hello, this is bbc news. hello. i'm ben bland. our top stories: this is bbc the main suspect in the killing of 49 people in new zealand has news. appeared in court, i'm ben bland. charged with murder. the headlines: further charges a man has appeared in court are expected. in new zealand to be charged with murder, following the shooting siren of 49 people at two mosques in christchurch. new zealand's prime minister brenton tarrant, who's 28, did not enter a plea. vows to change the country's gun further charges are expected to be brought against him. the police commissioner has laws, after it's revealed reassured locals that there is no the weapons used in the attack were obtained known imminent threat of another similar attack, but says legally. they will he, under that gun licence, was able to legally acquired remain vigilant. the guns that he held. that will give you an indication a total of four people were taken into custody on friday, of why we need to change our gun laws. one of whom was released the city of christchurch a short time later. is in mourning, coming together around 40 people to lay flowers for the victims. remain in hospital — some in a critical condition. many sports and social events cancelled. families have an agonising wait for news as the list of missing people grows. syrian refugees are thought to be among the dead. across the world, thousands of people have come together in support of the muslims killed. many have said prayers in a show of solidarity and police in some countries have increased patrols at mosques. hello and welcome to bbc world news. a 28—year—old australian man has appeared in court now on bbc news, it's time in christchurch, charged with murder for click, and a special programme

in connection with the terror attack from one of the most cutting edge on two tech nations in the world — mosques. japan. this is brenton tarrant coming into court. the pictures are blurred this week, for legal reasons. we are he did not make a plea during the brief appearance, injapan to which was closed to the public find due to safety concerns. the fascinating, the ferocious and 39 people are still being treated in hospital, 11 are the fascinating, the ferocious and the famous, critically ill. within the past hour, the chief of surgery at christchurch hospital gave this update. christchurch hospital continues to provide care for 39 patients in the attacks of terror in christchurch yesterday. of the 48 patients admitted to christchurch hospital from the incident, seven have been discharged. the others include a four—year—old girl who has been transferred to the hospital in auckland in a critical condition, four patients died on their way into the hospital yesterday,

dying before they arrived. those injured ranged in ages from the very young to quite elderly patients. the majority of patients that were admitted a male and in the age range of 30 to 40. some of them in a stable condition but others are not. 12 operating theatres worked through the night and many of those injured will require multiple returns to theatre before their care will be completed. of the 36 patients that remain in the hospital, 11 of them are in the intensive care unit. that includes one female aged in her mid— 20s. all of those in icu are what we would consider critically ill. 36 in hospital also include two children, that remain within our care. both

boys, one is aged two and the other is aged 13. both are in a stable condition. as you would expect, the wounds from gunshots are often quite significant. we have had patients with injuries to most parts of the body. they range from relatively soft tissue injuries to more complex injuries involving the chest, the abdomen, the pelvis, the long bones and the head. many of the people will require multiple trips to theatre to deal with the complex series of injuries that they have. as you'll appreciate, there is usually not just as you'll appreciate, there is usually notjust one system involved and we are using all of our surgical services in their different specialties to deliver care for the patients as they needed. -- need it. and a short while ago, the new zealand police commissioner gave this update.

in terms of people who have been charged, we have, as you know, we have apprehended for people on the day. one was released quite early, a member of the public who just wanted to get the kids home but decided to ta ke to get the kids home but decided to take a firearm. there was another couple arrested and we are currently working through whether or not that person all those persons had any involvement in this incident, so when we know, we will be able to give you, but i do not want to say anything until we are sure. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is in christchurch, and sent this report. this woman's husband left their home to worship at friday prayers. he hasn't been seen since. she's tried to call, searched at the hospital, but she fears he must be among the bodies lying inside the al noor mosque. what's happened 7 why, why?

now, now i want my daughters to come home and see what happened to my husband. you want to find him, maybe to bury him? yeah, yeah, yeah. as soon as possible, as soon as possible. the new day has started here with more armed officers arriving on the streets to try and give the country some sense of security. across the country mosques have been told to close their doors and for the first time ever, the country's terror threat has been raised to high. new zealand's prime minister swiftly condemned the shootings as an act of terror. and reassured the country's small muslim population that they should not have to live in fear. many of those who will have been directly affected by this shooting may be migrants to new zealand. they may even be refugees here. they have chosen to make new zealand their home and it is their home. they are us.

