mark simpson, bbc news, cookstown.can now speak to our ireland correspondent chris page, who is in cookstown. and it is still really unclear what happened, isn't it, good morning. yes, that's right, louise. the details as to what happened here last night are still very few, but what is clear is that this is unspea kably what is clear is that this is unspeakably sad. this hotel, the greenvale hotel on the outskirts of cookstown was hosting a st patrick's party for young people. around 9:30pm emergency services were called, paramedics, fire and rescue and the police, then shortly after that the police began to push m essa 9 es that the police began to push messages on their social media pages, asking parents to come and pick up their children from the venue pick up their children from the venue here, saying they were dealing with a serious incident. so the police have maintained a presence here overnight, just in the hotel grounds there is a bigger police vehicle, a mobile police station. at the moment it is still far fr

emma vardy, bbc news, cookstown. were shot dead on a tram in the city of utrecht. five others were injured in the shooting this morning. schools were closed and people were told to stay indoors for several hours as police tried to find the suspect. from utrecht, our correspondent damian grammaticas reports. sirens. late morning, a tramline at a standstill and dutch medics scrambling. the reports were of multiple casualties. armed police units responded fast, too. they moved in as well, hunting at least one attacker who it was thought was still nearby. dan molinaar was in the tram. he says, "all of a sudden, the shooter came running, waving a pistol in the air. ithought, i have to get out of here." what eyewitnesses said was that this morning on the tram here, a man pulled a gun and began shooting. there was panic as people tried to escape the scene and, within minutes, police and ambulances were here. but it is thought that he fled around the corner and now police have a house surrounded in one of the adjacent street

emma vardy, bbc news, cookstown. she will announce detailed reforms to the country's gun laws within days after friday's attack on two mosques which left 50 people dead. clive myrie is in christchurch for us now. yes, the prime ministerjacinda ardern has said her cabinet backs changes to gun laws in principle. police say the killer brenton tarrant used military—style assault weapons which had been modified to make them more deadly, which is not illegal under current legislation. our correspondent hywel griffith reports on the day's developments here in christchurch. hosne, shot while saving her disabled husband. mucad, a three—year—old remembered for his smile. and sayyad, a high school student at the mosque with his mother and friends. it's the stories of the victims, and not the gunman, that new zealand wants the world to hear, as it faces the question of whether they were failed. abdigani would have been at the mosque if he hadn't overslept. but his housemate, mohammed, was there, one of 20 friends he lost as the

emma vardy, bbc news, cookstown.he effects of a devastating storm. cyclone cyclone idai reached speeds of up to 120 miles an hour, and brought with it torrential rain. tonight, the british government said it would send £6 million of relief aid and tents. cyclone idai came in off the indian ocean at the port city of beira, which has been largely submerged, before making its way into zimbabwe. 0ur reporter shingai nyoka has managed to get to chimanimani, close to the border with mozambique, and sent this report. shops with their fronts torn off, windows shattered in the street. roofs rendered useless, ripped from theirjoists. this is beira, where it's thought there has been the greatest loss of life. while the damage on the ground is bad enough, it is from the air that you can see the scale of what has happened here. beira is the major port on mozambique's coast. now it is largely underwater, after the cyclone tore through it, bringing the sea in its wake. the city's tightly packed suburbs submerged. no—one knows yet t

have been arrested over the deaths of three teenagers at a st patrick's day celebration disco in cookstownr currie died after the crush outside the greenvale hotel in cookstown on sunday night. police say as many as 400 people were outside the hotel. they're examining security camera footage and appealing for any pictures or video from the event. a week after a primary school in birmingham said it was stopping lessons about lgbt rights — the bbc has discovered four more schools in the city have stopped their classes after protests from parents. the "no outsiders" programme which tries to teach children about equality and diversity has been called inappropriate for young children by some parents. sima kotecha has more. last week, parkfield school in birmingham stopped teaching children about same—sex couples. now another four schools in the city have followed suit. this comes after weeks of protests by parents over a programme called no outsiders, in which children are taught about homosexual relationships in storybooks. but many parents, mostly of muslim faith, have objected to it, and wan

