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before he was shot dead by police. officers said he was known to the authorities and the attack was likely "not a terrorism incident". katy watson reports now from the scene. shouting. fear and panic in bondi. chaos in one of sydney's busiest shopping centres. police were called after reports of multiple stabbings, and this is the scene they were met with. the attacker entered the shopping centre just after three in the afternoon, maiming people in his path. outside, shoppers ran for their lives out of the mall. there was relief — and terror. everyone move back! i was hiding in the back room just hearing gunshots. it wasjust like the worst thing ever. we saw these people running towards us, and then we heard a shot. my husband dragged us into a shop and the lady locked the doors. he just came in and started floating towards us. -

all i heard was, "put it down," and then she shot him. - if she didn't shoot him, i he would have kept going. he was on the rampage. the motive is still unclear, but investigations are very much ongoing. the attacker was shot by a lone female officer. she confronted the offender, who had moved by this stage to level 5. as she continued to walk quickly behind him, to catch up with him, he turned, faced her, raised the knife. she discharged the firearm and that person is now deceased. this was the scene seconds after the policewoman shot the attacker. she followed him alone. but there are still several victims in hospital — some in critical condition. one of them a small child. this attack took place at the busiest time of the week, saturday afternoon, at the start of the school holidays. the shopping centre was packed,

and this is an affluent area a short distance from bondi beach. this is an incident that has shocked a nation little used to violent attacks like this. today bondi junction was the scene of shocking violence, but it was also witness to the humanity and the heroism of our fellow australians — our brave police, ourfirst responders, and of course everyday people, who could never have imagined that they would face such a moment. and some of the footage is quite extraordinary. amid the panic, there was indeed huge bravery. this man attempting to ward off the attacker holding a bollard. australians will be waking up on sunday wanting answers. let's speak to our reporter phil mercer in sydney. good phil mercer in sydney. to see you. what is the late from good to see you. what is the latest from the police on the

investigation?- from the police on the investigation? from the police on the investiuation? ~ ., ., investigation? well, we had feared that this grim _ investigation? well, we had feared that this grim and _ investigation? well, we had feared that this grim and horrific- investigation? well, we had feared that this grim and horrific day - investigation? well, we had feared that this grim and horrific day for i that this grim and horrific day for australia would get worse, and we did get a word in the last couple of hours that the number of dead had gone up from five, to six. we know that five women and one man were killed during the attack at one of australia �*s biggest and busiest shopping centres. we know, too, that a nine—month—old baby was taken to hospital and has been undergoing surgery. about eight people, including that young child, were transported for emergency treatment. yes, so australia is ending this most horrific of days wondering what the next 2a hours will bring in terms of the health and well—being of those patients in hospital. and also, the investigation. what motivated this man to walk into a suburban shopping centre and inflict

so much horror on innocent people? what is known about the attacker? not a lot, according to what the police are saying publicly. they do believe that he is a0 years of age with a criminal history. they say that this man was known to them, but they are pretty sure that there was no ideological motivation behind his horrific actions, and they are pretty sure, too, that there are no links to extremism or terrorism. i guess it all depends how you categorise those things because the people in the shopping centre certainly would have been terrorised by this individual, but in terms of any larger plot or conspiracy, that certainly does not appear to be the case. . ~' , certainly does not appear to be the case. ., ~ , ., certainly does not appear to be the case, ., " , ., ., certainly does not appear to be the case. ., ~ , ., ., , case. take us through how events unfolded in _ case. take us through how events unfolded in the _ case. take us through how events unfolded in the shopping - case. take us through how events unfolded in the shopping centre? | case. take us through how events. unfolded in the shopping centre? it unfolded in the shopping centre? it was an ordinary saturday afternoon up was an ordinary saturday afternoon up until around

was an ordinary saturday afternoon up untilaround 3:10pm, was an ordinary saturday afternoon up until around 3:10pm, local time, when the police started getting reports of a man with a knife in a shopping centre. i about apm the police were on the scene, and a man had been shot dead by a single senior police officer. she was following the man after receiving information from members of the public. apparently she called on the man to drop his weapon. he refused and was shot dead. in the aftermath of all of this, six people eventually have lost their lives and several others are in hospital, as we have been discussing. hundreds, if not thousands of people were left absolutely panic struck after being forced to leave the bondi junction westfield shopping centre, one of the busiest in sydney, and one of the busiest in sydney, and one of the busiest in the country. yes. the busiest in sydney, and one of the busiest in the country. yes, and this has caused _ the busiest in the country. yes, and this has caused shock _ the busiest in the country. yes, and this has caused shock right - the busiest in the country. yes, and this has caused shock right across l this has caused shock right across the country, hasn't it? it's a country that is, thankfully, relatively unused to this of

