and these are live pictures from the scene — police confirmed one person has been shot, and hundreds have been evacuated from the building president biden issues a blunt warning to iran not to attack israel — in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, says she will resign if she's found to have committed a crime — she's being investigated by police as to whether she broke electoral law. hello i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start this hour with breaking news out of australia. police in sydney say they're responding to a critical incident

at a major shopping centre. authorities were called to westfield bondi junction after reports of multiple people being stabbed. the new south wales ambulance service has told local media that seven people have been taken to hospital with stab wounds, including a nine—month—old baby. a man was also shot during the incident, there are reports police are searching for another man. these are the live pictures, we are expecting a police press conference to start any minute. we cannot show

you those pictures, but it is in the early early evening there, things have moved on and the last couple of i was. police have released this statement, telling people to avoid the area. it reads: a critical incident has commenced following the shooting of male at bondi junction. just before lipm, emergency services were called to westfield bondi junction following reports of multiple people stabbed. we are starting to hear from people who were at the shopping centre. people were yelling and running so i followed a police officer upstairs and just as we got round the corner

he started coming towards us and i heard put it down and she shot him, if she did not shoot him he would have kept going in the rampage and then she gave him cpr and he had a big blade on him and she threw the nave away. he looked like he was on a killing spree, the bodies that looked like they had been stabbed in the wedding shop. i581??? looked like they had been stabbed in the wedding shop.— the wedding shop. i saw people runnina the wedding shop. i saw people running clearly _ the wedding shop. i saw people running clearly and _ the wedding shop. i saw people running clearly and one - the wedding shop. i saw people| running clearly and one direction and behind them was a man with a knife _ and behind them was a man with a knife running up to people and i didn't_ knife running up to people and i didn't know what was doing. we went into the _ didn't know what was doing. we went into the gym, to try to close the door_ into the gym, to try to close the door when— into the gym, to try to close the door when we heard the gunshots

which _ door when we heard the gunshots which i _ door when we heard the gunshots which i understand when the police but at _ which i understand when the police but at the — which i understand when the police but at the time we did not know that _ but at the time we did not know that we — but at the time we did not know that. we are grateful we do not through— that. we are grateful we do not through this in austria, we see it overseas — through this in austria, we see it overseas but i think a knife is one thing. _ overseas but i think a knife is one thing. when — overseas but i think a knife is one thing, when it is close to you but gunshot — thing, when it is close to you but gunshot and a different thing because you do not know for the out coming _ because you do not know for the out coming from, but certainly panicked everyone. _ coming from, but certainly panicked everyone, we raced back into the gym _ everyone, we raced back into the . m. ,, ., everyone, we raced back into the i m. ,, ., ., ., ., everyone, we raced back into the gym. starting to get more of a icture gym. starting to get more of a picture of _ gym. starting to get more of a picture of what _ gym. starting to get more of a picture of what happened. - gym. starting to get more of a picture of what happened. we | gym. starting to get more of a i picture of what happened. we are waiting in the next few minutes at some point for a police press conference when we expect to get some more definitive details about what has happened. the microphones are set up and ready, waiting for new south wales police to give us the update, we do not have an exact time on that some people bring that

to you as soon as we get it. president biden has issued a blunt warning to iran not to attack israel — in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. but the president said he expected an attack to come sooner rather than later, and his message to tehran was: "don't". simonjones reports. preparing for a possible iranian attack, israel's defence minister meets the commander of us forces in the region with a warning the potential threat from tehran is real and viable. reporter: mr president, what is your message to iran in this moment? don't. we are devoted to the defence of israel, we will support and help defend israel and iran will not succeed, thank you very much. this is the reason for the escalating tensions — an air strike at the start of the month on an iranian diplomatic building

in the syrian capital damascus. it killed a number of senior iranian generals. israel hasn't admitted it carried out the attack but it's widely considered to have been behind it. leading iran to warn israel would be punished. iran backs hamas, as the war between israel and hamas continues in gaza. iran also supports hezbollah in lebanon. last night, hezbollah launched dozens of rockets from lebanon towards israel. the israeli military said most of the missiles were intercepted and nobody was hurt. but us officials fear iran itself could be preparing to launch cruise missiles and drones against military targets in israel. some, though, believe that wouldn't be in tehran's interest. if they do, this becomes an israel, iran, us issue and that wouldn't serve iranian purposes. it would be focus on iran, put the country of iran within israeli cross hairs and that is not something that

would be beneficialfor iran. the israeli military released this footage that shows aid trucks entering gaza through a newly opened crossing the north but there is no sign of the conflict with hamas are ending. while behind—the—scenes, several countries have been trying to dissuade iran from getting involved with an attack, fearing it could spark a wider regional war. reporter: mr president, are you worried iran will kill americans? "i am always concerned about americans," was the president's response. the us and israel remain on high alert as the world watches to see what iran does next. simon jones, bbc news. let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale who's injerusalem what is the assessment being made

about what form this retaliation could take. about what form this retaliation could take-— about what form this retaliation could take. ., , ,, ., , , about what form this retaliation could take. , ,, ., , could take. nobody knows, there is a lot of speculation _ could take. nobody knows, there is a lot of speculation at _ could take. nobody knows, there is a lot of speculation at the _ could take. nobody knows, there is a lot of speculation at the moment, - could take. nobody knows, there is a lot of speculation at the moment, a l lot of speculation at the moment, a lot of speculation at the moment, a lot of speculation at the moment, a lot of assessment of intelligence. i think the americans would not be speaking as firmly and cleaning clearly if they had no basis for that, there have been reports that iran has been moving missiles are the region, that said the fact the us is speaking so publicly and openly about the nature of the threat may also be the fact that as part of its attempts to try to deter iran basing will be think that is what is happening and we want to against doing this because of the potential risks of a deeper and wider conflict if israel has to respond. that is something iran has made clear that although they want to punish israel for the l strike on

