this is bbc news. the headlines at apm: we're getting reports of fatalities and many injured after a van ran into crowds in the german city of muenster. police respond to the killings of six people in the last seven days in london by deploying an extra 300 officers. there are a number of things the police have to do to keep us safe. some of it is covert work the police will do. other is relying on the public to give information to the police. they need us to be the eyes and ears. but also stop and search is a valuable tool the police use. 1a people have been killed in a crash between a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team and a lorry in western canada. just an absolutely massive collision and obviously a catastrophic outcome. russia warns president trump there will be a "tough response" to new us sanctions on businessmen and officials close to president putin.

a 25% increase in holiday makers losing their money to fraudsters for airline tickets or accommodation that didn't exist. also in the next hour, more gold for team england at the commonwealth games. adam peaty completes a four—year sweep of major titles. and there's been a gold rush for scotland and wales. we're getting reports of fatalities and many injured people after a van ran into crowds in the german city of muenster but has not confirmed numbers. police say it is not clear whether the incident is an attack. some have said that 30 people have

been injured and there are some pictures there, or the emergency services on the scene. german police have said that there are several great, including the possible suspect. very few details at the moment, but german police have officially said that around 30 people have been injured there and thatis people have been injured there and that is in the german city of muenster. more information throughout the afternoon and we will bring that to you as we get it. tedious reports, some official and some not, some press reports say that the attacker has shot himself but that is not concerned —— confirmed by the police. we cannot confirmed by the police. we cannot confirm that but that is being reported by some press agencies and some german outlets. several dead after he attack, driving into the

cloud in germany. the western german city of muenster. more as we get out. —— more as we get it. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says police should feel confident to "stop and search" people as they try to combat a recent spate of violent crime. mr khan said such powers could help make london safer, if they're used in a targeted way. 300 extra police officers are on london's streets this weekend, after six people were killed in shootings and stabbings over the previous seven days. simonjones reports. lives lost, families grieving. communities in fear. and the growing question, what can be done to tackle violent crime? with calls for the police to make more use of controversial powers to stop and search suspects for weapons. the number of searches has fallen by nearly three—quarters in the past six years. when stop and search is used properly it is an invaluable tool to the police. we want more targeted, intelligence led stop and search. the game—changer as far as london should be concerned is we have had

the biggest roll out in the world of body worn cameras. tha advantage for members of the public is they should —— the advantage for members of the public is they should have the confidence the police officer is recording the interaction between the police officer and the member of the public. the chair of the national police chiefs council, sara thornton, said officers were reluctant to use the powers because of what she called the chill effect of political correctness amid fears poorer areas and ethnic minority groups were being disproportionately targeted. writing in the daily telegraph she said... hundreds of extra officers will be on the streets of london this weekend. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, said she supports searches done in a way that is targeted and intelligence—led. but one former chief superintendant with the force says much more needs to be done to prevent young people carrying weapons in the first place. stop and search is a valuable tool, as long as it's doen professionally and based on based on intelligence.

—— stop and search is a valuable tool, as long as it's done professionally and based on based on intelligence. before we get to the police response and stop and search, we need to be doing much more in schools, and when i have spoken to parents of children who have been murdered, one thing they say, all of them, without exception, is they want to see much more intervention at an earlier stage in schools. as the grieving continues, the mayor of london has invited the home secretary and all london's mps to a knife crime summit next week, to discuss what else can be done in the fight against violence that is ruining so many lives. simon jones, bbc news. 1a people have been killed after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a lorry in western canada. 1a other passengers were injured in the crash in the rural province of saskatchewan. sarah corker reports. the humboldt broncos had been on their way to a play off game when their bus collided with a lorry at round 5pm yesterday. eyewitnesses say the rescue operation took many hours. 1a people have died.

the other 1a onboard have been taken to hospital. three are in a critical condition. the team posted this picture online last month, after a victory in the junior hockey league. the players are aged between 16 and 21. it is unclear who was on the bus at the time. family and friends have gathered at a local church waiting for news. i think this is such a dark time tonight. this is a good thing that people come together in the time of need, they don't stay at home when they are beginning isolated. —— they don't stay at home when they are feeling isolated and alone. there was a bit of shock and a bit of disbelief going on. a bit of thinking about how the community is going to handle this. it happened on highway 35, in

the rural province of saskatchewan, between tisdale and nipawin. what many people don't understand across the globe is how important hockey is to, not only canada, but the smaller centres in saskatchewan, especially for many communities, this is all we have, and it feels like our hearts have been ripped out. the team president released a statement extending thoughts and prayers to the families of staff and athletes. "0ur broncos family is in shock as we try to come to grips with our incredible loss" he said. on twitter the canadian prime minister wrote he couldn't imagine what parents were going through and his heart went out to everyone affected. police are investigating the cause of this fatal crash. a fundraising page set up for those affected has raised more than £20,000. sarah corker, bbc news. a remainderof our

