we are expecting jacinda ardern, the leader of new zealand, to speak and...'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, and we seeing live pictures from the event, where you can see thousands of people from the local community are attending friday prayers. this is the exact event that the attacker targeted las

sorry, let's get straight to the prime minister, jacinda ardern. straight to the prime minister, jacindahat time, he has given details of the situation at hand. hesitantly, the situation at hand. hesitantly, the police do have one suspect in custody. however, there could be others involved. —— presently, the police. also, there are multiple scenes involved in this incident as well. police will be giving more details as they can, as the situation unfolds. while i cannot give any confirmation at this stage around fatalities and casualties, what i can say is that it is clear this is one of new zealand's darkest days. clearly what has happened here is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence. many of those who will have been directly affected by this shooting may be migrants to new zealand. they may even be refugees here. they have chosen to make new zealand their home, and it is their home. they are us. home, and it is their home. they are us. the person who has perpetuated this violence against us is not. they have no place in new zealand. there is no place in new zealand for suc

prime minister jacinda ardern there and of course asi jacinda ardern there and of course as i mentioned so and we continue to be here monitoring this awful attack, the response from the community has been extraordinary and i have been here on deans avenue which, as i mentioned, is close to the al noor mosque, the site of one of the attacks, and people have been coming into hundreds today as a show of support and solidarity with their muslim friends and neighbours. we heard of course many maori groups coming here, a haka dance and singing and choruses happening and those floral tributes behind we continue to grow, as do the crowds. but if it from me. but over to you. sharanjit leyl there. but if it from me. but over to you. shara njit leyl there. leading but if it from me. but over to you. sharanjit leyl there. leading our coverage from christchurch on those terror attacks, those two terror attacks on those mosques in new zealand and of course don't forget, there has been a lot of information put out there, especially in the last hour but you can get all of it on our website. especially

at the new zealand parliament, prime minister, jacinda ardern, condemned the gunman who killed fiftyas a terrorist, criminal and extremist. she said she would never utter his name in public. sharanjit leyl has the latest from christchurch. she was speaking in parliament. she is quite adamant that government would continue to provide the necessary support and security to the muslim community that were targeted in the attack. she also explained how she would seek to establish why the attack happened and how to prevent plans for any other. there have rightly been questions around how this could have happened here this is in a place that prides itself on being open, peaceful, diverse. and there is anger that it has happened here. there are many questions that need to be answered and reassurance i give you is that they will be. yesterday, cabinet agreed that an enquiry, one that looks into the events that led up to the attack on march 15 will occur. we will examine what we did know, could have known 01’ what we did know, could have known or should have known. we cannot allow this to happe

the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, is preparing to meet people in hospital who were injured in friday's terror attack at two mosques in christchurch. brenton tarrant, an australian national who's 28, has appeared in court charged with one count of murder. further charges are expected to follow. my colleague, sharanjit leyl, is in christchurch at the hospital where many of the injured have been taken. i am just here right outside that hospital, where we are told some 12 operating theatres worked overnight to save some of these victims. that is highly unusual, i am told, for this hospital and, of course, as you said, reged, the death toll stands at 49 people and slowly, we're getting some of the names of those affected, including the likes of a 71—year—old afghan man, haji daoud nabi. his son said that his father had travelled the world and here, he had found a slice of paradise and, of course, his thoughts pretty much encapsulate the thoughts of many others in this city here. we have just been here for a few hours and there's really a sombre mood amongst many of the residents

we re detail about what jacinda ardern were saying.rovisional list that has been released because of a request from the families but that list is not exhaustive. it is not a formal list and so will not be released publicly at this time. one of the other very interesting points that jacinda ardern mentioned was about facebook and google. she asked whether they ought to be regulated and she said she tried as much as possible to get a lot of that footage of the attack taken off a lot of that footage of the attack ta ken off platforms a lot of that footage of the attack taken off platforms and she also said that the cfo —— chief operating officer of facebook sheryl sandbert has reached out to offer condolences and she intends to talk to facebook about the problem of this material. in the last hour, facebook has tweeted about the attack and it is reported that in the first 2a hours it removed 1.5 million videos of the attack of which over 1.2 million we re attack of which over 1.2 million were blocked at the point of upload. they have also

