this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: police in los angeles say a suspect, described as an asian male, is on the run following a mass shooting at a lunar new year event that has left ten dead and a further ten injured. our very preliminary description, has been described as a male asian and that's from the scene here in monterey park. labour calls for a parliamentary investigation into claims the bbc chairman helped boris johnson secure a financial loan while he was serving as prime minister. senior government ministers defend the bbc chairman's appointment.

i know that he's an incredibly accomplished, incredibly successful individual, who brings a wealth of experience with him. that is why he was appointed to chairmanship of the bbc. former british prime minister boris johnson makes an unexpected visit to kyiv to show support for the ukrainian government. he was invited by president volodymr zelensky — who he met up with on the trip. president biden�*s personal lawyer says a further six classified documents have been found in the us president's home in delaware. more than a billion people have welcomed in the lunar new year — one of the world's biggest festivals.

police in the us say a gunman is on the run after a mass shooting in los angeles. at least ten people — five men and five women — have been killed — ten others have been wounded — some critically. the attack happened at a dance venue in monterey park, around seven miles east of los angeles city centre. eye witnesses have described seeing a man entering the building and firing indiscriminately. the motive for the attack isn't clear but the area is home to a large asian community. emma caldwell reports. celebration turned to tragedy. a gunman opened fire at this lunar new year celebration. thousands had attended the event which had drawn to a close when witnesses say a man turned a semi automatic weapon on the ground. celebration turned to tragedy. a gunman opened fire at this lunar new year celebration. thousands had attended the event which had drawn to a close when witnesses say a man turned a semi automatic weapon on the ground. i had my head phones on at the time,

but i heard some sounds going off. i was, fireworks? i but i heard some sounds going off. i was, fireworks?— was, fireworks? iwas like god, i thou~ht was, fireworks? iwas like god, i thought we _ was, fireworks? iwas like god, i thought we were _ was, fireworks? iwas like god, i thought we were missing - was, fireworks? iwas like god, i. thought we were missing fireworks. was, fireworks? iwas like god, i- thought we were missing fireworks. i knew thought we were missing fireworks. knew it was thought we were missing fireworks. i knew it was not fireworks when i heard the helicopters up above. we never get helicopter around here. reports sergeant the suspect is an asian man who is still at large. mi asian man who is still at large. all m staff asian man who is still at large. fill my staff are serious about catching this suspect and bringing him to swrus is the. that is our —— to justice. that is our no i goal. monterey park is a small city, just a few miles east of la city. a significant proportion of the population is of asian heritage, with many marking this key date in the chinese calendar. it is horrible that such a thing could occur at a time of celebration for so many in the community and in the asian community worldwide. it is a time to

be with family to celebrate. and yet this tore a hole through all of our hearts. ' . , , ., hearts. officers investigating the attack saitte _ hearts. officers investigating the attack saitte say _ hearts. officers investigating the attack saitte say it _ hearts. officers investigating the attack saitte say it remain - hearts. officers investigating the l attack saitte say it remain unclear if the is connected to the new year events. the police say their top priority to aprehelped pprehend the suspect. los angeles county sheriff robert luna gave an update on the investigation a short time ago. an saturday january 21st, 2023, at approximately 20.2 2pm, officers at approximately 20.22pm, officers from the monterey park police department responded to a business in the 100 block of west garvey avenue in the city of monterey park regarding a shots fired call. when officers arrived at the location, they observed numerous victims and patrons in the business parking lot.

additional officers made entry into the business and located numerous gunshot victims. monterey park fire department responded to the scene and started to treat the injured. and i do want to point out, these police officers that get there, they don't hesitate, they go in right away and then our partners at the fire department, and not only the monterey fire department, but many others who came to assist the victims, survivors, who needed assistance. there were at least ten additional victims transported to numerous local hospitals. but i do want to start off with saying that unfortunately when the fire department did get into the business, they did pronounce ten of the victims deceased at the scene that i just described. but the ten additional victims were transported

to numerous local hospitals, they are listed in various conditions from stable to critical condition. there is a male suspect that fled the scene and remains outstanding as of this moment. our very preliminary description has been described as a male asian. and that's from the scene here in monterey park. and it's taken us a while and please be patient with us, because as we are interviewing victims and witnesses, we have gotten different descriptions of one suspect. so when i say it is preliminary, please again be patient with us. we are here to tell you that we are utilising every resource to apprehend this suspect in what we believe to be one of the county's most heinous cases.

