we know they questioned alec baldwin yesterday. he was photographed looking very distraught, on the phone, pacing the parking lot outside of the sheriffs office. i'm sure they will be interviewing everyone who was around the gun when it was fired yesterday. they are likely going to be reaching out to the director, joel souza now that he is out of the hospital and able to talk to them. and they will want to speak with the armourer, the person that was tasked with handling the weapons, the prop weapons on film sets, to figure out what went wrong, what was loaded into this gun in order to make it be a fatal incident. ., ~ in order to make it be a fatal incident. ., ,, , ., in order to make it be a fatal incident. ., ~' , ., ., in order to make it be a fatal incident-— in order to make it be a fatal incident. ., ,, , ., ., , ., incident. thank you for the update. thanks, incident. thank you for the update. thanks. ben- _ the assisted dying bill, which would allow terminally ill patients to seek assistance to end their lives, is to be

and alec baldwin, to kill somebody when you are on a set acting... i can't begin to know itjust shows that the rules and safeguards have to be even tighter, there's a possibility that where they were working, the rules were not quite implemented. and if it is true, i heard an interview earlier on that a cartridge was lodged... it doesn't bear thinking. cartridge was lodged... it doesn't bearthinking. i can't cartridge was lodged... it doesn't bear thinking. i can't stand even playacting. people need to remember that guns even that are not loaded are dangerous. and i'm grateful that we lived in the united kingdom in a country that doesn't have the guns for example that actually manion litvack mainland europe are more frequent and certainly the united states are awash with them. you make a aood states are awash with them. you make a good point — states are awash with them. you make a good point about— states are awash with them. you make a good point about a _ states are awash with them. you make a good point about a firearm _ states are awash with

in a statement, alec baldwin said... the incident has rocked hollywood, with many of those in the film industry now mourning one of their rising stars and infuriated this could happen on set. and it comes just days after a nationwide strike was averted after a tentative deal between producers and set workers that included an upgrading of safety standards. inaudible nearly 20 years ago, brandon lee died after being shot by a prop gun on the set of the crow. now people are demanding to know how it could have happened again. there are instances when you do shoot a blank that you can be injured. often, what comes out of the muzzle after you've discharged the weapon that has blank ammunition is sometimes a cotton wad, and that coming out at a very high velocity to an individual that's really close by can cause significant damage, and in some cases can cause death. an investigation into what happened here is still in its early stages. what we do know is something went terribly, tragically wrong. sophie long, bbc news, hollywoo

the headlines: a cinematographer has died after being shot by a prop gun fired by actor alec baldwin. the film's director was also seriously injured on the set in new mexico. tributes are being paid to halyna hutchins, who was 42. she had such a strong vibe, such a sense of a commitment to art and the integrity of wanting to make cinema. the queen is back at windsor castle after spending a night in a london hospital. buckingham palace says she underwent preliminary medical checks but is in good spirits. england's social care watchdog warns staff shortages will leave many people without help this winter. as the rate of coronavirus infections in england rises to1 in 55, a new campaign is launched to encourage people

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a western starring actor alec baldwin was being made at the time. people say two people were shot during the filming of the movie and a woman has died. these details are still coming through to us. we will of course cross to the us when we get more details and clarification on that story. to the uk, buckingham palace has revealed that queen elizabeth has spent a night in hospital, after cancelling a visit to northern ireland. a spokesperson said the queen, who's 95, underwent "preliminary investigations" at a private hospital in central london. she returned to windsor castle on thursday. she's said to be in good spirits. i spoke to our news correspondent megan paterson who told us the latest. last night around 10:30 uk time, we're told the queen attended hospital in central london on wednesday afternoon for preliminary investigations. she saw a specialist and then, for practical reasons, the palace say, she then stayed in hospital overnight. she then returned to windsor castle yesterday afternoon, thursday afternoon. we're told she was in good spiri

tributes are being paid to cinematographer halyna hutchins, who's died after actor alec baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of his latest film. the film's director was also seriously injured. she had such a strong vibe, such a sense of a commitment to art and the integrity of wanting to make cinema. and in the last few minutes, alec baldwin has tweeted, expressing his shock and sadness about the accident. we'll have the latest live from los angeles in the next few minutes. also coming up this hour — buckingham palace says the queen is in good spirits after returning to windsor castle, having spent wednesday night in hospitalfor "preliminary medical checks". people in leigh—on—sea fell silent earlier today, a week on from the killing of conservative mp sir david amess. the social care watchdog in england warns many people could be left without help this winter because of an "exhausted and depleted" work force. # you will be found...# and from broadway hit to blockbuster, let's find out what mark thinks about dear evan hansen and much more in the film review at 5:45pm. reintroduci

