john sudworth, bbc news. be talking with john about the investigation -- i have been talking with john about the investigation over the past few months. the data comes from an anonymous source that appears to have hacked into a come -- a police computer service in xinjiang. the best information to a u.s.-based who has long researched china's policies in xinjiang, dr. adrian zentz, with the u.s. victims of communism the morrill odaesan, and a van -- and aman very high-profile on this story, sanctioned by china for the work he has done. and it is because of his probe announced -- is prof annan's that he was just -- his proven ance that he was chosen for this mission and he turned it over to the bbc to ultimately bhopal -- ultimately be publicized, b also that it needed research to be authenticated, which is what we have spent the past few months doing. how have we done that? this is a huge month of data -- tens of thousands of files, photographs, documents, internal senior speeches from party officials, and spre

john sudworth, bbc news. topic that you felt into extensively. were you surprised by what we've just seen in my colleague's report? i what we've just seen in my colleague's report? what we've just seen in my colleatue's re-ort? , , , colleague's report? i suppose, these ima . es did colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take _ colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take me _ colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take me a _ colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take me a bit _ colleague's report? i suppose, these images did take me a bit by - images did take me a bit by surprise. we don't see a lot of the images of either the insides of the camps or the information about the mechanisms by which they're securing the camps with the security forces, nor do we see the faces. i think for many of us who've been studying this for a long time, suddenly seeing the faces of all these innocent people who've been put away for wearing a beard or putting smoking, as somebody who knows

john sudworth, bbc news.at would represent an increase of £829 on the current cap. mr brearley said that the global gas market had been hit by russia's invasion of ukraine. 0ur our business editor simon jack our business editor simonjack has been listening to what the head of 0fgem has had to say and it is more grim news around everything we know about the cost of living. i think this was expected, _ about the cost of living. i think this was expected, dreaded . about the cost of living. i think| this was expected, dreaded but about the cost of living. i think - this was expected, dreaded but no less shocking to hear him spell out how much he estimates prices will rise come 0ctober. remember, this is on top of a £700 rise we saw come in in april. what the industry and charities are worried about his that because the weather is a bit warmer, people have been able to switch off the heating and have been shielded from some of the effect. come 0ctober, they get all of that plus this additional £800, when the nigh

john sudworth, bbc news.who was 12, was killed in liverpool city centre after a christmas lights switch—on in november last year. the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will be sentenced at a later date. our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. ava white was only 12 when she went into liverpool for the christmas lights being switched on last year. she was messing around with friends when they encountered another group of schoolchildren. there was an argument and a 14—year—old boy pulled out a flick knife, and stabbed ava white in the neck. her mum and dad and sister are still completely devastated by what has happened to ava, and it has been heartbreaking for them to witness a final minute during that court process. since that dreadful night they have suffered immeasurable grief and sadness. some of the teenagers leaving their phones here in the street to film videos for snapchat, ava asked the 40—year—old to delete the petition he had taken, the argument escalated and he lunged at h

host: john sudworth outside the u.n.ll be talking morabout china and it's rising influence in a little bit. first, russia says it is ready for a prolonged conflict in ukraine has its forces continue to make progress in the east of the country. the ukrainian defense ministry says the offensive was in its most active phase while moscow said it will continue until all its objectives have been achieved. our correspondent jeremy bowen reports from the frontline in ukraine's easternmost region, luhansk. jeremy: the ukrainian army could be fighting a losing battle in luhansk. they are committing reserves to the frontline. russian firepower is destroying towns and killing ukrainian soldiers. one unit went into the line with 240 men and came out with 100 of them killed, wounded o capturedr. this town is slowly getting eateny the war. this week it is around three miles from the russians, well within range. next week, it might be much closer. civilians with somewhere to go have lt. in the ruins in dbass, the victory in kyiv in marc

john sudworth, bbc news, sandy hook.hip laws is always revived, but how have other countries around the world dealt with similar problems? nick brodie is the author of "under fire: how australia's violent history led to gun control". he's in tasmania, and he explained how a mass shooting there led to a tightening of australia's gun controls in 1996. sea port arthur massacre effectively galvanised australia after a period of laxity. so we had had gun regulation before that, we had not had a series of massacres before port arthur, but port arthur was on such a scale that it really re—triggered the national gun regulation conversation, effectively creating a new national framework. because up until that point, individual states have done their own thing. they had looked to each other and modelled but there was a patchwork approach, and there was no overarching national agreement on how to deal with this problem. find agreement on how to deal with this problem.— this problem. and nick, 'ust lookin: this problem. and nick, 'us