it has been a day of disbelief here in cookstown.he community and people cannot quite believe that a st patrick's day party turned into such a horrible story. we do have some more details as to who the young people we re details as to who the young people were who lost their lives here last night. we know it was two 17—year—old blue and 116—year—old. one of the boys has been named locally as connor curry and the girl was lauren bullock. indeed, all three of the young people who died we re three of the young people who died were at school in dungannon and lauren's principle has described her asa lauren's principle has described her as a shining light. you had my colleague's report, counselling will be offered at those schools and youth centres in the area and career services are also being organised. people are doing their best to come to terms with what has happened and police say the priority for them is the three families who are mourning today deserve a full enquiry into what happened so police are looking at the cctv footage whic

arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the deaths of three teenagers at a st patrick's day party in cookstownent took place. officers said up to 400 people were outside the greenvale hotel — waiting to get in — and more could have died in the incident. they're continuing to examine cctv footage. the england footballer danny rose has backed claims from manchester city's raheem sterling that the media s portrayal of black footballers helps to "fuel racism" amongst supporters. last december sterling was the victim of alleged racist abuse from a fan during a match against chelsea. tottenham's danny rose claims players were over the moon to see the issue highlighted. he was speaking to our correspondent natalie pirks ahead of england's euro qualifier against the czech republic on friday. this england team is flying but it is not only results that have been a breath of fresh air. their previous players were afraid to speak their mind, the rise of social media has given modern footballers a voice. and in the case of raheem sterling, a powerful one. after he was allegedly racially abused chelsea earl

two others have been taken to hospital following the incident at the greenvale hotel in cookstown, countyance service responded to calls on sunday night. one is stable while the other is in critical conditions. the exact circumstances of the incident are still being investigated, but it is known that under 18s were in attendance at the event. residents near an oil refinery in houston, texas, are being urged by local officials to stay at home after a tank caught fire. it's the second fire in two days at a houston petrochemicalfacility following on from one that was put out at a nearby exxonmobil refinery on saturday afternoon. police in serbia have used tear gas against anti—government protesters who surrounded the presidential building in the capital, belgrade. it marks an intensification in opposition demonstrations, which have been taking place for a number of months in the balkan state. caroline rigby has more. the message was clear. thousands gathered outside the presidential palace in belgrade to demand the resignation of serbia's president and his allies. at times using force, they

emma vardy, bbc news, cookstown.ls have been engaged in talks with the taliban. president trump has also asked the pentagon to look at options for a potential us military withdrawall — that's despite a record number of afghan soldiers and civilians being killed. so what's been the reaction in afghanistan — and is the country ready to look after its own security? 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. we are out on patrol with afghan special forces. this, we are out on patrol with afghan specialforces. this, the first we are out on patrol with afghan special forces. this, the first time the country's elite troops have allowed western media to join them without us support. we have travelled into a province that is taliban territory. 0ur escort says this area has recently been cleared of the enemy but that is not what these locals say. this man says it is not safe. he said, if he had the money he would leave this area today. another says, there is constant fighting. the taliban, they say, are just 50 metres a

of course, i live in cookstown and cou nty to course, i live in cookstown and county to ronan there was all we'd have time for on the news channel. thank you to all of you for getting in touch with us with your calls, with your texts and tweets and e—mails and thank you as well to our audience panellists for all their contributions and also to the brilliance of reality check‘s chris morris. it has been a fascinating special edition of your call. viewers on the channel, thank you and goodbye to you. have a good weekend. hello, good morning and happy cent david's day. also the first day of meteorological spring. whilst it properly felt like spring over the last few days, we had a big change through yesterday, much cooler conditions will stop still a lot of cloud around at the moment and that cloud around at the moment and that cloud will stick with us through much of today. later today, we start to see some rain moving in towards western areas, before out towards the atlantic, we have some weather systems brewing up which move their way in for the weekend. for the rest today, quite cloudy

