new figures from the nhs show more people are now having their cancers diagnosed in the earliest stages. and walking with dinosaurs — a new collection of footprints in oxfordshire is the biggest ever uncovered and could teach us new details about how they moved around. and coming up on bbc news — can the teenage dart sensation luke littler go all the way this year, as he storms into the semifinals of the world championship? hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. president biden has said the former us army employee who drove into crowds of people in new orleans was inspired by the islamic state group. 15 people were killed

when the pick—up truck drove around a police barrier and sped down bourbon street in the city's french quarter. the fbi says its still gathering evidence about the man behind the attack, shamsud—dinjabbar, and trying to work out who might have planned it with him. our correspondent tom bateman is at the scene. tom, what more information are people waking up to there? well, nearly 30 hours on now from the attack, and you can see the police closure remains in place, urban street is directly parallel with us, running along there. as the police investigation gathers pace, one of the key bits of evidence is all the security camera footage that they have been scouring from this area, including new images of that white ford pick—up truck heading down the main street before it turned right into bourbon street here and then ploughed into the crowds of new years party goers. the fbi is now leading this inquiry as

they zero in on the main suspect in this case. shamsud—dinjabbar — now the focus of an intensive fbi investigation, the man believed to be responsible for this new year's day attack. just after 3am, chaos unfolds. the first signs of panic as police race to the scene. what they find, much of which is too graphic to show, is the immediate aftermath of a ramming attack. this is where the attack began. that white pick—up truck moving down this street towards the direction we are in, slowly at first, before getting to the junction here with bourbon street, this very famous thoroughfare in the historic part of new orleans. he took a right and accelerated quickly down the street behind that police truck there. as i was making my way back from the fireworks after ringing in the new year to bourbon street, i did notice that they had hydraulic bollards that are supposed to go up and block any car traffic

from entering the area. unfortunately, they weren't engaged, they were down. i actually walked directly through it. last night, president biden said he was being briefed by the authorities. the law enforcement and intelligence community are continuing to look for any connections, associations or co—conspirators. we have nothing additionally to report at this time. dozens were wounded in this attack, including two police officers hit by gunfire. police evacuated a wide area and say they found a potential explosive device in the truck, and other possible devices outside it, before they carried out controlled explosions. the fbi says the attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism. an isis flag was located on the trailer hitch of the vehicle, and the fbi is working to identify the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organisations. weapons and potential improvised explosive devices, ieds, were located in the subject's vehicle.

others potential ieds were located in the french quarter. investigators are scouring the scene for clues as further details emerge about shamsud—dinjabbar, including his us military background, while trying to establish who else may have been involved. tom bateman, bbc news, new orleans. investigators in las vegas are looking into whether the explosion of a tesla cybertruck outside the city's trump hotel is linked to the vehicle attack in new orleans that happened just a few hours earlier. the driver of the electric truck was killed and seven other people were injured when it burst into flames loaded with gas canisters and fireworks. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. this eyewitness video shows the tesla cybertruck engulfed in flames after exploding outside the trump international hotel in las vegas. smoke was seen coming from the electric vehicle shortly

after it stopped by the hotel's glass entrance early on new year's day. it had been carrying fuel canisters and large fireworks. when a 2024 tesla cybertruck pulled into the area, valet of the trump international hotel, very quickly thereafter that, the driver, who was the sole occupant of the truck, we saw what looked like maybe some sort of smoke, and then the truck exploded. the driver was killed, and seven other people suffered minor injuries. the blast happened hours after the vehicle attacked new orleans, raising the question of a possible connection. we believe this is an isolated incident. we do not believe there is a bunch of folks out there supporting this or helping this, so we don't believe there is any other danger to the community right now. elon musk, the boss of tesla, posted on x to clarify the cause of the inferno.

the police said questions remained, given that the explosion involved a tesla vehicle outside a trump hotel. elon musk is a close ally of the president—elect, who is a part—owner of the hotel. president biden said the intelligence community was investigating the explosion, but he added that so far there was nothing to report on a possible connection with the attack in new orleans. peter bowes, bbc news. let's go back to our north america correspondent tom bateman in new orleans. tom, inevitably people are looking for a link, what more do we know? well, one common factor is that both the vehicles in these cases were rented using a very popular car hire app rented using a very popular car hire app in the united states, although

officials say they regard that as a coincidence, and my sense is that they are playing down the idea of a connection between these two incidents, with officials in las vegas describing what happened there is, their words, an isolated incident. now, when it comes to the investigation here in new orleans, i mentioned the fbi now leading and focusing in on shamsud—dinjabbar, as they examine his background, but also looking to what they have suggested the possibility of accomplices. that is leading to some extra attention, i think, in this city. we heard from the attorney general of louisiana last night, who was saying that she believed there were multiple people, potentially, also involved in this. they are also looking at a fire that broke out at an airbnb where she said they believed improvised explosive devices may have been manufactured.

