this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the globe. our top stories... six people — three of them children — have been killed in a school shooting in nashville, tennessee. police say the killer carefully planned the attack. three gambling businesses are to pay a £19 million penalty for weak money — laundering controls. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu delays his controversial plans to overhaul the justice system after mass protests spread across the country. a high court in london will continue its hearing about the case brought by prince harry against the publisher of the daily mail. and more protests are due to be held across france against the raising of the pension age.

hello and welcome to bbc news. police in the us city of nashville say a former student who killed three children and three staff at a private school, had carefully planned the attack. they said the 28—year—old — who was later killed by officers — had left behind a manifesto which suggested there were also going to be shootings at other locations. this cctv footage has emerged of the attacker — named as 28—year—old audrey hale — arriving at the school, and then entering by shooting through one of the security doors. the footage then shows hale walking into the school, armed with several weapons.

not long after this, they started shooting. among the victims — three children, aged eight and nine, and three adults, all in their 60s. this footage emerged of children being led to safety shortly after the shooting. the covenant school is a private christian school for children, based in nashville, aged between 3 and 11. police say that hale had no previous criminal record. they were carrying two assault style weapons, and a handgun, and at least two of the weapons were purchased legally. hale also had a map of the school. nashville police chiefjohn blake says he was moved to tears watching children flee the scene. what i know at this point is at 10.13 today, our officers responded to a shots fired call to covenant school, it's a church school. officers immediately responded. a team of five immediately went in the school, went

to where gunshots were being heard and engaged the suspect. we have identified the suspect right now, tentatively, a 28—year—old female, white. we know the address of that person as well. and so we have some ongoing investigations as to that. from my initialfindings is that at one point, she was a student at that school but unsure what year, all of that. but that's what i've been told so far. but what i can say and what i've said before is that whenever i hope that we would never have this situation, that if we ever did, we would not wait. we would immediately go in and we would immediately engage the person perpetrating this horrible crime. we're receiving more information about the attacker audrey hale. it's thought hale was a former student at the covenant

school. there is some confusion about the shooter's gender identity. a police spokesperson has told washington post that hale is a �*biological woman who, on a social media profile, used male pronouns�*. the bbc has reached out to nashville police to see if we can get more clarity on this. the deadly attack happened at the covenant school despite tight security, and the laws on gun ownership in tennessee. president biden has called on congress to tighten the gun control laws. vigils have been held for the victims — and this makeshift memorial has been set up outside the school. here are the thoughts of two local residents. no, i don't think anything is going to change. i mean, you know, people arejust too obsessed with having... i'm all for gun rights. i have a gun. i carry a gun with me most days. but i don't need an assault rifle. and i don't... i don't think it should be as easy to buy flowers as it is a gun. you know.

there's just not enough to protect children. i felt like i was in shock and that it was just so close to home and the fact that it was attack on our children. but i think itjust kind of... i wasjust in shock, like, oh, my goodness, thisjust happened. and it's right up the street, you know? by march 6th this year, the us had already surpassed one hundred mass shootings. and overall in 2022, there were more than 600 mass shootings. one of those shootings was at highland park in illinois during a 4th ofjuly parade. seven people were killed and 48 injured. ashbey beasley survived that shooting, and addressed reporters after the police briefing in nashville. aren't you guys tired of covering this? of being here and having to cover all of these mass shootings? i'm from highland park, illinois. my son and i survived a mass shooting over the summer. i am in tennessee on a family vacation with my son

visiting my sister—in—law. i have been lobbying in dc since we survived a mass shooting injuly. i have met with over 130 lawmakers. how is this still happening? how are our children still dying and why are we failing them? gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens. it has overtaken cars. assault weapons are contributing to the border crisis and fentanyl. we are arming cartels with our guns and our goose—loose gun laws. and these shootings and these mass shootings will continue to happen until our lawmakers step up and pass gun safety legislation. that was a survivor of the sheeting at highland park in illinois on the 4th at highland park in illinois on the 11th ofjuly last year. find at highland park in illinois on the 4th ofjuly last year.— at highland park in illinois on the 4th ofjuly last year. and we hope to 'oin a 4th ofjuly last year. and we hope to join a cbs _ 4th ofjuly last year. and we hope to join a cbs correspondent - 4th ofjuly last year. and we hope to join a cbs correspondent at - 4th ofjuly last year. and we hope j to join a cbs correspondent at the scene very shortly.

gambling firm william hill has received a record £19.2 million penalty after the the gambling commission found �*widespread and alarming' issues at the company. a new account and spend £23,000 in 20 minutes, without any checks. but hill's firms have not been suspended and with a nearly £1.9 billion in revenue made last year there's questions about how significant this penalty is. andrew rhodes, chief executive of the gambling commission defends their decision and this penalty. there aren't limits on what we can do in terms of penalties. clearly, we have to act within the boundaries of the law and what is reasonable. but we have seen since 2016/17 escalating penalties. we're able to do that under our existing powers. we can impose licence conditions on an operator and that's what we've done with william hill. that's what we've done with previous operators who have been non—compliant. so we do have good, strong powers and we're using them. and in fact, if you look at what we've done in great britain in the last five years, it's greater than you would see in most other countries around the world. but we do wait for the gambling act review white paper and we'll see what it will bring in terms of government's policy direction

