the lorry to slow down or stop. whatjenny hill was telling us. for more investigation, no doubt. we have been hearing reports this morning of some people running away after seeing and hearing this yesterday. but also some people helping those individuals who had broken limbs as it was going through the crowd. yes, we stayed around to help as much as we could. my girlfriend was looking after a mail with a pretty severe head injury and i tried helping other people, get stalls of the top of people, some still alive, some sadly not need it, but yes, there was more, sadly, police were on the scene, they were brilliant, there was concern from emergency services about the gas canisters that were underneath. the german police services were brilliant, they we re police services were brilliant, they were on the scene within minutes doing everything they needed to do. listening to you this morning, it is clear you are still processing what you have seen and heard. what is the mood amongst people you have spoken to this morning

the police know where the lorry was?” the investigation at this point. there is data via gps that we can check so that we know about the exact movement of the lorry. as far asi exact movement of the lorry. as far as i know, we only became aware of the lorry after the attack. it is not automatic that if the owner of a lorry loses contact with his driver, that he would automatically inform the police. he would not automatically assume there has been automatically assume there has been a crime only because he lost contract with the driver. —— lost contact. as far as i know, the lorry was in berlin at the time. the unloading had been delayed, so the fa ct unloading had been delayed, so the fact that the lorry was in berlin and stationery was quite normal. the fa ct and stationery was quite normal. the fact that there was no contact with the driver, the reactions by the owner of the lorry came really after the attack. do you have fears that there is still an armed attack are out there somewhere? i have no statistics for injure

the times report that the lorry belonged to a polish delivery company.ful image dominates the daily mail front page, showing the smashed windscreen of the lorry covered in christmas decorations. we will start with the times. christmas carnage in berlin. lorry ploughed into market crowds, at least nine confirmed dead. terror attack suspected. this has been hallmarks of what we saw on bastille day earlier this year. that was in nice, in the south of france. the story you have been talking about all evening, of course. it does not seem to be any doubt it was a terrorist attack. we wait for the inevitable claim of responsibility from islamic state. i'm sure that will come whether they orchestrated the attack or not. a couple of striking beings in the times coverage. “— striking beings in the times coverage. —— things. the suspicion is that the truck was hijacked. it belonged to a polished delivery company. contact with the driver was lost at four pm some time before the incident, leading to speculation that it had been hijacked —— them out. there was a quote

a lorry fire.through the middle part of the dave stop fairly light and drizzly in nature. they will push to the east and a clearing. we shall see decent spells of sunshine through the day ahead of the next band of cloud and rain. the maximum temperature today between eight and 10 celsius. some of the rank and cause disruption during the rush hour but it will clear away overnight. behind it, it is colder. skies clearing, we may see some mist and fog. for tomorrow, a better day and more in the way of sunshine is up dry and pleasant. by friday, stormy weather towards the north of the uk. we will get some outbreaks of rain and it will feel breezy but why saturday it will clear. for christmas day, looking cloudy, mild and we are expert some rain. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now though it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on brea

it is surprising to me that anyone could get a lorry that close, a big 25 tonne lorry.e german police and security services were somewhat slow. last night, berlin's brandenburg gate was lit up in the colours of the german flag. the city's mayor has urged residents to be vigilant, but not lock themselves in their homes while the search for whoever did this continues. catriona renton, bbc news. just to recap on the developing tory in the last couple of hours, this press reports of a major police operation taking place in a town called kleve, that is in north—west germany close to the dutch border. it is thought and it hasn't been confirmed by police to centre on the search for a tunisian man, known in the press as anis a. it is said that documents relating to him were found in the cab of the lorry that was involved in this attack. now, we wait for news from the police, some sort official confirmation of this development, and obviously, once we get that we will bring it to you. thank you robert. we will be speaking to a security expert in germany shortly, just to tell you

