welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... police in nashville release footage from officers who responded let's go! police in nashville release footage from officers who responded to a mass shooting in a school. they say the attacker had bought seven guns legally. three children — all aged nine — were killed, along with three adults — among them the head teacher. clashes erupt in france between police and protesters angry with president macron�*s pension reform plans. more action is planned for next month. at least a0 people have died in a fire at a migrant processing facility on the us—mexico border.

and a huge payout by william hill — one of the world's biggest betting companies — after the uk regulator issues it with the largest penalty it's ever imposed. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin today in the united states — where police who are investigating a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attacker had legally purchased seven guns and hid them at the family house. audrey hale, a 28—year—old former pupil, shot six people dead, including three children, all nine years old, and the school's head teacher before being shot and killed by officers. let's take a look at gun violence in the us.

a mass shooting is defined as four or more people being injured or killed. it's only march, and there've been over 130 mass shootings across the us so far this year. and there've been more than 600 mass shootings in each of the last three years. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent this report from nashville — a warning, it contains some distressing footage. this is the moment when audrey hale prepares the kill. the 28—year—old turns up at the school in a car, shoots the glass to get inside, then stalks the halls with a rifle. minutes later, police officers arrive. let's go! footage released by police shows when officer engelbert enters the school. after a room—to—room search of the ground floor, they hear gunfire upstairs

and head to intercept. as he rounds the corner, one of the officers spots the attacker and takes the shot. gunfire police say the assailant, audrey hale, carefully planned the attack, and that she was born a woman but recently identified on social media as a man. her victims were nine—year—olds evelyn, hallie and william, and three staff members, cynthia peak, mike hill and katherine koonce, the head teacher. police say audrey hale was a former student here at the school and had no criminal record, and that resentment may have been the motive. a friend of hers has told the bbc tonight they communicated moments before the attack. i received an instagram dm from audrey, basically saying that i would see her on the news this evening, and that something tragic

was about to happen. i was just speechless. like, i'mjust like... i'm sorry, like, i'm still trying to wrap my head around what we're going through as a city. officers say hale had a manifesto and could have killed more people. we've determined that audrey bought seven firearms from five different local gun stores here legally. three of those weapons were used yesterday during the horrific tragedy. she was under doctor's care for an emotional disorder. law enforcement knew nothing about the treatment she was receiving. it's caused president biden to renew his call to ban assault rifles, the type used in the shooting.

he and lawmakers from both sides passed major gun safety legislation last year, but many republicans say a ban goes too far. the grief here is unimaginable, but it's all so familiar. mass shootings are now a regular occurrence here in america. i've reported on a few, and what i tend to hear from people and what i've have been hearing today is that they say, "we don't do politics, we do prayers." but guns are political. this is a deeply conservative state, and even the republican lawmaker who represents the district here published a christmas card last year which appeared to show him with his family, including young children, proudly holding assault rifles — the type of rifle that president biden has once again called to ban. but when you talk about a ban, when you mention that word, when you even talk about restrictions, people here don't want to hear it. they believe a ban or a restriction

would be an infringement upon their constitutional right to bear arms. and what people here are much more focused on is praising the police officers for their quick reaction in shooting the assailant. nomia iqbal reporting on that story for us. hundreds of thousands of protesters in france have been staging another day of strikes and rallies against the government's pension reforms with some demonstrators clashing with riot police. people are angry after legislation to raise the retirement age in france from 62 to 64 was forced through by president emmanuel macron�*s government. our paris correspondent lucy williamson sent this report. the temperature rose as the sun went down. across france, fires burned like beliefs as bright as fever. young protesters with their rocks and bottles, disappearing in clouds

of tear gas fired by riot police in bordeaux, in nantes, and in paris. it took minutes for this peaceful protest to turn violent. hidden amongst the main demonstration, masked protesters who are now taking on the police. running through the lines of police, the white and black helmets of the specialist units known as brav—m — rapid reaction teams, tasked with stamping out trouble. a new target for protesters after growing allegations of abuse. a video emerged last week apparently showing brav—m officers hitting a protester in the face. and an audio recording appears to have captured threats, intimidation, and racist insults against a group of student protesters. "next time, you won't be going to the police station, you'll be going to the hospital," one officer is heard saying. salome is one of them. she has since filed a complaint and was back out protesting today.

