ok then we've just had an update now from the london ambulance service the london ambulance service say they have declared a major incidence and have a number of crews on the scene in london for viewers just joining us we're breaking into regular programming to bring you news coming out of london the london ambulance service say a major incident has been declared the police have confirmed they were called to a stabbing at premises near london bridge at 1 58 pm local time we have been covering this with several journalists who are in the area trying to respond to reports and determine what has happened at paul brennan is live for us in central london what more can you tell us at this stage. i mean. at the moment as you say a long time in the services to plot a major incident here in london bridge the cordon has been put in place keeping us a few 100 meters away back now from the bridge joining me now is a person who's actually on the bridge at the time. researching this and thomas's hospital one of the local hospitals here tell me you're on a bus on the bridge to what happened was on the

london. but clearly of the emergency services on the scene. in the london ambulanceservice in attendance there as well. london station has been closed off. everyone in the emergency services are in attendance at this incident. what we're hearing from police is there was a stabbing. talk about several people being injured. presumably one of those is the man who was shot, who we understand to be the assailant. add to the ingredients of this incident reports of shots being fired at a white truck that is straddling the bridge. it may turn out in the fullness of time that some of these reports are well—meaning but totally inaccurate. this is what happens when you have a major incident like this. they will be erroneous reports, people will be scared, they will think something is happening when it is not. but certainly from the authorities, from the police, we now know that this incident started with a stabbing and a man was shot by armed police. i was talking about some very interesting images from a bus. there was a man lifeless on the ground. next to these concrete barri

you have a lot of things coming into play and i'm reading here, getting word now from the london ambulance service giving us details on the number of casualties. the london ambulance service says that they took three casualties to two different london hospitals, and in our we get an idea three people required hospitalization and their conditions, the last we understood from the mayor, some in serious condition. >> also i want to make a point about the way the london police responded to this. the fact they chose to shoot and kill this assailant is unique to london. right? in the united states a little more common. does that indicate to us how seriously they took this threat? >> armed police are available. available very quickly because of the terror threat in london. that will be stepped up around christmastime because that's a known period where there's a heightened potential for attack. just because the threats have been laid on around the festive season in the past. what we saw and this is how one military expert described it to me, as a slow double tap. we see the video, and we hear the shots f

police and woman was taken to hospital by london ambulance service suffering an injury to her arm inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances there has been norris at this stage one of the constant things we know we've seen since the protests broke out in hong kong the protesters themselves the clearing strenuously about their protests are peaceful but yet we've been seeing them. lots of blockades can we bring in the kind of difference what's happening there well they do not seem to be asked species will as they claim to be called has been crippled by protest since march but practically all over the place the media continues to call them peaceful however they have been seen to be quite familiar with medieval style weaponry they are even building watchtowers and even using catapults to stand off police for instance the daily mail put in is had lined the story of how protesters are using swimming pools to tast patra bombs so it does seem that the mainstream media in general is not really criticizing the methods that they're using but more somehow sort of romantic thing their str

there is an extensive cord and around london bridge and the surrounding area, which has been evacuated. all emergency services are at the scene. police, ambulancetoring the situation. andy, you are beginning, i think, to piece together perhaps what might have happened? yes, a timeline. we know from the police that the incident began at 1:58pm in premises on the north side. we have just heard from that eye witness saying they were injured people coming out of the building on the north side of the bridge. some reports suggest that might be the underground. we heard a report that some staff had been injured at monument underground, which is about 100 yards away. it might actually be london underground. it might be london underground. it might be london bridge, sorry. certainly in premises. we saw the end of the incident in various videos, which was probably about ten minutes later. so that is why people were initially surprised the police were there on the scene so quickly. because the alarm was actually raised some time in advance of that. that is why the armed police were able to get there so quickly. what we are hearing from police is that one

