11/06/2016 World News Today

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The headlines: Day two of Euro 2016 - in France,

and day three of violence involving England fans in Marseille.

Police use water cannon and tear gas, as trouble flares between rival

football fans in Marseille, ahead of England's opening Euro 2016

At least 12 people were killed in suicide bombing near Syria's holiest

Shia shrine. This is the scene live

at the fanzone in Marseilles. Police in Florida try

to find a motive behind the murder of a singer -

shot dead as she signed autographs. The suspects travelled to Orlando

apparently to commit this crime and then had plans to travel back to

where he came from. And a right royal celebration

for Queen Elizabeth in London For a third day in a row,

there have been violent clashes between football fans in France's

second biggest city Marseille. They took place in the old port area

- hours before England's opening Police used tear gas as they tried

to break up fighting fans - a number of people have been

arrested and several hurt. One English supporter is reported

to be in a critical condition. But France's minister of sport

appeared to play down Whatsapp and here is very

unfortunate and damaging but it cannot overshadow the farty. --

TRANSLATION: What happened here is unfortunate. National police and the

police in they are looking well together.

Lucy Williamson reports from Marseille.

They came almost unnoticed. Handful of rival supporters looking for

trouble among the English fans. It started with some chairs. A flag

torn down, some unlucky targets. Tear gas spread the news of trouble

to every corner of the square. Rivals turning to rioters

in minutes, as people fled. They took the fight

into the surrounding streets, We watched from a nearby

car park is this man, thought to be an England supporter,

was brutalised and left with broken The violence has been getting worse

each day in the run-up All along the port area groups

of England, France and Russia supporters have been clashing

with each other and with the police. France has invested a lot

in security around the stadium and the fan zone, but securing

the city itself, with its rival groups of supporters,

is proving to be the biggest Police told us there

were at least five people injured in the clashes and six arrests,

but the grim numbers that have graced this match won't change

the score that matters on the pitch, nor lessen the risks

of what might follow. Lucy Williamson, BBC News,

Marseille. Let's cross to Ros

Atkins is in Paris. Is the balance overshadowing the

tournament so far? -- violence. I don't think so, it's important news

because the violence of this type is shocking as, I should say, with the

misogynistic and anti-German chance we heard from England fans. This is

one part of one of the host cities, ten cities hosting games across this

month of Euro 2016. As far as I'm aware of the other parts of

Marseille have not had this trouble and there's been no trouble going

into the stadium because it's in its second half and there is no trouble

in any of the other nine cities. I am with you from the biggest fans of

next rival Tara, it is a breathtaking scene as another sunny

day comes to an end at the lights took -- twinkle away on the tower.

