17/07/2016 BBC Weekend News

Another major shooting in the United States leaves three

The authorities in Baton Rouge say it was a sniper attack -

two weeks after the killing of a black man by white

It's unjustified, it's unjustifiable.

The violence, the hatred, just has to stop.

The suspected gunman was shot dead at the scene.

A major clamp-down in Turkey - 6,000 people have been

arrested so far, in the wake of the failed military coup.

The Labour MP Owen Smith launches his campaign to unseat

And Sweden's Henrik Stenson wins his first golf Major -

Another major shooting in the United States has left three

police officers dead and three others wounded, in the city

Witnesses say they saw the killer dressed in black

Detectives say the suspect had is dead.

Today's attack came less than two weeks after the shooting dead

in Baton Rouge of a black man, Alton Sterling, by white police.

His killing prompted a wave of protests.

Our North America Editor, Jon Sopel, sent this report.

Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the

Multiple shots ring out as a gunman opens fire on the police.

Very quickly it's confirmed that three officers are dead,

An absolutely unspeakable, heinous attack on law

enforcement here in Baton Rouge claimed the lives of two federalist

-- Baton Rouge police officers, one sheriff's deputy,

one of whom today right now as we speak

is absolutely fighting for his life.

It is unjustified, it is unjustifiable.

The violence, the hatred just has to stop.

Detectives have launched a massive investigation

as America is convulsed again by another mass shooting with police

again the target and race apparently the spark.

This was a sniper incident where Baton Rouge

cops were called out to an alleged suspicious crime scene.

When they came, of course, they began opening

They didn't know where they were located or anything.

Tensions have been high in Baton Rouge since the death

The 37-year-old African-American was shot dead

at point blank range, even though it appeared

police had him pinned down and he was posing no threat.

The shooting and the killing of another African-American

by police sparked mostly peaceful protests across America, organised

In Dallas, a gunman, Micah Johnson, opened fire,

deliberately picking off white police officers.

Today, a frustrated President Obama issued this statement.

Donald Trump yesterday sought to rebrand the Republicans as the law

And on social media today made this overtly political

comment in the wake of the latest shootings.

Security is at its tightest in Cleveland, where the Republican

convention opens tomorrow and protesters have promised

And Jon is at the Republican Party Convention in Cleveland

How much anxiety is being expressed about this continued violence? Jane,

there is anxiety, there is fear, there is unease, and there is a

certain degree of tension. Once again the issues of race, mistrust

of the police and ready availability of firearms have come together in a

lethal cocktail. To add to that, you've also got the toxic political

environment where Republicans and Democrats seemed so divided. Barack

Obama says America is not as divided as people say. Donald Trump has said

America has never been more divided. The biggest fear of all for

Americans is the possibility that this country is sliding back into

the sort of civil unrest that has not been seen him for half a

century. Thank you. A major purge of Turkey's state

institutions is underway. More than 6,000 military personnel,

judges and other officials have been arrested,

with the number expected to rise - and the country's president,

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has vowed to remove what he called