at premises near to london bridge the london ambulance service have also confirmed that they are responding to what they say. is a major incidence in the london bridge area they have several crews at the scene and they are the storms and we're going to bring you the details as and when that comes in but certainly dramatic eyewitness testimony there from paul brennan and his guest. a nurse who was on the bridge when the incident unfolded. certainly the police cordon has been widened weeks like in the live pictures we're bringing you a heavy police presence in central london we're going to keep an eye on this bring you all the very latest as it comes through in let's bring you some of the other top stories almost had it be a rather busy day here on al-jazeera. so just see confirm you are with al-jazeera and how will he bring you the very latest on this news or we will bring you more on that sheeting in london in just a few minutes but the other major breaking story this hour coming out of iraq where the prime minister abdullah bill martin says he will resign that's in the face of a growing pr

police and woman was taken to hospital by london ambulance service suffering an injury to her arm inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances there has been norris at this stage one of the constant things minute we've seen since the protests broke out in hong kong the protesters themselves they're clearing strenuously about their protests are peaceful but yet we've been seeing them. lots of blockades can we bring in the kind of difference what's happening there well they do not seem to be asked species will as they claim to be called has been crippled by protest since march but practically all over the place the media continues to call them peaceful however they have been seen to be quite familiar with medieval style weaponry they are even building watchtowers and even using catapults to stand off police for instance the daily mail put in is had lined the story of how protesters are using swimming polls to tast patra bombs so it does seem that the mainstream media in general is not really criticizing the methods that they're using but more somehow sort of romantic their strugg

go in or out while the police is dealing with this incident and we've also heard from the london ambulance services that are calling this a major incident and that a number of people have been injured they have confirmed so this is what we know at this hour or so the area is in lockdown sealed off. i mean how on ads are people. they are really on at london has seen a number of terrorist attacks and 2017 and the smaller ones off towards in the years to follow so now 2 years on this city is extremely used to incidents incidences like this extremely peer peer pad and of course very scared that a that that major terrorist attacks like they happened back then in 2017 could happen again so this is why the city is so prepared i've mentioned all the buildings downtown there in the city of london are on log on and they've gone through this in the past so they know how to deal with it now the police were very quick to respond we've been hearing and also the ambulance services it is the city that is really trained to deal with these kind of incidences charlotte plots are reporting on that breaking story thank

the london ambulance service declared a major incident.who had been stabbed were taken to hospital, but two of them died. my heart goes out to their loved ones, and to the three further injured victims who i understand are being treated in hospital, and of course to everybody who has been affected by today's terrible and mindless events. the attack started in fishmongers‘ hall. people attending a criminaljustice event there said at least one woman had been stabbed. shocked witnesses from the hall, some of them with blood on their clothes, were ushered away and driven off in a bus commandeered by police. then the area was flooded by armed officers and other specialist teams, as all the surrounding buildings were evacuated. this evening, with a good section of the city still closed off the leaders of the two main parties were defiant. i think the message that we send to them and anyone associated with this type of attack is one that will be familiar and that is that this country will never be cowed or divided or intimidated by this sort of a

the london ambulance service declared a major incident.ple who had been stabbed were taken to hospital but two of them died. my heart goes out to their loved ones and to the three further injured victims who i understand are being treated in hospital. and, of course, to everybody who has been affected by today's terrible and mindless events. the attack started in fishmonger‘s hall. people attending an event there said at least one person had been stabbed. shop witnesses, some of them with blood on their clothes, were ushered away and driven off in a bus endeared by police. and with a good section of the city still cut off, the leaders of each agent party were defined. the message that we sent to them and anyone associated with this type of attack is a familiar one. this country will never be cowed or divided or intimidated by this sort of attack and our values, our british values will prevail. we have to remember that we live in a democratic society and those that would seek to silence us will not succeed. our democracy must be alive and v

