atiq ahmed has been a strong critic for the ruling party during his election campaigns.lessness in the state. the former chief minister and leader of the opposition has said that when a person who has an under police protection is has been killed like this, what would happen to a normal person who is travelling or commuting in the state? the incident has so far attracted reactions from various political leaders also. along with the criticism of lawlessness, it has been said that this is the murder of democracy, because the chief minister of utter panache —— uttar pradesh has said that he will ensure that all the gangsters are wiped out from the state. atiq ahmed was one of the gangsters, and that is how he has attracted the criticism after his death. ., ~' , ., , attracted the criticism after his death. ., ~ ,, , . motoring groups in the uk have welcomed the government�*s decision to cancel the construction of new smart motorways, but insisted the announcement does not go far enough. existing stretches of smart motorway in england will remain, but more emergency stopping

so, atiq ahmed has been a strong critic for the ruling party during his election campaigns... has said that when a person has been under police protection is has been killed like this, what would happen to a normal person who is travelling or who is commuting in the state? the incident has attracted reactions from various political leaders also, along with the criticism of lawlessness it has been said that this is the murder of democracy because the chief minister of uttar pradesh has earlier told in the legislative assembly that he will ensure that all the gangsters in the state are wiped out from the state. atiq ahmed was one of the gangsters, so that is how he has attracted the criticism after his death. time for sports news. here is hue, that is not you, it is paul. hello. a big day of premier league action at both ends of the table. nottingham forest can climb out of the bottom three later if they beat manchester united. meanwhile, arsenal are looking to restore their six—point lead at the top of the premier league table, gabrieljesus and martin 0degaard got them off to

so atiq ahmed was trying to...lawlessness in the state. the former chief minister and current leader of the opposition, akhilesh yadav, has said that when a person who has been under police protections has been killed like this, then what would happen to a normal person who is travelling or commuting in the state? the incident has so far attracted reactions from various political leaders also. along with the criticism of lawlessness, it has been said that this is the murder of democracy, because the chief minister of uttar pradesh, yogi adityanath, has told in the legislative assembly that he will ensure that all the gangsters in the state are wiped out from the state. atiq ahmed was one of the gangsters, and that is how he has attracted the criticism after his death. in a month from now we will know the winner of this year's eurovision song contest, which will be taking place in the uk. and ahead of this year's competition, contestants are taking part in live shows around europe, including one in london this eveni

atiq ahmed, who had been convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead live on television along with his brotherering questions from journalists when they were killed in allahabad. 0ur south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan gave me this update. it was a shocking incident, and it was all shown live on tv when this gun attack happened. atiq ahmed is from uttar pradesh, the most populous state in northern india, and he was a former politician, member of the state assembly is a former mp, but there were dozens of cases against him of attempted murder, extortion and kidnapping, and the police and others accused him of running an underworld operation in the uttar pradesh state. he was convicted in a kidnapping case last month, and he and his brother were brought to the city for a medical checkup, and journalists were asking questions. the whole thing was live on tv, and suddenly shots were fired and these two men were killed, and the police say that they have arrested three suspects, but this has sent shock waves across the country about how this was allowed to happen when someone, even though

so atiq ahmed was trying to...situation of lawlessness in the state. the former chief minister and current leader of the opposition, akhilesh yadav, has said that when a person who has been under police protections has been killed like this, then what would happen to a normal person who is travelling or commuting in the state? that's about one of our top stories, the shooting of four people dead in dadeville, alabama. but at least 20 others have been injured. we can join raymond porter, the superintendent for education, of the schools for the county. you have been at the crime scene command. i am aware that your knowledge of what is going on is dependent on what you have been hearing from the press conferences, as a service. your focus is more the children who go to school in that area. how are you able to support them through such a tragic event?— able to support them through such a trauic event? ., ., ., ,. ., ., tragic event? tomorrow, when school is in session. — tragic event? tomorrow, when school is in sessio