a remainder of our breaking news, that there are reports that in germany, there has been an attack and german police say there have been fatalities. several injured, some are dead, according to the police, and it is not clear what kind of incident this is, whether it's a deliberate attack or not. some official reports, from the police, confirming that this has happened and that there are fatalities. the van and apparently run into crowds and you can see emergency services and police, ambulance services on the scene, very. but police are not giving much more information at the moment, but a german police spokeswoman, according to reuters, said there we re according to reuters, said there were several dead, including possibly be subject —— the suspect. that has not been officially confirmed. he's ari the first

pictures coming out of the western german city of muenster. facial police activity, after reports of a vehicle pulling into a crowd of people. several injured, several killed, but no confirmation of numbers at the moment. we will have more throughout the afternoon. we will bring it to you as soon as we have more details as we know what has happened, they muenster. n —— muenster. n the russian embassy in london has requested a meeting with the foreign secretary borisjohnson, to discuss the salisbury nerve agent attack, calling its current relationship with the foreign office "utterly unsatisfactory". it comes as officials in whitehall have said it's not certain that the former russian agent sergei skripal will make a full recovery. earlier, i spoke to our news correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn, who explained that there didn't appear to be any improvement in the diplomatic relationship between moscow and london.

it seems there has been absolutely no improvement whatsoever? it seems it has prompted the russian embassy to ask for a meeting with the foreign secretary borisjohnson. they say it has been unsatisfactory so far, that they wish to have an update on the investigation here in salisbury which is still under way in several different locations, including the zizzi restaurant behind me. they say they want to discuss that, and find out the latest, that they are hoping britain will be forthcoming and that they will agree to that meeting as soon as possible. the foreign office hasjust said it will respond in due course. what moscow says what it wants is some kind of proof that it was novichok used to poison mr skripal. russia has said time and again that if it was this military grade nerve agent produced in russia, there wouldn't be any prospect of recovery, something that has been widely reported in russia. chemical experts in the uk are quick to counteract that and say it is a complex thing

and there are many human variables and variables in the surrounding things, in terms of the poisoning, that actually explain that and that idea that it couldn't be novichok isn't true, and the uk government, of course, has repeatedly said that they are sure that it was russia that carried this out. when it comes to the house of the skripals, we had —— when it comes to the health of the skripals, we had a statement from yulia, when it comes to sergei skripal, do we have any more information? well, it is five weeks tomorrow since they were found on a bench and taken to salisbury district hospital and taken in a critical condition. yulia skripal regained consciousness in the week and has been communicating to the wider world via the police. herfather sergei is believed to have been in a more precarious position and is making a rapid recovery, although whitehall has —— herfather sergei is believed

to have been in a more serious condition and is making a rapid recovery, although whitehall has stressed it is not true to say he has fully recovered, that there may be ongoing medical issues but it seems that he, and certainly his daughter, but certainly sergei as well have recovered enough to take an active part in this huge counterterror operation that is ongoing to answer some of the questions about where they were, what they were doing on the day they were poisoned but also give some broader context about their life here in salisbury and why they may have been targeted. back to our breaking news and that is that a van has ploughed into by standards and the town muenster.m

their rv leaned reports coming from news agencies and the police about what exactly has happened. you can see pictures of the emergency services on the scene. police and ambulances, there. 0n the line is daniel kollenberg, who witnessed the aftermath of the incident. daniel, thank you forjoining us this afternoon. tell me what you have seen after this incident?” think the incident took place at 4pm in the afternoon and i went out for a walk, so there was a heavy police presence and then i walked into the city, partick presence and then i walked into the city, pa rtick —— presence and then i walked into the city, partick —— completely under loughton. —— lock down. i did not know what happened. i heard there

was a car accident. what are you ceiling on the media, so—so media or from other people and the city about what happened ? from other people and the city about what happened? there are reports that several people have been injured and some have died. presumably there are ambulances on the scene as well? yes. at least three people died and over 50 people injured. the police confirmed that. some minutes ago. we do not know what has happened. the van is not allowed to drive in this area. so in the area where this has happened, you would not normally have any vehicles at all, so that is what makes you think this must be more

deliberate. yes, yes i think. where are you now? you are around the corner from where this has happened, can you hear any police activity at the moment? the police helicopters overhead. 0n the street, there are some media outlets and i think 300 metres from me, there is the street where the accident happened. now, i can to see what is going on there. what has been the reaction of other people? are people feeling panicked? have you seen any signs of people concerned that this might be a terrorist incident? police have evacuated the area. the people are calm and in shock, i think. thank