very firm words from jacinda ardern. it isa very firm words from jacinda ardern.een taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, and still in very serious condition. and all the people who were in the areas at the time of the shooting. earlier i spoke to eyewitness carl pomare who was driving past one of the mosques with his colleague when they saw people running towards them. i was driving just outside and i saw lots of people running outside the mosque. and they were running for their lives. i said to my work colleague, something is happening here. and the next second there was rapid—fire and it wasn't fireworks, it was a semiautomatic rifle. and these people were being knocked down like ten pins, right opposite where i was driving. i saw the thing happen from behind. and they were falling to the ground. very surreal and it's like, ok, what do we do now? so i stopped my vehicle about a hundred metres up the road and we decided, ok, what are we going to do, we need to go back and help these guys so we parked up and set up a cordon with another car who was luckily anoth

laura: you heard jacinda ardern calling for glob action.er withagues spoke ea jeh johnson, the secretary of homeland security under president obama.ta >> sec, thanks for joining us. there has been so much on other types of terrorism, such asis ealamic extr do you think the tof white supremacy and far right enterrorism extremism has overlooked? >> whether it has been overlooked or not, it definitely has our cus now in the united states. it is a fact that homicides as a result of far right extremism now outpace homicides, deaths, terrorist attacks by individls or groups with some foreign connection. in the closing days of the obama adminion, i was focused onex white violenemism, nationalist extremism, to the point where we got congress to fund efforts in local communities to fund groups like an organization called after hate. i am concerned the current administration doesn't bring to the table the same focus. this is definitely a problem. we see a risg tide of this type of strand of terrorism, not only in the unit states but as you noted, glo

jacinda ardern mentioned this is an unprecedented tragedy. say, , aneed, let's -- - iical kikind of comments meanan, i know some politicians have mentiononed som comments. some of them even used this tragedy as part of the political tools to show, look,k, there is this clashsh between islam and christianityty or islam -- we don't need that. we need love, support, and some of the. amy: i also want to ask you about the response of new jacindas prime minister ardern and how she is being praised, wearing a hijab, comforting the victims families. and also, as you just said, talking about muslims as "us." this is the prime minister speaking on friday. >> many of those who will be does have been directly affected by the shooting may be migrants to new zealand. they may even be refugees here. they have chosen to make new zealand their home and it is their home. they are us. the person who has perpetuated this violence against us is not. they have no place in new zealand. amy: of course, the prime minister's comments are being contrasted with presiden

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at a news conference, jacinda ardern also said it will be several days before the bodies of all thoseled are returned to their families. from christchurch, rupert wingfield—hayes sent us this report. in christchurch on sunday morning, the outpouring of grief and solidarity has continued unabated. close to the mosque where the first attack took place on friday, the flower tributes continue to grow, many people overcome with emotion. in wellington, prime ministerjacinda ardern made her own emotional tribute at the city's biggest mosque. but amid all this grief there is also anger the attacker wasn't stopped before he could carry out his deadly plan. prime minister ardern today confirmed her office did receive an email copy of the killer's political declaration just before the attacks took place. i was one of more than 30 recipients of a manifesto that was mailed out nine minutes before the attack took place. it did not include the location. it did not include specific details. back in christchurch a sports team has come to lay flowers. their goalie is among the dead. his coach has this

<jacinda ardern, prime minister, new zealand: prime minister, <jacinda ardern, <jacinda ardern, primeindividuals who have been apprehended, but three are connected to this attack who are currently in custodyone of which has publicly stated that they were australian born. these are people who i would describe as having extremist views that have absolutely no place in new zealand and, in fact, have no place in the world."> <"he start shooting from the entrance... the barricade of the whole mosque area."> thanks will. thanks will. thanks will. ( james ) ( james ) thanks will. ( james ) president trump has responded to the tragedy in new zealand. this morning he tweeted ... "my warmest sympathy and best wishes goes out to the people of new zealand after the horrible massacre in the mosques. 49 innocent people have so senselessly died, with so many more seriously injured. the u.s. stands by new zealand for anything we can do. god bless all!" (á2 shotá)( darya ) to get some local perspective on this horriffic attack --- we are talking to zahra billoo who is the executive director of the bay