on gambling regulation into the future. that was under rose, chief executive of the gambling commission. william hill receiving a £19.2 million penalty after the gambling commission found what they referred to as widespread and alarming issues. in one case a customer allowed to open a new account and spent £23,000 in 20 minutes without any checks. 0ur spent £23,000 in 20 minutes without any checks. our business correspondent is with me now. how does something like that happen, there are supposed to be rules against that, i do?— there are supposed to be rules against that, i do? exactly, and that is the _ against that, i do? exactly, and that is the point _ against that, i do? exactly, and that is the point the _ against that, i do? exactly, and that is the point the gambling | that is the point the gambling commission are trying to make of the checks and balances should be in place to prevent customers at risk of gambling —related harm of themselves from being able to do so, to stop new customers from being able to come in and spend a huge amount of money without checks being carried out and to prevent large sums of money being effectively laundered through the gambling system. all of those things are

supposed to be in place but the question is why the measures were not implemented because the gambling commission has made it very clear in a number of cases, there is a list of examples, william hill failed to do that. ., ~ of examples, william hill failed to do that. . ~ ., , ., do that. talk to us a bipod of the record penalty — do that. talk to us a bipod of the record penalty being _ do that. talk to us a bipod of the record penalty being around - do that. talk to us a bipod of the i record penalty being around william hill having work and money—laundering controls, what did the gambling commission say? customers were able to stoke large amounts of money, £50,000, that kind of thing without us the commission puts it, being monitored or scrutinised to a high enough standard. the operator failed to request source of funds evidence went one customer staked £19,000 on a single bet, did not attain documentation for a customer in a customer can stake nearly £40,000 and lost half of that within 12 days, did not obtain source of evidence funds from a customer who state nearly £300,000 and lost

£25,000 a bit over two months so there aren't meant to be checks and balances so you have some idea not only of what is being staked but where it has come from. what only of what is being staked but where it has come from. what is the gamblin: where it has come from. what is the gambling commission _ where it has come from. what is the gambling commission going - where it has come from. what is the gambling commission going to - where it has come from. what is the gambling commission going to do i gambling commission going to do about this apart from giving out a record penalty. what does it think about the rules and protections in place, do they need to be toughened? that is a question we will no doubt hear more about in the coming weeks but what they gambling commission is trying to do is use the paris and has to carry out enforcement rigorously. this is not the first enforcement action it has carried out, this is simply the biggest we have seen so far and got the gambling commission said was that it was prepared to take a break the banking licence of william hill and go that serious consideration. it decided not to do that because the company recognised its failings and agreed to address them rapidly. thought like it, thank you.

a high court in london is to continue its hearing into the case brought by prince harry against the publisher of the daily mail newspaper. prince harry unexpectedly appeared at the court on monday as legal proceedings got underway in a privacy case brought by him and a number of other high profile figures against associated newspapers — which publishes the daily mail and the mail on sunday. the group also includes sir eltonjohn and doreen lawrence — who also came to court on monday. let's speak to our correspondent at the high court in london — frances read. good morning. tell us what we can expect today. good morning. tell us what we can expeet today-— good morning. tell us what we can expect today. this is the second day of a four day — expect today. this is the second day of a four day preliminary _ expect today. this is the second day of a four day preliminary hearing - of a four day preliminary hearing here at the high court in london. we were expecting more legal argument today, will prince harry or elton john turn up? we do not know at this stage. yesterday they came but they do not know whether they will be here for the full four days, although it is quite possible.

prince harry as you say is among those taking action, he is not the only one. the husband of eltonjohn, david furnish, actresses liz hurley and sadie frost, as well as baroness doreen lawrence, the mother of stephen lawrence, he was murdered in a racially motivated attack in london in 1993. they are suing associated newspapers which as you said is in charge of the daily mail newspaper and the mail on sunday newspaper and the mail on sunday newspaper and the mail on sunday newspaper and permit the following accusations, saying associated newspapers over a period of time have bugged cars and homes, done phone hacking, listening to private phone hacking, listening to private phone calls, have paid police officials and have obtained medical and financial records. we are expecting more legal arguments over the course of today and the next couple of days but associated newspapers vehemently deny all the allegations against it. it says they are preposterous smears but

ultimately, it is the judge that is going to decide over the next couple of days or so for that these claims can be brought forward.— of days or so for that these claims can be brought forward. protests have continued in israel — despite prime minister benjamin netanyahu's decision to postpone controversial reforms to the judicial system. in unprecedented events, the country's biggest trade union called a strike, and israelis watched society close down around them on monday. mr netanyahu said the delay — until the next session of parliament — would enable dialogue and avoid civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is injerusalem. good morning to hear. strong words from benjamin netanyahu, of old civil war, from benjamin netanyahu, of old civilwar, perhaps from benjamin netanyahu, of old civil war, perhaps an indication of how worried he is about the protests but the protester continuing? last ni . ht on but the protester continuing? last night on the _ but the protester continuing? last night on the street she had demonstrators who had been out for 12 weeks or so know at regular