you forjoining us. in the german town of muenster. reports that a vehicle has ploughed into a crowd of people and several have been killed. 0thers people and several have been killed. others have been entered. the police are not ruling out the possibility that this is a terrorist attack. the headlines on bbc news: 300 extra police will be on patrol in areas of london, after six people were killed in shootings or stabbings in the last seven days. a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team has crashed in western canada, killing 14 people. 14 other passengers were injured when the bus collided with a lorry. in sport, on the third day of competition at the commonwealth games, a successful defence of the 100 metres title. the world—record

title holder has not lost in the eventin title holder has not lost in the event in four years. second gold of the game for wales. it's their first commonwealth called ona it's their first commonwealth called on a few tracks since 1990. the merseyside derby was call us, although everton came very close to defeating liverpool in the first time in seven years. manchester city can win the premier league title today if they defeat at manchester united. six other premier league matches are under way. crystal palace, newcastle united and west bromwich albion hole lead at the moment. an update for you in the next hour. russia's foreign ministry has warned there will be a "tough response" to new us sanctions on businessmen, companies and government officials close to president putin. the white house has imposed sanctions on seven russian oligarchs and 17 senior government officials, accusing them of "malign activity around the globe". 0ur correspondent

chris buckler reports. the wealth of russian oligarchs does lie in business. 0leg deripaska became a billionaire from his dealings in aluminium, but like many of russia's super rich, he's benefited from a relationship with the kremlin. he's just one of a long list of individuals close to vladimir putin targeted by these us sanctions, actions intended to financially punish them and intended to send a message to moscow. in a statement, mr deripaska said: but the white house insists russia has been abusing its power internationally, as well as meddling inside america. as the president has said, he wants to have a good relationship with russia, but that's going to depend on some of the actions by the russians. however, at the same time, the president is going to continue to be tough until we see that change take place.

the sanctions are in response to claims that russia interfered in america's presidential election, and in retaliation for the way the country has used its influence in syria and ukraine. but despite the tough actions, some observers believe donald trump has been relatively quiet, perhaps protecting his own relationship with the russian president. these sanctions were used by america to deliberately target vladimir putin's inner circle. after days of tit—for—tat expulsions and diplomatic disputes, the kremlin will once again be considering its response. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. thousands of prisoners are being rated according to their chances of being involved in violence, in an attempt to tackle safety in jails. staff can then use the data to inform decisions, such as which wing an individual is placed in. the system is being piloted at 16

prisons in england and wales. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. the new system has beenjokingly nicknamed "i predict a riot" by data experts. each time an incident like this happens, it's logged by prison staff. the number—crunching software produces a score of each inmate's likelihood of becoming violent. as well as informing prison governors under pressure to maintain order, it can also be linked to the system of privileges which reward prisoners for good behaviour. the data can that gang affiliations and it can also spot those —— the data can map gang affiliations and it can also spot those at risk of self—harm. violence in prison is growing. there were 28,000 assaults in the year to last september, that's up 12%. self—harm is up also 12% to nearly 43,000 incidents. the ministry ofjustice said it will do whatever it can to help ha rd—pressed governors. it's not collecting more

data than before, just using it in clever ways, and the government says monitoring prisoners is vital to protecting them. the plan is to roll out the system across england and wales after talks with prison unions. tom symonds, bbc news. the texas national guard has begun deploying a team of 250 troops to the us border with mexico. the state of arizona is planning to deploy a further 150. president trump wants up to 4,000 military personnel stationed on the border until his proposed wall is built. syrian activists say that heavy airstrikes on the last rebel—held town in eastern ghouta have killed at least 32 civilians, including five children. douma is surrounded by government forces and the syrian army says the rebels still holding out there should leave, orface destruction in a full—scale military offensive. the mother of the murdered black teenager, stephen lawrence,

has suggested the police inquiry into his death, in a racially motivated attack in 1993, should be closed. in an interview with the daily mail, baroness doreen lawrence, said she wanted to "draw a line" after a memorial service and concert to mark the 25th anniversary of the killing in south—east london. bollywood star salman khan has been released from jail after being granted bail by an indian court. he was sentenced to five years in prison on thursday, after being found guilty of killing two rare blackbuck antelopes, 20 years ago. under the terms of his bail, salman khan has been ordered to pay around £500 and will not be able to leave india without the court's permission. holidaymakers are being warned about fraudsters who place false adverts on accommodation websites. last year, nearly 5,000 travellers fell victim to such scams, which included fake airline tickets.

our business correspondent nina warhurst reports. when georgia was looking to take her boyfriend to amsterdam she thought she'd seen the perfect apartment online. after transferring more than £900, she realised there was no record of payment and no apartment. your heartjust drops, and it's like this panic just comes over you, completely takes over your body and it's like "what have i done?" and she's not the only one. last year georgia was one of 11,700 holiday—makers who reported fraud, losing an average of £1500. fake flights are the most common trick, with fraudsters ta rgetings peak periods. a lot of the statistics from the report shows a big spike around december. what does that say to you? it is people going home for christmas, and that is our experience when people phone us saying just that, and theyjust, it something they've been looking forward to, it isn't going to happen.