so far there has been no word on this incident from alec baldwin orany on this incident from alec baldwin or any of his representatives. halyna hutchins was director of photography on the 2020 action film archenemy. its director, adam egypt mortimerjoins me now. thank you very much for being with us, what is your reaction to this terrible news?— us, what is your reaction to this terrible news? . ., ., terrible news? thanks for having me. i mean, terrible news? thanks for having me. i mean. it's — terrible news? thanks for having me. i mean, it's really _ terrible news? thanks for having me. i mean, it's really unbelievable. - i mean, it's really unbelievable. halyna is, was, and incredible artist who was really just starting artist who was really just starting a career that i think people were really going to start to notice. and the fact that she would be killed on a set in an accident like this, it is unfathomable. everybody i have spoken to here in la, as we've been hearing the news today, itjust seems inconceivable, the level of protocol and safety that we tend to have on any prod

in a statement alec baldwin said he was cooperating with the police investigation. this is not the first tragedy of its kind. nearly 30 years ago on the set of the film the crow, brandon lee, the son of martial arts expert bruce lee, died after being shot by a gun firing blanks. safety standards have been tightened on film sets since then, but on the family twitter account brandon's sister posted the message, "no one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set. period." unconfirmed reports suggest that several crew members walked off the set in new mexico only hours before halyna hutchins died in protest at working conditions and concerns about safety. as detectives comb the set for clues, the key question facing them is how did a live round end up in a gun fired by alec baldwin? david willis, bbc news, los angeles. ben simmons used to be a british army officer. he's now the co—owner of bare arms, which provides technical advice to the uk and eu film industry on firearms and training. welcome, thank you forjoining us. according to the court records, the assistant

we now know that when alec baldwin was handed the weapon, he was told it was safe. what is called a cold gun. yet the shot, or shots, it released killed cinematographer halyna hutchins and seriously injured directorjoel souza. the person responsible for the safety of all weapons used on the rust set was 24—year—old hannah gutierrez—reed. as the daughter of a legendary hollywood armourer, she had been around guns all her life but, just a month ago, she spoke of her lack of experience in the job. by all means, i'm still learning, but, yeah, dad has taught me everything. i think loading blanks was like the scariest thing to me, because i was like, "oh, i don't know anything about it." there have been unconfirmed reports of complaints about safety standards on the set and that a number of crew walked out hours before the shooting happened. at this stage in the investigation, we don't know if hannah gutierrez—reed was among those who remain. halyna hutchins honed her craft here. one of her teachers said she had a unique perspective of the world. as herfriends, fa

weill. fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i — fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear _ fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear and _ fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear and what - fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear and what i - fired by alec baldwin on set? -ii from what i hear and what i have read, for a start, i hear that it was an assistant director that handed him the gun and said that it was unloaded. procedurally, that is completely nonsense on a professional film set. completely nonsense on a professionalfilm set. so it completely nonsense on a professional film set. so it goes back to saying where they in new mexico because, you know, technicians are cheaper down there and all that kind of stuff? i really don't know, the whole thing is very speculative, but the bottom line is you should never, ever have live rounds on a film set, for any reason at all. there is no reason to have live rounds. now, in this country we are monitored and our armourers are very well trained. there are always two

she was also as alec baldwin said in his tribute a mother and a wife. but as far as this inquiries going the focus very much now on the armour, the person that's responsible for firearms on a film set. hannah gutierrez—reed the daughter of a legendary hollywood guns expert and she was serving in the role of chief armourerfor just the second time in her career. there is no direct evidence to link her to this, i might add. obviously she is somebody who detectives will be looking to question in order to get some sort of timeline as to the events on that tragic day. in sicily the former italian interior minister and right—wing leader matteo salvini has gone on trial. he's charged with holding migrants at sea in 2019. he denies accusations of kidnapping and dereliction of duty — after a boat carrying 147 migrants was refused permission to dock on the island of lampedusa for nearly three weeks. a number of other ex—government ministers as well as hollywood actor richard gere are expected to give evidence. mark lowen reports. in august 2019, a spanish

in a statement, alec baldwin said he was cooperating with the police investigation. "there are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of halyna hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours," he wrote. this is not the first tragedy of its kind. nearly 30 years ago, on the set of the film the crow, brandon lee — the son of martial arts expert bruce lee — died after being shot by a gun firing blanks. safety standards have been tightened on film sets since then, but on the family twitter account, brandon's sister, shannon, posted the message, "no—one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set, period." unconfirmed reports suggest that several crew members walked off the set in new mexico only hours before halyna hutchins died, in protest at working conditions and concerns about safety. as detectives comb the set for clues, the key question facing them is, how did a live round end up in a gun fired by alec baldwin? david willis, bbc news, los angeles. italy's former interior minister matteo salvini

