oxford circus. you won't be able to get on the tube there. ould travel through that very busy station are not stopping. you won't be able to get on or off at oxford circus. let's talk to helen bushby rejoins me on the phone. she is a bbc producer who is in the region. explain where you are and what you are seeing and what seems to be happening. hello. i was just walking down from the bbc towards the tube and there was a massive stampede of people running away from the tube as quickly as they could. they were crying, screaming, dropping shopping bags. it was a very chaotic scene. i stopped a couple and try to find out from them what was going on. many people didn't know and they were just running because ever everybody else was. i found a group of girls who had stopped and they crowded into a nearby restaurant and were all in tears. they said they had heard at the time there had been a shooting on the tube, heard what they thought was a gunshot. or they thought it was a fire. another group of onlookers said they had been shopping in top shop an

the police about an hour ago were called to a incident at oxford circus tube station. they say there were reports of gunfire outside of oxford street station and underground inside the tube station. they responded as if it was a terror related incident with armed and unarmed officers. they advised people to go into a building and stay inside on oxford street. you are looking at live pictures of oxford street. people fairly calmly walking around. no rush or panic to go inside buildings. the police obviously there. if there was a huge amount of panic they would usher people into the buildings quickly. it looks fairly orderly and people walking away from the scene quite calmly. at this stage police have only had reports of one minor casualty. a woman around oxford street tube station. nothing else in terms of casualties to report at this stage. and adele, as we said a few times this is probably one of the busiest shopping days of the year on a extremely busy street. >> yes, that's right. more people then possibly normal. black friday is placed on this date for a reason. us

bringing you the very latest which would suggest positive news because we are hearing that oxford circus tubereopened so oxford circus is open again, also bond street station, the next station along is open as well. we are being told all trains are stopping at those stations normally so stopping at those stations normally so that has returned to normal service really, tom, pretty swiftly. the authorities were called and ten minutes ago, a huge swift police response, a huge number of police and a huge cordon put in place but we re and a huge cordon put in place but were hearing oxford circus tube has reopened as has bond street. and one other hopeful bit of information, our sources tell us the met counter terrorism command are not involved in this and not getting involved in the incident in oxford street. a hopeful sign. it has been extremely disruptive and people clearly get very upset and worried when this sort of thing happens. and that is perhaps one of the worst things about all of these false alarms, they haven't quite regularly in london, we look into them when they happen, we are const

vonnie: we want to recap breaking news in london, an incident at oxford circus tube station as it closed police are responding. it isre responding as if a terrorist incident but at this stage, no casualties have been located. oxford circus station closed and street one station away. metropolitan police have asked anybody on oxford street which is a large shopping street in the center of london to get indoors. british transport police are responding to an incident at oxford circus tube station. they say they are responding as if it is a terrorist incident and we will continue to keep you updated. this is bloomberg. ♪ station isord circus the site of an incident in london. police are responding as if the incident is a terrorist attack. it is reported at that underground station. no caps on tays relocated according to london police but the metropolitan police have asked people on oxford street who may be shopping because a black friday in london to get indoors. they are telling shoppers to seek shelter and get off oxford street. oxford circus and bond street one station away are both closed

there were reports of two bangs which sounded like gunshots at oxford circus tube station. most crowded streets in the rushhour on black friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. hundreds of people were left frightened and confused as they were told to get off the street and take refuge in nearby shops. people who did appear to know what may have happened said they thought they heard a gunshot, and i think you could just see the panic was just spreading. people were sprinting and crying and running. it was very distressing to watch. armed officers were quickly on the scene. scotland yard issued a brief statement saying that the police were responding as if the incident was terrorist related and they were working alongside colleagues from british transport police. but then came news that the met‘s counterterrorism command were not getting involved. you need to move away, 0k? it's closed. the police also said there was no evidence of shots fired or any trace of casualties or suspects. amid the mayhem, the selfridge's department store, which is at the other end of

