city, birmingham, has had to net globe... city, birmingham, has had to get ready — globe..., has had to get ready in a — globe... city, birmingham, has had to get ready in a hurry _ globe... city, birmingham, has had to get ready in a hurry having - to get ready in a hurry having stepped in after original host durban pulled out. this is the alexander stadium which is being revamped and will host the opening and closing ceremonies as well as the athletics. birmingham reckons someone from every one of the commonwealth nations and territories lives that and often claims to be the youngest city by population in europe. far the youngest city by population in euro e. ., ., , the youngest city by population in euroe. ., ., , _, ., europe. for it to be coming to birmingham. _ europe. for it to be coming to birmingham, my _ europe. for it to be coming to birmingham, my home - europe. for it to be coming to birmingham, my home town, | europe. for it to be coming to i birmingham, my home town, i'm europe. for it to be coming to - birmingham, my home town, i'm very proud _ birmingham, m

i'm bringing it home - for birmingham. i'm bringing it home for birmingham. _ for birmingham. i'm bringing it home for the ones who feel _ for birmingham. i'm bringing it home for the ones who feel like _ for birmingham. i'm bringing it home for the ones who feel like they - for the ones who feel like they don't — for the ones who feel like they don't belong. bring it home. bring it home _ don't belong. bring it home. bring it home. let's bring it home. fresh from his successes with team gb we can speak to swimmer tommy who will be with team england at the commonwealth next year great to speak to you john. we could buy that video there's clearly a lot of excitement as you prepare to be returning to compete on home soil for the criminals in birmingham. yes, absolutely excitement spurring and i think in international multiple games back at him like he said, the home crowd isjust so exciting and i can't wait to be a part of it. exciting and i can't wait to be a part of it— exciting and i can't wait to be a art of it. ., ' , ., ., part of it. how different is aga

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for the birmingham 2022., it is the pinnacle _ netball and squash, it is the pinnacle for them in terms of the global— pinnacle for them in terms of the global sporting calendar. of course for other— global sporting calendar. of course for other sports like athletics and swimming, perhaps it doesn't hold that status, but we have heard from athletes _ that status, but we have heard from athletes that they are really keen to be _ athletes that they are really keen to be part — athletes that they are really keen to be part of birmingham 2022. dean asher— to be part of birmingham 2022. dean asher smith, adam peaty, all backing these _ asher smith, adam peaty, all backing these games and saying they want to take part _ these games and saying they want to take art. ~ ., ., , ., these games and saying they want to take art, . ., ., , ., , take part. what we are seeing now is dame louise — take part. what we are seeing now is dame louise martin _ take part. what we are seeing now is dame louise martin with _ take par

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from a commonwealth, political and sporting perspective, a lot is riding on birmingham 2022.m after what we've been through, i think that will be a massive legacy for everybody. amid pressure for the commonwealth games to remain relevant, the hope is the baton'sjourney around the world will help generate enthusiasm before the stars of 2022 aim to emulate england's golden netballers and create more memorable moments. laura scott, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud _ chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud around _ chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud around today - chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud around today for i chris is with me. there has been a i bit more cloud around today for most parts of the uk but we still managed a bit of sunshine, for example here in norwich. you might have noticed how warm the air felt today compared with yesterday. temperatures have been leaping upwards. today up to 20

the 14—year—old also told birmingham crown court that he'd never carried a knife.utside his home in handsworth on 21st january. five teenagers deny murder and weapons offences. phil mackie is at the court. bring us up to date on what has been said. to bring us up to date on what has been said. ., . ~' ,, bring us up to date on what has been said. ., ., ~ i. . ~ ., bring us up to date on what has been said. ., ., ._ bring us up to date on what has been said. ., ._ ' said. to take you back to january 21 this ear, said. to take you back to january 21 this year. that _ said. to take you back to january 21 this year, that was _ said. to take you back to january 21 this year, that was when _ said. to take you back to january 21 this year, that was when keon - this year, that was when keon lincoln was killed outside his home in handsworth in birmingham. video shown at the start of the trial showed the attack, it lasted around 40 seconds and showed a group of people get out of a car, chase him outside his street, one of them firing a gun and the others carrying knives. tha

