this is bbc news. i'm mark lobel with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. america braces itself as a police video of an arrest that led to the death of tyre nichols is released to the public. i've never seen the video. but what i've heard is very horrific — very horrific. israeli police say at least seven people have been killed in a mass shooting at a synagogue in eastjerusalem. a state of emergency�*s declared in new zealand after two people are killed in severe flooding in auckland. and tributes are paid to the british actress sylvia syms, who's died at the age of 89.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. police video said to show five officers in memphis, tennessee viciously beating a black motorist is due to be released to the public. tyre nichols died three days later, and the officers — who are all black — each face multiple charges including murder. his family say the video shows him being kicked like a football. the bbc is reviewing the footage as it comes in, some of it is expected to be very graphic and too distressing for broadcast. president biden has spoken to his family by phone — and appealled for calm in the city.

and appealed for calm in the city. from memphis, nada tawfik reports. the death of tyre nichols has prompted americans, yet again, to confront the reality of police brutality and its consequences. this 29—year—old loved skateboarding and was on his way home from a local park when a traffic stop by five black police officers turned into a deadly confrontation. he was tased and beaten for three minutes. this was his condition after in the hospital — bruised and swollen in a critical condition. he died three days later from his injuries. chanting: justice for tyre! now, another family is asking how this keeps happening, despite worldwide outrage and public demands for police reform following the killing of george floyd. i want to say to the five police officers that murdered my son, you also disgrace yourfamilies. but, you know what, i'm going to pray for you and your families, because, at the end of the day,

this shouldn't have happened. the five former officers are now facing charges of second—degree murder and other crimes. they were fired last week after an investigation found they were all responsible for mr nicols' death. hello, chief davis. hello. police chief c] davis said she was appalled by how inhumanely the officers acted, and hasn't been able to make sense of the situation. would you say that there is a racist culture in policing? you know, i think a lot of this is character. it doesn't matter what colour these officers were, it doesn't matter what colour the driver is. when you see this video, i think you'll be able to eliminate that race had anything to do with it. footage of the incident was captured from several angles, including security cameras on utility poles and police—worn body cameras.

the police chief now says they have no evidence mr nicols was driving recklessly — the alleged reason for this fatal traffic stop. and many other questions remain. why did the officers used excessive force? and why did so much time pass before he was given medical help? memphis and other cities across the united states are now bracing themselves for protests, and officials all the way up to the president, joe biden, urge the public to remain peaceful. nada tawfik, bbc news, memphis, tennessee. plenty of questions there. earlier, i wasjoined by puneet cheema, manager of thejustice in public safety project at the legal defense fund, part the us civil rights organisation, the naacp. unfortunately, this incident is the latest in a long string of incidents and a long history of fatal police violence against black people in the us, and it comes just weeks after another black

man, keenan anderson, was killed in los angeles by police officers there in another traffic encounter after an accident. so, this is part of an epidemic of police violence against black people that is continuing. we've had a sense of reassurance that police are acting fast and being transparent by releasing this video, but the details of it are already harrowing. this confrontation that we're going to see, and then seeing his him kicked like a football, it's going to be heartbreaking from the way it's been described. do you think people will be able to react calmly? well, there are a lot of emotions. a lot of black mothers are holding their sons tighter tonight, and a lot of people are bracing for the release for the video. which we know will be incredibly painful and brutal.

unfortunately, a lot of people have seen too many of these videos already, and particularly those who are black. some may choose to protect their mental health and not watch the video. the family asked for the video to be released. it's good the city is being responsive in choosing spots of transparency, but we will see how people react. i was going to ask if you thought it was right to release it, but it sounds like you're saying that was the family's wish, so it should be done. there was someone in the report we heard that said that race isn't an issue when you see this. but all day, we've been hearing from people hearing from people that have been saying it is an issue, about the swiftness of justice for the police officers, and also the treatment of one on one black man in this horrific way. do you agree that racism issued

in those circumstances? yes, unfortunately. we clearly have deep and serious problems with policing in the us and the culture of policing is violent and racialized. officers behave differently in black communities and with black people, regardless of their own race. officers may go into policing with the best of intentions, but can become indoctrinated into the culture of an agency. if there are no systems of internal accountability, the culture of the agency leads to what we are going to see today. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, it's not easy to fix. what is your message to people in michigan this weekend? in memphis, there are fundamental changes that we need to make in our systems and remove law in our public safety systems and remove law enforcement from so many functions, including traffic enforcement, where unarmed responders who can treat people humanely and without violence need to respond. that's the majority

