our correspondent nick bryant reports. ck: on the streets in toronto this morning, the lengthe police tape became another gruesome measure of how long thisilling spree went on. it stretched for over half a mile. a suburban neighrhood enjoying the warmth of the canaan spring turned with mic suddenness into a place of death and horror. a white rental van became a guided weapon. nick: this is how the killing came to an end, in a standoff with police. the driver urges the officer to shoot him and looks he is brandishing a gun. it was actually a mobile phone. the police offic remains calm and moves in to take him alive. 25-year-old alek minassian has been charged with 10 counts of murder. but this isn't being treated as a terrorist incident. while the motive is in clear, this facebook post before the killings might be a clue. it notes "the incel rebellion has already begun" -- that is shorthand forry involun celibacy. he celebrated a man who killed people in revenge against women who spurned him. ica question for the p then, was

nick bryant starts our coverage. k: of spring day in toronto where pedestrians enjoying the sunshine are suddenly confronted by a vehicle driving on the pavement. 70 to 80 miles an hour, according to eyewitnesses. th continued for over half a mile, hitting pedestrian after pedestri. it looks like this white rental van was used as a weapon. >> all i see is this guy -- he is going 70, 80 clips, hitting people one by one. maoh man, it was a nig, man. leg --seen a lady wit , it was a gruesome scen i couldn't believe what i've seen. everybody, all of these people on the streets getting hit one by one. nick: the street was scattered with discarded shoes and clothing, and police say nine people have been killed and 16 injured. "stopmany people shouting the car." he hit some people come and see peoplen lie dowd didn't move at all. was: the driver of the van arrested after finally being brought to a halt by police. this does appear to have been no deliberate act, what what is behind -- but what is behind it is unclear. thehis

our correspondent nick bryant reports.rning, the length of the police tape became yet another gruesome measure of how long this killing spree went on. it stretched for over half a mile. a suburban neighbourhood enjoying the warmth of the canadian spring, turned with manic suddenness into a place of death and horror. a white rental van became a guided weapon. get down! kill me. no, get down, get down. i've got a gun in my pocket. i don't care, get down. this is how the killing came to an end, in a stand—off with police. the driver urges the officer to shoot him, it looks like he's brandishing a gun. it was actually a mobile phone. but the police officer remains calm and moves in to take him alive. 25—year—old alek minassian has now been charged with ten counts of murder, but this isn't being treated as a terrorist incident. while the motive isn't clear, this facebook post, just before the killings, might be a clue. it notes "the incel rebellion has already begun", that's shorthand for involuntary celibacy. he also praised a

nick bryant, bbc news, toronto.on leader nikol pashinyan has called for renewed protests, after talks he was due to attend with the country's acting prime minister karen karapetyan were cancelled. the acting prime minister said he was concerned by the agenda proposed by the opposition leader. mr pashinyan led 11 days of protests, that ended on monday with the resignation of serzh sargsyan as prime minister. the uk's medicines regulator has said valproate — an epilepsy drug that can damage unborn babies — should no longer be prescribed to women and girls of childbearing age, unless they are made fully aware of the risks. it's thought around 20,000 children in the uk have been left with disabilities caused by the drug. it was introduced in the 1970s. our health editor hugh pym explains. andy, returning from school today, has serious learning disabilities. that's because his mother, emma, took the drug sodium valproate for her epilepsy while she was pregnant. she wasn't warned of the risks. i would not have had my chil

nick bryant, bbc news, toronto.hat at least 10 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a fire at an illegal oil well in northern indonesia. authorities say the blaze, in aceh province, was sparked by an oil spill that engulfed at least three houses and is still out of control. in a statement the disaster agency said pipe welding at the site may have been the cause. the armenian opposition leader, nikol pashinian, has called for renewed protests after talks he was due to attend with the country's acting prime minister karen karapitsian were cancelled. the acting prime minister said he was concerned by the agenda proposed by the opposition leader. mr pashinian led eleven days of protests that ended on monday with the resignation of sergh sarkisyan as prime minister. the uk's medicines regulator has said valproate, an epilepsy drug that can damage unborn babies, should no longer be prescribed to women and girls of childbearing age unless they are made fully aware of the risks. it's thought around 20,000 c