intervals protesting against judicial reforms but also last night the right—wing element of the israeli government called for their supporters to come onto the streets because it's important to remember there are people here in this country who back the judicial reforms. the reason the government is in a position to consider bringing them is that it won enough seats in the last election to put together a coalition to try and get the legislation through. last night both groups were on the streets up and down the country. there were some isolated racist attacks, some clashes that happened in certain parts of the country. this has been really problematic for benjamin netanyahu, what he announced last night in terms of a delay was not what the people who are against this legislation want. they want it to be scrapped altogether so while this takes some of the heat out the situation but now it is not the solution. �* , ' . ., situation but now it is not the solution. �*, , . ., , solution. it's difficult to see even if there were _ solution. it's difficult to see even if there were talks _ solution. it's difficult to see even if there were talks between - solution. it's difficult to see even if there were talks between the l if there were talks between the sides who are so opposed, how they

would make some kind of resolution so do you think this is benjamin netanyahu his way perhaps of introducing change to the proposed reforms and keep those who want the reforms and keep those who want the reforms happy as well or is he just trying to buy sometime? reforms happy as well or is he 'ust trying to buy sometime?�* reforms happy as well or is he 'ust trying to buy sometime? really good ruestion. it trying to buy sometime? really good question. it could _ trying to buy sometime? really good question. it could go _ trying to buy sometime? really good question. it could go either— trying to buy sometime? really good question. it could go either way. - trying to buy sometime? really good question. it could go either way. he. question. it could go either way. he needs to buy time because the strike which started yesterday morning which started yesterday morning which saw everything from shops and banks closed down two hospitals only treating emergency patients, flights not leaving the main airport, that brought things to a head so it meant he needed to try and buy sometime because the country was becoming paralysed in a way over the last 12 weeks or so the impact of these protests has been felt but it has not shut down the country in quite the same way. i think when the talks begin concessions on both sides will have to be talked about. we heard last night that one of the far right

elements of government, jewish power and the national security minister have been promised the establishment of a new national guard here in israel which would fall under his control. that's something that has been talked about before but the timing was suggested, the fact we have a delay but also we have one of the coalition partners being handed something that they had been pushing for and i think that gives you a flavour of some of the negotiations and horse trading that is going to be happening over the next few weeks because the legislation will reappear in the next parliamentary session. it's only been delayed for a short while under these problems will start to pile up again.— will start to pile up again. thank ou. france is bracing itself for another day of nationwide protests as opposition continues to build against president macron�*s pension reforms. over a million people took part in similar protests in the last week, leading to violent clashes on the margins of some demonstrations. there's a growing sense of crisis within the french government

over its handling of the unpopular pension reforms and there have been fresh warnings of further violence. i'm joined now by our paris correspondent hugh schofield. hello to you. just to remind all president macron was selected on the promise of reforming pensions but we are seeing the impact of him pushing ahead with this on the streets and in the countryside of france. what can we expect today by of protest? you are right but of course one of the problems is the political crisis created by the elections last year where he won but of course failed to get a majority in parliament. and a lot of people who voted for him in the presidential election are saying will be all voted for him in order to keep out marine le pen and we did not vote out of any love of this

promise to reform the pension system which is in any case a different reform from the one he brought forward in his first mandate. the crisis really stems from that, a lack of political legitimacy, at least as far as so many, a majority of the french are concerned on this particular though. what we can expect this afternoon i'm afraid is more of what we saw last thursday which was a key moment because it was the first time there was a day of action after he had forced the bill through parliament using the constitutional procedure which meant there was no vote on the text. that was the day of action which ended in violence. really serious violence in paris and other cities, that led to the cancellation of the visit of king charles, we all reported that and the fear is this mode is still very much there. president macron has not given any ground, the law are still set to become law and so, with anger still very much out there

and tension is rising, i think there is notjust a theory but an expectation that there will be more trouble after the demonstrations today. we trouble after the demonstrations toda . ~ ., today. we mentioned in the introduction _ today. we mentioned in the introduction of _ today. we mentioned in the introduction of a _ today. we mentioned in the introduction of a growing i today. we mentioned in the . introduction of a growing sense today. we mentioned in the - introduction of a growing sense of crisis within the government albeit at the same time they are pressing ahead with these changes. what does this go if the protesters are determined to keep going with a demonstrations and the government says, this is what we're doing, will be raising the pension from 60 to up to 64? it be raising the pension from 60 to up to 64? , be raising the pension from 60 to up t064? , , ., be raising the pension from 60 to up t064? , , t, to 64? it is impossible to say. the two sides are _ to 64? it is impossible to say. the two sides are in _ to 64? it is impossible to say. the two sides are in entrenched - two sides are in entrenched positions without any visible compromise. something will have to give at some point because this kind of crisis cannot last indefinitely. there is a heightened sense of tension and crisis in the country, some kind of terrain may have to be found. it may beat that could be

found. it may beat that could be found in the constitutional council, the body of wise men and women of which will on the constitution of laws, it has to review every law under it is reviewing this one and there had been petitions from the left asking the constitutional council to take into account their objections on technical grounds about whiteness lot should not pass. it could be the constitutional council ends up making a very political decision saying there are problems in there for the whole thing needs to be put on ice, that would be convenient for all concerned because it would allow a moment of reprieve and detente in this very tense situation.— this very tense situation. thank ou. the head of twitter, elon musk, has announced new privileges restricted to users who pay a monthly fee. in a recent post he wrote that only users with verified accounts would have their tweets amplified in the for you recommendations. it's been 12 years since

