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 say they are not ruling out a terrorist attack. according to the press, the police have said they are not looking for anyone in this incident and they think it is possible that the perpetrator has

themselves been killed. that has been the news coming in the last hour or so from germany. german police according to reuters saying they are not looking for further suspects. these are some pictures from the city, you can see the emergency services on the scene, police cordon in the area, ambulances there are also dealing with the people who have been injured. editor earlier... i've been speaking to daniel kollenberg, who witnessed the aftermath of the incident. pickett took place out here. i went out for a walk and there was a heavy police presence, and i walked into the city budget is completely under lockdown. two police helicopters are in the, so i didn't know what had happened. i thought it might be an

accident that took place. i am shocked. what are you hearing on social media from other people in the city about what might have happened? the city about what might have happened 7 there the city about what might have happened? there are reports that several people had been injured and some have died. presumably there are ambulances on the scene as well. yes. at least three people died and many injured. the police confirmed that. we still don't know what happened, but i think it was terror, because the van drove into pedestrians and did not... you are not allowed to drive in this area, it isa not allowed to drive in this area, it is a pedestrian area. said the area where this is happening, give it may not have any vehicles at all. that makes you think this must be more deliberate. augie yes. i think

so. more deliberate. augie yes. i think so. from where you are now, you are around the corner from where this happened. can you see or hear any police activity? yes. now the police helicopter is over me. on the streets there are some media outlets, and i think... nowi streets there are some media outlets, and i think... now i cannot see what is coming on. that was a witness in the german city of muenster. he did not witness the attack but clearly he has seen the aftermath and he says he believes it has a terror attack. the german police have not confirmed that. they are not ruling it out. it is not of course the first time if it were a terror incident, there was an attack in december 2016 in berlin, when a truck drove into a christmas market,

which killed 12 people. germans there as you would expect, some of them, assuming this might be a terror attack. the police in germany are not confirming numbers at the moment but they have confirmed that many people have been injured after a van ran into crowds. it is the german city of muenster. they have said that there are fatalities, various reports from newspapers and agencies. some suggesting that the person who drove the vehicle has in fa ct person who drove the vehicle has in fact died themselves. german police, according to reuters, say they are not looking for further suspects in the muenster considered. they expect the muenster considered. they expect the danger is over. these are, as you can

the danger is over. these are, as you can see, the danger is over. these are, as you can see, pictures from the area. you can see clearly the emergency services on the scene. when we spoke to the witness, he suggested that this area is pedestrianised. given not normally expect to see a peak of there, that has led him, as an eyewitness, to believe it was deliberate. police, and lindsay is dealing with the aftermath of an incident and colin... the german police are saying that the driver of the vehicle has themselves died, and they are not looking for a one else. earlier my colleague tim willcox spoke to our europe regional editor mike sanders..... the toll could rise as we are talking about 30 injured. what the pictures as charming as, that had been shown online, are a scene of devastation, outside restaurants in

a semi—pedestrianised area, and this lorry appears to have driven through the crowds and into restaurants and scattering tables and it came to rest near a statue in the middle of this old town of muenster. it is a city of the hunt the hundred thousand people, quite sizeable. it has echoes of the attack in attack in berlin in 2016 when a tunisian asylu m in berlin in 2016 when a tunisian asylum seeker hijacked a lorry and drove into a christmas market. jimmy will be thinking about that at the moment. 12 people killed there. —— germany will be thinking. a vehicle was used, as indeed because had been used right around europe. there have been other attacks, 2016 was particular difficult year for germany, a cheating by an iranian, not terrorism, but other attacks had been. at what stage do we know of alert in germany given what happened? doi i don't think there is

a high staters of alert. 2016 was the worst year, butjust in germany but also france. we had the terrible attack in nice on bastille day when attack in nice on bastille day when a hijacked lorry was driven down the boulevard and into the holiday crowds. recent ones in london, last year, this hasn't been confirmed as a terrorist attack, but it would seem a terrorist attack, but it would seem with one report suggesting that the drivers shot himself, this is what we're looking at, pretty rare if something like this happens it is at is just an accident or tragedy. has there been any response yet, early days, but has there been any official response from the police or the german government? not yet. the police statements have not really started coming. it is word—of—mouth to police sources, journalists interviewing police officers at the scene, the whole scene has been cordoned off. they held town centre is now awash with police cars and fire trucks. it is difficult to get

