ben woolvin reports.s news of this morning's shooting spread. police were on the scene within nine minutes of the emergency call. they say all of the victims were 12, two of them have been seriously injured and another died at the scene. according to the latest information, one of the victims died almost immediately at this location in the school. and two other victims were transported to the hospital in helsinki. police say the suspect, a 12—year—old boy, initially fled the scene but was quickly arrested a short distance away in helsinki. they say the license for the handgun he is believed to have used was held by a close relative. the finnish prime minister says incidents like this remain rare, but he says every one is one too many. the police say they don't yet know why a 12—year—old might have carried out this attack on other children. ben woolvin, bbc news. now to a story that will interest milions of people with type one diabetes around the world. patients in england are to be offered a pump that's

ben woolvin reports. of the school day, as news of this morning's shooting spread. police were on the scene within nine minutes of the emergency call. they say all of the victims were 12, two of them have been seriously injured and another died at the scene. according to the latest information, one of the victims died almost immediately at this location in the school. and two other victims were transported to the hospital in helsinki. police say the suspect, a 12—year—old boy, initially fled the scene but was quickly arrested a short distance away in helsinki. they say the license for the handgun he is believed to have used was held by a close relative. the finnish prime minister says incidents like this remain rare, but he says every one is one too many. the police say they don't yet know why a 12—year—old might have carried out this attack on other children. ben woolvin, bbc news. the time is 13.17. our top story this afternoon. seven aid workers are killed in an air strike in gaza with british citizens

ben woolvin, bbc news. the solar eclipse on monday here on bbc news. you can also find lots more on the bbc news website including how scientists will be conducting experiments during the four minute blackout window. a british man hasjust become the first person to run the entire length of africa. 27 year old russ cook, an ultra marathon runner, who calls himself the hardest geezer, has finally reached the finishin line after a year on his feet. his epicjourney had pitfalls along the way — it ended in the last half an hour in tunisia. ellie price has more. lets go! day four. day six. only the hardest geezer could run nearly every day for more than 350 days. covering more than 10,000 miles, the entire length of africa. russell cook has done it. day 349 of running the entire length of africa. he has run through desert, rainforest, savannas, mountains, jungles, and 16 countries. he has so far raised nearly £700,000 for the running charity and sandblast. he has had complications with his health... visas... the

ben woolvin, bbc news.m new childcare support. working parents of two year olds are now eligible for 15 hours of childcare a week during school term time. but there are questions about the number of staff and spaces available as demand rises, and labour is asking whether the scheme can be delivered. our education editor branwenjeffreys reports. childcare for these toddlers is becoming a politicalfootball. parties competing to score a goal with the parents. the government now funding 15 free hours in term time for two—year—olds whose parents work. childcare providers say costs are rising faster, so their other charges to parents could go up. i know a number of local nurseries have put fees up for a second time. they went up in september and they are going up again in april. i willjust have to review it and see what happens by the end of august, and then — the fees will go up, they have to go up in september, in order to accommodate the wage rises. as a working mum, kirsty will benefit from september. but she

ben woolvin, bbc news. of the country. our correspondent, emma vardy, has been looking at some of the way you can safely catch a glimpse a once—in—a—century solar eclipse will be happening right here in north america. so you want to watch it? but haven't we always been told, never look directly at the sun? here's what you need to know. the old advice still applies — you mustn't look directly at a solar eclipse. that could permanently damage your retina, the part of your eye which senses light. so to witness this spectacle, what can you do? time to accessorise. these are solar viewing, or eclipse, glasses. nasa says they're 1000 times darker than your average sunglasses and will keep your eyes safe. they're widely available but remember to check that they have the iso symbol and have the code 12312—2 to show that they meet the latest international safety standard. and if you don't have eclipse glasses, you can make a pinhole projector with just paper or foil pricked with a small pinhole. this allows you to w

