this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm... a gunman opens fire in a synagogue in the us city of pittsburgh — it's reported there are multiple casualties. police say the shooter is now in custody. he entered the building during a saturday morning service. president trump has been briefed. a lot of people killed, a lot of people very badly wounded. they say the crime scene is one of the worst that some professionals that have seen many, many crime scenes, they say it's one of the worst that they've seen. here, the former cabinet minister lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse — claims he categorically denies. former england footballer and manager glenn hoddle is taken to hospital afterfalling ill. reviving the high street — the government is to cut business rates for small retailers as part of a £1.5 billion cash boost for towns and cities. good evening and welcome to bbc

news. police in the american city of pittsburgh say a shooting at a synagogue has caused multiple casualties. reports suggest several people may have been killed, though this hasn't been confirmed. the shooting happened at the tree of life synagogue, and the gunman is thought to be in custody. richard lister begins our coverage. heavily armed police converging on squirrel hill after reports that a man opened fire on the synagogue. a peaceful suburban neighbourhood transformed in moments by a gunman. tactical weapon units were brought in from across the city, other officers

sealed the area and began moving towards the building and its congregation as the attack continued. it is a suburb with a largejewish population and it seems local resident said the gunman shouted, alljews must die as he started shooting. right now, we have multiple casualties we're working on the situation, it is imperative that the neighbours in the community surrounding the tree of life synagogue, stay in their houses and shelter in place. do not come out of your home right now, it is not safe. we will give you an update as soon as we get one. police say they found a large number of people sheltering in the synagogue basement and they were led to safety. as the area was made safe emergency teams were able to recover the injured and the dead. my heart goes out all of these families. they should not be happening — period. it should not be happening in a synagogue. happening in our neighbourhood here in squirrel hill. after a shoot out with the police

the gunman gave himself up, but he's left leg yet another american community scarred by gun violence. —— he's left yet another american community scarred by gun violence. well, in the past hour, president trump has been speaking to reporters in indiana — here's what he had to say. what happened today is a horrible, horrible thing. it looks definitely like it's an anti—semitic crime and it's something you wouldn't believe, it's something you wouldn't believe, it could still be going on. it would seem to be an anti—semitic crime. we have a lot of information over the next hour. the fbi is involved, everybody is involved. i spoke with the governor, i spoke with the mayor of pittsburgh, who is a terrific guy and he's devastated. so we'll have a lot of information over the next hour, but a lot of people killed, a

lot of people very badly wounded. they say of the crime scene it's one of the worst that some professionals that have seen many, many crime scenes, they say it's one of the worst that they've seen, so we'll be back with you on a little while. i'm going to in my remarks open with a statement about what took place. pittsburgh's public safety director wendell hissrich spoke to reporters earlier and gave this very emotional update. it's a very horrific crime scene. it's a very horrific crime scene. it's one of the worst that i've seen, and i've been on some plane crashes. it's very bad. it falls under a hate crime, crashes. it's very bad. it falls undera hate crime, being crashes. it's very bad. it falls under a hate crime, being it's a jewish synagogue, so it will basically be a federal investigation with the assistance of the local, cou nty with the assistance of the local, county and state police. wendell hissrich. pittsburgh resident meghan mclachlan was in the area at the time, to campaign for the democrats. i was actually running late today.

i was in at 10am, and i got in around 10:15am and there were just cops everywhere and i was worried at first because it was at the place i was supposed to be at because it was a democrat headquarters in the city and were getting ready to canvass. but i showed up and it was clear there, down the street and i thought maybe it was just something random, i did not know what it was and the door was locked when i got into the house. it was the democratic organisation and they said that the doors were locked for a reason. there was an active shooter. i got in and we were stuck there for about two hours and heard the news that was going on just two blocks from the street. i feel a lot of things right now, i am heartbroken for my community and i livejust a neighbourhood over, but i used to live in squirrel hill, and it is my favourite neighbourhood in the city. it's the most diverse, the most

welcoming and it is just a great neighbourhood and i am heartbroken for them today. there are always jewish families walking around the neighbourhood, that is the culture here and it is something, i am notjewish myself, but it is something that i embrace as a member of the community and i love saying that about the community. that it is so special and very much a part of the community. i found out that one of my friends that goes to the synagogue was not there today. that was one of his synagogues. i am probably going to go home and cry to be honest, and then go and see my brother and cry with him. that is probably what i am going to do today. pittsburgh resident. i've been speaking to our correspondent done danjohnson, speaking to our correspondent done dan johnson, who is speaking to our correspondent done danjohnson, who is in washington. two people from within the synagogue

