BBC News Briefing

12 February, 2026

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Alex Binley

Hello. After mourners gathered at a vigil for the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, more details have emerged about those who lost their lives. In the Netherlands, many workers have adopted a four-day working week, but how sustainable is it? And finally, listen to a call made to the emergency services by a heroic teenager who swam for four hours to get help for his family after they were swept out to sea in Australia.

TOP OF THE AGENDA

Details of victims begin to emerge after Tumbler Ridge shootings

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Tumbler Ridge is a close-knit community, like 'one big family', its mayor has said. Credit: Getty Images

Hundreds of mourners gathered in the town of Tumbler Ridge and in Vancouver on Wednesday evening to remember the eight victims of Tuesday's mass shooting. Authorities had initially given the number killed as nine, but later revised it down. Police said the suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar was also found dead at the scene with a self-inflicted gun injury. The victims include the suspect's mother, Jennifer Strang, 39, and 11-year-old step-brother who were found in a home in the town. Killed in the school afterwards were a 39-year-old female educator, three female students, all aged 12, and two male students, aged 12 and 13. Police said they had previously attended the suspect's family home on multiple occasions, with some calls related to mental health concerns.

Victims: Here's what we know about the eight victims.

Watch: A survivor and officials explain how the shooting unfolded.

What we know: Here is everything we know so far about the attacks.

WORLD HEADLINES

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US House votes to overturn Trump's tariffs on Canada

The vote is largely symbolic as it will still need to be approved by the Senate and then by the president, who is unlikely to sign it into law.

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BBC in Nancy Guthrie town as sniffer dogs help search

Police in Tucson, Arizona, are going door-to-door as they search for the 84-year-old who was abducted over a week ago.

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Six dead in suspected Bulgaria murder-suicides

Three bodies found in a van have been linked to three others others found dead near a burned-down hut several days ago.

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Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as heir, says Seoul

South Korea's spy agency says Ki Ju Ae's prominent public presence indicates she is the chosen heir. She is thought to be 13.

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Tributes paid to Dawson's Creek's James Van Der Beek

Praise and condolences have poured in for the "one in a billion" actor, following his death aged 48 after suffering from bowel cancer.

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NEWS FROM THE UK

Sir Jim Ratcliffe: The PM has called on Manchester United's co-owner to apologise after he said the UK had been "colonised by immigrants".

Sarah Ferguson: Emails suggest that the former duchess of York asked Jeffrey Epstein for advice in dealing with her £6m debt.

Back to life: After a cardiac arrest, Patrick Charnley was dead for 40 minutes. He came back to life a changed man. This is what it taught him.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?

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Some companies report sickness levels are down and staff retention is up under a four-day working week. Credit: AFP via Getty Images

A four-day working week is common across the Netherlands, which is challenging the assumption that rich countries need long hours to stay competitive. Dutch employees work an average of 32.1 hours per week, the lowest in the EU, but the country's economic output remains high. But is the reality of the four-day week as successful for the Dutch economy as the headlines suggest?

Find out