tom, live from new orleans, thank you. in the last hour, the uk health security agency has issued an amber cold—weather health alerts across england as temperatures continue to drop. freezing conditions are also hampering some clean—up efforts in parts of north—west england after heavy rain and flooding hit on new year's day. in greater manchester, hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes. from stockport, jessica lane has the latest. the mess and destruction left behind after yesterday's flooding. you can see that, in some places, the water in here came to head height and has caused damage to this converted mill, which is home to around 400 people. yesterday it had to be evacuated after everyone became trapped inside with no power and no running water. thought it was just because of the storm. couldn't see outside. got dressed, went downstairs and then i was met with knee—deep water on the ground floor, just covered. and so, yeah, that was a big, big shock in the morning. but fire and rescue were already already there. the mill became an island

and the cars in the car park here were covered. this morning, many came home to see how bad the damage is. ok, won't even come undone. like, it's completely out of your control. the good news is nobody�*s flats are damaged. like, a car is a car. your belongings are obviously more important to you than a car. i suppose at least everyone has a home to come back to. we're justjust up there and looked out about four in the morning and, yeah, saw the car floating. yeah, we were just gutted. looking out, sort of watching helpless, really. this building here is one of six that was flooded so badly it led the fire service to declare a major incident yesterday. it's thought nearly a month's worth of rain fell in just 48 towers, just overwhelming the waterways, like the river, which isjust here. some were taken to rescue centres locally, but most went to friends and family. it's a fabulous story. it's sort of signifies the sort of manchester bee and the mentality of the greater manchester

communities, and i'm so proud to work on their behalf. there was flooding across the north west yesterday, including these houses in lymm and the bridgewater canal, which breached its banks. and everyone affected will now be focusing on cleaning up and getting things back in order after a disappointing start to the new year. ijust want i just want to show you this in the car park outside the mail, that range rover has been picked up and moved by the strength of the water that was here overnight on new year's eve, and you also might be able to make out all the mud on the bonnet of the car, going all the way up bonnet of the car, going all the way up the windscreen, just shows you how high the water was here on new year's eve and into new year's day. and i'm afraid the bad news for the start of the new year, in the last hour, we have had this amber cold weather alert issued for the whole of england. now, that is basically a

warning to health care providers that there might soon be an increased pressure on their services, and people aged over 65, all those who are more vulnerable, might be more likely to become ill, as temperatures are going to drop and stay low for the next week or so. of course, all of this comes in a week where we have already been seeing increased pressures on the nhs, for instance in wales earlier this week, we heard of increased demand on emergency and urgent care services there, so not great news to start the new year. the message, really, take care, try and stay warm and stay safe and look after people who might be more vulnerable. passengers are facing more disruption on avanti west coast services, as train managers walk out for the second time this week in a row over rest—day working. the schedule is expected to be significantly reduced. our transport correspondent sean dilley is at euston station. sean, what impact is this having there? well, one train an hour up to

wolverhampton stopping via manchester and birmingham, there was another train going all the way to crewe, but pretty much stopping everywhere at the same time. the company, avanti, saying should check the timetable is if you have to travel today. your ticket will be valid until the fourth, or you can have a full refund. at the centre of this is a dispute between avanti, the train operating company, and these workers, rmt members who are train managers. at issue, and this will sound painfully familiar to so many commuters, arguments over rest day working. before people start getting too irritated with train staff, important to remember that rest day working as a row today when you are supposed to be resting from work, so from their perspective, they are irritated not to have a deal in place. from the perspective of avanti, they are pretty put out by the fact that rmt union members are striking and that is having an

impact on commuters, those of the two sides of this, but the union argues that senior grades of managers are having to step in to fill the rest day working and that it is having an impact, because those managers are being paid £500, which the rmt union claim is double what their members would be paid. so looking forward briefly to the impact between now and may, from the 12th of january right the way through to the 25th of may, there will be walk out on sunday by those managers who are members of the union unless a deal can be done, but faltered right the trains finish at around 5pm, check before you travel, hopefully services will get back to normal come tomorrow, but for now, more familiar misery for train passengers. the prime minister of montenegro says he'll tighten the country's gun laws after 12 people were killed in a series of shootings. three days of national mourning have been declared after the attacks in in cetinje, and two children were among those shot dead. police say the suspect had been drinking heavily

