terror attack in new york — at least eight people have been killed, a dozen injured. a truck ploughed into a pedestrian and cycle path. the driver got out with two handguns before he was shot by police. there were about nine or ten gunshots going off, and i saw cops ducking down. a lot of police came running towards where i was. they didn't know what was going on. a truck crashed into a schoolbus injuring children inside — the driver is now in police custody. new yorkers are strong, new yorkers are resilient, and our spirit will never be moved by an act of violence, an act meant to intimidate us. more facts are emerging about the attack which happened just a couple of hours ago, we'll bring you the latest. also tonight... a woman tells the bbc how a senior labour party figure persuaded her to drop allegations of rape by a party member. police here investigate allegations of sexual abuse made by seven women against harvey weinstein, one woman talks to the bbc. a special report on knife crime,

on the rise in england and wales, though the number of people being charged is falling. there were four men on bikes, they went onto the pavement, we saw them come here, and within seconds they've taken this man's bike. my bike and my phone. and from a burnt out wreck seven years ago, to the winner of the stirling prize for architecture, tonight — the new hastings pier. later in the hour, we will have sportsday on the bbc news channel with all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc news sportscenter. good evening. eight people have been killed and a dozen injured in new york

in what police there are describing as a terror attack. it took place in lower manhattan, when a truck drove at speed down a pedestrian and bike path near a school. the truck hit cyclists and people on foot, before crashing into a school bus injuring children inside. the driver then got out carrying two handguns and was shot by the police. he's been taken into custody, and is described by authorities as a 29—year—old male. live now to our new york correspondent, nick bryant. this happened just as children were coming out of school to celebrate halloween, the streets were busy with people? exactly. this is supposed to be one of the most festive days in the new york calendar, halloween. as you say, the streets crowded with kids wearing halloween costumes. we're pretty close to here, our offices down the street. we heard reports of the battle outside a local school. we rushed here and spoke to people who we re very rushed here and spoke to people who were very confused about what was going on and then they started

telling us not only had there been a gun battle outside the school, but a pick—up truck has ploughed its way down a bike path that runs alongside the hudson river in new york, for hundreds of yards. and it was clear, or seemed clear at that moment and has now been confirmed, that new york had suffered a terror attack. a riverside bike path in lower manhattan, where cyclists were mown down by a vehicle that appears to have deliberately mounted the curb. eyewitnesses described the white pick—up truck being driven at high speed. the path was scattered with damaged bikes and injured riders. moments afterwards, the truck appears to have rammed another vehicle, outside one of new york's most prestigious schools, and this footage appears to show this suspect leaving the vehicle and brandishing what police later said was an imitation firearm. pupils at the school told

us us help gunfire then erupted. he was running round with a gun. police came out and people called the cops, so came out and people called the cops, so they were coming in. the guy fired a couple of shots before and then there was a shoot out between then there was a shoot out between the police and the guy and that's when they started to close down everything and we had to go. he was screaming in the street, looked frustrated, panicked, confused. from there a whole load of customers started running past me, a whole bunch of people came running past my way shouting "he has a gun". police clips of manhattan's busiest streets and on the police can the panic of the moment. be advised, multiple people on the ground. multiple people on the ground. multiple people on the ground. all this and folded within the shadow of the new world trade center, when new yorkers are reminded daily of the ever present

threat of terror. this is one of the most heavily policed areas in the whole of the united states, just yards from ground zero. and the emergency services were here in heavy numbers almost immediately. and it didn't take them long to confirm that new york city had again been the target of terror. it's a very painful day in our city, horrible tragedy on the west side. let me be clear that based on information we have at this moment, this was an act of terror and a particularly cowardly act of terror, aimed at innocent civilians, aimed at people going about their lives who had no idea what was about to hit them. once again, new york has been attacked on a beautiful autumn day, and just yards from one of its most sacred and one of its most fortified sites. studio: this happened in the last couple of hours, what more can

you tell us? a suspect is now in custody. we are told he is of central asian descent and came to america in 2010. he was born in 1988. we are told. we don't believe he was from new york city. we believe instead he may well have been from florida. that seems to be the state license card that he was carrying when he was apprehended. but obviously this is still an active crime scene just behind me. they are still trying to piece together precisely what happened. the new york mayor bill de blasio saying the belief right now is he is a lone wolf, that this wasn't part ofa a lone wolf, that this wasn't part of a broader conspiracy or plot. nick bryant in new york, thank you. let's talk now to our north america editorjon sopel in washington. this is an attack in donald trump's home city, and the president has responded tonight? yes, and it is the first apparent