and four police officers were injured, but no confirmation about harmony people lost their lives in this attack and i think we are being braced to expect that there will be a number of fatalities here. the authorities describing this as one of the worst crime scenes they have ever had to deal with, that public official by getting quite emotional describing what officers have had to deal with in terms of trying to confirm the identities of those involved in this attack. so everyone preparing for really bad news, as we expect there to be a serious and devastating death toll. that's how the president put it, he said the effects of this incident had been more devastating than was first appreciated, so we await confirmation, and we await more information about the man believed to be responsible. there was a manhunt for some time in the area around this synagogue and people we re around this synagogue and people were told to stay at home to stay safe, until police were able to track him down and corner him.

police officers were injured in making that arrest, but they believe now, having got him in custody, that the area is safe, but still we wait to learn more about exactly who he was and what his motivation may have been. it certainly does appear he chose to target a synagogue on a saturday morning, just as services we re saturday morning, just as services were beginning, and we are told from law—enforcement sources that he did shout anti—semitic slogans as he started his attack. us media are reporting that this suspect, who is in custody, has been named as robert bauer is. that hasn't been officially named, but us media seem to be reporting the same thing, and he is thought to have been in his mid—40s. the question now of course after what president trump said about the protection of synagogues is going to be in people's mainz, saying that if there were armed officers or security inside the

synagogue, this outcome could have been very different. yes, that was the president's first response when he was asked about whether this was another example that proved the case for tighter gun control, he said he thought lott and in fact if there had been on duty with armed protection at the synagogue maybe this incident may have had a different less deadly outcome. there is now increased security at synagogues across the country. we know that in new york the police department has deployed armed officers to synagogues to make sure that the jewish community is officers to synagogues to make sure that thejewish community is safe. there is no word of a wider threat. police believe that having got this individual named by the local media as rob crowe won in custody, that is the immediate threat dealt —— rob bowers that's the immediate threat dealt but they are working to reassure the community they will be protected as much as possible. it also raises questions about violence in the name of politics or religion in this country. something that has been raised already this week, after mail bombs were sent to prominent

political opponents of the president, and we are only ten days out from mid—term elections, so tense time, everybody on edge and questions being raised about whether the tone of politics and logical debate here is encouraging some extreme actions from certain individuals. we wait to find out more about rob bowers, if indeed he is the person at the centre of this latest incident will stop dan johnson in washington. and you can read more on that story and the rest of today's news on our website — bbc.co.uk/news, or the bbc news app on your smartphone or tablet. let's get some other news now. the former cabinet minister, lord hain, says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman at the centre of allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. he made the revelation in the lords, using parliamentary privilege. but sir philip — who denies all the allegations — says lord hain failed disclose potential links to a newspaper that wanted to publish the story. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. i feel it is my duty under

parliamentary privilege to name him as the individual in question. lord hain‘s naming of philip green has been controversial but he's legally protected. but it has emerged he advised lawyers of the daily telegraph, the firm says there's no connection but the topshop boss says it should have been declared. in a statement, sir philip told the bbc, i have been advised that his actions are likely to have been a breach of the house of lords' code of conduct. he added, lord hain‘s blatant disregard of a judgment made by three seniorjudges is outrageous. lord hain is in spain on parliamentary business, but says sir philip's comments are a malevolent diversion. he also denied knowing the law firm was involved. malevolent diversion. he also denied knowing the law firm was involvedlj stand knowing the law firm was involvedlj sta nd fully knowing the law firm was involvedlj stand fully by what i've said in the