the "virus", which he blames for Speaking at a funeral for some

of the 294 people killed, he said there would be nowhere

to hide for those responsible. From Istanbul, our Middle East

Editor Jeremy Bowen sent this report It was a day of

funerals in Istanbul. It might not be possible

for at least a generation. The dead were killed on the streets

facing up to the military rebellion. Clerics led the prayers,

but the chief mourner was President Erdogan,

the target of the attempted coup. He told them that he would root

out the traitors. TRANSLATION: We will continue

to clean the virus from all state bodies because this virus has

spread, unfortunately, like a cancer that virus has

enveloped the state. For a while on Friday

night the rebel military units seemed to be

getting the upper hand. This was fighting on one

of the bridges over the Bosporus. In the end, the coup was defeated

because it was badly organised, because only a section

of the Armed Forces rebelled, and because on the streets it faced

opposition, not support. A rebel soldier had to be rescued

by the police after an angry crowd Supporters of the government

are in no mood to forgive. More than 6000 arrests

have been made. Turkish media say that included

around 90 generals and admirals. Throughout the day here in Istanbul

heavy security followed the Even as the dead are being buried

there is a sense of foreboding The country was already badly split

between the President's supporters, overwhelmingly religious,

and secular Turkey. There's a lot of tension here

and political as well as security Is this a chance for him to try

to reconcile with the opposition? Or is it an opportunity for

President Erdogan to crack down on This was the funeral

for a journalist and for a political campaigner

and his 16-year-old son. All killed by gunfire

from rebel soldiers. President Erdogan,

lost in the crowd, said For his followers, he's a hero,

they'll support his next moves. He wants to make

himself into a strong His opponents thought he was

dangerously authoritarian before the coup, now they fear his iron

fist. After the funeral, these Erdogan

supporters demanded that Turkey bring back the death

penalty for the plotters. He said those who betrayed

the country must pay the The president has told his

supporters not to leave the squares empty and they

are out again tonight. Turkey is fractured and to make

matters worse it's involved in the walls across its

borders in Iraq and Syria. Instability at home and the violent

contagion of Middle East war. It is hard to think

of a more dangerous mix for a country vital

to the future of the Middle East and So tonight, President Erdogan

is back in control Among the country's electorate he's

been a polarising figure. Critics argue that his Conservative

religious vision has undermined basic freedoms,

while supporters point to improved living standards and a tough

approach to keeping order. Our Special Correspondent Fergal

Keane has this assessment. It isn't over, it's

really just beginning. President Erdogan's people

are mourning their dead, They sense a decisive shift

in Turkey's history. But after this, President Erdogan

will be free to shape the nation In the blue shirt, this man

is a student of Ottoman history. He presents for us, more than just

a material prospect. He represents gaining our freedoms,

that we can enjoy living You believe the crackdown

is necessary? I don't first of all call

it like a crackdown. It's like a democratically elected

government. 60 years old, a former footballer

who became mayor of Istanbul, Tayyip Erdogan disdains western

criticism, telling the EU, The president spent his teenage

years here, in one of the city's Growing up here, Tayyip Erdogan

rejected the rigid secularism of the old ruling elite that

dominated Turkish politics A huge part of his appeal

is that he offers a sense of belonging to those who felt shut

out of that society. The poor and the more

religiously conservative. The generations that grew up under

military rule believe the coup plotters tried to destroy an order

that improved their lives. This woman has 18 grandchildren

and one great grandchild. TRANSLATION: Of course

he cares about the people. He gave food and homes

to the poor, thank God. The ones before him

didn't do anything. This public humiliation of army

conscripts is unprecedented. The targeting of enemies

with fists and with security They exposed alleged corruption

by the Erdogan government TRANSLATION: If we say

we are afraid, it would be selfish. There are tens of

journalists in prison. They can target us on the streets

with guns and knives. The momentum is with

President Erdogan now. In this new Turkey,

you are his supporter Fergal Keane, BBC News,

Istanbul. The Labour MP Owen Smith has

launched his campaign to be He joins Angela Eagle in the race

to unseat Jeremy Corbyn. The former Shadow Work

and Pensions Secretary described himself as the unity candidate,

and suggested he may back the idea Our Political Correspondent

Ben Wright has more. You might not have heard of him

but this Labour MP is on a mission, to become his party's new leader

and topple Jeremy Corbyn. Great to be anti-austerity,

great to have that slogan. What is it we are going to do

to try to change things He was, he said, a proud socialist,

who once a 50p top rate of income tax, re-nationalised

railways and probably a second EU referendum

on the exit deal that Britain gets. But Labour he said

had to be credible and warned it was now

standing on the brink. There is a clear and present danger

that some in our party are getting fatalistic about the prospect

of that split. It cannot happen,

it will not happen. If I have anything to do

with it, never on my watch But there's even a contest to be

the Jeremy Corbyn challenger. Angela Eagle wants

to take him on too. This morning, the rivals politely

slugged it out on a sofa. My view is, whoever is the person

who commands the largest degree of support in the PLP is the unity

candidate and that is the person who should go forward

and take Jeremy on. I think we should have the person

who is most likely to beat Jeremy While they fret about Labour's

future, Jeremy Corbyn was at a festival commemorating

workers' struggles of the past. I am very happy we are

having this debate, this I'm sure at the end of it,

the party will emerge stronger from it and I hope we will be

united at the end of it. Mr Corbyn does not need nominations

from Labour MPs to stand and is banking on Labour's foot

soldiers to re-elect him. The two challenging candidates

will take part in a hustings for Labour MPs here tomorrow

and then nominations will open. The vast majority of Labour MPs

agree they don't want Jeremy Corbyn Now they have to decide

who has the best chance of beating him in a vote

of the membership. This is no ordinary leadership

contest, this is a bitter fight The Brexit Secretary, David Davis,

has warned that EU migrants arriving in the UK as it prepares to leave

the union might not David Davis says there might be a

surge in new arrivals shortly before Britain leads the European Union.

His comments come after growing pressure on the Government to

guarantee EU citizens already in the country the right to stay.

The disused Didcot power station in Oxfordshire has been demolished -

five months after part of it collapsed, killing four

Remotely operated robots had to be used to attach explosives

to the structure, because it was too unstable to approach.

Efforts will now resume to recover the bodies of three of the men

Five people have been seriously injured in a helicopter crash

The accident happened at the side of the runway

The five people were taken to hospital but their injuries

are not thought to be life-threatening.