of what law enforcement does. we need fundamental changes including removing law enforcement from traffic enforcement. let's ta ke let's take you live now to memphis. let's have a look at what looks like a peaceful protest. we've dipped the sound because there is some bad language that has been heard, but if you have a look there at some of the signs, this is people out on the street. they have been urged to remain calm. appeals have come from notjust tyre because my family and lawyers, but also president biden and the fbi. —— to tyre's family. has been released to the public. it's in about an hour's worth of footage. we know it involves an initial confrontation with police

officers. it leads into a second confrontation as he runs away. we've heard that he was kicked like a football, and we've also heard at the end of the video, he pleads three times for his mother. it's a few blocks away from the incident. the bbc is reviewing that footage. it's no doubtful of some seriously disturbing pictures. we're looking at the kind of pictures we feel safe to show you. at the moment, this is the scene. as people take to the streets. this was something that people were asking for. they were asking for peaceful protests after another incident in america's history. the latest victim of america's culture of police brutality, that many people had hoped had changed after the

death of george floyd in 2020 and subsequent coverage at his trial. millions watched that trial, over a billion people watched the video of george floyd. we wonder how many people watch this video and what effect it will have. seven people have been shot dead at a synagogue in eastjerusalem. a 14—year—old boy is among the dead, and a number of other people were wounded. police said the attacker was killed by the security forces as he fled the scene. tensions have been high since nine palestinians, both militants and civilians, were killed during an israeli military raid injenin in the occupied west bank on thursday. it was one of the deadliest raids in years. the us and uk have condemned the synagogue shooting. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from eastjerusalem. they came to pray as thejewish sabbath had just got under way. tonight, police are counting their bodies in the street.

security forces say the gunman arrived at the synagogue and opened fire. some people were hit in the panic to get out, say witnesses, before the attacker managed to escape and drove off. and then, the security forces shot him. this is just a few metres from where the shooting took place close to the synagogue. forensics teams and police now — looking at this car, you can clearly see the bullet holes in the driver's side. witnesses told the bbc the driver then managed to get out and run before being shot dead. translation: i heard shots, there were flashes, and then | i saw a car here open, body of the terrorist down. he yelled, "allahu akbar." there's no security in the streets. we need to go down and find these terrorists, ruin their houses, take them out of israel. at the scene, the head of the jerusalem police said the attack was one of the worst israel had seen in years. translation: the attacker is

a resident of east jerusalem. l we are completing operations at the scene. right now, unfortunately, we are talking about seven people killed and another three seriously wounded. as the wounded are taken to hospital, police have closed off nearby areas, searching to see if anyone else is involved. a deadly attack on a jerusalem synagogue as the world marks international holocaust memorial day. it comes as tensions flare in the region. yesterday, nine palestinians were killed by israeli forces during a raid intojenin refugee camp in the occupied west bank. the dead included militants and at least two civilians, according to health officials. israel said it had acted on intelligence of imminent attacks by islamichhad, a palestinian military group, calling it a counterterror operation. in the aftermath, the group vowed to respond.

several rockets were fired overnight from the gaza strip, shot down by israel, which then launched air strikes on a base operated by hamas. the escalating violence follows the most deadly period in years —— militant group. in israel and the west bank, as security forces start to piece together who was behind tonight's deadly attack. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. well, a little earlier, i spoke to dan arbell, a scholar—in—residence at the center for israeli studies at the american university in washington. i began by asking him how worried he was by the recent upsurge in violence. well, this is really terrible news. it's a horrific attack tonight against innocent at a synagogue on the eve of the sabbath. there was a sense israeli

security forces were on high alert following yesterday's incursion and killing of nine palestinian members injenin on their way to carry out an attack in israel. so, we're witnessing a terrible cycle of violence, and what happens next is an open question. it depends on whether the parties will exercise restraint or whether we are on the verge of a vicious cycle of violence. it's not clear where this is heading, although leaders tonight have called for restrain. called for restraint. the coming days will test whether this will be the case or whether we're about to enter a very her redness or whether we're about to enter a very horrendous cycle of violence. before you get to that

point, were you surprised played out with such tight security measures in place? israeli security forces were on high alert. there was anticipation of acts of violence. i don't know if they were preparing over there at that particular neighbourhood for such an attack. it's questionable how prepared they were or whether there were security forces around the area around that time, but it's a very quiet time on a friday night. most people are at home or going to synagogue, all over the country. it's very hard to secure every single synagogue in the country. if not preparing enough ahead of time.