as governor—general i represent the queen so i cannot get into politics but i know that jacinda ardernof new zealanders to address conlong and gun control and how we support people in the community. and that was the governor—general of new zealand. she is one of many people here who have been remembering those who lost their lives in the mosque attack. a particularfocus has been on the children who died and those that. young new zealanders have been gathering together to see how they can help their community. clive myrie reports. this silent memorial shouts its poignancy. 50 pairs of white shoes, for the 50 people who died. among them, little children. as so many reflect on this tragedy, lost in a whirl of painful thoughts, it is sobering to remember that the killer didn't see human beings in those mosques. he saw targets, and children were fair game. the tributes right across christchurch reflect that abomination. five perished who were under the age of 16, including a three—year—old and a four—year—old, given no chance in life. sayyad milne was 1a. now at peace, says his father, and

new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has urged her fellow citizens never to utter the name of gunman who killed 50 people at mosques in christchurch. she said he was a terrorist, a criminal and an extremist who sought notoriety. in parliament, ms ardern said new zealanders should give him nothing, not even his name. with more on events and developments in new zealand, bbc‘s shara njit leyl is in christchurch. that's right. it is a stunning afternoon here in christchurch, blue skies, the sun is out and people keep coming here to the botanical gardens where i am. they have been coming here all day for days now since the attack happened. there is a huge memorial here, a big pile of flowers, people keep bringing them and they are determined to show solidarity with the muslim community here and to fight off the sense of hate that inspired friday's attack and of course we also heard from the prime ministerjacinda ardern, she has spoken several times, and she spoke several hours ago again, saying she was adamant her government is determined to try and keep the muslim community secure

we were just hoping to go to jacinda ardern, the new zealand prime minister, who has been delivering a statement, but it does appear there has been a technical problem and we were not able to hear what she had to say, but she has beenin what she had to say, but she has been in christchurch talking about that terror attack. 49 people have died and a number of peep will i still injured. —— people are still injured. and of course the conversation has been around gun laws as well. our top stories: new zealand police say they're not looking for any further suspects in the killing of 49 people in christchurch on friday, but are remaining vigilant. we will be highly vigilant, high lea p we will be highly vigilant, high leap present, highly visible, to ensure that if there is anyone out there wanting to commit harm, that we can intervene. —— highly present. the main suspect in the killing, brendan tarrant, has been charged with murder. further charges are expected. 11 people remain in a critical condition in christchurch hospital following the shooting at two mosques. two children are also a

ones, jacinda ardern pledged to tighten new zealand's gun laws, which unlike britain, don't include assault weapons. one of the issues we are facing is that the guns that were used in this case appear to have been modified. that is a challenge that police have been facing and that is a challenge that we will look to address and in changing our laws. there is also a more immediate challenge — making this community feel safe and united. after all the fear and violence the city experienced on friday, this is the natural heartfelt response. people wanting to come and stand together, to grieve together and show their solidarity. they want to help those whose lives had been changed forever. we feel the pain that everyone is going through at the moment. this is something that is very different. we do not experience that in new zealand. it has just touched a lot of hearts in christchurch, for everyone, especially us. we came here to make our life. and ifeel for our family and friends. they were part of it. with families wanting to bury their loved ones, graves are being prepared. imams are

new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has met members of the islamic community in wellington. she's pledged to tighten the country's gun laws. this is the scene in new zealand, in wellington, where she's expected to make a statement shortly. live from the parliament building. we'll bring that to you live. i'm reged ahmad in london. also in the programme: president macron has condemned violent protests by yellow vest protestors in paris. shops were looted and barricades set alight. hello and welcome to bbc news. in the next few minutes, we're expecting new zealand's prime minister to make a statement. this is the live picture from the location in parliament, where jacinda ardern is expected to provide an update. it's now known that 50 people were killed in friday's attack on two mosques in the new zealand city of christchurch. 35 of the injured are still in hospital, 13 of them in a critical condition. my colleague, sharanjit leyl, is in christchurch. let's go there now. it's 4 o'clock in the afternoon here in christchurch and it's a day of mourning and remembrance for many peo

