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.

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, 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? that was nashville residents responding to the shooting. the gambling firm william hill has received a record £192 million penalty after the uk gambling commission found �*widespread and alarming' issues at the company. in one case, a customer was allowed to open a new account and spend £23,000 in 20 minutes, without any checks. here's andrew rhodes, chief executive of the gambling commission. 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. i spoke with our business correspondent theo leggett about how controls weren't in place to protect customers at william hill's gambling firms in the first place. that is the point the gambling commission is trying to make here that the checks and balances which should be in place to prevent customers at risk of gambling—related harm, overstretching 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 — 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. talk to us about part of the record penalty being around william hill having weak anti money—laundering controls, what did the gambling commission say? customers were able to stake large amounts of money, £50,000, that kind of thing without as the commission puts it, being monitored or scrutinised to a high enough standard. the operator failed to request source of funds evidence when one customer staked £19,000 in a single bet, did not obtain documentation for a customer who staked nearly £40,000 and lost half of that within 12 days, did not obtain

source of evidence funds from a customer who staked nearly £300,000 and lost £25,000 of it over two months so there are 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 is the gambling commission going to do about this apart from giving out a record penalty? what does it think about the rules and protections that are supposed to be 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 the gambling commission is trying to do is use the powers it 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 what the gambling commission said was that it was prepared to take away the gambling licence of william hill and gave that serious consideration. it decided not to do that because the company recognised its failings and agreed to address them rapidly.

i'm joined now by will prochaska, strategy director at gambling with lives. a non—profit organisation that helps families bereaved by gambling —related suicide. the gambling commission considered whether to remove the license of william hill, the gambling licence but decided not to go down that route. i’m the gambling licence but decided not to go down that route.— to go down that route. i'm very disappointed — to go down that route. i'm very disappointed about _ to go down that route. i'm very disappointed about that, - to go down that route. i'm very. disappointed about that, william hill have — disappointed about that, william hill have been fined before and i suspect— hill have been fined before and i suspect they will be fined again and the issue _ suspect they will be fined again and the issue at stake is this is a business _ the issue at stake is this is a business practice modelled within the gambling industry, 90% of gambling profits come from 95% of those _ gambling profits come from 95% of those at _ gambling profits come from 95% of those at risk from addiction. this wine _ those at risk from addiction. this wine is _ those at risk from addiction. this wine is not — those at risk from addiction. this wine is not much in comparison to the turnover— wine is not much in comparison to the turnover of william hill. it's

easy— the turnover of william hill. it's easy to — the turnover of william hill. it's easy to keep doing business as usual than to— easy to keep doing business as usual than to change the entire business model_ than to change the entire business model so— than to change the entire business model so i— than to change the entire business model so i am frustrated the commission has not used the powers that it _ commission has not used the powers that it has, _ commission has not used the powers that it has, the gambling commission has not _ that it has, the gambling commission has not used again and it is becoming really frustrating because week after week we see more gambling operators— week after week we see more gambling operators hurting more people. behind — operators hurting more people. behind numbers, these numbers, there are real— behind numbers, these numbers, there are real people behind it and will people _ are real people behind it and will people are dying and it is time the gambling — people are dying and it is time the gambling commission got serious and put a stop— gambling commission got serious and put a stop to it. gambling commission got serious and put a step to it— put a stop to it. william hill for reference _ put a stop to it. william hill for reference made _ put a stop to it. william hill for reference made nearly - put a stop to it. william hill for reference made nearly £1.9 - put a stop to it. william hill for i reference made nearly £1.9 billion in revenue last year versus a £19 million penalty. what would you like to see from the government white paper, this review into gambling which itself has been delayed? taste which itself has been delayed? we have which itself has been delayed? - have been waiting for the white paper for a

have been waiting for the white paperfor a couple have been waiting for the white paper for a couple of years. it's really disappointing we have had to wait so long but we believe the new secretary of state at the department of culture, media and sport will announce the white paper very soon and we are confident there will be measured in that to reduce levels of harm stop what she desperately needs to announce a ban on all advertising, the gambling industry misleads the public through its advertising, it will tell you it is fun and safe in social and it is not these things, it is dangerous, the products they promote are very addictive so they should not be allowed to promote them. we need to see action to make the product safer, slowed down, to make them less addictive, we need to see a stop to the gambling industry taking money from people who cannot afford to lose it, we need affordability checks implemented so those are a range of policies and may need them announced because it seems every week we are getting another fine and

at this charity missing another family destroyed by suicide caused by the actions of these companies? almost every week?— almost every week? almost every week. almost every week? almost every week- one — almost every week? almost every week. one week _ almost every week? almost every week. one week a _ almost every week? almost every week. one week a little _ almost every week? almost every week. one week a little while - almost every week? almost every week. one week a little while ago | almost every week? almost every i week. one week a little while ago we had three families coming to us. the government needs to take action. what should be the benchmark for removing a gambling licence, where she had that's it?— she had that's it? what is shown toda to she had that's it? what is shown today to surpasses _ she had that's it? what is shown today to surpasses that, - she had that's it? what is shown today to surpasses that, i - she had that's it? what is shown today to surpasses that, i would | she had that's it? what is shown i today to surpasses that, i would let others say. i think multiple transgressions of licence such as that of william hill should be a simple policy to remove a licence so if you have done it, three strikes and you are out, i suggest would be and you are out, i suggest would be a sensible approach. if you see transgression as serious as that of william hill, £22,000 taken from someone in 20 minutes without checks to see if they are located is unacceptable and they will continue to do it so it's clear to me this

business model will not stop until all of the operators and the licensed operators in britain feel like their business will be taken away if they do not clean up their act and today does not give them that message, it simply says it will be a slap on the wrist and you carry on doing what you are doing. thank ou. protests continued into the night 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. i'm joined now by yossi meckelberg, research associate from chatham house, a world—renowned think tank on international affairs. thank you forjoining us. do you

think this is going to buy some breathing space for something to work out or by the two sides in this, those who wantjudicial reform and those who did not come out the diametrically opposed for that to happen? i diametrically opposed for that to ha en? ., , diametrically opposed for that to hauen? ., , , , happen? i doubt it because if there is an hinu happen? i doubt it because if there is anything that _ happen? i doubt it because if there is anything that most _ happen? i doubt it because if there is anything that most people i happen? i doubt it because if there l is anything that most people whether in government or outside want, is they do not believe any word that comes out of the mouth of benjamin netanyahu. that he really wants the changes, that is why they demand he moves quickly and those in the streets do not believe him and it is just a method of calming the situation down, he will bide his time and install a dictatorial regime in a matter of weeks, but we will get it in six months�* time or maybe a year and i do not think many believe there is a real appetite,

with the far right going into a genuine dialogue, if there is a need for reform of the judicial system, what kind of reform? definitely not the one we�*re being told of today. you think will be kicked down the road, you do not think benjamin netanyahu will try to introduce compromises to this bill? i think what happens — compromises to this bill? i think what happens is _ compromises to this bill? i think what happens is we _ compromises to this bill? i think what happens is we see - compromises to this bill? i think| what happens is we see different kind of agendas running in parallel and for benjamin netanyahu, the main issueis and for benjamin netanyahu, the main issue is his corruption trial which he tried to get out of and that there will be any alternative he will go with it but because those who are most committed themselves not to sit with the defendant in this serious corruption trial, the only option is to sit with the far right and they would not give him any track on the scene is committed to this. he is stuck. he would like to this. he is stuck. he would like to kick the road because idea