the beginning of syria's uprising and many syrians are still struggling at home and abroad. nearly one million refugees in lebanon face difficult circumstances in a country that is itself going through a dire economic crisis. syrians are at the bottom of poverty ladder in lebanon. many refugees, including children as young as 11, have taken up poorly paid waste recycling jobs to help 0ur correspondent lina sinjab sent this report. digging through the bins of beirut. bare hands and no protection, this 26—year—old searches for plastic. in lebanon, the economy crisis and economic collapse left many in poverty or unemployed. syrian refugees are at the bottom of the property ladder. desperate for any earnings, some this poorly paid on efficient recycling work. the

gentleman and his wife have three children and they all live in one bedroom in an apartment they share with two otherfamilies. with two other families. translation: i start at 8:30am every morning and i start at 8:30am every morning and i work for 12 hours and i earnjust two or $3 a day. i asked him if what he makes is enough? kick translation: _ translation: i cannot afford to send my kids to school or to give them a good life, we are hardly getting by but it is better than humiliating myself begging on the street. half of his monthly earnings go towards the rent. he and his fellow workers come from russia in northern syria. they ran from the war and islamic extremist group isis and this is the onlyjob they secured.

his friend mohammed has a university degree in social science. most syrian refugees are used for poorly paid and casual labour. wejust syrian refugees are used for poorly paid and casual labour. we just buy one of the dump places the plastic and other garbage is recycled and stored here before being sold. i cannot even describe to you the smell, it is suffocating, imagine for them this is the reality they live in and in and out without any hygiene measures. but for many of them, there is no other choice. the men who live in this building above the dumping place are all from morocco. they were too scared to talk, to scared to be filmed, they fear being deported back to syria. this type of work has taken men of old age, boys as young as 11 or 12 or also in the business. he is ending his shift playing with the

bent cat, amber, and he sometimes shows with them some of the leftover food they find. like everyone in the country, syrian or lebanese, they are desperate to know. dream this year but the reality is this, he tells me. many syrians thought the world has let them down on that after 12 years, their hope for change, freedom and a return home has vanished. hollywood actor orlando bloom has visited a centre in kyiv, which provides support to children affected by the war in ukraine. the star is a goodwill ambassadorfor unicef, and also met with president zelensky during his visit. he's praised the strength of the ukrainian people as "awe—inspiring". a reminder of our top story today — police in the us investigating a shooting that killed six people at a school in nashville say the shooter had a manifesto

and a detailed map of entry points to the building. audrey hale opened fire before being killed by police. the latest we are hearing about audrey hale is that in addition to the assault style weapons and a handgun which were used during the attack, two of which we understand were bought legally, a search of their home led to officers seizing more fire once including a sawn off shotgun, and three staff in their 60s and three children aged eight and nine, the victims of this attack, another mass shooting in the united states. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @annitabbc

we have this clutch of prince coming in from the atlantic, the isobars tell you it will be blustery and blue are pulling in milder airfrom the south—west but the rain has been heavy and persistent, moving from the west, heading north and east and as it engages with cold air across the southern uplands and south highlands, you'll find on the hills, it has been turning to sleet and snow but that will not last because as the rain comes with milder air, will melt and revert back to rain. behind this rain band it will remain cloudy and murky, some drizzle but

it will brighten up in northern ireland, around merseyside and wales and the south—west with sunshine but that could trigger some sharp showers. 14 degrees the top temperature in belfast. this evening and overnight rain advances north and overnight rain advances north and east, more rain coming in through northern ireland and western scotland, also some further rain in the south—west where it will be blustery. a milder night than last night, more or less across the board. internet tomorrow, we continue to drag in this mild air from the source across on a sure represented by the yellow and amber colours. but it means it will be wet. we have the rain coming in across northern ireland and scotland pushing north—east, the rain in south—west england moving north—east across england and wales and in between, limited brightness, a fair bit of cloud but the rain petting up later across wales and south—west england but again, quite blustery.

tomorrow temperature is between 14 and 16 degrees. thursday is a mixture of bright spells and sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery. still blustery winds especially through the english channel, but if anything, thursday will be milder, we are looking at 16 possibly 17 degrees as the top temperature. heading into friday, overnight we have wet and windy conditions moving across southern counties. it's dry, limited brightness again, but temperature snipping just a touch.

this is bbc news, the headlines: authorities in the us say they're examining a manifesto left by a heavily—armed school shooter who killed six people — three of them children — in nashville, tennessee. the killer was shot dead by police. the betting company, william hill, has been ordered to pay more than £19 million for failing to protect its customers — the largest penalty ever imposed by the regulator. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu delays his controversial plans to overhaul the justice system after mass protests. netanyahu claims the delay would enable dialogue and avoid a civil war. and more protests are due to be held across france against the raising of the pension age. over a million people took part

in demonstrations last week. you are watching bbc news... sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn. good morning. a fresh start for anthonyjoshua, after one of his biggest fights, with his own mental health he was overcome with emotion after his second defeat to oleksander usyk last year as all of the expectaions came pouring out, opting not to return to the ring until now to let his mind recover. i couldn't stop. stopping in a way is like, it's a pleasure to be able to stop because of the problems you

have in life. because i have been in a situation where you have no other opportunity to keep on moving forward because you have got bills to pay, you have got through to put on the table for your kids, you don't really have time to kind of deal with mental health. you just have them quiet moments of the out beds where you go crazy but you have just got to keep on going. the minute that wins. don't let it win, keep on going and try and stay on the gravy train as much as i can, even though the train kept on going, i kept hanging with both hands. look where it has taken me now, i pull the 02 where it has taken me now, i pull the o2 arena. a draw with world cup semi finalists croatia was the perfect way to go over wales's world cup disappointment. that was arron ramsey's view, the new wales captain, following their opening euro 2024 qualifying match, theirfirst match since that early exit in qatar. tonight it's latvia at home.