among the dead is a male victim who was found in the lorry. what we know so was found in the lorry.subject to investigation. one person has been arrested after the attack by the police. so far, he has denied any involvement. the investigation is open and will be continued. the federal prosecutor has opened a criminal case and asked the federal criminal case and asked the federal criminal office with the investigations. details on the investigation, i can't tell you at this moment. the officials in berlin as well as the federal prosecutor and the president of the federal criminal office will today give more details to the public. security measures have been altered to fit with the current circumstances. we have a plan as to how to react to this. it is about a police presence. but we also will have a close look at those we are already observing as potentially dangerous people. with other interior ministers of the federal states, we have agreed that eve ryo ne federal states, we have agreed that everyone will make changes as they see fit. first measures have already been taken in the f

now if any lorry... every lorry 5een bomb? now if any lorry... seen as a potential murderous mi55ile, inching out these new enemies everywhere now. mi55ile, inching out these new enemies everywhere nowi mi55ile, inching out these new enemies everywhere now. i think that is absolutely right. the horrendous attack in nice on the seafront earlier this year, that of course was a lorry which had been hijacked then rammed into the crowd. so it seems this is now one of the sort of array of techniques that terrorists will use, and it is very difficult to control, you know. in nice, that is what we were all saying at the time. how can you control for which lorries on the road might be about to runa lorries on the road might be about to run a mock and drive straight through a crowd ? to run a mock and drive straight through a crowd? it is incredibly difficult. not just trucks. through a crowd? it is incredibly difficult. notjust trucks. islamic state have to go through their propaganda arm, soldiers of the caliphate, you true believers, do whatever you can

a man thought to be the lorry driver is being questioned.ish policeman assassinated

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it is surprising to me that anyone could get a lorry that close, a big 25 tonne lorry. if the german police and security services were somewhat slow. last night, berlin's brandenburg gate was lit up in the colours of the german flag. the city's mayor has urged residents to be vigilant, but not lock themselves in their homes while the search for whoever did this continues. catriona renton, bbc news. so let us just go back to the breaking news in the past hour or so, media reports here, as yet unconfirmed by police, that the hunt has extended and is particularly concentrating on a 24—year—old tunisian man, he is named only as anisa, she from the tunisian libyan border. he is wanted for assault but disappeared before he could be arrested on that allegation, police say he is extremely dangerous. we are waiting for more news and when we get it we will bring it to you. on that german officials not confirming the reports but one newspaper has published what it says it isa newspaper has published what it says it is a photograph of the wanted man, we are going to be speaking to

the lorry was removed and our or so ago.as investigators continued their forensic examination of what happened. eyewitnesses describing the lorry as driving at full speed into the crowd of people at that very busy christmas market. we will keep you up to date with all of the latest. we can talk to the former finance and deputy prime minister of poland. what is your reaction to what has happened? good morning, thank you for inviting me. i am deeply shocked. we know that the original driver of the lorry was a polish driver, who seems to have been murdered by the terrorist, apparent terrorist, who then went on to commit this atrocity. it is believed that it was a polish truck. the details of what happened with that truck are not clear, it is thought that it was on route from keirin, dropping something off in berlin. what are your concerns around the fa ct what are your concerns around the fact that it was a polish truck in particular? the truck was accidental. it is clear that the person who carried out the attack first hijacke

the lorry itself is key to the investigation.e been hijacked, it belongs to a polish firm. today, the owner identified the man who should have been at the wheel. he was found shot dead in the passenger seat. even the police admit they still don't know who was driving. last night, they arrested a pakistani man who came to germany to seek asylum earlier this year. this evening, they released him without charge. the so—called islamic state group have claimed the attack. but tonight investigators say the individuals who did these are still at large. translation: we don't know with any certainty whether we are dealing with one perpetrator or with several. we don't know with any certainty whether he or they had any support. and now, just like nice, paris, brussels, berlin mourns. and the german chancellor must reassure her citizens. angela merkel is under pressure. just the suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited a national debate over whether her refugee policy has put the country at risk. it would be

there was a lorry driving at the breitscheidplatz., we when we verified that information, we ought immediately brought 550 police into action in various functions. they did what needed to be done to secure the place and start the investigation. we had a very large place that needed to be secured with a lot of people in it, and all of that happened without much of a hitch. we have already arrested one suspect. about the investigation itself, i can't say anything because the federal prosecutor has ta ken anything because the federal prosecutor has taken over. so i want to exclude that part at this press conference. but i am glad about the work of the media. we have had good experience for time now with social media and transparency. it was very important yesterday that calm and control pervaded and that misinformation did not escalate the situation. of course, there was that kind of thing, but overall, it stayed under control and that helped deal with the incident calmly and to avoid a wider panic. that is a good way to go forward. it w