the official side of the information out. it is certainly being treated as an attack and presumably a terrorist attack. the news coming in from germany, there has been a fan that has ploughed into a crowd of people in muenster in germany. there is reports, some officialfrom muenster in germany. there is reports, some official from the police, others from news agencies, saying that several people have been killed. an incident there. there are eight a few pictures coming out of the city, you can see the emergency services on the scene, someone who lives around the corner we spoke to, he said that the city was an shutdown. he could hear and see police helicopters overhead. the police helicopters overhead. the police of course and doctors tending to the injured there in the city of muenster. various reports, also from the

police. what we know so far? various reports, also from the police. what we know so far7m various reports, also from the police. what we know so far? it is still a confusing situation, we are piecing together the information. we know this to place an muenster in western germany. if you look in the area we believe this has happened, at what it looked like before, a terrace area with tables and chairs, people sitting outside, if you look at some of the images afterwards, there appears to be real chaos, chairs strewn around, tables as well, and a vehicle that has been described as a car or in some cases a small lorry or a truck, it seems to have driven them. we know that people have been killed and injured. we have heard from the news agency afp that the driver has shot self.

that is 28 police spokeswoman who also added that they believe around 30 people were injured in the incident. we are still trying to gather how much damage has been done, how many people are injured. the area appears to be called and off, it seems that transport has been diverted around that while the police try to get a hold on the situation. of course, when we spoke to our eyewitness who lives around the corner, he had assumed that it was a terrorist incident. i deeply saying anything about that, particularly given there have been u nfortu nately particularly given there have been unfortunately so many other incidents which have involved vehicles? something that's been the people past night my eyes when they hear about these sorts of events. it has not been ruled out, the last time we heard. but we have not been told that it definitely is terrorism at this stage. at the moment they are investigating everything avenue, i believe they are not looking for any further suspects, we're still getting more information on that. we

also know that in bellingham, just in december 2016, a truck drove into a christmas market, that is why many people watching this, seeing the scenes will assume that it is a deliberate action rather than a tragic accident. of course. i think there was an incident last year in sweden as well. people are jumping to those conclusions. the police have been very determined to say not tojump to any have been very determined to say not to jump to any conclusions, not to spread lies, just to keep to the fa cts , spread lies, just to keep to the facts, and they‘ re spread lies, just to keep to the facts, and they're keeping their twitter feed streaming along, telling the public information that they can. despite that is the issue. we're looking at the agencies various reports coming in and there isa various reports coming in and there is a confused picture what exactly is a confused picture what exactly is going on. if you look at social media or the agencies in germany, it does seem that a picture is becoming slightly clearer with afp reporting

that the police have said the driver of the beagle has shot self. they cannot rule out that this is a terror attack. they have not confirmed any numbers, as you say from the pictures here that we can see, that there is obviously confusion there on those pictures where people may well have been just outside enjoying themselves on a saturday afternoon. obviously all of those emergency services on the scene, those emergency services on the scene, so those emergency services on the scene, so another city which seems to have been caught up in what could well be an incident involving a deliberate attack. let's go back to what our eyewitness told us a little earlier. he saw the aftermath of the incident. i think the incident took

place here. i was out for a walk and there was a heavy police presence. i walked into the city but it is under com plete walked into the city but it is under complete lockdown. the to police helicopters in the air. i didn't know what had happened, but it seemed like an accident had taken place. i am shocked. and what are you hearing on the media and social media from other people in the city at about what might have 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 confirm that. we still do not know what happened, but i think it was

terror, because the van drove into the pedestrians, and it is not allowed to drive in this area because it is a pedestrian area. rose so the area where this has happened he would normally not have any vehicles at all. like that makes you think this must be more deliberate. batty yes, i think so. and where you are now, around the corner from where this happened, and where you are now, around the cornerfrom where this happened, can you see cornerfrom where this happened, can you see or cornerfrom where this happened, can you see or hear any police activity? korda yes, i am now at the al keddie, the police helicopter is over me. on the street there are media outlets, and i think the hundred metres from the get is the street where the accident happened, but now i cannot see what is going on. that was a witness to the aftermath of the incident in muenster where police have confirmed