john sudworth, bbc news, sandy hook.thor of �*under fire: how australia's violent history led to gun control�* — hejoins us from hobart in tasmania. great to get you on the programme. forthe great to get you on the programme. for the benefit of our audiences, just to give them history, you're in tasmania which in 1996 was the port arthur massacre, 35 divorced single person massacre in australia's history. talk us through how the change gun laws in australia. the through how the change gun laws in australia.— in australia. the massacre of effectively — in australia. the massacre of effectively galvanised - effectively galvanised australia after a period of lax. we had a gun regulation before that, we had a series of massacre before port arthur. but port arthur was on such a scale that it really re—triggered the national government regulation conversation, effectively creating a new national framework. up until that point individual states had road and look to each other and modelled but there was a patchwork approach. the

john sudworth, bbc news, sandy hook.evented in texas. police say they arrested a student after being found with what was described as an "ak—47 style pistol" and a "replica ar—15 style" rifle. the arrest took place outside a high school in richardson, over 350 miles north of uvalde. let's get some of the day's other news. the us pharmaceutical firm pfizer has announced it'll no longer make a profit from selling its patented medicines to the world's poorest countries. pfizer was previously criticised for making a profit from its coronavirus vaccines. pfizer's chief executive, albert bourla, said 45 countries would benefit, covering a total of more than a billion people. rwanda will be one of the first countries involved. its president, paul kagame, said pfizer's scheme is an important step towards sustainable health in developing countries. senegal�*s president says 11 newborn babies have died in a fire at the neonatal section of a regional hospital in the town of tivaouane, around 120 km east of the capital dakar. presid

john sudworth, bbc news, sandy hook. let's discuss this now with alex walton. again, obviously about what can be done about this. have democrats said what they would like to introduce? what laws? , ., , would like to introduce? what laws? , ., . laws? democrats are conflicted about what _ laws? democrats are conflicted about what they _ laws? democrats are conflicted about what they want - laws? democrats are conflicted about what they want to - laws? democrats are conflicted about what they want to do, i about what they want to do, because there is an election coming up in november. the polls are looking very bad for the party. typically, gun—control measures don't do very well with the electorate, particularly where you have more republican voters showing up more republican voters showing up dan democrat motors, so there were mixed messages on there were mixed messages on the capital hill today. charles schumer, democrat, said that there was really no point. initially, he said there was no point in having a abode on a gun—control legislation because he knows

john sudworth, bbc news.ia — not her real name, but one we are using to protect her identity — was handcuffed and had her underwear cut off in the presence of male officers. this happened to olivia, who is mixed—race, in december 2020, the same month as child o, a 15—year—old black pupil who was strip—searched at school after she was wrongly accused of possessing drugs. jane deith has been working on the file on a documentary. jane, in fact, for those who perhaps are not familiar, just remind us what happened in terms of child o, what happened in terms of child 0, first of all. ., ,, what happened in terms of child 0, first of all. . ,, ., , what happened in terms of child 0, first of all. . . ., , ., first of all. yeah, child o was a 15-year-old _ first of all. yeah, child o was a 15-year-old black _ first of all. yeah, child o was a 15-year-old black schoolgirl - first of all. yeah, child o was a 15-year-old black schoolgirl in | 15—year—old black schoolgirl in hackney, taking to the school medical room one

john sudworth, bbc news.n found guilty of murder. ava white, who was 12, was killed in liverpool city centre last year. the boy who can't be named for legal reasons will be sentenced at a later date. its creators call it "the most spectacular railway in the world". others say it's the "most technologically advanced rail service" in existence. they're talking about the elizabeth line — the impressive addition to london's public transport network which cuts the journey time from paddington in the west to canary wharf in the east tojust 16 minutes — that's roughly twice as fast as the average tube journey. eventually, the service is set to run from reading in the west to the essex in the east. here's our reporter danjohnson. there are delayed trains. then there's crossrail. three and a half years behind schedule. £4 billion over budget. but finally, today, passengers got their ticket to ride london's elizabeth line. i've turned up really early. i've been waiting nearly ten years for this thing to open. there are