and took his own life. south korean police have banned the chief executive ofjeju air from leaving the country, after the plane crash on sunday involving one of the company's aircraft. investigators have raided muan airport, as well as the airline's offices in the capital, seoul. local media say a warrant has been issued on charges of professional negligence resulting in death. hamas says its police chief and his deputy have been killed in an israeli air strike on southern gaza. 11 people, including women and children, are said to be among the dead. hamas described the target as a tent camp in al—mawasi, which israel has designated a humanitarian zone and had urged civilians to move to for safety. the israel defense forces said they'd conducted an intelligence—base strike in the area. the proportion of patients in england being diagnosed with cancer at an early stage has risen to its highest ever level. new nhs data on 13 of the most common cancers — including breast, prostate and lung cancer — shows that nearly three in five patients are now having

the disease picked up in the earliest stages. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. in a bradford city centre car park, this van represents the latest front in the battle against cancer. this is trevor. the use of mobile scanners like this is just one way the nhs is trying to catch more cases of liver and lung cancers earlier, when they're much more treatable. this liver scanner is open to anyone who's passing. no appointment needed, just walk in. the vans that house the scanners are sent to places where they can catch the attention of the most people — shopping centres, football grounds, supermarkets. you've got a nice healthy liver there. and for oluwuasina, it's been a positive experience. it's convenient for me because it's just right here in a car park. and also, it's always good to have a medical check if you have the opportunity.

sometimes we are always busy with whatever we are doing in our day to day lives and we forget about our health. it's very, very important to have a medical check. so it's an opportunity, which i grab with my two hands. the latest data on early cancer diagnosis suggests that over the past year, nearly 60% of the most common cancers were diagnosed at an early stage. that's an increase in detection rates that corresponds to an estimated 7,000 more patients. and in total, more than three million people were seen for urgent cancer checks over the last year, a big increase when compared to before the pandemic. liver scanning vans are especially important, as cancer can develop long before symptoms become obvious. the problem with liver disease is that it is asymptomatic for a really long time, so people, even with quite advanced disease, may have no idea that they have liver disease. the purpose of this scan is to allow us to detect that before it becomes symptomatic.

liver disease becomes symptomatic at a really advanced stage, by which time it's really too late to offer many treatments. we don't want to meet people at that stage. we want to meet people at a much earlier stage, where we can offer them as many treatments as possible. spotting cancers early is a big step towards successful treatment. but in october, just 68% of cancer patients were seen within 62 days of an urgent referral, well below the target of 85%. so the challenge facing the nhs this coming year is to improve treatment times for those who are diagnosed. dominic hughes, bbc news. our top story this afternoon: us authorities are still gathering evidence about shamsud—dinjabbar — the man behind the new orleans attack — and trying to work out who might have planned it with him. we find out how bradford is going to be showcasing its very best as this year's city of culture. on bbc news, will it be more old

firm misery for rangers this afternoon as celtic travel across glasgow, knowing that a win at ibrox would give them a 17 point lead in the scottish premiership. people—smuggling suspects could face travel bans and social media blackouts under new laws aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime. it comes after new figures showed the number of migrants who crossed the english channel in small boats to arrive in the uk was up by a quarter in 2024 compared to the previous year. our home editor, mark easton, has more. 2024 was the deadliest year for those migrants trying to cross the channel in small boats. the french authorities say around a third of the 77 who lost their lives last year were children, including a 17—month—old baby. now, the refugee council is calling on the home office to make saving lives a priority for its border security command. alongside the measures to disrupt

the smuggling gangs, the agency wants the uk to support improved search and rescue operations along the french coast. our message is very clear. there is a role for enforcement, but enforcement and disrupting the gangs and the people smugglers will not, in and of itself, stop people taking dangerous journeys and will stop people losing their lives. there also need to be far more legal routes for people from the likes of sudan, fleeing a brutal civil war or tyrannical rule in afghanistan, don't have to get into boats, don't have to dice with death crossing the channel. the home office accepts that efforts to disrupt the smuggling gangs have resulted in flimsier and more overcrowded dinghies taking to the water, but insists the department is focused on saving lives, as well as protecting britain's borders. these interim orders are about being able to act much more quickly against potential people smugglers. these are criminal gangs that are undermining our border security and putting lives at risk,

