eliza defending his handling the situation. it eliza defending his handling the situation.— the situation. it is very important _ the situation. it is very important to _ the situation. it is very important to have - the situation. it is very important to have the | the situation. it is very - important to have the right people injobs but you have to be fair to people. you can't hire and fire on the basis of rumour. once hire and fire on the basis of rumour. 0nce rooms hire and fire on the basis of rumour. once rooms turn out to be substantiated, of course it then looks unfortunate that somebody was in the role that it would be desperately unfair when so many rumours are false and there are rumours about so many people in politics in all parties. many people in politics in all arties. , . ., parties. the existence of formal complaint - parties. the existence of formal complaint will. parties. the existence of. formal complaint will have parties. the existence of- formal complaint will have some questioning if it was only rumours the prime minister was aware of. opposition mps are scathing about his leadership style. scathing about his leadership s le. ., ., scathing about his leadership 5 le. . . , style. what we are seeing time and time again _ style. what we are seeing time and time again with _ style. what we are seeing time and time again with boris - and time again with boris johnson is that he is prepared to carpet over things and try and hope they go away until they become a real problem and only when he is pushed into

acting does he act, whether it's on disciplinary issues or on the cost of living emergency, whatever the issue is, this prime minister will continue to sit on his hands and failed to act until he is forced to do so.— forced to do so. have you turned a _ forced to do so. have you turned a blind _ forced to do so. have you turned a blind eye - forced to do so. have you turned a blind eye to - forced to do so. have you i turned a blind eye to sleaze, prime — turned a blind eye to sleaze, prime minister?— turned a blind eye to sleaze, prime minister? number10 has said the prime _ prime minister? number10 has said the prime minister- prime minister? number10 has said the prime minister knew i said the prime minister knew about allegations against chris pincher that either were resolved or did not regress to a formal complaint but previous statements from the government now perhaps raise more questions than they answer. david wallace—lockhart, bbc david wallace—lockha rt, bbc news, david wallace—lockhart, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: high—speed horticulture — we'll tell you about the motor sport that is really grassroots. 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. i 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. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: a suspect is in custody following a mass shooting at a july the fourth parade in the us city of chicago. president putin orders his forces to push on with their offensive in eastern ukraine after seizing control of the entire luhansk region. the world's first fully working sand battery has been installed in finland. it's a device which can store sustainably produced heat for months at a time and could be used to keep homes warm in winter. it works by charging 100 tonnes of sand with heat generated by solar or wind—powered electricity. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath has more details. poster. matt mcgrath has more details. i'm in the municip:

swimming poster. i'm in the municipal swimming pool in western finland, a beautiful and barmy all year round. the heat comes from a surprising source, from sand. the sand sits inside the silo and a power plant on the edge of the small finish town. the first commercial installation of a potentially important technology that works in a surprisingly simple way stop we are. irate in a surprisingly simple way step we are-— in a surprisingly simple way stop we are. in a surprisingly simple way sto we are. ~ ., , ., stop we are. we are storing the heat there. _ stop we are. we are storing the heat there, and _ stop we are. we are storing the heat there, and taking - stop we are. we are storing the heat there, and taking up i stop we are. we are storing the heat there, and taking up for i heat there, and taking up for use later on. it is more useful. use later on. it is more useful-— use later on. it is more useful. . . , ., useful. electricity from wind or soul is — useful. electricity from wind or soul is converted - useful. electricity from wind or soul is converted into i useful. electricity from wind l or soul is converted into heat which warms the sand up to around 500 celsius, crucially the sand can keep the heat without loss, potentially four months. here, the heat of the battery is used to help out the

district heating system. keeping homes, offices and indeed swimming pools warm, all year round. heat is the biggest end—use for energy all over the world, it's critically important for survival in a country like finland, where the winters long, cold and dark. in the recent move by russia to cut off supplies of gas and electricity response to finland joining nato has caused concern. so ideas like the san storage battery, which began life at this pulp mill have been backed enthusiastically by local and government. the power demand is _ local and government. the power demand is so _ local and government. the power demand is so high, _ local and government. the power demand is so high, it _ local and government. the power demand is so high, it can - local and government. the power demand is so high, it can be i demand is so high, it can be really expensive to find that power in the middle of the winter if we have some stations just there for a few weeks or hours in the winter when it is the coldest, will be extremely expensive, if we have solutions that provide flexibility, like the storage of heat that would