the london ambulance service declared a major incident. people who had been stabbed were taken to hospital, but two of them died. my heart goes out to their loved ones and to the three further injured victims who i understand are being treated in hospital, and of course to everybody who has been affected by today's terrible and mindless events. the attack started in fishmongers' hall. people attending a criminaljustice event there said at least one woman had been stabbed. shocked witnesses from the hall, some of them with blood on their clothes, were ushered away and driven off in a bus commandeered by police. then the area was flooded by armed officers and other specialist teams, as all the surrounding buildings were evacuated. it's 3:20pm. normally at this time on a friday the city is buzzing, the bars open, people starting to make their way home. but this evening it's sealed off with armed officers and officers with dogs patrolling every street. this evening, with a good section of the city still closed off the leaders of the two main p

happened just before 2 pm local time so the map have said that it's detained a man while the london ambulance service has already declared this a major incident as regards to what eyewitnesses say eyewitnesses say that they heard and saw a group of men fighting on the bridge and that shortly afterwards armed police were called and several shots were fired it's not clear who has been shot whether it was the police or whether it was from the alleged attacker who got in the closest transport we know that the london bridge station is closed no trains will be stopped in the near future and police of course are advising people near the scene to say away from the area and to simply follow directions from the offices. of the prime minister boris johnson has also spoken out he tweeted that he is of course being kept in the loop on the incident at london bridge and he wants to thank the police and the emergency services for the response we know that the police cordon but everyone on the bridge has been evacuated again we do not know for sure what the motive for this attack is it could potentially be terror rel

london ambulance service declaring a major incident on london bridge. a number of people have been injured in a stabbing and a man has been detained and the bridge is shut down, nearby railway stations on lock to dunn, shopping areas cordoned off and doors closed. back to cnn's max foster gathering information about what's happening there. till a large police presence on the scene, max. >> reporter: prime minister boris johnson has just said he's been kept updated at the incident on london bridge. that was a few minutes ago so this is clear i not over. it's a serious incident, indeed, a major incident according to the ambulance service and certainly in terms of the police response, what we're seeing is a major response. when i last spoke to the anti-terror police in london, they very much took the view they're going to err on the side of caution, so if they have an incident like this, they can overreact than underreact. waiting to see what comes out of this. the pure fact we're not getting much information suggests it's an ondoing incidegoing incident.

medics back because some areas are still considered too dangerous but he recommends that the london ambulance service and police talk better with each other and that some police are given better training in providing medical assistance to the injured he also says that there should be new laws in possessing the most serious material that as he puts it glorifies or encourages terrorism or indeed authority. closed all schools in new delhi after the city small was the clear the health emergency the sick cases shrouded the capital for the past week caused by farm fires made worse by construction and industrial pollution now all building work has been banned and there are plans to restrict the use of private cars next week air quality levels are 9 times above the level recommended by the world health organization google is taking an expensive step into the health and fitness tracker market by buying fitbit for just over $2000000000.00 the company was one of the 1st to sell wearable tech but it's been hit by fierce competition it's insisted it will maintain its privacy protection after the sale and will nev

medics back because some areas are still considered too dangerous for the recommends the london ambulance service and police talk better with each other and that some police are given better training in providing medical assistance to the injured he also says that there should be new laws in possessing the most serious material that as he puts it glorifies or encourages terrorism. a 2nd man from northern ireland has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the deaths of 39 people found in a truck container near london last week 23 year old a man harrison appeared in court on $441.00 charges in total including conspiracy to commit human trafficking and the say. unlawful immigration another man was charged on monday with similar offenses harrison a suspect that have delivered the container to zeebrugge in belgium before its journey to britain meanwhile police in vietnam have arrested 2 people in connection with the incident. russia's supreme court has ordered the closure of a prominent human rights group according to the state news agency the justice ministry accuse the organization for huma