terror attacks since donald trump became president. i use the word apparent because that is the phrase the department of homeland security has used to talk about an apparent act of terrorism in new york, saying it seems to follow the pattern of other attacks that have taken place throughout the world. donald trump has spoken about it but not use that phrase at all. he said in new york city at looks like another attack by a very sick and arranged person. law enforcement is following this closely, not in the usa. you just have to compare and contrast that to previous tweets donald trump has made, when previous terror attacks happened under barack obama was teamed quick to label it radical islamic terror. when there have been attacks in london, and london bridge on westminster bridge as well, but he hasn't used that phrase tonight. that said, donald trump is being briefed very closely and i feel sure he will have more to say about what

unfolded. thank you. a former member of labour's national executive committee has told the bbc she was raped at the age of 19 at a party event by a party member, and was then persuaded by a senior labour official to drop her allegations. i was an admin girl, who looked about 16 or 17. i wasn't in that world. sophie said she was shocked by what she claims happened there. he was naked in the bath, and was asking me to come in, and i said no. and i went back and sat down, and he called me again, and he was naked on the bed, with a horrible rash all over his body, which he said was a medical condition, and he was getting it sorted out. he asks me to give him a massage.

he basically was then sexually explicit, with his next lot of words, and i then... he asked me to take my top off, and either he tried to take it off or because i was scared i tried to take it off, and there was a moment where i just suddenly thought, what am i doing? and ijust stopped, and put it back on, and walked out the room. she said she told some friends and others who worked at the company about the film producer's behaviour. one asked if she wanted to report it to their boyfriend, a policeman. i was given a case number because i remember writing it down, so i have to presume that it was actually reported to the police. i don't know that 100%. sophie said she dropped it after harvey weinstein tried to call her in the weeks after the alleged incident and she became scared. the metropolitan police says it's making inquiries, however paper records from that time are usually destroyed. miss morris is the first british woman making allegations

about harvey weinstein to give a television interview, but she felt it was important. why have you decided to speak out now? i do feet this incredible need to speak out to say, it happened to me, with this very intimidating powerful man who then got away with it for all those years, and how can i not also support all these people, where very serious things have gone on as well? today, the metropolitan police confirmed seven other women have now made 11 separate allegations against harvey weinstein. he denies any allegation of nonconsensual sex. what do you think should happen to harvey weinstein? i think the police should do something, whatever the next stage or whatever they need to do, because otherwise — if they don't — then potentially none of this will matter, and nothing will change. sophie morris says she intends

to speak to the police again. lucy manning, bbc news. netflix has announced that it's suspending production of season 6 of house of cards following claims of sexual misconduct made against the show‘s lead actor, kevin spacey. the actor has apologised after he was accused of making a sexual advance towards a 14—year—old more than 30 years ago. the company had said it would be the last season in the tv series. spain's high court has called the sacked leader of catalonia, carles puigdemont, and 13 colleagues to testify in court on thursday as part of the investigation into allegations of sedition, rebellion and misuse of public funds. at a news conference in brussels, mr puigdemont said that he isn't trying to escape justice, but that he wanted to be able to speak freely. it comes after his party voted for catalonia to break away from spain last week. our correspondent, james reynolds, is in barcelona tonight. where does this go from here? it's almost impossible to predict.

spain has already fired carles puigdemont. it's seeking to prosecute him as well. it's that combination that's clearly persuaded him to leave the country. in that news co nfe re nce him to leave the country. in that news conference he called on spain to drop the threat of prison against him. but spain shows no interest in paying attention to any of his demands. tonight one minister pointedly said — no single citizen is above the law. the spanish media tonight is reporting that a number of the former ministers who've gone with carles puigdemont to brussels have left the centre of the city, we don't know carles puigdemont‘s long—term plans or his ability to influence every day life here in catalonia because the spanish central government is very much in control. james reynolds, in barcelona, thank you. new figures obtained by bbc news, show police forces across england

and wales are charging fewer people with the crime, though the number of offences is on the rise. the number of knife crimes that led to offenders being charged or summoned to court fell by 8% from 2015 to 2016. meanwhile, it's on the increase, up by 26%, with almost 37,000 offences last year. in northern ireland, knife crime is down for the second successive year and knife possession offences have risen only marginally in scotland. today, britain's top police officer, the metropolitan police's cressida dick, called for more resources. this report, from our special correspondent ed thomas, has disturbing images of victims of violent crime. every 1a minutes, there's a knife crime across england and wales. did he just rob that guy of his bike? yeah. this week we investigate the knives on our streets. who knows what it's been used for. this is why, look. we witness the tension... look, look. ..as police search for a solution. my friend is dead, yeah, and this is what they're doing