our local state and federal law enforcement agencies are working together to better serve the residents here of los angeles county and to apprehend this attacker. sheriff's homicide officers are working diligently with the monterey park police department. the federal bureau of investigation, the california governor's office of emergency services and numerous other law agencies. bottom line here is we are going to use every available resource to us, because we need to get this person off the street as soon as possible. but, again, we are still in the very early stages of this investigation and there's probably, there actually is a lot more we don't know than what we know at this time. i am joined now by may lee — a journalist and an activist against asian american hate based in long beach, california. she is the host of the may lee show podcast dedicated to

asian american issues. welcome to the programme, give us a sense of how big this lunar new year event is. it’s sense of how big this lunar new year event is. �*, .. ., , ., sense of how big this lunar new year event is. �*, ., , ., ., event is. it's actually one of the bi est, event is. it's actually one of the biggest, monterey _ event is. it's actually one of the biggest, monterey park - event is. it's actually one of the biggest, monterey park in - event is. it's actually one of the - biggest, monterey park in california is one of biggest asian communities in this area and nearly 70% of the population of monterey park is asian. so this celebration was going to be one of biggest, especially coming off the heels of a couple of years of covid—i9. just yesterday there were something like 200,000 people who descended on monterey park tojoin people who descended on monterey park to join the festivities and it would have continued today, had it not bp for this shooting. we would have continued today, had it not bp for this shooting.— not bp for this shooting. we don't know the motive _ not bp for this shooting. we don't know the motive for _ not bp for this shooting. we don't know the motive for the _ not bp for this shooting. we don'tj know the motive for the shooting, but gie give us a sense of

relationships in the community. the asian relationships in the community. iie: asian community relationships in the community. tie: asian community is very tight. this lunar new year is one of biggest celebrations in asian culture. so coming off the back of so many anti—asian hate and violence that has been taking place in this country for almost three years and it continues, it hasn't stopped, it has brought us together in a way that's both good and bad i will say. let me explain. good in a way it has built a sense of community and identity. bad, because of why it is bringing us together, because of fear and hate and violence. as you said, which don't know the motive yet of this particular mass shooting, but regardless of that motive, what it's done is instill more fear that we already had. so that's exacerbating an ongoing problem for the community. strikes of course at — problem for the community. strikes of course at a _ problem for the community. strikes of course at a very _ problem for the community. strikes of course at a very important - of course at a very important cultural moment?—

cultural moment? exactly. it couldn't happen _ cultural moment? exactly. it couldn't happen at _ cultural moment? exactly. it couldn't happen at a - cultural moment? exactly. it couldn't happen at a more i cultural moment? exactly. it. couldn't happen at a more sort cultural moment? exactly. it- couldn't happen at a more sort of worse time i suppose i could say, because everybody was getting ready to celebrate the biggest holiday that asians celebrate, the lunar new year. this is a time when family get together, friends, the festivities take place for days, sometimes ten days straight. for the start of a new year, which is all about renewal, about peace, about kindness to each other, for something like this to happen on the eve of lunar new year here in california, is just a blow to the heart and soul. new year here in california, is 'ust a blow to the heart and soul. thank ou ve a blow to the heart and soul. thank you very much- _ britian�*s opposition labour is calling for parliament's standards watchdog to investigate claims in the sunday times that the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, helped borisjohnson secure a loan guarantee — weeks before the then—prime minister recommended him for the job at the corporation.

mr sharp has denied any conflict of interest. a spokesman for mrjohnson said he had never sought or received any financial advice from richard sharp. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. as chairman of the bbc, richard sharp is responsible for upholding and protecting the broadcaster's independence. he was appointed injanuary 2021 by then prime minister borisjohnson and the culture secretary at the time. the sunday times reports that weeks before that mr sharp had helped borisjohnson get access to a loan of up to £800,000 by putting a wealthy distant relative of the former prime minister, sam blythe, in touch with the most senior government official, cabinet secretary simon case. the paper claims he didn't declare this during his application to the bbc. but in a statement, mr sharp denied any conflict of interest, saying

this morning the foreign secretary defended richard sharp's appointment. i know that he is an incredibly accomplished, incredibly successful individual who brings a wealth of experience with him. that is why he was appointed to chairmanship of the bbc. but i've not had a chance to discuss any of the issues that were brought up today. before he was appointed as bbc chair, richard sharp was quizzed by mps about his political links. i'm asking if you think it's appropriate that you should end up, as a massive tory donor, getting a job from a tory cabinet minister when you're friends with two members of the cabinet. firstly, i think that is an entirely legitimate question to ask. - well, thank you. and the answer is, - really, on my merits am ian appropriate candidate? will i be able to do a good job? i and i think that's for you to judge. and that was for the panel to judge. labour want an investigation

