12/06/2016 BBC Weekend News

Police in Florida say at least 20 people have been killed in what they

say is an act of domestic terrorism after a gunman opened fire at a

nightclub in Orlando. In a press conference in the last few minutes,

police say there are multiple dead following an attack at a popular gay

nightclub in the city. The gunman took several clubgoers hostage,

before being shot dead in the early hours of the morning. -- shot dead

by police. Video posted on social media records

the sounds of gunshots coming from the Pulse nightclub, a popular gay

dance venue. Police say there are mass casualties. One man who was

inside described it. I don't think anybody knew what was going on until

they saw people on the ground bleeding, heard people screaming and

heard the commotion. When you are in a bar like that, you really think it

is the music. Traumatised and injured clubbers were helped from

the scene and taken to hospital for treatment. One mother received text

is from her son who said they were trapped in the toilet and feared

they were going to die. Another mother was distraught, trying to

find dead person was still alive. I don't know where my son is, no one

can tell me where he is, if he has been shot, if he is dead, no one

knows. But they told me there are fatalities.

Dozens of emergency the calls attended outside, including the

city's bombs quad and hazardous material team. The gunman is

reported to have barricaded himself into the club and taken hostages.

Police performed a controlled explosion outside the club and have

confirmed that the gunman is dead. They are appealing for witnesses as

part of their investigation into a night of terror.

David Cameron has warned that spending on pensions,

the NHS and defence might not be protected from cuts in the longer

term if the UK leaves the European Union.

Vote Leave have called it a baseless threat but the Prime Minister said

he had a duty to spell out the risks of leaving the EU.

Our political correspondent Alex Forsyth reports.

In this campaign, no issue is out of bounds. From the impact on travel to

food, jobs and immigration. Today the Prime Minister opened up a new

front, repeating his warning that Brexit would damage the economy, but

saying that could impact on public services, notably pensions. Quoting

predictions of a hole in public finances. They say there would be

around 820 to ?40 billion black hole. You could meet that by putting

up taxes on ordinary hard-working people, or by borrowing more and

putting the economy at risk, or cuts in things like pensions or health or

other... My point is we don't have to vote for that, we don't have too

risk it. At the moment, the state pension is protected by what is

called a triple lock, meaning it rises in line with earnings,

inflation or 2.5%, whatever is higher. And pension benefits like

free bus fare are protected -- some pension benefits. The prime

ministers says this could be threatened. If you are as old as

him, you will have found an increase in your pension. Pensioners have

long been key voters, particularly to the Tories. Some Conservatives

campaigning to leave the EU say the fact that they are being targeted is

a sign of desperation from a failing Remain campaign. It is fear on

steroids, we have had months of regular theatre and now it has been

amplified. I do not understand that the Prime Minister is undermining

our own manifesto promise on pensions. The UK pleaded today

dismissed the suggestion that using -- leaving the EU would cause

economic turmoil. They are ludicrous scare stories. Even if sterling were

to fall a few percentage points after Brexit, so what? We have a

floating currency and it would be good for X boards. But even those

who say claims on both sides have been exaggerated, they warn there is

a with two Brexit. -- it would be good for X boards. I think there is

a whisk, no doubt. There is a risk to the pound in the short-term,

which would have consequences. The economic argument is key to the

Remain campaign. It seems the stakes are so high that no group of voters

is free from the increasing volume of campaign claims.

The Government has denied that it might allow some Turkish citizens

The Sunday Times has obtained documents written

by a British diplomat in Ankara, suggesting that ministers should

consider granting visa free access to holders of Turkish special

passports such as civil servants and teachers.

The Leave campaign say it amounts to a deceit on the British public.

European football's governing body, Uefa, has said it's starting

disciplinary proceedings against Russia following the violent

clashes at the end of last night's match with England.

A group of Russian fans charged England supporters, who tried

Uefa says it's also investigating Russia

The whistle has gone, the game is over, a 1-1 draw. Some Russian

supporters are moving out of that area towards the England fans.

As the match ended, trouble began. England fans were forced to flee

back -- across the rows of white seats when Russian supporters next

to them later flares and charged across the barriers. There was a

large bang, then Russian supporters were charging towards the England

fans. We saw everybody charging and we thought, we had better move. I

saw a bunch of Russian fans running to the England fans, the England

fans were running and jumping over the fence, it was awful.

In the aftermath of the game, some fans to the BBC they were not

surprised that flares were smuggled inside, as the searches beforehand

were lax. Uefa says it is opening disciplinary

proceedings against the Russian FA for crowd disturbances, racist

behaviour and setting off fireworks. Russia's sports Minister is reported

to have said he expects a fine from Uefa for what he described as

incorrect behaviour. More flares and clashes followed in

Marseille after the match, but police said the trouble was

sporadic, isolated and not on the scales seem to ring the day

yesterday, when there were running battles involving riot police with

tear gas and water cannon and small groups of English, Russian and,

apparently, local French hooligans. That is too, says the English

football Association, is unacceptable. It is in the hands of

the relevant authorities to identify those involved with the trouble and

deal with them appropriately and quickly. At this time, the FA urges

England supporters to act in a respectful manner and support

England in the right way. Today, Marseille is cleaning up and

looking back at 24 hours of trouble. Uefa's hearing against Russia is

scheduled for Tuesday. A huge street party is about to get

underway on The Mall in central London to celebrate the Queen's

official 90th birthday. Her Majesty will be joined by around

10,000 people representing more than 600 charities which have links

with the Queen, as our royal correspondent

Nicholas Witchell reports. It will be in the rain,

unfortunately! It is all shaping up to be, well,

very British. A street party in the rain. Overnight, The Mall had been

transformed into a very large picnic site with row upon row of trestle

tables. Onto The Mall in the steady rain came the first of 10,000

guests, Rennie from charities with which the Queen is associated. They

have paid ?150 per ticket, a price set by the organisers, one of whom

is the grandson of the Queen, Peter Phillips. This is not a state funded

event, like the jubilees, for example. Also we have been sold out

for a while. All of the organisation's response to this

event has been amazing. Nothing could have budgeted for

this, and unrelenting downpour. Time for a bit of national grit, as

exemplified by Dave Esther Rantzen. Assisted victory English. It is

important to have a queue and some rain and a picnic hamper. And a

palace. And everybody is very jolly and looking forward to it so much.

And so said guest after guests. We are hoping we will have a good day,

rain and all. The atmosphere with everybody, it has been lovely so

far. It is raining hard, but nobody minds. We are here to do it

together. If things go to plan, the Queen will

drive a The Mall later and watch a parade representing different

aspects of her reign. One thing is sure, she will need an umbrella.

What is the outlook? Not great at the moment, but it is suggested that

the rain may ease off this afternoon.

You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

The next news on BBC One is at 7:10pm.

It started to rain today even before the parade started. Perhaps a hint

of optimism, it looks like