French police have detained more people in connection

with Thursday's attack in Nice, bringing the total number

84 people died, and another 85 are still in hospital,

It comes as more details emerge about the man who carried out

the attack, as Lucy Williamson reports from Nice.

Good evening. I think what is really striking about these attacks is the

level of blame that has been directed at government here. Tonight

it was the turn of the centre-right opposition leader, Nicolas NKoulou

is he. He called for all foreign lashing all is with links to radical

Islam to be expelled from the country. Democracy can he said,

should not be weak and be just about commemorations will do here in Nice,

the commemorations continue as a city comes to terms with what it has

lost. Nice is now a city of

memorials, rituals to steady At the Russian Orthodox Church

today, they came together Two Russian victims

remembered among the dead. Their attacker emerging as a violent

loner, who liked to drink, lift weights and salsa dance, who,

last Thursday night reportedly sent a text message to his

brother in Tunisia - a selfie from the promenade,

laughing among the crowds Along the famous seafront,

there are new places The city's casinos offer a petty

kind of gamble against what everyone There's a lot of anger among

the tributes here. France has been the victim too many

times now and it is starting to divide over who to blame

and how to respond. Nice's Deputy Mayor says he has

asked for years for more police. After three major attacks,

he says, many in France After each terror attack,

we have a speech of compassion. After that, the Government

is saying, we are going to take France's government has described

this as a new kind of attack. The motive unclear,

the attacker unnoticed. The victims targeted simply

for being in France. With all the latest in a busy day

of sport, here's Karthi Gnanasegaram Henrik Stenson has won

golf's Open Championship, beating Phil Mickelson by three

strokes in a stunning showdown between the two golfers

on the final day. Stenson lifted the Claret Jug

after finishing on 20 under par - He becomes the first man from Sweden

to win a Major golf title, as Andy Swiss reports

from Royal Troon. Rarely has the Open

seen a more remarkable round or a more dazzling day,

but while it was Henrik Stenson's triumph, this was a tale of two men,

a pair pushing each other Phil Mickelson had begun one

shot behind but didn't Back roared Stenson,

as birdie followed birdie. It was sport of quite spellbinding

quality as the Swede The rest did their best,

including the fans' new favourite, England's Andrew Johnston finishing

eighth. But Mickelson and Stenson

were in a different stratosphere, as with three holes left the Swede

conjured another moment of magic. He led by two going down the last

and rounded off the performance A first Major title thanks to a 63

to Mickelson's 65, two extraordinary rounds,

one elated champion. It's only one thing that

matters and that's winning. I knew I had to play as good

as I can, more or less, to come out on top and just very

happy that I managed to do that. One of the greatest finales

that the Open has ever seen, an unforgettable day for the fans,

but above all for Henrik Stenson. Cricket - and England have

been beaten by Pakistan England needed 283 to win,

but were bowled out for 207. Pakistan celebrated their 75-run

victory on day four of the Test with press-ups

from their pre-series bootcamp. Defending champions Great Britain

have beaten Serbia 3-1 in tennis's Davis Cup to reach the semifinals

without Andy Murray Kyle Edmund beat Dusan Lajovic

in his singles match, winning in straight sets to put them

through to a semifinal Murray supported them and celebrated

with them in Belgrade. And Great Britain's Chris Froome

retained the overall lead at the Tour de France,

while Jarlinson Pantano One of Britain's most celebrated

actors, Mark Rylance, returns to the big screen this week

in an adaptation of Roald Dahl's The film is directed

by Steven Spielberg. The two men previously collaborated

on the Oscar-winning They've been speaking

to our Arts Editor Will Gompertz. It is a computerised

version of Mark Rylance, It is his latest movie

with Steven Spielberg. The giant of a director has become

a big friend. So, you have got a bit

of a bromance going, haven't you? I just want to keep finding projects

to do with this guy. He's one of the greatest actors

I've ever experienced in my career. There is a liquid Mark Rylance that

literally becomes the shape Ruby Barnhill plays Sophie,

an orphan, who the BFG takes back to his computer-generated land

of giants, which is neither her natural habitat, nor Mark Rylance's,

who is better known as A human being is like

strawbuncles and cream. The motion capture was eventually

like a rehearsal room for the stage in that we did not have to do it

the same way each time. I could be right next to him

while he was performing with Ruby. I think I even had to ask Steven

to step back a little bit. What is the role of a movie in this

crazy world we're living in? Movies have was been

a kind of net to catch despair in its arms,

and uplift, even if just He's captured something in this

story, Roald Dahl, about there Even in the midst of the most

terrible situations and, also, crucially, that young

people hold the key. The BFG has given up and thinks,

I'll do my best telling stories, but the young person says, "No,

we can change this." A tale of hope then from two master

storytellers who are turning Now on BBC1, it's time for the news

where you are.