damascus that destroyed the consummate, we have also made clear that doesn't want the scope of this water weighed in. that doesn't want the scope of this waterweighed in. —— that doesn't want the scope of this water weighed in. —— this war to wade in. you spoke about the calculation of the us and allies in terms of the public statement, privately where'd you are and in iran what are the calculations that will be made and assessed. privately a lot of the diplomacy has been sending signals to all channels possible both from iran to the west and the united states and others to try to assess what is going on to

try to assess what is going on to try to assess what is going on to try to make everybody as a way that effie eleni ands do xy and z this will be the response. the calculus has to be ia the iranian love and on the one hand iran wants to make a show of force and strength, the fact they say there has been a destruction of the sovereignty, this diplomatic mission in damascus is equivalent to tracking iranian soil, that has raised speculation that iran might attack israel from its soil, that would be real and almost unprecedented. it would also be very escalated it so that has been speculation instead that maybe iran may use an armed militia, proxy supporters in the region, perhaps

hezbollah, maybe two strike israel military targets but that is being assessed. the head of the israel army believe they are ready for for nathan it, you what cabinet met last eight to assess the situation, there is a us senior command here in israel consulting with counterparts or the americans and israelis can be on the same page and yet outside the streets are relatively calm, there is no sense of panic and israel is on alert but still come. thank you. let's speak to sima shine, head of iran program at the institute for national security studies. thank you for coming on the programme, what is assessment of the different options to iran? i

programme, what is assessment of the different options to iran?— different options to iran? i think very accurately _ different options to iran? i think very accurately your _ different options to iran? i think - very accurately your correspondence says there is a huge dilemma in airline but it looks like they have decided this time and it is entered testing to follow the spiritual leader talking about the issue because he is the one with last days to retaliation. looks like there is a decision made in iran, i don't know it includes also the scope of the attack but the decision to attack israel from iranian territory has been already done and it does not mean the proxies would notjoin the attack, and may be simultaneous

of following, they are very much coordinating each other, wejust of following, they are very much coordinating each other, we just had the visit of the foreign minister of iran in beirut and damascus and oman, they are coordinating with the proxies and it might be both. i do not think the option of iran leaving the response to other proxies without iran itself to me does not seem to be the option iran wants to use. they have committed to retaliate directly. i use. they have committed to retaliate directly.— retaliate directly. i want to exlain retaliate directly. i want to exnlain to _ retaliate directly. i want to explain to viewers - retaliate directly. i want to | explain to viewers watching retaliate directly. i want to - explain to viewers watching on the half of the screen a live feed from sydney when we are waiting for a police press conference to give us more details about the reported

multiple stabbing incident. we will stay on those pictures, may have to interrupt if anyone comes to the microphone. what do you make of the calculation of israel's preparedness? what is the scale of retaliation they could respond to and could not.— and could not. israel has a very solid and _ and could not. israel has a very solid and multi-layered - and could not. israel has a very| solid and multi-layered defence solid and multi—layered defence system for short and long—term of missiles but it is not completed, not 100% secure and if that is a huge attack on israel some will be able to penetrate the systems. i understand that as a high alert on

the anti—missile systems, reserves have been recruited and it seems to be prepared as was mentioned by you correspondence the central commander of the us is in israel, he prolonged his stay for 2a—hour is, there is a very close cooperation between the american systems in the region, promoted some systems that were far away to the region so it seems this anti—missile anti—aircraft system is on high alert but both by israel and american comedy question will be asked to what israel will do after what kind of attack it will be an whether there will be a lot of casualties and what would be the outcome of the attack and the israel

defence minister has committed to respond but i believe if we see a situation there are no casualties and soldiers or civilians israel will be more hesitant of how to respond but one has to understand this is something the viewers do not know why israel has done what it did in damascus, the consummate is close to the embassy, the importance of theissueis to the embassy, the importance of the issue is the people that were killed in this apartment we are exactly those people that were organising the whole war of the proxies against israel. attacks coming from lebanon and gaza, everyone knows what happened in

october. i everyone knows what happened in october. ., ., , october. i will have to interrupt ou, be october. i will have to interrupt you. be going _ october. i will have to interrupt you. be going to _ october. i will have to interrupt you, be going to sydney - october. i will have to interrupt you, be going to sydney for- october. i will have to interrupt you, be going to sydney for an | you, be going to sydney for an update from the police.- you, be going to sydney for an update from the police. about 3:10pm a male walked — update from the police. about 3:10pm a male walked into _ update from the police. about 3:10pm a male walked into westhill _ update from the police. about 3:10pm a male walked into westhill day - a male walked into westhill day westfield bondi junction and returned about 320. he engaged with about nine _ returned about 320. he engaged with about nine people as he moved through— about nine people as he moved through the centre, it is clear during — through the centre, it is clear during that engagement he caused harm _ during that engagement he caused harm to _ during that engagement he caused harm to them. we believe by stabbing them with— harm to them. we believe by stabbing them with a _ harm to them. we believe by stabbing them with a weapon he was carrying. clearly _ them with a weapon he was carrying. clearly a _ them with a weapon he was carrying. clearly a range of reports were made of the _ clearly a range of reports were made of the incident, police attended promptly, a single unit officer inspector— promptly, a single unit officer inspector was nearby and went into the centre — inspector was nearby and went into the centre directed by a range of