jacinda ardern.vening time, and speak to our correspondent, phil mercer. picking up on the interview, any further sense of how jacinda ardern will take this idea, global fight against a racist right wing ideology that she talks about, how she will take that forward? ideology that she talks about, how she will take that forward ?|j ideology that she talks about, how she will take that forward? i would imagine that she would be working in concert with her australian collea g u es concert with her australian colleagues across the sea, the prime minister, scott morrison, there has been discussing ways to counter the rise of the far right too in australia. australia and new zealand share so many things in common and of course the man suspected of perpetrating the atrocity here on fridays is an australian citizen. this was the second time that the prime minister has visited christchurch since the attacks and she has announced a two silence here on friday to commemorate a week since the awful events. —— two

new zealand‘s prime minister, jacinda ardern. that‘s it from me for now.ighlights from prime minister‘s questions. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. the most noticeable feature of the weather for the next few days will be the feel of it. it‘s going to be very mild with temperatures a little above the seasonal average, in fact. and it should be largely dry too with the high pressure taking control. winds will be light for most away from the far north of the country. now, the air mass is key to how it‘s going to feel for the next few days. got low pressure to the north of the uk, high pressure to the south, and we‘re bringing this warm air on a south—westerly wind. but it is very moisture—laden off the atlantic, which is why we‘re seeing quite a lot of cloud around, thick enough to produce outbreaks of light rain and drizzle for northern england and scotland early on wednesday. there could be a bit of mist and fog too. a mild start to wednesday in places. no lower than 10 degrees, for example, in belfast. so, through this morning,

the prime minister jacinda ardern says with no equivocation, this is a terrorist attack.ul about assigning motive to the crime. but they had enough evidence. they had an 87 page manifesto, the have i i don' video, the gunman's own words. terrorism is violence or intimidation in pursuit of political or social goals. and obviously if you go through as we talked earlier, that 87 pages, plenty of politics in there. so that is why it is being called terrorism. it is important to note too that new zealand is one of the five eyes, united states, united kingdom, australia, new zealand and canada, five english speaking countries that share this type of information. military information interrelated to terrorism and the like. so i'm sure that we've been talking to them and trying to figure out is this a localized plot or something that is broader. >> or was there any chatter before this happened. >> most importantly here, are there any other further follow-on attacks. it is important to note last week i spoke to a senior fbi official at fbi headquarters who said that currently righ

:"today, prime new zealand <jacinda ardern, <jacinda ardern, new zealand prime minister:"today, i'm announcinghat new zealand will ban all military style semi-automatic weapons. we will also ban all assault rifles... in short, every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on friday will be banned in this country.">( james ) less than a week after the deadliest terror attack in modern new zealand history --- the prime minister announced sweeping gun control legislation. which has since been endorsed by the opposition leader and gun groups. the proposal will be introduced to new zealand's parliament early next month. those affected will be allowed to safely surrender those weapons to police.details on that plan are still being developed. (james) new zealand officials say they have identified all 50 victims of the shootings. last night ... some two- hundred francisco city hall ... to remember those who were killed. more than a dozen people spoke condemning hate and condemning white nationalism. here's local congressman eric swalwell. < we continue to see this carissel of hate not just

the prime minister, jacinda ardern, is in christchurch.hole new nation. back to you. police in northern ireland say two men have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the deaths of three teenagers at a st patrick's day party in cookstown on sunday night. one of them is the owner of the hotel where the event 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

but jacinda ardern says what is country can do now is tighten gun lawsment ben tracy is in kleistchurch. >> we cannot be deterred from the work that we need to do on our gun laws. >> new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern is calling for urgent action after the worst mass killing in the country's modern history. the suspected gunman, 28 year old brenton tarrant obtained a legal gun permit in 2017. he purchased all five weapons used during his rampage at two mosques and kleistchurch friday including two semiautomatic rifles legally. >> what he's done is just not right. >> it's unrepairable. >> his family spoke for the first time today. >> it's just so much for everything to take in that somebody in our family would do anything like this. >> new zealand's police commissioner says it appears tarrant who appeared in court this weekend with his face blur-- blurred according to law, acted alone. but they haven't completely ruled out that he had help. the victims are being remembered in tributes throughout new zealand. a memorials in kleistchurch are still growing along with the shk that thi