our top stories: more details on how the actor, alec baldwin, accidentally shot dead a crew member on the set of his latest film. court documents suggest he was told the gun was safe. the european union accuses belarus of state—sponsored people smuggling. we follow one group of migrants on their way to europe. abortion in mexico: we hearfrom women a month after a landmark ruling which decriminalised it. eu leaders pay tribute to germany's outgoing chancellor merkel as a �*great european�* influential in shaping the continent. as european football is expanded, is the global game doing enough to counter climate change? hello. a very warm welcome to you. more details have emerged about the series of events which led to the actor, alec baldwin, accidentally shooting dead a crew member on the set of his latest film. court documents suggest mr baldwin was told the gun was safe in the moments before the director of photography halyna hutchins was killed. the director, joel souza, was injured in the incident. our correspondent sophie long reports. halyna hutchins described herself as a

court documents in america, suggest the actor alec baldwin, was told a gun was safe, moments before he fatally shot a crew member, on the set of his new film. he was questioned by police as part of their investigation. the cinematographer, halyna hutchins, died from a wound to the chest. ahead of next week's crucial climate summit in glasgow, the environmental activist greta thunberg has called for honesty from world leaders about where they're falling down on combatting climate change. her comments come as saudi arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, says it's aiming to reach net—zero carbon emissions by 2060. greta has been speaking from her home in sweden to our science correspondent, rebecca morelle. it was a video that went viral. she suppressed performance of the '80s hit ? suppressed with the performance of the 80 said. taking away from the un climate talks in glasgow. so what does greta want to tell politicians attending cop26. be tell politicians attending cop26. es: honest about tell politicians attending cop26. e9: honest about where tell politicians attending cop26. e9

she was also as alec baldwin said, a mother and a wife. as far as the inquiry is concerned, the focus very much on the armourer, the person responsible forfire much on the armourer, the person responsible for fire arms on a film set. the daughter of a legendary hollywood guns expert, she was serving in the role of chief armourerforjust serving in the role of chief armourer forjust the serving in the role of chief armourer for just the second serving in the role of chief armourer forjust the second time in her career. there is no direct evidence to link out of this, i might add, but obviously she is somebody who detectives will be looking to question in order to get some sort of timeline as to the events on that tragic day. david, thanks for _ events on that tragic day. david, thanks forjoining _ events on that tragic day. david, thanks forjoining us. _ turkey's president is withdrawing the diplomatic status of ten foreign ambassadors — after they called for the release of a philanthropist, osman kavala. recep tayip erdogan said the ten a

a candle—lit vigil to remember halyna hutchins, the film—maker killed on the set of an alec baldwin movie. sold, congratulations. and gone for $110 million — a las vegas hotel auctions off its collection of picasso artworks. hello and welcome to bbc news. ministers are to formalise their committment to a "skills revolution" in england, with a series of measures to be unveiled in the chancellor's budget on wednesday. in his autumn statement, rishi sunak will announce £1.6 billion to roll out new "t—levels" for teenagers — and £550 million for adult skills. college leaders say the funding is welcome, but doesn't go far enough. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. what we want to see is a high—wage, high—skill economy... the government says it wants to change the way the uk economy works, moving to a higher skilled, more productive workforce which earns more money. in this week's budget, the chancellor will have the task of setting out more about how we get there, and key to his plans will be what the government is selling as a skills revolution. rishi sunak will ann

it's of an alec baldwin movie. yours, sold, congratulat and, gone for $110 million — a las vegas hotel auctions off its collection of picasso artworks. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has promised "investment across the board in public services" in his budget on wednesday. he said that while his instincts were to cut taxes, he was having to grapple with the biggest economic shock for 300 years — from covid, borrowing at its highest since world war two, and a backlog in the nhs. he also committed additional spending on skills training in england. our political correspondent charlotte rose told me more. the chancellor has had to spend billions of pounds of taxpayers money to prop up the economy and support individuals, families and businesses through the past couple of years. he wants to be seen as a low tax chancellor but it seems like that isn't an option for him at the moment. he wants to prove to his party that he can be tough, that he can resist those who call for money to be spent in all areas. but we had an interesting message this morning because you might have thought he would re

investigations into a fatal shooting on the set of an alec baldwin movie. the film director injured in the incident speaks out for the first time. italy's former interior minister, matteo salvini, goes on trial, charged with kidnapping — after refusing to allow a migrant rescue boat, to dock two years ago. covid infections in the uk rise — as a prominent government adviser says he's fearful about another "lockdown christmas." and greta thunberg — the high profile environmental activist — talks to the bbc — about where she thinks world leaders are failing on tackling climate change. instead of trying to find solutions, real solutions that will actually lead somewhere, that would lead to a substantial a fundamental change. they seem to spend their time trying to come up with loopholes. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the film director injured in a fatal shooting on the set of alec baldwin's new movie, has spoken out for the first time. in a statement, joel souza says he is "gutted by the loss of my friend and colleague