logically he does not really believe in the people around him to believe but this is basically a system of checks and balances on the independence of the judiciary. if his personalfate independence of the judiciary. if his personal fate depends on this he will carry on. his personal fate depends on this he will carry on— his personal fate depends on this he will carry on. much might depend on the will of the _ will carry on. much might depend on the will of the protesters, _ will carry on. much might depend on the will of the protesters, those i the will of the protesters, those opposed to changes in the power of the courts. and there are about to continue my demonstrations that may have an impact as well. he promised the security ministry the power to create a new national god, what would that mean in practice? to your comment, would that mean in practice? to your comment. i— would that mean in practice? to your comment, i think _ would that mean in practice? to your comment, i think the _ would that mean in practice? to your comment, i think the people - would that mean in practice? to your comment, i think the people in i would that mean in practice? to your comment, i think the people in the i comment, i think the people in the streets do not buy anything that comes out of the mouth of netanyahu, it will continue and that is what they hear. i think this is probably they hear. i think this is probably the most dangerous development in the most dangerous development in the last 2a hours. because the minister of national security as a

person that has already been convicted in the past were supporting terrorism and to hand him basically what a state militia, knowing that kind of level of settler terrorism in the west bank, knowing that this very ministry thinks the police is too lenient with the demonstrators, handing him basically a private militia is very dangerous. itjust could lead only to civil war. i think netanyahu premised he broke his promises but this will be one of the first times that breaking a promise would be a good thing. that breaking a promise would be a aood thin. . ~ that breaking a promise would be a aood thin. ., ~ i. 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 elton john and baroness doreen lawrence — who also came to court on monday. 0ur correspondent — frances read — was at the high court in london. this is the second day of a four day preliminary hearing here at the high court in london. we are expecting more legal argument today, will prince harry or eltonjohn turn up? we do not know at this stage. yesterday they came but we 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 and the mail on sunday and they make the following accusations, saying associated newspapers over a period of time have bugged cars and homes, done 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 whether these claims can be brought forward. the leader of the largest trade union confederation in france has urged the government put its pension reform law on hold, as another day of strikes and protests gets under way. laurent berger urged president macron to accept some form of mediation for up to six weeks.

over a million people took part in 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. we can see live pictures from paris over the continuing protests, warnings of further violence although many of the demonstrations have been peaceful. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield explained what we can expect today. the problem 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 well we 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 bill. 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 mood is still very much there. president macron has not

given any ground, the law is still set to become law and so, with anger still very much out there and tensions rising, i think there is notjust a fear but an expectation that there will be more trouble after the demonstrations 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. where does this go if the protesters are determined to keep going with their demonstrations and the government says, this is what we�*re doing, will be raising the pension the pension from 62 to 6a? it is impossible to say. the 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 will have to be found. it may be that could be found in the constitutional council, the body of wise men and women of which rules on the constitution of laws, it has to review every law and 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 why this law 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. let�*s return now to our top story — 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. it was here at nashville�*s

covenant school in the state of tennessee where 28 year—old audrey hale carried out the attack. hale was later killed by officers but police say a manifesto was left behind suggesting there were also going to be shootings at other locations. we can go live to nashville and speak to cbs correspondent cristian benaveedees. what is the latest you�*re hearing about the police investigation into what happened?— about the police investigation into what happened? surveillance video which shows _ what happened? surveillance video which shows the _ what happened? surveillance video which shows the moment - what happened? surveillance video which shows the moment is - what happened? surveillance video which shows the moment is the i which shows the moment is the assailant approaches the building, we know from that video that the assailant shuts out the door and thatis assailant shuts out the door and that is how the assailant is able to get inside the school. and from what authorities have been telling us, push the assailant sheets in the first floor and then goes into the second floor, that is when the

shutter is confronted by five responding officers and two of those officers shot at the suspect and killed the suspect on site. what we know from this is three children are dead, or nine years old. three staff members from the school including the head of the school was there, again, officials are saying this was again, officials are saying this was a targeted attack because they said the individual, the suspect in this case, 28—year—old audrey hale had mapped all of this out and officials also said the suspect had at least two assault weapons and a handgun when the assailant went to the school. i5 when the assailant went to the school. , . , when the assailant went to the school. , ., , ., when the assailant went to the school. , . , ., ., school. is anything more emerging at this state school. is anything more emerging at this stage about _ school. is anything more emerging at this stage about the _ school. is anything more emerging at this stage about the motivation, i school. is anything more emerging at this stage about the motivation, why| this stage about the motivation, why audrey hale carried out this attack? 0fficials audrey hale carried out this attack? officials are looking at that

manifesto. during a press conference yesterday, they sort of hinted at they are looking into what that manifesto says and whether there is some out of there but i mean, ultimately there is really no motors or no explanation for something like this to happen. and it happens of course as we all know, so often here in america and it isjust something... another community grappling with a school shooting, a situation like this. we have spoken to some of the folks who have come here, the entrance that leads to the church on the school, this is a school affiliated with the presbyterian church on the school has 200 students, a small and tight knit group and the people coming here to drop off flowers and teddy bears, they are saying how heartbroken they are and because this is a religious school, they are notjust this is a religious school, they are not just leaning this is a religious school, they are notjust leaning on each other but leaning on the power of prayer.

police seem to have the guns carried by audrey hale were bought legally so how does tennessee come compared to other parts of the us? i so how does tennessee come compared to other parts of the us?— to other parts of the us? i think a broad picture. _ to other parts of the us? i think a broad picture, we _ to other parts of the us? i think a broad picture, we have _ to other parts of the us? i think a broad picture, we have a - to other parts of the us? i think a broad picture, we have a divided i broad picture, we have a divided congress right now. any sort of federal legislation that could come is unlikely to happen. again, last year, ortwo is unlikely to happen. again, last year, or two years ago we had... it is something that continues to happen and all of us are just left wondering how. happen and all of us are 'ust left wondering homi happen and all of us are 'ust left wonderin: how. . ~ , ., , . wondering how. thank you very much, our cbs correspondent _ wondering how. thank you very much, our cbs correspondent reporting i wondering how. thank you very much, our cbs correspondent reporting in i our cbs correspondent reporting in nashville. north korea says it�*s produced small nuclear warheads that can fitted onto short—range missiles — publishing pictures in its state newspaper this morning.

while the country has long claimed it has tactical nuclear weapons, this is the first time it has shown evidence of them. leader, kimjong—un has reportedly ordered the production of nuclear material be scaled up. 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. i�*m joined now by drew benvie who is the founder of the social media consultancy battenhall. hello. explain for anyone who is not clear what this is about, what elon musk is planning?— musk is planning? what it is about reall is musk is planning? what it is about really is making _ musk is planning? what it is about really is making twitter _ musk is planning? what it is about really is making twitter money i really is making twitter money because when he took over, he made a raft of changes including laying off staff, some of whom had jobs around keeping people safe, moderators and he also launched this premium account version 20 below so you pay