oxford circus and bond street tube stations were evacuated as armed police responded to reports thatd. thousands of people fled on what was one of the busiest shopping days of the year — as police told them to shelter in shops and buildings while they investigated. but officers have said in the last few minutes that the mass evacuation was caused by an "altercation" between two men on the platform at oxford circus tube. the president of the eu council, donald tusk, has given theresa may a deadline of ten days to make progress on the brexit negotiations if she wants to start discussing trade next month. mr tusk said movement was needed on all issues — including the irish border. mrs may insisted the talks in brussels had been held in a "positive atmosphere". 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar reports. an amicable divorce from a room full of partners, but it's getting tense. so now theresa may is hinting to eu leaders, starting with donald tusk in the summit chair, britain might up, and some say double, its offer of £20 billion in a separation deal — dig deeper into the nation's

oxford circus and bond street tube stations were evacuated as armed police responded to reports thatople fled on one of the business shopping days of the year. police later said the mass evacuation was caused by an altercation between two men on the platform at oxford circus tube. it was just after 4:30 when the alarm was just after 4:30 when the alarm was raised. two banks would sound like gunshots close to oxford circus tuesday show. this was an alert on one of london's most crowded streets in the rush hour on like friday one of the most busy shopping days of the year. hundreds of people were told to get off the street and take refuge in the eye shops. we did not know what may have happened, people said they may have had a gunshot and the panic was just spreading and people were sprinting and crying, it was very distressing to watch. armed officers were quickly on the scene. scotla nd officers were quickly on the scene. scotland yard issued a brief statement saying that the police we re statement saying that the police were responding as if the incident was terrorist related and th

armed officers were called following reports of gunfire at oxford circus tube station. investigators now say there is no evidence weapons had been fired. our reporter andy moore is in central london for us now. andy, what more do we know about what happened yesterday? well, it all happened at 4:37pm yesterday, about the busiest time on one of the busiest days of the year. police got multiple reports of shots being fired, both underground in the chew and on the street at oxford street. they say they treated it as if it was a terrorist incident and they we re was a terrorist incident and they were here within one minute. what started it all? eyewitnesses talked about a fight underground on the platform, they were ever actuated from the tube, the panic underground spread to the panic on street level. 16 people were injured, seven treated at the scene discharge, eighth taken to hospital with minor injuries, one with more serious leg injuries. british transport police have released this image of two men, cctv images of two men on the platform, they believe they might know so

armed officers were called following reports of gunfire at oxford circus tube station.rs now say there is no evidence weapons had been fired. 0ur reporter andy moore is in central london for us now. there was a lot of confusion, which is what cause these injuries. yes, there certainly was a lot of panic, and some witnesses talk about the stampede as people were trying to leave the tube station behind me. all this happened at 37 minutes past four years today, just about the busiest time on one of the busiest days of the year. police scotland double reports of what people thought were gunfire, and police treated at as a terrorist incident. british transport police tried to get to the bottom of it. they have released these images of men involved in what some eyewitness is called a fight. police want to trace these men to find out what they know. with me is a representative from an organisation that represents west end businesses. do you think about the way police handled this alert? first of all, we are pleased it was a false alert and we must commend the police and the bu

armed officers were called following reports of gunfire at oxford circus tube station.tigators now say there is no evidence weapons had been fired. 0ur reporter andy moore is in central london for us now. there was chaos and confusion as we report, because it wasn't very clear what exactly had happened. . that's right, there was panic and people talked about a stampede on 0xford street. all this happens 37 minutes past four yesterday, just about the busiest time on one of the busiest days by shopping in this area. police say they got multiple reports of what appeared to be gunshots from several locations, notjust down in the trip, but from carnaby street, from selfridge's just along the trip, but from carnaby street, from selfridge'sjust along 0xford street. they responded as if it was a terror alert. british transport police are trying to get to the bottom of what happened. they released cctv images taken on the cup trip of two men. they would like to talk to them, they have some information about what eyewitnesses cause a fight —— call a fight or altercation. that led

at oxford circus underground station the met police have issued this statement it says police were called to a number of reports of shots fired on oxford street and underground at oxford circus tube station police have responded as if the incident is terrorist related an armed officers are on the scene and dealing along with colleagues from the british transport police here all oxford street go into a building and stay inside until further directions avoid traveling to the area at this stage police have not located any casualties that the statement coming in to us from the metropolitan police that the police force here in london will bring you more as we get it here now does either. police in china are investigating reports that toddlers at a child care center in beijing were sexually abused a drug and a less that it's the latest in a series of child abuse cases a day care centers that have caused outrage across the country that vast and reports from beijing. they are in shock and demanding an explanation these are parents of toddlers who attend the prestigious red yellow blue kindergarten in beijing children as young as three years old have said they were molested drugged and st

