hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week... has the world been neglecting white supremacists while busy worrying about radical islamists? this is bbc news. where will is fighters go after the end of their the headlines... so—called caliphate? brenton tarrant, the main and a fortnight till brexit day?. suspect in the new zealand zombie or phoenix? mosque shootings in which 49 people its another crunch week were killed, appears in court for theresa may s brexit deal. on a single murder charge. my guests today — new zealand police say abdul bari atwan, a writer they believe a lone gunman on arab affairs stephanie baker, was involved in the attacks. a senior writerfor prime ministerjacinda ardern bloomberg maria margaronis vows "our gun laws will change". of the nation ian birrell, new zealand is united in its grief reporter and commentator and we are united in our grief. for the mail on sunday with me is: more than a0 people are injured and in hospital as tributes are made muslims are invaders intent on in commemoration of those who have died. replacing the white majority. so reads a monologue of hate posted in other news — tory mp nick boles quits his local online by brenton tarrant, conservative association in the face the man facing murder of efforts to deselect charges in new zealand after friday's mosque killings. him as the candidate islamophobia: is it a mirror image for the next election. of the hate message that a leaked eu document appears to confirm that the uk drivesjihadi terror? will have to hold elections for the european parliament in may, if brexit is extended beyond the beginning ofjuly. maria, why don't you start us off?

wales, england or ireland? in some ways you could say there are three of the teams in action in this afternoon's six nations could win the tournament. things in common between these two movements in the way people are and coming up in half an hour, radicalised through the internet, the way they are getting the two our dateline guests discuss disaffected people for other the last week in parliament — with only a fortnight reasons, especially young but we until brexit day. have to be careful talking about mirrors because the way these good morning. police in new zealand believe there was only one gunman involved in the shootings at two mosques in christchurch in which 49 people were killed and scores of others injured. 28—year—old australian brenton tarra nt has appeared in court in christchurch, charged with murder. tarrant did not make a plea and the brief hearing was closed to the public because of safety concerns. the shootings were live—streamed and shared widely on social media.

shara njit leyl reports from christchurch. a memorial for the victims of the shooting. christchurch residents have been bringing flowers and leaving notes here all day. the messages are clear. new zealand may be struggling to comprehend the tragic events in christchurch but people were determined to come together to pay their respect. memorials like this one have been springing up all over the city. people have been coming here to the botanical gardens all day, leaving their messages and flowers. there is a real sense of shock and horror at how something so awful could strike the heart of this community. my friend was shot in the leg. i tried to ring him yesterday. these lives have been lost. it is all in vain. the new zealand prime minister has praised the efforts of police but has called for a review

of the country's gun laws after it was revealed that the suspect legally obtained his weapon. work is being done about the holding of the gun licence. i can tell you one thing right now. our gun laws will change. an australian man has appeared in court. 28—year—old brenton tarrant was not on any security watch list and he did not enter a plea and i due to appear in court next on april 5. it is understood that nationals of bangladesh, india and indonesia are among the dead. the rallying cry in many messages of support is a maori phrase which means stay strong. our correspondent phil mercer spoke to us from christchurch in the last hour. it is after 11 o'clock in the evening here and still people come together, mostly in quiet contemplation. you get the sense there is a great deal of anger,

frustration and of course the grim realisation that new zealand isn't the country that it once was. once upon a time, new zealands considered their homeland to be a small country perched at the bottom of the world far away from the world's trouble spots. but of course, the atrocity perpetrated here in christchurch on friday means that like so many countries around the world, new zealand has joined a very long list of countries scarred by extremism. we have seen the prime minister here, jacinda ardern, today saying that she believes that new zealand's gun laws are too lax and that they need to be strengthened. here near the al noor mosque near hagley park in christchurch there has been a steady flow of visitors throughout the entire day delivering floral tributes, remembering 41 people who were killed just a couple of hundred metres up the road. you mentioned the gun laws there.

