a man has appeared in court in new zealand to be charged with murder over the attacks. in friday prayers around the brenton tarrant, who's 28, world, did not enter a plea. thoughts and prayers are with new further charges are expected to be brought against him. zealand. the confirmation has come the police commissioner has from far and wide, countries and reassured locals that there is no known imminent threat communities expressing their horror of another similar attack, and disgust. speaks but say they will remain vigilant. a total of four people were taken french. the un security council has into custody on friday, one of whom was released a short time later. just held a one—minute 39 people remain in hospital — silence. some in a critical condition. silence. families have an agonising wait the un secretary—general says for news as the list of missing there's an urgent need to counter islamophobia. people grows. the hatred that's taken so many lives in christchurch has sent coming up shortly, it'll ripples of fear amongst be time for newswatch. muslims across the globe. but and it's notjust in new zealand that muslims are now rethinking their security. first, caroline hawley, bbc click. news. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is reged ahmad. our top stories: new zealand police say they're not looking for any further suspects in the killing of 49 people in christchurch on friday,

but are remaining vigilant. we will be highly vigilant, highly present, highly visible, to ensure if there is anyone out there wanting to commit harm, that we can intervene. i'm shara njit leyl live in christchurch, at the hospital where dozens of people remain in a critical condition. the main suspect in the killing, brenton tarrant, has been charged with murder. further charges are expected. people in christchurch, new zealand, have been paying tribute to the victims of a terror attack at two mosques in the city. 49 people were killed after a gunman opened fire during friday prayers. a 28—year—old australian man has

appeared in court charged with murder in connection with the terror attack. my colleague sharanjit leyl is in christchurch at the hospital where many of the injured have been taken. that's right, i am right outside that hospital where we are told some 12 operating theatres were through the night to save some of these victims. it is highly unusualfor this hospital, i am told, and of course as you said, the death toll stands at 49 people. slowly we are getting some of the names of those affected, including the likes of a 71—year—old afghan man, dawood nabi, his family confirmed he was killed in the attack. his son, speaking to media, said he had travelled the world and he had found a

slice of paradise, and said it was outrageous what had happened. his thoughts and cap selected thoughts of many in this city, we have been here for a few hours and there is a really sombre mood among many residents full is not they are completely in shock that something like this could happen here in christchurch. now, what we known that lost to lose that 11 people remain in intensive care and among them are some very young children, we are told, two voice aged two and 13, and a four—year—old girl as well, he was transferred to a specialist hospital in auckland where she remains in intensive care as well. —— who was. a shocking thing to have happened to a city like this and we were hearing earlierfrom greg robertson, the chief of surgery at this hospital, this is what he had to say. 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 a0. 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 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 need it. that was the chief of surgery here at christchurch hospital speaking there. of course, as you have been reporting on the 28—year—old suspect, he has been named as an australian man, brenton tarrant. he appeared in court today facing a single murder charge, but further charges are expected to be made against him, and we heard from the chief of police as well, mike busch, who had been speaking. he said others are still under arrest. in terms of people who have been charged, we have, as you know, we have apprehended for people on the day. —— four. one was released quite early, a member of the public who just wanted 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. now, we know that new zealand's try minister, jacinda ardern, has been giving several press conferences since this tragic event happened yesterday. —— prime minister. she gave one not so many minutes ago, she had been speaking to community leaders and she also updated the press and what was happening. it was an important opportunity to us it was an important opportunity to us to share the grief of new zealanders directly with those who have experienced so much loss. many of you will have been there and know that the discussion firstly acknowledged that this is not the

new zealand that any of us know. with me is christchurch city councillor raf manji. thank you forjoining us today, and certainly commiserations on such a terrible event happening to the city. first of all, can you give us a sense of what you have been doing and the feeling and the mood in this community today? we have been trying to get to grips with the situation. it has been 2a hours now and there isa it has been 2a hours now and there is a sense of still being stunned that this has happened here, in our city. just trying to get to some sense of what the community needs, what is happening in terms of burials, and the proper processes that are needed for the community for that, supporting our medical staff, who are still doing an edible job. and i thinkjust the general community, committee terms with it. i have just walked community, committee terms with it. i havejust walked past community, committee terms with it. i have just walked past the community, committee terms with it. i havejust walked past the botanic gardens, where there is a floral display. people are very quiet.