house of lords. i'm resolute about that. i will not be intimidated into retracting or apologising for what i've told parliament last thursday. i comply with all of my obligations in the house of lords, as i always have done. this case has generated controversy on have done. this case has generated co ntrove i’sy o n a have done. this case has generated controversy on a number of levels. some think that the rector misusing injunctions and that lord hain was right, others think he's undermined the legal system. either way, right, others think he's undermined the legalsystem. eitherway, lord hain says this is nothing to do with his previous work for the daily telegraph's lawyers, but sir philip says that needs investigating. the house of lords says any complaint he makes will be looked into. the controversy makes will be looked into. the co ntrove i’sy over makes will be looked into. the controversy over these allegations, what should and shouldn't be disclosed, goes on. nick eardley, bbc news. three people have been killed and three others seriously injured, after car crash near denbigh in north wales. it happened yesterday evening. tomos morgan reports. less than 2a hours later,

tributes already laid for the three that lost their lives. at about 7:30pm yesterday evening two vauxhalls collided on this road in denbighshire. three people, all believed to be young men, died from the collision. the road was closed for almost eight hours as police investigated. another three are in hospital with serious injuries and one escaped with minor injuries only. we are devastated. there's no words, young men in their prime, their whole lives ahead of them, and this is really, really rocked us. north wales police have thanked emergency services for their work and are continuing their investigation, appealing for witnesses, especially those that may have had any dash—cam footage of the incident. a six—year—old boy has died

in hospital following a fire at a house in derbyshire last night. the police and fire services are investigating the cause of the blaze in ilkeston. carol hinds has the details. family members screaming for help on shore street west in ilkeston woke neighbours around 10:1i0pm last night. one ran to a nearby chinese takeaway, where he grabbed a fire extinguisher comical before entering the house, where a six—year—old boy was trapped upstairs. he put the towel round my face, tried to put the flames out. i tried to break the door down with a fire extinguisher andi door down with a fire extinguisher and i couldn't because the smoke was that thick, so ijust and i couldn't because the smoke was that thick, so i just stayed and i couldn't because the smoke was that thick, so ijust stayed there until the fire engine came. firefighters were the first of the emergency services at the scene and performed cpr on the boy whilst waiting for paramedics to arrive. the the crews entered the building, aware that the young child was missing. they were able to locate

him and remove him from the property, and at that point them they were able to carry out some medical response. the boy was rushed to the queens medical centre in nottingham, but died. news of his death has shocked his family's neighbours. they were nice, you know, friendly, never bothered anybody. we used to say hello, a nice family. ajoint police and fire investigation has begun to establish exactly what caused the fire. the headlines on bbc news... a gunman opens fire in a synagogue in the us city of pittsburgh — it's reported there are multiple casualties. police say the gunman is now in custody. he entered the building during a saturday morning service. the former cabinet minister lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. claims which he categorically

denies. sport — and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre here'sjohn watson. good evening, all of the day's football to come but first, the former england and tottenham manager glenn hoddle is said to be responding well to specialist treatment after falling ill today. he was broadcasting on bt sport when he collapsed. today is his 61st birthday. the channel cancel their saturday afternoon programme. a spokesperson said he was in serious condition but his family is with him. was considered one of the best players of his generation. he won 53 caps for england before turning to management and taking charge of his country. at the world cup in 1998. liverpool topped the premier league tonight after beating cardiff 4—1 at anfield. sadio mane scored twice with goals too for mo salah and joe

dunne shaqiri. callum paterson was on the scoresheet force cardiff. manchester city can reclaim top spot with a win against tottenham on monday. conceding goals isn't nice but today woke us up, the opponent gave us but today woke us up, the opponent gave us space so we but today woke us up, the opponent gave us space so we could finish the game off so i'm fine. you have a clear week finally on top of the league for 2h hours at least. your bobbin my whole life oils wanted to be top of the league but 2a hours, that's not too decisive but the 26 points are really good. leicester could only manage a 1—1 draw at home to west ham despite playing against ten men for more than 60 minutes. fabian delph wayne is scored west ham's opener after 30 minutes, right place, right time to tap home. —— balbuena. mark noble was sent off for a straight red heart card. wilfred ndidi's deflected effort deflected pressure

on claude puel. huddersfield were thrashed 3— nil at watford. goalless between southampton and newcastle. ina between southampton and newcastle. in a scottish premiership kilmarnock have leapfrogged in a scottish premiership kilmarnock have lea pfrogged celtic in a scottish premiership kilmarnock have leapfrogged celtic into second, they drew 1—1 with hamilton. one is a result, stjohnstone beating st mirren 2—0. lewis hamilton has missed out on pole position at the mexican grand prix on the weekend where he could seal the formula one drivers championship. he was third overall behind the red bull perov max verstappen and daniel ricardo, who claimed pole in the final qualifying session. the briton had already said the red bull car seemed out of reach miss mexico track. his championship rivals sebastian vettel will star behind hamilton in force, the mercedes driver has to finish seventh or better to he wins the title. a stunning late try from debutant oliver gildart sealed an 18-16 debutant oliver gildart sealed an 18—16 win for england's rugby league players in their first autumn test with new zealand. this was the first