friday, 24th november to a number of reports of shots fired on oxford street and underground at oxford circus tube station. police have responded as if the incident is terror related. armed and unarmed officers are on the scene and dealing with along with colleagues and if you are on oxford street, go into a building and stay inside until further direction. avoid traveling to the oxford street area at this stage police have not located any casualties. you've got some video that we're seeing now coming in from the area. it is now about 5:00, am i right, 5:22 in the afternoon in london? >> exactly, 5:22. this is a normal working day in london. so, it would be an otherwise busy time. 5:22 in the afternoon. it seems like a lot of the traffic has been cut off in this area. can you see the pictures that we're seeing? >> yes, i can, ali. >> what are we looking at? >> oxford street. a long thoroughfare and that would be packed with cars and buses and people. they, obviously, evacuated the area. i don't know what the building is that we're seeing right now, but a lot of offices above those shops, as well.

from central london where police there have been responding to reports of shots being fired at oxford circus tube station police of urge people in nearby oxford street take cover in nearby buildings oxford circus cheap station has been evacuated and bond street nearby to is also being closed to prevent overcrowding so let's get more details now from afshin rattansi he's at the scene for us at the moment i think he joins us now on the one he's trying to get even to action just describe them what we know so far. so good crewmate in the past hour or so. good shots being fired i should just sat in the perhaps two or three minutes that really is it so there's no trace of shots no trace of casualties moochers or suspects but the area around objects work is one of the busiest shopping areas. in the whole of the ruled is being evacuated he will write it before once that was mr stops at the london palladium lots of people in the dinner jackets or around here they can't get it more seriously no journalists were allowed very near the scene and the internet services were all pulled down in this area certainl

armed officers were called following reports of gunfire at oxford circus tube station.to speak to these two men in connection with the incident. the dup leader arlene foster will address her party's annual conference in belfast later today, and focus on the party's influence in westminster. mrs foster will also reaffirm the dup's commitment to restore a power—sharing agreement at stormont, and will be watched closely for thoughts on brexit and the question of the irish border. the democratic unionists unexpectedly gained a prominent seat at the negotiation table after agreeing to prop up theresa may's minority government. there's no clear link between the number of prison suicides and overcrowding, a new international study suggests. packed prison cells have traditionally been thought of as a highly significant factor. however, the research published in the lancet psychiatry journal did conclude that suicides could be cut by sending fewer people with mental illnesses to prison. there are no simple explanations for this prison suicide, so overcrowding, prisoner numbers,

there were reports of two bangs which sounded like gunshots close to oxford circus tube station.ondon's most crowded streets in the rushhour on black friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. hundreds of people were left frightened and confused as they were told to get off the street and take refuge in nearby shops. people who did appear to know what may have happened said they thought they heard a gunshot and i think you could just see the panic was just spreading. people were sprinting and crying and running. it was very distressing to watch. armed officers were quickly on the scene. scotland yard issued a brief statement saying that the police were responding as if the incident was terrorist related and they were working alongside colleagues from british transport police, but then came news that the met‘s counterterrorism command unit were not getting involved. the police also said there was no evidence of shots fired or any trace of casualties or suspects. amid the mayhem, the selfridge's department store, at the other end of oxford street, was evacuated. just aft

are feeling vulnerable last week a security alert at london's oxford circus tube station triggered mass panic. nine people were injured when crowds ran to escape what they believed to be gunshots after a security lockdown the incident turned out to be a false alarm as well as an illustration of just how nervous many a feeling this festive season. a danish court has extended the sentence of a teenage girl who was planning bomb attacks in the country it was during her visit a trial to explain that she had found islamic states message exciting on monday she was given eight years in prison after initially being sentenced to six other girl she's not been named but she was fifteen when she was arrested near copenhagen in january last year and her family alerted police after becoming suspicious about chemicals they had seen in the basement of their home during a search police found bomb making greedy and sour notes expressing sympathy with islamic state evidence indicated she'd planned to attack a former primary school and a jewish school as well in a statement the court revealed that suits be

