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hello and welcome to bbc news. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork, where entire neighborhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. ...

straight week protesting benjamin netanyahus proposed changes to the law. the funeral of one of the last black raf veterans of the second world war is to be moved to a bigger venue because so many people wanted to attend. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms �*hear...

he covered 2000 games over his 50—year career. and the island of the north wales coast has become the first international dark sky sanctuary in europe. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland, he is now in a critical condition in hospital. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football in 0magh, county tyrone. northern irelands political leaders have issued...

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democratic lawmaker fo peacefully protesting gu violence on the state hous floor. today, after the vote, pearson made it clear this is not over >> you cannot expel hope [applause] you cant expel [inaudible [applause] you cant expel our voice! you cant expel our fight! [inaudible >> so lets get back to work -- >> yeah! >> - >> yeah! >> on monday, nashvill officials returned state representative justin jones to his seat republicans also removed him for protesting gun violence on the hous...

heading back to the state house, saying today you cannot expe hope what happens now that the eyes of the nation are on nashville then, fox news sanctioned in the dominion defamation case a breakdown of what went down, with jury selection set to start tomorrow and my one-on-one with energ secretary jennifer granholm on the administrations push fo clean, green energy, as th 11th hour gets underway on thi wednesday night ♪ ♪ ♪ good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. in a vote t...

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in belfast for a four—day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the historic good friday agreement. the landmark deal largely brought to an end the 30—year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. president biden says he looks forward to reiterating americas commitment to preserving the peace. my colleague emma vardy has more. air force i ar...

>> it was a case tailor-made with the tabloids. >> we had this beautiful woman, a tall handsome guy, greed, infidelity. >> he is out with other women. >> a failing marriage with millions at stake. >> he didnt have any money of his own. >> this is getting ugly. >> yes. >> she said she were broken, and she cried. >> was it a fall in the tub, or husbands fall from grace? >> we believed it was a staged accident. he was adamant about his innocence. >> the case bought me for a long time. >> ...

>> did you steal divert the fee away from the law firm? >> i did. >> how did you get in such a financial predicament that led you to steal money that wasnt yours? >> you know, im not quite sure how i let myself get where i got, but it came from -- you know, i battled addiction for so many years. i was spending so much money on pills. i got in a spot i couldnt -- >> what type of addiction are you referring to? >> my addiction is to opiate pain killers, specifically oxycodone, oxycont...

at the port of dover — uk authorities apologise, and say therell be a review of plans ahead of the easter weekend lets return to some breaking news this hour and schools in england face fresh strikes this spring after members of the national education union rejected the governments pay offer. rejected the governments pay teachers have been gathering for the unions annual conference in harrogate, where pay and workload are among the issues being discussed. ministers say the pay offer ...