£7 every month, more if you pry it through the app and you get certain ledges. starting the 15th of april only paid for accounts will appear in this for a new page, a way of experiencing social media content made most popular by tiktok and it is accounts being shown to anybody, not just those they follow so it is a way to make a will take are more visible and famous and that is being made exclusive to paying users from the 15th of april. min made exclusive to paying users from the 15th of april.— the 15th of april. will this actually drive _ the 15th of april. will this actually drive people i the 15th of april. will this | actually drive people away the 15th of april. will this - actually drive people away from the platform rather than encourage them to stay and pay money for the privilege? i to stay and pay money for the privilege?— to stay and pay money for the rivileae? ~ �* , privilege? i think so, i've been usin: privilege? i think so, i've been using twitter _ privilege? i think so, i've been using twitter a _ privilege? i think so, i've been using twitter a long _ privilege? i think so, i've been using twitter a long time i privilege? i think so, i've been using twitter a long time and i using twitter a long time and remember when it was totally free and i use the free and paid for accounts on what i experience is not what elon musk says it�*s happening. he says this is the only way to get rid of boats or harmful fake accounts that may be spared spam or cause .3 things like bullying but the theory is if you make someone

pay, the likelihood is they will be real and they will not pay if they are a part so i think the problem will get worse because of someone wants to close on three relatively small fee, they are prominent accounts so i think what elon musk is trying to do will backfire and it�*s only going to make the twitter experience worse. the it's only going to make the twitter experience worse.— experience worse. the way he is mana . in: experience worse. the way he is managing all— experience worse. the way he is managing all of— experience worse. the way he is managing all of this, _ experience worse. the way he is managing all of this, some i experience worse. the way he is i managing all of this, some website mismanaging all of this, what is this doing to his reputation, do you think? it is like a big test, where a new function is rolled out and then rolled back again if it doesn�*t work. when this paid for verification came out, people were impersonating elon musk himself and impersonating elon musk himself and impersonating governments and large brands. this will be one to watch, it is a harmful precedent. you need to have people to keep the social network say. this is all about safety of users at the end of the

day. twitter is burning itself down from the inside, ifear, and it will rapidly become a ghost town. let�*s hope this is an experiment that is wound back quickly.— hope this is an experiment that is wound back quickly. let's wait and see. wound back quickly. let's wait and see- thank — wound back quickly. let's wait and see- thank you — wound back quickly. let's wait and see. thank you very _ wound back quickly. let's wait and see. thank you very much. - a man suing gwyneth paltrow over a skiing accident says he heard a "blood—curdling scream" shortly before the collision, a court in utah has heard. 76—year—old terry sanderson has accused the actor of being responsible for the 2016 crash — and claims he suffered life—changing injuries. 0ur correspondent louisa pilbeam has more. plaintiff, you may call your next witness. it was a hit—and—run on the ski slope that this man says destroyed his life. 76—year—old terry sanderson claims gwyneth paltrow was reckless. everything was great and then i heard something i�*ve never heard at a ski resort, and that was a bloodcurdling scream. just...| can�*t do it. it was, "aaa—ah!" and then — boom. they had never met,

but collided at the very upscale deer valley resort in utah back in 2016. why did you tell her to leave? mr sanderson teared up, telling the court how his injuries had changed his relationships with his children and contributed to his split from his partner. and i said, "i�*m not sure i�*m going to get back to normal again. and i don�*t want you to feel that i�*m a crippled vet and you�*re going to stick it out with me." as well as those injuries, mr sanderson says he can no longer enjoy wine tasting and has been suffering from another personality inhabiting his body. it�*s the other personality that�*s inhabiting my body right now. and you blame gwyneth paltrow for that? yes. gwyneth paltrow has already spoken, accusing terry sanderson of being at fault. i was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart. and then there was a body

pressing against me. it basically comes down to skiing etiquette. who was the downhill skier and had right of way? gwyneth paltrow�*s children, apple and moses, are set to testify, before a jury is expected to decide later this week. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. a billionaire�*s son, who fled to yemen hours after the death of a student in central london 15 years ago, has admitted his involvement to the bbc. after disappearing following a night out with friends, the body of 23—year—old martine vik magnussen was discovered under rubble in a basement. farouk abdulhak was identified as the prime suspect and is still the subject of an international arrest warrant. for a new documentary about the case, he spoke for the first time to

the bbc�*s, nawal al maghafi. it was meant to be a student night out. we were just listening to music, borrowing each other�*s clothes, just, i don�*t know, having fun before the night out. celebrating the end of exams in one of mayfair�*s exclusive clubs. maddox was the place to go on a thursday. so it was obvious that we were going there. a celebration turned tragedy when their friend, 23—year—old norwegian student martine vik magnussen, was killed. her body was found underneath the rubble in a london apartment block basement. her family were flown to london to identify the body. i knew that this was the last time i was going to see her, so i stayed on for five minutes. saying goodbye. the prime suspect was her college friend farouk abdulhak, the son of a yemeni billionaire. within hours of her death, he had fled the scene. his lawyers insisted he was innocent of murder. he fled to yemen, a country with no extradition treaty with the uk. it has been 15 years since martine�*s

killing and no one has heard from him since. for a new documentary with bbc arabic and current affairs, i made renewed efforts to find farouk abdulhak. after months of searching for him, i secured his personal number and finally made a breakthrough. he�*s on it. look. ifound his profile on an instant messaging app. he�*s typing, he�*s typing. my main goal was to find answers for martine�*s family. because of the unusual circumstances around this case, and that abdulhak has never spoken before, i was granted special permission to secretly record our conversations, so long as he knew who i was, as finding the truth about the case is in the public interest. 0ur conversations continued for months and then, finally, a confession. in an extraordinary series

of messages, he claims martine�*s death was a sex accident gone wrong and that he had taken a lot of cocaine. when i asked him about moving her body, he said he didn�*t remember. good to see you. i went to 0slo to share my findings and secret voice recordings with martine�*s father. i don�*t know what answers they want to hear. nothing is going to bring their daughter back. 0dd petter wanted his main question answered — does farouk ever intend to return to uk soil and facejustice? but what about coming back? it is too cold there, i don�*t like the weather. i'm mad, i'm angry. i mean, i was furious. so i can only imagine how you feel. i'm furious. that's the word, yes. i'm going to get him, one way or the other.