and listening to the new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern speak just a short time ago she had this is not new zealand. this is not who we are. and that is the truth. new zealand is this peaceful loving welcoming nation. it's a country of just 5 million people that has been rocked by the horrors that took place in christchurch this afternoon. but that video, to watch that gunman and it has now been confirm bide the australian prime minister scott morrison that he is an australian citizen, he drove to the mosque and he live streamed this video on facebook. he drove to the mosque, he got out of his car, he was carrying the semiautomatic guns. he walked into the mosque, as soon as he passed the gates he started firing towards the mosque. he then walked through the front doors and is mowing down anyone in his path. you can hear people screaming. you can hear people moaning, crying out for help. he then goes into a corridor. he reloads, walks back out and starts shooting again. he then calmly walks out of the mosque, gets outside the gates and starts firing along the pavement in one dire

jacinda ardern isov joefoverhau her country's gun laws. >> new zealand will ban all military style semi automatic weapons. we will also ban all assault rifles. we will ban all high capacity magazin magazines. we will ban all parts with the ability to convert any firearm into a military style semi automatic weapon. >> the prime minister also announcing a buy back program to encourage new zealanders who own automatic weapons to surrender them. let's bring in ivan watson. is there any opposition to these really swift moves by the prime minister? >> reporter: so far we haven't heard an organized opposition. new zealand police association has supported, but they were lobbying for this ahead of time. an auckland rifle association say they supported this. and deputy prime minister had spoken out after the orlando night club shooting in the u.s. against this type of gun control, now he is on board. and i think that consensus is what the prime minister is banking on. take a listen. >> we the government feel absolutely confident that the vast majority of new zealanders will support this change. >

prime ministers jacinda ardern in the new zealand capital, wellington. —— prime minister.ur correspondnet in christchurch, phil mercer, who gave a full breakdown of the new gun control measures. what we are seeing now is all of the firearms used in last friday's attacks will be banned. all military style semi—automatics and also assault rifles will be outlawed within three weeks. in the meantime, there will be interim measures put in place by the government to stop a run on people buying those prescribed guns. the prime minister, jacinda ardern, as you say, speaking here in new zealand in the past hour, saying that these measures, very strict measures, will in her words, "prevent an act of terror." so there seems to be broad support among the new zealand population. earlier today, mps received a petition with about 65,000 signatures, calling for the ban on semi—automatic weapons. there will be people who oppose what the pm is suggesting, but we get the sense here that there will be a vast swell of support for the prime minister's reforms. we were carrying that press confer

but jacinda ardern says the fight against prejudice isn'tjust local.exists and make sure that we never create an environment where it can flourish, but i would make that a global call. what new zealand experienced here was violence brought against us by someone who grew up and learned their ideology somewhere else. she's facing the toughest test of her political career, soothing a nation traumatised by extreme violence. but charisma and an ability to strike just the right tone in a moment of national mourning has endeared her to new zealanders and many around the world. how do you bring this community back together? this was a community that was, by and large, already together. myjob is to ensure its not shattered apart. clive myrie, bbc news, in christchurch. increases in the cost of food and alcohol helped to push inflation higher last month. the rate of price changes, measured using the consumer prices index, rose to i.9%. that's up from 1.8% injanuary. but the office for national statistics says house prices are rising at their slowest rate for alm

new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has urged her fellow citizens never to utter the name of the gunman who killed fifty people at mosques in christchurch. speaking in parliament, she said he was a terrorist, criminal and extremist who sought notoriety. thirty people who were injured in attack on friday remain in hospital. dutch police have arrested a turkish man in the city of utrecht, where 3 people were killed in a shooting attack on a tram on monday morning. five people were wounded, some seriously. now on bbc news, monday in parliament. hello, and welcome to monday in parliament, our look at the best of the day in the commons and the lords. on this programme, just when you thought brexit couldn't get more chaotic, it does... what the government cannot legitimately do is to resubmit to the house the same proposition or substantially the same proposition as last week, which was rejected by some 149 votes. also on this programme, should british people who left the uk to join islamic state in syria and iraq be allowed back to the uk? some mps say definitely not. i believe th