the lorry itself is key to the investigation.ars to have been hijacked, it belongs to a polish firm. today, the owner identified the man who should have been at the wheel. he was found shot deadin been at the wheel. he was found shot dead in the passenger seat. even the police admit they still don't know who was driving. last night, they arrested a pakistani man who came to germany to seek asylum earlier this year. this evening, they released him without charge. the so—called islamic state group have claimed the attack. but tonight investigators say the individuals who did this are still at large. translation: we don't know with any certainty whether we are dealing with one perpetrator or with several. we don't know with any certainty whether he or they had any support. and now, just like nice, paris, brussels, berlin mourns. and the german chancellor must vr must reassure her citizens. angela merkel is under pressure. just the suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited a national debate over whether

it is surprising to me that anyone could get a lorry that close, a big 25 tonne lorry.s as if the german police and security services were somewhat slow. last night, berlin's brandenburg gate was lit up in the colours of the german flag. the city's mayor has urged residents to be vigilant, but not lock themselves in their homes while the search for whoever did this continues. one of the things is piecing together the journey of the truck and the sequence of events that led up and the sequence of events that led up that vehicle driving into the market at 8pm. the driver fled into the tiergarten park. he was pursued by a witness who called the police. after that, a 23—year—old pakistani man was arrested, but police do not think that he was involved. and the last fa ct, that he was involved. and the last fact, of course, a polish man who was found dead in the lorry‘s passenger seat, he was the registered driver, but police believe he may have been the victim ofa believe he may have been the victim of a hijack. obviously, information has been coming from the company that em

. —— lorry.saying that there was no way that it could have been accidental, it was travelling ina straight line, been accidental, it was travelling in a straight line, it was not veering off in any way, suggesting that the driver had suffered a heart attack or something like that. it was clear to them what was going on. it is hard not tojoin was clear to them what was going on. it is hard not to join the dots, because it feels so much like the story of nice injuly, when similarly, for bastille day, a truck ploughed into a huge crowd of families. exactly the same, a soft target. chris is market attract people with children, so it is difficult not to fill in the gaps and say that it is clearly what it is -- and say that it is clearly what it is —— christmas markets attract. we will have to see what develops and what information the police release over the next few hours, or days and weeks. at the moment, you think back to whenever the glasgow bin lorry case was and we did the same thing, and of cou

a tunisian suspect is reportedly being hunted by german police — after the lorry attack on a christmasarket in berlin left 12 people dead. vigils to those who died — as officers are said to have found a tunisian identity document in the lorry. in london, extra security measures including for the changing the guard ceremony at buckingham palace. a multi—millionaire property developer is found guilty of murdering his escort girlfriend after she threatened to blackmail him. the queen and yougov edinburgh have delayed their journey to the queen and yougov edinburgh have delayed theirjourney to sandringham today after coming down with heavy colds. i'm ben brown. also this is oui’... huge explosions tear through mexico's most popular fireworks market. at least 29 people have been killed and the emergency services say they expect the death toll to rise. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. police in germany have reportedly launched a nationwide hunt for a tunisian man who's believed to have carried out the lorry attack in berlin. lets go there and join robert hall. still a very sombre mood

the driver of the lorry, phillip potter, was cleared of all charges.at bristol crown court. gordon and would were taken from this court room to prison. they have been remanded in custody over christmas and will be sentenced in the new year. they have been told that they face lengthy jail sentences. the court case here or the last four weeks heard that the company was a showers from the start to the finish. there was no transport minister and no safety checks done on the brakes of the vehicle. the deaths of these people we re vehicle. the deaths of these people were said to be preventable. police described it as carnage. this 32 tonne truck had careered down a steep health. it's brakes failed. it was time to pick up from school and this girl was crossing the road with her grandmother when she was hit. she was four years old. then the truck crushed this car and killed the men inside. they were heading back to south wales after a business trip. thejibe was back to south wales after a business trip. the jibe was 3a years old and newly married. the spark ha

