zoo in cumbria. the park was later fined £250,000 for health and safety breaches. hamertonath of rosa king as a freak accident, but alongside the shock and grief, there is a need to find out what went wrong and why. the zoo has not identified which particular tiger was involved in this but says the animal is unharmed and says it will update everyone on its investigation as soon as it possibly can. meanwhile, the police say they have closed their enquiry because they have determined there were no suspicious circumstances. they will pass on their findings to the local authority, huntingdonshire district council, who are responsible for licensing the zoo — and they may then determine whether there should be any issues or prosecution around health and safety matters. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. the bbc understands arsene wenger has agreed a new two year contract to remain as arsenal manager. after a scare in paris, world number one andy murray is through to the second r

park near huntingdon. the zoo is home to 500 animals, including a collection of malaysian and white tigers. on the line, is our correspondent, ben aneo, who is at hamertont 11:15am the police were called and the air ambulance was dispatched and arrived here. people online tweeted photographs showing it arriving, people visiting the zoo park at the time ona people visiting the zoo park at the time on a bank holiday monday. that will be exactly the kind of thing people with families would choose to do. the police have said a serious incident has taken place. they said they are unable to provide further information at this time, but they can confirm, as a matter of public reassurance, no animals have escaped and members of the public are safe. however, people we have spoken to here, members of the zoo who come here, members of the zoo who come here frequently said they had heard there had been an incident in the tiger enclosure, possibly involving a zookeeper. obviously somebody was heard because that is why the air ambulance was called, but we don't know a huge amount. it is important to wait for confirmation of events because it is one of those situation

there has been a statement i understand from the zoo a statement i understand from the zoo itself. —— hamerton park two members of staff stood at the gate and handed out the statement. they have said they were too distressed to talk but they have confirmed that one of their colleagues had been killed and what they have described asa killed and what they have described as a freak accident in the tiger enclosure this afternoon. they said that at no point did any animals escape from the enclosure and that at no point were members of the public in any danger. certainly, when it happened, people on social media, who were here at the time earlier on, they have described how they were quickly moved from inside a zoo they were quickly moved from inside a zoo out and a zoo they were quickly moved from inside a zoo out and a zoo was they were quickly moved from inside a zoo out and a zoo was evacuated. they said that clearly the staff we re they said that clearly the staff were anxious and perhaps a little bit nervous that it was all done in a controlled manner and many have paid tribute to their prompt acti

emergency services and have been called to what they have described as a serious incident at hamerton zoo parkn evacuated and an air ambulance was sent to the 25—acre wildlife park near huntingdon. the zoo is home to 500 animals, including a collection of malaysian and white tigers. 0ur correspondent ben ando who is at hamerton zoo for us. what's known at this stage? at the moment, very little is known officially. however, you can see behind me there is a significant police presence. they have been here since being called at 11am this month. the ambulance was also dispatched here. not immediately clear whether dated away a patient 01’ clear whether dated away a patient or casualty. —— whether they took away a patient. i'vejust or casualty. —— whether they took away a patient. i've just seen a black cover in as van arriving. this is a very serious investigation —— a black coroner's van. we are awaiting an updated statement from police. they said today is that they have attended a serious incident, that no animals are free and no members of the public heard. resume awe members of the public hear

pete davies who was at the hamerton zoo park when the attack happened. t a tiger attack ina zoo sister was killed at a tiger attack in a zoo in cumbria in 2013. coming up in a zoo in cumbria in 2013. coming up to 10am, the latest news and sport in a moment and the weather but before that thank you for your many messages about election blind dates. barry says the best piece of coverage i have seen since the election was called, light—hearted fun, just what we need right now. stevens says brilliant tv, more please. chris says it is very enjoyable. john says it is funny, even when nigel farage is taking part, he comes across as smug, arrogant and vomit inducing. another says something on the programme which makes nigel farage seem nice. another saying the only problem was looking at and listening to nigel farage. wayne said they were both incredibly charming and entertaining. victoria a class act. i used to be a waitress in my teenage years at a restaurant in rochdale so i have a lot of experience. tomorrow find out what happened when toff from made in chels

