an estimated 20,000 people filled hagley park, people of every religion and of none. of respect for their muslim neighbours. it seems a really small thing to do to wear a headscarf to just show some form of respect, but also care and love and solidarity, i guess. it's great that people can see new zealand for the love that we can give. but our hearts are broken. it's very saddening. it feels like the whole city of christchurch has again turned out today for another extraordinary show of support and solidarity for the muslim community and for the families of the dead. but while the prayers go on here, on the other side of the city, they are preparing for an even more solemn ceremony. at the linwood cemetery this afternoon, 26 victims of last week's massacre were laid to rest, including the youngest, three—year—old mucaad ibrahim. in the days since the killings, new zealand has been unified in grief. but the killings have also raised profound questions for this country about the spread of a racist ideology that seduced the alleged killer. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc new

walking along hagley park to get back to my desk.y sure at all what was going on. checking up on the local news sites to see what is going on and what came through, the more that came through the crazier it seemed to become. we are all currently locked down in the office and waiting to hear more. while you are in the street walking back from lunch we're told by police to get off the street and get into hiding? —— were you told. off the street and get into hiding? -- were you told. not at that point. they were moving at high speed, through lots of traffic. all the lunchtime traffic. they were setting up lunchtime traffic. they were setting up they cordon and stuff, i believe. it was probably about 1:55, so probably about ten or 15 minutes, as far as probably about ten or 15 minutes, as farasi probably about ten or 15 minutes, as faras i am probably about ten or 15 minutes, as far as i am aware, after the incident started happening. it was not right where i was. i couldn't see any police officers around but there were lots of police ca

he was with us at hagley college.5 additional ethnic liaison officers, who are working to support the community. these specialists will work alongside local staff to support families there. they are assisting to repatriate them with their loved ones in a way that is consistent with muslim faith, while taking into account these unprecedented circumflex stances and their obligations to the karnup. —— coroner. i want to also advised that the ministry of education is continuing to support christchurch schools and learning centres. our ministry trauma team was mobilised yesterday and further resources are being considered as necessary. communications will go out today to principals in early learning centres, leaders and christchurch about how to access support. principals and early learning leaders in all other regions will receive a vice tomorrow. the ministry is preparing communication and resources that will be live on the website and trauma teams in all regions are ready to mobilise. i wa nt to regions are ready to mob

thousand people in indecision came to watch and listen so a huge number of people it was held in hagley park because of course of the huge number of people but also because the two mosques where the attacks took place are still closed they're still under police guard and able to open just at the moment we're going to show you exactly where we are the service was held just a few from the al nor mosque which is where the first attack took place a week ago and where most people were killed it is still under police guard again a very eerie scene here the work has finished the police investigation at the two sides has come to an end the focus over the past couple of days has been on cleaning and repairing the buildings so that worship is can go back and worship as we've spoken to say they want to go back in out for prayers but of course many of them are scared they are worried that this sort of thing might happen again so it could take some time for worship is to get the courage back to go inside those two mosques obviously they weren't able to open in time for friday prayers which is extrem

so these are prayers taking place right now at the hagley park, which isjust opposite place right nowthe hagley park, which is just opposite al noor mosque, one of the mosques that experienced this horrific attack. we are expecting jacinda ardern, the leader of new zealand, to speak and... let'sjust dip in and have a listen to see, to hear what is being said. as-salamu alaykum... our imams summed up in new zealand, the muslims of new zealand and our country, new zealand. so i'm not going to take any more of your time because from here, we're going to go and start our own burials. i would like to conclude in the language of the people of new zealand. i will use the words of love, aroha, aroha, aroha... use the words of love, aroha, aroha, aroha. .. so use the words of love, aroha, aroha, aroha... 50 events live use the words of love, aroha, aroha, aroha. .. 50 events live taking place in the parkjust opposite the al noor mosque, where we are expecting jacinda ardern to speak. my colleague mariko oi is therefore us. of course, very poignant there in christchurch. —— there for us. indeed