are feeling vulnerable last week a security alert at london's oxford circus tube station triggered mass panic. nine people were injured when crowds ran to escape what they believed to be gunshots after a security lockdown the incident turned out to be a false alarm as well as an illustration of just how nervous many a feeling this festive season. r.t. london. measures have been taken to secure christmas markets concrete blocks have been installed in berlin munich budapest and a number of other cities. meanwhile the picture the spread online of an islamic state fight to brand a knife it comes with the caption soon on your holidays it's written in english french and german he spoke to political commentator graham or he believes that if a terrorist is determined to carry out an attack putting a barrier is won't help bridge the situation in europe with while still flooding. into this country you can't really put anyone who is determined whether it be a thirty three thousand annoy someone stayed in a mother circle whatever it is if someone is determined to carry out criminal acts and we must

scotland yard responded to reports of shots being fired at oxford circus tube station, but found no evidences panic when armed police rushed to the scene and 16 people were injured. officers want to question two men over an altercation at the station. the argentine president has ordered an investigation into what happened to a submarine that disappeared more than a week ago. relatives of the 44 crew members of the san juan say they've lost any hope of seeing them alive again. the navy says it believes there was an explosion close to its last known location. aaron safir reports. above the atlantic ocean, the search continues for the san juan and its 44 crew members. it's a huge multinational operation with more than a dozen countries involved but so far, the search has revealed no clues and, even as more sophisticated equipment arrives in argentina, it's all but officially acknowledged that any hope of finding the crew alive has gone. speaking at the headquarters of the argentine navy, the president ordered an investigation, promising the submarine would be found in the coming days. translati

two men have been interviewed by detectives, about an altercation at oxford circus tube station in centraleople were hurt in a rush to leave the area,after reports of gunshots. investigators now say there's no evidence weapons were fired. the former television presenterjohn leslie, has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a nightclub in edinburgh. the 52—year—old former wheel of fortune and blue peter presenter, is alleged to have put his hand up the woman's skirt, at the atik club injune. the actress, emma thompson, has led a march in north london, to support the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's beenjailed in iran, accused of trying to overthrow the state. those taking part have signed a letter urging iran's supreme leader to release her. alice hutton reports. # if you're happy and you know it clap your hands# nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's favourite song, imprisoned in iran and unable to sing it with her own young daughter, 200 members of her community in west hampstead in london came out today to form a mum's protest. they were joined by local mum and 0sca

scotland yard responded to reports of shots being fired at oxford circus tube station, but found no evidence. there was panic when armed police rushed to the scene and 16 were injured. officers want to question two men over an altercation at the station. the president of the european council says he needs to see more progress from the uk "within ten days" before brexit talks can move onto a future trade deal with the eu. donald tusk was speaking following a meeting with theresa may in brussels, who insisted there was a "very positive atmosphere" at the discussions. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. an amicable divorce from a room full of partners, but it's getting tense. so now theresa may's hinting to eu leaders, starting with donald tusk in the summit chair, britain might up and some say double its offer of £20 billion in a separation deal. dig deeper into the nation's purse, if only the eu is ready to talk trade. or this long goodbye could end in tears, the last thing she wanted. these negotiations are continuing, but what i'm clear about is we must step forward together.

are feeling vulnerable last week a security alert at london's oxford circus tube station triggered mass panic. nine people were injured when crowds ran to escape what they believed to be gunshots after a security lockdown the incident turned out to be a false alarm as well as an illustration of just how nervous many a feeling this festive season. and it's not just in britain but all across europe or thora these are seeking to secure locals and tourists visiting christmas markets concrete blocks have been installed in berlin munich budapest and other cities. kurdish forces fighting in syria say that they quote have no problem joining the government army if they're allowed to form a federal state in the north of the country the statement comes after turkey claims that the us president had promised to stop arming kurdish forces however there's apparently no clear position in the white house on the matter once we started winning the campaign against isis plan and part of the process is to always wind down support for certain groups now that we're continuing to crush the physical caliphate t