into whether borisjohnson broke parliamentary rules, and say these revelations could have an impact on the bbc. i think it's pretty extraordinary if someone who was running to be the chairman ends up acting as a broker to help the prime minister of the day out of whatever financial difficulties he was in. at the very least that should all have been declared and brought into the open. a spokesperson for borisjohnson said all of his financial arrangements had been properly declared and registered. the bbc says it has no role in the recruitment of the chair and any questions are a matter for the government. the government has released a statement in response to the claims. it says:

the former chairman of the committee on standards in public life, sir alister graham, spoke to us a little earlierabout whether he thought there was a conflict of interest. about whether he thought there was a conflict of interest. certainly this some potential conflicts of interest for the prime minister and ijust find it incredible that a tory donor, richard sharp, at the time he was a candidate for the bbcjob was contacting the cabinet secretary. i myself have applied for many public services jobs over the year. it would never have crossed my mind to contact the cabinet secretary, particularly, not that i would have any role in the prime minister's finances.

but in such a sensitive matter. i find it pretty bizarre. the former prime minister, borisjohnson has made an unannounced visit to ukraine to show his ongoing support to the ukrainian government. mrjohnson said he had been invited by the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, saying it was a privilege to visit again. despite heavy fighting continuing in the east of the country, some civilians continue to return to towns close to the frontline, against the advice of local authorities. lyman in the donbas region was occupied by russian forces last year. 13,000 people living there now are facing perilous and precarious conditions, as our correspondent andrew harding has seen. in the ruins of liberated territory

here in the donbas, a small town called lyman. it's three months now since the russians were pushed out of here. but they're still close. ukrainian fighterjets on their way to bomb the front lines 20 kilometres away. only this morning another russian missile crashed into this apartment block. 73—year—old alexander lives here all alone now, looking after eight abandoned cats. i live seven, the rocket hit five. so you live on seven, the rocket hit the fifth floor? yes. and you're 0k? i'm 0k. that resilience is everywhere in lyman. it is mostly the elderly and poor who have come back, or who have clung on throughout, helped now by free meals driven in daily from safer towns.

but amid the ruins, younger families are also getting by. valeriy has adopted a stray — he's named princess diana. he's a railway worker now busy trying to keep his neighbourhood warm. there is no central heating in town, no gas or piped water either. valeriy�*s wife era, an accountant, shows me the basement where they have lived for the past nine months. a warren of tiny store rooms. it's onlyjust now that power has finally been restored here. new year's decorations still in place. some of era's neighbours in the cellar were openly pro—russian. there were quite a few russian supporters down here, she says, but they all left with the russian troops when they retreated. i guess they were scared of what would happen to them now. since this town was liberated, a few thousand people have come back. but it's not much of

a life and the local authorities are saying they don't really want more people to return, it's not safe and there simply aren't the services to keep people warm and fed. and right now the war is getting louder, as both armies gear up for fresh offensives. joe biden�*s personal lawyer has revealed that six more classified documents have been found in the us president's home, in the state of delaware. a search byjustice department officials, took place on friday, without the presence of the president, or the first lady. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, has the details. this search of mr biden�*s home took place on friday, but news of it has just emerged, and we understand from the president's lawyer that it was carried out with the full cooperation of the president, although neither he nor the first lady were there at the time.

but it was quite an exhaustive search, it seems — officials from the department ofjustice were there for more than 12 hours, going through private areas of mr biden�*s home, and they took away several documents, including some handwritten notes that mr biden made when he was vice president, and six documents that were marked as "classified". now, we don't know the precise nature of those documents, just like we don't know the precise nature of the documents that were previously found initially at the office of a think tank — a political think tank in washington, that mr biden used for a period of time as a private office. and then we heard about some documents that were found in the garage at his home. a special counsel has been appointed to investigate these documents, just like a special counsel has also been appointed to look into the documents that were taken from the white house by former president trump, who is facing a criminal investigation — a rather different case in terms

of the numbers of documents that were found but, clearly, this is now becoming increasingly politically awkward, and some might say embarrassing for the biden administration. a senior adviser to india's information ministry says it has ordered youtube and twitter to block links to a bbc documentary about the prime minister, narendra modi. the documentary titled "india: the modi question" examines mr modi's failure to prevent deadly religious riots in gujarat when he was chief minister of the state in 2002. more than a thousand people, mostly muslims, died in the violence. the bbc said the film was rigorously researched and the indian government chose not to respond to the issues raised. the indian government described

the film as "hateful propaganda". scientists have adapted the motion capture suits used in the film avatar to make the actors look like aliens — to track the progress of diseases in patients and help speed up the development of new drugs. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. it's very exciting. mm—hm. and you can see all the data's is coming in and being processed here by the ai. but why don't you try to shake hands with yourself? yanita is wearing a suit that records every one of her movements. there you are, it's slightly delayed... there is your hand. she has a rare genetic disorder that makes it progressively harder for her to move as she gets older. sensors on her suit send the data to a computer, which assesses how the disease is progressing. i'm very excited. i mean, it looks very futuristic. i feel a bit like a robot. i think it will be amazing to be able to just put that on, even at home, and just be able to see your progression and how things are changing. the suit is professor aldo faisal�*s idea.