from a commonwealth, political and sporting perspective, a lot is riding on birmingham 2022. that will be a massive legacy for everybody. amid pressure for the commonwealth games to remain relevant, the hope is the baton'sjourney around the world will help generate enthusiasm before the stars of 2022 aim to emulate england's golden netballers and create more memorable moments. laura scott, bbc news. 0k, ok, let's have a look at the weather now. here's chris fawkes. hello again. for many of us, today has been a much warmer day than it was yesterday. but for many, it's been pretty cloudy. we have seen some breaks in the cloud, though, the best of these being across parts of northeast england. this is saltburn—by—the—sea in cleveland and redcar earlier on in the day. you can see the breaks in the cloud just here, quite a few breaks coming towards the southwest as well, but rain has been with you for much of the day, northern ireland, parts of west scotland. and the weather front that's been bringing the wet weather here will continue to be slow—moving, so further pulses of rain

he joins us from birmingham colored mark mood. welcome to al jazeera. how do we keep you? it's a horrible question. how do we make sure that british m, p. 's stay alive? well, 1st of all, i think go, what they, mr. speaker say that here will ensure that the support for for m p. 's available security's available and all those issues that are important to ensure that the members of alban are about to continue their duties as they've done with the support that they have. currently, i've are edwards and my local police. the way i make them aware of where my meetings are and should be needed, i would make an urgent call and they would get there. but i think that will now have to increase. how do you increase it? low to the point of still being able to do your job. there was literally something like 4 and a half or 5 minutes. when david amos was stabbed between somebody calling the police and the police getting there, and then the ambulances arrived by that point. he was all ready dying in effect because the helicopter, the paramedics helicopter landed, it didn't take off. they

work has already started on phase 1 of the line, which will go from london to birmingham.ingham to leeds has still not been given the final sign—off. and it's the prospect of this so—called "eastern leg" not being completed that's worrying some business leaders and politicians in the north of england. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has been investigating. we're terrible people! it's a decision that the government can't escape. rehearsals for this year's christmas production of wendy and peter pan are already under way here in leeds playhouse. i'd like to see the old captain do away with you! but the city has been preparing for hs2 for more than a decade. hs2 will bring with it £50 billion of growth, 40,000 newjobs, and that's got to be money and people that can fill this theatre on a nightly basis. and the levelling up of our country can only happen with investment coming across to cities like ours, so i do think that people will feel like it's a promise broken if it doesn't go ahead now. the cost of hs2 has grown to nearly £100 billion. many were expecting a

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the shading of red you see over birmingham is the flash flood warning that took place. it's in effect through the morning hours because of the excessive rain that you saw there a moment ago. weather prediction center here in the u.s. had identified moderate risk of flash flooding across these locations. you can see it is going to shift eastward through the course of the day today. so look out, the atlanta me tro area. it could lead to local eyesed flooding across that region. isa? >> thanks very much, derek. good to see you. >>> now, southern pakistan has been rocked by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake. at least 20 people are confirmed dead, including seven children. the epicenter was near the remote mountain village 100 kilometers. power was knocked out. the quake triggered a rock slide into the village. officials said nine people had to be airlifted by helicopter. >>> now, three weeks after disappearing, police are ramping up their search efforts for gabby petito's fiancee. why they are returning to a florida nature reserve. >>> plus, a tv exclusive, amazon defenders take y

john crabtree, you are overseeing the whole birmingham development and set up.times _ challenge has this been. i think sometimes i — challenge has this been. i think sometimes i smile _ challenge has this been. i think sometimes i smile when i challenge has this been. i think sometimes i smile when you i challenge has this been. i thinkl sometimes i smile when you say challenge has this been. i think i sometimes i smile when you say 294, sometimes _ sometimes i smile when you say 294, sometimes i _ sometimes i smile when you say 294, sometimes i don't. 294 days was that it has— sometimes i don't. 294 days was that it has had _ sometimes i don't. 294 days was that it has had its— sometimes i don't. 294 days was that it has had its challenges. we had a shorter— it has had its challenges. we had a shorter run — it has had its challenges. we had a shorter run to get into it, we didn't— shorter run to get into it, we didn't secure the games until four and a _ didn't secure the games until four and a half— didn't secure the games until four and a half years, normally

sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham.e to book deliveries 01’ or orders. kate hardcastle is a retail and conumer expert. we�*ve been reading on social media just how many tesco customers have been able to edit, find out information, understand if they can cancel their orders and it seems that on surveys testers might not have been that quick to respond put up have been that quick to respond put up i think there�*s a lot being asked of retailers at the moment particularly in the food arena where we are looking at everything from making sure shells are full for christmas, that vital trading. and also dealing with elements like climate change are a lot of retailers are having to stand up and be cancelled. this is put on customers who are very hungry to make sure that retailers behave the way they want them to behave. at the front of that has to be making sure that your transactions happen and you groceries are delivered. that your transactions happen and you groceries are delivered. details are still emerging over how the ac

yes birmingham with sheffield, nottingham and leeds.s. yes and ma'or cities, if you visit them i nottingham and leeds. yes and ma'or cities, if you visit them regularly, h cities, if you visit them regularly, they are as important as london. we have always prioritised and privileged london, which as a londoner is great, but we need to spread the opportunity. notjust spread the opportunity. notjust spread visiting and seeing our friend and family. it doesn't all have to be about bringing in money, but about spreading joy. and actually it is time that we had a proper network that we could rely on. it is going to cost money and thatis on. it is going to cost money and that is where we are stuck. star; that is where we are stuck. stay with money. — that is where we are stuck. stay with money, this _ that is where we are stuck. stay with money, this story - that is where we are stuck. stay with money, this story in the observer as we look forward to christmas and the availability of lorry drivers and staff. a story, small firm fury as amazon

birmingham are without a win in five games now.union's premiership.0uins, who were undefeated before this game, led by 2 points with five minutes to go before a tom curtis penalty put sale in front and then this last—gasp try from scrum half raffi quirke sealed a 28—22 win and moved sharks up to fourth in the table. meanwhile ulster are back on top of the united rugby championship, after their 26 points to 10 victory at home to the lions. at home to the lions — with nick timoney running in two tries on the night. concern though for full back will addison, who was stretchered off with an ankle injury. the chinese grand prix has been dropped from next year's formula 1 calendar. the shanghai race has not been held since the coronavirus pandemic began and covid restrictions in china mean that holding it is impossible. it's been replaced by the emilia romagna grand prix at imola in april. races in australia, canada, singapore and japan are back after all four countries missed the last two seasons. the season starts in bahrain on the 20t

katy austin, bbc news, in birmingham. now on bbc news, it's the travel show with christa larwood.w... having a blast in iceland. someone asked me if it was sped up. it's not. it was just, like, a sleep slope. that was crazy. chewing the fat in southern spain. offering a helping hand to lost seal pups in ireland. when she came in, she didn't look too great, but now she looks beautiful, one of the prettiest seals i've seen! terrified, but this is what it's all about, so let's give it our best shot. and the 26—mile slog to shake off the post—lockdown blues in paris. hello, and welcome to iceland, the little island that did very well against covid, fighting very aggressively from early on, and now is welcoming visitors back to its shores. and in that effort, it's had a little help from a rather unexpected and very volatile source. volcanoes are the rock stars in iceland. # what makes you feel good... or at least a cool place where rock stars can shoot their music videos, which is exactly what icelandic rockers kaleo did during this year's eruption. and like all good rock gods, this vo

the baton will travel across the commonwealth before arriving in birmingham for the start of the gamesi spoke to the double paralympic gold medallist kadeena cox who we saw taking the baton from the queen and kadeena told us how it felt. it was an absolute honour. firstly to meet the queen and then be able to meet the queen and then be able to have a quick chat with her and then being from such a diverse background. i'm a disabled female, black person and i think that represents what this games is about. and the diversity. to be able to do that in this way ijust thought and the diversity. to be able to do that in this way i just thought was so special and it made me feel really special to be a part of it. you have achieved so much already. you have achieved so much already. you have achieved so much already. you have won two gold medals in the past. you could almost sit back on your laurels, couldn't you? you clearly want to compete. what do these games mean to you? yes. these games mean to you? yes, sittin: these games mean to you? yes, sitting back — these games mean to you? yes, sit

she joys me from birmingham here in the u. k. and of course the, the sheer has are make up about 15 to 20 percent of the population of gunnison of historically suffered oppression. kidnapping, beheadings is the threat to this part of afghan society increasing now. absolutely at. this is another example of the continuation of the target to the parts against the has our community. i thought it has r s i s k and taliban are all the same because the in the past 20 years, both of the organizations are continuously targeted to has are in mosques in education, institutions, and gatherings, weddings in various forms. and right now the taliban are is placing thousands of families from central a one star or has are as so it is a act of genocide against the has our community is an act of ethnic cleansing against the community. you. so for the has are, are they view everyone as being the same? we have heard taliban leaders try to reassure the share home and abroad that they have changed. they say that they want to be a government that will l