violence. relatively unused to this of violence-— relatively unused to this of violence. , ., ., , , violence. australians will be absolutely _ violence. australians will be absolutely second, - violence. australians will be absolutely second, shocked | violence. australians will be - absolutely second, shocked and dismayed by what has happened. there will be people all over the country, and in countries far beyond these shores, who look forward to saturdays to go to a shopping centre to spend some money, to watch a movie, to have a meal, and you have to remember that bondi junction movie, to have a meal, and you have to remember that bondijunction is a short distance from bondi beach in sydney and it is a busy residential area, too. it is the last stop on the train line, so pretty easy to get to. today started out as an ordinary day for the people who work and shop and frequent bondi junction �*s westfield shopping centre, but quite clearly it has ended with this most horrific day that many people will never forget.— let's get some reponse now from political leaders in new south wales. the acting premier penny sharpe said a group of ministers have sat

in on a "crisis cabinet." they've heard briefings from the police, police commissioner and state health services. the state premier chris minns is currently injapan. he joined the call remotely. penny sharpe gave this update. innocent people have been attacked at the local shopping centre. people enjoying the first day of the school holidays with their kids. people doing their ordinary shopping and their clothes shopping. and the workers who serve all of them. they have witnessed something horrific, but even worse, we have lost six innocent lives. and tonight there are medical staff working around the clock to try to save the lives of at least eight others. tonight, i convened the crisis cabinet with a range of ministers. i want to also let you know that the premier, who has not left the tokyo airport was on the line as well.

we received really important briefings from the police, police commissioner and also from new south wales health. as we pull this information together. i want to thank on behalf of the new south wales government all of those who stood up today in the most frightening of experiences and the most frightening events that you would ever expect to see, particularly want to thank, obviously, the police officer who stopped this important — who stopped this person. i also want to thank all of the other police officers. i'vejust been inside — the amount of work that is going on. the work that they will do in the coming days is so important. and on behalf of the new south wales government, i want to thank them. i also want to thank the innocent bystanders who, in frightening times, stood up for the people around them, people that they did not know, but people who they knew lives were worthwhile and part

of their community and they wanted to look after them. there are really more difficult days ahead. tonight, we hold in our hearts the families and the friends and those who have lost loved ones. we stand with those who are waiting to hear for those that have been injured. and we really stand by again, all of the medical staff who are fighting to save their lives. but we also thank the ordinary people who will deal with this. what we saw today and what we've seen on our television screens, particularly this afternoon, is the number of innocent people going about their business, who have witnessed shocking events. this is going to be difficult. it's going to be hard for days to come. this is reallyjust the beginning of the pain and the grief for so many people. tonight i want to say on behalf of the new south wales government that we will stand with you, that we will provide the support that you need in these coming days and weeks. and we just yet again hold

in our hearts those who have lost friends and family. and we also give all of our thoughts and prayers to those who are still injured, and we hope that they recover really soon. we also want to thank the police minister, who is here with me tonight and has been receiving the briefings from the new south wales police force, but also the fact that she is there standing with them and will provide all support that we need or that they need in coming days and weeks as we get to the bottom of this terrible crime. we've been hearing from world leaders — sharing their messages of support for the people of sydney. the prince and princess of wales said they were" shocked and saddened by the terrible events in sydney earlier today. new zealand christopher luxon said, "australia is family. so, all new zealanders are thinking of those affected by the tragic events in bondi, especially the family and friends of those killed today."

iranian forces have seized a portuguese ship with links to israel. the msc aries was detained in the strait of hormuz in the persian gulf. the incident comes as israel prepares for a possible iranian attack in response to an airstrike destroying iran s consulate in damascus. let's speak to dr hamidreza azizi, visiting fellow at the german institute for international and security affairs, who specialises in iran's foreign policy and the middle east. welcome and thank you for being with us. what is your analysis of what we know about the seizing of this ship? well, the iranian media has announced that this is a ship with links to israel. it is owned by an israeli businessman. no details as such on the actual reason for this seizure, but i think what is different this time, we all know

that this is not the first time they have seized a ship in the areas of the persian gulf, but they usually attribute what they do, for example, the breaching of maritime law, or something like that. at this time i think they want to make it clear that this is part of their response to the israeli attack on the consulate in damascus, although i believe it is not the end of it. i think the signalling here is very important. also, it can maybe be seen as kind of an incremental response by iran as they have been thinking and waiting for the past few days. 50 thinking and waiting for the past few da s. ,, ~' thinking and waiting for the past few da 5, 4' ., thinking and waiting for the past few da s. ~ ., , thinking and waiting for the past few da s. i. ~ ., , , few days. so you think that this is a resnonse _ few days. so you think that this is a resnonse to _ few days. so you think that this is a response to the _ few days. so you think that this is a response to the attack - few days. so you think that this is a response to the attack on - few days. so you think that this is a response to the attack on the i a response to the attack on the iranian consulate in damascus in which two iranians animals were killed two weeks ago now, something that israel has not admitted to