0dd petter has been campaigning forjustice for martine since her death in 2008. i will continue for the rest of my life. and i'm going to succeed. a father�*s unwavering pursuit forjustice for his child. nawal al maghafi, bbc news. i am joined in the studio by our special correspondent nawal al maghafi and martine�*s father, he had been working on this investigation since 2011, why did you start to look into the case first of all and why did you persuade farouk abdulhak to talk to you when others had failed? i actually met 0dd petter in 2011 and i was really moved by him, you cannot meet him and not be moved by the story. because of my yemeni

heritage, i knew who farouk abdulhak was, i knew who the family there, so i thought i could help create a bridge between them. i went to yemen and try to find farouk abdulhak at the time but i was threatened by the president and we thought it was best to drop the story. but now it was time to revisit, his father, powerful and rich businessman in yemen has passed away and the president who has protected him for so long has also died. we try to pursue the story again and this time we were successful. the reason he spoke to me is because of the commonalities we have between us, the fact that we are both yemeni, i understood why he was hiding, i knew the life he had here in london. i could understand where he came from. so that is how i got him to speak to me. it so that is howl got him to speak to me. . , so that is howl got him to speak to me, ., , ., so that is howl got him to speak to me. ., . ., ., me. it was that connection of talkin: me. it was that connection of talking to _ me. it was that connection of talking to some _ me. it was that connection of talking to some warm - me. it was that connection of talking to some warm who i me. it was that connection of i talking to some warm who comes me. it was that connection of - talking to some warm who comes from the same place as you? 0dd petter,

we saw some of it there in the film we saw some of it there in the film we just saw, but what was it like hearing from farouk abdulhak for the first time in all those years? through the years i have been working — through the years i have been working on this and i have had to take _ working on this and i have had to take a _ working on this and i have had to take a lot — working on this and i have had to take a lot of punches, setbacks in the case — take a lot of punches, setbacks in the case i— take a lot of punches, setbacks in the case. i knew from the introduction what was coming. i tried _ introduction what was coming. i tried to — introduction what was coming. i tried to put some eyes in my stomach, _ tried to put some eyes in my stomach, as it were, try to keep cairn _ stomach, as it were, try to keep cairn it— stomach, as it were, try to keep cairn it was— stomach, as it were, try to keep calm. it was challenging to hear hint _ calm. it was challenging to hear hint it— calm. it was challenging to hear hint it was— calm. it was challenging to hear him. it was challenging to see that he showed — him. it was challenging to see that he showed no remorse and in fact he showed _ he showed no remorse and in fact he showed no _ he showed no remorse and in fact he showed no empathy. he was thinking about— showed no empathy. he was thinking about himself, primarily, leaving no thoughts— about himself, primarily, leaving no thoughts for us or forjustice over what _ thoughts for us or forjustice over what have — thoughts for us or forjustice over what have you. that really motivates me to _ what have you. that really motivates me to continue the fine work that you have — me to continue the fine work that you have contributed towards and

modesty— you have contributed towards and modesty myself over the years. we now have _ modesty myself over the years. we now have a — modesty myself over the years. we now have a tremendously better platform — now have a tremendously better platform for seeking justice in this case _ platform for seeking 'ustice in this case. �* . ., platform for seeking 'ustice in this case. �* ., ., case. and i will come back to that in a moment. _ case. and i will come back to that in a moment, tell _ case. and i will come back to that in a moment, tell us _ case. and i will come back to that in a moment, tell us a _ case. and i will come back to that in a moment, tell us a bit - case. and i will come back to that in a moment, tell us a bit more i in a moment, tell us a bit more about what you heard. we saw in the film the reference to farouk abdulhak saying he did something when he was younger and tell us a little bit about how you got permission to make that secret recording?— permission to make that secret recordin: ? ., ~ ., ., permission to make that secret recordinu? ., ~ ., ., . . recording? you know, here at the bbc we don't take — recording? you know, here at the bbc we don't take secret _ recording? you know, here at the bbc we don't take secret filming _ we don�*t take secret filming lightly. usually we do secret filming to kind of film the perpetrators in the act itself and that�*s not what we were doing here. but it was such an unusual case because farouk abdulhak has evaded justice for 15 years. he has never spoken to the police, we have never heard his side of the story and we were in a unique position. as long as i told him i was a bbcjournalist and he agreed to keep talking, we were allowed to secretly film those

recordings and you know, what we got was over a couple of months building up was over a couple of months building up to it, really, is a confession in which he spoke about that night. he said he made a mistake 15 years ago and that it was a sex accident gone wrong and it involved cocaine. he said he regrets fleeing, regrets to when i pushed him on the fact that it was an accident and i said come back and speak to authorities? he said it was too late. 50 back and speak to authorities? he said it was too late.— back and speak to authorities? he said it was too late. so odd petter, what about — said it was too late. so odd petter, what about justice _ said it was too late. so odd petter, what about justice for _ said it was too late. so odd petter, what aboutjustice for martin, i said it was too late. so odd petter, what aboutjustice for martin, do i what about justice for martin, do you think farouk abdulhak will ever come back, do think he will come to try and explain himself and face justice? i try and explain himself and face 'ustice? ,., . try and explain himself and face 'ustice? ~ ., ., , , ., justice? i so. and again, this is a much better— justice? i so. and again, this is a much better situation _ justice? i so. and again, this is a much better situation just - justice? i so. and again, this is a much better situation just now. i much better situationjust now. because — much better situationjust now. because now we have a responsible

person— because now we have a responsible person for— because now we have a responsible person for the passing of martina. before _ person for the passing of martina. before we — person for the passing of martina. before we only had a suspect, nobody was guilty— before we only had a suspect, nobody was guilty before proven guilty. legally— was guilty before proven guilty. legally speaking. his was guilty before proven guilty. legally speaking.— was guilty before proven guilty. legally speaking. his lawyers at the time insisted _ legally speaking. his lawyers at the time insisted he _ legally speaking. his lawyers at the time insisted he was _ legally speaking. his lawyers at the time insisted he was innocent? i time insisted he was innocent? exactly. now, we have this confession, we have a completely different— confession, we have a completely different story. that will probably turn around environment in yemen against _ turn around environment in yemen against him — turn around environment in yemen against him and also, hopefully his family _ against him and also, hopefully his family we — against him and also, hopefully his family. we will try to persuade him to come _ family. we will try to persuade him to come down on the right side of history _ to come down on the right side of history. whether he will agree to going _ history. whether he will agree to going back, i don't know. he is going back, idon't know. he is obviously— going back, i don't know. he is obviously a _ going back, i don't know. he is obviously a very self—centred person. _ obviously a very self—centred person, selfish. so we don't know. again, _ person, selfish. so we don't know. again, we — person, selfish. so we don't know. again, we have a better situation, better— again, we have a better situation, better platform for achieving justice — better platform for achieving justice than anytime before. i hope so. odd petter, _ justice than anytime before. i hope

so. odd petter, thank— justice than anytime before. i hope so. odd petter, thank you - justice than anytime before. i hope so. odd petter, thank you very i justice than anytime before. i hope so. odd petter, thank you very to i so. 0dd petter, thank you very to talking to us today at bbc news. thank you for talking about your investigation.— thank you for talking about your investigation._ thank| thank you for talking about your i investigation._ thank you. let�*s show you these pictures that have just come in of the duke of sussex returning to the royal courts ofjustice in london for the second day of a high court hearing over multiple privacy claims brought against the publisher of the daily mail newspaper. the duke is part of a group — along with sir eltonjohn and david furnish — bringing claims over allegations associated newspapers limited carried out or commissioned illegal or unlawful information—gathering. the allegations — which are denied — include the hiring of private investigators to place listening devices inside cars and the accessing and recording of private phone conversations. next we are talking about tenants who are threatened