and that lorry never moved.said, "okay, if at 6:00 pm, if the lorry does not move, we are going to call the police because we cannot stay here anymore." at 3:00, the lorry started moving. and we knew that we are on the ferry somewhere in the sea. then suddenly the ferry stopped. i closed my eyes and i started crying, and i started thinking of my family, you know, of my wife, and... i said, "i've done all this entire journey for my family. please, i just want to end up in the uk." and we turned on our mobiles, and the first message i got on my mobile was, "welcome to the uk." i've made it, after almost two months from leaving syria. now i am in the uk, now my dream is coming true. so glad, so happy that i made it. we got out of that lorry. a car stopped and it turned out that they are the police. they came with this very strange accent, i didn't understand what they were saying, "hello, fella, how you doing?" it's like, you know, "good luck," i didn't understand. i said, "is this england?" "yes, this is england,

it is surprising to me that anyone could get a lorry that close, a big 25 tonne lorry. if the german police and security services were somewhat slow. last night, berlin's brandenburg gate was lit up in the colours of the german flag. the city's mayor has urged residents to be vigilant, but not lock themselves in their homes while the search for whoever did this continues. 0ne one of the crucial things is piecing together the journey of the truck, the sequence of events of that led up the sequence of events of that led up to the vehicle driving into the market just after eight o'clock up to the vehicle driving into the marketjust after eight o'clock on monday evening. so, just bear with me one second while i look that up, sorry i have lost my script for a moment. i will be with you in one second. yes, sorry, the lorry drove into the christmas market packed with tourists and locals and that killed 12 people and injured 49. the suspected driver fled killed 12 people and injured 49. the suspected driverfled into the darkness of the tiergarten park and he was pursued by a wi

his residence permit was found in the lorry.r arson. last year he moved to germany, where his claim for asylum was rejected. but german officials did not have the correct paperwork to deport him. he had links to an islamist network, and was known to the authorities. he had been under surveillance, but this was stopped because of a lack of evidence. 12 people were killed and dozens injured in the attack on the christmas market on monday evening. so far only one of those who died has been identified, the man who should have been driving the lorry, lukasz urban, from poland. missing, feared dead by herfamily, fabrizia di lorenzo, from italy. dalia elkayam, from israel, also has not been seen since. her husband, rami, is seriously ill in hospital. last night the christmas market reopened, no longer a place filled with noise and laughter. instead, berliners came to pay their quiet respects to the victims, as the investigation goes on. 0ur correspondent damien mcguinness is in our berlin studio. good morning to you. there really is a

for the second time this year, a lorry has been used to target traditional celebrations, in europe. chaotic scenes last night

the driver of the lorry, phillip potter, was cleared of all charges.—tonne truck had careered down a steep hill, its brakes failing. it was school pick—up time and mitzi steady was crossing the road with her grandma when she was hit. she was just four years old. then the truck crushed this car, killing the men inside. robert parker and philip allen were heading back to south wales from a business trip. their driver, stephen vaughan, was 3a years old and newly married. a spark has definitely gone out in my heart, even though he is always in there. it has just been a horrendous time, i wouldn't wish it on anybody. sian vaughan told me that being widowed so soon after her wedding day had left her heartbroken. all the plans, the future that we had together, it has all been taken away. we were only married for six months. especially having to spend your first wedding anniversary alone was just so far removed from the one we had planned. itjust been absolutely horrendous. the tipper truck was carrying tonnes of aggregate down this steep and winding hill towa

we heard that theyjust did not have a grip on what needed to be done to keep a fleet of lorries safeprosecution said that this terrible accident, killing four people, was entirely predictable, the result of poor management and of disregard for the rules. police described it as carnage. this 32—tonne truck had careered down a steep hill, its bra kes careered down a steep hill, its brakes failing. it was school pick—up time, and mitzi steady was crossing the road with her grandma when she was hit. she was just four yea rs when she was hit. she was just four years old. then, the truck crushed this car, killing the men inside. robert parker and philip allen were heading back to south wales from a business trip. their driver, stephen vaughan, was 32 years old and newly married. a spark has gone out in my heart, even though he's always in there. it's just been heart, even though he's always in there. it'sjust been horrendous, i would not wish it on anybody. sian vaughan told me that being widowed so soon vaughan told me that being widowed so soon after her wedding day had left her heartbro