certainly very poignant was in a very emotional the afternoon prayer is the friday prayers held in hagley park right in the center of christ church a makeshift mosque if you like which was set up just meters from the elm little mosque where the first of the attacks took place a week ago and where most of the people were killed some strongly worded statement says you heard there from the a mom of the eleanore mosque but it was also i sense an opportunity for him to say thank you for the outpouring of support that the muslim community in particular the worship is that we're from the alamo mosque and the lynwood mosque to say thank you and he said that this terrorist tried to use eland pot but he said the new zealand has proved that it is unbreakable to show you elizabeth again where we are at i mentioned the elnora mosque so just meters from where the friday prayers were held is the mosque itself across the road there you can see it is still under police god very eerie scene here the police investigation has finished there has been over the past few days a lot of cleaning and reconstruction

an estimated 20,000 people filled hagley park, people of every religion and of none.ems a really small thing to do to wear a headscarf to just show some form of respect, but also care and love and solidarity, i guess. it's great that people can see new zealand for the love that we can give. but their hearts are broken. it's very saddening. it feels like the whole city of christchurch has again turned out today for another extraordinary show of support and solidarity for the muslim community and for the families of the dead. but while the prayers go on here, on the other side of the city, they are preparing for an even more solemn ceremony. at the linwood cemetery this afternoon, 26 victims of last week‘s massacre were laid to rest, including the youngest, three—year—old mucaad ibrahim. in the days since the killings, new zealand has been unified in grief. but the killings have also raised profound questions for this country about the spread of a racist ideology that seduced the alleged killer. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch. let‘s take a look at som

park where there we re mosque near hagley park where there were active shooters, in the plural, anyoose? the police, as you said, this is an active scene, that suggests that at the time the statement was issued the time the statement was issued the shooter or shooters had not been apprehended. there are unverified reports of a second mosque being involved. this could be an orchestrated effort by more than one person. we simply do not have the clear information to put those pieces together. that is what the police will be doing now, trying to piece together what they know about who was where, at checking against records for individuals they may have thought could potentially be a risk of some terror threat. this seems to have been an attacker, an orchestrated attack against muslims within new zealand. they will be looking for any records of someone who is known to hold extreme views against the muslim population within christchurch or further afield. but obviously their priority will be tracking down and locking down anyone who is deemed to be a threat. do you have any sense how well

are very he placed prison now the mosque is also a park in christchurch a very full in pot known as hagley park and police but don't fit within those trees . around the cordon there which explains a lot why around papal blocks here in christchurch as i say very few people on the strait most people will be hurt and big reflecting on what many people ascribe to the one of the doctors in new zealand history prime minister just saying it was extraordinary and proceeding to the act of violence going on and in christchurch not too long ago people at the port there that was all they could talk about it was shock they would disbelief many people who'd been around talking quietly in tight circles indeed when i arrived at the cordon place wanted to make sure they knew who i was they wanted to know what i was doing there that i was archived that they were other people who i could talk to as well as very much hearing feeling here and christchurch is right. down here as well the police commissioner had spoken to four people arrested one man charged and will be going to court tomorrow what other informa

the attacks began in the early afternoon at the al noor mosque in hagley park.ter a second mosque not far away came under attack. at the deans avenue mosque we now know that 41 people have lost their lives. and at the linwood mosque, seven have lost their lives. of the 40 mosque, seven have lost their lives. of the a0 people who are being treated at christchurch hospital, one has now passed. so the total number of people who have died in this horrendous event is a9. only when the shooting stopped could ambulances reach the two mosques. soon, more than 20 wounded people were being rushed to hospital and, all day, the number of reported deaths continued to rise. police had parts of new zealand's second—largest city under lockdown for hours. mosques told to close their doors, the country now on the highest possible alert. the new zealand prime minister had to find words for those responsible. you may have chosen us but we utterly reject and condemn you stop we had undoubtedly experienced an attack today which is unprecedented, unlike anything we have experienced be