areas around birmingham, around 10.ll right over birmingham. the areas still seeing flooding. yes, it is still going to come down. the cut-off low sits there and spins. one wave of rain after another, more flash flooding possible. more rainfall accumulation. but a beautiful weekend across the northeast for leaf peeping if that's where you're going. south still stays warm. >> chad, thank you. >>> so we might be just weeks from seeing younger children getting covid shots. the fda is getting ready to decide whether to authorize pfizer's vaccine for emergency use in children 5 to 11 years old. what is the plan to get the shots into arms, smaller arms as it were? jacqueline howard is here. i understand, jacqueline, you have some new details. >> that's right, john. i can tell you states are getting their potential rollout plans in place right now. i spoke with the association of immunization managers, and it turns out that there are three main sites where we could see vaccines being administered from ages 5 to 11. similar to

sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham. east england after the deaths of two teenage boys. essex police say they were called to regency court in brentwood at around 1.30 this morning. they say they found three people injured, of whom two later died. we can speak now to our reporter thomas magill, who's in brentwood. thomas, what information can you give us? thomas, what information can you cive us? .,, thomas, what information can you cive us? , ., ., , ., give us? those investigations that started at 1:30am _ give us? those investigations that started at 1:30am at _ give us? those investigations that started at 1:30am at this - give us? those investigations that started at 1:30am at this morning| started at 1:30am at this morning are continuing today here in brentwood town centre where police were called at around 130 this morning. when they arrived, they discovered three boys had been injured and despite the effort of emergency services, two of those boys have now died and one remains in hospital. we understand he has a n

including the west midlands — at this cinema in digbeth in birmingham, staff think better local linkse staff as well, they're coming from all over, and it's an importantjob to them, and it would just make life a lot easier — a lot of the time they're just having to get taxis home or things like that, whereas a tram would be great, you know, reallyjust a simple but a bit of a cheaper solution. just over £1 billion will go towards introducing simpler fares and fasterjourneys on local buses, using london's services as the model. that's part of an existing £3 billion promise. we think that it's not so much of a north—south divide, but there are many areas across the whole country that feel left behind and need levelling up, so areas that have very infrequent bus services, no services in the evenings and at weekends, and these glaring gaps in current provision that need to be addressed. in the lead—up to the chancellor outlining his wider spending plans in a few days' time, we're hearing about lots of these kinds of funding promises. but rishi sunak has also spoken about wanting to put the

the queen's baton relay for next year's commonwealth games in birmingham has officially been launchedwealth, carrying a message from the queen that will be read out at opening of the games nextjuly. it was an absolute honour. firstly to meet the queen again and just to be able to have a quick chat with her. and then, yeah, just being friends is a diverse background, you know i'm a disabled female black person and i think that represents what this games is about and what birmingham is about and that diversity so to be able to start in this way i just thought was so special and made me feel really special and made me feel really special to be a part of it. looking forward to those commonwealth games he can get more on that and anything else on the bbc sports website that is all your support for now. hello again. thursday saw the arrival of some very warm air across the uk. temperatures leapt by about seven celsius. many of us had quite a bit of cloud, but we had some sunshine. for example, in north wales in denbighshire. and next door to this in flintshire, that was where the warmest pl

let's bring in abbey at d, welly garad in birmingham in the u. k. he's a teaching associate at the university of birmingham and a somali political analyst. thank you for joining us ab d, welly on this dispute between the 2 men has been going on for a month. how significant is it that they've now reached this deal? thank you very much. is significant, particularly people who have a concern including who someone is and that regression is long didn't lay elections will not happen in the time. how is the tension between the prime minister and the president affected the progress of the country and helping it move forward? or i think the, the progress on the start and is a very good sign that it's the hope of ever and what we lost and, and for the blacks they made. and i'm afraid history is not helping to do with it with the design and what kind of available, including from situation. but i think if they keep on from this period, was that the conflicting issues within the system? i think be good for everybody for themselves. i think we need to legacy good