the person who has perpetuated this violence against us is not. the deep sense of shock felt in new zealand has echoed around the world. messages have been sent from the pope, president trump, and the queen. new zealanders are astonished that this could have happened. you don't think something like this could have happened in new zealand, especially in christchurch of all places. we are a small community, kind and loving so i don't know why someone would hurt us like this in such a way. just like an animal. why would you treat us like that? in times of such sorrow, there is little that can comfort people today as they confront the question of how such violent extremism could have been allowed to fester here. hywel griffith, bbc news, christchurch. live now to hamilton, new zealand and anjum rahman, who is spokesperson

of the islamic women's council of new zealand. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you very much for talking to us. just give us a sense of how the community is dealing with these awful events. you know, there is a lot of shock and grief. i think people just do not know what to make of it at the moment, i think a large pa rt of it at the moment, i think a large part of the community is working to support the people in christchurch, oi’ support the people in christchurch, or to provide support within their local mosques. but it is just devastating, we're just shattered local mosques. but it is just devastating, we'rejust shattered by this. i mean, what was going through your mind when you first heard what had happened, because a lot of people said that there was that sense of disbelief that this was not something they ever expected to happen in new zealand of all places? i think disbelief, denial, just

not wanting it to be true, desperately hoping it was not true and then the early reports that said that six we re early reports that said that six were dead and that was bad enough, but for the number that we have in a number injured, it's. .. but for the number that we have in a number injured, it's... it isjust yeah, terrible. and what is your organisation doing to support those who either have loved ones who are missing or who they fear the worst for? so we have women on the ground in christchurch, one of our main co—ordinators of the effort in christchurch ‘s former organisation. she is supporting the federation of islamic associations and really, it isa islamic associations and really, it is a bound logistical support, supportive and organising funerals, supportive and organising funerals, support amount counselling and liaising with the authorities. ——

around. there's a lot of work to be done. within the last hour or so, we heard from hospital a little bit more about those who were injured in the attack, who are being cared for in the hospital. i mean it must be s0 in the hospital. i mean it must be so hard to hear that among them, there is a four—year—old girl, who need specialist care now and a two—year—old boy being treated in hospital. absolutely devastating, eve ryo ne hospital. absolutely devastating, everyone that has been affected by this, these are innocent people going about their daily lives, and certainly, the president of our organisation also had her husband and son, she is based in christchurch, they are in the hospital at the moment. new zealand isa hospital at the moment. new zealand is a small community. we are very close knit and there will be very few in the muslim community who do not know somebody that has been affected by this in christchurch. 0k, thank you very much for speaking

to us. i know it is truly a difficult time and we appreciate you speaking to us he won bbc news. thank you. —— here on. 0ur correspondent caroline hawley has been finding out more about the victims and the community affected by yesterday's horrific attack. the names, the faces of the dead and injured are just starting to emerge. men, women, and children gunned down as they prayed. among the missing is reported to be this three—year—old boy. ajordanian father and one of his daughters were both badly injured. they're reported to have been hit by seven bullets between them. the list of the missing from christchurch includes people from india, pakistan and bangladesh. and from syria, refugees who thought they'd finally found safety thousands of miles from home. the muslim community in christchurch is tiny and tight—knit. in the whole of new zealand, there are less than 50,000 muslims,

less than 1% of the population. in wellington, the capital, tributes were paid to the victims of the country's deadliest islamophobic attack in modern times. we believe we are living in one of the most peaceful and beautiful countries in the world. we never expect anything like this to happen. so we are all in a state of shock. sonny bill williams, a national idol who converted to islam, said his heart hurt from what had happened. just sending out my duas and inshallahs to everyone that has been killed today in christchurch... yourfamilies, you can take... just, yeah, i'm sending my doas to you and your loved ones, inshallah you are all in paradise. countries and communities have been expressing their horror and disgust. the un security

council has just held a one—minute silence. the un secretary general says there's an urgent need to counter islamophobia. the hatred that's taken so many lives in christchurch has sent ripples of fear amongst muslims across the globe. and it's notjust in new zealand where muslims are now rethinking their security. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: president trump issues his first veto, striking down a congressional effort to stop his national emergency on the southern border. today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. all of this caused

by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the main suspect in the killing of 49 people in new zealand has appeared in a christchurch court,

charged with murder. the australian, who had posted far—right ideas filled with expletives online, has been remanded in custody more than ten people remain in a critical condition in hospital after the attack. two boys are also among the attack. two boys are also among the injured. let's have a look at how the morning newspapers are covering the story in new zealand. newshub has dedicated all its coverage to the attacks, one headline there is ‘new zealand's history forever soiled'. lots of tributes and messages of unity and solidarity — including a story about a halal food drop to the families of victims in christchurch. new zealand herald — the country's biggest newspaper — describes it as the christchurch massacre. the paper interviews a survivor who says his friend tackled the gunman and took away his weapon. not surprising that stuff.co.nz has lots of articles on the events too — including a warning from a security expert telling new zealanders to be more aware of potential threats.