rosa king — who was 33 — has been described as the "shining light" of hamerton zoo park in cambridgeshire the enclosure she was in. ben ando is there. an investigation is underway here but at its heart is a relatively simple question, how did an experienced zookeeper at a well—regarded wildlife park come to be in an enclosed space with a deadly predator? meanwhile tributes have been paid to rosa king by her family and friends, one of whom said she was someone around him things revolved here at hamilton park zoo. we do wedoa we do a lot of work... we do a lot of work. .. rosa king had a lwa ys we do a lot of work. .. rosa king had always loved animals. and according to those who knew her was passionate about their welfare and protection. but yesterday while she was doing thejob she lodged but yesterday while she was doing the job she lodged at hamerton zoo park one of the tigers in her care attacked and killed her. today friends and family paid tribute to the 33—year—old keeper who had an affinity for cheaters but loved all the big cats. in a statement her mother andrea said... now an inve

vistors have been evacuated from hamerton park zoo in cambridgeshire amid reports of a very serious incidentpolice and an air ambulance have been seen at the scene. now on bbc news hull is nearly half way through being the uk's 2017 city of culture. anne—marie tasker and kofi smiles have the latest instalment of what's happening in the year long celebration. hello and welcome to hull, the uk's city of culture for 2017. show casing the brightest and the best of culture has brought us here to hull's cemetery for a performance with a difference. we meet matt fraser who will put his disability centre stage. i'm a deformed actor playing a deformed character for the first time in britain. it's extraordinary that it's the first, but exciting i get to do it. we meet the army of volunteers giving up their time for culture. # there's a star man waiting in the sky... and go on a trip down memory lane with a spider from mars. hello. i'm the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc here in hull. this is kofi. i'm the face of hull, chosen by the bbc with a mission to bring you culture whenever and where

rosa king — who was 33 — has been described as the "shining light" of hamerton zoo park in cambridgeshireando is there: now an investigation is underway, the police have said there are no suspicious circumstances but zoo managers will want to know how tiger how did she end up with a deadly predator? she was someone around whom things grow old. we do a lot of work... rosa king had always loved animals. and according to those who knew her was passionate about their welfare and protection. but yesterday while she was doing the job she lodged at hamerton zoo park one of the tigers in her care attacked and killed her. today friends and family paid tribute to the 33—year—old keeper who had an affinity for cheetahs but loved all the big cats. in a statement her mother andrea said... now an investigation is underway, the police have said there are no suspicious circumstances but zoo managers will want to know how tiger got into the enclosure where she was working and in just a few seconds turned off on bank holiday into a tragedy. experts warn that whether in captivity are not, tigers are wild an

zoo in cumbria. the park was later fined £250,000 for health and safety breaches. hamertonident, but alongside the shock and grief, there is a need to find out what went wrong and why. let's have a look at the weather. and we canjoin, according to the radio times, britain's favourite weather forecaster! let's get the weather forecast! the weather is mixed across the country right now. there is some rain around, moving across more northern and eastern parts of scotland. eventually, this evening, a little later on, the weather will try out and skies were clear. we are in for and skies were clear. we are in for a starry night across the north of the uk but short—term, spots of rain here and there, but cloud coming and going through most of the afternoon. this evening, the clear skies across the northern part of the uk. a nip in the air, temperatures of eight celsius. further south, about 13 or 14. celsius. further south, about 13 or 1a. stubborn cloud around early in the morning across south western and southern areas. some missed, but not too stubborn because it will break up

but yesterday while she was doing the job she loved at hamerton zoo park one of the tigers in her care the 33—year—old keeper who had an affinity for cheetahs but loved all the big cats. in a statement her mother andrea said... now, an investigation is underway. the police have said there are no suspicious circumstances, but zoo managers will want to know how a tiger got into the enclosure where she was working and in just a few seconds, turned a bank holiday into a tragedy. experts warn that whether in captivity or not, tigers are wild and potentially dangerous animals. under normal circumstances, there should be no reason for a keeper and a predator such as a tiger to be in the same enclosure at the same time. the only exception to that would be if the animal has been sedated so it can undergo a veterinary procedure or similar. but there should be no reason for a conscious animal, conscious predator, to be in the same space as a keeper. some animal welfare campaigners say keeping wild animals in captivity is just wrong. taking a child to a zoo for the first time, of course there will