it is important that police can contain violence and protect people — but in that case, the violence was against us and they were not protecting us. we must be protected from them. that is really worrying to me. the protests across france today were, as usual, largely peaceful, and smaller than last week — but police say some mainstream protesters are joining agitators in attacking them. after covid, after everything that happened in france, inflation and everything, people started to be really tense and that does not help to reduce the violence against the police because the police are representing the state, so in a way when you attack the police, you might feel you are protesting against the state. tonight, fires are burning across france as president macron struggles for a way out of this crisis, with political negotiations frozen and the streets on fire. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. at least a0 people have died in a fire at a migrant

processing centre in mexico, that officials say started during a protest against deportations. many of the victims are thought to migrants from central and south america trying to reach the united states. dozens of people were also injured in the incident and taken to hospital. the fire occured at a facility in ciudad huarez, across the border from el paso, texas. i'm joined now by giovanni lepri, who is the un refugee agency's representative in mexico. it's great to get you on the programme, as i understand it, the mexican president has said some of the migrants in the centre set mattresses ablaze. what's your first reaction to this incident?— reaction to this incident? thank you for havin: reaction to this incident? thank you for having me _ reaction to this incident? thank you for having me on _ reaction to this incident? thank you for having me on your— reaction to this incident? thank you for having me on your programme. | reaction to this incident? thank you - for having me on your programme. the first reaction is that it's a tragedy, there is no other way to describe it. it's a tragedy, it's describe it. it's a tragedy, its dramatic, but it's not the only one,

it's a symptom of a much bigger situation, a much bigger issue that is affecting people on the move in this region. we are talking about thousands of thousands of people on the move for different reasons — seeking protection or alternatives — and i think we should look at this tragedy from this perspective. you alluded there _ tragedy from this perspective. you alluded there to the current migrant situation at the us southern border — what are your specific concerns right now about what's going on there? , ., ., ., ,., there? the situation at the border is complex. _ there? the situation at the border is complex. but — there? the situation at the border is complex, but it's _ there? the situation at the border is complex, but it's not _ there? the situation at the border is complex, but it's not the - there? the situation at the border is complex, but it's not the only i is complex, but it's not the only one, there are others in the region. but the border areas between mexico and the us are amongst the most dangerous for many reasons. so for people that are refugees or people on the move, or migrants, they spend long periods of time along the border in situations that are

already dangerous. this gives another layer of risk for people that are already taking an extremely dangerous journeys. that are already taking an extremely dangerousjourneys. and of course, as always, the most vulnerable are women and children because this tragedy that we saw yesterday, last night affected exclusively man, but people on the moves, thousands of people on the moves, thousands of people on the move, and you're talking about families and children. so it is a situation that is of very high concern, and calls for alternatives — the fact that people will take those very dangerous risks across mexico, but across much wider regions. you're well aware that most of the people arriving in mexico pass through the jungle between colombia and panama. it's an extremely dangerous place, so it's a dangerous location.—

dangerous location. given how dangerous _ dangerous location. given how dangerous and _ dangerous location. given how dangerous and parentless - dangerous location. given how dangerous and parentless that j dangerous and parentless that journey is, as you've just described, why are people still making this journey? described, why are people still making thisjourney? can described, why are people still making this journey? can you talk us through some of the reasons for this? , , ., ., ., this? yes, this region at the moment is hostin: this? yes, this region at the moment is hosting 2096 _ this? yes, this region at the moment is hosting 2096 of— this? yes, this region at the moment is hosting 2096 of all— this? yes, this region at the moment is hosting 2096 of all spaces - is hosting 20% of all spaces worldwide, your talk about 20 million between those displaced and refugees and asylum—seekers. this is because the americas as a region became much more complex in terms of security, and terms of many countries facing generalised violence, there is the very serious issue of public order — we can name them, but in the past we would say that mostly people would come from north and america through mexico, and many to the us and others would stay in mexico. now the numbers of countries that we can add up in

terms of the origin of many people needing protectionjust terms of the origin of many people needing protection just increased dramatically in the last few years. and of course, covid aggravated the situation and the consequences, as well. so yeah. situation and the consequences, as well- so yeah-— well. so yeah. thank you for your time on newsday. _ well. so yeah. thank you for your time on newsday. thank- well. so yeah. thank you for your time on newsday. thank you - well. so yeah. thank you for your time on newsday. thank you forl time on newsday. thank you for havin: time on newsday. thank you for having me- _ one of the world's biggest betting companies, william hill, has been ordered to pay more than £19 million for failing to protect its customers in the uk, that's the largest penalty ever imposed by the regulator. the gambling commission said it had found "widespread and alarming" problems. katie razzall has more. gamble responsibly with william hill... william hill likes to say it promotes responsible gambling, but today the regulator, the gambling commission, has found otherwise. it's accused the company of widespread and alarming failures which put vulnerable