doing but much of the world attributes that to them —— iranians generals. do you think iran will make it clear that this is retaliation?— make it clear that this is retaliation? a ., , ., ., retaliation? actually, one of the challenges _ retaliation? actually, one of the challenges that _ retaliation? actually, one of the challenges that the _ retaliation? actually, one of the challenges that the iranian - challenges that the iranian leadership has had for the past few days, and what has actually delayed the response that they have been promising has been how to conduct an operation that would seem proportionate, and at the same time not to trigger a war. so there has been a lot of discussion. for example, iranfiring been a lot of discussion. for example, iran firing missiles from its own territory or another country like syria, for example. due to a variety of factors, they have decided to go in a combined and incremental manner. i think it started actually yesterday with

rockets fired into areas of the israel northern borders and now we are seeing this seizure of ships. by doing so in a gradual and incremental way, doing so in a gradual and incrementalway, i doing so in a gradual and incremental way, i think iran wants to give potential responses by israel and the us and to prevent a major war that would jeopardise what they perceive actually as its allies, iranian allies in the so—called axis of resistance, having the upper hand in the will of gazza. they don't want to jeopardise that. —— the war in gaza. what do you think will happen to the ship, this huge cargo ship, and is 25 crew members? we huge cargo ship, and is 25 crew members?— huge cargo ship, and is 25 crew members? ~ ., ., ., ., members? we will have to wait and see. this members? we will have to wait and see- this is — members? we will have to wait and see. this is different _ members? we will have to wait and see. this is different to _ members? we will have to wait and see. this is different to previous - see. this is different to previous times. i don't think they are going

to bargain this support something like american concessions on something. i think they are going to confiscate the ship. through informal channels, for example in the media, without officially admitting they will probably kind of introduce that, or present that to say it is part of the message. when you look at the narrative coming from tehran, they try to depict their activities and this whole media discussion is part of their psychological war against israel, you know, keeping israel on high alert and increasing pressure. regardless of the extent to which it is actually the case, this seems to be the strategy to be incremental, to go in a step—by—step manner, but

also to prevent a major escalation. thank you. now it's time for a look at today's sport with chetan. we start with the biggest event on the british racing calendar, if not the world. saturday's grand national will be watched by millions as 32 runners battle it out over 30 fences, across four miles and two furlongs. organisers have made changes to the course after last year's race was delayed by protesters. our sports news correspondent laura scott is at aintree for us. we are expecting a crowd of 70,000 people who have been gathered to listen to the national anthem here at aintree, it is a race the grand national that is step steeped in history. it is no different this year, we have last year's winner corach rambler bidding for back—to—back victories, for trainer lusaka russell.

we have kitty's light trained on the beach in wales, that will be a hugely popular winner because the trainer's young daughter betsy was diagnosed with leukaemia last year, and irish trainers have been dominant recently and that is probably why i am maximus is the favourite for willie mullen. welfare is front and centre of people's minds, not just because we had two equine fatalities yesterday. there are 32 runners but still picking a winner will still be hard for some. after their 3—3 draw at real madrid in the week, manchester city turn their attention to the premier league, knowing a win over luton town will take them top of the table. it's one of six games on saturday, another of which is approaching full—time. a damaging result for tottenham and their hopes of finishing in the top four. newcastle boosting their own

european hopes in turn, they'll be up to sixth. alexander isak with two of the goals. manchester unied would replace them in the top six, if they can win away at bournemouth in the late game. next to the race for the green jacket, the american trio of scottie scheffler, bryson dechambeau and max homa share the lead at the masters heading into the third round at augusta later. they're on 6 under — two shots clear of nicolai hoejgaard. it was a tough friday for all the players, with strong and gusty winds playing havoc throughout. tiger woods made a record 2ath consecutive halfway cut at augusta. carving out a 72 to reach halfway on one over seven off the lead, and as he chases what would be a sixth green jacket and 16th major, he insists that "anyone who makes i'm tired. i've been off for a while, competing, grinding,

it has been a long 23 holes, a long day. but lance and i did some good fighting today and we have got a chance. the world number one scottie scheffler is chasing his second green jacket, having won the masters two years ago, it remains his only major title but after rounds of 66 and 72 he's in strong contention again. this is the leader board and you can see those at the top don't start their third rounds until a little bit later on. that three—way lead. you can keep across all of that as it gets going later on the bbc sport website and i will have more for you