earlier, jacinda ardern held emotional meetings with islamic leaders and other members of the islamicts in christchurch has re—opened the national debate about firearms laws with the prime ministerjacinda arden saying that new zealand's gun laws will change. philip alpers is a founding director of gunpolicy.org run by the sydney school of public health. it looks at gun law policy around the world. i asked him how new zealand could change its gun laws? it would be easy but whether or not they have the political will, we are yet to see. i am from new zealand and i felt quite strongly about what has been going on here. especially seeing your coverage. and what i can say is that it would not be possible for this australian to have done this in his own country. the question now is whether he came to new zealand to do this largely because he knew that it was a soft touch for gun law. new zealand does have some good gun laws but there are large gaps and it is those gaps that allowed this tragedy to happen. it must be quite difficult for you as a new zealander to watch what has happened. i wo

within hours of the attack, the prime minister, jacinda ardern, promised to toughen gun laws.agreed to measures in principle, but exactly what is changing isn't yet known. this isn't the first time the country has debated gun reforms. back in 2016, the country's police association sent a warning that gun controls were inadequate. earlier i spoke to kevin clements, a professor at the centre for peace and conflict studies at 0tago university. i started by asking him if he suppoted a ban on semi—automatic weapons in new zealand. 0h, absolutely time. in fact the proposal — the initial proposal of this was in 1995, withjudge thorpe's report on gun control. he recommended the complete ban of military—style semiautomatic weapons and pistols. that was never picked up by the government at that stage. it's been proposed in other reviews of gun control, and the government's always avoided it. but i think this time around, i think there's finally an opportunity for that to come into place. and it will put us in consonance with existing legislation in australia and the uk, and to some exte

prime minister jacinda ardern there. our correspondent phil mercer is in christchurch.ng the point that the terrible damage that was done on friday was done primarily with two guns, assault rifles purchased legally on a standard license in new zealand, modified illegally but very easy to turn them into military grade, and this is the response? yeah, what we are seeing now is all of the firearms used in last friday's attacks will be banned. all military style semi—automatic weapons and also assault rifles will be out lord's —— outlawed within three weeks. in the meantime there will be interim measures put in place by the government to stop a run on people buying those prescribed guns. the prime minister, jacinda ardern, as you say, speaking here in new zealand in the past hour, saying that these measures, very strict measures, will in her words prevent an act of terror. so there seems to be broad support among the new zealand population. earlier today and he's received a position —— petition with about 65,000 signatures calling for a ban on semi—automatic weapons. —— ear

the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, has visited survivors of the attacks in hospital asriffith reports. wade dined by grief, anger, confusion, christchurch is a city where people are trying to comprehend the impact of a terror attack. some are just holding onto life. waseem and his four—year—old daughter were both shot. he posted this message online from his hospital bed. please pray for myself, for me and my daughter. hopefully she will be so much better. under tight security the man accused of the shooting on friday was today brought to court to be charged with murder. ajudge has ruled that brenton tarrant‘s face should not be shown. the 28—year—old we re should not be shown. the 28—year—old were a prison going and handcuffs and made a hand gesture linked to white's premises in the dock. it brought chaos to christchurch, at 236 minutes from the first emergency call for the suspect to be apprehended. he rashid killed alongside his son in the al noor mosque. he was seen in a video of the attack apparently trying to tackle the gunman before he was shot. his death was conf

. >> prime minister jacinda ardern. >> that was the new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern updating an incident in chri christchurch. many were injured. four people in custody. we're told three men and a woman. one of the suspects is named brenton tarent and we're told he wrote a 74-page anti-immigration manifesto. we just found out that none of these people who are in custody were on any kind of a terror watch list. there was any kind of warning. two mosques in christchurch, new seal land, were attacked. we're told it happened during friday prayers. that is significant because that is when the mosques are most crowded. to give you an idea we're told 500 people were inside one of those two mosques. no word on how many people were in the other. you can see on your tv set right now, this is what it looked like at the area hospital where ambulance after ambulance after ambulance were carrying victims and you will also see what looked to be concerned friends and family members rushing into the hospital to check on their loved ones. much of christchurch was under lockdown for much of the