it is as if people are still in shock about what has happened. i think it is as there shall incident wears off, it will take a while for people to come to terms with the fact this has happened here in christchurch, in new zealand. and in terms of readiness you said you had been working with your colleagues and certainly hospital staff have been inundated as well, there is a real concern, obviously, and under muslim tradition they have to be buried within 2a hours. is there a sense that christchurch‘s facilities can deal with this? that is very challenging for us. it will probably ta ke challenging for us. it will probably take four days to dig the appropriate number of grades. that is going to be a problem so we are going to have to work with the community and find a way through that and obviously there is a coronial process that needs to be gone through as well. how that pans out, we do not know. hopefully tomorrow morning we will have more a nswe rs tomorrow morning we will have more answers and we will have to see how that plays out. do you feel like you have enough resources? 0r being sent? we are pulling in resources

from around the country. the one advantage we have is, having been through the earthquakes, we have been through this. medical staff of dean through this before. they operate at a very high level. still, there are resource shortages. so in terms of sexton ‘s for the burial services, they need to be brought in. we will be asking for help where we needed. as you mention, it is not the first time christchurch has faced tragedy that it has had to deal with. those awful of quakes in the past, the last being in 2012, which was devastating to the community. —— awful earthquakes. how do you think the community is dealing with this now compared to what has happened prior to this? is it the same sort of feeling is there a sense that actually, there is a lot of discomfort and concern around this issue? i think a mixture. i think there is a weariness. in terms of the earthquake recovery we had just got to the point where we had reopened our town hall, eight years after the earthquake, a new central city library. it felt like things

we re city library. it felt like things were getting back to normal. then, for this to happen, and for children to be in lockdown at school, that whole sort of trauma again, parents stuck in their officers or civic buildings, it is kind of reliving that. the mental health issue, which has already had a long tail from the earthquakes, is of concern. but also, this is not a natural disaster. this is a man—made disaster. this is a man—made disaster. a domestic terror attack in aaron townsend is a it is going to be quite difficult for people to come to terms about. as we start to see and learn more names, and put faces to those and bury people, i think it will have a wider impact on the community. you are part of muslim yourself and you have lived here in christchurch for many, many yea rs. here in christchurch for many, many years. is there a sense that your community is feeling incredibly, you know, uncomfortable? unsafe, because of this? i think now there are probably some concerns but actually, my sense is that the islamic

community still has faith in new zealand being a safe place. but we have to address some of the issues around radicalisation. and what has led to this attack. generally, the communities have felt safe. even as a general increase in tone of islamophobia, globally, i mean, that has spilt over into new zealand, no doubt about it. in general, people did not have a lot of concerns. you would go to friday prayers and nobody really thought much about it. so this was a big shock to you as it has been to everybody else here. thank you so much forjoining us today, and again, best of luck with what is being prepared in readiness for this. as you just heard, there is a real sombre mood here. people are still very much in shock at what has happened. it is aid the town, 600,000 people, but it still has a very community, smalltown feeling. and people are

coming together, as raf mentioned and as we went past earlier, the botanical gardens, where a memorial has come up. several people gathering throughout the day to leave a bid shall thought of it is of this attack. as i mentioned, basically a town in shock over this and trying to address the issues and trying to free resources at what can be done. people from around the world have been paying tribute to the victims, including the queen — new zealand's head of state — who said she'd been deeply saddened by events in christchurch, and that "at this tragic time her thoughts and prayers were with all new zealanders". 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 duas to you and your loved ones, inshallah you are all in paradise. at friday prayers around the world, thoughts and prayers were with new zealand. the condemnation has come from far and wide. 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 that muslims are now rethinking their security. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we speak to a firearms safety specialist about new zealand's prime minister