a country of five million people, one and a half million guns. it is obviously largely rural country, lots of hunting taking place. a quite influential gun lobby in the past when this had been tried before to tighten the gun laws. what is the focus on here? he was a lawful gun owner, wasn't he? he was. he had no criminal record. he wasn't on a watch list, as regards to any of the security services here in new zealand or across the tasman sea in australia. we do know, as you have been discussing, he published that rambling manifesto online full of racist and anti—immigration rhetoric. there will be questions asking why this man wasn't being monitored. but of course there may be many, many people like this individual. can they all be tracked? what we know is that the background of brenton tarrant, he is the man accused of perpetrating this atrocity, his background will be a keen feature in this investigation

and of course the main questions are, was he responsible? and if so, why? and what was his motivation? and what about the victims update, phil? we have heard from the hospital in the last couple of hours and once again, we are getting an idea once more of the scale of the savagery of these attacks on two mosques here in christchurch. we know that 48 people were taken to hospital, more than 30 remain there. quite a few of those remain in a critical condition and once again, we understand that the government had no respect for age. victims are young and old. a boy of two, a girl of four are both injured. and we are getting news tonight here in new zealand that one of the victims was a 71—year—old man, originally from afghanistan. so here we have victims

both old and young. the upshot of all of this is that this has scarred the nation that never before. raf manji is a local councillor in christchurch, and he's been talking to sharanjit leyl about how the people he knows are trying to come to terms with what happened. it has been 24—hours now and there is a sense of still being stunned that this has happened here in our city. and 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 incredible job. i thinkjust the general community coming to terms with it. i havejust walked passed the botanic gardens where there is a floral display. people are very quiet. people are still in shock. the actor sam neill, a new zealander, has described the anguish he feels

over the attacks. sort of helpless anger that i feel today and heartbreak. this seems completely impossible in our little country. we can go now to christchurch to speak to moustafa farouk, who is the president of the islamic federation association in new zealand. he is in the city helping members of the community affected by yesterday's attacks. hejoins us over the phone thank you for speaking to us. how would you sum up the last couple of days? horrific. that is the summary ican get days? horrific. that is the summary i can get for that. people are still in shock. right now we are in the hospital where some of the affected persons are receiving treatment. but we are also waiting for the

confirmation of the deceased, of the persons affected who have been killed. presumably without the farmer lists, through friendship and family relationships, you are already getting an idea of who have been affected. we have been hearing about the age range, from children up about the age range, from children up to about the age range, from children uptoa about the age range, from children up to a grandfather in his 70s. what impact is this going to have on the community, that so many have suffered by death or serious injury? well, the impact is the people will be morning the death of their family members. as far as the wider community is concerned, everybody is trying their best to keep it together. at the same time, we are

sharing the agony that the family members are going through. at the same time, we are trying to see how we can offer help to the survivors and the victims and the family members. we are going to have to sit down and discuss and lay down how we can make sure this never happens again. there are some measures that are being taken in other places of worship. many synagogues in europe and the uk which have armed guards oi’ and the uk which have armed guards or protection of some kind outside the doors. is that something that the doors. is that something that the mosques are now going to consider? right now we are not thinking about that. there will be different options after we are able to sort out the immediate issues. i do not think we will reach that in the future because... may we will

have to look at all these issues. president of the islamic federation in new zealand, thank you very much for joining in new zealand, thank you very much forjoining us from christchurch tonight. thank you. well, meanwhile, an australian senator who blamed immigration for the mosque shooting in christchurch has attacked a teenager who egged him while he was being interviewed. fraser anning hit the 17—year—old before a short scuffle takes place between the two. the teenager was then restrained and arrested, but has since been released. a petition calling for senator anning to be removed from office following his comments has attracted nearly a quarter of a million signatures. the conservative mp

for grantham and stamford nick boles has resigned from his local conservative association amid plans to deselect him over his brexit stance. in his resignation letter, the former minister said divisions had opened up between him and the local association, but he would continue to take the conservative whip in parliament if it is offered on ‘acceptable terms'. our political correspondent, susana mendonca explained to more about the events that led to nick bole's resignation. he has been trying to push, along with mps from lots of parties, to block a no deal brexit, extend article 50. he has voted for the deal but he favours a closer relationship, in our style model. that doesn't correspond i think with what has been happening in terms of his local party association. they feel he hasn't been taking their side. he says, i have been reading

through the letter, there are people within the constituency party that wa nt within the constituency party that want a new deal brexit. that is something he cannot agree with because he thinks it will be detrimental. he says a politician without principles is worthless. we understand that locally the party we re understand that locally the party were trying to deselect him. perhaps he has jumped before were trying to deselect him. perhaps he hasjumped before he has pushed. the local party has also sent a letter out to members which has been given to the bbc. it says that nick has been at odds with the party and prime ministerfor some has been at odds with the party and prime minister for some time. they wa nt to prime minister for some time. they want to select a new candidate at the end of this month in the hope he resigned his seat. it is quite an inflammatory line. this is very disappointing for all of us. once again, we have been betrayed by our parliamentary representative. he would argue he has been trying to do what he thinks is best for the