katy austin, bbc news, in birmingham. of so—called family hubs in next week's budget. the plans are part of a £500 million package of support, for children and parents across england — with devolved administrations set to receive an equivalent funding settlement. labour have described it as a "sticking plaster." vicky nevin from the nspcc welcomed the investment — but said much greater funding was needed for health visitors. it's a very important announcement, an acknowledgement that parents and babies need more support, especially regarding perinatal mental health. but we need to make sure all parents can access these family hubs. so it's important that on wednesday the government also invests in core services, universal services like health visiting which can reach out to families and make sure that every family has a fair start. we are calling for much greater investment in health visiting and we want to see 3,000 more health visitors. the headlines on bbc news... a senior government adviser on covid warns the uk could

ok, sam morgan from the birmingham hospitality group, i the birmingham hospitality group, owner of twoany of their boats have been refused licences to fish in uk waters. they claim this breaches the brexit deal. france has also threatened to target energy supplies to jersey. right back we can speak to our paris correspondent hugh schofield. good morning good correspondent hugh schofield. —— we can speak to a past correspondant. what can you tell us about this boat? it correspondant. what can you tell us about this boat?— correspondant. what can you tell us about this boat? it was impounded in le havre yesterday, _ about this boat? it was impounded in le havre yesterday, as _ about this boat? it was impounded in le havre yesterday, as you _ about this boat? it was impounded in le havre yesterday, as you said - about this boat? it was impounded in j le havre yesterday, as you said when the french— le havre yesterday, as you said when the french authorities conducted this reinforced to check on boats in the area _ this reinforced to check on boats in the area of— this reinforced to check

sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham.f the country's largest gang has been captured. dairo antonio osuga — known as otoniel — is the boss of the clan del golfo, and was seized close to the border with panama in a joint operation by the army, air force and police. the president of colombia, ivan duque, described the capture as the most significant blow to drug trafficking in the country since the death of pablo escobar in 1993. gail maclellan reports. this is the man with the $5 million bounty on his head. the us government accuses him of exporting tons of cocaine into the united states. antonio usuga, also known as otoniel, was arrested in a joint operation by the army, airforce and police. one officer died in the operation. the colombian president, ivan duque, described the capture as the most significant blow to drug trafficking in the country since the death of pablo escobar. translation: this man . is a murderer of policemen, soldiers, social leaders as well as a recruiter of minors. usuga has also been accused of hum

sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham.st england after the deaths of two teenage boys. essex police say they were called to regency court in brentwood at around 1.30 this morning. they say they found three people injured, of whom two later died. our reporter thomas magill is in brentwood and says details of what happened are still emerging. those investigations that started at 1.30 this morning are continuing today here in brentwood town centre where police were called at around 1.30 this morning. when they arrived, they discovered three boys had been injured, and despite the efforts of emergency services, two of those boys have now died and one remains in hospital. we understand he has non life—threatening injuries. this has been described by essex police as a tragic incident that involved a large—scale response, and that is continuing today with forensic postmortems taking place on the two dead teenagers. as you mentioned, eight people have now been arrested on suspicion of murder in brentwood as part of that investigati

the baton relay at the commonwealth games in birmingham has started its journey.back to the opening ceremony and nextjuly. birmingham was awarded the game four years ago when they were replaced to so city because of financial problems. the cia has set up a new unit tasked with combating china. they said that beijing was now america's most important political threat. geopolitical threat and was become increasingly adversarial. they will continue to focus on russia, north korea and iran as well. let's get more on this story. i am joined by president and ceo of the center for security policy and he previously served as the chief of staff and executive secretary of the us national security council and a former cia analyst. thank you for joining us on the programme. i was just reading that this was how russia was treated during the cold war and counterterrorism after the 9/11. how significant is this? it is aood to 9/11. how significant is this? it is good to be _ 9/11. how significant is this? it is good to be here. _ 9/11. how significant is this? it is good to be he

ione wells, bbc news, birmingham.h plans for a bigger champions league announced earlier this year all of which means more flights and more emissions so is the global game doing enough to counter global warming. katie gornall reports. football is a global game, and it's growing all the time. in europe, new tournaments are popping up, existing ones expanding, while big games are being held further and further afield. but at a time when everyone is being urged to help tackle climate change, is football playing its part? dinked in towards robson—kanu, taylor's available, what a turn, what a goal! tottenham's hal robson—kanu scored one of the greatest goals in european championship history. now the wales striker runs a vegan drinks company. he has strong views on where he thinks football is failing. that desire for growth is beginning to spill over into greed. it's an interesting position for them to take, and probably not one which is aligned with fans first, planet first, climate first approach. this season, uefa introd

sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham.on as part of the inaugural earthshot prize awards, hosted by the duke and duchess of cambridge. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with stav danos. hello. whether it�*s cloudy or dry and bright, today was a very mild one. temperatures in the mid teens for many of us. monday looks like one of sunshine and showers, it will be quite windy but once again fairly mild particularly with low pressure pushing into towards the north of the uk that can bring lots of showers this evening and overnight to northern and western parts of the of the country, the heavier one. if you�*re into eastern side much of the east will tend to stay dry with lengthy clear spells. another mild night to come for most of us double figures and places for england and wales. we start breezy, mild some sunshine around for monday morning.

sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham. £80 million at auction in las vegas. the one to hit the highest price was the painting woman with a red—orange cap, which went for almost £30 million. it was a portrait of one of the artist's lovers, painted in 1938. the auction took place in the bellagio hotel, where the paintings had been hanging in its picasso restaurant. that's it for now. the next news on bbc one is at 5:30. until then, have a good afternoon. goodbye. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. sport, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. rangers are bidding to go back to the top of the scottish premiership — a point at st mirren would be enough. but at the moment they're taking all three. connor ronan gave the home side an early lead. but two goals in two minutes just before half time turned things around for rangers — a kemar roofe penalty, and an alfredo morelos goal. we have one of the great rivalries in english football to look forward to — manchester united against liverpool, and w

games successfully and everybody has a really good time, and we leave a really good legacy for birmingham after what we've been through, i think that will be a massive legacy for everybody. amid pressure for the commonwealth games to remain relevant, the hope is the baton�*sjourney around the world will help generate enthusiasm before the stars of 2022 aim to emulate england's golden netballers and create more memorable moments. laura scott, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud _ chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud around _ chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud around today - chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud around today for i chris is with me. there has been a i bit more cloud around today for most parts of the uk but we still managed a bit of sunshine, for example here in norwich. you might have noticed how warm the air felt today compared with yesterday. temperatures have been leaping upwards. today up to 20 celsius, around six or seven degrees warmer than it should be at this time of year

sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham. one of the world's most wanted drug lords has been captured in colombia, in what's seen as the most significant arrest since pablo escobar. hundreds of special forces troops were involved in the operation to seize dairo antonio usuga — known as otoniel, who'd been hiding out in thejungle. colombia's president says it's the biggest blow to drug trafficking for three decades. the facebook whistleblower frances haugen will give evidence to mps tomorrow on government plans for social media regulation. the american data scientist worked at facebook for two years, and today met the campaigner, ian russell, whose 14—year—old daughter, molly, took her own life after viewing disturbing content on instagram, which is owned by facebook. angus crawford has more. she's the former facebook insider who revealed its most closely guarded secrets. 14—year—old molly russell... he's the father who lost his daughter to suicide. now campaigning to protect other children online. nice to meet you. today they

phil mackie reports from birmingham crown court. tell us more about what was.at was. ccti�* footage which is what happened. the attack lasted a0 seconds. a group of young men got out of a stolen car and chased keown lincoln, who was just outside his home, before lodging a horrible attack. they stabbed him repeatedly and one of them shot him fatally while he was lying on the floor. people ran into the street, including his mother, who shouted, he isjust 15. the street, including his mother, who shouted, he isjust15. a nurse, a neighbour, try to save him, as did the police and paramedics who arrived soon after. sadly he died in hospital. the prosecution has opened its case and it says it does not know what the motive was, but using cctv, forensics and dna evidence they can identify a number of the people who are on trial today. the a0—year—old, who they claim is a gunman, the 16—year—old and 218—year—olds. they all say they have nothing to do with the attack. the case is due to last around six weeks. scientists believe they can explain why some people who catch c

joining me from birmingham in the u.k..hieh has art make up 20% of the population in afghanistan and have suffered the headings and oppression. is the threat to this part of society increasing now? absolutely. this is another example of the can situation -- continuation of attacks against the community. they are all the same because in the past 20 years, both organizations have continuously targeted the has rs in mosque -- hazaras and mosques and educational institution and weddings. the taliban are displacing femoral -- families from afghanistan so it is an act of genocide against the hazaras community. anchor: you say for the has are a, they view everyone as the sane -- same. we have heard taliban leaders assure them they have changed and they say they want to be a government that will lead all of afghanistan. what is the reaction to these reassurances? correspondent: the taliban have not changed since the 90's and the 90's is a good example of how the taliban treated the hazara. the genocide were in august 1998 gate -- t