zoo in cumbria. the park was later fined £250,000 for health and safety breaches. hamerton alongside the shock and grief, there is a need to find out what went wrong and why. let's have a look at the weather. it is not going to be too bad at all in many areas for the second half of the afternoon. the skies will start clearing, particularly across northern parts of the uk, over the next few hours. so, this is the weather front which brought the two parts of scotland and northern ireland. you can see the back edge of it, and clearer skies will be filtering in. these are the temperatures around six being. tonight, there we go, the clearer skies in the north. essentially speaking, it is quiet out there this evening, mild in the south, 14 degrees, signalfigures evening, mild in the south, 14 degrees, signal figures there evening, mild in the south, 14 degrees, signalfigures there in evening, mild in the south, 14 degrees, signal figures there in the north. tomorrow, a nice day on the way, certainly much better than today, more sunshine, particularly across northern areas. a love

vistors have been evacuated from hamerton zoo park in cambridgeshire amid reports of a serious incidentted at the scene. in sport, the so—called richards game in football is underway at wembley. huddersfield are taking on riding at wembley and it is currently goalless. england cricketers are heading for humiliating defeat to south africa at lord's. england were all out for 153. the tourists are 63 without loss in reply. and the british number three is through to the second round of the french open. he beat the american ryan harrison in four sets. i will be back with more a bit later. police, investigating last week's suicide bombing in manchester, have arrested a man in shoreham—by—sea, near brighton. a total of 1a people are currently in custody in connection with the attack, which killed 22 people and injured more than 100 others. two more addresses have been raided in greater manchester and chester. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. we can get more now with our correspondent frankie mccamley, who's at st ann's square in manchester. more significant police activity? y

rosa king, who was 33, has been described as the shining light of hamerton zoo park in cambridgeshiree died on monday after a tiger entered the enclosure she was in. ben ando reports. we do a lot of work for conservation, a lot of breeding to try and save... rosa king had always loved animals. according to those who knew her was passionate about welfare and protection. yesterday while doing thejob she protection. yesterday while doing the job she loved at hamilton zoo park, one of the tigers in her care attacked and killed her. today the family and friends of her pay tribute to the woman who had a special affinity for cheaters but loved all the big cats. now an investigation is under way, police say there is no suspicious circumstances but they will want to know how a tiger got into an enclosure where she was working and turned a fun bank holiday into a tragedy. expert said tigers are wild and are potentially dangerous weather in captivity or not. under normal circumstances there is no reason for a predator like a tiger and a keeper should be in the same enclosure at the same time, th

a female zookeeper has died at hamerton zoo park in cambridgeshire after a serious incident involvingtors were evacuated from the 25—acre wildlife park near huntingdon. the zoo is home to 500 animals, including a collection of malaysian and white tigers. 0ur correspondent at hamerton zoo gave us this update. a member of staff handed out a statement which said they were too distressed to talk but they confirmed that one of their colleagues had been killed in what they described as a freak accident in the tiger enclosure this afternoon. they said at no point did any animals escaped from the enclosure and members of the public we re enclosure and members of the public were not in danger. when it happened, people on social media who we re happened, people on social media who were here at the time, said they we re were here at the time, said they were moved very quickly from inside the zoo outside, the zoo was evacuated. staff were clearly anxious, they said. it was done in a controlled way. many have been paying tribute to their prompt actions in the light of what happened. air ambulance

emergency services and have been called to what they have described as a "serious incident" at hamerton zoo parke. visitors have been evacuated and an air ambulance was sent to the 25—acre wildlife park near huntingdon. the zoo is home to 500 animals, including a collection of malaysian and white tigers. 0ur correspondent ben ando is at hamerton zoo for us. ben, what more can you tell us about what happened 7 ben, what more can you tell us about what happened? what we know at the moment is very sketchy. at least what has been confirmed officially. we know that the police and emergency services were called at around 11:15am to the tiger enclosure here at hamerton zoo. that's a particularly popular attraction and many people have been treating online about how they were needed at the time —— tweeting and how they were rushed away from staff, who got people away from the area very quickly. ground ambulances and eight ambulances and the police arrived. there are still plenty of police vehicles here including two forensics units. that suggests this isa forensics units. that suggests this is a very se

