this is bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. let's go! police in nashville release footage from officers who responded to a mass shooting in a school. they say the attacker bought seven guns. they were legally purchased. three of those weapons were used yesterday during this horrific tragedy. three children, all aged nine, were killed, along with three adults, among them the head teacher. at least a0 people have died in a fire at a migrant processing facility on the us—mexico border. clashes erupt in france between police and protesters angry with president macron�*s

pension reform plans. it took minutes for this peaceful protest to turn violent. hidden amongst the main demonstration protesters were now taking on the police. italy introduces a law banning the production and sale of synthetic foods, including artificial meat. and we go underground to access london's new super sewer, aimed at cleaning up the river thames. hello and welcome to the programme. police in the united states 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. 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 to kill. the 28—year—old turns up at the school in a car, shoots the glass to get inside, and then stalks the halls with a rifle. minutes later, police officers michael and rex arrive. let's no! michael and rex arrive. let's go! footage _ michael and rex arrive. let's go! footage released - michael and rex arrive. let's go! footage released by - michael and rex arrive. let's i go! footage released by police shows when — go! footage released by police shows when officer _ go! footage released by police shows when officer engelbert i shows when officer engelbert enters the school. after a room to room search of the ground floor they hear gunfire upstairs and had to intercept. as he rounds the corner, one of the officers spots the attacker and takes the shot. 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—old evelyn, halle, 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, had no criminal record, and that resentment may have been a motive. a friend of hale's has told the bbc denied they communicated moments before the attack. i they communicated moments before the attack.— before the attack. i receive and instagram _ before the attack. i receive and instagram diem - before the attack. i receive and instagram diem from i before the attack. i receive - and instagram diem from laundry basically saying that i would see her on the news later on this evening and something tragic was about to happen —— audrey. i wasjust tragic was about to happen —— audrey. i was just speechless. like, i'mjust like... i'm

sorry, like, iam like, i'mjust like... i'm sorry, like, i am still trying to wrap my head around what we are going through as a city. officers say hale had a manifesto and could have killed more people. we manifesto and could have killed more people-— manifesto and could have killed more --eole. ~ ., more people. we have determined that audrey _ more people. we have determined that audrey bought _ more people. we have determined that audrey bought seven - that audrey bought seven firearms from five different local gun stores here legally. three of those weapons were used legally doing this horrific tragedy. she was under a doctor's eli an emotional disorder. law—enforcement knew nothing about the treatment she was receiving. it nothing about the treatment she was receiving.— was receiving. it has caused president — was receiving. it has caused president biden _ was receiving. it has caused president biden to - was receiving. it has caused president biden to renew i was receiving. it has caused | president biden to renew his calls 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 band goes too far. the grief here is

unimaginable, but it is also familiar. mass shootings are now a regular occurrence here in america. i reported on a view and what they tend to hear from people and what they have been hearing today is 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 rivals that president hyden is once again called to ban. but when you talk about a man, when you mention that would come when you even talk about restrictions, people who don't want to hear it. —— president biden. they believe a ban or restriction would be a restriction would be a restriction on the constitutional right to bear arms. what people here are much more focused on is praising the police officers for the quick reaction in shooting the assailants.

north america correspondent nominee wilder. let's get some of the day's other news. the political party of the burmese nobel laureate aung san suu kyi has been dissolved by myanmar�*s military rulers. the national league for democracy had refused to re—register as a party under strict new rules introduced by the military. 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. the president of the international olympic committee has defended plans that would allow russian and belarusian athletes back into international competition as individual neutral athletes. thomas bach said allowing their participation works despite the ongoing war. the ioc had placed sanctions on russia and belarus following the russian invasion of ukraine in 2022.

two women have been stabbed to death at a muslim religious centre in the portuguese capital, lisbon. police shot the suspect in the leg and were then able to detain him. the attacker is believed to be of afghan origin, but the motive is unclear. both victims were portuguese. one had taught the attacker english at the centre and the other was a classmate. at least 39 people have died in a fire at a migrant processing centre near the us—mexico border. mexico's president, andres manuel lopez obrador, says the migrants caused the fire, which broke out during a protest against their impending deportation. nickjohnson has the details. but a warning that you might find some of the images in this report distressing. this woman, from venezuela, frantic as her husband is taken to hospital. "i saw many people laying

on the floor," she said. "i didn't know what to think. "they tell me nothing." dozens have been killed in the fire at this facility, which is used for processing migrants and sits just metres from mexico's border with the us. it's thought the fire broke out just after midnight, prompting the mobilisation of firefighters, ambulances, and military personnel. the city ofjuarez is one of mexico's border towns, where many migrants remain stranded while they attempt to seek refuge in the united states — the city of el paso, in texas, the other side of the border. the mexican president, andres manuel lopez obrador, claimed the fire started during a protest by migrants at the prospect of their deportation. translation: they put mats at the door of the shelter - and set them on fire as a protest and did not imagine that it would cause this terrible tragedy. the number of migrants from latin america heading to the mexican border towns has increased in recent weeks, as they anticipate the end of a trump era policy which gives the us government