later. that's all the sport for now. to turkey now and nearly 30 people are still trapped in cable cars above rocky mountainside in southern city of antalya, after a supporting pylon collapsed on friday. police said one person was killed and ten injured. the rescue operation has lasted through the night, and emergency services are hopeful to complete it today. our reporter rachel mcadam has more from the newsroom. the accident happened on friday evening when police say a cable car pod collided with a broken pole high up pod collided with a broken pole high up a mountain near antalya in turkey. you can see the wreckage in this footage from the aftermath of the incident, which killed one person and injured ten. and you can see the sort of conditions that medics were having to work in two tend to the injured and get them airlifted from the side of the mountain to a hospital. the cable car runs from antalya in the south of turkey, and it takes passengers

from a beach over here, up into these mountains. it takes them to a peak of 680 metres, where there is a viewing platform and a restaurant. according to the website, it usually takes around nine minutes to complete the journey. the takes around nine minutes to complete thejourney. the incident left nearly 200 passengers trapped in 2a cabins, suspended high in the air. last night, a major rescue effort took place involving helicopters and more than 500 emergency workers throughout the night. by saturday morning, dozens of people remained stranded in midair. the director of turkey �*s search and rescue operations said conditions for rescue a difficult overnight, but they hoped to complete their operation before dark on saturday. carers uk is warning tens of thousands of people who juggle caring for a loved one and paid employment may be forced to cut their working hours. the charity says recent increases in pay and the national living wage could actually leave carers financially worse off. the department for work and pensions

is facing growing pressure over demands made on some carers to repay thousands of pounds they received in accidental overpayments. dan whitworth from radio a's money box reports. when it comes to caring for loved ones in the uk, there is no shortage of people willing to help — more than 5.5 million people regularly care for friends, family members and even neighbours. nearly one million get carer�*s allowance with just over £80 per week. of those, around 175,000 work, alongside caring for a loved one. if they take more than £151 per week they lose the entire allowance. carers uk says recent pay rises and a near 10%jump in the national living wage mean some carers having to face cutting the hours, or risk losing their licence.

—— the allowance. the dwp are not really in a real—life situation. i do not think they understand how important it is for us to get out and work for our own mental health and ability to earn as well. so the impact of having to cut hours will actually result in us claiming more benefits, so it is a bit of a vicious circle. carers uk wants the government to raise their earning limit to the equivalent of 21 hours of the national living wage per week and modernise the entire system. we should be doing more to help carers and give them peace of mind that they are able to do that without the worry of going over the earnings limit or making them take the really difficult decision between trying to still get their benefits or giving up work to care, which can be catastrophic in both the short and long term for their finances. there is also growing political pressure as a number of former dwp ministers are calling

on the government pours demands — to pause demand for repayment are sometimes thousands of pounds that carers unwittingly received in payments. the dwp says it recognises the vital work that caters to, —— carers do, that it is right to get taxpayers money and those in lower income houses may be eligible for extra support. some breaking news. king charles has given his response to the attack in sydney saying he and the queen were utterly shocked and horrified by this senseless attack in sydney and their hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those so brutally killed. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, a wind of change on the way. yesterday it was the warmest day of the year, temperatures exceeded 20 celsius.

in a number of areas the outlook is looking very different, it is turning colder with cutting winds on the way. looking at the satellite picture, you can see this area of wind. it is coming from the north atlantic and you can argue it will be coming in from the arctic regions. that blue colour, the colder air mass invades the uk, squeezing warm air towards the south. this process has already begun because trough this afternoon, temperatures in some spots in the north will struggle to reach double figures, we still have the warmth across the bulk of england, just about in excess of 20 celsius across east anglia and the south—east. showers are in the forecast across scotland, some in northern ireland, but this evening, for most of us it will be clear and will turn chilly on sunday morning, cold enough for a touch of frost in the highlands, two or three degrees in rural spots

further south too. not desperately cold, for example in birmingham it will be around four or five celsius. here is the outlook for sunday. it starts with sparkling blue sunshine but through the morning into the afternoon, clouds bubble up and showers are possible, frequent in northern ireland and scotland, persistent here. the further east and south you are, the drier it will be. 15 degrees in london, 10 in glasgow, which is actually the average for the time of year. on monday, this low pressure sweeps in, a day of april showers on monday. some will bring hail, thunder, rainbows as well, big towering cumulous clouds, and even the chance of winteriness across northern hills. it will feel cold. temperatures may not reach double figures across scotland and northern ireland, and in the south below par as well. it looks like it will stay chilly through most of the week, with those april showers,

but hints of things turning a little milder towards the end of the week. bye— bye.