john sudworth, bbc news, sandy hook.fessor of criminaljustice at state university new york 0swego. shejoins me now from syracuse in new york. great to get you on the programme. we spoke to you last night in the early hours of the investigation, 2a hours later i'm interested to hear, for you what is been the most significant development from this investigation at this point? i think we are all still— investigation at this point? i think we are all still trying _ investigation at this point? i think we are all still trying to _ investigation at this point? i think we are all still trying to process i we are all still trying to process everything that's gone on. i believe you guys just reported that they finally have identified and notified all 21 families, which is incredibly important because last night that wasn't the case. we are really in the early stages of this. it's can be a long time to determine what led to this event happening, if any such information is available. what was left behind by this individual? and the

john sudworth, who spent many years reporting from xinjiang as the bbc�*s china correspondent, has thiseport. these are the faces of china never intended us to see. from inside its system of mass incarceration and xinjiang. they insist these camps are vocational schools for willing students. the photos, almost 3000 of them show the reality of how whole swathes of uyghur society have swept up person by person stopping the oldest was 73 at the time of her detention. the youngest, just 15. the uyghurs with their turkic language, islamic traditions and roots and a history of separatism and violence have long faced tightening government control. and with mounting criticism over the camps, the authorities have taken journalists on tours, showing them uyghurs celebrating their culture and, they say, being guided away from extremism.— from extremism. this is classified _ from extremism. this is classified internal - from extremism. this is - classified internal government information.— information. the files, said to have hacked _ information. the files, said to have hacked from _ information.

john sudworth, bbc news, sandy hook. our north america editor sarah smithjoins us now from uvalde.n the attitude to changing the law on gun crime? iliiuiieiiii possible on the attitude to changing the law on gun crime?— possible on the attitude to changing the law on gun crime? well they are talkin: the law on gun crime? well they are talking about _ the law on gun crime? well they are talking about it _ the law on gun crime? well they are talking about it and _ the law on gun crime? well they are talking about it and they _ the law on gun crime? well they are talking about it and they are - talking about it and they are talking about it and they are talking across the aisle between both political parties about it. but even the democrats who desperately want to pass gun legislation to restrict access to gun ownership, some think they have been trying and failing to do for years, even the people who most want to see the say, it's not going to happen anytime soon and trying to rush it it will not make it occur. the problem is that despite the huge reaction provoked by the murder of 1

john sudworth, bbc news.maintenance at network rail but also the dispute also involves pay and conditions for staff at rail operating companies as well, in other words drivers and other railway staff. they have voted according to the rmt overwhelmingly though it does not give figures in favour of strike action across network rail and the train operating companies like gw are in southwestern and someone, that strike action, there is some discussion he could blink —— begin overjubilee week it was about eight to give notice once they have validated and have got a balance in favour, a mandate for in law under the legislation, they i think right in striking is only valid for up to six months, that's maximum from any ballot. so they have a six month window but they also had to give a minimum period of notice to the employers they are taking strike action and therefore that will include, issuing a press release in fact i can give you a bit more on it, the timetable for says the national executive committee of the rm

john sudworth, bbc news.eks of beatings has been jailed for at least 2a years. the little boy's mother also received 11 years for causing or allowing his death. navtej johal is outside court of us. the church at birmingham crown court described this case is particularly distressing and tragic. kemarni's relative to chair dell nathaniel pope's life sentence was read out and one told me she feltjustice had been served for the little boy whose death has devastated his family. this was kemarni watson darby, a three—year—old boy who was described in court as a lively, boisterous and happy. injune 2018, he died while in the care of the people who should have been protecting him — his mother, alicia watson, and her partner, nathaniel pope. ambulance service, is the patient breathing? yeah, but he's not responding to me, he's three. he's three? watson made this 999 call. although paramedics arrived quickly and took him to hospital, they couldn't save him. his ribs had been crushed and he died from severe abdominal in