people. — the centre directed by a range of people, she confronted the offender who had _ people, she confronted the offender who had moved to level five as she continued — who had moved to level five as she continued to walk quickly behind him to catch _ continued to walk quickly behind him to catch up _ continued to walk quickly behind him to catch up with him he turned and faced _ to catch up with him he turned and faced and — to catch up with him he turned and faced and raised the knife and she discharged a firearm and that person is deceased. i am advised that there are five _ is deceased. i am advised that there are five victims who are now deceased _ are five victims who are now deceased. as a result of the actions of the _ deceased. as a result of the actions of the softened. —— of this fender. severai— of the softened. —— of this fender. several people have been taken to hospital. _ several people have been taken to hospital. a — several people have been taken to hospital, a number and a serious critical— hospital, a number and a serious critical condition and i do not have further— critical condition and i do not have further information in relation to descriptions of those people. i know one of— descriptions of those people. i know one of them as a small child. as is

the case _ one of them as a small child. as is the case when these incidents, a critical— the case when these incidents, a critical incident has been declared and investigations in relation to the matter have commenced and are continuing _ the matter have commenced and are continuing at the scene and a number of hospitals _ continuing at the scene and a number of hospitals nearby. from preliminary inquiries it would appear— preliminary inquiries it would appear that this person has acted atone, _ appear that this person has acted alone, i_ appear that this person has acted atone, i am — appear that this person has acted alone, i am content that there is no continuing — alone, i am content that there is no continuing threat. police as i have said have — continuing threat. police as i have said have commenced investigations into the _ said have commenced investigations into the matter which will continue through— into the matter which will continue through the evening, i do not have details _ through the evening, i do not have details of— through the evening, i do not have details of victims who have been killed _ details of victims who have been killed nor— details of victims who have been killed nor those taken to hospital. i killed nor those taken to hospital. i cannot— killed nor those taken to hospital. i cannot provide you for that information and relation to them. only to _ information and relation to them. only to say— information and relation to them. only to say that very clearly our

hearts _ only to say that very clearly our hearts gloat to all of them as do anyone — hearts gloat to all of them as do anyone touched by this terrible incident~ — anyone touched by this terrible incident~ i_ anyone touched by this terrible incident. i do not have information and relation — incident. i do not have information and relation to the offender, i do not know— and relation to the offender, i do not know at this stage he is, you would _ not know at this stage he is, you would understand this is quite raw, inguiries _ would understand this is quite raw, inquiries are very new and we are continuing — inquiries are very new and we are continuing to make attempts to identify— continuing to make attempts to identify the offender. that has it for the _ identify the offender. that has it for the moment comes of information that i_ for the moment comes of information that i have _ for the moment comes of information that i have. ,, ., , ., ~ that i have. shortly after the pm who settles _ that i have. shortly after the pm who settles was _ that i have. shortly after the pm who settles was received - that i have. shortly after the pm | who settles was received bottom calls who settles was received bottom caiis for— who settles was received bottom calls for persons _ who settles was received bottom calls for persons stamped - who settles was received bottom calls for persons stamped at - who settles was received bottom i calls for persons stamped at bondi junction. _ calls for persons stamped at bondi junction, responded _ calls for persons stamped at bondi junction, responded ao _ calls for persons stamped at bondi junction, responded ao resourcesl junction, responded 40 resources seen _ junction, responded 40 resources seen in _ junction, responded 40 resources seen in the — junction, responded 40 resources seen in the scene, _ junction, responded 40 resources seen in the scene, including - junction, responded 40 resources

seen in the scene, including fourl seen in the scene, including four medicai— seen in the scene, including four medical teams— seen in the scene, including four medical teams settles— seen in the scene, including four medical teams settles is - seen in the scene, including four. medical teams settles is assessed and transported _ medical teams settles is assessed and transported eight _ medical teams settles is assessed and transported eight patients- medical teams settles is assessed and transported eight patients toi and transported eight patients to various— and transported eight patients to various facilities— and transported eight patients to various facilities across _ and transported eight patients to various facilities across sydney . and transported eight patients to l various facilities across sydney and assessed _ various facilities across sydney and assessed a — various facilities across sydney and assessed a total _ various facilities across sydney and assessed a total of _ various facilities across sydney and assessed a total of six _ various facilities across sydney and assessed a total of six patients - assessed a total of six patients have _ assessed a total of six patients have lreen— assessed a total of six patients have been deemed _ assessed a total of six patients have been deemed the - assessed a total of six patientsl have been deemed the system. assessed a total of six patients - have been deemed the system. thank you. there's nothing that would indicate any recoverable ideology. we are not ruling _ any recoverable ideology. we are not ruling anything out. he any recoverable ideology. we are not ruling anything out.— ruling anything out. he said he went into the centre _ ruling anything out. he said he went into the centre then _ ruling anything out. he said he went into the centre then can _ ruling anything out. he said he went into the centre then can back? - ruling anything out. he said he went into the centre then can back? no, i into the centre then can back? no, he left for the _ into the centre then can back? no, he left for the shepherd and returned at 320. in of some description, and not have particulars. description, and not have particulars— description, and not have particulars. description, and not have articulars. �* ., , ., , particulars. but was tame between the attacks been _ particulars. but was tame between