german police say they now believe it's likely their main suspect — anis amri — did drive the lorry thatchristmas market on monday killing 12 people and injuring 49. his fingerprints have been found in the cab. police raids are taking place across germany, while its borders with belgium and the netherlands have been tightened. today angela merkel said germany had known for a long time that it was a target for islamist terrorists. she said she was hopeful that an arrest would soon be made. damien grammaticas has this report. this is anis amri, the man european police are hunting, filming himself humming nonchalantly in berlin, video posted to his facebook page in september. now the 24—year—old tunisian is europe's most wanted man. police are now sure that he was the driver of the lorry that ploughed through the christmas market, his fingerprints been found on the steering wheel and the door. angela merkel today thanked germans for their measured reaction to the attack. translation: our thoughts are constantly with the relatives of the victims and the injured. we owe it to them to give thi

police first found his id documents in the cab of the lorry. door and the bodywork. the conclusion — he was at the wheel. angela merkel this afternoon thanked germans for their measured reaction to the attack. translation: our thoughts are constantly with the victims' relatives, and with the injured. we owe it to them to give this our very best. i can say we've done a lot in recent years to meet the challenge of terrorism. the police raids in germany earlier today targeted anis amri's known contacts, turning up nothing. his family, back in tunisia, last saw him five years ago. they say he wasn't religious, drank alcohol, and dreamed of owning a car, starting a business. translation: if my brother is listening to me, i want to tell him to surrender, for the sake of our family. we'll be relieved. if he did what he's suspected of having done, he'll be sanctioned, and it will be a dishonour for us. but i'm sure that my brother is innocent. anis amri left his family, travelling illegally to italy in 2011. he spent four years in jail for violence and

when we realised a lorry had gone through, we just were com pletely lorry had gone through, we just werey comprehended what was going on until, you know, we started shifting stalls. i think the instant we realised something was wrong, when we luckily decided to sit on that bench, and we heard this massive noise. it was so loud. it started like a massive explosion —— it sounded like. it sounded like gunshots. 0ur instant reaction, the same as everyone else that was around us, was to get up and look and try and help. a lot of people we re very and try and help. a lot of people were very shocked. some people were just staring at the scene in front of us. a few people were putting people into recovery positions. mother and, you know, the children, we re mother and, you know, the children, were trying to take them away from the scene, because what we saw, you know. it was absolutely horrific. and i don't think we can put really into detail enough words reallyjust how devastating the scene was.” think it was a situation where we didn't realise at that specific time that it was a lorry that wen

the lorry appears to have been hijacked.ld have been at the wheel. the young polish driver was found shot dead in the passenger seat. today every gritters market in the city was closed. time to remember the dead and, for some, to remember the dead and, for some, to reflect on a lucky escape. it is amazing how a peaceful, festive, happy atmospherejust amazing how a peaceful, festive, happy atmosphere just changed insta ntly a nd happy atmosphere just changed instantly and you have this scene of utter devastation. it will be a long time these tourists told us before they're able to forget what they saw. he was people lying on the floor, we weren't sure if it was red wine or if it was blood. but we did see, i rememberthere wine or if it was blood. but we did see, i remember there were wine or if it was blood. but we did see, i rememberthere were people trying to put the food down and lift the stall out with them and we realised that people unfortunately underneath were already passed. jimmy isa underneath were already passed. j

from the left comes the lorry at speed, heading straight for the christmas market.s is anis amri, the man police say was driving it, filming himself humming nonchala ntly in berlin. the video posted to his facebook page in september. now, the 24—year—old tunisian is europe's most—wanted man. police first found his id documents in the cab of the lorry, now tests have shown his fingerprints on the door and the bodywork, the conclusion, he was at the wheel. angela merkel this afternoon thanked germans for their measured reaction to the attack. translation: our thoughts are constantly with the victims‘ relatives, and with the injured. we owe it to them to give this our very best. i can say we've done a lot in recent years to meet the challenge of terrorism. the police raids in germany earlier today targeted anis amri's known contacts, turning up nothing. his family, back in tunisia, last saw him five years ago. they say he wasn't religious, drank alcohol, and dreamed of owning a car, starting a business. translation: if my brother is listening to me, i want to tell him