the power to quickly expel migrants trying to cross its border. as the number of migrants continues to increase, it's hoped further tragedies such as this can be avoided. nickjohnson, bbc news. i wasjoined earlier by luicy pedroza, who is a professor at the college of mexico. she has conducted research into the experience of migrants in the americas and other parts of the world. i began by asking how she felt about this tragic incident. well, first of all, thank you very much for this invitation to answer your student i am appalled as a human being, and very ashamed as a mexican citizen and i am and raged as an expert who has observed migration policies develop in mexico over the last years. i am especially enraged that the

president has used the word shelter to describe a detention facility where people are locked in a jail —like facility. this is not a shelter. we have seen the signs of this coming for some time. you mentioned the signs of this coming for some time. whether any warning signs that this potentially could happen, especially considering the number of people who've lost their lives was yellow yes, paul unfortunately there have been warning signs, justin 2020 was also a mutiny inside a detention facility of the same agency, the national institute of migration, but that was on the southern border of mexico. one person lost his life and, of course, it was very regrettable, but it pales in comparison to the loss of life that we have suffered from the night of yesterday until today,

29 people who are still in a critical condition, so we have known for years that the conditions inside this detention centres are in human, that there is lack of hygiene, sanitation, that people are kept for hours on end without food or water, that they are deprived from their personal belongings, with no communication with the outside world. and to me that sounds more like a jail than a shelter, than a migrant shelter. so we can imagine why people were starting to rebel against this kind of detention and these appalling conditions. and what more is known about the people that were at this particular migrant processing centre? it is reported that they were from different south american countries such as guatemala, mundoora's, el salvador. what more is known about them?— about them? most of these eo - le about them? most of these people came _ about them? most of these people came from - about them? most of these people came from central |

people came from central america, actually, the majority came from guatemala and the second largest group was from honduras, the third was el salvador. there were also some nationals from venezuela, and even some nationals from colombia. most, if not everyone, because for families, women and children there are other detention centres, so this was one designated for men. 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 was one of them. she's 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. letters brings a breaking news. in the past half hour it has been confirmed that the british entertainer and former bbc radio two presenter paul o'grady has died at the age of 67. the tv star, also known for his drag queen persona lily savage, died on tuesday evening, the liverpudlian hosted a show on bbc radio two for nearly a0 years before leaving last august. he also presented a number of tv shows including blind date and blankety—blank. his partner said he would be greatly missed by all those who enjoyed his humour, wit, and compassion. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a guided tour of london's new £5 billion super sewer — aimed at cleaning up the river thames.

the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some 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 trade union conference. - a small crowd outside| included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians

wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police in the us say the suspect involved in a mass shooting, at a school in nashville had legally purchased seven guns. clashes have erupted in france between police and protesters angry with president macron�*s pension reform plans. more action is planned for next month. president biden says he hopes that the israeli prime minister will abandon the judicial reform law that has sparked weeks of protests and a political crisis. benjamin netanyahu delayed the proposal on monday after large numbers of people took to the streets. speaking from the tarmac before boarding air force one, president biden said he hoped mr netanyahu would try to work out a genuine compromise.

like many strong supporters, i'm very concerned. i'm concerned they get this straight. they can't continue down this road and i sort of made that clear. hopefully the prime minister will act in a way when he tries to work out some genuine compromise but that remains to be seen. i asked our north america correspondent, peter bowes, if this means president biden is taking a tougher line on israel. well, it appears to be the case that certainly president biden is using stronger language. what's interesting about this though is that the message is still somewhat confused. just 2a hours ago, the beginning of the week after benjamin netanyahu announced he was delaying those controversial plans to inform the judiciary, the line from the white house in washington was that there

should be compromise on those proposals. now we have president biden still talking about compromise but also saying mr netanyahu should walk away from those plans, that they should be abandoned altogether. it's difficult to see at the moment in terms of where the president draws the line. does he think there is any credit, at least in part of those reform plans, the basis for a compromise or should they be thrown out altogether? i think either way, it is significant that he is, in this way, criticising what mr netanyahu is i had been hoping to achieve. netanyahu is i had been hoping to achieve-— to achieve. and has there been any reaction — to achieve. and has there been any reaction to _ to achieve. and has there been any reaction to president - any reaction to president biden's comments? well, it's a little while _ biden's comments? well, it's a little while since _ biden's comments? well, it's a little while since you _ biden's comments? well, it's a little while since you made - little while since you made those comments but what is interesting is howjewish interesting is how jewish groups interesting is howjewish groups here in the states have been responding, notjust in the last 2a hours but over the so—called days that we've seen these protests intensified in

israel. these are pro— israeli government groups in the united states that, under normal circumstances, would want to try to be speaking with a uniform voice but there are differences emerging in terms of the messages that they are sending. it's actually quite similar to the differences we are seeing in the messages coming out of the white house and we are seeing and hearing some criticism, yes, of what the protesters are doing but also some praise for those protesters in terms of the stance that they are taking. 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 a minority ethnic background. the italian government has introduced a draft law that, if approved, will ban the production and sale of synthetic foods — including artificial meat. the bill would ban the sale, production and importation