i spoke to our correspondent ben woolvin about the impact of the strikes. now. it is very quiet here at london's euston station today. even the pasty shop in the station is closed. that is because this is the first day of three days of rolling strike action planned by train drivers here in the uk who are in dispute about their pay and working conditions. this station would normally connect london to the uk's major cities, including birmingham, manchester, liverpool, glasgow and edinburgh. but none of those mainline services are running today because of the industrial action. the only services running from here are transport for london trains. the aslef union is the union in question and its general secretary is one of those on the picket line here this morning. well, the people behind me haven't had a pay rise for half a decade, and at the core of this is the right for everybody in the cost of living well, the people behind me haven't had a pay rise for half a decade, and at the core of this is the right for everybody in the cost of living crisis to have a

our correspondent ben woolvin reports.dedicated much of his life to helping others. this is him two years ago, being awarded an obe for services to disabled people. he is now giving up his role as a dementia champion to make a point about what he says is a crisis in the making. when you are limiting a neurological condition, that is a big, caring, heavy ask. that carer has a lot going on in their life. the last thing that they are probably able to get their head around is the complexity of their benefit entitlement. his complexity of their benefit entitlement.— complexity of their benefit entitlement. , ., . entitlement. his main concern unpaid carers being — entitlement. his main concern unpaid carers being told _ entitlement. his main concern unpaid carers being told told _ entitlement. his main concern unpaid carers being told told to _ entitlement. his main concern unpaid carers being told told to repay - carers being told told to repay thousands of pounds after earning too much in benefits. the threshold is £151after—

ben woolvin has more. all right, guys, are we ready? preparing for totality.e moon. who's excited? the eclipse is coming! the eclipse is coming, the eclipse is coming! eclipse chaser leticia ferrer is ready to witness daytime darkness for her 21st time. i've seen 20, all over the world. it's just such a feeling in my soul, that i'm so grateful to be there, and so happy to see it, and i'm sort of addicted to them. i'm addicted to that feeling of that... for those few seconds or minutes, being one with the universe and being really present and feeling it. i think it's going to be scary cos it's going to be very dark at, like, daytime. and i've never seen an eclipse. my parents are scared, too, because they've also never seen an eclipse, either. the last time a total eclipse was visible in the us was in 2017, when thousands gathered here in oregon. this year, the united states is a great place to see a total solar eclipse. it will be coming up through mexico and exiting up towards maine, so across the central part of the united states. you need to be inside the p

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our correspondent ben woolvin reports. and if you go a penny over you lose all the £81.90. that can accumulate because often the dwp system does not pick it up and the onus is on the carer to tell dwp — for example they may have got a pay rise, there may have done overtime, they do not realise they have gone over it and have worked it out over a month rather than a week. they lose all of that, it accumulates and they have to pay it back. they are being criminalised. the issue is one of many facing carers, with a debate at westminster this week hearing calls from those providing full—time support to receive payments in line with the living wage. the government must commit to improving carer's allowance. a government spokesperson said carer's allowance has been increased by almost £1500 since 2010. they said the government is committed to fairness in the welfare system, with safeguards in place for managing repayments while protecting the public purse. on monday, carer christie michael told breakfast how extra money would ma

our reporter ben woolvin has the report. all right, guys, are we ready? preparing for totality.ting up towards maine, so across the central part of the united states. you need to be inside the path of totality to see the total eclipse, which is a small band. however, you can see a partial eclipse from all over the united states. so here in washington, we will see about 87% of the sun covered by the moon. in the uk, people in the west of the country should be able to catch a partial eclipse from just before 8:00pm tomorrow evening. it's been almost 25 years since the last total eclipse was visible here, in 1999. the next one will be 66 years from now, in september 2090. we're joined now by astronomer ben marshall. what is so good about an eclipse? you get lots of different eclipses but on monday it is a total eclipse so the mill is so close it will completely cover the sun so during the day it will go pitch black, like it is the middle of the night and you will be able to see the stars and more importantly see what is called the corona around the sun which is very rare to see bec