on the left, the lorry speeds through traffic lights.cam keeps filming as it heads towards the market. shoppers run away in terror. it took german police two days to focus on amri. his fingerprints were found on the steering wheel. his documents hidden in the cab. but what do we know about amri? you left his family in tunisia travelling illegally to italy in 2011. he spent four years there injailfor violence italy in 2011. he spent four years there in jail for violence and theft. but without a passport he could not be deported. so last year he moved to germany, denied asylum once again he wasn't deported. security services feared he was trying to get automatic weapons for an attack, but with no new evidence surveillance of him was halted in september. from petty criminals to terror suspect. a journey that for anis amri ended here. angus crawford, bbc news. we'll get the latest from berlin in a moment, but first let's speak to our security correspondent, frank gardner. the police are saying in italy this isa the police are saying in italy

behind the lorry attack in berlin. the man — said to be in his early 205 — is understood to have arrived in germany last year — documents belonging to him were found hidden in the lorry. following the attack in berlin, new security measures are put in place around buckingham palace. we'll have the latest on the manhunt in germany. also this lunchtime: a married multi—millionaire property developer is found guilty of murdering his escort girlfriend after she threatened to blackmail him. huge explosions at mexico's most popular fireworks market — at least 30 people are killed and many more injured. president obama bans offshore oil drilling in the arctic, in one of his final acts before leaving the white house. and after dozens of near misses with planes this year — plans for tighter rules for people who own drones. and in the sport on bbc news: michael vaughan expects alastair cook to step down as england captain after their 4—0 series defeat in india, but thinks he's right to take time over the decision. good afternoon

and his mechanic have been found guilty of the manslaughter of four people, who died when a tipper lorrym in bath. the court heard that the vehicle had been poorly maintained — on the day of the crash its brakes failed. the driver, philip potter, who had onlyjust started working for the firm, was cleared of the charges he faced including causing death by dangerous driving. three men and a four—year—old girl died in the crash in february last year. jon kay is at bristol crown court. jon? jon? george, the court heard that this truck was in such a bad state that the crash was predictable, it was preventable, it was an accident waiting to happen. the prosecution said of the company had done the right checks, looked at the brakes, done that paperwork, not cut corners, the four victims could still be alive today. police said it was "carnage", a 32—tonne truck, with defective brakes, had careered down a steep hill towards a city centre. four—year—old mitzi steady didn't stand a chance, hit while she was crossing the road with her grandma. then the truck crushed this car, killing the men inside.

market, where the lorry entered this market space on monday night.placed here by civil defence teams in the last couple of hours, a reassuring effort, along with a high police presence, to make sure that people feel safe. there has been a lot said about perhaps a lack of preparation here. there is now a real effort to make sure that the people who are now crowding the market can do so in safety. the gap behind me is where market stalls were demolished as the lorry made its way through this pedestrian precinct. we have been talking to people visiting the area today, still services of remembrance being held, one has been held in the last hour or so, people coming to stand quietly at the shrines of candles and flowers. but still a sense of positivity, a sense that people should come here, and that some degree of normality should return. let‘s hear from some degree of normality should return. let‘s hearfrom some some degree of normality should return. let‘s hear from some of the people we have been talking to. we are still kind of very scared because the

german police have released pictures of the suspect of the lorry attack in berlin. in the run—up to christmas. it is the fate of italian banks which have been concentrating minds. germany‘s dax was treading water. 0n the ftse 100, mining stocks were among the top four lives. —— top folders. for . another story is a former fund manager of blackrock has been sentenced to four months in jail accused of insider dealing. rio tinto stock was falling, as a result of a tropical storm. and shares in the oldest bank in the world, monte dei paschi continue to fall. it is trying to raise billions infunding. let‘s get detailed analysis of all that with lawrence gosling, editor in chief of investment week. let‘s talk first of all about monte dei paschi. it has been trying to raise money and it needed 5 billion euros by the end of next week. investors are euros by the end of next week. investors a re not euros by the end of next week. investors are not minded to stump up cash because they do not get what the business model is and the bank has consistently burned through any cash i