that there had been fatalities and several people injured when a vehicle drove into a group of people. we will bring you more on that in the next few hours here on bbc news, but now some other stories making the headlines. fourteen people have been killed after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a lorry in western canada. fourteen other passengers were injured in the crash in the rural province of saskatchewan. sarah corker reports. three are in a critical condition. the team hosted this picture online last month after a victory in a 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 a... such a dark time tonight. this is a good thing that people come together in a time of need, they do not stay at home when they are appealing isolated and alone. designated shock and disbelief. a bit of thinking about how the timidity is giving to handle this. it had out on highway 35 in the rule province of saskatchewan, between these two towns. what people don't understand across the globe is how important hockeyis 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. it feels like our hearts have been ripped out. the tea m our hearts have been ripped out. the team president released a statement extending thoughts and prayers to the families of staff and athletes.

on twitter the canadian prime minister said he could not imagine what parents of the players were going through and have heart went out to everyone affected. police are investigating the cause of this fatal crash, a fundraising page setup for those affected is up already raising more than £20,000. 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 who explained that there didn't appear to be any improvement in the diplomatic relationship between moscow and london. it has prompted the russian embassy

to ask for a meeting with the foreign secretary, boris johnson. they say that it has been u nsatisfa ctory they say that it has been unsatisfactory so far, that they wish to have an update on the investigation here in salisbury which is of course still under way in several different locations, including the restaurant that is 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 be forthcoming and that they will agree to that meeting as soon as possible. the foreign office has just said that it will respond in due course, but what moscow says it wa nts due course, but what moscow says it wants is some kind of proof that it was not a talk used to poison the victims because russia has said that it was this nerve agent produced in russia then there would not be any prospect of recovery, something that has been widely reported over in russia. chemical expert here in the uk are quick to counteract that, saying that it is a complex thing

and there are many human variables in the surroundings as well in terms ofa in the surroundings as well in terms of a poisoning that could actually explained that. and that idea that it could not be that agent is not true. the uk government has repeated that they are sure it was lush and that they are sure it was lush and that carried this out. when it comes to the health of the victims, we have had a statement from the woman, but when it comes to the man, did we known about his prospects of a recovery? it is five weeks tomorrow since they were found on a bench just about the corner from here and taken to salisbury street hospital ina taken to salisbury street hospital in a critical condition. she regained consciousness sometime in the week, and she has been communicating to the wider world buyer the police. herfather is pleased to have been any more serious condition, but they said yesterday from the hospital that he

is making a rapid recovery, that he was the log in a critical condition that whitehall has stressed that it is not true to say that he has fully recovered, there may be on giving medical issues, but it seems that he and his daughter have recovered enough to take part in this huge counterterror operation that is ongoing, to answer some of those questions about where they were, what they were doing on the day they we re what they were doing on the day they were poison, but also give some broader context about their life here in salisbury and why they might have been targeted. 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". our correspondent chris buckler reports. the wealth of russian oligarchs lies

in business. this man became a billionaire from his dealings in aluminium. like so many of russia's super—rich, he has benefited from a relationship with the kremlin. he is just one of a long list of individuals close to vladimir putin, targeted by the us sanctions. sanctions intended to financially punish them and to send a message to moscow. in a statement, he said the drought are putting his name on the list and groundless. the white house insists russia has been abusing its power internationally. as well as meddling inside america. has the president says, he wants to have a good relationship with russia, but thatis good relationship with russia, but that is going to depend on some of the actions by the russians, however the actions by the russians, however the same time, the president will continue to be tough until we see that change take place. the soldiers