reading picked up their first win of the season at home to aston villa and birmingham earned theirfirst 1—1 with west ham. st helens have won the women's super league for the first time, brushing aside leed rhinos 28—0 in a one sided grand final at headingley. it rounds off a successful weekend for the saints after the men's triumph last night. jo currie watched this one. running out in the headingley sunshine, st helens looking to emulate their men's team who claimed the trophy 2a hours ago. against leeds rhinos, aiming to reward the home crowd with a second grand final win in two years. it was the visitors who struck first, though, a clever kick leaving leah burke with plenty of work to do but she did just enough to ground in the corner. before the break, jodie cunningham, the newly crowned woman of steel, showed a great turn of pace to claim this brilliant individual effort under the posts. brilliant try for st helens. after the restart, leeds had an excellent opportunity to pull the score back, but yet another rhinos error meant the chance went begging. from there, it was the st hel

sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham.want to wait for the results on match of the day 2 or sportscene, which are on later, then avert your attention, because they're coming now. in an extraordinary game at old trafford, liverpool thrashed their arch rivals manchester united 5—0. mo salah scoring a hat—trick before paul pogba was sent off for a wreckless challenge. united's manager, ole gunnar solskjaer, said after the game he's "come too far to give up now". elsewhere, west ham moved into the top four after beating tottenham, and leicester had a win at brentford. rangers are back on top of the scottish premiership afterfighting back from a goal down to beat st mirren. lewis hamilton gave everything in the final stages of the us grand prix, but he couldn't catch max verstappen, who's now doubled his lead in the drivers' championship to 12 points. joe lynskey reports. this is formula 1's blockbuster track, the circuit of the americas, where 140,000 fans were fixed on to mccrimmon on the front row and if one's modern rivalry

there was a thrilling midlands derby in birmingham, where aston villa let a two—goal lead slip at home left scratching their heads as to how their side lost control after goals from danny ings and john mcginn. wolves scored three times in an incredible final 10 minutes, with ruben neves strike in the fifth minute of stoppage time securing a remarkable comeback. southampton claimed their first win of the premier league season by beating leeds. the slough—born albanian international striker armando broja, who's on loan from chelsea, scored his first premier league goal in the 1—0 win at st mary's. so confirmation of the day's results, then, including a goalless draw between norwich and brighton — a vital point for norwich, who are still bottom. in the match between manchester city and burnley, at half time city awarded winners medals for four players who were part of their league winning squad back in the 1967—68 season. among them was stan horne, meaning he becomes the first black footballer to win the english football league. horne did not receive one at the time due to the smaller all

colin paterson, bbc news, birmingham. from tom jones to our own tomasz schafernaker. next is from shetland, a bit more subdued but still the most beautiful spectacle. there is a chance of the northern lights in the next three nights, but for most of us, nowhere nearas nights, but for most of us, nowhere near as exciting, just overcast, settled, but settled weather does not necessarily mean sunshine. it is all to do with how the wind flows

sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham. the headlines on bbc news...at invests in �*infrastructure, innovation and skills�* as the economy recovers from the pandemic. eight people have been arrested in brentwood in essex after the deaths of two teenage boys in the early hours of this morning. tesco supermarket says problems with its website and app over the last 26 hours have been caused by an attempt to hack its system. shoppers have been unable to book deliveries or amend existing orders. kate hardcastle is a retail and consumer expert — she described the pressure tesco are under to solve the problem. very serious i think when we are in an area where a neighbour to consumers are expecting so much from retailers particularly online that they expect to feel that their information is safe, that they�*re able to shop and edit their purchases. we all know that a grocery shop is something that we all rely on. therefore hearing at 24, 25 hours of frustration being created for the customers when there are so many competitors out there for tesco is going to b

phil mackie is at birmingham crown court and told us what was heard in court today.e was lying on the floor. there was a commotion. people ran into the street including young's mother charmaine who shout if he is just 15. a nurse who was a neighbour try to save him, as did the police and paramedics who arrived soon after. but sadly he died in hospital. now the prosecution has opened its case and says it does know what the motive was, but says that using cctv, forensics and dna evidence they can identify a number of the people who are those who are on trial today. the 1a—year—old who they claim is a gunman, a 16—year—old and 318—year—olds, who all say they had nothing to do with the attack. the case is due to last around six weeks. the governor of california has once again called for an end to offshore drilling, following last week's massive oil spill off the southern coast of the state. gavin newsom said the spill underlined the need to end america's dependence on fossil fuels. from southern california david willis reports. it is known as cev city, a 13 mile stretch