if we give a level of performance irrespective who we are playing, i'm asking lessons learned from previous camps and the tournament over christmas in the world cup, we want a level of performance that's consistent across the board whether you're paying latvia or croatia or turkey. whoever you're playing against. if we do that with the structure how we want to play and the players we've got in the team, then the result will take care of itself. it could be two wins from two in qualifying for scotland if they win later. and it's a big if, they face spain. but manager steve clarke is confident they can finish the international break unbeaten. igoto i go to every game thinking i'm going to win and i have done that since i was 17. i don't think you can be professional going to a game and thinking you are going to lose. we know we have to be disciplined and organised and we know we have to play very, very well. spain probably

have to slightly underperform. but if that happens and we can get a positive result. there's never a �*quiet�* game between celtic and rangers, but the clash between them in the scottish women's super league appeared to spill over after the final whistle. when caitlin hayes equalised for celtic late on in the 99th minute, celtic�*s head coach fran alonso appeared to be headbutted from behind by the rangers assistant coach, craig mcpherson, as tempers spilled over. now he�*s been dubbed one of the �*rock stars of rugby�* but like all the greats at some stage you have to stop and scotland full back stuart hogg says he plans to retire from the sport after the autumn world cup. the 30—year—old is his country�*s record try scorer and recently earned his 100th cap. hogg intends to finish the season with exeter and then make his third world cup, before calling it a day. he has been one of the huge star in scottish rugby and will bow out at the top.

he�*ll be 31 at the world cup. britain�*s double paralympic sprint championjonnie peacock has told the bbc he believes he�*s underperformed during his career and isn�*t happy with the times he has run. the 29—year—old won t44100m gold at london 2012 and rio in 2016 before taking individual bronze at tokyo 2020. he has a personal—best of 10.64 seconds, which is just 0.03 seconds off the world record. "i�*ve got the medals and i�*ve always achieved what i should have in terms of placements, but i�*ve never achieved what i�*m really capable of in terms of times." he said. peacock will look to reclaim his paralympic crown in paris next year. you can read more from that interview on the bbc sport website, but that�*s all the sport for now. humza yousaf is expected to be

elected as scotland�*s first minister this afternoon. mr yousaf was announced as the new leader of the snp yesterday, beating rival candidates kate forbes and ash regan. a vote in the scottish parliament later, should see him confirmed as nicola sturgeon�*s successor. i�*m joined now by our scotland correspondent james shaw. james, hello to you and tell us more about how today will unfold? yes. james, hello to you and tell us more about how today will unfold?- about how today will unfold? yes, it is all auoin about how today will unfold? yes, it is all going to _ about how today will unfold? yes, it is all going to be — about how today will unfold? yes, it is all going to be happening - about how today will unfold? yes, it is all going to be happening in - about how today will unfold? yes, it is all going to be happening in that i is all going to be happening in that building behind me, the scottish parliament, holyrood here in edinburgh. at around roundabout two o�*clock this afternoon that vote is going to take place. the way it works, the opposition parties also put forward candidates to be first minister. so we expect the conservatives, labour and the liberal democrats all to put forward their leaders as potential new first minister is. that is just a matter of form so they can lay out counter

arguments to that which is going to be put forward by humza yousaf, who is now the leader of the snp. but crucially, what has happened is the scottish greens who are currently in a government agreement with the snp have indicated they will back humza yousaf as the new first minister and with those votes combined with the snp, members of the scottish parliament, that should mean that humza yousaf comfortably has the majority that he needs to become the new first minister of scotland. the first first minister to be a muslim, to be from an ethnic minority. so an historic moment for him, but for the scottish parliament and for scotland as well. ~ ., ., ~ ., ., ., as well. what do we know about who mi . ht as well. what do we know about who miaht be as well. what do we know about who might be in — as well. what do we know about who might be in his _ as well. what do we know about who might be in his cabinet, _ as well. what do we know about who might be in his cabinet, including - might be in his cabinet, including either have his rivals for the leadership?— either have his rivals for the leadership? either have his rivals for the leadershi - ? ., ., , , either have his rivals for the leadershi? ., ., , , ., leadership? nothing has been said on the record, leadership? nothing has been said on the record. not— leadership? nothing has been said on the record, not very _ leadership? nothing has been said on the record, not very much _ leadership? nothing has been said on the record, not very much off- leadership? nothing has been said on