connor currie, were among hundreds of young people waiting to get into the event, at a hotel in cookstowndence if a series of demands are not met after brexit. in a speech to his party's spring conference, adam price announced a series of policy propsals — and said european funding for wales must be guaranteed. england got their euro 2020 campaign off to the best possible start this evening. a hat—trick from raheem sterling helped the three lions to a 5—0 victory against the czech republic at wembley. natalie pirks watched the action. with all talk centred on new talent there was first time to applaud the past, but as legends were remembered there was time for new memories to be made. and after a slow start, teenagerjadon sancho found himself on the end of some quick thinking from harry kane. raheem sterling had to stretch, but he wasn't missing from there. confidence is coursing through sterling. these defenders tried desperately to keep him in check. step forward harry kane. as the czechs started the second half with more purpose, it was time to get clinical. raheem sterling again in th

people here in cookstown still trying to come to terms with the news last night, nobody expected it,ut celebration. it was at a st patrick's night disco at this hotel, on the outskirts of town, the greedale, three young people lost their lives. —— the greendale. police believe there was some kind of crush as people were queueing to get into the front door of the building. let's hearfrom the assista nt building. let's hearfrom the assistant chief constable mark hamilton. at about half past nine last night, the emergency services in this area were called to the area of reports of children and young people being crushed. and also some reports that there might have been some fighting. we have responded in large numbers, over 13 police crews arrived, over 21 fire service personnel arrived, supported by ambulance colleagues. and three people were taken from the scene in critical condition. two have unfortunately died in hospital and one died at the scene. police are now looking in particular at the cctv footage which was captured, they believe several hundred people were queueing to get in

police believe there was a crush at the front door of the greenvale hotel in cookstown, where the eventhat some people fell to the ground. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy reports. last night confusion and disbelief over how a group of young people trying to enter a disco ended in disaster. terrible, just chaos. young ones hysterical, the whole night, ijust cannot believe what has happened. just after 9:30pm emergency services were called to reports of casualties outside the hotel. it was soon declared a mjaor incident. one of the teenagers died at the scene, two died later in hospital. absolutely stunned and shocked. there we have people out enjoying themselves on st patrick's night and it ends up in tragedy. the hotel had been hosting a party to celebrate st patrick's day. police believe a crowd outside had been pushing to get in but are still trying to work out exactly what happened. preliminary investigations show that was a crush towards the front door of this hotel and in the crush people seem to have fallen. we are examining now to see if the people who have fallen are those

one of the men is the owner of the greenvale hotel, in cookstown, where the incident happened.eld on suspicion of manslaughter. the number of modern slavery cases involving british children more than doubled last year, according to the national crime agency. it says county lines gangs, who work to move drugs from cities into rural areas, are fuelling the rise, as they often use children to transport illegal substances. a figure of 7001 year, and an increase of 80% over two years, is undoubtedly significant. we should all be concerned around that —— 7000 in one year. we recognise that policing, government, ngo and other partners have all played a really big part in raising awareness, providing better training, reassuring victims, and all of that plays a role in the rise of people identified and referred into the national referral mechanism to ensure that we get the safeguarding, support and protection that they need. one in ten cases of psychosis could be linked to use of smoking high—potency cannabis, according to a major study from king's college london. researchers from the u

police investigating the deaths of three teenagers in a crush outside a st patrick's day disco in cookstownthe three died as they queued for the event on sunday evening at a hotel — police now say cctv footage shows there were more than 400 people in the queue or the car park at the time the crush occured. police say a number of parents have also indicated concern that their children, who may have been underage, were trying to enter a licensed premises. detective chief superintendent raymond murray has urged anybody who was there, no matter what their age, to come forward. the absolute focus in this investigation is about finding out how three teenagers come to die on what should have been a celebratory event, and what happened before that and what happened during that. so if anybody out there is concerned because they may have been slightly underage, don't let that concern you. and, please, feel free to come forward. to the parents out there, and we know social media is alive with this, and we know that the communities are alive with talk of this, to parents, please talk with your children

michael mcelhatton, the owner of the greenvale hotel in cookstown, is one of two men being questionedand connor currie died after a crash. police are continuing to examine cctv footage. the first funeral for a victim of the mosque attacks in new zealand is taking place. these are the pictures live from at memorial park cemetery —— these are the pictures live from memorial park cemetery in christchurch as mourners gather. this funeral is taking place not far from linwood mosque, the second places of worship which was targeted. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern has arrived back in the city where the attacks took place last friday to pay her respects. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith reports. bereft of a son, a brother, a friend, hussain al—umari's family want to celebrate his life. witnesses saw the 35—year—old confront the christchurch gunman, moments before being shot. born in abu dhabi to a family from iraq, they say he lived and died a new zealander, and the country should honour him. that's what he did in the mosque, he sacrificed his life. he's a giver. he gave his soul.