his research shows that it can assess the severity of the disease in half the time a doctor could. so we've developed a technology, an ai, that analyses human movement and understands it better than any doctor, but can also look at a patient on a 24/7 basis like no other doctor can. the benefit is that we can diagnose patients precisely, and monitor their progression in an unprecedented way. this family is our fortress... the idea was inspired by the motion—capture suits used in the film avatar to make actors look like aliens. hello. can i get a chicken katsu, please? in medical research, it can track a patient doing everyday things. sway in her upper body. now she is sitting down at the table... doctors can get much more reliable information than they can from test in the clinic. and he is now much more stable. the new technology has the potential to develop new drugs much more quickly and cheaply. currently, to test out

an experiment or treatment, it needs to be tried out on at least 100 patients for around two years. because the new system is much more accurate, only 15 patients are needed, for around six months. the motion—capture suit has also been able to predict the development of duchenne muscular dystrophy in children much more accurately than ever before. i believe that this new system will enable drug development to be accelerated, and novel therapies to reach patients much faster. so this will be a game—changer for drug development. the researchers say in the journal nature medicine that the new system could be used to test out the effectiveness of new drugs for any condition that affects movement — such as stroke, parkinson's, and heart disease, and could one day help patients such as yanita. pallab ghosh, bbc news.

buckingham palace has announced details of events planned to mark the king's coronation in may — including a concert at windsor castle and nationwide lunch gatherings. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. many ma ny features many features of the coronation of the queen elizabeth will be seen again. details of service are still to be given, but this is the formal programme for the remainder of the weekend. 0n programme for the remainder of the weekend. on saturday 6th may there will be processions to and from westminster abbey and a balcony appearance by the newly—crowned monarch and his consort. 0n appearance by the newly—crowned monarch and his consort. on 7th may there will be the coronation big lunch, an opportunity as happened during last year'sjubilee, for communities to organise their own street parties. then that evening at

windsor castle a special coronation concert and light show to be broadcast live by the bbc. 0nce broadcast live by the bbc. once again there will be echos of the jubilee concert at the palace with global stars and the coronation choir, described as a diverse group. there will be a public ballot for concert tickets. 0n there will be a public ballot for concert tickets. on monday 8th may a public holiday, there will be something called the big help out when people will been couraged to volunteer with groups like the scouts to help their community. it is hoped the coronation will look to the future, while being rooted in long—standing traditions. you can get more on our web—site. go there and have a good look. that is

hello there. we will continue to see some big differences in the weather. in scotland and here in northern ireland, it has been grey and damp, but temperatures have reached ten or 11 degrees. in the sunshine after a frosty start, around cambridgeshire, temperatures struggled to get above freezing. we still have that cold air across south eastern areas. this milder air still in the north—west and struggles to break through that cold air. in the cold air there is more frost and fog. in the west we are under the cloud with some rain and drizzle. in the east that fog will thicken up, dense and freezing.

we will find frost forming in these areas as well. in wales and the north—west it could be frost—free and milding milder in wales and the north—west it could be frost—free and milder in northern ireland and scotland. a lot of cloud to start the day on monday. the fog in eastern parts will lift to be replaced by cloud in east anglia and the south—east and we may see more sunshine in england and wales. and there will be a lot of cloud for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures ten degrees. struggling to make four or five in the midlands and much of eastern england. that cold air under that area of high pressure, the mild atlantic winds coming in around that and feeding in this cloudy skies. to the south across wales, the midlands, certain england still a touch of frost. complicated by fog and cloud and some sunshine at times. still cold air here.

further north more cloud and temperatures up to 11 degrees. not until wednesday that we see some changes, because we will find this front pushing into that area of high pressure and bringing some rain. not a great deal of rain, most of it over the hills of western scotland. followed by sunshine and the odd shower in northern ireland and scotland. the air chillier here. further south still cloudy and misty and cold in the south—east in particular.

this is bbc news, the headlines police in los angeles say a suspect, described as an asian male, is on the run following a mass shooting at a lunar new year event that has left ten dead and a further ten injured. labour calls for a parliamentary investigation into claims the chairman of the bbc helped boris johnson secure a financial loan while he was serving as prime minister. some senior government ministers have defended the bbc chairman's appointment. former british prime minister boris johnson makes an unexpected visit to kyiv to show support for the ukrainian government. he was inivted by president volodymr zelensky — who he met with on the trip. president biden's personal lawyer says a further six classified