i just want to show our viewers some pictures that have come in and the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, visiting the site. he visited the site and met some of the officers there. the united nations secretary general has called for utmost restraint. what do you expect israel's hardline government to do now? this hardline government campaigned, before the elections, they promised israelis tighter security and that such acts of terrorism will not repeat it themselves. so, this is a test to prove whether this government can live by their promises or not. so, the security cabinet will convene tomorrow night and they're expected to adopt a series of measures to deal with the situation. it's very hard because thelone wolf attacker is coming out of eastjerusalem. there's not a lot that can be

donein there's not a lot that can be done in eastjerusalem. it was in the west bank, it's a different story, but the fact he's from eastjerusalem makes it harder in terms of what the reaction would be. but i do expect arrests, i expect home demolitions, i expect tougher measures against the different areas where the lone wolf attacker came from. other than that, we may see wider operations in the vicinity of eastjerusalem and the areas of the west bank. we may see that in the coming days, and it will be testing the government and the security forces. we'll see where this goes, but at this point, it's unclear whether we're heading towards a cycle of violence or whether there will be a calming down after each side, so to speak, causes the other side casualties.

british police say they've charged a 21—year—old serving soldier with a terrorism offence and an explosive related charge. the met police say they have charged daniel abbott hi leaf from stafford with eliciting or attempting to elicit information that could be used by a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. he was also charged with the offence of placing an article... khalif is in police custody and will appear at london's westminster magistrates�* court on saturday. this is bbc news — a reminder of the headlines... a reminder of the headlines... police video footage of the arrest that led to the death of tyre nichols has been released. israeli police say at least seven people have been killed in a mass shooting

at a synagogue in eastjerusalem. he was also charged with the offence ofin new as flooding has caused widespread damage and landslips and a week—long state of emergency has been declared in auckland. many international flights have been cancelled. meteorologists say approximately an entire summer's worth of rain fell in just a few hours, and the deluge will continue for the next few days. tvnz reporter logan church has been covering this catastrophic weather event in auckland and says the rain came hard and fast, and the full extent of the damage yet to be known with search and rescue efforts continuing. about a30, 5:00 yesterday afternoon. that rain came torrential within minutes, flooding streets of the areas we saw was up to we're up to my neck in floodwaters. we have incredible pictures of residents having to swim through these floodwaters

to leave their homes or quite bravely swim back through them to rescue residents who are unable to leave on their own accord. lines aren't going in and out at the moment. they're hoping to change that later on today. weather permitting, damage right across the international terminal, in particular with floodwaters throughout the areas, roads and streets right across auckland's became rivers. police have confirmed at least two deaths on auckland's north shore. one person was found by a member of the public near a culvert while another was found in a flooded car park. police say they are also searching for another missing person. search and rescue and police haven't been able to get to everywhere yet, though. there are still submerged cars and houses that were flooded that haven't been reached by emergency services. so it's really too early to telljust how many people may have lost their lives. and there's quite serious emergency overnight. they expected between 60 to 120

millimetres of rain. survivors of the holocaust have been lighting candles for international holocaust memorial day — to honour the 6 millionjewish people and members of minority groups murdered by the nazis during the second world war. today, the director of the auschwitz museum condemned russia's invasion of ukraine as being driven by the same �*lust for power�* as nazi germany. our religion editor, aleem maqbool, reports. witnesses to the horrors of the holocaust were among those who gathered today, to light candles in remembrance. the piccadilly lights reflected the moment through the faces of those touched by the devastating impact of genocide. often, of course, the atrocities were perpetrated by ordinary people. the ability to turn people against each other is unbelievable, and through mass hysteria and dehumanising people, and blaming people for all

of the problems that were going on — the hyperinflation — it led to the camps. it was 78 years ago today at the auschwitz nazi death camp in southern poland, soviet red army troops liberated the thousands of surviving prisoners. this anniversary became the day when the 6 millionjewish men, women and children murdered in the holocaust are commemorated. but it's also meant to be a moment to remember notjust the other groups killed by the nazis, but those murdered in genocides elsewhere, too. unusually, at auschwitz itself today, no russians were invited to the commemoration. far away, vladimir putin was using the day to repeat claims ethnic russians are being cleansed from ukraine by neo—nazis. but the director of