connor currie, were among hundreds of young people waiting to get into the event, at a hotel in cookstownare hampering aid and rescue efforts for those affected by cyclone idai in southern africa. the death toll officially across the region is 440, although the true number is thought to be far higher. hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced across mozambique, zimbabwe and malawi. the uk has donated £22 million to the aid effort, 8 million of that is from the public. our reporter pumza fihlani has travelled beyond the coastal city of beira in mozambique tojust outside the village of dondo — where the true scale of this disaster is becoming clear to see. this would have been the fastest way to get aid to those trapped in this flooded interior. but nature had other plans. help hasn't made it here yet, so they've gone looking for it. making their way to safety with the little they could salvage, this group are part of 400,000 people who have been displaced. official figures say just over 200 people have died, but the residents of this area believe it's much higher. translation: a

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barnard, lauren bullock and connor currie died after the incident outside the greenvale hotel in cookstownugh clean water to supply england's needs within 25 years. that's the warning from the chief executive of the environment agency. sirjames bevin will tell a water industry conference later today that climate change and a growing population means unless we have a different attitude to water, in a few decades there may not be enough to go round. keith doyle reports. our summers are getting hotter and drier, which means there will be less water available, with some rivers having 80% less during these months. a growing population, particularly in the south—east, means there will be significant water shortages by 2050. this stark warning comes from the chief executive of england's environment agency, sirjames bevan, who says we are facing what he calls the jaws of death, the point on a graph where water supply falls below demand. this could happen within 25 years u nless we this could happen within 25 years unless we change our attitude to water. he says we have to balance oui’ water. he sa

arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the deaths of three teenagers at a st patrick's day disco in cookstownoutside the greenvale hotel. police say as many as 400 people were outside the hotel. they're examining security camera footage and appealing for any pictures or video from the event. dutch prosecutors investigating the murder of three people say a letter was found in the gunman's getaway car and it is one of the reasons why a terrorist motive is being seriously considered. the victims were shot on a tram in the city of utrecht yesterday. gokmen tanis, who's 37 and from turkey, was arrested in a building near the scene of the attack. he and two other men are in police custody. within 25 years, england will not have enough water to meet demand. that's the stark warning today from the head of the environment agency. the impact of climate change — combined with population growth — means the country is facing an "existential threat", says sirjames bevan. he is calling on people to cut how much water they use, as danny savage now reports. oh, look, there's one even... even worse further up.

our correspondent chris page is in cookstown. what is happening there?credibly sombre mood here and cookstown this morning, a bank holiday mandate here in northern ireland the day after st patrick's day and people are just wondering, asking how a day that should have been such a celebration and fun turned into something so horrific. the police are currently looking at cctv to diolch yn fawr footage filmed any hotel which could hold the key to how this started. as you had from the constable, police think several hundred people were waiting to getan several hundred people were waiting to get an to the venue. it is not clear that the moment whether there we re clear that the moment whether there were more than that waiting to get an all—weather venue was under capacity, all that will form part of the police investigation but no matter how the crash happened at is devastating news for this community, very tight—knit, a very quiet tone. look what i present tips have been coming and going making the point that cookstown is not at all used to hearing this sort

our correspondent chris page is in cookstown. what is the latest quest —— what is the latest?e really coming to terms with what is an unspeakably sad story on this bank holiday monday in northern ireland. it unfolded as you heard from the assistant chief constable there, last night, there was a st patrick's day disco at this greenvale hotel. police believe several hundred people were queueing in front of the hotel to get into the event and there was some kind of crush. they think perhaps the three teenagers who died fell on the ground during that crush and sustained fatal injuries. police are saying today that they are still trying to find out the exact circumstances, what happened before the crush, during the crush. they have said that pa rents the crush. they have said that parents should speak to their children this morning if they were here and they should encourage them to speak to the police. police are also saying that if anyone has any videos or photos on their phones of what happened, they should not post them on social media but give them to the officers involved in