the attacks been reported. - particulars. but was tame between the attacks been reported. it - particulars. but was tame between the attacks been reported. it all. the attacks been reported. it all ha--ened the attacks been reported. it all happened very _ the attacks been reported. it all happened very quickly, - the attacks been reported. it all happened very quickly, the officer was in _ happened very quickly, the officer was in the — happened very quickly, the officer was in the vicinity, cater to the location — was in the vicinity, cater to the location of— was in the vicinity, cater to the location of the offender and click the actions that she did. she was an inspector _ the actions that she did. she was an inspector a — the actions that she did. she was an inspector. a senior police officer. she was— inspector. a senior police officer. she was on— inspector. a senior police officer. she was on her own. she engaged immediately on her arrival scene. i do not _ immediately on her arrival scene. i do not have — immediately on her arrival scene. i do not have any indication of any motivation — do not have any indication of any motivation coming from the scene, he must appreciate things and very raw and we _ must appreciate things and very raw and we had — must appreciate things and very raw and we had any other investigations. they do— and we had any other investigations. they do not— and we had any other investigations. they do not have the details at the moment _

they do not have the details at the moment. this is a difficult circumstance,. investigation will be lengthy— circumstance,. investigation will be lengthy and precise. we are working through— lengthy and precise. we are working through the crime scene to retain control— through the crime scene to retain control and — through the crime scene to retain control and first and foremost this is about— control and first and foremost this is about dealing with the terrible situation — is about dealing with the terrible situation and making sure all people are safe _ situation and making sure all people are safe and working through advertisement normalcy. from cctv. i am sorry, _ advertisement normalcy. from cctv. i am sorry, it _ advertisement normalcy. from cctv. i am sorry, it is — advertisement normalcy. from cctv. i am sorry, it is difficult at this stage — am sorry, it is difficult at this stage to _ am sorry, it is difficult at this stage to get more information, i will be _ stage to get more information, i will be picking an executive shortly and there — will be picking an executive shortly and there will be further briefings. i am

and there will be further briefings. i am not _ and there will be further briefings. i am not sure on the detail but there — i am not sure on the detail but there are — i am not sure on the detail but there are obviously people who become — there are obviously people who become very brave in circumstances. thank— become very brave in circumstances. thank you _ the first thing we have had from police in sydney, giving us outline of the chronology of events. let's recap what we know. it started about 3:10pm, and the westfield shopping centre in sydney, it seems from the description that a man entered and left and came back about ten minutes later and was carrying a weapon a knife. nine people were engaged by

the was the language of the police used effectively stabbing pain people that there was an officer nearby was alerted and was guided by witnesses at the shopping centre towards the man, she approached him, he raised a knife and then the officer seems shot him, she was on her own company saying it all happened very quickly. as for the gains on heritage, do not get back and update, five people killed, some banks it is condition in hospital, won a small child. placement giving edible details of the patients. he

ambulance service said for medical teams one scene from their state, eight patients taken to various hospitals, six treated only seen. as for the motive, what happened with this individual it is very stages put the police saying they believe at the moment this person acted and and were confident as things stand there's no continuing public, police presence and wife pictures. it has a critical incident, pick the details stay with us.

hello there. friday was a very warm day for april. temperatures widely reached the high teens, and the warmest spot had temperatures a bit higher than that. 21.5 degrees celsius we have recorded at both stjames's park and northolt, both in greater london, making it the warmest day of the year so far. we have something of a change in the weather forecast for saturday. cooler air is going to be arriving across both scotland and northern ireland behind this cold front, and that is significant because scotland also recorded its warmest day of 202a as well on friday. 22.2 celsius at fyvie castle. both across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures widely will be dropping by around five, six celsius into saturday, so you will notice that significant change. right now the weather is quite quiet though. we have got a few patches of cloud around, one or two areas of mist and fog. and some showers coming in across northern areas, with the wind strengthening slightly. temperatures as we start saturday morning around eight to ii celsius. we are looking at a mild start to the day. a band of rain, a cold front will quickly sweep its way into northern ireland and scotland

and i sat moves eastwards, what will follow is blustery showers with some hail storms mixed in, the wind gusting up to 50 mph. further southwards, the odd of rain for northern england and across wales, otherwise largely dry. much cooler air across scotland and northern ireland arrives through the afternoon and across england and wales it is going to be the last of the really warm days. temperatures, i suspect, will reach around 21 or 22 in the warmest areas of eastern england, with colder air arriving across most parts of england and wales after dark. that takes us into sunday's forecast and sunday is going to be a blustery day for scotland and northern ireland. frequent showers here, some of them with hail and thunder mixed in. there will be some showers developing through the day across northern england and wales, but it may well stay largely dry across east anglia and the south of england. wherever you are, temperatures will be much closer to average. 15 degrees in london, so a big change from the low 20s that we have on saturday. it will feel cooler. on into the start of the new week, monday sees low—pressure move in off the atlantic with this cold front diving its way southwards across the country.

that is going to be bringing a spell of rain followed by showers, showery weather conditions around for tuesday and wednesday, and the weather should become drier and a bit warmer towards the end of next week. goodbye for now.

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at least five people are dead in sydney after a man stabs multiple people in a busy shopping centre. it people in a busy shopping centre. it would appear that this person has acted alone. i am content that there is no continuing threat. find acted alone. i am content that there is no continuing threat.— is no continuing threat. and this is seen live outside _ is no continuing threat. and this is seen live outside the _ is no continuing threat. and this is seen live outside the shopping - seen live outside the shopping centre. it is still locked down. police still outside. multiple people are in hospital, including young child. president biden issues a blunt warning to iran not to attack israel in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. what is your message to them this morning? what is your message to them this mornin ? �* and we have a special report from gaza, where a british surgeon, who's spent two weeks working there, has documented daily life for us.

