this is bbc news — i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11:00: the man found guilty of murdering the british backpacker, grace millane in new zealand, has been sentenced to life in prison. grace's mother has this message for him. i want you to know. i don't think you do. because if i did, that means i cared about you and i simply don't. a suspected far—right gunman kills 9 people in two shootings in shisha bars in germany. the victims were all immigrants. a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing, at a london mosque. he was stabbed in his neck and after

the prayer, we found blood all over the prayer, we found blood all over the place and a knife, actually it was lying on the floor. towns underwater along the river severn but more rain is forecast for northern parts of the uk. the challenges of a school run — the teenager testing the law on one council's obligation to provide transport. whale numbers are booming in what used to be prime hunting seas of the antarctic. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — broadcasterjohn stapleton and sunday times journalist katherine forster.

good evening and welcome to bbc news. the man found guilty of the murder of the british backpacker grace millane in new zealand has been sentenced to life in prison. the man — who cannot be named for legal reasons — will serve a minimum of 17 years in injail before he becomes eligible for parole. grace's mother told the court she'd considered taking her own life after her daughter's death. 0na daily on a daily basis, i tormented myself over what you did to my grace. thanks grace make. the terror and pain she must have experienced at your hands. —— grace. as a mother, i would have done anything to change places with her. i sit full of guilt

knowing i couldn't help her, that i should have been there. she died afraid and alone in a room with you. you walked into our lives and destroyed grace in the pursuit of your own sexual gratification. —— grace. now my family will never be the same. so many other innocent people, including your own family, have had their world destroyed. i wa nt have had their world destroyed. i want you to know, i don't think you do, because if i did, that means i cared about you and i simply don't. i will miss my darling grace until

the last breath of my body leaves me. that was the mother of grace millane. shaimaa khalil is outside the court in auckland now. she has been following events. take us she has been following events. take us through what happened. it's been an incredibly emotional day in court as you saw from grace's mother's statement. her sister and brother—in—law gave statements in tea rs brother—in—law gave statements in tears as well. she came to new zealand after her graduation and in december 2018, she met a man on the tinder dating app and within hours of their first date he murdered tinder dating app and within hours of theirfirst date he murdered her. he was convicted with the unanimous guilty verdict and about an hour ago he was sentenced to life imprisonment with 17 years without parole. his mother gillian said him

you have ripped a hole in my heart, iam you have ripped a hole in my heart, i am absolutely and completely heart broken that you have robbed us from the memories we were going to create with grace and she was hot broken she never going to kiss grace goodbye. —— heartbroken. at this point, everyone in the courtroom was very emotional including the killer who before that had showed no emotion. her mother was speaking directly to him, he bowed his head and wiped a tear. then the prosecution and the defence made their arguments to the judge, sentence was passed putting an end toa sentence was passed putting an end to a case that has gripped new zealand and devastated the millane family. we have seen reports about how police investigated the case and how police investigated the case and how they came to identify the man. what has happened since then? the police gave a short statement and press c0 nfe re nce police gave a short statement and press conference after the sentencing and one of the questions asked was the controversial line by

the defence, using the line that this was consensual rough sex gone wrong and whether it was fair to use that line. i must say the judge said they were 0k to use that line but they were 0k to use that line but the police says using that line, mentioning this made it very, very difficult for the millane family who had to sit through this weekend and out but it meant that details about grace's private life, details about her life were beamed out in public across the world so they said that line was very controversial and difficult for grace but also the family. shamiaa khalil, thank you for talking to us outside the court there. the authorities in germany say they're treating the killing of nine people in the city of hanau

near frankfurt, as a terror attack. prosecutors believe the gunman, named only as tobias r, was motivated by far—right racist ideas. his targets late last night were two shisha smoking cafes, popular with people from the city's turkish community. the killer is thought to have shot his own mother, the tenth victim, before taking his own life. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee reports from hanau. the aftermath of what now looks to have been a premeditated racist attack in the quiet german town of hanau, filmed by those watching on in flats above. the suspected gunman‘s target, to shisha bars, cafe ‘s for smoking scented tobacco and popular germany's turkish and kurdish community. eyewitnesses have described the panics during the attacks which killed nine people, five of them of turkish origin. 0ne of those wounded, muhammad, described what happened from his hospital bed. translation: he shot straight from where he was, and he

fired at us, i hid behind the wall and asi fired at us, i hid behind the wall and as i moved, he shot me in my arm. police say the government, named as 43—year—old german national tobias r return to his home, killed his mother and himself. forensic teams have been searching his property and car. investigators are also scrutinising his website which contained a written manifesto reporting to espouse complete —— deeply xenophobic views and painting a picture of a man with deep mental health issues. there are big questions now how german authorities can stop right—wing extremism and the rise in the number of attacks. in the past year there has been an assassination of a german politician and an attack on a synagogue in the east of the country and three days ago authority say they dismantled an extremist right—wing cell, and now this incident. a local mp told me of existing tensions in the town and said extremism was an issue which she claimed could be linked to the growth in populism. you really have

to put signs, stop signs there and really set red lines. and be far more strict on hate speech. this evening, some of the ethnic minority families living here have told me they are too afraid to go out tonight, worried that a threat may still exist but many people of hanau are gathering, laying flowers and tributes to those who have lost their lives. gavin lee, bbc news, hanau. a man in his 70s is in a serious condition in hospital, after being stabbed during afternoon prayers at london central mosque, in regents park. a 29 year old man has been arrested, on suspicion of attempted murder. scotland yard says the incident isn't terror related. here's dan johnson. these are frantic moments that followed a stabbing during afternoon prayers. a man in red is surrounded by worshippers and held down by

police. beside him, beneath the chair isa police. beside him, beneath the chair is a knife. his bare feet show he was part of this congregation before he turned on a member of it. he was praying, he was praying, you know. he took the knife. and - we