customers at risk. gambling itself has never been easier — you can bet on sports, or play poker, for example, at the click of a mouse or using an app on your phone. but there are meant to be checks and balances in place to protect those who might be at risk of gambling—related harm and prevent the industry from being exploited by criminals. it is these kinds of checks that william hill is being accused of not carrying out. one new customer, the commission says, opened an account and spent £23,000 injust 20 minutes without any intervention from the company. another lost more than £45,000 before william hill gave them a call. and some customers placed very large deposits, but no inquiries were made about where exactly the money came from. the regulator says it is prepared to take tough action over failures like these. what we have seen in this review is completely unacceptable. william hill accept that. william hill accept they need to improve things, and they have done, so but we will not hesitate, if we need to take firm

action, to do so again. we have since the beginning of last year suspended full licenses of operators. we have taken considerable action and will continue to do so. william hill was recently bought by 888 holdings. it said... the £19.2 million penalty is the largest gambling commission has ever imposed, but critics say it's nowhere near enough. so 90% of the gambling industry's profits, when you take away the national lottery, come from 5% of customers who are either addicted or at risk from addiction. so the £19.2 million fine may sound a lot of money to you or i, but it is not very much compared to william hill's turnover. it is much cheaper for them to simply pay the fine and keep doing business as usual. the government is due to publish a long—delayed review

of gambling laws within weeks. it is expected to call for major reforms, including more thorough checks on what gamblers can afford and tighter controls on advertising. but such measures are expected to be controversial and generate plenty of noise from the industry and its critics. theo leggett obviously, not katie rasul, apologies for that. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a unique opera production, written and performed by a cast who have all experienced homelessness, which has been described as a "lifesaver". the accident that happened here was the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. the precautions worked, but not quite well enough to prevent old fears about the safety features

of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. the eiffel tower's birthday- is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent gustave eiffel. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... in 2008, 23—year—old norwegian student martine vik magnussen was killed after a night

out in london. hours after her death, the only suspect in the case — farouk abdulhak, the son of one of yemen's richest men — fled to yemen, which has no extradition treaty with the uk. 15 years on, the bbc arabic�*s special correspondent nawal al—maghafi has tracked down mr abdulhak, and he has finally admitted involvement in the death. 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. a celebration turned tragedy when their friend, 23—year—old norwegian student martine vik magnussen, was killed. her body was found underneath rubble in a london apartment block. the postmortem showed she died from compression to the neck. you don't know what to do. you don't expect something like that to happen to you. you don't know how to read how

to react, what should you do, who should you contact, who can help you. you just are unable, i was unable to do very much. 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's been 15 years since martine's killing, and no one has heard from him since. but as a yemeni myself, i used my local connections to make a renewed effort to find farouk abdulhak. after months of research, ifinally found his profile on an instant messaging app. he's on it — look. he's typing. my main goal was to find answers for martine's family. because abdulhak has evaded justice for so long, i was granted special permission to secretly record our

conversations, as long as he knew who i was, as finding the truth about the case is in the public interest. but nonetheless, i wanted to give him an opportunity to go on the record. i travelled to yemen hoping to do an interview. like, just always or because i'm a journalist and it makes you nervous? i tried to get answers on the phone. i mean, there must be some point where you start remembering. i don't believe that you don't remember anything. my attempts did not end there. 0ur conversations continued for months. and then, finally, a confession.

in an extraordinary series of messages, he claimed martine's death was a sex accident gone wrong and that he'd taken a lot of cocaine. when i asked him about moving her body, he said he didn't remember. if you were to speak to farouk yourself, what would you want to know? the only way for the people of the farouk family to move on, to get some respect is to have him go back to london, and then we can have justice for martine. a grieving family unable to find peace untiljustice is served. nawal al maghafi, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the candidate selected as parliament's nominee for the position of first minister is humza yousaf. applause

scotland has formally elected humza yousaf as its new first minister, succeeding nicola sturgeon, after a vote in the scottish parliament. the leader of the pro—independence scottish national party becomes the country's sixth first minister, and the first from an ethnic minority background. the terrorism threat level in northern ireland has been raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is considered highly likely. the british security service mi5 say its assessment follows a rise in dissident republican activity, including a recent gun attack on a top police officer. this decision reverses a downgrade from last march — the first change in 12 years. prince harry appears in a london high court for a second day of testimony. he and other high profile figures have brought multiple privacy claims against the publisher of the daily mail newspaper. the duke of sussex says he is "deeply concerned" by their "unchecked power, influence and criminality". now, opera is all about

the highs and lows of life — but in the uk, there's a production which can be said to really draw on the hardships its cast have experienced. navtej johal has the story. just about to go on. any nerves? no, i'm very confident, yeah. we're going to show them the best of what we can do. simon is about to walk on stage at one of the most prestigious concert halls in london. he will perform in front of hundreds of people who have bought a ticket to see him and dozens of others who all once felt invisible and ignored. the 58—year—old from nottingham reached this point from a tough start. can you show me where you used to sleep rough? yeah, i used to come down this way. when he was 16, simon became homeless after problems with his family. sometimes i'd sleep in the toilet at night because it was warm.