here's our correspondent john sudworth.carceration in xinjiang. the government has long denied it is running detention camps for uighurs, insisting instead they are vocational schools for willing students. the photos, almost 3,000 of them, show the reality of how whole swathes of uighur society have been swept up person by person. the oldest was 73 at the time of her detention, the youngest just 15. the uyghurs, with their turkic language, islamic traditions and roots in a region with a history of separatism and violence, have long faced cycles of tightening government control. singing and with mounting criticism over the camps, the authorities have taken journalists on tours, showing them uyghurs celebrating their culture and, they say, being guided away from extremism. but it's a narrative undermined by the tens of thousands of files passed to the bbc. one set of documents described the guarding of this camp just outside the city of kashgar, with armed police stationed at all the main buildings and with each watchtower gu

john sudworth reports.m inside its system of mass incarceration in xinjiang. the government has long denied it's running detention camps for uyghurs, insisting instead they are vocational schools for willing students. the photos, almost 3,000 of them, show the reality of how whole swathes of uyghur society have been swept up person by person. the oldest was 73 at the time of her detention. the youngest, just 15. the uyghurs, with their turkic language, islamic traditions and roots in a region with a history of separatism and violence have long faced cycles of tightening government control. and with mounting criticism over the camps, the authorities have taken journalists on tours, showing them uyghurs celebrating their culture and, they say, being guided away from extremism. yes, this is classified internal government information. the files, said to have hacked from police computer service in xinjiang by a source whose identity is unknown, were first passed to this xinjiang scholar who in turn shared them w

john sudworth, bbc news, sandy hook.being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016. more than £6 million have now been raised for dame deborah's bowelbabe fund. the mother of two said she hoped one day the rose might feature in her daughter eloise's wedding bouquet. it's been more than a0 years since abba's last tour, but from tomorrow night, fans will be able to watch the band onstage again. the pop legends have created digital versions of themselves — known as abbatars — that will perform alongside live musicians in london. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has more... music: dancing queen. abba, as you've seen them before — looking like they did in their 1970s heyday. # you are the dancing queen... six years in the making, the abba voyage concert, featuring avatars — or as they've come to be known, abbatars — of the band in a 3,000 capacity purpose—built arena in east london. where's the best place to watch the show in the arena? svana has worked on the project since the start. we want to pull on the emotions,

john sudworth reports. a history of separatism and violence have long faced cycles of tightening government control. and with mounting criticism over the camps, the authorities have taken journalists on tours, showing them uyghurs celebrating their culture and, they say, being guided away from extremism. yes, this is classified internal government information. the files, said to have hacked from the police computer service in xinjiang by a source whose identity is unknown, were first passed to dr adrian zenz, a xinjiang scholar, who in turn shared them with the bbc — and they raise serious questions about china's narrative. you have police officers in heavy riot gear standing next to some of the men. some of the men have their arms in a funny position as if they were handcuffed, so this is really very powerful. i was looking through these images on my laptop in the living room and had to get up and go somewhere else and take a break. i was overwhelmed. the hacked files also contain hundreds of spreadsheets,

john sudworth, bbc news, sandy hook.o uvalde. can i first ask you about the community there and the shock that must be reverberating through the community still? yes. through the community still? yes, thank ou through the community still? yes, thank you so _ through the community still? yes, thank you so much _ through the community still? yes, thank you so much for— through the community still? 1a: thank you so much for having me on this morning. i am from san antonio and i work for the south texas blood bank that supplies blood for the region, the 48 counties in south texas, and i was there in uvalde today and i can tell you that the community is devastated, first and foremost, i want to offer my thoughts, prayers, with the community of uvalde which is grieving today and never did they imagine that in such a small community something like this could happen. i community something like this could ha en. , ., community something like this could hauen. , ., community something like this could ha en. , ., ., community somet

police computer servers, but many of the files can be independently verified, as our correspondent john sudworthsystem of mass incarceration in xinjiang. the government has long denied it's running detention camps for uyghurs, insisting instead they are vocational schools for willing students. the photos, almost 3000 of them, show the reality of how whole swathes of uyghur society have swept up person by person. the oldest was 73 at the time of her detention. the youngest, just 15. the uyghurs, with their turkic language, islamic traditions and roots in a region with a history of separatism and violence have long faced cycles of tightening government control. and with mounting criticism over the camps, the authorities have taken journalists on tours, showing them uyghurs celebrating their culture and, they say, being guided away from extremism. yes, this is classified internal government information. the files, said to have hacked from police computer service in xinjiang by a source whose identity is unknown, were first passed to this xinjiang scholar who in turn shared them with the bbc and the