deal out of their presence here this friday prayers was not about her so she came into this area in hagley just a few minutes before the cole to prayer went out she gave a very very short statement the loudspeaker basically tossing from the koran and saying that new zealand mourns with you we are one so it was a speech last and probably less than a minute so very poignant and i think that you know an appearance by her here that will be very well received by the worship is the muslim worship as you came to this pocket just a few meters from where the first of those attacks happens and on the issue off the change of the gun laws wane how much support does she have from other parties in the opposition. i think she will have almost total support we've already heard from the leader of the opposition national party simon bridges saying that he absolutely supports what the prime minister has announced those gun law changes so i think within parliament when that next parliament session starts in a couple of weeks you know when those laws that new set of legislation is presented to the members of p

service governments from around the world are being represented at the national remembering corbis in hagley park joy tens of thousands of new zealanders have gathered there since the massacre to mourn those who lost their law to. the world of light. nor do you know. our correspondent samantha early she is in the city of christ church there at that memorial service samantha obviously an emotional event is taking place there and we understand that people have come from around the world to join the service today. yes that's right. there are people from almost sixty countries in terms of the official word presentation and perhaps many more amongst the public at the start in prime minister scott morrison is among the international representatives here also people from the united nations and the organization of islamic cooperation and the mood here very somber and yet people still arriving as you can see as well. we know the security is very tight through this before the list of people attending from fifty nine countries has not been made public we understand do people think that new zealand will

thousand people in indecision came to watch and listen so a huge number of people it was held in hagley park because of course of the huge number of people but also because the two mosques where the attacks took place are still closed they're still under police guard and able to open just at the moment we're going to show you exactly where we are the service was held just a few from the al nor mosque which is where the first attack took place a week ago and where most people were killed it is still under police guard again a very eerie scene here the work has finished the police investigation at the two sides has come to an end the focus over the past couple of days has been on cleaning and repairing the buildings so that worship is can go back and worship as we've spoken to say they want to go back in for prayers but of course many of them are worried that this sort of thing might happen again so it could take some time for worship is to get the courage back to go inside those two mosques obviously they weren't able to open in time for friday prayers which is extremely important to wor

as many as twenty thousand people have come together at christ church hagley park opposite the newer mosque targeted in friday's attack. new zealand's prime minister wearing a headscarf a message as poignant as her words thank you for your words and here's. the problem if my how much i love ally who are like me what about the. believe in really should prime minister communication and intention to me i just write one already. we need a heart of the body surface for how body feels prime new zealand mourns with you we are one. grief is palpable in christ church but so is a sense of unity. who. was good to come to give the today as one fun night and and all we're going to do now is a strong. for the muslim family and the muslims. as the government takes steps to prevent tragedies like this from happening again new zealanders in christ church and across the country are determined to find a way forward as one community. more or less story or website dot com we have some sports now in the twenty nineteen rugby world cup starts in september japan but for two avid england fans the trip to tok

about one km to hagley park.ute, and they had lea ked through that route, and they had leaked to be told not to go. about 15 minutes rated week i'll reach the cricket ground, and we are all sent away into the pavilions. and the players are obviously very shocked. if there had beenjust players are obviously very shocked. if there had been just three or four minutes earlier, they would have beenin minutes earlier, they would have been in the mosque. they could well have been targets for the shooting. they had been sending out tweets, talking about their shock. we can see one of them there now. so what happens now and but if the mood of the team ? happens now and but if the mood of the team? it was, for couple of hours later and the team was taking to the motel pretty quickly. i went to the motel pretty quickly. i went to bt motel, the manager held a press co nfe re nce . to bt motel, the manager held a press conference. i saw the players there. they were shell—shocked. i think when they went back to the hotel, they

hagley park is sitting in the middle, the mosque is sitting in the middle, the mosque is off to one side. a short distance away from the hospital, a short drive perhaps, not really a drive but more ofa perhaps, not really a drive but more of a walk, short drive to the scene of a walk, short drive to the scene of the shooting the linwood mosque, so all within a short distance and the reports that we had from speaking to one witness at the linwood mosque is that they saw one witness living in a light—coloured subaru legacy wagon, and that is one of the cars we believe was associated with later being found again in the central city within ied, an explosive device, attached to it. the next device was found on the car was also found outside a bank in the central city, so certainly a very co—ordinated, very centralised attack this afternoon. yes, we have heard from the prime minister a little earlier, she looks sort of visibly shocked. how is this being taken, this news being taken because the likes of christchurch is used to natural disasters but human disasters like massacres in mosques, ver