the hijacked lorry is yielding grim evidence, documents leading to the suspect, and dna.ht amri fought with the man should have been behind the wheel, before shooting him dead. but it was 2a hours before police identified him as a suspect. first they arrested and released an innocent man, giving anis amri today, flowers for the dead, prayers for the injured. the german foreign minister was joined at the scene of the attack by his italian counterpart. among those missing, and feared dead, fabricio dilorenzo, dalia elyakim also hasn't been seen since the attack. her husband is seriously ill in hospital. a time perhaps for faith. tonight, a spontaneous gathering at a berlin synagogue. the ceremony was extremely important, because this attack was not an attack on berlin, or on germany. will it was not an attack on jews or on christians. it was an attack on all of us. across the city, a vigil of a different kind. the attack, the arrest warrant, have reignited a national debate. the anti—immigrant party alternative for deutscheland blame angela merkel and her refugee policy for

the lorry itself, which belongs to a polish firm, appears to have been hijacked.tified the man who should have been at the wheel. the young polish driver was found shot date in the passenger seat. today, every christmas market in the city was closed. time to remember the dead. and first song, to reflect on a lucky escape. it'sjust amazing how peaceful, festive, had —— happy atmosphere changed instantly. it was atmosphere changed instantly. it was a scene of utter devastation. atmosphere changed instantly. it was a scene of utter devastationm will be a long time, they told us, before they will be able to forget what they saw. there were people lying on the floor. we were not sure if it was red wine or blood. but we did see, i rememberthere were people trying to lift the stalls up. we realised that the people unfortunately i believe had already passed. germany is a country in mourning. its chancellor under pressure. earlier this year, asylum seekers carried out what are thought to have been the first islamic state inspired terror attacks on german soil. angela merke

germany says its terrorism threat remains high, despite the killing of the main suspect in the berlin lorry attack. anis amri, who is a tunisian national, was killed in the early hours of the morning. an italian officer was injured. translation: there is no doubt that the person who was killed is anis amri, the suspect of the terrorist attack in berlin. we will be live in berlin shortly. the german chancellor angela merkel is due to speak to the press soon. passengers are being released from a libyan passenger plane was hijacked and forced to land in malta. this is the scene live at valletta international airport. it is believed that two hijackers on board have hand grenades. two uk men are convicted of using syria aid convoys to funnel money to extremists in wars is. and delays are expected on the roads and railways as the christmas getaway gets under way. on one of the busiest days of the year for the rail and road network, significant disruption is expected for those travelling over the christmas period. storm barbara has started crossing scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and

the driver of the lorry, which has polish numberplates, fled on foot. man nearby about an hour later. but there was a second man in the truck who died at the scene. so many questions, but for now, such shock. at least 50 people were injured. it's feared the death toll could yet rise. translation: it's terrible to witness this. i'd hoped we would never experience something like this here in berlin. police on the ground are doing everything they can. they are working with fire crews and hospitals and making sure the injured are being taken care of. the situation here is under control. now the experts have to do their work and hopefully on the basis of that we can determine what happened here tonight. horror enough that such events should unfold less than a week before christmas. but there is fear too. because if, as police believe, this was a deliberate attack, it's possible that what may yet also emerge is this, that terrorists have succeeded in striking again in one of europe's capital cities. a short time ago she gave us this update. they are saying it

anything can stop a lorry. you could have a large advertising kiosk or lard. design, isn't it? they had vehicle deterrent and i don't know that whether many people know that. the business organisation, the cbi, has called for uk firms to continue to enjoy "tariff—free" access to european markets post—brexit, after conducting the largest consultation of its members since the eu referendum. it's published a report urging the government to adopt a so—called "whole economy" approach to ensure that individual sectors don't lose out. our business correspondent,john moylan, reports. what parts of the economy should we prioritise as we leave the eu? do we want finance or maybe farming to get the best deal? how about the creative industries, or even construction7 after a wide—ranging consultation with firms, the cbi has concluded that brexit needs to work for everyone. take farming. on paper, it adds £9 billion in value to the economy. that compares with £120 billion by finance, but farmers say those numbers don't tell the whole story. agriculture is seen as more impor