state broadcaster radio new zealand has live updates on its website. it's reporting that armed police are inspecting a property in dunedin in connection to the attack. earlier, new zealand's former prime minister helen clark spoke to my colleague samantha simmonds about her own response to hearing news of the attack. i think those are all questions that will be asked. at the moment in new zealand the reporting is still very much on the grief and the sorrow of the community and the huge empathy for the community that has been targeted. but for sure, questions for the community that has been targeted. but forsure, questions do need to be asked about was their material on social media which someone material on social media which someone should have picked up. i do think that social media platforms themselves are responsible for what

they let first online. should police and intelligence authorities have picked something up? we need to ask these questions. we need to ask why we do not have gun laws that allow people to get these guns. i hope the new zealand parliament will take the opportunity very quickly to strengthen the law. we have more stringent laws than the united states but that does not say much. 0ur law is not as stringent as that in australia and the law and much of europe so it needs improvement. there is the issue of how available guns are for purchase should guns themselves be registered ? guns are for purchase should guns themselves be registered? 0wners have to be licensed but are there enough checks on the character? i think there are many ways in which be targeted. i have been the minister in charge of security and diligence agencies in the past and i know them to be diligent

and conscientious. that intelligence agencies around the world are struggling to get on top of these challenges now. in many ways it is like a needle in a haystack. the uk isa like a needle in a haystack. the uk is a great country with a strong history of being able to intercept material but even if struggles to keep tabs on extremist. so i am not wa nt to keep tabs on extremist. so i am not want tojump in and say that keep tabs on extremist. so i am not want to jump in and say that somehow oui’ want to jump in and say that somehow our agencies have failed us. i think they have many challenges. we need to look at whether they are as well resourced as they need to be now that this has emerged as a huge danger in our society. let's get some other news now. president trump has issued his first presidential veto. it happened after twelve republican senators broke party ranks — and voted to end the president's declaration of a national emergency on the southern

border. the president has been explaining his reasoning for the veto. the democrat sponsored resolution would terminate viable border security operations by revoking the national emergency issued last month. it is definitely a national emergency. rarely have we had such an emergency. therefore to defend the safety and security of all americans i will be signing and issuing a formal veto of this reckless resolution and that's what it was. 0ur correspondent chris buckler is in washington. i asked him if congress can now over try and override donald trump's veto? technically yes. this bounces back to congress for them to have another vote. that they need a two thirds majority in both the senate and the house of representatives in order to effectively override the president. simply, even when you take a look at the republican rebels who voted

against president trump as far as this motion was concerned we don't think they have the numbers. as a result, the veto should be effective but it is not the end of the battle evenif but it is not the end of the battle even if congress can't do anything about this because there are already legal challenges being put forward by states, by groups who feel that this is not a national emergency and they also believe the residence is overreaching his powers. given that 12 republican senators broke party ra nks 12 republican senators broke party ranks to try and vote to end the president's declaration of a national emergency, did that come as a surprise? i think it did not come asa a surprise? i think it did not come as a surprise because it had been warned that it would happen. there are many within the republican ranks who are uncomfortable with the idea that there should be a change to the way the president can use these powers, particularly when it comes to congress. because congress are supposed to hold the pursestrings,

to decide on budget and the president uses that money in the budgets they are allocated. president trump is trying to do is to ta ke president trump is trying to do is to take money from a military fund and use it to build his wall. they believe that is a step too far. they are also concerned that this idea of using a national emergency in a situation like this which is not something that is suddenly sprung forward and comes as a surprise, but is potentially dangerous because it could mean that future presidents use it for a variety of things did it the thing republicans are most concerned about is if example a democratic president of the future on an issue like gun control or climate change and that is something they want to avoid. that there is another matter here and that is the fa ct another matter here and that is the fact that in the last week we have seen fact that in the last week we have seen the president of the voted against by some republicans on two issues because there was also a majority in the senate for a move to try and stop us support for saudi forces as far as the yemen conflict is concerned. again,

that those against president trump and again he is threatening to use a veto and it does give you a sense that republicans are perhaps a little concerned that the president is overreaching his powers on a certain amount of things. at the same time, he is determined to show that he will not be stopped by congress and he will push his own policies. making the news elsewhere,... the coastal city of beira in mozambique is virtually cut off after tropical cyclone idai crashed power lines, shut down the airport and flooded roads. nearly seventy people have died as a result of the cyclone across the country. the world food programme is moving twenty tonnes of emergency food aid to the affected areas. almost one and a half million young students in more than 300 cities across the world took to the streets on friday for the first ever global climate strike. the protesters used more than 40 languages to tell world leaders that they must act now to address the climate crisis