this is bbc news — the headlines: at least six people

are dead in sydney after a man stabs multiple people in a busy shopping centre. there were four female women deceased in the shopping centre and one male. and subsequently another female passed away in hospital. i saw isawa i saw a woman lying on the floor, it is i saw a woman lying on the floor, it must— i saw a woman lying on the floor, it isjust like — i saw a woman lying on the floor, it isjust like the i saw a woman lying on the floor, it is just like the worst thing ever. also coming up — 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. five women and one man have been killed in a knife attack at a busy let's return to our top story, five women and one man have been killed in a knife attack at a busy sydney shopping centre. it happened at westfield bondi junction, located in the city's affulent eastern suburbs. the attack has left six people dead,

with eight people in hospital, including a nine month old baby, who has undergone surgery. the attacker was shot dead by a senior police officer who had been in the area at the time. let's show you these pictures, taken as the incident was unfolding. as you can see, a member of the public, at the top of an escalator, and carrying a barrier, confront the attacker, who's seen on the left of screen. of the people who were there at the shopping centre. there was, i saw a woman lying on the floor in miss chanel. it is like the worst thing ever. like who does that to people? it is all a blur. we were coming in and we got told by a woman not to go in but we didn't believe her and we went in anyway. we were just looking, somebody was injured down there, everybody was looking to see what was going on. but then we saw all these people running towards us and we heard a shot. my husband grabbed us into adairs shop and the lady there tried

to lock the doors and then she couldn't lock the front door so we went into the office which was all locked and we were in there until the police came. so there was a large groupj of you hiding in the office? ten of us. ten of you hiding in the office? ten of us, yes, with the two kids. karen webb is the commissioner of the new south wales police. she provided an update on the incident. about 3:30pm a male with a knife entered the shopping centre at bondi junction and attacked a number of people. a police officer responded and faced that man and neutralised the threat within that shopping centre. , ., . the threat within that shopping centre. ,., . ., the threat within that shopping centre. , ., . ., ., centre. other police attended and hels centre. other police attended and helps witnesses, _ centre. other police attended and helps witnesses, shopkeepers - centre. other police attended and | helps witnesses, shopkeepers and others in the shopping centre move on from the shopping centre. as a result, there were four female women

deceased in the shopping centre and one male. and subsequently another female passed away in hospital. taking it to a total of six plus to death of the offender. there were about eight people in hospitals around sydney being treated for different injuries associated with being attacked at the shopping centre, including a nine—month—old infant that has been in surgery. police have secured the crime scene, which you can imagine is expansive, inside a very big, busy commercial shopping centre in sydney. in the crime scene remains ongoing and will remain on going for a number of days. the shopping centre will in fact be closed tomorrow

for trade and westfield will work with police... in the meantime, the shopping centre will remain a crime scene. laterthis shopping centre will remain a crime scene. later this evening, we became aware of who we believe the offender is and we believe that he is a a0—year—old man. however, we are waiting to formally identify him and cannot speculate yet on his identification. but let me assure you that we are confident that there is no ongoing risk and we are doing with one person who is now deceased. are there any questions? what with one person who is now deceased. are there any questions?— are there any questions? what do you know about the _

are there any questions? what do you know about the 40-year-old - are there any questions? what do you know about the 40-year-old man - are there any questions? what do you know about the 40-year-old man at i know about the 40—year—old man at this stage? — know about the 40-year-old man at this state? ~ ., ., this stage? well, i will hand over to the deputy _ this stage? well, i will hand over to the deputy commissioner, - this stage? well, i will hand over to the deputy commissioner, we | this stage? well, i will hand over - to the deputy commissioner, we know a little bit about this person but as i said we are waiting to confirm his identification and if in fact it is the person we believe it is then... it is not a terrorism incident if so. australian prime minister, anthony albanese, spoke after the attack. for all of us tonight, the devastating scenes at bondi junction are beyond words or understanding. australians will be shocked this evening. this was a horrific act of violence, indiscriminately targeted at innocent people going about an ordinary saturday, doing their shopping. tonight the first thoughts of all

australians are with the victims of these terrible acts and their loved ones. our nation offers our deepest condolences and sympathies to all those who are grieving for someone they have lost and we send our strength to those who have been injured. and all of us are thinking of the dedicated doctors, nurses and health care workers who will be working through the night to save lives and care for their fellow australians. today bondi junction was the scene of shocking violence but it was also a witness to the humanity and heroism of our fellow australians. our brave police, ourfirst responders and of course everyday people who could never have imagined that they would face such a moment. and some of the footage is quite extraordinary.

staff for whom this should have been a normal shift, shoppers peacefully going about their lives and yet for these australians, their first instinct in the face of danger was to help someone else. that is what we hold onto tonight as australians, that is confirmation of who we are — brave, strong, together. the work of the new south wales police and the australian federal police is ongoing. but what we can say for sure tonight is this, to any australian affected by this tragedy, every australian is with you. before i hand to commissioner kershaw, i can say that i have also spoken with the new south wales acting premier tonight and the commonwealth stands ready to assist in every way possible. our sydney correspondent katy watson, has more from the scene.