and they must be stopped. police. yes? this week, three members of an organised crime group involved in smuggling thousands of migrants into europe and across the channel were arrested in the uk, following a joint operation between the national crime agency and belgian authorities. they now face extradition to belgium, where they've already been convicted in their absence. just the kind of international cooperation and tough policing the government sees as key to defeating the criminal gangs. the home office has announced new court orders will be available in england and wales to limit the activities of those suspected, but not convicted of serious criminality in the channel. but the desperation of those determined to seek asylum in the uk means stopping the boats is both difficult and dangerous. mark easton, bbc news. bradford is this year's uk's city of culture, and the launch in the next few days is set to be one of its highlights. throughout 2025 there'll be

a programme of special events — featuring famous names from the city like artist david hockney and magician dynamo, who'll help to show off its rich cultural heritage. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has been finding out more. thanks for that. making a show of me! well, it's your own fault. we don't want no negative talk. any road up, who else is it gonna be? bradford's city of culture, beginning with this — a radio play extolling the virtues of a city that's had its knocks over the years. the people that designed and built these buildings looked at places like, you know, florence. i don't think people realise you can compare bradford with florence, but that vista. .. oh it's fantastic, yeah. bradford 2025 is a chance to show a different side, such as its architecture. tim smith is a local photographer, keen to show off what he feels

is its overlooked splendour. a splendour that's... well, let's just say they aren't london prices. top floor, views across the city. that staircase. 25 grand. 25 grand? nuts, isn't it? you'll be in a place and itjust look like a book shop. or you'll walk down the street and it'll look like any other street. but the trick is, is to look up, and then you see the splendour of the victorian architecture that bradford's all about. and for actor and writer natalie davies, here in rehearsal, this feels like a moment. you seem to be quite excited by this. right now we're on the right platform. you know, outsiders are seeing this and seeing, actually, this is actually a great place. and the thing about bradford is anybody from anywhere can come to bradford and feel like they belong. and you can see that here, in the kitchen of akbar�*s.

it's like the united nations here. and of course, if you're going to be talking about bradford culture, something that's gone around the world, we've got to talk about this. the naan tree. the giant hanging naan, a very yorkshire approach to mopping up a curry. the idea behind it was to save space. and as you know, in the restaurant industry, especially in akbar�*s, space is money. you seemed proud of bradford. i am very proud of bradford. i was born and bred here. it's a fantastic place to live in. fantastic place to eat in. and, you know, you get to meet fantastic people. it shows the true spirit of bradford, you know, and shows us in a good light. and for actor and screenwriter kat rose—martin, a hope that this might be a turning point. city of culture. what would you say is the main ambition they should have? i think it's about growing what is here. growing the talent that is here. you've got ambitions for bradford, haven't you? huge ambitions. this is my home. but i want to make my career here too. i want to build shondaland in bradford, a tv

studio, theatre plays. and i would love if bradford 2025 can support those artists so that i've got people to employ, so that we make emmy—winning television in 10 or 20 years' time. bradford's given us david hockney, jb priestley, the brontes and this music... it's delius, also from bradford. it has quite a past. this year, it has hopes for the future. david sillito, bbc news, bradford. uk house prices ended 2024 4.7 % higher than they were at the start of it. nationwide, the uk's biggest building society, said property prices remained "remarkably resilient" despite the affordability challenges facing buyers. the value of terraced homes rose fastest during the year, and the average property in the uk cost more than £269,000 at the end of december. nearly 13,000 high street stores closed last year, according to figures compiled

by the centre for retail research. the data showed the vast majority of closures were small independent retailers. retail experts have warned that worse is to come, with the cost of business rates set to rise in april. the rapper stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after an off—duty police officer caught him using his phone behind the wheel last year. the 31—year—old pleaded guilty, our reporter steve knibbs is at wimbledon magistrates' court. steve, what more do we know? well, i can tell you that stormzy did not appear at the magistrates' court this morning, much to the disappointment of the photographers and camera crews that were here from early this morning. originally, he was due to stand trial after pleading not guilty to the mobile phone events. but in a letter to the court today, he changed his plea to guilty. last year he was driving his rolls—royce when he was spotted by an off duty police officer using a mobile phone, who rapped on the

window and told him to stop using it. the year before that, in 2023, two police officers stopped a stormzy as he was driving a lamborghini because they were worried that the windows were too dark. they used a special machine to find it only let 4% of light in, when the minimum requirement was at least 70%. the court was told that stormzy had two previous speeding offences on his record, so he already had six points on his licence. the districtjudge said that his behaviour behind the wheel was dangerous and irresponsible. he ordered him to 1448 00:26:36,700 --> 0