to support him, yeah. look what they're doing? look. look, look, look. there's been a lot of knife crime, i've had three murders in the last couple of weeks. so how many people have you? and the victims in fear. he just said, "give me your bag." in london, knife crime is up 34% in a year with more than 13,000 offences. you're about to watch just one. early evening, tottenham, north london, and the mopeds close in. they've just robbed him. robbed who? just robbed that guy of his bike. that was in seconds. there was four men on bikes, they went into the pavement. —— onto we saw them come here and within seconds they've taken this man's bike. my bike and my phone. 0k, calm down.

calm down. in fact, we counted five bikes — two on the pavement, three on the road. at the lights, they surround the delivery rider, whojumps off his bike. what you can't see is the knife in the robber‘s hand. the money's gone, my bike is gone. that's myjob, everything. that's it. how much money have you lost? £2,500 now. can you cope without that money in your life? i've got third party insurance. pardon? i've got third party insurance, so they won't give me anything. so you've lost all of that now? everything. this year across london there have been more than 17,000 moped crimes, many involved the threat of weapons. did he have a knife? yeah, a small knife. what did he have? yeah, the black guy got a knife. police say the average age of those carrying out moped crimes is 15. where we're at now with young people is that if we give up on them,

then you're going to see the next wave. paul has been stabbed, he's been jailed for carrying a knife, now he's an antiviolence campaigner who does this. knifepoint robbery? yeah. 13 years old, been arrested for knifepoint robbery. he films young teenagers who carry knives. dip him in his chest. you dipped him in his chest, which means? and shows the videos to shock parents. like stab him in his chest? yeah. why do you carry a 15 inch knife? because it's big and it'll get them scared. but you know the kind of damage that a 15 inch knife can do to somebody? yeah. i used to be in this park here when i was seven. would you let your child - no. no, i'm training my child to go to the shop, which is 250 meters away round the corner. it's just ridiculous. so it's changing lives? yeah, it's changing lives. then this. what's the matter? i'd put the camera down until you walk past. off camera there's an argument. a man runs away.

there's an attack over there. he's clearly mugged him. as we get closer, we see a woman in a wheelchair covered in blood... i couldn't see anything. he just said, "give me your bag." ..beaten and robbed. why do these people have to do these things? in a park full of teenagers. they took my bag and they tried to rip it, i said, "no." you just saw that as well and it enrages you, so does that make you feel now that you have to go and protect yourself? it sends that kind of message, but i kind of feel like if you carry a knife, you're going to die by it, ain't it. it's scaring people because it's happening so often, to the point where people are fearing for their lives every single day. paul knows the places where knives are hidden. he took us to a playground. the most obvious place is where

they would hide something like... it took him just minutes. there you go, there you go. it looks like it goes up there a bit. i have found two here in the past. a knife, in a place where children play. i'm really happy about finding this because that's probably going to save a life because you don't know how long that's been there. you don't know when somebody‘s going to come back and try and find it there to resolve a conflict, and that could be the difference between somebody living and dying is right there. because now i know that that is not going to go into somebody‘s chest. wow! we wanted to meet someone who carries a knife to ask why. one man agreed to talk. you have to keep a knife with you, ain't it, it's a part of life now, ain't it. your life? everyone's life, ain't it. is it not part of the problem? it is what it is already, ain't it. have you seen friends being stabbed? yeah. some of them died, some of them lived, ain't it. it's a postcode world, ain't it —

money, girls, you know how it is. but if you decided not to carry a knife, then it's one less problem on the street? that's one less person carrying a knife. there's how much many people carrying a knife. black people, yhere's white people, there's turkish. they're always carrying a knife. after we finished the interview, i asked to see his knife. whoa whoa! he's refused to show it on camera. he said, "i'm not stupid, i'm not going to show this on camera, but you can." in a couple of seconds, he's just pulled it out of his pocket and put it into my hand. i've taken myjacket off to hold it, and this is what is on the streets of london tonight. over 12 months, across england and wales, 214 people have

been killed by a knife. this year in london, 21 teenagers have been murdered, 15 were stabbed to death. the commissioner of the metropolitan police said reducing knife skriem her priority. tomorrow, ed will have a special report on guns on our street. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories... a man has been convicted of the murder of a former royal navy officer,whom he ran over after a botched robbery. ryan gibbons hit mike samwell as he tried to steal his car when fleeing from his house in south manchester earlier this year. the brexit secretary, david davis, has confirmed that up to 5,000 extra staff will be recruited next year to deal with the uk's withdrawal from the eu. nearly 3,000 government posts have already been created in connection to brexit. the maximum stake that can be gambled on fixed—odds betting