country. whether or not he will be a conservative at the end of all of this is not clear. a leaked eu document appears to confirm that the uk will have to take part in european parliament elections in may, if brexit is extended beyond the end ofjune. the memo has been circulated to eu ambassadors ahead of theresa may's visit to brussels on thursday, where she will ask eu leaders to delay brexit. the uk is presently due to leave the eu on march 29th. let's ta ke let's take a look at another story... the department for transport may be forced to pay tens of millions of pounds to keep its emergency "no—deal" ferry contracts in place if brexit is delayed. one of the firms involved, brittany ferries, said it had already incurred large fuel and staffing costs, for which it would have to be compensated. a whitehall source said the contingency plans had to be in place for the original brexit date of march 29th.

let's speak now to labour's shadow transport secretary andy mcdonald. he's in our middlesbrough newsroom. thank you for being with us this morning. what do you make of this? well, it is scandalous. i have said it many times. this country cannot afford chris grayling. it is an utter scandal that people did not build into these contracts the contingency that a no deal would be ruled out or they would be an extension to article 50. these matters have been discussed for months and to think we are now going to have to shell out tens of millions of pounds for something we are not going to receive is outrageous. i'm afraid chris grayling just scatters cash around like confetti. it is bonanza time for anybody who wants a contract with the dft. we do not have to perform and they will get paid. we we re perform and they will get paid. we were told over the tobacco over the

ships company with no ships. the eurotunnel have sued. £33 million have been paid out to them. now potentially another £33 million out on this one as well. where will this end? there comes a point when we have to say enough is enough. chris grayling is feeling at every turn. we simply cannot afford him and he has to go. this is getting ridiculous beyond belief. in truth, the kind of work of negotiating contracts will be done by officials? he has been warned and better warrant that we are looking at this with great attention and people are giving scrutiny to these matters. he has a political oversight. are we really saying that he did not see this coming? yet another contract is going to get us into difficulties where we are shelling out tens of

millions of taxpayer money? it is hisjob. the buck stops millions of taxpayer money? it is his job. the buck stops with millions of taxpayer money? it is hisjob. the buck stops with him. this is beyond a farce, beyond parody. i am this is beyond a farce, beyond parody. iam running this is beyond a farce, beyond parody. i am running out of words to describe the incompetence of the transport secretary and government. it is as if all of this is coming to a surprise to them. it is beyond a joke and we have to draw a line under this at some point. the sooner it is over, the better. in the end, as you have already in recent weeks called for the secretary of state to quit. it does not look like he has any desire to go are the prime minister has any desire to get rid of him. you are not going to change government, we do not be more productive to focus on the policy, not the man. i have got to call it asi not the man. i have got to call it as i see it. when you have a northern ireland secretary coming to the dispatch box and making a howler. when i asked for the

transport secretary to come to the house and he sends a health secretary, i have to see it as i see it. i would be feeling in my duty u nless it. i would be feeling in my duty unless i held them to account. this isa unless i held them to account. this is a scandalous abuse of power and gross incompetence in the country deserves better. i will continue to say so until things change for the better. i agree with you entirely that that does not look like it is going to happen soon. this is letting the country down at every turn. this is taxpayers money being wasted and flushed down the drain. it is an abdication of responsibility and total failure on the part of chris grayling and his colleagues. thank you very much for coming into the studio to talk to us today. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... brenton tarrant, the main suspect in the new zealand mosque shootings in which 49 people were killed appears in court on a single murder charge. new zealand police say

they believe a lone gunman prime ministerjacinda ardern vows: "our gun laws will change" the conservative mp nick boles has quit his local conservative constituency association. conservative association in the face of efforts to deselect him as the candidate for the next election last night's big comic relief show has raised more than £63 million. highlights included a special reunion by the cast of four weddings and a funeral. more than £i.3 billion has now been raised by comic relief since it began in 1985. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba reports. it is the night when some of entertainment‘s biggest stars come together and use comedy to raise money for comic relief. perhaps the most anticipated part of the evening was the short follow—up to four weddings and a funeral. it featured the original cast reuniting 25 years later.

mamma mia also got the comic relief treatment. # can you hear the drums, fernando? and there was an appearance from the star of tv‘s biggest drama for years, bodyguard. are we there yet, sweetie? there were celebrity performances in the studio and a musical number from the hit new west end version of only fools and horses. as well as appearances from comedy favourites like alan partridge. before the night even began, huge amounts had already been raised. bbc‘s dan walker was one of a team of celebrities who climbed kilimanjaro for comic relief last month. not to mention the 24—hour danceathon. would you do it again?