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 top actions, some observers believe donald trump has been relatively quiet, perhaps protecting his own relationship with the russian president. the rhetoric coming out of the president paul is different. we have never heard him criticise russia will stop totally not ever criticise putin. never taking the russians to task for their aggressive behaviour. vladimir putin was chairing a meeting of russia' security council when details of those affected by the sanctions were released. the list included individuals inside the room. are only now learned from your reporters that i am included in the list. it appears they have just made it. i am

in other lists as well. that means i exist. we are active and internationally active. these sanctions were used by america to deliver leotard and sanctions were used by america to deliver leota rd and president putin's inner circle. after days of tit—for—tat expulsions and diplomatic disputes, the kremlin will once again be considering its response. of our breaking news, several people killed after a vehicle drove into a crowd in muenster in germany. police have said that several have died, several had been injured. there is no confirmation of numbers. there area no confirmation of numbers. there are a view pictures coming out of this city, here you can see emergency vehicles attending the aftermath of the scene. we spoke to someone who lives around the corner

and they said that this was a pedestrianised area. our correspondent caroline davies is here. we have heard most recently through the news agency afp is that according to a police spokeswoman the driver has shocked themselves. they also added that there are around 30 people injured, we also believe that they are not currently looking for any other suspects. they have not ruled out terrorism at this stage. we are waiting to hear more about whether they believed this to bea about whether they believed this to be a terrorist incident or something else and highly. there will of course be people who are assuming it is terrorism because there has been similar attacks in various cities across europe. of course, and the witness was talking about, that this seems to be a condition i area, it seems to be a condition i area, it seems to be potentially deliberate because of that. that is something

that the police are asking, and sure themselves by the acid in investigating this. what has been clear from the police on their social media is to suggest not to jump social media is to suggest not to jump to conclusions, to not spread malicious lies on rumours about theirs. they are providing the information and we are just waiting to gather as much as be began on this so we can further understand that. a reminder, german police say that several people have been killed after a vehicle ploughed into crowds in the german city of muenster. they say many have died, many are injured. they are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident. you have been watching bbc news. a bit ofa

a bit of a mixed bag. temperature are not doing too badly. double figures for most of us. it comes up with some rain, but we have seen today and also further rain in the forecast tomorrow. what a total wash—out. there will be some sunny spells or sunshine at times. it has started a brighter across central and eastern parts through this afternoon, this photo set in from a weather watcher in eastbourne. cloudy over here in northern wales and we have seen outbreaks of rain. cloud working its way north as we move through the day, outbreaks of rain, likely for western parts, moving it in the north and southern and central scotland. brighter intervals particularly in the south—east. that rain is going to continue to work its way north as we move through the evening, increasingly patchy. drier behind it with a few clear spells, more in a way of cloud in the south—east with some showery outbreaks of rain moving in in the early hours. mist and fog, temperature staying above freezing. a frost free night for

most. sunday, the next weatherfront just waving over in the south—east, further cloud and outbreaks of rain for central and eastern parts of england. this front in the far north bringing some outbreaks of rain for the northern isles and the far north of scotland. 9am tomorrow, showery hell breaks of rain. brighter intervals particularly for eastern pa rt intervals particularly for eastern part of scotland to start the day. temperatures around 12 celsius. in some brighter intervals for northern ireland, cloudy into northern england, wales, the midlands, a little bit more in a way of brightness for southern wales and the south—west. breaks of rain over in the south and east. tomorrow, showery outbreaks of rape central and eastern parts of england, a few brighter spells for the south—west, the risk of one or two showers across northern ireland, scotland and northern england particularly in the north—west. we will see some brighter intervals developing here,

temperature is not quite as mad as today, in the south—east we are looking at highs of around 13 celsius. next week, a similar story, continue to see temperatures largely in the double figures. some rain and it forecast at times, but also some brightness. this is bbc news. the headlines at five. several people have been killed and many injured after a vehicle runs into crowds in the german city of muenster — police says the driver has shot himself. i went iwent —— i went —— and then went through pedestrian and is not allowed to drive in this area because of the

pedestrian area. 1a people have been killed in a crash between a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team and a lorry in western canada. russia warns president trump there will be a "tough response" to new us sanctions on businessmen and officials close to president putin. police respond to the killings of six people in the last seven days in london by deploying an extra 300 officers.