the canterbury horticultural c into a fifty seven record ten eleven new near the cricket oval at hagley pak and that's so that the quickly college can reopen on tuesday. the hub include three percent of representatives from i.c.c. the new zealand recross can't break civil defense image and see management group the ministry of social development canterbury district health board and for them support. the ministry of business and evasion and employments visa services facilitating image and see faces families of the injured and those that have passed away in face ministry of foreign affairs and trade and communication with international partners about information regarding the attack and providing travel advice and information on accommodation and venue's with visitors can attains to pay their respects and sympathies. the footage related to the tech has been classed as objectional objectionable so it is an offense under the new zealand law to possess share and to host it i understand the department of internal affair as is planning to issue an updated media statement around digital safety s

community's grief but there is a sense that this is a very symbolic step forward, across the road at hagley park here in christchurch 5000 people marched in what is known as the march for love. this event organised by 316—year—old high school students. another powerful act of solidarity eight days after the attack. further north than usual in's biggest city, auckland, the prime minister has addressed the country's biggest mosque and has brushed aside global praise of her compassionate and decisive leadership during this tragedy here, saying that she simply is echoing the humanity of all new zealanders. golden eagles in scotland have been fitted with new tracking technology after six bridge disappeared in suspicious circumstances in the space of the year. the tank which has been trialled in the cairngorms national park sent a distress signal if the eagle starts behaving unusually. scottish natural heritage says it hopes the initiative will tackle wildlife crime. as well as better understanding where eagles are spending time we hope to shed more light on what happens to them if there is any p

as many as twenty thousand people have come together at christ church hagley park opposite the newer mosque targeted in friday's attack new zealand's prime minister wearing a headscarf a message as poignant as her words thank you for your words and here's. the problem is that mohammad that i love i who i like what about teaching. to believe and we need your kindness communication and simply i just want one already. when the heart of the body surface the whole body feels prime new zealand mourns with you we are one. grief is palpable in christ church. but so is a sense of unity. it was good to come together today as one fun night and you know we're going to turn now as a strong. for the muslim family and the non muslims. as the governments take steps to prevent tragedies like this from happening again new zealanders in christ church and across the country are determined to find a way forward as one community. while the families of the victims are still of course trying to come to terms with this attack the book to the mother of one of those who was killed. let's send down a list. that

as many as twenty thousand people have come together at christ church as hagley park opposite the al-noor mosque targeted in friday's attack the most. calls the country's reaction an example of love and unity play. the fiercest. evo nation in. the lead. but. new zealand's prime minister wearing a headscarf yet again in a sign of support and quoting islamic scripture we need of the body south as the home already feels prime. new zealand mourns with. one while grief is palpable in christ's church a message of unity and prevails. it was good to come to give it to you as one found and and all we got to do you know is a strong. for the muslim family and the muslims. as the government takes steps to prevent charges like this from happening again new zealanders in christchurch and across the country are determined to find a way forward as one community. well in a show of solidarity women and men in new zealand i've been wearing has scars as you saw in that survey reported in this play of solidarity with new zealand's muslim community the event called headscarf for harmony was organized via socia

here near the al noor mosque near hagley park in christchurch there has been a steady flow of visitorse entire day delivering floral tributes, remembering 41 people who were killed just a couple of hundred metres up the road. you mentioned the gun laws there. a country of five million people, one and a half million guns. it is obviously largely rural country, lots of hunting taking place. a quite influential gun lobby in the past when this had been tried before to tighten the gun laws. what is the focus on here? he was a lawful gun owner, wasn't he? he was. he had no criminal record. he wasn't on a watch list, as regards to any of the security services here in new zealand or across the tasman sea in australia. we do know, as you have been discussing, he published that rambling manifesto online full of racist and anti—immigration rhetoric. there will be questions asking why this man wasn't being monitored. but of course there may be many, many people like this individual. can they all be tracked? what we know is that the background of brenton tarrant, he is the man accused of perpetrati