There are thousands of people here supporting all manner of teams from

across the six groups, I haven't even seen across word let alone a

star for anything more serious and all of the exchanges with the many

security personnel, all of the I've seen between fans and officials have

been incredibly good-natured. Paris where you are, the target of those

awful terror attacks last November. What has been the reaction from the

police to this violence? The reaction of the police in Marseille

is in line with how the French police tend to deal with commotions

involving sporting crowds. All of the people who monitor French police

behaviour said that this is relatively restrained compared with

what they've done in the past, they've used tear gas as busy and

riot police have been involved. If you are speaking about the border

policing approach, one word would be thorough. When I came into the fans

on all of our TV get was searched twice and I was patted down twice

and every time I moved from one reader area into a general file area

and back again a security guard carefully checked all of my

accreditation details. That attention to detail goes far be

anything I've seen it either international football Germans I've

covered. In terms of the atmosphere, the security guards are calm. There

are a lot of them, I was mentioning earlier just before the Wales game

started, I went over to one gained as he was the situation was, not a

single file was queueing to come in and there were 24 security

personnel. We can discuss how France has approached executed per --

situation but no one could accuse them of not committing enough

resources. Thank you. And we'll have a full sport round up

including the latest and a report on Wales' victory

over Slovakia a little At least 12 people have been

killed in suicide attacks on a suburb of Damascus -

home to Syria's holiest Shia shrine. The so called - Islamic State group

said three militants - used explosive belts and a car

bomb in the attacks. In the shock and the chaos,

in the smoke, in the rubble and the blood, the effort begins

to save the wounded Officials say one suicide bomber

was in a car packed with explosives. Another detonated

a belt he was wearing. People in this suburb have been

through all this before. These battered streets are not far

from a religious shrine, It's of huge importance

to Shia Muslim believers in Syria and far beyond,

and that makes this neighbourhood a target for the Islamic State group

which regards the Shia as heretics. Its bombers have struck

here in the past repeatedly. And as they clear up in this place,

these people know they might be hit Let's look at some of the day's

other main stories. Forces aligned with the new Libyan

government say they've repulsed a counter-attack by Islamic State

militants in the city of Sirte. The government side captured

the port overnight. According to government sources,

the IS fighters are now besieged Hundreds of Hindus, Buddhists

and Christians have marched through the streets of Dhaka

in protest at the recent targeted killings of minorities and secular

citizens in Bangladesh. The protest comes a day

after a Hindu monastery worker Police say they've now made more

than three thousand arrests in a nationwide hunt for the Islamic

extremists who've claimed An American pop singer, who rose

to fame on the US talent show - The Voice, has died

after being shot at a concert Police say the man opened fire on 22

year old Christina Grimmie - During a struggle with the singer's

brother - he then shot himself dead. Here's Orlando's Police Chief -

who gave these details The suspect in this case

is not from Orlando. The suspect travelled to Orlando

apparently to commit this crime and then had plans to travel back

to where he came from, so what we're doing at this point,

we're not identifying his name right now, but we will have that shortly

for you near end of the day. What are detectives are doing right

now is they are going through the suspect's cell phone

and computer to see if they can find The suspects had two

handguns on his person. He had two additional loaded

magazines for those handguns, I've been speaking to local reporter

Julie Salomone and she told me more about exactly what happened outside

the music venue. She was out there signing

autographs, meeting with fans. A man walks up to her, shoots her,

ends up killing her, and it was her brother

who ultimately attacked that suspect, took him to the ground,

tackled him and that's when the suspect turned

the gun on himself. What was the security like at this

event that Christina Grimmie was at? Basically you walked

through the door. If you had a bag they would check

your bag or your purse, but there were no armed police

officers, no off-duty There were security guards in polo

shirts, but they were Police did point out that they've

never had an issue with this venue, this concert hall in the past,

which attracts young kids, It's a heavily populated area,

shopping complexes around. But there were no armed police

officers, no pat downs, either. Huge crowds have lined

the streets of London - to mark the 90th birthday of Queen

Elizabeth. After a procession along the Mall,

Britain's longest-reigning monarch attended the traditional military

"Trooping The Colour parade". Here's Our Royal Correspondent,

Nicholas Witchell. It was unmistakably her day,

and she was unmissable in a hat and coat of almost Day-Glo

vividness, but regardless of the fact that this

was the Queen's official 90th birthday, you can guess who rather

stole the show when it came to the appearance on the Palace

balcony to watch an RAF Trying his hand at some aircraft

spotting, encouraged by his father As the aircraft flew over London,

a certain amount of squinting For the first time, George's sister

Charlotte was brought Fly-pasts are a bit lost

on you when you are one-year-old. They are best left to your brother,

who seemed by now to be There had been lots of that -