medics back because some areas are still considered too dangerous pretty recommends the london ambulance service and police talk better with each other and that some police are given better training in providing medical assistance to the injured he also says that there should be new laws in possessing the most serious material that as he puts it glorifies or encourages terrorism. google is taking an expensive step into the health and fitness tracker market by buying fitbit for just over $2000000000.00 the company was one of the 1st to sell wearable tech but it's been hit by fierce competition it's insisted it will maintain its privacy protection after the same. and will never sell personal health data from its devices google stake over is expected to be completed next year pending approval from regulators or this i'm joined via skype by mark e. murphy who is a technology reporter for the daily telegraph in san francisco madame thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera a lot of aspects of the story let's start i guess with the business angle why do you think google is trying to buy fitb

the london ambulance service declared it a major incident. the mayor of london praised the courage of the public, who tackled the suspect. they really are the best of us, another example of the bravery and heroism of ordinary londoners, running towards danger, risking their own personal safety, to try and save others. i want to say thank you to them in the heart of all londoners and also because it shows the best of us. within minutes, armed officers were writing from every corner of london, as well as special teams with dogs. the city, sealed off. it's 2.5 years since the horrors of the london bridge attack. 3.5 weeks ago, the threat level was lowered from severe to substantial. this afternoon, the city was reliving the horrors of that summer night. within the last hour, the most senior police officer in the uk, metropolitan police commissioner commissioner cressida dick, gave this update. it is with the heaviest of hearts that i have to inform you that, as well as the suspect was shot dead by the police, two of those injured in this attack

they recommend the london ambulance service and police talk with each other and that some police areetter training and providing medical assistance to the injured. newlso says there should be laws and possessing the most serious material. barbara: google is taking an expensive step in the fitness tracker market for by buying fitbit. the company was one of the first to sell wearable tech, but it has been hit by fierce competition. they insisted they will maintain privacy protection and will never sell personal health data. google stakeholder expected to be complete next year. for more on this i am joined via skype by a technology reporter for the daily telegraph in san francisco. think you for joining us. -- let's start with the business angle. why do you think google is trying to buy fitbit for $2 billion when you can say the company is not worth that much? was valued at just over half the amount google paid for it. it does not make much sense that it paid that much. facebook washat interested in buying fitbit. that may be why the price was bumped up. for google it makes perfect sens

london's ambulance service have condemned those who aimed fireworks at their ambulances last night— sayingmergency — were forced to swerve and stop. luckily there were no patients in the back." they're among a number of emergency services across the country that were targeted on bonfire night. there are claims the ancient woodland of epping forest is being stripped of wild mushrooms by pickers selling them off to restaurants and markets. the city of london corporation says commercial foragers are threatening its biodiversity and depriving animals such as deer of food. it's warned the pickers they could be fined or prosecuted. for the first time, information gathered from tube passengers' mobile phones is helping transport bosses provide more accurate data on how long journeys take. information gathered from the wifi network has shown it takes longer than first thought to change and pass through some stations at busy times. it's now been used to update tfl's journey planner app. a driver in essex has been pulled over by police after they spotted this. the bmw convertible was being used to t

and then from the london ambulance services calling this a major incident. they are not trying to tamp this down, are they. >> reporter: no. the ambulance service obviously number of people stabbed and someone's been killed that is a major incident. the police will be looking at containing the incident, of course, but trying to look for the motive here. we have to consider the language. when i've spoken to anti-terror police quite recently, their response when there is an instance when it looks serious is to overreact and treat it as a terror-related incident before they've got it confirmed. the language, they say they're treating it as terror related as a precaution. they're not saying they have thaefld it's terror related. that's what we're looking at from this press conference. can the police confirm this is terror related. on the bridges, alex, you know this area well, after the last incident in 2017, which had a car involved, they put these big concrete balls along the bridges to avoid that happening again. a car wasn't involved this time. but just with