terminals could be reduced to £2 under new proposals being examined by the government. currently you can bet up to £100 every 20 seconds. it's believed almost a quarter of gamblers online are at risk of addiction. police say they now believe one man and five of his children, aged between four and 11, died in the fire that ripped through a farmhouse in mid wales yesterday. tributes have been paid to david cuthbertson, who lived at the property with other members of his family. three children managed to escape unharmed. an investigation into the cause of the fire is under way as our wales correspondent, sian lloyd, reports. flowers and messages, remembering five children who died. the youngest was four, the eldest 11 years old. the farmhouse where they lived with their father david cuthbertson was completely destroyed. police believe the 68—year—old also died in the fire in the early hours of yesterday morning. the damage is so severe police can't yet formally identify the victims. mary ann gilchrist is a family friend.

she describes david cuthbertson as a devoted father, who also had grown up children living nearby. i mean, what i find so horrific is that one of the people who were responding was his son—in—law who works for, you know, our retained firemen. can you imagine? his children are all sweet, intelligent, and he should... i'm sure he was very proud of them. but i really don't think i can say any more, not at the moment. i'm sorry, it's too raw. that sadness is shared in the local village. in the post office, funds and clothes are being collected for the three children — aged 13, 12 and 10 — who managed to escape the fire. we just wanted to feel that we were doing something as a community, and we've had people putting piggy banks in there, their piggy bank money in this morning. in the local church, thoughts and prayers

are with the family. a book of condolence has been opened, and it's planned that a special service will be held later. sian lloyd, bbc news, wales. there have been warnings that brexit could lead to a crisis in the fruit and vegetable picking industry. but now concern is growing about how the dairy industry could be similarly affected if it can't hire eu workers. almost 60% of dairy farmers employ people from the eu, many in permanent skilled roles, amid difficulty in recruiting british employees. but some farmers are seeing brexit and the potential for international trade deals as a new opportunity. as part of our series counting down to the day we leave the eu, claire marshall looks at how the dairy industry is preparing for it. imagine pure english pasture with contented cows, farms that have high welfare standards, producing high quality milk. this is all material for a powerful sales pitch, and it's helping to open up markets outside europe.

at this plant in birmingham, something is happening that's never been done before — fresh british milk is being packaged up to be sent 4,000 miles to qatar. and now milk from here in cheshire and the surrounding counties is soon to be transported even further afield, to china. the chinese have said they find it more simple to dealjust with the uk rather than the whole of europe. would this be happening without the brexit vote? i believe not. we were sat with some very high decorated officials from the chinese government and one of the comments that was made was that, look, it's very easy to do a deal with one country, very difficult to do a deal with 27 countries. the brexit deal is crucial to the industry, the vast majority of produce is exported to europe, and the uk relies heavily on dairy imports. let's have a look at some of the figures about the industry.

the number of dairy farmers has shrunk dramatically. around 20 years ago, there were some 35,000 dairy farmers, now that's down to around 13. and as for the average price of a pint of milk, that has gone up, by not very much though, from around 36 pence to around 43 pence, and many dairy farmers say that's not enough for them to earn a decent living. one of the main concerns for dairy farmers now is labour. go on. it takes skill to operate the machinery and handle the animals, but few in the uk want to do the job, so now almost two—thirds of dairy farms employ foreign staff. david brookes relies on his family to help run his farm in staffordshire. what would it mean for the dairy industry if controls were placed on migrant workers? any farm that's been reliant on a migrant labour force, and there a good many that have

built up their business models with large labour requirements, i think they'd struggle, certainly. this is one of the cheshire farms now providing the milk to qatar and china. james and rhiannan had been considering giving up their family business, but not now. we feel hopeful and it gives us a chance to feel, right, we can start to continue to invest in this business and improve it. but specific talks over a future trade deal haven't even started. it's up to those around the negotiating table to decide the future of the uk's farming landscape. claire marshall, bbc news, cheshire. hastings pier, which seven years ago was all but destroyed in a huge fire, has won britain's most prestigious architectural prize. the pier, rebuilt in collaboration with the local community, was described by judges of the stirling prize as "a masterpiece of regeneration." our arts correspondent, david sillito, reports. seven years ago, it was an inferno.

people that i'd never spoken to before were stopping me to talk about the pier and everyone was devastated. today, a phoenix from the ashes. my parents met in the ballroom on the pier. here?