help a lot. figs the storage of heat that would help a lot-— help a lot. as the world shifts to ureen help a lot. as the world shifts to green energy _ help a lot. as the world shifts to green energy there - help a lot. as the world shifts to green energy there has i help a lot. as the world shifts i to green energy there has been a huge focus in recent years of developing ways to store that power for the days when the sun doesn't show and the wind doesn't show and the wind doesn't blow. much attention has been paid to lithium batteries but according to those who have invested in the new finish system, sand has many advantages. i new finish system, sand has many advantages.— new finish system, sand has many advantages. i really think this might _ many advantages. i really think this might actually _ many advantages. i really think this might actually work. it's i this might actually work. it's a bit of a left—field idea. it's a bit strange but it's cheap— it's a bit strange but it's cheap and it's easy to get and you can — cheap and it's easy to get and you can get to really high temperatures, maybe 500 degrees, while in water you can only— degrees, while in water you can only get— degrees, while in water you can only get to _ degrees, while in water you can only get to 100. you get a lot of heat — only get to 100. you get a lot of heat stored in a small space _ of heat stored in a small sace. , ., , ., ., space. the finish now plan to massively — space. the finish now plan to massively expand _ space. the finish now plan to massively expand their i space. the finish now plan to massively expand their sand | massively expand their sand system, making iti,000 times bigger. the researchers hope the world can quickly benefit. they say the sands of time have

run out for fossil fuels, and it's now time for sand. yes, it's now time for sand. yes, it's cheap — it's now time for sand. yes, it's cheap and _ it's now time for sand. yes, it's cheap and easy - it's now time for sand. yes, it's cheap and easy to i it's now time for sand. yes, j it's cheap and easy to build. and we really like to license this technology and give it for good use as widely as possible. this idea still faces big challenges. cannot store electricity as well as heat? if that can be done economically, sand could well be a simple solution to a global problem. pat mcgrath, bbc news, finland. interesting, some of these innovative solutions. let's pause on that and bring you the sports news. hello i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news, where we start with tennis, and rafael nadal continues his quest for a first wimbledon title in 12 years as he moved into the quarter—finals. the second seed, who's already won the australian open and french open champs this year was a straight—sets winner over

dutchman botitch van de zandsculp and sends him into a last eight clash against iith—seeded american taylor fritz. as everybody knows, wimbledon is a tournament i like so much, and have been three years without playing here, i really wanted to be back in that spot i am doing that's why it means a lot for me to be in that quarter—final. nick kyrgios is into the quarter—finals for the first time at the all england club since 2014 after a five—set win over american brandon nakashima. the 27—year—old australian had to have regular physio on an injured shoulder and will now play chile's cristian garin in the last eight on wednesday. 2019 champion simona halep dismantled fourth—seeded spaniard paula badosa, needing just 60 minutes to win 6—1, 6—2. it was her first match on centre court since winning the title three years ago. the romanian is the only grand slam winner left standing in the women's singles draw, and next up, she faces american amanda anisimova.

defending men's champion novak djokovic heads out for his quarter—final later when he'll face italian 10th seed jannik sinner. the serbian is looking for a seventh title at this venue, and he's also chasing a 21st grand slam title overall while the 20—year—old sinner is in his first wimbledon quarter—final. and in the women's draw, ons jabeur, the highest remaining seed at number three, takes on czech republic's marie bouzkova. no african woman has ever won a grand slam title and that is the goal the tunisian is aiming for. england need just 119 more runs on the final day of the 5th test to claim a record—breaking win over india at edgbaston. the hosts will resume shortly on 259 for 3 as they chase down an improbable total of 378. jonny bairstow and joe root have a partnership of 150 thus far, while india are 2—1 up and looking for their first series win in england since 2007, with this final test held over from last year after it was postponed

in september. ifjohnny and rooster can get going again, and get a good partnership going there we should get over the line. you think you _ should get over the line. you think you are _ should get over the line. you think you are clear _ should get over the line. you think you are clear favourites? i think so, from the position we are in to get into this position is something we believe as a group, and i think, you know, for me tomorrow morning we will always be very ready. belgian wout van aert will take a narrow lead into the 11th stage of the tour de france later as the race moves away from denmark for the first time this year. he holds a lead of seven seconds over the field, having finished second in all of the first three stages, while two—time defending champion tadej pogacar is third — 1a seconds behind van aert. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that's

your sports news for now. this is certainly shaping up to be quite a summer of sport. wimbledon is well underway — 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 southwest england as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. music: the chain by fleetwood mac. 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 lawn mowing. this is a grassroots motorsport — quite literally. tim allman, bbc news.

it looks like great fun. we have all the business stories coming up, the day ahead in the first day for the new operating officer of easyjet. i'll see you soon. 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 for 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.

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