mignini now some people watching beyond where those prayers were held there was a big screen erected in hagley pogs yes emotional somber times but each time that the mom or the prime minister made that very brief speech at the start but particularly when the a mom made comments related to how new zealand has embraced the muslim community since friday's attack it was a huge round of applause went up from those some fifteen thousand people i just want to show you exactly where we are elizabeth because obviously the two mosques where the attacks took place on not opened yet they're still under police guard so what we're showing you now is the al nor mosque where the first attack took place it is just across the road from headley pog so it was only a few meters away from where friday prayers were held just a short time ago it was hoped that they all know mosque and linwood small squad be reopened in time for friday prayers that is not possible you can see the huge number of flowers that are there now being brought down from the police cordon which is being reduced in size gradually over the past c

ground and christchurch working alongside the ministry of social development at the community hub at hagley for i.c.c. as i've said before immigration status does not affect it is based on the event happening here in new zealand and events such as this mood or manslaughter the family is eligible for a funeral grant of around two hundred thousand dollars there are also one off payments for the deceased children and dependants. ongoing a system provide assistance provisions for things like childcare and of course compensation for the loss of income amy stay is providing standard forms of financial assistance also such as helping with and to mediate immediate maids and things like one off grants for food payments it will also be working with individuals and families to consider ongoing needs such as being a fit support. you can trim so all of the way he did particularly for the government and also for parliament cabinet will mate tomorrow i will provide updates from this at my usual post cabinet priests conference as i've already indicated it's mind teaching that we will have and i didn't see

across the road at hagley park here in christchurch, 5000 people marched in what's known as the marchool students, another powerful act of solidarity eight days after the attack. further north in new zealand's biggest city, auckland, the prime minister, jacinda ardern, has addressed the country's biggest mosque and she's brushed aside global praise of her compassionate and decisive leadership during this tragedy here, saying that she's simply been echoing the humanity of all new zealanders. soldiers have been deployed on the streets of paris today to protect public buildings in case of demonstrations by the so—called "yellow—vest movement". protests last saturday descended into violence and shops and businesses were looted. paris police have banned the protesters from a large area in the west of the city, including the champs—elysees. these are live pictures from today some of the bands have effectively shone silly so that what you can see is the basilica of the sacred heart of paris, the well—known sacre coeur. it is relatively calm at the moment. we have seen the band affecting the

across the road at hagley park here in christchurch, 5000 people marched in what's known as the march school students, another powerful act of solidarity eight days after the attack. further north in new zealand's biggest city, auckland, the prime minister, jacinda ardern, has addressed the country's biggest mosque and she's brushed aside global praise of her compassionate and decisive leadership during this tragedy here, saying that she's simply been echoing the humanity of all new zealanders. a new type of satellite tag for tracking birds of prey is being trialled at cairngorms national park in scotland. over the next 18 months, some young golden eagles, like the ones seen here, will be fitted with the raptor tracker tag. it's hoped that the new technology will provide better information on the birds' movements and help to curb wildlife crime. earlier, i spoke to grant moir, the chief executive of the cairngorms national park authority, which is involved in the project. they have been issues with golden eagles in scotland, we have about 400 breeding pairs but some vacant territories

but particularly for young people today local ministry of education staff meet with senior staff at hagley community college and pits high primary school to provide support and resources a team will be educationally a high school in the morning. the ministry is also gathering information to assess intermediate trauma support needs at schools in israeli living seem to is across the city support is already being provided to some schools and this will be expanded tomorrow morning the christchurch office is responding to calls as they come in and a team of two hundred staff is springmeier belies with specialist staff from other regions on site or on the y. i least fifty people have died in flash floods in the indonesian province of pop for another fifty people were injured torrential rains in the provincial capital die a poor triggered the deluge. receded leaving a trail of mud fallen trees and damaged properties. in zimbabwe as tropical cyclone pushes its way into the country the storm is already playing more than one hundred lives in mozambique in malawi damaged bridges roads and power lines