we are starting with this breaking news in australia. in sydney in that shopping centre. that mall where five people we now know have been killed in a stabbing attack. several others are receiving hospital treatment for a serious condition, some are in a critical condition. one of those people is a small child. these are dealt live pictures as you can see. that police presence still there and flashing lights as well. this took place at around three o'clock in the afternoon local time, just after a man we know entered the shopping mall at ten past three, left for a short time and came back in with a knife and police say engaged or stabbed nine people, killing five of them. the

police press conference just in the last 30 minutes also gave some details that a police officer entered and approached the attacker and the attacker raised a knife and he was shot dead. we have been hearing plenty of responses from the politicians to the prime minister now and he says he has been briefed by police and posted on social media saying, our hearts go out to those injured and we give our thanks to those caring for them as well as our a brave police and first responders. let's look at the pictures of the shopping mall. i let's look at the pictures of the shopping mall-— let's look at the pictures of the sho -|n~ mall. , .,, shopping mall. i saw people running clearl in shopping mall. i saw people running clearly in one _ shopping mall. i saw people running clearly in one direction _ shopping mall. i saw people running clearly in one direction and - shopping mall. i saw people running clearly in one direction and behind i clearly in one direction and behind them was a man with a knife running towards a people, running up to them are trying to, i don't know what he was doing, but then we went into the

gym because i was right outside that and we were trying to close the jaw to the gym when we had the gun shot —— at the door. at the time we didn't know it was a place. it is something you see now, you think you don't go through this in australia and i think a knife is one thing when it is not an immediate danger but gunshots are a completely different because you don't know where they are coming from, they can get you from a distance so that certainly panicked everyone and we raced it back into the gym at the time, like, what is going on here? that cross life now to sydney. bring it up—to—date with the very latest. that official statement from the police in eastern australia is the first comprehensive update we have received. and what senior officers

are saying is that five people have been killed in this stabbing attack at the westfield bondi junction shopping centre in sydney's eastern suburb. the attacker and a man wielding a knife shot by a police officer who was guided by shoppers towards the attacker. she apparently ran after him, he turned around, raised his knife and was shot dead by a seniorfemale raised his knife and was shot dead by a senior female police officer. the authorities also saying that eight people have been taken to hospital, including a nine—month—old baby. so this is an afternoon that for many people would have begun with our normal afternoon shopping but very quickly around three o'clock in the afternoon local time descended into an episode of sheer

panic and terrorfor descended into an episode of sheer panic and terror for many people. at the moment the shopping centre remains locked down, five people have been killed, the attacker has also been shot dead and a number of people in hospital and many australians and people around the world will be following this story with a sense of absolute shock and dismay. with a sense of absolute shock and disma . . ~ with a sense of absolute shock and disma . ., ~ ., , ., , dismay. talk to us a little bit about the — dismay. talk to us a little bit about the geography, - dismay. talk to us a little bit about the geography, the . dismay. talk to us a little bit i about the geography, the area, dismay. talk to us a little bit - about the geography, the area, what would have been happening. it is would have been happening. it is 'ust after would have been happening. it 3 just after 6:30pm local time, it is dark now in australia, but this unfolded just after three o'clock in the afternoon at the westfield shopping centre. this has to be one of the most popular shopping centres in sydney. it is a sprawling complex not too far from sydney's famous bondi beach. it covers various

levels, it is very popular, especially on a saturday, it has been a warm autumn day today, very sunny and unseasonably warm. so people would be out and about in the shopping centre would have been filled with hundreds if not thousands of people and very quickly after this terror started to unfold the shopping centre was very quickly evacuated. as we have been hearing from eyewitnesses, they have been describing the atrocious nature of what they felt and what they saw and what they felt and what they saw and what they felt and what they saw and what they have to go through because we are hearing stories of people wading in to the situation to help people who had been attacked and potentially confront the man wielding the knife as well. so once again we have heard from the police in the last 30 minutes or so here in sydney. they have said that five

people have been killed. the assailant has been shot dead by the police. at least eight other people have been taken to hospital and among those injured are a nine—month—old baby. this is an atrocious episode here in eastern australia and at the moment the police don't know or aren't divulge in any motive for the attack but they do believe that the stabbings, they do believe that the stabbings, the multiple stabbings at the bondi junction shopping centre was perpetrated by one individual and that individual has been shot dead by a seniorfemale that individual has been shot dead by a senior female police officer. thank you so much for that. i know you are keeping across the details for us. we appreciated. as phil was describing their comic who did hear from you south wales police themselves, they gave their first update on, just in the past 30 minutes or so. let's a look. we are just going to take a listen now to

you south wales police getting that press conference.— press conference. about ten past three this afternoon _ press conference. about ten past three this afternoon a _ press conference. about ten past three this afternoon a male - press conference. about ten past i three this afternoon a male walked into westfield bondi junction, three this afternoon a male walked into westfield bondijunction, left the centre and then returned at about 20 past three. as he moved through the centre he engage with about nine people. it is clear that during that engagement he caused harm to those people by stabbing them with a weapon he was carrying. very clearly a range of reports were made of the incident, police attended promptly, a single unit officer inspector of police was nearby, attended, went into the centre directed by a range of people. she confronted the offender who had moved by this stage two level five. as she continued to walk quickly behind him to catch up with

him, he turned, faced her, raised an eye. she discharged a firearm and that person is now deceased. i am advised that there are five victims who are now deceased as a result of the actions of this offender. there are more than several other people who have been conveyed to hospital, a number of those are in serious and or critical conditions at this stage and i do not have further information in relation to descriptions of those people. i know one of them is a small child. as is the case in these incidents, a critical incident has been declared, and investigations in relation to the matter have commenced and are continuing both at the scene and at