promise to change gun laws in the wake of friday's mosque attacks. 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: new zealand police say they're not currently searching for anyone else in connection with the deadly shooting at two mosques in christchurch on friday. the main suspect in the killings 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. let's stay with that story and new zealand's prime minister jacinda ardern has vowed to change the country's gun laws following this attack. she has spoken several times about

it but let's go to nicole mckee, a spokesperson for new zealand's council of licenced firearms 0wners, which represents the interests of gun owners. she joins me live from new zealand's capital, wellington . thank you so much for your time, nicole. first of all, what is your reaction to the prime minister's desire to reform gun control? the first reaction of all of licensed firearm owners in new zealand and across new zealand, the public across new zealand, the public across new zealand itself, is one where we are all absolutely in shock, we arejust where we are all absolutely in shock, we are just beyond grief with what has occurred here in new zealand for yesterday, new zealand lost its innocence and this effect will be majorfor lost its innocence and this effect will be major for everybody, including the licensed firearm owners, so we see that there is a

need for our government and our police, the politicians, the firearms licensed owners and the whole of new zealand's community to have a look at where the failures may have occurred that allowed this to happen. and it may mean having a look at our firearms legislation. there is obviously a lot of shock in new zealand about this incident. and one of the issues being focused on is gun control because we have been told the guns are obtained by the suspect were legally obtained. what kind of changes do you think might need to happen going forward perhaps? it is quite a shock for us to learn that this extreme, extremist terrorist attack was committed by somebody who does have a firearms licence. so in the first instance, we need audio glitches how he came obtaining a firearms

licence. in new zealand it is quite a strict audio glitches so there is concern about how it may happen. administration, enforcement, the ability to actually own maintain and have a firearm is because police allow that. we do not have the right to bare arms in new zealand. we do not have the right to use our firearms for soft offence so we do go through quite a strict process and the fact that this terrorist actually managed to get a firearms licence is the first thing that needs to be addressed and we need to find what, if any, loopholes occurred there. i was interested to learn that in new zealand you don't have to individually register your firearms. which is unusual. i am wondering if that is an area that needs to perhaps be looked at, and also perhaps using australia as an example also perhaps using australia as an exa m ple after also perhaps using australia as an example after the port arthur massacre many yea rs example after the port arthur massacre many years ago, where there was a big gun and misty up for

amnesty and buy back. it isn't quite right. in new zealand, you are the standard foreign category, the category a, do not need to be registered. we look at a person, registering the person, and we ascertain whether the police think they are fit and proper to have a firearms licence. if a person goes about getting an endorsement of a licence, where as an example and e category military style semiautomatic is wished to be used, possessed and held by a licensed holder, then they need to apply for an endorsement, and those firearms are registered. all endorsed firearms, collectors items, military style semiautomatics, handguns or pistols is we call them here, are actually registered with new zealand police so registration, i don't think is going to actually stop these crimes from occurring. registration may be able to trace some firearms after the event. but we need to look closer at how we

stop these events from occurring in the first place. part of the reason why new zealand has such a successful regime in place is because we are looking at the people rather than looking at the firearms. we have had an international extremist come over into our border and commit this horrific attack. on the people in our country. this is not how new zealanders behave. this is not how the 250,000 licensed owners in new zealand behave. so we are not the issue but we need to have a look at how we can ensure other people cannot do this. nicole, a spokesperson for new zealand's council of licensed firearms owners, thank you for your time. of course, much more on that story on our website but we want to get you some other news now, just the moment. —— just for the moment. president trump has issued his first presidential veto. it happened after 12 republicans 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 vital border security operations by revoking the national emergency issued last month. it is definitely a national emergency. rarely have we had such a national 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. hundreds of thousands of children across the world abandoned classrooms on friday to protest against climate change. the day of action saw students take to the street. in stockholm, 16—year—old activist greta thunberg, who inspired the protests, warned that time was running out. ramzan karmali has more. all around the world, schoolchildren from around 100 countries and 2000