i am outside the shopping centre, about ten minutes from the beach, one of sydney's main tourist attractions, very affluent area. it was a busy time, saturday afternoon, the start of the school holidays, the shopping centre is cordoned off and will remain closed on sunday as well. it is nowjust a crime scene, so there are plenty of paramedics and other vehicles, they have all now left because, as you said, there are now eight people in hospital overnight, there is a little baby undergoing surgery, but the situation came under control very quickly. it is nowjust an ongoing pricing and investigation. iranian forces have seized a portuguese ship with links to israel. the msc aries was detained in the strait of hormuz in the persian gulf.

the incident comes as israel prepares for a possible iranian attack in response to an airstrike destroying iran's consulate in damascus. with more on this and the diplomatic tensions between israel and tehran, let's talk to bbc persian reporter, majid afshar. tell us more about the seizing of the ship. the ship was seized in the morning in the strait of hormuz going to india, as far as we know, the official news agency has published videos. of helicopters landing on the ship, taking the ship to iranian waters, 25 crew, this ship is linked to israel...

to iranian waters, 25 crew, this ship is linked to israel. . .- ship is linked to israel... what could happen _ ship is linked to israel... what could happen next? _ ship is linked to israel... what could happen next? iranian . ship is linked to israel... what - could happen next? iranian officials are in a precarious _ could happen next? iranian officials are in a precarious situation - could happen next? iranian officials are in a precarious situation at - could happen next? iranian officials are in a precarious situation at the. are in a precarious situation at the moment following the air strike that killed seven top commanders in syria this month but so far although the iranian supreme leader threatened there would be a punishment for israel for this attack, we know the reports say they have also communicated private messages to the american side that this retaliation could be quite limited. the reports say they have mobilised... and

drones. both american and israeli officials say attack is imminent. abs, officials say attack is imminent. a state of preparedness, fearing a direct possible attack by around, the us has issued stark warnings to run over this, haven't they? yes. run over this, haven't they? yes, they have- _ run over this, haven't they? yes, they have. iranian _ run over this, haven't they? yes, they have. iranian officials - run over this, haven't they? yes, they have. iranian officials have l run over this, haven't they? yes they have. iranian officials have so far used their proxies to gain leverage over israel and also over the us. but this time as i said the supreme leader has threatened a punishment which many say would come directly from the iranian territories and the thing is, many political analysts in around an asking officials to exercise restraint because they know this

could lead to an all—out war between iran and israel, the iranian economy is already showing signs of weakness, today the currency hit its lowest record against the dollar. which tells you how people feel inside around as well, quite anxious of a direct military conflict between israel and i ran. let's stay in the middle east. and this week, the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, said the uk will not block arms sales to israel, after reviewing the latest legal advice on the issue. but pressure on the british government continues to mount, with critics saying weapons exports to israel could make britain complicit in alleged breaches of international humanitarian law. our analysis editor ros atkins explains. this week, the uk foreign secretary lord cameron gave an update on arms sales to israel. our position is in line

with our international partners. so far, no like—minded countries have taken the decision to spend have taken the decision to suspend existing arms export licences to israel. the government's position is based on legal advice, which, as is standard, hasn't been published. but the shadow foreign secretary david lammy says that in this case it should be, that that government is avoiding scrutiny. arms sales are a focus because of israel's actions in gaza. it denies targeting civilians but it has killed thousands of them. and it has done so, in part, with weapons from the west. the us accounts for 65% of arms sales to israel in the past decade. germany, over 29%. italy, over a%. in 2022, the uk provided 0.02% of israel's military imports. but although the uk isn't a major arms supplier to israel, it is a long time ally and if arms sales stopped that would be a significant diplomatic blow to israel. that though hasn't happened, for now at least. and whether that may change depends on the uk's own rules.

they say the government should not grant a licence if it determines there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law. to judge this, the government receives legal advice. this is a formal process. this isn'tjust sort of political decision, ministers sitting around saying, "what should we do?" there is a formal, technical, almost quasi judicial process. that process led to this decision. the latest assessment leaves our position on export licences unchanged. this is consistent with the advice that i and other ministers have received and as ever we will keep the position under review. days before, though, a different legal analysis was shared. 750 lawyers and academics, including fourformer supreme courtjustices, signed an open letter to rishi sunak. it is stated that the sale of weapons and weapons systems to israel falls significantly short of your government's obligations under international law. one of the signatories is former

