two people have died in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after torrential rain caused severe flooding. a state of emergency has been declared. hello and welcome. seven people have been shot dead in a synagogue in eastjerusalem. a 14 year old boy is among the dead, and a number of other people were wounded. police said the attacker was killed by the security forces as he fled the scene. tensions have been high since nine palestinians, both militants and civilians, were killed during an israeli military raid injenin in the occupied west bank on thursday. it was one of the deadliest raids in years. tensions are once again rising in the region. the us and uk have condemned the synagogue shooting. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from eastjerusalem. they came to pray as thejewish sabbath had just got under way. tonight, police are counting their bodies in the street. security forces say the gunman arrived at the synagogue and opened fire. some people were h
for tomorrow, still this band of cloud bringing a little bit of rain but not very much, across northern england, down into north wales, the north midlands. to the south of that a lot of low cloud cover is the mist, some fog, a little bit of sunshine. the best of the sunshine further north and west for northern ireland and for scotland with a few showers in the north west. temperatures 6 8. here comes the lively bit of the weekend forecast. sunday this area of low pressure passing to the north of scotland and the frontal system which will bring some outbreaks rain. a breezy day generally. it stays mainly fine to the south. early cloud giving way to spells of sunshine. but the winds picking up through the afternoon, to the eastern side of the pennines we could see gusty conditions for a time. also very windy for coasts of northern ireland, more broadly across scotland, in exposed spots in the north of scotland gusts of 65 mph or more with a band of rain pushing southwards and e
we ll have the latest from picket lines in england, scotland and wales. also on the programme: large crowds are expected in memphis for the funeral of tyre nichols, the black man who died after being detained by police. two men get life in prison for killing a 71 year old woman, to steal her life savings. and the potentially deadly radioactive capsule the size of ap retrieved from the australian outback. and coming up on the bbc news channel: chelsea confirm they have completed the signing of argentina midfielder enzo fernandez from benfica for a record £107 million. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. it s thought to be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade across the uk, with tens of thousands of people on strike, in disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions. teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university staff, bus drivers all are on strike in different parts of the country, with teachers in the national education union the largest g
teachers and train drivers are on strike. and still to come, success in the hunt for the pea sized radioactive capsule lost in the austalian outback. coming up on the bbc news channel. tottenham manager antonio conte looks set to miss this weekend s clash against manchester city. he is to undergo surgery to remove his gall bladder, after suffering with severe abdominal pain. large crowds are expected in the american city of memphis, for the funeral of the black man tyre nichols. five black police officers have been charged, in connection with the 29 year old s death. the vice president kamala harris, and the family of george floyd, who was killed by a police officer in minneapolis in 2020, will attend the service. 0ur north america editor, sarah smith, has more from memphis. large crowds are expected to brave freezing temperatures in memphis to attend the funeral of 29 year old tyre nichols. a eulogy will be delivered by the veteran civil rights campaigner the reverend al sharpton.
and think they can get away with it. those officers have already been sacked and charged with second degree murder. since the videos were made public, one other white officer who was involved in the initial traffic stop has been suspended, as have two emergency medical staff who appeared to be standing around not offering assistance as mr nichols was lying injured in the road. tyre nichols parents say they will not feeljustice has been done until everyone involved in his death has been charged and is facing a criminal trial. they want new laws that would compel the police to intervene if a suspect is being assaulted by fellow officers and to offer assistance to anyone who s been injured as a result. sarah smith, bbc news, memphis. the prime minister has defended his handling of bullying allegations against the deputy prime minister dominic raab. rishi sunak s comments at prime ministers questions come as one union leader called on the formerjustice secretary to step aside while an in