the auschwitz museum likened russia's aggression in ukraine to the horrors of the holocaust. that was my number, given in auschwitz. lily ebert still bears her prisoner number, and she worries about the possibility that dark days could return. i hope, for the sake of humanity, that humanity can survive where nothing like that happens again, to anybody. aleem maqbool, bbc news. the actress sylvia syms, a star of stage and screen for six decades, has died at the age of 89. sylvia syms found fame in the 1950s in the war film "ice cold in alex", and continued to work across film, theatre and television — including in eastenders. sarah campbell looks

back at her life. captain anson? ice cold in alex, the film that made sylvia syms' name, and launched a career that took her smoothly from young starlet to acclaimed character actress. what's happened? why have we stopped? nothing's happened. we've done 21 miles. she had already proved she could act in woman in a dressing gown, a gritty, mid �*50s portrait of a disintegrating marriage. which was the first time anyone had told the story about an ordinary working—class marriage going wrong. it had always been a problem of the middle classes before. women should not be like that. not bothering once they are married. that's when you should bother most. it's easy to say. off—screen, she was politically active. here at an oxfam anti—hunger rally. i believe in everything i struggled to achieve. she was a memorable margaret thatcher in itv�*s dramatisation of her final days in office.

disappointed it was not quite enough to win on the first ballot. because a bunch of hysterics carrying candles... she played the queen mother opposite helen mirren in the queen. as for that silly mr blair, with his cheshire cat grin! and she made typically witty and watchable appearances in eastenders. i am far too busy with two scotties and a king charles spaniel! in a statement, her children today said she had lived an amazing life and gave them joy and laughter right up to the end. sylvia syms, who's died at the age of 89. let's ta ke let's take you like to memphis. peaceful protests continue as footage of the violent encounter between tyre nichols, 29—year—old black man, and five police officers charged with

his murder is released. that's all for this hour. hello. the weekend is getting off to a relatively tranquil, sedate start in most places. it won't stay that way for all of us. something livelier heading to the north of the uk by sunday, but for saturday, largely dry with some sunshine, some quite large areas of cloud around as well. in fact, we've got this stripe of cloud pushing its way southwards out of northern ireland and southern scotland, down across northern england into the north midlands and parts of wales through the afternoon. and with, that there mayjust be the odd spot of drizzle. to the south of that, some early fog giving way to limited sunny spells and quite large areas of cloud. best of the sunshine for northern ireland and for scotland, albeit with some showers in the west

of scotland and temperatures of 7 or 8 degrees. now, during saturday night, we will see this area of cloud sinking further south across wales, central and southern parts of england, again with the odd spot of drizzle. further north, there'll be some patchy clouds, some clear spells, most places probably avoiding a frost. we mayjust see a touch of frost in one or two locations. into sunday, high pressure keeps things relatively calm in the south, but this frontal system is going to change things in the north of the uk. a lot of low clouds and messiness around southern parts to start sunday morning. then we'll see some spells of sunshine. but from northern england northwards through the afternoon, it is going to turn really very windy, particularly gusty conditions to the eastern side of the pennines, around the coasts of northern ireland and in some exposed parts of the north of scotland, we will see gusts of 65 mph or more with this band of rain pushing its way southwards. but just ahead of that rain band, it's going to be very mild indeed — 12 degrees for a time there in aberdeen and a mild day generally for most of us. now, into monday, we will have a brisk north or northwesterly winds blowing into these

northeastern parts of the country, so feeling a little bit chilly here. but behind that, we see a ridge of high pressure building, some dry weather, some spells of sunshine, temperatures between 7—10 degrees. but let me show you what might happen with our weather as we move out of monday into tuesday, because this deep area of low pressure is expected to move close to the north of scotland. and depending onjust how deep this low ends up being, well, we could see some very strong winds indeed. so, it could be that through the first half of next week, things turn livelier still in the north of the uk, staying calmer further south.

this is bbc news. the headlines. police video footage showing officers beating a black motorist has been released to the public. the victim — tyre nichols — later died in hospital. the officers have been sacked and charged with second—degree murder and assault. people who've already seen the footage have described the violence as "appalling." a palestinian gunman has killed at least seven people outside a synagogue in occupied eastjerusalem — where israeli worshippers had gathered for prayers. the attacker was killed by israeli police. prime minister — benjamin netanyahu — has urged israelis not to take the law into their own hands. in new zealand — two people have died as flooding has caused widespread damage in the city of auckland. a week—long state of emergency has been declared.

meteorologists say approximately an entire