saluting, that is - earlier, when the Queen arrived

on Horse Guards for her official She inspected the ranks

of her foot guard regiments. The Massed Bands marched and among

the military music there was a variation

of an appropriate birthday melody. Being trooped this year,

one of the colours of the Coldstream Guards,

borne past the most experienced pair of eyes on the parade ground -

the Queen first attended Trooping of the Colour

as Princess Elizabeth in 1947, the first parade after

the Second World War. Your Majesty, this year,

on behalf of all ranks of the Household Division

and the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, may I wish

you and His Royal Highness the very Your Majesty's Guards are ready

to march off, Ma'am. The Queen boarded her carriage

for the journey back to the palace, along a Mall

crowded with spectators. 90 - she is fantastic and I wouldn't

miss it for the world. Being an American we don't have

this, and when the British put She is a head of state who always

seems slightly surprised to encounter clearly

expressed popular feelings. Today, the crowd seemed

bigger than at any time since the Diamond Jubilee

and from them, as from her Armed Forces, there was not merely

an expression of respect for a long serving monarch, on this official

90th birthday weekend a good many people seem to have come

to show their affection. Nicholas Witchell, BBC

News, Buckingham Palace. Stay with us on BBC

World News, still to come: Here in Britain the former owner

of the BHS department store chain, Sir Philip Green, has threatened

to boycott a parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of the retailer,

unless the chairman of the investigating Work

and Pensions Committee resigns. Sir Philip says the Labour Member

of Parliament, Frank Field, Our Business Correspondent,

Joe Lynam says it is not the first time that the clothing tycoon has

called on Frank Field to resign. I've seen quite a few angry

letters from Sir Philip, but this was pretty angry and quite

personal towards the Chairman In his letter he said

to Frank Field, you have used your position as Chair

of the Work and Pensions Committee to do your very best

to destroy my reputation. I am not prepared to participate

in a process which has not even the pretence

of fairness and objectivity. So basically he is asking

for an elected official to resign, or he may not appear before MPs

conducting an enquiry into Violence has flared in Marseille

between rival fans ahead of England's Euro 2016 match against

Russia. At least 12 people have been killed in suicide bombings in

Syria's holiest Shia shrine. Sweden's foreign minister has warned

that if Britain votes to leave the European Union in a referendum

later this month, it could ultimately lead

to the break-up of the EU. In an interview for the BBC's

This Week's World programme, the former European Commissioner,

Margot Wallstrom, said Either way it's a loss for Europe,

because I think that the spill-over effect will be unfortunately

felt, deeply felt. It will either mean that the UK

actually leaves and that will be the start of a two-year negotiation,

and that might affect other EU member states as well,

saying well, if they can leave, if they can leave, maybe we should

also have referenda so maybe we should also leave,

maybe it's better that we leave. Or if they stay, it will also mean

other countries negotiate and ask and demand special treatment,

so why shouldn't we? And I think it will break up,

so it will be bad either way. But of course we're hoping

that they will stay because that would be the worst alternative,

and Swedes, 90,000 Swedes living in the UK, with so many companies

investing with the UK being a trading partner to Sweden,

a very important one, of course this will mean

there will be big changes and they will have to negotiate

different trade deals and it will be just a matter

of insecurity and investors We start with Euro 2016

and an historic win for Wales - who are playing in their first major

tournament since 1958. They beat Slovakia in their opening

game of the tournament. 2-1 the final score in Bordeaux,

as Nick Parrott reports. Wales 58 year wait for major

championship football finally over. They belted out their National

Anthem might never before. Their hopes rest on the shoulders of

Gareth Bale well Slovakia looks towards their start. Twisting and

turning like an eel, there was no stopping him until Ben Davies got

his way. Moments like that can set the tone and the missed opportunity

was to be rude soon after by Jonathan Williams was brought down.

It was perfect range for bail. And he duly said Wales on their way.

Bail for Wales. It is in! He's done it again. They might have had

another at half-time had Martin Skrtel been punished for this. The

second half reflected the first, this time initially in Slovakia's

favour. Bail was tortured and maize later there was no stopping Ondrej

Duda. For a while they threatened to go on to win. Substitute Hal

Robson-Kanu, currently without a club, put himself in a shop window

in the best possible way, to save Wales's day.

In the same group England are taking on Russia in Marseilles.

In the first game of the day at Euro 2016, Switzerland beat

Five of the Albanian starting eleven were born

or brought up in Switzerland, while two brothers lined up

against each other for the first time in the European Championship.

The brothers Shia blood but not commission. Children of a time when

Albanians find reference in Switzerland, making nationality

decision, not a. It was an ethnic Albanian Joe Durant Shaqiri who took

the corner that is Abbey share met to put Switzerland ahead. Albania's

time at a major tournament had not yet passed five minutes. They

settled and occasionally threatened, this was in this Sadiku's moment. It

made Yann Sommer is. The game twisted away from Albania again and

in desperation logs are used his hand, the decision ended his match.