the lorry itself is key to the investigation. have been hijacked, it belongs to a polish firm. today, the owner identified the man who should have been at the wheel. he was found shot dead in the passenger seat. even the police admit they still don't know who was driving. last night, they arrested a pakistani man who came to germany to seek asylum earlier this year. this evening, they released him without charge. the so—called islamic state group have claimed the attack. but tonight investigators say the individuals who did these are still at large. translation: we don't know with any certainty whether we are dealing with one perpetrator or with several. we don't know with any certainty whether he or they had any support. and now, just like nice, paris, brussels, berlin mourns. and the german chancellor must reassure her citizens. angela merkel is under pressure. just the suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited a national debate over whether her refugee policy has put the country at risk. it would

across the country in the search for anis amri, the tunisian man suspected of carrying out the deadly lorryrlin. attention has focused so far on addresses in dortmund, berlin and a refugee centre near the dutch border. we can cross to robert, who is in berlin. good morning from the market around kaiser wilhelm church, the target of monday night's attack, crowded with passers—by. stalls still closed, at least many of them, i think stallholders conscious of the fact they still want to maintain a level of respect for those who died and who remain injured. away from here, as you have been indicating, that police operation is spreading, aided by pictures of the man they are now referring to as the prime suspect, which are on social media and have been circulated to police forces and security forces around europe. so, what do we know about annis amri? wet spring ourselves up to speed as to what we do now. he is a 23—year—old man, he was born in tunisia, he comes from a poorfamily in eastern tunisia. as a young adult, he had a reputation for being socially conservative. in an interview with the ti

a manhunt is under way for a tunisian man suspected of carrying out the lorry attack on a christmas market. berlin police say anis amri arrived in germany last year, but his application for asylum was rejected. tributes continue to be paid for the 12 people killed when the lorry ploughed through the crowds in the centre of berlin on monday night, and security has now been stepped up across germany. meanwhile, here in london, extra security measures are brought in for the changing of the guard ceremony at buckingham palace. a multi—millionaire property developer has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years, for murdering of his escort girlfriend. peter morgan strangled georgina symonds in january, after she threatened to tell his family about their affair. a former royal marine sergeant who's serving a life sentence for the murder of an injured afghan fighter has been refused bail, while he awaits an appeal hearing. the family of alexander blackman had hoped he'd be released from custody in time for christmas. just a warning there is flash photography in this next clip. we are obviously disapp

his fingerprints have been found inside the lorry driven into the christmas market.he owner and mechanic of this lorry — with faulty brakes — are both jailed for manslaughter, after four people were killed in a crash in bath last year. . you and i have sign the rise of many populist groups across the world. the prince of wales warns of the growing danger comparing it to the dark days of the 1930s. and we meet the seven—year—old syrian girl who longs to return to herformer life, in the city of aleppo. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: alan pardew is sacked, with sam allardyce primed to take over at selhurst park. good evening. donald trump, who'll be sworn in as us president in a months time, has called for america's nuclear weapons capability to be "greatly strengthened and expanded". he made the call in another of his messages on social media. mr trump warned that expansion would be needed until the world "came to its senses" regarding nuclear weapons. his advisers said he was warning about the dangers of terrorist organizations and unstable regimes getting ho

and the driver of this lorry is reported to have fled the scene, and his whereabouts are unknown.viously underway now. you are looking at some of the pictures we have been getting through the evening there. a huge security operation. many people, of course, their minds were calling the situation in nice on bastille day earlier this year when a lorry killed people, ploughing into crowds gathering on the seafront in the south of france. 86 people were killed than. perhaps this is in a similar vein. the authorities are treating it as a deliberate attempt to kill and injure people. it was not an accident. they have so far not said that this was a terrorist incident. of course, following nice, which was claimed by islamic state, some might believe that this incident in berlin was a result of islamist activity. but the authorities have not confirmed that yet. the suspect is still on the run in the area, a huge police operation, obviously. and this large part of west berlin, a fairly swanky area, we understand, is viewing cordoned off. but so far, nine people have died as a result of the