supreme courtjustice lord sumption. the whole framework _ of international law governing war dictate that the fact that you have been provoked - and attacked, however outrageously, does not mean to say that you can just do whatever you like. - it doesn't mean to say that you can | indiscriminately slaughter innocent civilians and children. it does it mean to say thati you can attack aid convoys. labour, too, has raised concerns, saying, if there is a clear risk that uk arms might be used in a serious breach of humanitarian law internationally, the government must suspend the sale of those arms. as we have heard, the government defends its position but the pressure is growing and that pressure increased with israel's recent killing of seven aid workers in gaza, including three britons. israel called this a grave mistake, but israel's actions that day played into broader concerns. i think the israelis have got to learn some very hard lessons because it is clear that from the very outset of this

conflict they have not been giving priority to the protection of civilians, the special protection of humanitarian workers, medical workers that international humanitarian law requires. israel denies this. and while the uk government's advice is that the arms sales are legal, this isn't only about the law. israel's actions in gaza are led by a military the uk is helping to arm. whether legal or not, that is a political choice as well. here — labour's deputy leader angela rayner has promised to step down if she is found to have committed a crime. she's being investigated by greater manchester police about claims she may have broken electoral law, following a complaint by the conservatives' deputy chair — angela rayner has been accused of failing to disclose her main residence in official documents. she said again that she was completely confident she had followed the rules at all times. here's our political correspondent leila nathoo.

she's number two in the labour party, one of its most high profile figures, but now angela rayner says she would give up her role as deputy leader if she was found to have committed an offence after police said they were investigating whether she could have broken electoral law. claims first made by a former tory peer and taken on by the current deputy conservative chairman centre around where she lived more than a decade ago before she became an mp. she bought a house on vicarage road in stockport in 2007. three years later she married mark rayner, who owned another property nearby. she appears to have registered a child at his address, but was registered to vote at her own. the tories are questioning whether she really lived at vicarage road. some neighbours have reportedly said it wasn't her main residence. legally, married couples should only choose one property as their primary one at any given time. the tories have already

questioned whether she should have paid capital gains tax on the profit she made when she sold her house in 2015. ms rayner says she has since received legal advice that said she didn't owe any tax, although she's refused to publish it. she says she's completely confident she's followed the rules at all times and her boss is backing her. we welcome this investigation because it will allow a line to be drawn in relation to this matter. i am fully confident that angela rayner has not broken the rules. she will co—operate with the investigation, as you would expect, and it's really a matter for the police. angela rayner accused the conservatives of trying to smear her by reporting her to the police to distract from their own record. but the tories are convinced they are onto something. i think the double standards have been extraordinary. angela rayner herself has spent her political career calling people out for exactly the thing that she seems to be doing now. it's not acceptable to ignore it. the conservatives hope they have angela rayner on the ropes. labour hopes she'll soon be vindicated, putting an end to an issue which has dogged

the party for weeks. leila nathoo, bbc news. two former executives have told the post office inquiry that they did not realise the organisation had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. alan cook, who was managing director from 2006 to 2010, admitted he should have known. adam crozier, who was chief executive of royal mail until 2010, also apologised. our reporter marc ashdown has the story. david smith, alan cook, adam crozier. finally, this inquiry is hearing from some of those at the very top of the post office in the years when hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted. time and again they apologised. i'd just like to place on record an apology...

i'd like to put on record most strongly my personal apology. i think it is a matter of real regret... - adam crozier was chief executive of the royal mail, parent company. he said he was unaware of what was going on. as far as i recall, i don't- remember anyone in the post office governance system, whether that's the board, i the risk committee, the exec team, the general counsel, _ the legal teams, most importantly, the operations and it— teams who owned horizon. idon't remember any of those people flagging up any- concerns in that system. not good enough for lee castleton, who was left bankrupt and suicidal by his treatment at the hands of the post office. it's his own prosecutorial department. the people in royal mail who in their in their prosecutions department in the law helped post office and actually help their own

lawyers in house and took part in some of the prosecutions. so, no, i'm sorry. i don't believe that. former managing director alan cook also made the extraordinary admission that during his tenure he had no idea the post office had the power to prosecute its own people. he apologized face to face to janet skinner, who was wrongly jailed. i can only apologise on behalf of the whole organisation for the way that you were treated. it was disgraceful. i can only apologise personally that whilst i had not heard of your case, i'm nevertheless, i have an accountability that i should have been on top of it. and i wasn't. next week, the inquiry will hear from some of those who are central to the prosecution, conviction and evenjailing of hundreds of innocent people. mark ashdown, bbc news. tributes have been paid to the italian fashion designer

roberto cavalli who's died at the age of 83. fellow designer giorgio armani called him a true artist. his style, enjoyed by the world's jet set for decades, was known for using snake skin and flamboyant animal prints as well as transparent materials. born in florence, roberto cavalli pursued fashion from a young age, and by the 1970s had built a brand in his own name. inspired by the songs of abba, mamma mia the musical is now celebrating it's 25th year in london's west end. since it's first opening night, 10 million people have seen the production in london with many "super trouper" fans returning again and again. our reporter frankie mccamley went backstage to meet the cast.