with illegal eviction — and even harrassed and physically attacked by their landlords. housing campaigners are warning that the police often don�*t understand the law when it comes to protecting tenants. this tenant was attacked by people working for his landlord. ahmet, not his real name, was renting a room in a five bedroom house and his landlord tried to illegally evict him. when he refused to leave, things took a violent turn for the worse. shouting. ahmet told us the attack by people acting for his landlord was part of a sustained period of harassment. i was so scared, i couldn't go out of the room. i always stayed inside the room. i only go to the toilet at night, in the middle of the night. during the daytime, i use a bottle to urinate. because somebody is there outside. i was so scared, i thought they were going to attack me again. anything could happen to me at that time. the landlord has yet to respond to the bbc�*s request for a comment and people were given police cautions. joining us now isjim connolly who�*s

been looking into this story. tell us more about what you found, the situation we have just heard about that has just been described is truly horrendous. how widespread, how often when you hearing about this sort of behaviour? it is how often when you hearing about this sort of behaviour?— this sort of behaviour? it is a very extreme case _ this sort of behaviour? it is a very extreme case what _ this sort of behaviour? it is a very extreme case what happened i this sort of behaviour? it is a very. extreme case what happened there this sort of behaviour? it is a very i extreme case what happened there to ahmet. he was so traumatised, when he played at the footage, he had to leave the room because he found it so distressing to relive what happened to him. he was beaten around the head and chest and ended up around the head and chest and ended up in hospital and ultimately, he was terrified. and he said he felt like he was trapped in his room. we have spoken to many people who have experienced similar things, maybe not as extreme as that, but the message is the fear a lot of them face. it is worth noting they are in extreme and most landlords and tenants get onjust extreme and most landlords and tenants get on just fine. that said, the citizens advice received 16,000

calls from 2018 to 2021 from people facing illegal eviction and harassment asking for advice. and in that same timeframe, just in cases where convicted using the law. shelter and other housing campaigners say there is a massive disparity between those two sets of numbers and often the police just don�*t understand the legal powers they have and to often treat this as a civil matter, when in fact it is a criminal issue and people need the support of the police.— criminal issue and people need the support of the police. when i spoke to the representative _ support of the police. when i spoke to the representative of _ support of the police. when i spoke to the representative of a _ support of the police. when i spoke to the representative of a landlord i to the representative of a landlord representation, he said it isn�*t a case of needing more rules, it is a case of needing more rules, it is a case of needing more rules, it is a case of proper enforcement and enforcement seem to be happening more in some areas, less than other parts of the country. is that something he would agree with based on your investigation? irate something he would agree with based on your investigation?— on your investigation? we have seen that in multiple _ on your investigation? we have seen that in multiple investigations - on your investigation? we have seen that in multiple investigations we i that in multiple investigations we have taken part in. we have looked at council response in the past and

we have found a very, very mixed and patchy picture across the country. 0ften cases not getting to the point a prosecution, even when they are at the most extreme. after because of council is just being so stretched and tight. 0n the other side you have people turning to the police and saying, we need help from the police and the policing, this is a civil matter. you are getting people caught between two places. 0n the one hand they are turning to the council saying, we need help and on the other side, they�*re saying they want the police to help. both sides are pointing to each other and in the middle of a tenant is stuck with an abusive situation and nowhere left to turn. an abusive situation and nowhere left to turn-— left to turn. ok, thank you very much, left to turn. ok, thank you very much. jim _ left to turn. ok, thank you very much, jim connelly. _ 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. food price inflation in the uk

has hit a record high, meaning the average household could be paying more than £800 extra on their annual shopping bill. supermarket inflation was at 17 point 5% in the month to march 19, that�*s according to analysts, kantar. meanwhile, uk inflation shot up unexpectedly to ten point ll% last month, as vegetable shortages pushed food prices to their highest rate in more than 45 years. pro—russian demonstrators asking for the last french soldiers to leave burkina faso — have set today as the their deadline — and say there could be "unfortunate consequences" if they remained. french military operations in burkina faso officially ended in february — but some technicians are still working to remove the remaining equipment. the west african nation has been inclining towards russia

since captain ibrahim traore deposed former military leader — paul—henri damiba in september 2022. i�*m joined now by ulf laessing — head of sahel programme at the german konrad adenauer foundation — in bamako, the capital of mali. thank you very much forjoining us today. is there still a french presence today, despite these warnings? presence today, despite these warninus? , presence today, despite these warnings?— presence today, despite these warninus? , ., warnings? yes, there are some civilian forces _ warnings? yes, there are some civilian forces left _ warnings? yes, there are some civilian forces left behind, i warnings? yes, there are some civilian forces left behind, a i civilian forces left behind, a person at the airport, it is a condition for france, but the soldiers have gone already. but obviously france presents is annoyance in the country. explain for our viewers _ annoyance in the country. explain for our viewers who _ annoyance in the country. explain for our viewers who are _ annoyance in the country. explain for our viewers who are not i annoyance in the country. explain| for our viewers who are not aware annoyance in the country. explain i for our viewers who are not aware of the situation in the country. what exactly is russia�*s influence or involvement? exactly is russia's influence or involvement?— exactly is russia's influence or involvement? ,, ., , , involvement? russia has been trying to exloit

involvement? russia has been trying to exploit strong _ involvement? russia has been trying to exploit strong anti-french - to exploit strong anti—french feeling is here in the region and burkina faso and there are historic reasons france is unpopular, because of its colonial history and french officers are seen as undiplomatic, and russia is trying to exploit the sentiment to create a footprint in the region. sentiment to create a footprint in the region-— sentiment to create a footprint in the reuion. . . the region. once the french troops are completely _ the region. once the french troops are completely gone, _ the region. once the french troops are completely gone, is _ the region. once the french troops are completely gone, is the i the region. once the french troops| are completely gone, is the security situation going to worsen?— situation going to worsen? certainly won't be easy- _ situation going to worsen? certainly won't be easy. the _ situation going to worsen? certainly won't be easy. the french _ situation going to worsen? certainly won't be easy. the french troops i won't be easy. the french troops anyway were not used much because it was difficult for the government to justify their presence, they were hardly being used. but certainly the security situation is really complicated and difficult it. we complicated and difficult it. no recise complicated and difficult it. no precise figures, but estimates say

around 10,000 people have been killed, 2 million displaced in the region since 2015. with millet trans —— with militants controlling part of the country, what hope is there for any order being restored? flat for any order being restored? not much, for any order being restored? not much. the — for any order being restored? mt much, the government is arming 50,000 volunteers who are supposed to know the terrain better and can guide the army through the countryside. but this kind of paramilitary forces are often associated with the abuses against civilians so they might make matters worse, so there is not much hope the situation might improve any time soon. . ~' situation might improve any time soon. ., ~ , ., situation might improve any time soon. ., ~ i. ., situation might improve any time soon. ., ~ ., soon. 0k, thank you for your thoughts _ soon. 0k, thank you for your thoughts on _ soon. 0k, thank you for your thoughts on the _ soon. 0k, thank you for your thoughts on the situation. i it's been 12 years since the beginning of syria's uprising and many syrians are still struggling at home and abroad. nearly1 million refugees in lebanon face difficult circumstances in a country that is itself going through a dire economic crisis. many refugees, including children as young as 11,

have taken up poorly paid waste recycling jobs to help feed themselves. 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 economic crisis and currency collapse left many in poverty or unemployed. syrian refugees are at the bottom of the property ladder. desperate for any earnings, some took on this poorly paid recycling work. the man and his wife have three children and they all live in one bedroom in an apartment they share with two otherfamilies. translation: | start - at 8:30am every morning. i work for 12 hours and i earn just two or $3 a day.