so atiq ahmed was trying to...nister and current leader of the opposition, akhilesh yadav, has said that when a person who has been under police protections has been killed like this, then what would happen to a normal person who is travelling or commuting in the state? let's get some of the day's other news now. syrian activists say that there's been another deadly attack by so—called islamic state militants on people searching for truffles in the desert. the uk—based syrian observatory for human rights says that 26 people — both civilians and military personnel — were killed in the raid of hama. yemen's houthi rebels and the saudi—backed yemeni government have exchanged additional prisoners on the final day of a process which has seen nearly 900 detainees exchanged in all. local media says that two planes carrying 90 detainees in total left from the houthi—run sanaa international airport and the government—held northern city of marib. at the same time, another plane took off from sanaa towards marib "carrying doz

atiq ahmed — who had been convicted of kidnapping — was shot dead live on tv, along with his brother.journalists when they were killed in allahabad. the bbc world service's south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan has been giving us the latest. it was a shocking incident and it was live on tv when the gun attack happened. atiq ahmed is from northern india and he was a former politician, he was a member of the state assembly, as well as former mp. he had dozens of cases against him of attempted murder, extortion and kidnapping and the police and others accused him of running an underworld operation. he was convicted in a kidnapping case last month and he and his brother were brought for medical checkups and journalists were asking questions. the whole thing was live on tv and suddenly shots were fired and these two men were killed. police say they have arrested three suspects, but this has sent shock waves across the country, how this was allowed to happen when someone, even though he was a convicted criminal, could be killed while policeman was surrounding him and it was live on

atiq ahmed was under police escort facing murder and assault charges.ourt declined to hear his petition, in which he alleged there was a threat to his life from the police. to the uk, and 118 people have been have been arrested at the grand national — one of the most prestigious horse races in the world. they were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public nuisance offences in relation to disruption. a large number of police had been deployed to the ground after animal rights activists had warned they would try to disrupt the race. 0fficers went onto the course to remove the protesters. the start of the race was delayed for 1h minutes whilst the group were cleared, but it did eventually go ahead and was won by corach rambler ridden by the jockey derek fox. 0ur correspondent sharon barbour was at aintree racecourse. well, it's been a really tense day here at aintree, a day of high drama. it began with the protesters animal rising which, all week, had threatened to disrupt that most important of races in the racing calendar, the grand national, w

atiq ahmed — who had been convicted of kidnapping — was shot dead live on tv along with his brother.nswering questions from journalists when they were killed in prayagraj. in the uk hundreds of amazon workers have begun a three day strike in a dispute over pay. six hundred members of the gmb union in coventry walked out and are calling for a pay rise from 10 pounds 50 to 15 pounds an hour. amazon does not recognise the union and said only a tiny proportion of its workforce was involved in the dispute. more strike action is due to take place later this week. here in the uk, the scottish national party has denied it's facing financial problems. it follows reports in a sunday newspaper of claims by the snp�*s treasurer that there are "difficulties" balancing the books. but the party says the finances are in balance. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has more for two years, police scotland have been investigating the snp�*s finances. the former chief executive, peter murrell, he was arrested just over a week ago. he was released without charge and the home that he shares wit

atiq ahmed — who had been convicted of kidnapping — was shot dead live on tv along with his brother.y were killed in prayagraj. 16 people have been killed and nine others injured after a fire at a residential building in dubai. the blaze began on the fourth floor of the five—storey building in the al—ras neighbourhood in the old part of the city. all those so far confirmed to have died are from overseas. elon musk and his spacex team are preparing to launch what is described as a mammoth rocket named starship into space on monday. the stainless steel machine is 394 feet tall — more than twice the height of a nasa space shuttle. the rocket and spacecraft combination can hold more than 100 people and is said to play a major role in nasa's artemis programme, which aims to establish a long—term human presence on the moon. earlier, i spoke with former nasa astronaut and chemical engineer leroy chiao to get a sense of what to expect during tomorrow's launch. first of all, spacex have launched rockets before. what makes this one in particular so exciting? well, this is by far the biggest ro