a number of hospitals in the nearby area. from preliminary inquiries it would appear that this person has acted alone. i am content that there is no continuing threat. police, as i have said, have commenced investigations into the matter which will continue through the evening. i do not have details of victims who have been killed by this individual nor those who have been conveyed to hospital for treatment. so nor those who have been conveyed to hospitalfor treatment. so i cannot provide you with further information in relation to them. i need to see that very clearly, our hearts go out to all of them, as they do anyone touched by these terrible incidents this afternoon. i do not have

information in relation to the offender, i do not know at this stage who he is. you would understand this is quite raw, inquiries are very new and we are continuing to make an attempt to identify the offender in this matter. . , identify the offender in this matter. ., , ., , matter. that is the latest update from ou matter. that is the latest update from you south _ matter. that is the latest update from you south wales _ matter. that is the latest update from you south wales police - matter. that is the latest update from you south wales police and matter. that is the latest update - from you south wales police and just so you know, we will stay with those live pictures on the side of the screen as we await any more reaction, any more details about what has happened there. at the moment we will turn out to the middle east. returning to the middle east and president biden has issued a blunt warning to iran not to attack israel in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. but the president said he expected an attack to come sooner rather than later, and his message to tehran was, "don't". we will take a look at the situation on the ground in gaza where we have

been hearing medical services are in a state of crisis. with me is melanie ward who is the ceo of medical aid for palestinians. thank you for coming on the programme. what is the latest update from the situation on the ground? the situation on the ground encounter is utterly catastrophic. i was there this week and as soon as you go into rafa there are tens and thousands of tents, over a million displaced people squashed into gaza trying to survive. they are selling firewood because they had homes with kitchens and now they are displaced, their homes are destroyed so they cook in open air and the smell of sewage is everywhere because there are lakes of open sewage which haven't been treated. they are right next to the places where people are living so you hear constantly the sounds of war, you see all of the displaced people and you smell the stench of sewage everywhere you go and continues all of the west of the gaza strip. millions of people are

crammed into this tiny space. {biden crammed into this tiny space. given that description, _ crammed into this tiny space. given that description, this _ crammed into this tiny space. given that description, this will _ crammed into this tiny space. given that description, this will be - that description, this will be difficult but can you give us a sense of the priorities. it seems like it is overwhelming but what are the kind of things that are most important? figs the kind of things that are most important?— important? as medical aid for palestinians, _ important? as medical aid for palestinians, we _ important? as medical aid for palestinians, we are - important? as medical aid for palestinians, we are focused l important? as medical aid for. palestinians, we are focused on health care for people. the health system and gather has been systematically dismantled by israeli forces of the last six months. on tuesday i was in a hospital in the middle area of gaza where we have medical aid for palestinians, doctors working and they told me about the situation there and i saw it for myself. patients crammed into every possible inch of floor space, lying on the floor in beds, you see people with double leg amputations. as soon as i walked into the reception area of the hospital a man with an open wound with flies in it. i went into the children's ward and a bait that would usually hold three children instead had eight in it. and a little girl screaming in pain,

she had been in an air strike with an arm injury waiting for surgery and screaming in pain. i knowa doctor told me about the kinds of cases they are treating. i hope family of 16 wiped out in an air strike withjust two family of 16 wiped out in an air strike with just two children surviving, a seven—year—old girl with a gunshot wound to the head being treated. figs with a gunshot wound to the head being treated.— with a gunshot wound to the head being treated. as well as the prime minister, being treated. as well as the prime minister. you _ being treated. as well as the prime minister, you talked _ being treated. as well as the prime minister, you talked about - being treated. as well as the prime minister, you talked about the - minister, you talked about the cramped conditions, what are the doctors using?— cramped conditions, what are the doctors usini ? ., ., , ., doctors using? how are they treating iatients? doctors using? how are they treating patients? we — doctors using? how are they treating patients? we have _ doctors using? how are they treating patients? we have been _ doctors using? how are they treating patients? we have been able - doctors using? how are they treating patients? we have been able to - doctors using? how are they treating patients? we have been able to get. patients? we have been able to get some medical supplies to hospitals in the past six months but not nearly enough on this because aid is being systematically obstructed in its entry to gata, just as aid workers have been targeted, health health care workers are being targeted with over a00 killed so far. there isn't enough, less than a quarter of the amount of aid that would have got into gaza before the war and obviously in such a massive war and obviously in such a massive war we need far more to get in. i also saw some of the eight items

projected on being allowed to enter gaza and the included medical equipment like an x—ray machine and an ascetic machine, bleach, first aid kit even sleeping bags that had been rejected for being the wrong colour because they are green and apparently green is a military colour. �* , apparently green is a military colour. 3 , apparently green is a military colour. �*, , ., apparently green is a military colour. �*, ,, ., colour. let's focus on those kind of details on the _ colour. let's focus on those kind of details on the logistics. _ colour. let's focus on those kind of details on the logistics. where - details on the logistics. where physically it aid crossing that you are getting from one side to the other? ~ ., , ., , ., ., other? we have been able to get aid in from egypt _ other? we have been able to get aid in from egypt and — other? we have been able to get aid in from egypt and that _ other? we have been able to get aid in from egypt and that is _ other? we have been able to get aid in from egypt and that is crossing i in from egypt and that is crossing or another place. what is a flow? far too slow. we have got 80 trucks of medical supplies at her in a queue to enter gaza, they have been there for some weeks. we have another 15 trucks are short item is about to enter but you never know when it will actually get there until you receive a phone call to fake it has arrived and then you have to try and distribute the 80 people in need to the hospital to the hospitals and health. you had trucks waiting _ the hospitals and health. you had trucks waiting for _ the hospitals and health. you had trucks waiting for weeks. - the hospitals and health. you had trucks waiting for weeks. israel i trucks waiting for weeks. israel maintains that it is facilitating