jacinda ardern has confirmed that on the day of the attack, her office was sent a document by brentonelling out extremist views. but she says there wasn't time to act. i was one of more than 30 recipients of a manifesto that was mailed out nine minutes before the attack took place. it did not include a location. it did not include specific details. in australia, brenton tarra nt‘s grandmother says she's incredulous at what's happened. we're all gobsmacked. we don't know what to think. you know, the media's saying he's planned it for a long time so he's obviously not of sound mind, i don't think. two days after the shootings, the police are still combing christchurch for evidence. the scale of the crime scene here is enormous. days after the shooting, the police are still having to go street by street searching for bullet shells. this is one of the areas where the gunman took aim. khalad was in the mosque as the massacre unfolded. ten of his friends were killed. he watched as the gunman moved calmly from one to the next. my heart, really, it's broken. he was shooting just my friend's d

the time to act is now, the words of new zealand prime minister, jacinda ardern.net meeting today, promising tough new legislation around gun control. as it stands, you can be 16 and own a gun here or 18 to own one of those military—style semi automatic weapons. the authorities believe the laws are too lax and they need changing. all gun owners are licensed here. but most individual weapons don't need to be registered. that sets new zealand apart from many other countries. the prime minister is promising new legislation in a week's time. there will be also a national inquiry into the actions of the agencies leading up the actions of the agencies leading up to the atrocity here in christchurch on friday. did they do enough, did they know enough about the suspect who is in custody, that will all unfold during the inquiry. the police investigation is continuing. here in christchurch there has been a stream of people leaving flowers at this makeshift memorial at the botanic gardens. 31 people remain in hospital. nine are in intensive care. we understand a girl offour

jacinda ardern there, the new zealand prime minister, speaking to my colleague.w is our correspondent mariko oi in christchurch. mariko, a very difficult day ahead for the families as they prepare to bury their loved ones. that's right, ben. the first funerals i finally got under way today so it was a particularly special day for those victims, —— victims‘ families. the prime minister acknowledged again during the press conference the frustrations they may have felt about getting their loved ones bodies back. the islamic tradition dictates the bodies be buried within 24 dictates the bodies be buried within 2a hours but because of the identification process and the criminal case against the alleged suspect, but needs to be built, there was an obvious delay. the police commissioner even apologised for it but he emphasised the importance of this whole process. as he mentioned the majority of bodies have been released to the families and more funerals are going to take place here. mariko, every day i speak to you and your colleagues christchurch it seems the number o

in a speech yesterday jacinda ardern said i implore you speak the names of those who were lost ratherhave sought notoriety but we in new zealand will give him nothing not even his name. 50 people were killed during the shootings inside the masjid al noor and linwood mosques. several more including a 4-year-old girl remain in critical condition. prime minister jacinda ardern said yesterday her cabinet has agreed in principle to new gun restrictions which will be announced next week. pittsburgh's tree of life jewish temple where 11 people died last october is one of many groups which have started crowd funding campaigns to raise money for the victims. >>> ahead of a sit down in the rose garden news conference with president trump at the white house today brazil's far-right president yesterday made an unusual visit to the cia. it's part of his first official visit to washington. he took office back in january and is an outspoken admirer of trump, even garagering the nickname trump of the tropics. yesterday he also met with business leaders and said that even though china is brazil's top

this is what jacinda ardern but also all over the world. this is whatjacinda ardern said.rkish president has also spoken with great condemnation of the attack. pakistan's prime minister, imran khan, wrote... there were a lot more of those and there are more on the bbc news website. to bring you up to date, the latest figure is that a9 people we re the latest figure is that a9 people were killed in a mass shooting at two mosques, both inside and outside the mosques, in christchurch as we can see on the south island. the al noor mosque and across town to the east, the linwood mosque. there were also a considerable number of people who have gunshot wounds who are still being treated in hospital. security in the city is still very high at street level. we will keep across this story for you as more updates come in. you're watching bbc news. good morning, another blustery day for us but is set to turn even still be at the weekend. we have this ribbon of cloud in the atlantic which is pushing its way eastward across the uk. with that, some weather fronts continuing to push their

the prime minister, jacinda ardern, said violence and hate are not welcome in the country. of manchester united. the norweigan — a former striker for the club — has been in temporary charge, winning 14 of his 19 games. that's all.