particularly for young people today a local ministry of education staff meet with senior staff at hagley community college and its high primary school to provide support and resources a team will be a high school in the morning. the ministry is also gathering information to assess intermediate trauma support needs at schools in israeli living seem to is across the city support is already being provided to some schools and this will be expanded tomorrow morning the christchurch office is responding to calls as they come in and a team of two hundred staff is being mobilized with specialist staff from other regions on site or on the way at least fifty people have died in flash floods in the indonesian province of pop for another fifty were injured torrential rain in the provincial capital jayapura triggered the deluge floodwaters have receded leaving a trail of mud fallen trees and damaged properties dozens are dead in zimbabwe as tropical cyclone lee di pushes its way into the country the storm has already claimed more than one hundred lives in mozambique i'm allowing damage to bridges roa

all support and hagley park is cancelled until further notice. you talked about support.killed, there will have to be a large number of funerals. they are very specific requirements in terms of muslim funerals. the council is working very closely with the communities to ensure that there are proper places available for preparation and for appropriate grades to be done. they are being done today. how software you that this happened in your city? very shocked that it has happened here, but i am shocked that it has happened in new zealand. this hasn't happened in new zealand. this hasn't happened in new zealand. this hasn't happened in any other city in this country, and i think that i will be equally shocked. the reason we had been targeted, i think, is i understand they made a deliberate decision to target our city and our country. and that was because we are a safe city and a safe country. and that was the message. in my response to the choice of christchurch by this terrorist individual who chooses to terrorise our city, it is an act of cowardice that he has performed. i

yes there are people have been gathering here for the past couple of hours really this is in hagley park so it's a good location where the actual prayer friday prayers will take place is just a few meters is across the road from the old knoll mosque which is where the first attack happened a week ago where most people were killed so i'm going to step out a shot for a sick and let joel show you exactly what is going on and you'll see worshipers gathering here this is where the friday prayers will take place and it's being called a makeshift effectively because they cannot go inside the alamo mosque at the moment all they can all go inside the lynnwood mosque where the second attack took place just a few minutes later and you'll see beyond the fence line there are thousands of people who have come here to show solidarity really with the muslim community in christ and people not just coming from christchurch itself not even from new zealand we're seeing people coming from right around the world official delegations people just wanting to come here to again show their support for what this c

across the road at hagley park here in christchurch, 5000 people marched in what‘s known as the marchht days after the attack. further north in new zealand‘s biggest city, auckland, the prime ministerjacinda ardern has addressed the country‘s biggest mosque and she‘s brushed aside global praise of her compassionate and decisive leadership during this tragedy here, saying that she‘s simply been echoing the humanity of all new zealanders. police in norway are evacuating more than a—thousand people from a cruise ship in stormy seas. the first passengers have already been airlifted to safety. the viking sky sent out a distress call after suffering an engine failure off the southwestern coast. an eyewitness says the ship is being battered by waves up to ten metres high. all 1300 passengers are expected to be taken off the ship. with me now is richard lork—hague who was visiting his grandmother in farstad when he heard a ship had sent out a mayday alert. hello there. tell us what you saw or what you seen or heard? hello there. tell us what you saw or what you seen or heard ?|j hello there.

particularly in the mass casualty support role at the hospital in particular we've also set up a center at hagley along with police to support the families of the victims and i might say that the facility that we're using as we now will to bring all the agencies together to help were really effectively. good afternoon my name is deeper strikes and i'm from victim support he and. since the news of this incident face started filtering straightaways an organization had been working hard in the background to put greg best support panes in place for the victims of this awful event and three of hades offices of time and money. twenty four seats in support from air support week is from all over the country and from our volunteers from all over the country say starting tomorrow will probably be when radio start implementing nice planes and support prices will last as long as it needs take thank you. before i turn to your questions want to conclude if i gain acknowledging the absolute bribery not just of police staff and you would have seen the online videos but also i members of the public they put thems