the queen's baton relay for next year's commonwealth games in birmingham has officially been launchede from the queen that will be read out at opening of the games nextjuly. it was an absolute honour, you know, firstly to meet the queen again and just to be able to have a quick chat with her. and then, you know, yeah, just being from such a diverse background. you know, i'm a disabled female black person, and i think that represents what this games is about and what birmingham is about and that diversity. so, to be able to start in this way i just thought was so special and made me feel really special to be a part of it. i'm very much looking forward to those commonwealth games. now, you can get more on that and everything else on the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for now. hello again. thursday saw the arrival of some very warm air indeed across the uk, with temperatures jumping by seven degrees celsius in places. many of us had quite a bit of cloud, but we had some sunshine. for example, in north wales in denbighshire. and next door to this in flintshire, that was whe

. >> reporter: there's nothing traditional about i-free academy in birmingham, alabama from opening itsddle of the pandemic -- >> there's still great deal of uncertainty. >> reporter: to the facebook live sessions for parents to flexible learning model for students. >> i think we have established a relationship with the entire family, and that's important to us we don't just serve students we serve the family. >> reporter: the approach appears to be working, at least judging by the wait list there were only 106 open seats this school year and 800 students applied anger over closures, virtual learning and safety standards, or lack thereof, helped drive a way of school switching last year enrollment at public schools dropped from 83% to 76% according to gallup, the lowest level in at least two decades. this school year, about one in five parents made a change, pulling students and advocates are helping parents across the country make the most of their new leverage. >> the idea of putting our kids back in the box that frankly wasn't working well in pre-pandemic times, it's just not going t

you look at 1963, craig, you have the girls murdered in birmingham, the blast of birmingham.had george wallace, said the university of alabama will never be integrated. all you got to do is look at alabama football and see how that's gone. and the most important thing about '63, that's when michael jordan was born and there were people in '63 who never thought a young black kid would be a billionaire and own an nba team and so i think that when jordan talks about -- when he talks about the struggle. when you look back at people like wendell scott, our existence and survival and problems in this country has been about tenacity. it's been about commitment, and it's been about, you know, jordan using your resources to join this war. so i just thought that just that brief interview with jordan basically said, hey, i'm joining this war on racism, and i just think it's really fantastic. >> it continues to fascinate me to see this post-basketball jordan, when you compare him to the jordan that we watched, that i watched growing up on the court. they dig into it in the documentary. i

let's hear from victor in birmingham, alabama, good morning. >> caller: yes. >> victor, just mute yourevision and go ahead with your comment. >> caller: okay. >> go ahead. >> caller: thank you. good morning, c-span. i would just like to say if all the democrats are sitting around and we haven't done anything for the united states and we shift the united states down, now what happens when we build back better? we build back better our money, not promises. money. thank you. >> okay. to michigan. next up, bill. hello there. >> caller: yes. thank you. i think the republican party needs to work together and the virginia manchin needs to get out of the coal company's pocket because they're paying him to hurt the democratic party. that's what i believe. and that's a shame that he's not working for the people. >> okay. first hour, it is democrats only. 202-740-8001. article in the hill this morning about joe biden. ad campaign, progressive coalition unveils add to pressure manchin on biden spending plan. they've unveiled an advertisement buy to ratchet up pressure on senator joe manchin to sup

reading picked up their first win of the season at home to aston villa and birmingham earned theirfirstam. it's a super league double for st helens as the women emulated the men's success from last night to take top honours in the grand final. they brushed aside reigning champions leeds rhinos 28—0 to win the competition for the first time. jo currie watched this one. running out in the headingley sunshine, saint helen is looking to emulate their men's team and claim the trophy 2a hours ago. against leeds rhinos, aiming to reward the home crowd with a second grand final winning two years. it was the visitors who struck first, though, a clever kick leaving liam burt with plenty of work to do but she did just enough to ground in the corner. before the break, jodie cunningham, the newly crowned woman of steel, showed a great turn of pace to claim this brilliant individual effort under the posts.— this brilliant individual effort under the posts. brilliant try for saint helen's. _ under the posts. brilliant try for saint helen's. after _ under the posts. brilliant try for saint helen's. aft