are feeling vulnerable last week a security alert at london's oxford circus tube station triggered mass panic. action soon on your holiday is written in english french from the lebanese university believes it shows eisel is becoming desperate we will witness the. by terrorists in order to. prove their presence. prove their higher or grow their falls and that's why i believe based on the use of reports these precautions were taken by western governments fighting terror. directed against civilians arrests nor where they were nor government. ensured safety and security for each and every individual and they know that by targeting civilians dickens' per panic so the fight against terrorism i believe that it's a long struggle it's a multilevel struggle. the u.s. could have more forces in syria and iraq than it's admit now as according to findings by the think tank the us defense manpower data center its latest report suggests there are almost two thousand u.s. soldiers in syria washington officially claims is just over five hundred all in iraq the think tanks figures are more than three thou

armed officers were called following reports of gunfire at oxford circus tube station. evidence weapons had been fired. they are appealing to these two men to contact them following the incident. one of the things that was most striking about yesterday's incident was the way the crowds in the oxford circus area reacted to what was going on. there was panic and fear. but what is the psychology of crowds in these kind of situations? all of us in those situations. well, someone who can explain is dr chris cocking — an expert in the social psychology of crowd behaviour from the university of brighton. with the benefit of hindsight, people are being accused this morning of a rational behaviour, of panicking. what's your assessment when you have looked at how we behave in these unexpected situations when they are thrown at us situations when they are thrown at us without warning? our research on cloud behaviour has found panic is not a useful term to describe what happens in these situations because if you're in a threat and you have no outside information, to flee what could

armed officers were called following reports of gunfire at oxford circus tube station.no evidence weapons had been fired. they are appealing to these two men to speak to them following the incident. andy moore reports. this alarm began at 4:37pm yesterday, just about the busiest time of the day on one of the busiest days of shopping on oxford street. police say they had multiple reports of what appeared to be gunfire, not just from underground at the tube station, but also from carnaby street and selfridge's just along the street. they said they treated it as if it was a terrorist incident and the first officers were on the scene here within a minute. british transport police are investigating, trying to get to the bottom of what happened. eyewitnesses have spoken about a fight on the platform on the tube and police have issued cctv images of two men they would like to talk to in connection with what they are calling an altercation erupting on the platform. hundreds of people poured out of the tube, many of them not knowing what was going on, why they were being asked t

two men have been interviewed by detectives, after an altercation at oxford circus tube station in centralea, after reports after reports of gunshots. investigators now say there's no evidence weapons had been fired. as egypt buries victims of friday's mosque attack, it is thought that they were carrying the flag of so—called islamic state. the actress, emma thompson joined a protest in london about nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian woman jailed in zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian womanjailed in iran. a 20—year—old woman is released on bail after three men are stabbed in north belfast. lets get a round—up of all of the sport. thank you very much, good evening. wales were hoping for a first win over new zealand for 64 years. and they fought hard — before the all blacks pulled away as the final whistle drew closer. 18—33 the final score and wales' wait for a win goes on. patrick gearey was watching: at the principality stadium, it was hoped against history. welsh belief is always strong, but the memories of beating new zealand are flickering and fading. that was back in195

are feeling vulnerable last week a security alert at london's oxford circus tube station triggered mass panic. nine people were injured when crowds ran to escape what they believed to be gunshots after a security lockdown the incident turned out to be a false alarm as well as an illustration of just how nervous many a feeling this festive season. not just in britain but all across europe seeking to secure locals and tourists visiting christmas markets concrete blocks have been installed in berlin munich budapest and other cities as well and as europe steps up security over the festive period an all minnes picture has spread online of an islamic state fighter holding a knife with the caption soon on your holiday written in english french and german concrete blocks in public places may help prevent certain types of attacks but as our guest explains one hundred percent safety impossible to ensure. security services have to measure your dad this gaze is in days of decision a choice eve he decided not to respond promptly. for be it proper terrorists. would be blamed eve the. then of course t