cities walked out of lessons on friday to make their voices heard. they want action from politicians to combat climate change. the world leaders are the ones i like children. they are the ones who have the tantrums, arguing with each other and refusing to take responsibility for their actions while the planet burns. friday's protest of them are being organised on social media with many using the hashtag fridays for future. protesters have been inspired by swedish teenager greta thunberg. she first stage to school strike in front of the swedish parliament in august last year. she has been missing lessons most fridays since. this week she was nominated for the nobel peace prize. ' -- translation macro we were on strike because we wa nt macro we were on strike because we want a future and we will not abandon it. scientists say tougher measures are needed to cut global warming, the paris climate agreement

of 2017 committed nearly 200 countries to keeping global temperatures well below two celsius above preindustrial times. but some politicians have criticised the students, suggesting they should be spending their time in school, not on the streets. ramzan karmali, bbc news. a reminder of our top story — the terror attacks on two mosques in christchurch, which have killed 49 people. staff at christchurch hospital say three children were among those injured in the attack, including a 2—year—old boy. another boy and a girl, aged 13 and four, were also hurt. 39 people are being treated at the city's hospital, 11 of whom are in intensive care. we also have the new zealand prime minister give a news conference just a little earlier. she gave a number of updates she

had a lot to say and she also talked about children being caught up in the attack and talked about the guns that the suspect used appearing to have been modified and she made these comments in context of looking at new gun laws in new zealand, looking at revising does gun laws and that modified guns may also be part of that. she also talked about feeling the same promotions every new zealander is facing and expressing grief of new zealand so obviously, a very difficult time in new zealand there. do stay with us on bbc news. much more coming. hello again. we've got some rough weather to start off this weekend with heavy rain, hill snow and strong winds

on the weather menu for us today. the culprit is this area of low pressure that continues to develop as it works its in the united kingdom. we've already got rain extensively falling in northern ireland, so if you are heading outside here over the next few hours, it will be a soggy one, and the rain could bring some localised surface water flooding here. there will be some big contrasts in temperatures. generally, england and wales staying mild, 10—11 degrees. but further north, it gets colder and colder and yet, it's cold enough for a patch of frost or two in scotland. as we go on through saturday, then, this area of low pressure continues to develop and it will start interact to with some of that cold —— to develop and it will start interact with some of that cold air, hence the risk of some hill snow across northern portions of the uk. but in the south, there's no risk of that because we have much milder air pushing in. so, saturday, rain first of all. well, that wet weather moves away from northern ireland, showers follow, but the rain will be heavy across the hills of northern england and across the hills of wales, where we could see 40—70 millimetres of rain, maybe 100 millimetres over the highest ground in wales, and that brings the risk of localised flooding. now, as well as the rain,

we have the risk of some strong winds, gusting at about 40—50, even 60 miles an hour or so around the most exposed coastal locations. and then further north, we have the risk of heavy snow. now, there might be a bit of snow for a time across the high ground of northern england and northern ireland but not lasting long. the snow lasts longest across northern scotland, north of the central belt, where there could be something like 10cm of snow building up above about 200—300 metres elevation. so on saturday, as you can see, we've got a real mixture of weather. whether it's the heavy rain, the hill snow or the strong winds, there is the potentialfor some transport disruption. that continues for a time, then, through saturday night as a squally band of rain pushes eastwards across england, followed by plenty of showers. those showers still having a wintry flavour in them across the hills of the north and west of the uk. it will be a chilly and blustery kind of night. and our area of low pressure of responsible for this lot will continue to deepen as it moves away from the uk, and that will continue to feed in some very strong winds across northern areas of scotland, the north—westerly winds dragging in plenty of showers for the second

half of the weekend. and although it is true that the majority of the showers will be across north—western areas, still with a wintry flavour, nowhere will be immune from getting a downpour — some of those showers will move into central and eastern parts of the uk as well. temperatures, on the face of it, around nine or 10 degrees, but much feeling cooler in that north—westerly wind. into next week, it becomes quieter, drier and warmer.