new zealand‘s prime minister, jacinda ardern, has vowed never to say the name of the christchurch mosquen charged with murder. speaking in the new zealand parliament, jacinda ardern described the attack as one of new zealand‘s darkest days. speak the names of those who were lost rather than the name of the man who took them. he may have sought notoriety, but we in new zealand will give him nothing. not even his name. a former gang member has said that children are attracted to gangs because of social and financial benefits. junior smart now works for a charity which helps disadvantaged youngsters make positive life choices. he said children as young as eight were becoming gang members. the easiest places to recruit are outside schools. you know, the kids that leave school last will be the ones that are often in detention, the ones that are socially excluded. you only have to look at our county lines evaluation where100% of our young people involved in county lines came from pupil referral units or alternative learning establishments. mps held a minute‘s silence in memory of pc keith palm

now, we know that new zealand's try minister, jacinda ardern, has been giving several press conferencesyesterday. —— prime minister. she gave one not so many minutes ago, she had been speaking to community leaders and she also updated the press and what was happening. it was an important opportunity to us it was an important opportunity to us to share the grief of new zealanders directly with those who have experienced so much loss. many of you will have been there and know that the discussion firstly acknowledged that this is not the new zealand that any of us know. with me is christchurch city councillor raf manji. thank you forjoining us today, and certainly commiserations on such a terrible event happening to the city. first of all, can you give us a sense of what you have been doing and the feeling and the mood in this community today? we have been trying to get to grips with the situation. it has been 2a hours now and there isa it has been 2a hours now and there is a sense of still being stunned that this has happened here, in our city. just trying to get to some sense of what the

new zealand's prime minister jacinda ardern says it is a sombre moment for the country.dinary and unprecedented acts of violence. in other news, dup leaders in westminster say they have had good discussions with cabinet ministers ahead of a third of votes on theresa may's brexit deal. ina in a moment it will be time for sportsday. first a look at what else is coming up this evening. we will have all the latest on the mass shootings in new zealand

in an emotional address to the new zealand parliament, the country's prime minister, jacinda ardern,me of the gunman who killed 50 people and wounded dozens of others at two mosques in christchurch last friday. instead, she asked people to remember the names of those whose white—macro lives were lost in the terror attack. clive myrie is in christchurch for us. clive, very strong words from the prime minister today. yes, they are strong words but frankly, the minds of many —— in the minds of many very appropriate and indicative they would say of how the prime minister has handled this whole crisis, with sensitivity and compassion. one man said to me when he saw pictures of the prime minister covering her hair with her headscarf when she was talking to some of the relatives of those who died, he burst into tears. having said that, there are concerns here about levels of racism in new zealand. also hardening political rhetoric against migrants and immigrants. let's get the latest from hywel griffith. bereft of a son, a brother, a friend. hussain al—umari's family want to celebrate his l

as new zealand mourns — the independent leads with a picture of the country's prime minister, jacinda arderng a worshipper at a mosque in wellington, yesterday. the ft reports that that security services in new zealand face questions on how the attacker was able to acquire weapons. former foreign secretary, boris johnson, tells the prime minister it's not too late to get "real change" from the eu on the irish backstop in the daily telegraph. while the i reports that a leading tory brexiteer has delivered an ultimatum to the prime minister urging her to stand down if she wants her brexit deal. the metro leads on knife crime — with good morning britain weatherman alex beresford confirming that his cousin was the victim of a fatal stabbing over the weekend. the daily mail reports on scammers posing as hmrc officials — who they say target as many as 10,000 people a day — with some losing up to £20,000. and the daily express leads on the news that the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, is to announce a shake—up to pensions — boosting retirement incomes by up to 7%. so, a range of stories ma

the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, has visited survivors of the attacks in hospital. promised that gun laws will change. our correspondent sharanjit leyl leyl sent this report. we stand as one. from flower tributes to hand written notes, the messages are clear. new zealand may be struggling to comprehend the tragic events that took place in christchurch, but people are determined to come together to pay their respects. this group of young men among them. one of them knew someone inside one of the mosques. your friend was shot in the leg? yeah, yeah. he went there for prayer. so, i don't know... so you knew people in the mosque? yeah. i even tried to call him yesterday and he couldn't take my call. christchurch has seen tragedy like this before and is still rebuilding after a devastating earthquake eight years ago. that was mother nature at her worst. but this is a man—made one on a different scale. we had the earthquakes and the anxiety levels were at a high. and this triggered that same anxiety, people wanted to get home to see where their families were. their childr