the record, not very much off the - the record, not very much off the record at the moment about that. but one thing you think humza yousaf might want to do is try to reunite his party. that contest we have just been through was pretty fractious, it was pretty bruising. when you look at the final result, mr yousaf with 52% and his closest rival kate forbes, with 48%, that indicate a split within the party. a lot of people would have wanted kate forbes to be the new first minister. how does humza yousaf deal with that? one way to deal with it would be to bring her back into the fold, keep her in a currentjob as finance minister or offer her a closerjob so she is right inside his leadership team. that is pure speculation, we don�*t know what he�*s going to do. but we do know, he knows he needs to reunite his party after the election contest we have just witnessed. bud after the election contest we have just witnessed.— just witnessed. and i think you alluded to _ just witnessed. and i think you alluded to it _ just witnessed. and i think you alluded to it briefly, _ just witnessed. and i think you alluded to it briefly, james, i

alluded to it briefly, james, obviously the question of independence, as it has for every first minister of scotland, will be right up there at the front of his agenda, presumably? whether he wants to talk about it straight or not? if you are an snp leader it is written into you like it is written into a stick of rock. you have to be in favour of independence, it is your reason for being in politics and thatis reason for being in politics and that is the reason why humza yousaf is in politics. but if you listen to his priority yesterday when he was giving his acceptance speech, the first thing he talked about was dealing with the harms of the cost of living crisis. that, he said, was his immediate priority and then he listed a number of other priorities as well. independence is in there, but i think he also knows that ordinary voters in scotland have everyday concerns that they want to dress. of course, members of the snp want independence, but that is a real challenge to see a quick, easy

route to independence at the moment. it is something that nicola sturgeon couldn�*t achieve during her eight years. it is a challenge for the new leader of the party to try to achieve that objective. {lilia leader of the party to try to achieve that objective. achieve that ob'ective. 0k, james, thank ou achieve that ob'ective. 0k, james, thank you very— achieve that objective. 0k, james, thank you very much. _ housing campaigners are warning that the police often don�*t understand the law when it comes to protecting tenants from harassment or illegal eviction. shelter, among other groups, says there is big disparity between the number of cases being reported, and the number of people convicted. joining us is ben beadle, chief executive of the national residential landlords association. explain to us what rights tenants have with their landlords? plenty of ri . hts, have with their landlords? plenty of rights. there _ have with their landlords? plenty of rights. there is— have with their landlords? plenty of rights, there is 170 _ have with their landlords? plenty of rights, there is 170 pieces - have with their landlords? plenty of rights, there is 170 pieces of - rights, there is 170 pieces of legislation covering the private

rented sector. we have a sector that is under resourced and you only have to look at the local authority cuts we have seen in the past decade to work out why that is. tenants can go to their local authority to complain about their landlord on a whole range of measures and we would expect local authorities to take enforcement action. to expect local authorities to take enforcement action.— expect local authorities to take enforcement action. to what extent are landlords. _ enforcement action. to what extent are landlords, do _ enforcement action. to what extent are landlords, do they _ enforcement action. to what extent are landlords, do they have - enforcement action. to what extent are landlords, do they have the - are landlords, do they have the skills and indeed the time to manage a property properly? �*igg�*zse skills and indeed the time to manage a property properly?— a property properly? 10096 and i think they should _ a property properly? 10096 and i think they should either - a property properly? 10096 and i think they should either make . a property properly? 10096 and i i think they should either make sure they engage the services of a professional letting agent or not be a landlord, it really is as simple as that. this isn�*t some amateur hobby that you can dip in and dip out of. those laws apply to landlords and they are there to safeguard their tenants and as an

association, we expect high standards and we expect landlords to comply with those standards. and those that can�*t simply shouldn�*t be in the sector, it really is as simple as that.— in the sector, it really is as simple as that. in the sector, it really is as simle as that. , ., , , ., simple as that. obviously there are a lot of landlords _ simple as that. obviously there are a lot of landlords who _ simple as that. obviously there are a lot of landlords who are - simple as that. obviously there are a lot of landlords who are following the rules and regulations but a shelter point out, amongst those who aren�*t there is a big disparity between the number of cases being reported and the number of people being convicted. how big a factor is housing supply in that? sometimes you see pictures of cues around the block for flats, for example or houses available for rent, so if people are in a property and there are issues, do you think they are perhaps afraid to report any issues that are going on in case they cannot find somewhere else to live? there is no doubt we are in the midst of a housing crisis. we have record demand and we have supplied that cannot meet that demand and that cannot meet that demand and

that puts everybody under pressure. we have obviously got wider implications with regards to mortgage rates and people coming off fixed terms, we have cost of living that applies equally to landlords as it applies to tenants and we have the role that taxation has been playing in recent years, with government changes trying to cool the market that is having a detrimental effect on the way that rent is set. yes, in short, there are plenty of pressures out there and tenants may be worried about where their next property will come from. what i would say is that landlords should not be managing their properties through fear and tenants should have the right to be able to challenge their landlords. but we should also remember that we have the highest satisfaction amongst tenants when compared to the social sector. and that is consistently borne out through