are feeling vulnerable last week a security alert at london's oxford circus tube station triggered mass panic. nine people were injured when crowds ran to escape what they believed to be gunshots after a security lockdown the incident turned out to be a false alarm as well as an illustration of just how nervous many a feeling this festive season. london. and it's not just in britain but all across europe or thirty's or seeking to secure locals and tourists visiting christmas markets concrete blocks have been installed in berlin at munich the budapest and other cities. as europe steps up security over the festive period an ominous picture has spread online of an islamic state fighter holding a knife with the caption soon on your holidays written in english french and german our guest told us messages like this one so that i saw it on the back foot we have witnessed the use of media by terrorists in order to. prove their presence. prove their hire or their falls and that's why i believe based on the use of reports these precautions were taken by western governments fighting terror. direct

the men, aged 21 and 40, attended a police station voluntarily after the incident at oxford circus tubebrecon beacons are out of action tonight after a fire destroyed vehicles and equipment at their headquarters. it's estimated the blaze could have caused up to half a million pounds of damage. the central beacons mountain rescue team is funded solely by voluntary donations. nick palit reports. fire crews were called to the mount a rescue team's hq at 830 last night, to tackle the blaze inside the building. it is not clear how the building. it is not clear how the fire started, but the team's incident control vehicle was com pletely incident control vehicle was completely destroyed. we had our area of controlling incidents, as you can see it is all gone. the windows are blown and pop. italy has been destroyed. it is devastating, thatis been destroyed. it is devastating, that is the word. —— it is devastating the rougeries you spend a lot of time and effort, raising the funds. the purges the vehicle and keep it on the road. the scene is now, it is a sad sight. —— to see this now. regular

the men, aged 21 and 40, attended a police station voluntarily after the incident at oxford circus tube changing the guard ceremony outside buckingham palace in london for the first time in its 350 year history. the ceremony involves one set of guards, the old guard, handing over the responsibility of protecting buckingham palace and st james's palace to another set of guards, the new guard. the manoeuvres are usually carried out by a regiment from the army, as our correspondent jane—frances kelly explains. shortly before 11 this morning, sailors from the royal navy watched out of wellington barracks and into the history books. people from all over the world gathered to watch them enter the gates of buckingham palace. this temporary changeover from soldiers to sailors is part of a year—long celebration of the navy in the uk. leading them was lieutena nt—commander steve elliott, who's believed to be the first captain of the queen's guard from the royal navy since sir walter raleigh during the reign of elizabeth i. it's a great opportunity for the royal navy in what's been termed the year

two men have been interviewed by detectives after an altercation at oxford circus tube station in centralurt in a rush to leave the area, after reports of gunshots. investigators now say there's no evidence weapons had been fired. a conservative mp and former army officer has said he's leading a campaign on the tory back benches to "hold the government's feet to the fire" on defence spending. johnny mercer, the mp for plymouth moor view, told the bbc that a "cohort" of mps was determined to fulfil its duty to maintain britain's defence capability. 0ur political correspondent chris mason gave me more details. there was a frustration among some conservative mps that in their view, defence did not get enough of a mention in the budget. their argument is that they don't want to see any further cuts. you can look at cuts in terms of the mod in many examples. for example, the number of soldiers having fallen from about 10,000 from 80,000 down to about 70 7000. -- 87000 down 10,000 from 80,000 down to about 70 7000. —— 87000 down to 10,000 from 80,000 down to about 70 7000. -- 87000 down to 70 7

after 4:30 p.m. to "a number of reports of shots fired on oxford street and underground at oxford circus tubeot said whether they believe it is. (anny) more breaking news... c-h-p reports all lanes are blocked after an accident with injuries on i-80 at university ave in berkeley. motorists are advised to expect delays and to use alternate routes to avoid the area. there is no estimated time to reopen the roadway. ( anny ) like many organizations.. . first lutheran church in concord offered a free thanksgiving feast yesterday. this is the 12th year the church has hosted the event. the organization begins preparing for the event in august... but it's the week before thanksgiving that the church says is crunch time. volunteers do a variety of tasks... from cleaning the kitchen to cooking the meals to feed hundreds. not only does the organization offer a free meal... they also give away clothes and other items to those in need. <(lynette campbell/parishio ner): "we are not only feeding homeless people, we are feeling those down on their luck and the souls of the volunteers.">( anny ) the church s