i asked him if what he makes is enough? 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 raqqa 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. we are just by one of the dumping places where 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 day 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 raqqa. they were too scared to talk, too 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 are also in the business. he is ending his shift playing with the bin cat, amber, and he sometimes shares with hm some of the leftover food they find. like everyone in the country, syrian or lebanese, he is desperate to leave. "the dream is europe but the reality is this", he tells me. many syrians thought the world has let them down and 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". don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @annitabbc. thank you for watching.

hello again. over the next couple of days, especially from wednesday and thursday, it's going to turn milder, but also wetter than it has been. today, though, we've got a clutch of weather fronts coming our way, introducing some heavy and persistent rain. blustery conditions as well, but starting to turn milder from the west. now the rain's pushing northwards and eastwards, as it bumps into the cold air in the hills of scotland will see some transient snow before that reverts back to rain later on as the milder air pushes in. it will brighten up across northern ireland, in through merseyside, wales and the southwest with some sunshine, but that could trigger some sharp thundery showers. but you can see the milder conditions already in the west — temperatures picking up, though, in the east. now, as we head on through the evening and overnight,

the rain continues to move northwards and eastwards. we've got the next batch coming in across northern ireland and also western scotland and we'll see some further rain coming in across the south west of england. tonight, it's going to be a milder night than it was last night. so as we head on into tomorrow, once again, we're pumping in this mild air from the azores. it's coming in from the southwest, moving across all our shores. but you can see from the weather fronts it's not going to be a dry picture. so we still have the rain across northern ireland, in scotland pushing north eastwards. we've got the rain in the south west of england, also pushing north eastwards. in between there'll be limited brightness and then the rain peps up again across wales and south west england, blustery conditions across the south and also the west. but temperatures on wednesday peaking at about 15 or 16 degrees. into thursday it's a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and some showers. some of the showers could be heavy and thundery still blustery winds in the south and also the west. and temperatures could get up as high 17 degrees somewhere in the east

during the course of thursday. but for many, we're looking widely between 1a and 16 degrees. overnight wednesday into thursday, we've got an area of low pressure pushing across us, taking some rain and some strong winds. at the moment, it looks like the strongest winds will be across the english channel, but this could move a bit further north or a bit further south, but temperature wise, slowly starting to come down. and that leads us into an unsettled weekend with slightly lower temperatures.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: six people, three of them young 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. opposition parties in israel prepare to enter talks with benjamin netanyahu's far—right coalition after the delaying of controversial plans to overhaul the justice system. prince harry returns to london's high court as it continues its hearing over multiple privacy claims brought against the publisher of the daily mail.

the largest trade union in france urges macron to put his pension reforms on hold , as another day of demonstrations gets under way. 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 8 and 9. and three adults, all in their sixties. 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 three and eleven. 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? cbs correspondent cristian benavides is in nashville with the latest. overnight, we got this disturbing surveillance video which shows the moment is that the assailant approaches the building. we also know from that video that the

assailant shoots at the door and thatis assailant shoots at the door and that is how they are able to get inside the school. from what authorities have told us, first they shotin authorities have told us, first they shot in the first floor then went to the second floor. that is when the shooter was confronted by five responding officers. two of those officers shot the suspect and killed them on sight. what we know from this is that three children are dead. all nine years old. three staff members from the school, including the head of the school who was there. officials are saying that this was a targeted attack because the individual in this case, 28—year—old audrey hale, had mapped all of this out. officials said that they had to assault weapons and a

handgun. officials are looking at that manifesto during a press conference yesterday. they hinted that they are looking into what that manifesto says, whether there is a motive there. ultimately, there is no explanation for something like this to happen. it happens, as we know, so often here in america. it's another community that is grappling with a school shooting, with a situation like this. we have spoken to some people near here, this is the entrance that leads to the church and the school. this is affiliated with the church. the school has around 200 pupils, this is a small group, the people that are coming here to drop off flowers or teddy bears. they are saying how heartbroken they are, because this is a religious school. they are not

only leaning on each other but also the power of prayer. protests have continued in israel, despite prime minister benjamin netanyahu's decision to postpone controversial reforms to thejudicial system. weeks of mass unrest against the judicial reforms continue. police try to disperse protesters demanding that the measures are dropped altogether. our middle east correspondent anna foster is injerusalem. let me ask you about some of the confusion about these reforms. the government appears to have proceeded with an udder stage of the legislation?— with an udder stage of the leaislation? , , ., ., legislation? this legislation, the 'udicial legislation? this legislation, the judicial reforms, _ legislation? this legislation, the judicial reforms, are _ legislation? this legislation, the judicial reforms, are more - legislation? this legislation, the judicial reforms, are more than l legislation? this legislation, the i judicial reforms, are more than one law, more than one change. the one that we focus on is the one that

affects the judiciary, the ones that would give the government the ability to select judges, would give the government the ability to selectjudges, and also the ability to reverse decisions that had been made by the supreme court. there are still other laws that the government is trying to get through. the reason it is trying to do this now is because the current parliamentary session is almost over. it's due to end at the end of this week. the main law, the one causing the problem is, the wand that benjamin netanyahu said he would pause, has not gone away. he has kicked it forward into the next parliamentary session. the problem is that the statement that he made didn't fit the demands that the protesters were making. they wanted that legislation to be scrapped altogether. you said that opposition leaders have agreed to talks and dialogue, that's how it was sold by the prime minister, bear in mind

there didn't need to be a statement, they didn't need to be a specific suggestion of dialogue. these are all petitions, they could have sat down at any point in time over the last 12 weeks, since these demonstrations have been going on, and had a discussion about how to reach a consensus on the situation. but they haven't done that, it took the firing of the defence minister by benjamin netanyahu and then the protests. then the strikes that paralysed large parts of the country to bring this to a head and to achieve a small concession. they say that this had not met the demands and the actions will continue, with regular protests will continue until that legislation has gone away. from benjamin netanyahu's point of view, he needs to keep his coalition partners on side, we pause and wait to see what will happen next. in