of food "from cell cultures or tissues derived from animals". the bill would ban the sale, production and importation of food "from cell cultures or tissues derived from animals". if the ban is approved by parliament, penalties for violators would include fines of up to $65,000. a little earlier i spoke to our reporter sofia bettiza, who told me more about the legislation. well, this new legislation, what this new plans legislation is about is banning the use of since at the products that are made in laboratories. —— banning the use of synthetic products. the way this works is you take living cells from animals, grow them in a laboratory and reduce food that tastes like meat without having to actually slaughter any animals. now, this is seen as having huge potential because it's a way to produce food that tastes like meat, that looks like meat but that doesn't involve the killing of any animals and that is why this

new ban in italy is attracting quite a lot of criticism from animal—rights groups because they are saying that lab—grown meat is more sustainable, it's a good option, and it could be the future. 50 a good option, and it could be the future-— the future. so what are they concerned — the future. so what are they concerned about? _ the future. so what are they concerned about? why - the future. so what are they concerned about? why is i the future. so what are they| concerned about? why is the italian government introducing the van? . v . italian government introducing the van? ., �*, ., italian government introducing thevan? ., �*, ., the van? that's a good point, the van? that's a good point, they haven't _ the van? that's a good point, they haven't actually - the van? that's a good point, they haven't actually had - they haven't actually had identified any major concerns and some are saying this is a political move. the italian government is a right—wing nationalist government and they've —— pledged to protect italian food which of course in italy is seen as a national treasure from technological advances that could be harmful and this case, they are seeing synthetic meat as a threat to the traditional link between agriculture and food production. also, italy is seen ljy production. also, italy is seen by the italian government as being at the forefront of food safety and food quality survey are very, very careful about

what they allow in. synthetic food is not widely available yet but there is being quite a lot of promising research into how to produce it. last year the us deemed synthetic meat safe to eat so it is very possible that in the next couple of years, this could be available to buy in supermarkets and because it's more sustainable and environmentally friendly, it could become quite popular. for decades london's victorian—era sewers have discharged raw sewage into the river thames after heavy rain. but that could be about to change, thanks to a vast tunnel that's been built underneath the river 7m wide and 25km long. our environment correspondent jonah fisher was given a rare opportunity to ride a bike along the tunnel before it fills up with sewage. just looking for history. looking for stories, really. lara is a mudlark, forever searching the brown banks of the river thames.

ifound a complete iron age pot, a tudor shoe... but alongside the treasures are more familiar items that have been flushed away. condoms, tampax applicators, sanitary towels, wet wipes. we are spoiling it, you know? we are pouring our waste into it and just destroying it. but deep beneath the river, the clean—up plan is nearly ready to flow. a £5 billion tunnel, the largest and deepest the capital has ever seen. the reason we are riding on bikes through this tunnel is �*cause it'sjust so big — it's 15 miles long, all the way across london, under the river thames. and the idea behind it is, well, that it will collect the sewage and storm water that at the moment goes into the river, and take it downhill to east london where it can be processed properly. here we are at the victoria interception point,

which is this connection tunnel here. we believe that we'll capture 95% of the volume of spills into the river, and that will all be because rather than going into the river it's coming through a tunnel like that into this tunnel. this will clean up the river quite significantly? absolutely. after years of abuse, just maybe the tide has turned. jonah fisher, bbc news, on the banks of the river thames. let's remind you let's just remind you of our breaking news: it's been confirmed that the british entertainer and former bbc radio two presenter, paul o'grady, has died at the age of 67. the tv star, also known for his drag queen persona lily savage, died on tuesday evening. he hosted a show on radio 2 for nearly ia years before leaving last august. his partner said he would be greatly missed by all those who enjoyed his "humour, wit and compassion".

that's all for now. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lmmisztak. 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 air coming 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 south—west — 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 south—west 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.

this is bbc news. the headlines: police in the us city of nashville have said the suspect involved in a mass shooting at a school had legally purchased seven firearms. audrey hale, a 28—year—old former pupil, shot six people dead, including three children, before being killed by officers. paris police say 27 people have been arrested in the french capital, during clashes between police and protesters angry with president macron's pension reform plans. there was further violence after the government forced through the legislation, without a vote in the lower house of parliament. at least a0 people have died in a fire at a migrant processing centre on the mexico—us border. many of the victims are thought to have been central and south american

nationals trying to reach the united states. dozens of people were also injured in the incident. now on bbc news — panorama. tonight on panorama, what's gone wrong with our housing? this is your bedroom. that's not very good. so that is next to you when you sleep. a third of us used to live in council homes. i have a bill of 27,000. i'm a pensioner. i won't be able to pay that bill. now we have ageing and rundown properties. this collapsed and my nan's bed was directly below.