london ambulance service tweeting out more information saying they are responding to a major incident a number of crews at the scene there. also we know there was a stabbing according to the met police and multiple people injured. still unclear exactly how many people were involved. at least one person, we're told, has been detained. we'll stay on top of this breaking news. a quick break. we'll be back with the latest. you're watching cnn. the holidays are here and so is t-mobile's newest, most powerful signal. and we want to keep you connected to those you love, with the new iphone 11. so t-mobile is giving you an iphone 11 on us for each new line of unlimited. for yourself, or up to a family of four. keep your family connected, and hurry into t-mobile today, to get up to four iphone 11's on us. only at t-mobile. little things can be a big deal. psoriasis, that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or v

the london ambulance service declared it a major incident. he suspect. they really are the best of us, another example of the bravery and heroism of ordinary londoners, running towards danger, risking their own personal safety, to try and save others. i wa nt to safety, to try and save others. i want to say thank you to them on the heart of all londoners, but also because it shows the best of us. within minutes, armed officers were revving from every corner of london, as well as specialist teams with dogs. the city, sealed off. it's 2.5 yea rs dogs. the city, sealed off. it's 2.5 years since the horrors of the london bridge attack. 3.5 weeks ago, the threat level was lowered from severe to substantial. this afternoon, the city was reliving the horrors of that summer night. joining me now on the phone is amir eden, who was walking home through borough market when the attack happened. tell us what happened to you? basically, i had finished friday prayers and want to get some shopping, and i went to the tesco. i was coming back and was going thro

the scene helped free passengers from the two buses and carried out first aid, while the london ambulance service person died at the scene. they haven't been named. police are attempting to trace their next of kin. road closures remain in place in the area, while the investigation into what caused the crash gets under way. john mcmanus, bbc news. our reporter greg mckenzie gave us this update from the scene of the crash. the emergency services were called here to sevenoaks road just after 10p on last night to reports of a collision involving two buses and a car. we believe the car may have been a car. we believe the car may have beena mini car. we believe the car may have been a mini cab. a driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and he is currently being interviewed by detectives. one person has died here at the scene, 15 others had been taken to hospital. we believe three of those are any serious condition. police are continuing to appeal for witnesses this morning. a 12—year—old girl who was out trick—or—treating is in hospital with serious injuries after sh

medics back because some areas are still considered too dangerous pretty recommends the london ambulance service and police talk better with each other and the police are given better training in providing medical assistance to the injured he also says that there should be new laws in possessing the most serious material that as he puts it glorifies or encourages terrorism. a day after the southern philippines was struck by a powerful earthquake people are still worried about aftershocks a magnitude 6.5 quake struck on thursday killing at least 5 people it was a powerful quake to strike the philippines in just 2 weeks about 12000 people are staying in shelters on the island of mindanao there was another quake on friday off the southern coast but no reports of injuries or damage general allen duggan has more from. we are outside this chick hospital of town in north of out of province where the situation is clearly difficult the devastation of the building brought about by the series of earthquake this month has forced doctors to attend to patients right outside the hospital and they're very diffi

on the scene help free passengers from the two buses and carried out first aid, while the london ambulance serviceamedics, one person died at the scene. they haven‘t been named. police are attempting to trace their next of kin. road closures remain in place in the area, while the investigation into what caused the crash gets under way. john mcmanus, bbc news. investigations are continuing in pakistan after a train fire, which killed 7a people yesterday. the pakistani government says a gas cylinder being used by passengers for cooking exploded, causing the blaze, but other reports suggest electrical problems could have been to blame. the government‘s train safety record is now coming under scrutiny, after several fatal train accidents in the country over the past year. a 12—year—old girl who was out trick—or—treating is in hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by a car that was involved in a shooting incident in liverpool. according to the police, shots had been fired at the vehicle before the girl was knocked down in the croxteth area of the city. her injuries are not thought to be life