the iconic smash it, paired with a feel good factor, just some of the reasons why this show has become a west end favourite. now in its 25th year. it is a phenomenon. it is quite something for any show to have that kind of life in it, really. and i think we're kind of that solid production. since 1999, 10 million people have seen mamma mia in london, 70 million as it has toured worldwide. the story tells the sunny, funny tale of a mother and daughter and three possible dads on a greek island, all unfolding to abba's timeless pop masterpieces. this is a quick—change area. obviously all the shoes and everything. but these are probably the most exciting costumes that we have. these are the super troopers. you wear one of these? yes, i do, for one of the covers. a lot of material used, a00 metres is used.

30,000 rhinestones. during the show, it can be a little bit carnage, especially the bigger numbers. the end of the show, with the finale and what i love most is that what you're missing out on stage with everyone having laugh, it is the same back stage as well. and it is clearly working with some coming back to see this hundreds of times. i've seen it 231 times. i'm now at 170. wow, what has made you keep coming back? the friendships that have been made, such great music, the story— told so cleverly the way it'sl being written and produced. how many more times? goodness, we're seeing it tonight. who knows? at a guess, many, many more. a reminder of our top story. a man has fatally stabbed six people

in a city— a man has fatally stabbed six people in a city shopping centre according to police, — in a city shopping centre according to police, they say the man was 40 years _ to police, they say the man was 40 years old _ to police, they say the man was 40 years old and is known to them and shot dead _ years old and is known to them and shot dead by an officer at the scene — shot dead by an officer at the scene at— shot dead by an officer at the scene. �* ., ., _ , scene. a nine-month-old baby is in surue scene. a nine-month-old baby is in surgery being _ scene. a nine-month-old baby is in surgery being treated _ scene. a nine-month-old baby is in surgery being treated for— scene. a nine-month-old baby is in surgery being treated for injuries. l surgery being treated for injuries. it is understood the baby's mother is among the six people who were killed according to local media reports. police say the attacker acted alone and they do not believe there is any ongoing risk to the public and also do not believe this is a terror —related incident at this moment. the show him prime minister said his heart goes out to those injured in this act of violence. hello, a wind of change on the way. yesterday it was the warmest day

of the year, temperatures exceeded 20 celsius. in a number of areas the outlook is looking very different, it is turning colder with cutting winds on the way. looking at the satellite picture, you can see this area of wind. it is coming from the north atlantic and you can argue it will be coming in from the arctic regions. that blue colour, the colder air mass invades the uk, squeezing warm air towards the south. this process has already begun because trough this afternoon, because through this afternoon, temperatures in some spots in the north will struggle to reach double figures, we still have the warmth across the bulk of england, just about in excess of 20 celsius across east anglia and the south—east. showers are in the forecast across scotland, some in northern ireland, but this evening, for most of us will be clear and will turn chilly on sunday morning, cold enough for a touch

of frost in the highlands, two or three degrees in rural spots further south too. not desperately cold, for example in birmingham it will be around four or five celsius. here is the outlook for sunday. it starts with sparkling blue sunshine but through the morning into the afternoon, clouds bubble up and showers are possible, frequent in northern ireland and scotland, persistent here. the further east and south you are, the drier will be. 15 degrees in london, ten in glasgow, which is actually the average for the time of year. on monday this low pressure sweeps in, a day of april showers on monday. some will bring hail, thunder, rainbows as well, big towering cumulous clouds, and even the chance of winteriness in northern hills. it will feel cold. temperatures may not reach double figures across scotland and northern ireland and in the south below par as well.

it looks like it will stay chilly through most of the week, there's april showers, but hints of things turning a little milder towards the end of the week. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. at least six people are dead in sydney, after a man stabs multiple people in a busy shopping centre.

four female women deceased in the shopping centre, and one male. subsequently, anotherfemale passed away in hospital. i saw a woman lying on the floor in miss chanel, so, it wasjust like the worst thing ever. and, our other main story... iran says it's seized an israeli—linked vessel in the straight of hormuz, and is transferring it to its territorial waters. hello, i'm samantha simmonds, welcome to the programme. we start with that deadly attack in a sydney mall, where at least six people have been killed after a a0—year—old man armed with a knife went on the rampage. several people, including a nine month—old baby, are critically injured and in hospital. it happened just a few minutes' drive from bondi beach. panicked shoppers inside the westfield centre fled

the attacker�*s path, before he was shot dead by police.