the men, aged 21 and 40, attended a police station voluntarily after the incident at oxford circus tubee reported to have been killed in syrian government attacks on a rebel—held enclave on the outskirts of damascus. activists monitoring the conflict say towns in the eastern goota district have been subjected to air strikes and artillery fire and conditions for the enclave's 400,000 people are dire. earlier i spoke to alanjohnston, our middle east analyst, and asked about the military situation in the area. we are talking about quite a large area on the eastern edge of damascus, towns and villages and farmland home to hundreds of thousands of people but very much in rebel hands all through the syrian warand rebel hands all through the syrian war and besieged by the syrian government forces and their allies. in recent weeks we have seen the government forces death up the pressure on the enclave carrying out air strikes and other attacks, and more of the same today. various force is talking about air strikes beginning on sunday morning and heavy artillery fire and there looks to be severa

oxford circus. they heard people screaming and running from the tube station there at oxford circus is one of the biggest in the city. shops, cafes and office buildings in the black frida

oxford circus. they heard people screaming and running from the tube station there at oxford circus is one of the biggest in the city. shops, cafes and office buildings in the black friday holiday shopping time. let's bring in phil black in london. phil, i understand now that police are finding no evidence of an attack there. it shows the level of alert on the reaction they had to this. >> on the street level at oxford street itself. in the circus underground station. that's a potential terror incident and so far they found no evidence of casualties and shots being fired. no casualties except for one woman experienced minor injuries as she was fleeing the station. this is as you have been saying a busy area on a friday night. i have not seen this area so busy for a long time. as witnesses have been telling us, there have been moments like panic and fear as people have fled. we have spoken to the people who did flee the area and we asked them why they were running and they said because they saw other people running. there were so many people here and that fear and sudden efforts to escape as quickly as po

oxford circus and bond street tube stations were evacuated as armed police responded to reports thateople fled on what was one of the busiest shopping days of the year, as police told them to shelter in shops and buildings while they investigated. an hour and a half later, the tube stations were reopened after police said they'd found no evidence of any sort of attack. police have said in the last few minutes that the evacuation was caused by an altercation between two men on the station platform at 0xford men on the station platform at oxford circus. major companies have suspended their advertising on youtube after it emerged that people have been leaving sexually explicit comments next to videos posted by children, comments that hadn't been removed by youtube. adverts for major brands like mars and cadbury have been appearing alongside some of the videos. youtube says since this came to light it has taken action to remove the comments. amol rajan, reports. youtube has reinvented the very idea of broadcasting, allowing anyone with access to the internet to create their own channel a

in the last hour police have been responding to an incident at oxford circus in central london. two tubecuated and thousands fled in panic. in the last few moments, police have stood down the operation. tom symons has been following it. the police say it is over but it sparked mass panic. it really did. this started with what several bbc reporters told us were a couple of bangs around 0xford reporters told us were a couple of bangs around oxford circus station. people started running, there was screaming, children crying, shopping being dropped. people ran into shops, which closed their doors, following protocol for an incident like this. the police response was very fast. we are about 200 metres away from where this is happening. as we arrived, the police were arriving, armed officers, and a quadrant of the central london shopping area, 0xford quadrant of the central london shopping area, oxford street and regent street mainly, was closed off, the area completely cleared of people, officers closing the streets. as time went on, it became clear that the police could not find any evidence

as they investigate a security alert at oxford circus underground station police say they were called to reports of shots fired on oxford street and in the tube station there are no reports of casualties live more on all those stories on the al-jazeera news hour in less than half an hour next the inside story of i. sealing the deal bangladesh in me and my region agreement for the padre should of hundreds of thousands of miles from the hangar when it finally solve a decades long problem after a campaign of ethnic cleansing what's left for people to return to this is inside story. hello and welcome to the show i'm sam is a done for nearly three months now hundreds of thousands of muslims have been flaming me and mom they're escaping a military crackdown in iraq and state the u.n. calls ethnic cleansing more than six hundred thousand have been living in makeshift camps in neighboring bangladesh now the governments of the two countries signed a deal to send the refugees back to me and maher it's a decision human rights groups are calling unthinkable they say refugees should not be sent back if their safety can't be guaranteed there have been exte