government surveys. i wouldn�*t want to see everything is broken. is there room for improvement? yes there room for improvement? yes there is and the government will be bringing forward their renters reform bill that we hope will work very well for renters and responsible landlords. so very well for renters and responsible landlords. so you say better enforcement _ responsible landlords. so you say better enforcement rather - responsible landlords. so you say better enforcement rather than . responsible landlords. so you say - better enforcement rather than more rules, but back to the first question raised in the introduction, with housing campaigners who say the police don�*t often understand the law when it comes to housing tenants, is that something you are aware of in your experience? if rare aware of in your experience? if we are talking — aware of in your experience? if we are talking about _ aware of in your experience? if we are talking about illegal _ aware of in your experience? if we: are talking about illegal eviction, which is what you are alluding to... yes, harassment or illegal eviction, exactly? yes, harassment or illegal eviction, exactl ? ., , , ., exactly? the absolutely condoned that in any way. — exactly? the absolutely condoned that in any way, shape _ exactly? the absolutely condoned that in any way, shape or - exactly? the absolutely condoned that in any way, shape or form. i that in any way, shape or form. there are rules to follow and landlords must follow the right channels to get possession of their property. what i would say on that point is the courts are very, very slow and we do need to see investment in a whole range of

measures, including education of the police so they are able to recognise illegal evictions when they happening and then —— don�*t see it as a civil matter. {lilia happening and then -- don't see it as a civil matter.— as a civil matter. ok, thank you very much _ as a civil matter. ok, thank you very much for— as a civil matter. ok, thank you very much for your _ as a civil matter. ok, thank you very much for your time - as a civil matter. ok, thank you very much for your time today. | as a civil matter. ok, thank you - very much for your time today. thank ou. schools in england could face further strike action as the national education union has asked teachers to reject a new pay offer. teachers are being offered a £1,000 extra cash payment this year, with a 4.3% rise for most next year, which unions say is a real terms pay cut. the government says it has engaged in �*intensive discussions�* with unions, and that the offer is �*fair and reasonable�*. our education reporter vanessa clarke has more. thousands of teachers have shown their anger and frustration on the picket line in their fight for better pay. but after six days of intensive talks with the government, the national education union says the offer on the table is not good enough.

the government�*s offer was a £1,000 flat—rate cash sum for this year and, for most teachers, a 4.3% pay rise for september from next year. we�*re unhappy about both those numbers and we�*re also unhappy about the fact that we believe this offer is not fully funded in schools and that the majority of schools would have to make cuts in order to afford it. the government says it is giving schools £2.3 billion of cash over the next two years, and starting salaries for new teachers will reach £30,000. if any new members reject this new deal, more strike action could be on the way. it says it will try and ensure exam classes are prevented from disruption, but some parents could be facing more days off work. the teachers are well within their rights to strike, if they want to. i don�*t have a problem with that. it�*s hard when they�*re off, because then i�*ve got to take time off work and i�*ve got two of them. as a parent, i think it's important that teachers get

what they're entitled to — it is. but as a working parent, that's obviously very difficult with the strikes every day. i work for the nhs. but, at the end of the day, everyone needs what they're entitled to. in scotland and in wales, strike action has ended due to increased pay offers. but the schools leaders union in wales and five unions in northern ireland are still taking action short of a strike. the bbc has been told that if the neu rejects this new offer, decisions will be made by the pay review body, and the £1,000 cash payment would be lost. the union will announce the results of its online ballot next monday and will have to give two weeks�* notice before any new strike dates are announced. vanessa clarke, bbc news. more than 50 metres below london, engineers have been building what they hope will be the solution to the capital�*s sewage problems. the existing victorian system struggles to cope in significant rainfall — often leading to untreated waste

being pumped into the river thames. our environment correspondentjonah fisher has been given rare access inside the �*super sewer�* — to find out how it�*s going to help. so there�*s the basket. ok, hanging from a crane. that is the only way to get into most of our shafts, now. we are in the centre of london at battersea and we are about to go 55 metres down into the ground to join the super—sewer. the biggest and deepest tunnel that has ever been built in london. it�*s great to be on a bike because this project isjust so huge. the tunnel is vast. it stretches all the way across london, mainly under the thames. 15 miles, and the basic idea is that it is going to take the sewage and rainwater that

at the moment flows into the river and divert it to the east of the city where it can be processed properly. i�*m andy mitchell, i�*m the chief executive of tideway, and we are building this new sewer. here we are at the victoria intersection point. which is this connection tunnel here. this is where, eventually, the sewage will flow in? come rushing through here, it will figure gravity out and it will head off east in the direction we have been going. at the moment, the sewage and water, that is going straight into the river? when it spills, it goes into the river, yes. this will stop that and, i suppose, clean up the river? absolutely. 25 metres above us is the trains and then the river is on top of that.

another 20 odd metres above that, yes. 0k. train rumbles. there you are, we can hear another one. quite clearly a train. ok, it looks like it is getting dark up here. it is really quite spooky without the lights on. this is what the tunnel will be like when we finish. obviously, no lights, nothing in it at all. do you mind if i have a shout down the tunnel, see what the echo is like? you go for it. whoo! continuous echo. it�*s still going. that will be going all the way to the end of tideway tunnel right in east london, where the sewage is going to be processed, and coming all the way back here. it�*s pretty amazing. yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel. we have had quite a nice cycle today. i have quite enjoyed it. you don�*t think climate change

and there being more rain possibly and more storms in the future will, in the end, render what you have done here not as effective? i think that is a big part of climate change. we are seeing and we expect to see more extreme weather conditions, rain included. and, yes, that will mean this tunnel gets used more. but, the point here is that the solution for london is to do something better with the rainwater than simply throw it in the sewers in the first place. and that is what will make the difference. so this tunnel is buying london time to sort out the big issue, which is separating out sewage and rainwater? correct. that is exactly what we are doing. that daylight up there is blackfriars, and this is the end of our bike ride. there is construction material here so we can�*t go any further. but the sewage will continue down this pipe for 11 miles or so to a waste water treatment plant, the biggest one in europe, that will process all of the sewage and water that ends up

in this massive pipe. the bbc young reporter competition is an opportunity for budding young journalists to share their unique and personal experiences. one person who�*s told us their story is 14—year—old summer — she wants to raise awareness of a condition which impacts her sight, to address the stigma and help others like her. hi, my name is summer. i�*m a bbc young reporter, and i wanted to raise awareness and share my story about ocular albinism. i was diagnosed when i was younger, but it took a long time to find out what it was i have. it is quite rare and it is genetic, my brother has it too. let me tell you more about it.