it was handed to the actor, alec baldwin, and he fired it. it is a breakdown of at least three things. no live ammunition on the set and pointing a firearm at a person, still not allowed on a set even during the filming. an finger on the trigger when it shouldn't have been. ., ., . ., been. you touched on it there. what are _ been. you touched on it there. what are the — been. you touched on it there. what are the normal— been. you touched on it there. what are the normal working l what are the normal working practices around guns onset and what are your thoughts about what are your thoughts about what appears to have gone wrong here? ~ , ., ., what appears to have gone wrong here? ~ ., ., , here? when you are actually usin: here? when you are actually using an _ here? when you are actually using an actual— here? when you are actually using an actual firearm - here? when you are actually using an actual firearm to i here? when you are actuallyl using an actual firearm to fire blanks with, there is absolutely no live ammunition allowed o

details are still emerging over how the actor alec baldwin accidentally shot dead the cinematographer halyna hutchins on a movie set. investigations are ongoing as court documents suggest the actor was told the gun was safe, moments before the shooting. meanwhile a candlelight vigil has taken place in new mexico to honour her memory. with more, here's tanya dendrinos. a cinematographer, a wife, a mother, and a life cut tragically short. by candlelight in albuquerque, not far from the bonanza creek ranch, halyna hutchins was remembered. she was beloved, talented, respected and loving. she was also passionate about her work and that is really who all of you are, she was part of our family, one of us. the 42—year—old was killed and film directorjoel souza injured when a prop gun with a live round was fired by actor alec baldwin on the set of the film rust. court records revealed mr baldwin was handed the gun by an assistant director who told the actor the weapon was safe. her death should not have happened. union sets should be safe sets. every person deserves to go to work with comp

court records revealed mr baldwin was handed the gun by an assistant director who told the actor the weapon was safe. her death should not have happened. union sets should be safe sets. every person deserves to go to work with complete security knowing they can perform their work and return home safely. this moment has shaken all of us to the very core and we will carry her in our hearts and minds forever. police investigations are continuing as hollywood mourns the loss of one of its rising stars. the american film institute establishing the halyna hutchins memorial scholarship fund in her honour. i was really lucky to get to work with her, because whom i met was one of the most talented and kind, collaborative artists who did things that i could never ever think of, that her photography was beautiful, and every day everybody on the camera team was proud to be there for her. her husband described her legacy as too meaningful to encapsulate in words. a harrowing end and a long list of questions remaining. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. the un climate change conference — cop26 opens at

for the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was accidentally shot dead by the hollywood actor alec baldwin on a movie set last week. her image was beamed onto a building as friends and colleagues gathered to pay their respects to ms hutchins, who was 42 and a mother of one. climate protesters insulate britain have blocked a major road near liverpool street in east london. in a statement, the campaign group says 61 protesters have blocked three locations across the city of london demanding the government to do more on the climate crisis. police say they are on the scene to deal with the demonstrators. the actorjames michael tyler, who played gunther in the tv series friends, has died at the age of 59. he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2018 and had campaigned to raise awareness of the disease. here's our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. its focus was on six friends, but a seventh character also made a big impression. have you seen chandler? i thought you were chandler. gunther�*s infatuation... this is a "getting rid of everything rachel ever touched" sale. i will

we had heard that there were issues on this alec baldwin film prior to that tragic accident. and the more that i personally here, the more upset i am, you know, it seems like some things were not as they should have been and cost—cutting measures might have cost this woman her life. we obviously have to see how things pan out in that regard and there'll be a lot of people with a lot of thoughts as to what has happened here. the extraordinary thing for many others who are not in that world is that life weapons and ammunition could ever be used on film sets and yet that is still dot—mac is that the normal something that can be done? ~ ., , ., done? well, that is what has been reported _ done? well, that is what has been reported is _ done? well, that is what has been reported is that - done? well, that is what hasj been reported is that instead of blanks there was a live round in that kind, that should not have happened. that is not the norm. and how that happened i am sure it is definitely being investigated but there have been directors that i have seen forward in the wak

legal papers reveal alec baldwin was pointing a revolver at a camera during rehearsal when it fired. a warning on climate change — the world is way off track in limiting rising temperatures says the un. and explosive allegations that the organisers of the january 6 storming of capitol hill had planning meetings with members of congress. we are learning much more about the events that led to the tragic death of a crew member on the set of alec baldwin's new film, rust. the affidavit released sunday reveals the actor was drawing a revolver across his body and pointing it at a camera, during rehearsal when the weapon fired. a live round struck the cinematographer halyna hutchins in the chest, it also injured the directorjoel souza. according to the affadavit, the actor was told that the prop wasn't loaded. but according to the la times, just over a week ago baldwin's stunt double accidentally fired two rounds from a prop firearm after being told that weapon was "cold", not loaded with ammunition. steve wolf is a weapons safety expert who's been asked to help police with their investig