emma vardy, bbc news, cookstown.e weekend with the help of three speedy guide dogs. thomas panek, who is blind, was the first to complete the race without the help of human guides. he was led along the 13.1 mile course by three labrador retrievers. waffle, westley and gus, who took it in turns to pace him. he completed the race in just under two hours 21 minutes — and all members of his 14—legged—team received a finisher‘s medal. and we can talk to thomas who is the ceo of guiding eyes for the blind charity. has this ever been done before? not that i know of it, that is the first timei that i know of it, that is the first time i have ever run that distance guided by guide dogs. i rely on the dogs for navigation, and they love to run and i love to run, so it made a whole lot of sense to train guide dogs to help people with vision impairment to be able to run, but new york is a crowded race and a very challenging, iconic race, but it was a whole lot of fun. didn't they do well? and didn't you do well finishing the race

the emergency services including doctors and paramedics were called to the greenvale hotel in cookstown been hosting a party for young people to celebrate st patrick's day. parents were asked to collect their children immediately following their children immediately following the incident. eyewitnesses say people were in tears outside the venue when they heard news of the deaths. a tragedy has happened tonight. i think our hearts or to go out to the families. there are children out tonight not realising. therefore it is important that we bear that in therefore it is important that we bearthat in mind therefore it is important that we bear that in mind and be very sensitive to the needs and the heartbreak of those families. the dup leader, arlene foster, tweeted that her thoughts and prayers were with everyone impacted by the tragedy. a local counsellor said there was a deep sense of shock. that an evening of celebrations had gone so horribly wrong. britain's prime minister theresa may is making a fresh effort to swing dozens is making a fresh effort to swing d oze ns of is making a fres

police believe there was a crush at the front door of the greenvale hotel in cookstown, where the eventnt, emma vardy reports. last night confusion and disbelief over how a group of young people trying to enter a disco ended in disaster. terrible, just chaos. young ones hysterical, the whole night, ijust cannot believe what has happened. just after 9:30pm emergency services were called to reports of casualties outside the hotel. it was soon declared a major incident. one of the teenagers died at the scene, two died later in hospital. absolutely stunned and shocked. there we have people out enjoying themselves on st patrick's night and it ends up in tragedy. the hotel had been hosting a party to celebrate st patrick's day. police believe a crowd outside had been pushing to get in but are still trying to work out exactly what happened. preliminary investigations show that was a crush towards the front door of this hotel and in the crush people seem to have fallen. we are examining now to see if the people who have fallen are those who are deceased. there was a little struggling going on t

a 17—year—old girl and two boys aged 16 and 17 died in cookstown.sunday night. a large group had been waiting to get into a disco. this mobile phone footage was taken inside the hotel's nightclub — and you can see people struggling to get in. local councillor denise mullen described the scene when she got there. just chaos. young ones hysterical. i just cannot believe what has happened. we've also heard this from the police. there was a crash towards the front door of this hotel. in that crash people seem to have fallen. we are examining to see if people who have falle n examining to see if people who have fallen are deceased. there seems to have been struggling going on to get people off the ground and that might explain why there was reports of fighting. chris page has more. people are doing their best to come to terms with what has happened. police say the priority is that families in mourning deserve a enquiry into what happened. police are looking at cctv footage which ca ptu red are looking at cctv footage which captured images of the crush. t

the three were morgan, lauren and connor, they died after the incident outside the hotel in cookstowny not benefit from improvements in cancer treatment because of a shortage of senior doctors, according to the royal college of radiologists. a survey found that 70 consultant clinical oncologist posts are currently vacant in the uk — more than half of which have remained unfilled for at least a year. here s our health correspondent nick triggle. consultant clinical oncologists are the senior doctors who often take charge of a cancer patient‘s nonsurgical treatment, like chemotherapy and radiotherapy. these form a vital part of care. but the royal college of radiologists said services are being undermined by a lack of consultants. a survey of all major 62 cancer centres in the uk has found that more than 7% of consultant posts are vacant, compared with 5%, five years ago. the college said services were often only kept going with large amounts of overtime. it predicts the situation will get worse in the future, putting the roll—out of new, innovative treatments at risk. the nhs said extr