large knife back away while officials in a white truck which is parked across london bridge emergency services including ambulances were quickly at the scene moments ago a london metropolitan the metropolitan police gave this update. a male suspect was shot by specialist dog officers from the city of london place and i can confirm that this suspect died of the say. a number of other people received injuries during this incident as soon as we could provide further updates on their condition we well as you would expect due to the nature of the incident we responded as though this was terrorist related i'm now in a position to confirm that it has been declared a terrorist incident due to reports that the suspect may have have an explosive device specialist officers also attended the same and white cauldrons are in place to ensure there remains no further danger to the public however i can confirm at this time we believe that a device that was strapped to the body of the suspect is a hoax explosive device a very tense evening in the heart of london let's take you now to deal of user charlotte potts a who is closely fo

knife footage also shows police checking a white truck which is parked across london bridge emergency services including ambulances were quickly on the scene. this is what london police have to say after . in the coming days you will see more police both armed and unarmed patrolling our streets to help reassure those who are understandably concerned. similarly our counterterrorism detectives will be working around the clock. to identify those who have lost their lives. to support all the victims and their families. we are also working at full tilt. to understand exactly what has happened and whether anyone else was involved. for this reason we expect cordons to remain in place around the london bridge area for some time. we're joined now by olivia bees oh she was near the scene of today's incident in london a livia thank you for joining us it must have been of course a traumatic day there and what can you tell us about what happened what did you see . well i was on my way towards the bitch. and i was coming out on my bike i had explosions but at the time i didn't really assume that it was gunshots but then the pol

attacker footage also shows police checking a white truck which is parked across london bridge emergency services including ambulances were quickly on the scene. well earlier we spoke to eyewitness olivia bizzaro in london she told us what she saw as police responded to the attack. well i was on my way towards the french and i was coming out on my bike i had explosions at the time i can only assume that it was gunshots but then the police came and stopped all the cars and i thought it was the construction i wasn't really thinking and then continue going straight on to the pavement and then all of a sudden floods of incredibly panic people are just hoarding towards me and literally sprinting for their lives and i was just so confused and didn't know what was happening and to start running with them and sort of asking what was going on and one of the people screaming it was gunshots it was gunshots and so that more people started running and it was just a massive tunnel well it's now being reported that the attacker had previously been convicted of a terrorism related offense and was released from prison a year ago our

on the scene help free passengers from the two buses and carried out first aid while the london ambulance serviceto the incident, treating 15 people. they we re incident, treating 15 people. they were sent to hospital. but despite the best efforts of the paramedics, one person died at the scene. they haven't been named. police are attempting to trace their next of kin. road closures remain in place in the area while the investigation into what caused the crash gets under way. john mcmanus, bbc news. mps have criticised the whirlpool company for the time it's taken to deal with potentially dangerous tumble dryers that have been linked to a spate of fires. the business select committee also said it was "disgraceful" that several customers who'd been the victim of fires had been made to sign non—disclosure agreements. whirlpool has urged those who own an affected dryer and have not yet had it replaced to contact them immediately. a 12—year—old girl is seriously injured in hospital after she was hit by a car while out trick—or—treating in liverpool. police say the vehicle was shot at, before the girl

london bridge. emergency services including ambulances were quickly on the scene.his is what prime minister boris johnson said this evening. prime minister johnson: i can assure you -- assure everyone -- that anybody involved in this crime, in these attacks will be hunted down and brought to justice. this country wilill never be cod or divided or intimidated by this sort of attack, and our values -- our british values s - will prevavail. carl: we are joined nowow by oliviawhwho was new the scene of today's incident. it must have been, of course, a trauaumatic day. what can you tell us ababt what happened? what d did y seeee? >> i was on my way toward the bridge. at the time, i heardrd explosio, and i did not really assume it was gunshots, but then policice came and stopped cars, but i thought it was because of construction. i was not really thinking, and i continued going straight onto the p pavement, a and suddenly,, floods of f panicked peoplple hurling towowards me literally sprinting for their lives. i was so confused and did not know what was happening, so i s