no. never. the money goes towards helping people here in the uk and abroad. since comic relief began over £1.25 billion has been raised. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hello, holly. it's six nations super saturday — and this year provides us with the kind of grande finale the fixture schedulers could only have dreamt of. we still have three teams who could potentially win the title, but can ireland or england snatch the title from grand slam chasing wales? john watson is in cardiff for us. thank you. as you say, three teams could win the six nations. wales are in the driving seat. four wins from

four. the need to beat ireland later and the grand slam will be theirs. as we know, ireland could still do it. they have to beat wales and hope scotla nd it. they have to beat wales and hope scotland beat england at twickenham later on. ireland, a lot of talk about that defeat in the opening match of this campaign. the eye the reigning grand slam champions and could follow it up with another title. england ? could follow it up with another title. england? the eyes of the team. they could still win it. —— they are the third team. theyjust need to beat scotland and then the six nations will be theirs. if that we re six nations will be theirs. if that were to happen, england will feel positive they could win the six nations because scotland haven't won at twickenham since 1983. it feels that england will be buoyed from that. eddiejones that england will be buoyed from that. eddie jones is that england will be buoyed from that. eddiejones is confident. he is saying wales are tired. and that

ireland have pete too soon. as we know, more than one grand slam up for grabs. england women are playing scotland. if they beat scotland later on, they will win the grand slam once again, just as they did two years ago. a fascinating afternoon of rugby. one thing is for sure, if wales when he later, the six nations and the grand slam is theirs. we shall see. thank you very much. the new formula one season is under way, but it looks like the same old story ahead of the australian grand prix. that's because world champion lewis hamilton picked up where he left off, dominating the sport. the briton broke the track record in qualifying as he claimed pole in melbourne for the sixth year in a row. ferrari had looked better in preseason testing, but sebastian vettel was a huge seven tenths of a second off the pace in third.

the fa cup has reached the quarter finals stage — with three of the last eight ties being played today. watford host crystal palace in the afternoon kick—off, before quadruple—chasing manchester city travel to swansea. then in the evening — wolves take on manchester united. manager ole gunnar solskjaer was part of united's cup winning side 20 years ago, which went on to win the treble. to win trophies you have got to win at least one or two tough games. they are defining moments. we beat liverpool, chelsea and arsenal back then. you think you deserve like in then. you think you deserve like in the draw next time. wills away, a difficult game that can be. —— wills. comparisons, we are not challenging to win the league this year but we are challenging the other two trophies. that game is live on bbc one with kick—off at 7:55.

there are also five games taking place in the scottish premiership today. it's second against fourth as rangers take on kilmarnock, with leaders celtic playing tomorrow. in tennis... roger federer and rafael nadal will face each other for the first time since 2017 in the semi—finals at indian wells after winning their respective quarterfinals. the two greats last played in the final of the shanghai masters. fourth seed federer eased past poland's hubert hurkacz 6—4 6—4, while nadal saw off russia's karen khachanov — also in straight sets. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. and you can also catch up on the latest from ireland's test match against afghanistan and england women's first one day international against sri lanka.more snow has caused issues in scotland

but only one of the weather elements giving us issues. rain across the north of england and wales. strong winds as well. leading two travel problems. bbc local radio is your best point of call for travel details. this is what is causing the issues, a deep pressure of air. let's split it north and south. scotla nd let's split it north and south. scotland and northern ireland, cold. still lots of snow across the higher ground which could amount to ten centimetres are more. brighter spells to the south of scotland. showery rain in northern ireland. as for england and wales, staying fairly cloudy. splashes of rain but persistent rain in the pennines and into wales could cause flooding. for all, a very windy day. gusts up to

60 mph, even more around the hills and course. some minor damage, the tree or branch down. mild figures compared to further north, some are not getting above freezing. england and wales, the rain spreads eastward. snow clears away from scotland. a more north—westerly direction for wins. scattered showers. some of these showers are wintry at the further north and west you are. parts of scotland and northern england could see ic conditions into tomorrow morning. tomorrow, saddam is now scandinavia's problem. still winds —— stormy conditions. lengthy clear sky is some of you. you might get

caught by them. rain, hail, sleet and thunder. temperatures up to 11 celsius. added wind chill tomorrow. some morning frost admittedly. a lot less windy, too.