it can be extremely disappointing. losing a holiday hurts. more than a tenth of those who made complaints said the impact was so severe, they'd had to receive medical treatment, or were at risk of bankruptcy. the advice for holiday—makers is to thoroughly research websites before booking and check they are part of a recognised trading body. nina warhurst, bbc news. it's been another good day for england at the commonwealth games, there were also gold medals for scotland and wales on the 3rd day of competition in australia. joe lynskey has all the details. adam peaty is england's rock star swimmer. in breaststroke he deals only in domination. to get his first gold down under he set a new games record, but it was closer than he hoped. he set bar even higher. my second time this season. well, third time swimming long course. it was all about the race tonight, it is not about time. that is four years undefeated. cycling's points race has its own chaos, but finding the gaps for the front was eleanor

barker. gold for a welsh cyclist, the first in three decades. it is really special. i have never been able to sing the national anthem on the podium before. you don't get many opportunites to do it so i am so grateful. the flower of scotland rolls off neil facey‘s tongue. with guide matt rotheram, he rode to a second gold of these games. england's sophie thornhill also has a double. breaking the world record for time trial gold. her country's medal rush began in para triathlon. it is easy to be inspired byjo townsend and jade jones. to go from track to tri, jones has learned to swim in just 18 months, proof it's never too late. i literally could not swim. it's something i have been working on. i only came into para—tri about 18 months ago, so i still have a long way to go. niall wilson's dedication goes into every rotation. it's made himt one of gymnastic‘s popular guys. he was pushed all the way in the all—round final,

—— it's made him one of gymnastic‘s popular guys. he was pushed all the way in the all—round final, but all his experience saw him to gold. for his family, it never wears thin. he was awesome. it was incredible. there he is in the background! hang on, you're gate—crashing our interview here, son! the one down side for the home teams was nick matthew's squash defeat. he won't now win a third straight gold. you can be hard on yourself when success comes easy, but sometimes that's the key to staying at the top. and now the weather, with lucy martin. hello, there. a bit of a mixed bag this weekend. temperatures, though, not doing too badly, in the double figures for most of us. it does come with some rain, though, like we've seen today and further rain in the forecast tomorrow,

but not a total washout at all. there will be some sunny spells or sunshine at times. it has started to brighten up across central and eastern parts of england through this afternoon. this photo sent in by a weather watcher in eastbourne. cloudier skies over here, though, in northern wales. we have seen outbreaks of rain. that cloud working its way north as we move through the day, bringing outbreaks of rain. largely for western parts, moving into northern england, southern and central scotland as we move through the day. some brighter intervals, though, particularly in the south east through this afternoon. that rain is going to continue to work its way north as we move through this evening and overnight, becoming increasingly patchy. drier skies behind it, though, and a few clear spells, a bit more in the way of cloud in the south east with some showery outbreaks of rain moving in, in the early hours. some mist and fog, temperatures, though, staying above freezing, so a frost—free night for most. as we move into sunday, we've got the next weather front just waving over in the south east, so further cloud and outbreaks of rain in central and eastern parts of england. we've also got this front in the far north and that is bringing outbreaks of rain for the northern isles and the far north of scotland. so, here we are at 9am tomorrow morning, some

showery outbreaks of rain. some brighter intervals, though, particularly for eastern parts of scotland to start the day tomorrow. temperatures already around 12 celsius in aberdeen at 9am tomorrow morning. some brighter intervals for northern ireland, cloudier, though, into northern england and wales, the midlands, perhaps a little bit more in the way of brightness for southern wales and the south west. showery outbreaks of fairly light and patchy rain, though, over in the south and east. as we move through tomorrow, then, continuing to see showery outbreaks of rain for central and eastern parts of england, a few brighter intervals for wales, the south west. the risk of seeing one or two showers across northern ireland, scotland and northern england. particularly in the north west, i think, and we will see some brighter intervals developing here. temperatures not quite as mild as they were today, in the south—east we are looking at highs of around 13 celsius. as we start next week, then, a similar story. we continue to see temperatures largely in the double figures, some rain in the forecast at times, but also some brightness. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: you're watching bbc news. there have been fatalities and many have been injured people after a van ran into crowds in the german city of muenster but has not confirmed numbers.

it is not clear whether the incident was an attack. there have been various reports all afternoon, some of them official from the police confirming that some have died, this is the city of muenster in western germany. there are no confirmations of numbers, but german police have confirmed that several have been injured and several have been injured and several killed. the german police