of the three match series. england went 1—0 of the three match series. england went1—0 up of the three match series. england went 1—0 up thanks to gildart‘s brilliant run finish. the wigan player had only been called up to the squad as a replacement for the injured sam burgess, the second test it as anfield next weekend. england set sri lanka a target of 188 for victory are merely t20 much of their tour. jason roy top scored with 69 as the remainder of the top order failed to fire in another rain affected match in colombo. david dunn reports. like the one—day series, the salty 20 match in columbo would also face a battle with the weather. while that didn't dampen the sri lankan supporters‘ spirits, england's dampen the sri lankan supporters‘ spirits, england‘s opener is probably did. jason roy and jos buttler stating an early intention. between them they posted a1, but three wickets including alan morgan‘s runout slowed the visitors‘ progression. they brought up 50 after being dropped four times, on 69 his luck was out. after the rain

delay the hosts improved, moeen ali and later ben stokes bold, 188 was the victory target. back in the team for the first time in eight years, joe denley didn‘t hang around, two wind hits in his first three overs causing concern, then adil rashid entered claiming three wickets are the hosts were caught short. and denley finished off what his started as england secured limited overs double by 30 runs. now the focus is on the up coming test series. that‘s all the sport for now, back to you. a £1.5 billion boost for high streets will be announced by the chancellor in his budget speech on monday. business rates for smaller firms in england are to be temporarily cut by a third, and £650 million will be allocated to rejuvenate high streets and transport links. our business correspondent, joe miller, reports. it‘s an increasingly familiar sight on britain‘s high streets — a shuttered casualty of a bruising year for retailers. across this north london road, a print shop is fighting to avoid the same fate.

its founder says a steep increase in business rates, which is the tax paid on rented shops and warehouses, is forcing him to downsize and lay off staff. our rates have risen from £7,000 to £12,000, which has had a real effect on us. we‘re making less money and employing less people because we can‘t afford to keep it open, because the government have taken that money from us. the local business lobby says 200 jobs in the area have closed since business rates were rejigged last year. monday‘s budget will offer 500,000 similar businesses a long—awaited lifeline and pump £650 million into sprucing up britain‘s town centres. business groups have cautiously welcomed the treasury‘s announcement and there‘s no relief for struggling

high street chains like house of fraser who say they‘ve been paying a lot more than fierce online competitors like amazon. critics say that without help, more large retailers which employ millions will face collapse. we have a business rate system that is unsustainable and what we need to see is less tinkering and more wholesale reform of the system. the business rates collected from shops like this bring in £30 billion to the public purse each year and so long—term overhaul is unlikely to be imminent, but the government will hope a temporary injection is enough to bring some life back to an ailing sector. joe miller, bbc news. the caravan of central american migrants currently making its way across mexico to the united states have rejected a plan for asylum from mexican government. under the plan, the migrants would have been given a temporary work visa, but only in the two southern rural mexican states. instead, they‘re determined to keep going to the us. our mexico correspondent, will grant, has spent the week

travelling with the group. when you have over 1000 miles to go, it makes sense to set off early. the mid—day heaping chiapaz is so fierce, so energy sapping, that the ca rava n fierce, so energy sapping, that the caravan of migrants rolls out before dawn. the lucky ones hitch a lift. on anything they can. the rest have to keep walking and are growing tired. the migrants still have the vast majority of their arduous journey to go and most of mexico to cross. perhaps only a fraction of them will even make it to the us mexico border is the temptation to turn back grows. staying the course is hard enough. now imagine doing it with several small children. this man is bringing his family on what is his fifth attempt to return to