terms of protest and in terms of public response. it i’m terms of protest and in terms of public response. it i'm interested b the public response. it i'm interested by the opposition _ public response. it i'm interested by the opposition leaders - public response. it i'm interested by the opposition leaders saying l public response. it i'm interested l by the opposition leaders saying to negotiate and then they are carrying on. they are saying that we shouldn't cooperate until they withdraw all the legislation. putting that aside, we have heard that the defence minister has been sacked he says that he hasn't had the formal letter so he is carrying on in thejob. it the formal letter so he is carrying on in the job. it gives the impression that nobody is in control of events. , , , impression that nobody is in control ofevents. , , , . of events. this is very technical, from the official— of events. this is very technical, from the official prime _ of events. this is very technical, from the official prime ministerl of events. this is very technical, l from the official prime minister of israel account, there was a tweet saying that he had been fired. but to do the firing you have to present the person with a physical letter then they are terminated 48 hours later. it would appear, who knows what's going on behind the scenes? that was the thing that caused so much anger and frustration on the streets. he is a fellow party

member, a former soldier, he is somebody who is and should be part of the inner circle. to have him fired like that caused a lot of upset. you mentioned the response to netanyahu's response to talks, he has dismissed those, the opposition leaders have said, they saw the effect on the country, they say they are prepared to sit down and have dialogue. they will be the three main characters. there is no love lost there, at all. they will not necessarily be lost there, at all. they will not necessarily he talks that are especially friendly. but will they be productive? we will see. another day of nationwide protests has started in france as opposition builds against president macron's pension reforms. the leader of the largest trade union confederation has urged the government to put the plans

on hold, and wants the president to accept some form of mediation for up to six weeks. over a million people took part in protests in the last week, leading to violent clashes on the margins of we have had pictures from marseille which have shown _ we have had pictures from marseille which have shown protest _ we have had pictures from marseille which have shown protest building . which have shown protest building up. it is scheduled to begin in one hour's time. i'm joined now by our paris correspondent hugh schofield. we know that this was one of the reasons that king charles�*s visit was cancelled, we have had some fairly alarming interventions by the head of the paris police and the interior minister.— interior minister. there is apprehension, _ interior minister. there is apprehension, to - interior minister. there is apprehension, to say i interior minister. there is apprehension, to say the | interior minister. there is i apprehension, to say the least. interior minister. there is _ apprehension, to say the least. here in paris, and other cities to. places with a strong history of street fighting, from the left, they have seen their fair share of

troubles too. there is apprehension and expectation of more trouble. it won't be in the mean duration of the demonstration, but if last thursday is anything to go by, it will be groups of these black blocks, organised far left activists who take on the police at the end of the demonstrations and try to force confrontations by setting fire to bins and throwing stones. smashing windows and so on. we will have to see if it is on the level of last thursday. last thursday was a watershed, a real moment as which it was obvious that the crisis was escalating to be more than a series of peaceful civil demonstrations, it was becoming violent. over the weekend, we had this extremely violent clash between police and

protesters out in the west of the country about water rights. whether left, organised activists had gathered in force with the intention of taking on the police. the police came and there were injuries on both sides. some protesters in serious condition. all that has greeted a tense atmosphere in the capital, especially, the police are saying they expect some of the protesters, some from across europe, to be here today in paris. some from across europe, to be here today in paris— some from across europe, to be here today in paria— i'm joined now by mathilde panhaleux in paris. mathilde is confederal secretary for the cfdt union. thank you for being with us. are you as organisers of the protest that has worked hard to remain peaceful,

concerned about what the police prefect and the home affairs minister have said about the risk that these protests are going to get hijacked by extremists troublemakers who may cause violence? thank hijacked by extremists troublemakers who may cause violence?— who may cause violence? thank you very much- — who may cause violence? thank you very much- we _ who may cause violence? thank you very much. we are _ who may cause violence? thank you very much. we are concerned i who may cause violence? thank you very much. we are concerned about| very much. we are concerned about violence. _ very much. we are concerned about violence. we — very much. we are concerned about violence, we are always condemning all forms_ violence, we are always condemning all forms of— violence, we are always condemning all forms of violence on property or people _ all forms of violence on property or people. physical or symbolic. we also are — people. physical or symbolic. we also are worried that these acts of violence _ also are worried that these acts of violence are overshadowing the niillions— violence are overshadowing the millions of demonstrators who have been marching peacefully for two and a half— been marching peacefully for two and a half months. they are demanding the withdrawal of the pension reform. — the withdrawal of the pension reform, our two concerns on violence and the _ reform, our two concerns on violence and the fact _ reform, our two concerns on violence and the fact that it could overshadow our demands. moreover, we are concerned _ overshadow our demands. moreover, we are concerned that the social crisis has turned — are concerned that the social crisis has turned into political crisis in

recent— has turned into political crisis in recent days. the outcome of this crisis _ recent days. the outcome of this crisis is _ recent days. the outcome of this crisis is unknown at the moment. we are very— crisis is unknown at the moment. we are very concerned that this crisis could _ are very concerned that this crisis could benefit the far right in the end _ could benefit the far right in the end the — could benefit the far right in the end. the balance that we have since a few _ end. the balance that we have since a few days _ end. the balance that we have since a few days is — end. the balance that we have since a few days is fuelling this process. what _ a few days is fuelling this process. what about the possibility of compromise? the french prime minister who is appointed by president macron has said that she will convene talks over the coming weeks. but we'll talk about things like opportunities for those who are employed in heavy physical work, may be to have lighter work in that additionalfew be to have lighter work in that additional few years that they are working. some other tweaks. a lot of those proposed in the process and in the end the government ignored those and then won a no—confidence vote.

in the end doesn't that mean it's over? the reform has happened, pension age has risen by two years and therefore the protests will not achieve anything. i and therefore the protests will not achieve anything.— and therefore the protests will not achieve anything. i understand what ou mean, achieve anything. i understand what you mean. the _ achieve anything. i understand what you mean, the law— achieve anything. i understand what you mean, the law is _ achieve anything. i understand what you mean, the law is under- achieve anything. i understand what you mean, the law is under scrutiny| you mean, the law is under scrutiny of the _ you mean, the law is under scrutiny of the constitutional council, it is still not _ of the constitutional council, it is still not over. it might overthrow some _ still not over. it might overthrow some or— still not over. it might overthrow some or the complete law, the fight is not _ some or the complete law, the fight is not over— some or the complete law, the fight is not over and it is not to late to redraw— is not over and it is not to late to redraw the — is not over and it is not to late to redraw the law because the government did not have the majority _ government did not have the majority. it passed the law by force using _ majority. it passed the law by force using constitutional device and article — using constitutional device and article 49.3 of the constitution. this has— article 49.3 of the constitution. this has fuelled the anger of the workers — this has fuelled the anger of the workers and the citizens. $9.3