rosa king, who was 33, worked at hamerton park zoo. e an investigation continues. amy cole reports. mauled to death by one of the tigers inbee park. she has been named locally as rosa king, one of the zoo keepers, and was killed by one of the animals in the enclosure. it is not known what has happened exactly yet. busy with bank holiday visitors, several posted photographs with the helicopter that landed. they were led away but some claimed they were allowed back in for a short period before the park was closed by zoo officials. they later handed out a short statement that says this. nine years ago, a cheetah escape through a broken electric fence. it was later captured nearby and no one was hurt. police say it there were no suspicious circumstances and a full investigation is under way. the zoo says it will remain closed today. coming up at six o'clock on brea kfast, coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, all of the day's news, business, and sport. and today they'll be live from the welsh resort town of clandidno for an election specia

rosa king, who was 33, worked at hamerton park zoo. ill remain closed today while an investigation continues. amy cole reports. mauled to death by one of the park's tigers. police say the female zoo keeper who has been named locally as rosa king was killed inside the animal enclosure. it's not known yet exactly what happened. busy with bank holiday visitors, several people posted photographs as the air ambulance landed. those in the park we re ambulance landed. those in the park were led away, although some claimed they were allowed back in for a short period before the park was closed by zoo officials who later handed out a short statement which said: this appears to have been a freak accident. at no point during the incident did any animals escape their enclosures and at no point was public safety affected in any way. nine years ago, a cheetah escaped through a broken electric fence, it was later recaptured nearby and no—one was hurt. police say there are no suspicious circumstances and full investigation‘s under way. the zoo says ful

the mother of a zookeeper who was killed by a tiger at hamerton zoo park in cambridgeshire has paid tributed that she had exceptional care for the animals she looked after. she had an affinity for cheaters and other big cats. the question is how she came to be in an enclosure wearer tiger could get in there with such devastating results. the police investigated yesterday and where here all day. they said they felt there were no suspicious circumstances, so today they have confirmed that their investigation is winding down. what they would do is winding down. what they would do is send theirfindings is winding down. what they would do is send their findings to huntington district council. and they will decide whether there are any health and safety implications to be considered. in the meantime, the tiger who was involved in the attack is still here. it has not been killed. we are waiting for an update from the zoo regarding their investigations and what they have found out so far. thanks, ben. there have been two bombings in the iraqi capital, back bad. at least 16 people died in this ice c

hamerton park zoo in cambridgeshire has confirmed that a female zookeeper was killed in what's been describedll be closed tomorrow, while investigations continue — as ben ando reports. police said the female zookeeper, who has not yet been named, was mauled to death by one of the park's tigers inside their enclosure. it is not yet known exactly how. the park was busy with bank holiday visitors and several posted videos as the air ambulance landed. those in the park were led away, though some people said they were allowed back in for a short period before the park was closed by zoo officials who later handed out a short statement which said, this appears to have been a freak accident. at no point during the incident did any animals escape their enclosures and at no point was public safety affected in any way. nine years ago, a cheetah escaped through a broken electric fence. it was later captured nearby and no one was hurt. the forensic vans have left and the police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding what happened. a full investigation is under way in the zoo where this even

hamerton zoo. the wildlife park houses endangered animals including malaysian and white bengal tigers. >>> the veterans administration is investigating dozens of new cases of drug thefts by employees at v.a. hospital and clinics nationwide. the associated press says the v.a. has opened 36 new cases in the last six months. that brings the total number of open criminal investigations to more than 100. officials say the thefts put patients' lives at risk. they point out drug thefts are a growing problem at private hospitals as well. >>> scientists say a volcano in alaska is likely to erupt again following a massive blast that affected airline traffic. take a look at the graphic coming from the alaska volcano observatory. it shows the eruption of a volcano along the southern edge of the bering sea. the eruption sent a cloud of volcanic ash 45,000 feet high. airliners operating between north america and asia fly near the volcano and ash is a threat to jet engines. >>> happening today, two san francisco giants will trade in their gloves and bats for baristas aprons to benefit local kids. hunter pence and den

park. rosa king ‘s attack at hamerton zoo yesterday. this was her speaking a year ago.yan tiger here — there's only about 300 left in the wild and they're being poached. at least they're safe here. before 10, we'll speak to an eyewitness who was there with his family when it happened. plus — we'll talk to a surgeon who treated dozens of seriously wounded patients after the manchester terror attacks which killed 22 people. well, are you single, nigel? that's a very good question — a lot of people are asking that question.