and save their future. hundreds of thousands of protesters waving the national flag of algeria have been marching through algiers for the fourth consecutive friday to demand swift political change. 0rganisers had warned against demonstrating outside the presidential palace, government offices and parliament. the protesters have already forced president abdelaziz bouteflika to abandon his bid for re—election and postpone next month's vote. let's return now for more on our main story. brenton tarrant, a 28—year—old australian said he was the gunmen. alice security clinic brenton tarrant seen here in his car and an image he streamed live on the internet. moments later he would enter a mosque to kill. so what do we know about him? won in australia he travelled widely in recent

years. seen here, it is thought, in pakistan. he also visited turkey and europe. before the attack he posted a70 europe. before the attack he posted a 70 page document online filled with far right ideas circulating on the internet. he describes himself as just the internet. he describes himself asjust a regular white man the internet. he describes himself as just a regular white man from a regularfamily but as just a regular white man from a regular family but also as a racist and a fascist. he said he wanted to target people he called the invaders to incite further violence. 0n target people he called the invaders to incite further violence. on his video he showed an arsenal of weapons in the boot of his car. he received a gun licence for months ago and two days before the attack he posted images of some of the weapons on social media. he had written names on them including of other people who had attacked muslims and of historic battles. brenton tarrant says he was not a member of any organisation or acting under orders but says he did have contact with a number of groups. should the authorities have known about him? that question was asked of the new zealand police chief. that is a very good question. what i wa nt to that is a very good question. what i want to tell you

right now is that we had no information, no agency had any information about these people. and i can also tell you that i have beenin and i can also tell you that i have been in contact with my australian colleagues. they have no information on them at all either. eight years ago, norway was hit by one of the worst extreme right wing terror attacks with dozens of teenagers shot dead by anders breivik. brenton tarrant said it was an inspiration and even claims to have had brief contact with breivik. he also said he supported an attack near north london in 2017 when sharon osbourne rammed a car into worshippers. and an one of the weapons are the words for rotheram. today, security at mosques in britain was tightened amid messages of solidarity. we feel the ripples of hatred, we feel the ripples of fear and we feel

the ripples of fear and we feel the ripples of fear and we feel the ripples of sorrow for our brothers and sisters in christ church. and the security service is looking into whether there could be any connection to the uk. there has been growing concern in the last few yea rs growing concern in the last few years about the rise in extreme right wing activity in the uk. with about one in four plots that have been stopped linked to it. that is why in the last six months for the first time a security service, m15, has become involved in investigating it. tarrant says he only recently decided on christchurch as his target. the authorities in new zealand and others around the world will now be focusing on this threat with a new urgency. don't forget you can find me in the tea m don't forget you can find me in the team on social media.

we have some rough weather to start today. the culprit is this area of low pressure that continues to develop as it works in towards the united kingdom. we already have ran extensively falling in northern ireland to for heading outside here in the next few hours it will be 5°99y in the next few hours it will be soggy and the rain could bring localised surface water flooding here. there is the contrast in temperature. generally england and wales are staying mild but further north it does get colder and colder with eight patch of frost or two in scotland. as we go into saturday this area of low pressure continues to develop and will interact with some of the cold air, hence the risk of hill snow across northern portions of the uk. in the south there is no risk about because we have much milder air pushing in. so saturday, rain first of all. that wet weather moves away from northern ireland and showers followed the rain will be heavy across the hills of northern england and the hills of

wales where we could see 40, 70 millimetres, possibly 100 over the highest ground in wales and that brings the risk of localised flooding. as well as the rain we have the risk of some strong wind gusting at around up to 60 mph around the most coastal —— exposed coastal locations to heavy snow further north. there may be snow across the high ground of northern england and northern ireland but not last long. it will last longest across northern scotland, north of the central belt weather could be something like ten centimetres of snow building up around above two, 300 metres of elevation. a mix of weather on saturday, heavy rain, hills or strong wind and there is the potential for transport disruption. that continues through saturday night is a squally band of rain pushes eastwards across england followed by plenty of showers. are showers still have a wintry flavour in them across the hills of the north and west of the uk and it will bea north and west of the uk and it will be a chilly and blustery night. our area of low pressure responsible

for this lot will continue to deepen as it moves away from the uk and that continues to feed in some strong wind across northern areas of scotland. north—westerly wind breaking in plenty of showers of the second half of the weekend. and although it is true that the majority are showers across the north—west, still was a wintry flavour, nowhere will be immune from getting a downpour. some of those showers are limited to settle in eastern parts of the uk. temperatures at them on the face of it around nine or 10 celsius, feeling cooler in a north—westerly wind. next week becomes quieter, dry around warmer.