i felt so insecure. at times i'd feel like committing suicide. simon continued to have struggles into his adult life, but streetwise 0pera helped him turn things around. it's an opera company that works with people who have experienced homelessness. it's changed my life completely from head to toe, from within. i have friends which i've never had. i havejoy, peace, love. their latest project is a show with nine micro operas, all written and performed by people who have been homeless from across manchester, nottingham and london, culminating in a big performance at the queen elizabeth hall in london, accompanied by the bbc concert orchestra and the 16 choir. all of the performers share the experience of being homeless. a lot of our performers talk

about how when they've experienced homelessness, they feel unseen, they feel ignored, and this is an opportunity for their voices to be heard. so, this is it. they began working on this project a year ago, and it all comes together now. the performers are walking on stage. the bbc concert orchestra and hundreds of audience members await them. cheering and applause cheering to everyone involved, that was absolutely magnificent. cheering how was that? absolutely fantastic. you know, itjust feels like i'm a real star. a standing ovation and a night they'll never forget. an extraordinary well done. navteonhal, bbc news. let's end on the discovery of a lifetime for one very

lucky australian. using just a budget metal detector, an amateur gold digger has found a rock containing $160,000 worth of gold. the man wants to stay anonymous — but he made the discovery in victoria's goldfields. that's it from us. hello there. after the dry and sunny day that most of us had on monday, tuesday's weather was, well, a little bit disappointing, wasn't it? we had a lot of cloud around and outbreaks of rain. and it wasn'tjust that it was a wet day, it was also quite chilly for a late march day, with temperatures for quite a few of us, around 8—9 celsius. but looking at wednesday's weather picture, it will at least be turning a lot milder, although we have got more rain on the way. now, the milder weather conditions will be brought in on these fairly gusty southwesterly winds, so some very mild aircoming ourway. that process of the southwesterly winds bringing mild air is well under way — at the moment, but we've got a lot of cloud around with patches of drizzle. so quite a damp start to wednesday,

i think, with a few mist and fog patches around the coast and hills in the west, but temperatures starting off wednesday at around 10—11 celsius in places. now, for wednesday itself, we've got several weather fronts that will be pushing across the uk, each bringing episodes of rain. so, a cloudy and damp start to the day, then we get these bursts of fairly heavy rain working in from the southwest — some of the wettest weather through the morning across northern ireland and western scotland, then later in the day, wales and parts of southern england could get some really heavy rain, might even see some localised surface—water flooding. it's unsettled, but it is mild, temperatures up to around 15, maybe 16 celsius. those gusty southwesterly winds continue then through wednesday night, and into thursday, it's a slightly less damp day, i'd say. brighter skies, there'll be a bit more in the way of sunshine around, but it is a day of sunshine and showers. and come the afternoon, the showers are going to be quite widespread — some of them heavy, the greatest risk of seeing thunderstorms stretches from southwest england towards the home counties and east anglia. temperatures, though,

could hit 16 or even 17 celsius, which would make it one of the warmest days of the year so far. from thursday into friday, well, we get more rain. the rain will be widespread across england and wales, some of it'll be really heavy. across more northern areas into scotland, perhaps the far north of england — you're escaping with some drier and brighter weather here. a few spots of rain across eastern areas. those temperatures, though, won't be as high — 12—13 celsius, but those rainfall totals mounting up on the last day of the month. heading into april, well, it's unsettled still — "april showers" pretty much sums it up. expect a bit more rain this weekend.

hello, i'm marc edwards with your sport, and there's only one place to start. scotland have stunned spain in a sensational victory that helps them take a seismic leap towards qualifying for euro 2024 — manchester united midfielder

scott mctominay the star of the show. he opened the scoring for the hosts crashing in a deflected effort afterjust seven minutes. then things got even better for steve clarke's side as mctominay grabbed his second of the night to give scotland, grabbed his second of the night to give scotland their first competitive victory over spain for 39 years. they top group a, three points above the humbled spaniards and five in front of a stuttering norway. wales maintained their good start to euro 2024 qualifying, following their tremendous draw with croatia in split — kieffer moore headed the hosts in front against latvia. it would've been 2—0 soon after the break — neco williams seeing his shot saved in stunning fashion. it finished i—0 wales equal on points with the croats it finished i—0, wales equal on points with the croats at the top of group d. england manager sarina wiegman is expecting beth mead to miss this summer's world cup because of a long—term knee injury. the forward was the player of the tournament as they won euro 2022, winning the golden boot in the process. but she ruptured her acl playing for her club arsenal in november,

euro 2022, winning the golden boot in the process, and wiegman, in announcing her squad for their friendlies next month, says it's very likely mead won't be back in time for the tournament