cars everywhere and my brother called me to say he was cycling past the mosque, just to the west of hagleyre the main attack was. he saw a man covered in blood. he was carrying a man to safety and he told my brother he built between 15 and 20 people were killed in the attack. we now know that in total the death toll is a9, much worse than was even thought then. that was at around two o'clock in the afternoon. there was a period of lockdown with most public buildings and schools closed. i cannot say life has returned to normal but now there is traffic on the streets. most people are in a state of shock, horror, disbelief that this could have happened in christchurch. new zealand is seen by many as a place apart, a place of peace, the last place you would think of for something like this to happen. the new zealand prime minister in her earlier news conference made a comment to that effect and said new zealand, christchurch, had been chosen because of that. the sense of shock must be absolutely immense. new zealand had no mass shootings before. when it comes to terrorism, you really had to go

one of the mosques at hagley park, very close to the city another ina park, very close to the city another woman. the australian prime minister, scott morrison, saying that one of those men detained is an australian citizen. and there is also video circulating apparently showing the attack taking place at one of the mosques. it is truly appalling, truly traumatic for people to watch, but it does give you an indication as to the callused nature, the barbaric, the savage nature, the barbaric, the savage nature of this attack, the gunmen picking off his victims inside one of the mosques. so safe to say this will be an attack that will reverberate right through new zealand. this is a country largely peaceful, progressive, mostly, in its politics, welcoming to migrants, but this is a country that is now in deep, deep shock given the traumatic events in christchurch in the past few hours. thank you very much, phil mercer. brexit is no longer likely to take place on the planned date of 29 march, after mps gave theresa may their backing to seek an extension. now it is up to other eu leaders to app

over the coming days in particular on sunday when there's going to be a memorial service held in hagley park opposite the mosque. in christ church wayne thank you let's bring in nikki hagen he's an author and investigative journalist who joins us live now from. some global experts have described the shootings as a catastrophic failure of intelligence what do you think the gunman wasn't known to the security services. i will i mean that the first reason that he wasn't known was that he wasn't in new zealand and he came from another place but that's no excuse new zealand has been preparing to fight for the possibility of foreign inspired terrorism since the september eleventh attacks in a very serious way the real problem which is they're going to have to think very hard about the intelligence service is a very tied into an anglo-american view of the world that's who set them up that's who they work with and so for the past seventeen years they've been looking for muslims and they have watched and off some people some people would say her arrest muslim people in new zealand intensely they

an estimated 20,000 people filled hagley park, people of every religion and of none. really small thing to do to wear a headscarf to just show some form of respect, but also care and love and solidarity, i guess. it's great that people can see new zealand for the love that we can give. but their hearts are broken. it's very saddening. it feels like the whole city of christchurch has again turned out today for another extraordinary show of support and solidarity for the muslim community and for the families of the dead. but while the prayers go on here, on the other side of the city, they are preparing for an even more solemn ceremony. at the linwood cemetery this afternoon, 26 victims of last week's massacre were laid to rest, including the youngest, three—year—old mucaad ibrahim. in the days since the killings, new zealand has been unified in grief. but the killings have also raised profound questions for this country about the spread of a racist ideology that seduced the alleged killer. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch. at the eu summit, donald tusk

the attacks began in the early afternoon here at the al noor mosque in hagley park.ven have lost their lives. of the a0 people who are being treated at christchurch hospital, one has now passed. so the total number of people who have died in this horrendous event is a9. only when the shooting stopped could ambulances reach the two mosques. soon, dozens of wounded people were being rushed to hospital and, all day, the number of reported deaths continued to rise. police had parts of new zealand's second—largest city under lockdown for hours. mosques told to close their doors, the country now on the highest possible alert. new zealand's prime minister had defiant words for those responsible. you may have chosen us but we utterly reject and condemn you. we have undoubtedly experienced an attack today which is unprecedented, unlike anything we have experienced before, but as i say new zealand has been chosen because we are not a place where violent extremism exists. we reject those notions and me must continue to reject them. this is not an enclave for that kind of behavi