aid in. what is a delay as far as you can see? is aid in. what is a delay as far as you can see?— aid in. what is a delay as far as ou can see? , , . you can see? is it 'ust the cheques? i mean, you can see? is it 'ust the cheques? i mean. israel— you can see? is it 'ust the cheques? i mean, israel is — you can see? is itjust the cheques? i mean, israel is security _ you can see? is itjust the cheques? i mean, israel is security checking i i mean, israel is security checking everything that goes in and to give you an example, on some days in january there were 200 trucks a day that were getting. in january the international court ofjustice issued provisional measures on israel to prevent genocide. one of those was that they were supposed to allow much more ageing. what we saw in february was the amount of aid israel allowed in had halved. last week we saw 300 trucks going in in one day, the day before it had been 200 and the only thing that is changing here is a speed at which israel is carrying out the security checks. especially worried about the situation in the north of gaza where famine conditions are most advance. i have a team of staff there and in the last five days no aid missions were allowed to enter the north of gaza so that is how serious the situation is. fin gaza so that is how serious the situation is.— gaza so that is how serious the situation is. ., ,., ., situation is. on that point, we have covered the — situation is. on that point, we have covered the aid _ situation is. on that point, we have covered the aid on _ situation is. on that point, we have covered the aid on the _ situation is. on that point, we have covered the aid on the other - situation is. on that point, we have covered the aid on the other side. i covered the aid on the other side.

it is in. what is a procedure, how do you transport it around, what are the risks and calculations? it is the risks and calculations? it is incredibly difficult, _ the risks and calculations? it 3 incredibly difficult, we have to make sure we have enough fuel and of course it military attacks on gaza are ongoing and indiscriminate so it is very dangerous to operate and thatis is very dangerous to operate and that is why you have seen the killing of world central kitchen workers. there was an air strike on one of our compounds injanuary. the process of getting it to where you want to go is very difficult. for example, on tuesday you wanted to go to one of the hospitals in khan younis, we won't give him permission and the un has tried consistently in the last few days to get aid to the north but it has been denied so it is a combination of the danger of never knowing where the next attacks are coming from and you hear the fighterjets going overhead all of the time. you are shot out from the sea when you are there. these are the risks we have to take but we are determined to keep going and to keep making sure age gets to people who

need it. . ~ making sure age gets to people who need it. ., ,, , ., making sure age gets to people who need it. . ~' ,, ~ making sure age gets to people who need it. ., ,, i. . ., ., making sure age gets to people who need it. ., ,, i. i ., ., ., go to haiti. a new nine—member political council tasked with filling the leadership vacuum there, has been appointed after weeks of political wrangling. it follows months of escalating violence that has seen criminal gangs seize control of the capital, port—au—prince, and force the resignation of the prime minister ariel henry. the united nations migration agency says nearly 100,000 people fled port au prince in a month. consumer price rises in argentina have slowed for a third consecutive month, though economic data reveals that annual price inflation still remains staggeringly high at almost 290%. but the price increases in march were lower than the previous month. the country's president said earlier this week that bringing monthly inflation down to ten per cent by may would be "a hell of a goal." and a former interpreter for shohei ohtani,

the japanese baseball star with the los angeles dodgers, has been charged with impersonating him to steal more than $16 million. the money was allegedly used by ippei mizuhara to pay gambling debts. he could face a maximum sentence of 30 years. we will return to our main and developing story out of australia, sydney. five people have been killed in a stabbing incident in a shopping mall, the westfield mall. these are the live pictures we have of the scene, you can see medical, ambulance and police present still very much at the scene, the critical incident still in place at the scene there in the last 30 or a0 minutes we got an update from police. they walked us through what we know of the chronology of what happened. we know at about ten past three or 20

battery a man entered the shopping mall with a knife, five of whom are now dead. some are in hospital, some serious hints in a critical condition. no news yet on any motive. it was said by police in that press conference they are satisfied that the person acted alone and there is no continuing threat. just a little earlier we heard from some eyewitnesses who were there shopping in the afternoon just a few hours ago. let’s were there shopping in the afternoon just a few hours ago.— just a few hours ago. let's take a listen. i heard _ just a few hours ago. let's take a listen. i heard people _ just a few hours ago. let's take a listen. i heard people yelling, - listen. i heard people yelling, screaming, running, so i said there must be something going on. so i saw a copper and ifollowed her all the way upstairs and i followed her and just as we got to round the corner, because i saw them coming around the corner, there he was, hejust started towards us and all i heard was, put it down! and then she shot

him. if she didn't shoot him, he would have continued. he was on the rampage. they were giving him cpr. he had a nice big blade on him. it looked like he was on a killing spree stop there was another two bodies near their wedding shop inside, they look like they had been stabbed. i inside, they look like they had been stabbed. , stabbed. i saw people running quite clearl in stabbed. i saw people running quite clearly in one _ stabbed. i saw people running quite clearly in one direction _ stabbed. i saw people running quite clearly in one direction and - stabbed. i saw people running quite clearly in one direction and behind l clearly in one direction and behind them _ clearly in one direction and behind them was — clearly in one direction and behind them was a — clearly in one direction and behind them was a man with a knife running towards _ them was a man with a knife running towards different people, running up towards different people, running up to them _ towards different people, running up to them are trying to, i don't know what _ to them are trying to, i don't know what he _ to them are trying to, i don't know what he was — to them are trying to, i don't know what he was doing. but then we went into the _ what he was doing. but then we went into the gym because i was right outside — into the gym because i was right outside that and we were trying to close _ outside that and we were trying to close to _ outside that and we were trying to close to the doors to the gym when we heard _ close to the doors to the gym when we heard the contract which i understand now with the police but at the _ understand now with the police but at the time we didn't know that sol think— at the time we didn't know that sol think it _ at the time we didn't know that sol think it is _ at the time we didn't know that sol think it is something you see now,