this has fuelled the anger of the workers and the citizens. 49.3 has been used — workers and the citizens. 49.3 has been used dozens _ workers and the citizens. 49.3 has been used dozens of— workers and the citizens. 49.3 has been used dozens of times, i workers and the citizens. 49.3 has been used dozens of times, and l workers and the citizens. 49.3 has been used dozens of times, and it| been used dozens of times, and it has been authorised by the constitutional council, why would they throw it out now? the constitutional council, why would they throw it out now?— they throw it out now? the law is housed in — they throw it out now? the law is housed in a _ they throw it out now? the law is housed in a financial— they throw it out now? the law is housed in a financial law, - they throw it out now? the law is housed in a financial law, it i they throw it out now? the law isj housed in a financial law, it could not be _ housed in a financial law, it could not be a — housed in a financial law, it could not be a good vehicle. moreover there _ not be a good vehicle. moreover there was— not be a good vehicle. moreover there was no blockage, it was not blocked _ there was no blockage, it was not blocked in — there was no blockage, it was not blocked in the national assembly, the government didn't have the majority — the government didn't have the majority. the vote could have happened, 96% of workers are against the reform _ happened, 96% of workers are against the reform and 75% of the global population are against the reform. we will— population are against the reform. we will see what the constitutional council _ we will see what the constitutional council is _ we will see what the constitutional council is saying, in the meantime we are _ council is saying, in the meantime we are not— council is saying, in the meantime we are not stopping the mobilisation

against _ we are not stopping the mobilisation against this unfair and brutal reform — against this unfair and brutal reform that will affect the lives of all workers in france.— all workers in france. thank you very much- _ let's show you these pictures that have just come in of the duke of sussex returning to the royal courts ofjustice in london for the second day of a high court hearing over multiple privacy claims brought against the publisher of the daily mail newspaper. the gambling firm william hill has received a record £19.2 million penalty after the uk gambling commission found widespread and alarming issues at the company. in one case, a customer was allowed to open a new account and spend £23,000 in 20 minutes, without any checks. here's andrew rhodes, chief executive of the gambling commission.

he told the bbc that the commission had considered removing william hill's license altogether but because the company had shown willingness to make changes, it had given it a record fine instead. i'm joined now by the clinical lead for the nhs northern gambling service, matt gaskell. what do you make of this fine? and also the words from the regulator that had it not been for william hill being willing to make changes it would have withdrawn license? fin it would have withdrawn license? on the one hand, we are seeing these repeated fines on major gambling operators, the gambling commission are paying closer attention to standard practices at and abuses and the way in which they are delivering injustices to the population in this way. but, it is the cost of doing

business as far as the industry is concerned. we have a business taking £15 billion a year in gross yield after winnings are paid back, this is small beans, really. we also understand that when these licences will be revoked?— will be revoked? there is no clarity when the regulator _ will be revoked? there is no clarity when the regulator will _ will be revoked? there is no clarity when the regulator will use - will be revoked? there is no clarity when the regulator will use its i when the regulator will use its power, it can actually take a licence away? is there no appeal from that? is it a pre—entry thing, would it be for a limited time? they haven't used the power yet,. the laws of their— haven't used the power yet,. the laws of their to _ haven't used the power yet,. the: laws of their to protect haven't used the power yet,. tte: laws of their to protect young people, to protect the vulnerable, to safeguard against unavoidable losses, to make sure gambling funds can't be used. the proceeds of crime can't be used. the proceeds of crime can't be used. the proceeds of crime can't be used, for example. from our

experience, we are seeing that this is standard practice for the gambling industry, this is normal business. if you show some skill or show some edge you are likely to have your account restricted all closed down. if you are losing money, this will be encouraged, the industry will use a variety of practices to market to you to an incentive i've further losses. they will cross sell to more addictive products, deliberately designed and engineered to exploit decision—making and reward pathways. there is an awful lot for the government to do to take back control over an industry that is out of control. . , ., control over an industry that is out of control-— control over an industry that is out of control. can you give us a sense of control. can you give us a sense ofthe of control. can you give us a sense of the scale _ of control. can you give us a sense of the scale of _ of control. can you give us a sense of the scale of the _ of control. can you give us a sense of the scale of the problem? i of control. can you give us a sensej of the scale of the problem? there are lots of people who do gamble, lots of people do it in person in shops, we have them on most high streets around the uk. some of these businesses are global, they operate online and operate in other areas,

with different regulators. but is the scale of the problem that you see in the north of england significant? it see in the north of england significant?— see in the north of england significant? see in the north of england siunificant? , , significant? it is significant. the -roblem significant? it is significant. the problem is _ significant? it is significant. the problem is that _ significant? it is significant. the problem is that the _ significant? it is significant. the problem is that the data - significant? it is significant. the problem is that the data is i significant? it is significant. the problem is that the data is very| problem is that the data is very difficult to get hold of, as to what's going on. once you look a little bit more closely, the actual gambling population rather than the general population, you start to see a different picture emerged of much more significant harm. they can use figures that a number of people in the publishing don't gamble or gamble once in awhile. but if you are a more frequent engage with the industry, the risks rise exponentially. we have a substantial problem on our hands, we need the government to transform the industry and put it on a different footing with a comprehensive set of public health policy measures.— with a comprehensive set of public health policy measures. thank you very much- —

he has at least shone a light on some of the practices that his organisation is concerned about. that protest in france, that led to the cancellation of the king charles�*s visit, it would have been the first visit since becoming kink. union members are gathering, these are pictures in paris, is looking calm at the moment. these pictures are from bordeaux, in fact. there are from bordeaux, in fact. there are protests organised in most of the major cities and most of all in paris. where people are still fighting with the smell of the rubbish that has been piling up. the

rubbish that has been piling up. the rubbish that has been piling up. the rubbish that wasn't destroyed in the fires. a sign of the anger in france. you're watching bbc news. over the next few days, especially from wednesday and thursday it will turn milder but wetter than it has been. today we have weather fronts coming our way, introducing heavy persistent rain, blustery conditions as well, starting to turn milder from the west. the rain is pushing northwards and eastwards, as it bums into the cold air, we will see some snow before that goes back to rain later on, as the milder air pushes in. it will brighten up in northern ireland, merseyside and the south—west with some sunshine but that could trigger some thundery showers. you can see the milder

conditions in the west. temperatures picking up in the east. as we head on through the evening, the rain continues to move northwards and the next batch comes in through northern ireland and western scotland and further rain in the south—west of england. tonight is a milder night thanit england. tonight is a milder night than it was last night. as we head into tomorrow, once again we are pumping in this mild airfrom the south west, moving across our shores, you can see from the weather fronts it won't be a dry picture. we still have rain across northern ireland and scotland moving north eastwards. we have rain in the south—west also pushing northwards. in between is limited brightness and then the rain picks up again across wales and south of england. blustery conditions across the south and the west. temperatures on wednesday peaking at 16 degrees. thursday, a mixture of bright spell sunshine and some showers. some of the showers

could be heavy and thundery, still blustery winds in the south and west. temperatures could get as high as 17 degrees, somewhere in the east during the course of thursday, for many looking widely between 14 and 16 degrees. we have an area of low pressure pushing across us, taking rain and strong winds, it looks like the strongest winds will be across the strongest winds will be across the english channel, this could move a bit further north or south. temperature wise, slowly starting to come down and that leads us into an unsettled weekend with slightly lower temperatures.

taking to the streets again, a new day of national strikes and protests in france, against president emmanuel macron's pension reforms. and why mexico is positioned to profit as a manufacturing hub as tensions between the us and china continue to build. welcome to world business report, i'mjagdip cheema. let's begin in france, where hundreds of thousands of workers are taking part in more strike action today. this it's the tenth such mobilisation since protests started in mid—january against a controversial new law,