ocular albinism affects my eyes. it means i have less color in my eyes to help absorb the light. light can really affect my sight. and i also have nystagmus, which means my eye moves. i�*m registered as sight impaired and i wear glasses to help me. it means some things may be difficult, like i won�*t be able to get a driver�*s license. but it doesn�*t stop me doing all the things i love. journalism club. miss lane has taken her free time to make music about our wonderful club. hanging out with friends and photography. so have to think about compass directions, maybe have a guess for me. so we�*ve got north east, south and west. my school has really helped me, my teachers are really supportive. why do you think you�*re suitable for me to join for bbc young reporters? when you told me about your albinism and how at other schools,

you did say that people did make some negative comments because maybe they didn�*t understand. i thought the fact that you wanted to share your story about albinism and wanted to raise awareness will be really good because of how good you are in front of the camera as well. i think more people need to know about ocular albinism and nystagmus. chris kelly is a paralympian gold medalist from hull who has the same condition as me. for me, it's like someone shining a light constantly in my eye. my eyes are going everywhere and i'm trying to focus in on something. and everything around it, i can't really see that well, so it's all kind of blurry, very bright, and it's very difficult. so that's why i have to wear these. but even so, my eyes now are still very tired and my eyes are getting overworked from the amount of light coming in. how did it affect your training for the olympics? so what the beauty is about judo — judo's the sport i do, is, is judo is very easily adaptable for someone with a visual impairment. so the only adaption you have to make is where you start on the grip and then everything else isjust the same withjudo.

i've been very lucky, it didn't really affect me. what would be your message to people watching? these are great questions, summer. you know, i've been all over the world, i've seen some incredible places and it hasn't stopped me. and yes, i have to adapt to your surroundings, but go out there and live your life and enjoy yourself and don't be afraid to ask for help either, you know, put your hand up and go, "i actually need help". and that's what i did and i had some amazing people around me who heard me and helped me. so i think that's what i'll say, you know, live your best life and if you need help, ask for it. like chris said, it doesn�*t stop people and i would like to see more people learning about ocular albinism, winning gold medals, and maybe even becoming tv reporters. after this, it mightjust be me. watch out, peter levy! to find out more about the young

reporter project and how to enter, please visit bbc dot co .uk forward slash bbc young reporter competition. the closing date is this friday — 31st march. and if you enjoyed that report, you can find a selection of other stories from across the uk on the bbc teach website. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. the rain has been falling quite steadily through the morning engaging with the cold air in southern and central scotland into the highlands. it has readily turn to sleet and snow on higher ground.

but as the rain comes in with the milder air that snow will revert back to rain later on in the day. behind it there will be a lot of cloud, mist and back and some drizzle but brightening up in northern ireland, parts of merseyside, wales and parts of the south—west so in the sunshine as temperatures rise that could well trigger some heavy and thundery showers and we are looking a 14 degrees in belfast today, ten in hull. through this evening and overnight the rain continues to advance northeast woods and then another ban comes on across northern ireland and western scotland and we have another one coming in across southern england. temperatures tonight will be higher than they were last night so not a cold start to the day tomorrow morning as it was this morning. tomorrow we continue to pull in this milder air and if anything, temperatures tomorrow will be higher than today. it will not be bone dry because we still have some weather fronts. if we pick up those fronts, the front coming in across northern ireland and western scotland takes the rain north eastwards and the front in the south—west of england takes its rain

through the rest of england and wales and in between them, they will be some limited sunshine, but the rain tapping up later across the south—west and wales. temperatures tomorrow widely 14 to about 16 degrees. as we head into thursday, thursday is going to be a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers but some of the showers are likely to be heavy and thundery. strong winds through the english channel affecting the channel islands and the coastline as well. these are the temperatures if anything we could reach 17, maybe even a little bit higher. the highest temperature we have had so far that she was in february in patch at 17.2 celsius. intifada, overnight rain and strong winds will be crossing southern counties and an element of uncertainty as to how far north that will travel. push north of that and we are looking a bright spells with some showers but if anything on friday, the temperatures slipping just a bit with our top temperature

being about 13 or 14.

this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i�*m annita mcveigh. our top stories... six people, three of them children, have been killed in a school shooting in nashville, tennessee. police say the killer carefully planned the attack. three gambling businesses owned by william hill are to pay a £19 million penalty for weak money—laundering controls. israel�*s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, delays his controversial plans to overhaul the justice system after mass protests. a high court in london will continue its hearing into the case brought by prince harry against the publisher of the daily mail. and more protests are due to be held across france against the raising of the pension age.