Reckoned yellow, red. A free kick to Switzerland that nearly settled it.

To merely can hardly have gone closer. As it was, the door remained

a Jaffa Albania and suddenly it yawned wide open. Gashi had time to

place this but couldn't do it. Two nations with so many Thais are

divided, but not by much. England's rugby union team made

history as they beat Australia Owen Farrell scored 24 points

as they ran out 39-28 Our Rugby Union reporter

Chris Jones has more. This was an astonishing game of

rugby and I historic win for England, their first victory over

Australia here in Brisbane and they've taken a major step towards

winning a series down under for the first time ever. After 20 minutes it

looked bleak for England, Australia blitz them with two quick tries but

England regrouped and dominated after the break. Some late Australia

pressure, they were stitched to seal the win with a try from Jack Nowell.

Eddie Jones visited his side hadn't played pretty well and said all the

focus is now on next weekend in Melbourne. An England side hasn't

won with such conviction in the southern hemisphere since 2003 and

we know what that team achieved. New Zealand marked a 27th

consecutive win over Wales, The world champions came from behind

to score 21 unanswered points Ireland beat South Africa meanwhile,

despite having a man sent off. And Italy are taking

on Argentina at the moment. England's cricketers are on top

at the end of the third day of their final Test

against Sri Lanka at Lord's. Replying to England's 416 all out,

the tourists were dismissed for 288. Captain Alastair Cook was unable

to bat after being hit They finished the day on 109-4,

a lead of 237. England lead the

three-match series 2-0. Finally, before we go Lewis Hamilton

beat Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to pole position

for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel

was third fastest, with Red Bull's Daniel

Ricciardo fourth. Large scale vegetable farming is not

something you would normally associate with cities,

but in the Netherlands a Scottish farmer has opened Europe's largest

urban farm in an abandoned factory. It started life as a television

and telephone factory, built for the electronics company

Philips back in the 1950s. When they moved out,

this building was left empty, The new residents

have just moved in. We are now seven

storeys above the city, we've escaped

from the exhaust fumes, and we are inside

a lush urban oasis. Surrounded by sweet-scented

tomatoes, silky aubergines, If you can be here

and smell and feel and see and taste

everything all at once, then you're totally consumed

with what you're doing. You're not just shoving a tomato

in your face The farm is designed

to be self sustainable They might not realise it,

but these are playing a vital role. The fish are doing

two things for us. They are producing fertiliser

for our plants, which is really important, because in the

city you don't have cows and pigs and sheep to produce nutrients,

so we do that with fish. is creates a source of protein

in the city as well. Mark's ambition is to supply

1000 families a week. His initial challenge will be

to convince those customers to swap their comparatively

cheap supermarket produce. I think it's a little bit

more expensive, therefore it really

has to differentiate itself from what we now already find

in the supermarkets. So it should be

ultra-fresh, ultra-tasty. And the other thing

is it has a hi-tech nature, therefore some consumers

will like this, but others will probably prefer the traditional

agriculture out in the field with light from the sun

and water from the rain. This enthusiastic chef was

the first to buy into the concept. If this pioneering project

is a success, the team are hoping to inspire people in places like

Glasgow, Manchester and Cardiff to cultivate their own urban

farmlands in the sky. Anna Holligan, BBC News,

in The Hague. The solar-powered

plane, Solar Impulse, has completed the latest leg of it's

attempt to fly around the world. Here it is passing over the Statue

of Liberty in New York. The Swiss-made plane -

has a wingspan greater than a Jumbo It began its journey

in Abu Dhabi in March last year. A reminder of our main news: Police

in Marseille have intervened in street-fighting between football

supporters ahead of the European championship match

between England and Russia. Officers used tear gas and water

cannon to break up running Several people have been arrested,

one fan is reported to be in a critical condition. If you want more

on that story go to our website. More on the act as well. Thank you

for joining us. Goodbye for now.