atiq ahmed — who had been convicted of kidnapping — was shot dead live on tv along with his brother. gagdekar chhara gave us more details. reporters were asking questions to these two people, brothers. atiq and his brother, one among them first shot atiq and then ashraf was shot dead. all this has happened amidst heavy police protection to both of them, because both were trying to get into the hospital. as soon as they get out from the police van, and they were approaching the hospital, at that time reporters tried to stop them for questions, and three assailants were hiding as journalists among this group of people, and they first killed them and then they started shouting, "jai shri ram," which is a slogan that has normally been used by hindu extremists in various parts of the country. and then all three, they surrendered themselves, and they did not agitate once they realised both the people were killed. this entire incident has created havoc among many people in the country, and this news has remained at the top since last two days, because this incident happened more than 100 po

atiq ahmed, who had been convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead live on tv along with his brother.were killed in prayagraj. our correspondent, roxy gagdekar chhara, gave us more details reporters were asking questions to these two people, brothers. atiq and his brother, one among them first shot atiq and then ashraf was shot dead. all this has happened amidst heavy police protection to both of them, because both were trying to get into the hospital. as soon as they get out from the police van, and they were approaching the hospital, at that time reporters tried to stop them for questions, and three assailants were hiding as journalists among this group of people, and they first killed them and then they started shouting, "jai shri ram," which is a slogan that has normally been used by hindu extremists in various parts of the country. and then all three, they surrendered themselves, and they did not agitate once they realised both the people were killed. this entire incident has created havoc among many people in the country, and this news has remained at the top since last two days

atiq ahmed, who had been convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead live on tv along with his brother.illed in prayagraj. 0ur correspondent roxy gagdekar chhara gave us more details. reporters were asking questions to these two people, atiq and his brother. first atiq and then his brother was shot dead. police protection to both of them — they were both trying to get into the hospital. as soon as they get out from the police van, they were approaching the hospital. at that time, reporters tried to stop them for questions. assailants were hiding among journalists, amongst that group of people. they first killed them and then they started shouting a slogan that has normally been used by the hindu extremists in various parts of the country. all three surrendered themselves and did not — they realised that both the people were killed. this entire incident has created havoc among many people in the country because i think ahme — more than 100 police cases were registered against him and he was a gangster. at the same time, he was also a law—maker. he was a parliamentarian. and he lost elect

atiq ahmed — who had been convicted of kidnapping — was shot dead live on tv along with his brother.urnalists when they were killed in prayagraj. nurses in england could carry out rolling strikes until christmas if they fail to reach a deal with the government over their current pay dispute, according to a union leader. the head of the royal college of nursing, pat cullen, called for the government to put more money on the table. but ministers have insisted the offer is "fair and reasonable". damian grammaticas reports. claps don't pay the bills! in an already stretched health service, months more strikes are now a real prospect. the royal college of nursing's leadership had recommended the pay deal. now, taking its cue from its members, escalating action is coming, with the government's call for strikes to be put on hold rejected. we'll absolutely not do that. we've strike action for the end of this month, beginning of may, and then we will move immediately to ballot our members. if that ballot is successful it will mean further strike action right up until christmas. chanting: what

atiq ahmed, an organized crime leader who also served in india's parliament, was shot in the head, aswas his brother ashraf ahmed, a former legislator in uttar pradesh state. at the time of the murders, the brothers were being escorted in handcuffs to a hospital for a medical checkup. the assassins were swiftly arrested by police. >> according to primary information, three men came posing as media personnel and started firing. three people have been arrested and they are being interrogated. the brothers died in this incident. amy: both victims were from india's muslim minority. one of the assassins was recorded chanting a slogan popularized by hindu nationalists in anti-muslim campaigns. french president emmanuel macron signed into law a hotly contested retirement overhaul, which raises the retirement age from 62 to 64 years and extends the years of work required to receive a full pension to 43 years. the constitutional council on friday ruled in favor of the measure after macron and his party had to ram it through by executive action given its widespread unpopularity, including among