the united states. his one—year—old daughter madeleine is exhausted handlers had a fever, but he insists honduras, one of the poorest and most violent countries in the americas, is no place for a child. translation: we know we are risking the lives of all three of us on this trip but we‘re doing it because we know at home we run the same risks as we find on the road. without presenting any evidence, president trump has equated these people with gangs and even middle eastern terrorists. the people i met were mostly poor hondurans families in search of work and security. so far the mexican authorities have simply waved them through but the caravan can expect a military presence at the us border. how many, i don't know, how many, i don‘t know, but on the way you‘ll see persons that quit and go back to their country and also persons who stay in mexico so we assume that. covering marathon

distances in searing heat, to sleeping rough in torrential rain, the fate of these families is mired in controversy. with the us mid—term elections approaching the youngest migrants simply aren‘t aware they are part of a much wider political game. will grant, bbc news, chiapaz in southern mexico. there‘s been another minor earthquake at the site in lancashire where the energy firm cuadrilla resumed fracking this morning. the company was forced to suspend operations yesterday, after fracking caused another small tremor of exactly the same magnitude. but it isn‘t obliged to stop work this time because the seismic activity, which couldn‘t be felt at the surface, took place after fracking had finished for the day. cuadrilla insists the process is safe. fracking began at the site earlier this month, after a failed legal challenge from campaigners. the irish president — michael d higgins — has been re—elected for a second term. he received more than 800,000 votes, easily beating a challenge from the businessman peter casey. the prime minister

leo varadkar called it an historic result, and a resounding endorsement for the 77 year old. campaigners say plans for a million new homes in central england would damage the countryside forever. they‘ll be built around a new expressway linking oxford, milton keynes and cambridge, in a scheme that has the backing of the transport secretary, chris grayling. our environment analyst, roger harrabin, reports. in oxford and cambridge, pedestrians and cyclists reign supreme. the absence of cars helps both places attract some of the top brains in the world, but the government‘s infrastructure advisers say that to stay competitive, these cities need many more new homes and better connections with each other. the government is now planning a great arc of high—tech development encompassing milton keynes and northampton, as well as the two great university cities. a major road will be built from east to west. environmentalists say that will just generate more traffic, but the government is in favour.

it is government policy to have this scheme. we see the development of that corridor for economic and housing reasons as essential. we think that you can‘t have proper development in that area without improved transport and that‘s why the expressway and the new railway line are an essential part of what we are trying to do. the new plan would mean 3—a times more house—building than at the moment. green groups say the project would eat fields and woods the size of birmingham, and transform central england. a decision on this scheme is expected in next week‘s budget. roger harrabin, bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex have attended the closing ceremony of the fourth invictus games in sydney. the sporting event, which was set up to inspire recovering soldiers and help them deal with traumas from combat, has seen more than 500 competitors from 18 nations take part. prince harry and meghan will be travelling on to new zealand as part of their 16—day commonwealth tour.

our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, reports from sydney. joshua david smith. a week of competition and camaraderie comes to a close. today athletes from militaries around the world received medals with a royal touch. one of the british medallists this week was former lance corporal andy white. our invictus games sydney 2018 medallists. .. dragged out of depression by what he calls the invictus spirit. because we're all ex—military and the things we've done, we're another family, we are the invictus family. we'll always look out for each other. there are sporting competitions that are bigger than invictus and there are sporting competitions that are richer than invictus but you‘d be hard—pressed to find a competition with greater unity of purpose. they came to celebrate that purpose in sydney tonight, competitors and meghan, too, who spoke of the importance

of family and friends. once home, the need for the anchor of support from loved ones, especially given how much it accelerates recovery and rehabilitation, is immeasurable. and then the man who brought all of it together, who dwelt again on the mental wounds of war and loss. i‘ve been there, you‘ve been there and we now need to reach out to those who can never imagine themselves in that place. he told competitors that they had shown us all that anything is possible, and with that, he closed the games. jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. lets get more on our main news, the reports of an attacking its burg

where a gunman has killed a number of people in a synagogue. president trump has been speaking. we must all rise above the hate, move past our divisions and embrace our common destiny as americans, and it doesn‘t mean that we can‘t fight hard and be strong and say what‘s on our mind, but we have to always remember those elements, we have to remember the elements, we have to remember the elements of love and dignity and respect and so many others. as we hold pennsylvania and the great people of pennsylvania close in our hearts and prayers. president trump speaking in indiana. we‘ll find out how this story is covered in tomorrow‘s front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests tonight are cindy