you are _ think it is something you see now, you are grateful you don't go through— you are grateful you don't go through this in australia but i think— through this in australia but i think a — through this in australia but i think a knife is one thing when it is a floor— think a knife is one thing when it is a floor away from you and you could _ is a floor away from you and you could see — is a floor away from you and you could see it _ is a floor away from you and you could see it when it is not in immediate danger, but gunshots are a completely— immediate danger, but gunshots are a completely different thing, you don't _ completely different thing, you don't know where they are coming from _ don't know where they are coming from. they— don't know where they are coming from, they can get you from a distance — from, they can get you from a distance so that is certainly panicked everyone. and we were like, what is _ panicked everyone. and we were like, what is going on here?— what is going on here? eyewitnesses sa out what is going on here? eyewitnesses say out shopping _ what is going on here? eyewitnesses say out shopping in _ what is going on here? eyewitnesses say out shopping in sydney - what is going on here? eyewitnesses say out shopping in sydney in - what is going on here? eyewitnesses say out shopping in sydney in the - say out shopping in sydney in the afternoon, late afternoon, it tipped into early evening when we had an update from the police. let’s into early evening when we had an update from the police.— into early evening when we had an update from the police. let's take a listen. update from the police. let's take a listen- about _ update from the police. let's take a listen. about 3:10pm _ update from the police. let's take a listen. about 3:10pm this _ update from the police. let's take a listen. about 3:10pm this afternoon j listen. about 3:10pm this afternoon a man walked into bondijunction, he left and returned at about 3:20pm. as he walked through the centre he engage with about nine people. it is clear during that engagement he caused harm to those people, we

believe by stabbing them with a weapon he was carrying. very clearly a range of reports were made of the incident, police attended promptly. a single unit officer inspector of police was nearby, attended, went into the centre directed by a range of people. she confronted the offender who had moved by this stage two level five. as she continued to walk quickly behind him to catch up with him he turned, faced her, raised a knife, she discharged a firearm and that person is now deceased. i am advised that there are five victims who are now deceased as a result of the actions of this offender. there are more than several other people who have been conveyed to hospital, and a

number of those are in serious and or critical conditions at this stage and i do not have further information in relation to descriptions of those people. i know one of them is a small child. that was the latest _ one of them is a small child. that was the latest update _ one of them is a small child. that was the latest update in the last hour from was the latest update in the last hourfrom new was the latest update in the last hour from new south wales police, confirming they have no indication of any motive at the scene, there was no indication of any motive but they are confident that the person was acting alone and there is no continuing threat. we have continuing threat. we have continuing coverage of the events from sydney. stay with us. this is bbc news. goodbye. hello there. friday was a very warm day for april.

temperatures widely reached the high teens, and the warmest spots had temperatures a bit higher than that. 21.5 degrees celsius we have recorded at both stjames's park and northolt, both in greater london, making it the warmest day of the year so far. we have something of a change in the weather forecast for saturday. cooler air is going to be arriving across both scotland and northern ireland behind this cold front, and that is significant because scotland also recorded its warmest day of 202a as well on friday. 22.2 celsius at fyvie castle. both across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures widely will be dropping by around five, six celsius into saturday, so you will notice that significant change. right now the weather is quite quiet though. we have got a few patches of high cloud around, one or two areas of mist and fog. and some showers coming in across northern areas, with the wind strengthening slightly. temperatures as we start saturday morning around 8 to 11 celsius. we are looking at a mild start to the day. a band of rain, a cold front

will quickly swing its way into northern ireland and scotland and as that moves eastwards, what will follow is blustery showers with some hail storms mixed in, the wind gusting up to 50 mph. further southwards, the odd patch of rain for northern england and across wales, otherwise largely dry. much cooler air across scotland and northern ireland arrives through the afternoon and across england and wales it is going to be the last of the really warm days. temperatures, i suspect, will reach around 21 or 22 in the warmest areas of eastern england, with colder air arriving across most parts of england and wales after dark. that takes us into sunday's forecast and sunday is going to be a blustery day for scotland and northern ireland. frequent showers here, some of them with hail and thunder mixed in. there will be some showers developing through the day across northern england and wales, but it may well stay largely dry across east anglia and the south of england. wherever you are, temperatures will be much closer to average. 15 degrees in london, so a big change from the low 20s that we have on saturday. it will feel cooler. on into the start of the new week, monday sees low—pressure move in off

the atlantic with this cold front diving its way southwards across the country. that is going to be bringing a spell of rain followed by showers, showery weather conditions around for tuesday and wednesday, and the weather should become drier and a bit warmer towards the end of next week. goodbye for now.

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a blunt warning to iran at least five people are dead in sydney — at least five people are dead in sydney |t— at least five people are dead in sdne. .,, at least five people are dead in sdne. , at least five people are dead in sdne. .,, ,, sydney. it appears this person acted alone. i sydney. it appears this person acted alone- i am — sydney. it appears this person acted alone. i am content _ sydney. it appears this person acted alone. i am content that _ sydney. it appears this person acted alone. i am content that is - sydney. it appears this person acted alone. i am content that is no - alone. i am content that is no continuing threat. president biden issues a blunt warning to iran not to attack israel — in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. we start this hour with breaking news out of australia. police in sydney say five people have been killed after a man went

on the rampage attacking people at westfield bondi junction shopping centre.