nick bryant has the story.er this southwest airlines boeing 737 landed safely on the ground. they'd heard the engine explode at 32,000 feet. they'd seen a window smashed open by the debris. they'd watched as a fellow passenger was partially sucked out of the cabin after the rapid depressurisation. one of the 149 people on board, marty martinez, captured the high—altitude drama. first, there was an explosion, and then almost immediately the oxygen mask comes down. and then, probably within a matter of ten seconds, the engine then hit a window and busted it wide open. it felt like it was freefalling, and of course everyone's freaking out, everybody‘s crying. at the controls, captain tammiejo shults, a highly experienced former top gun navy pilot. she radioed for help, showing extraordinary calm. air traffic control: airport, there's a hole in the side of the aircraft. passengers managed to pull the woman sucked out of the window back into the cabin, but she died from her injuries. she's now been identified as jen

nick bryant has the story. after this southwest airlines boeing 737 landed safely on the ground. they'd heard the engine explode at 32,000 feet. they'd seen a window smashed open by the debris. they'd watched as a fellow passenger was partially sucked out of the cabin after the rapid depressurisation. one of the 149 people on board, marty martinez, captured the high—altitude drama. first there was an explosion, and then almost immediately the oxygen mask comes down. and then, probably within a matter of ten seconds, the engine then hit a window and busted it wide open. it felt like it was freefalling, and of course everyone's freaking out, everybody‘s crying. at the controls, captain tammie jo shults, a highly experienced former top gun navy pilot. she radioed for help, showing extraordinary calm. passengers managed to pull the woman sucked out of the window back into the cabin, but she died from her injuries. she has now been identified as jennifer riordan, a bank executive from new mexico, a 42—year—old mothe

nick bryant has the story.s southwest airlines boeing 737 landed safely on the ground. they had heard the engine explode at 32,000 feet. they had seen a window smashed open by the debris. they had watched as a fellow passenger was partially sucked out of the cabin after the rapid depressurisation. one of the 149 people on board, marty martinez captured the high altitude drama. first there was an explosion and then almost immediately the oxygen masks came down. and then probably within a matter of ten seconds, the engine then hit a window and busted it wide open. it felt like it was freefalling and of course everyone was freaking out. everyone was crying. at the controls, captain tammiejo shults, a highly experienced former top gun navy pilot. she radioed for help, showing extraordinary calm. ok, could you have the medical meet us there on the runway as well? we've got injured passengers. injured passengers, 0k. and is your aeroplane physically on fire? no, it's not on fire. but part of it's missing. they said t

our correspondent nick bryant has more details. length of the police tape became yet another gruesome measure of how long this killing spree went on. it stretched for over half a mile. a suburban neighbourhood enjoying the warmth of the canadian spring, turned with manic suddenness into a place of death and horror. a white rental van became a guided weapon. get down! this is how the killing came to an end, in a stand—off with police. the driver urges the officer to shoot him, it looks like he's brandishing a gun. it was actually a mobile phone. but the police officer remains calm and moves in to take him alive. 25—year—old alek minassian has now been charged with ten counts of murder, but this isn't being treated as a terrorist incident. while the motive isn't clear, this facebook post, just before the killings, might be a clue. it notes "the incel rebellion has already begun", that's shorthand for involuntary celibacy. he also praised an american, who in 2014 killed six people in revenge against women who'd spurned him. a question

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. jessica murphy is live in the city for us now. busy stretch of street. right here is young street where the van travels down. what we know so far is this street is shot down by police, police are clearing the sidewalks as well. it is rush hour here in toronto, usually this would be busy, filled with touristy and —— filled with pedestrians. people who are coming home have been asked to avoid this area. jessica, thank you for the latest. jessica murphy in toronto. the life and legacy of the murdered black teenager stephen lawrence will be commemorated every year on the 22nd of april, the anniversary of his death. the prime minister said today that the day will be known in future as stephen lawrence day. a special church service has been held in central london to celebrate his life. he was 18 when he was attacked by a gang in south—east london in 1993. two men were convicted of murder following a long campaign forjustice by his family, as our correspondent nicholas witchell reports. singing. few crimes in recent times have had such a

our correspondent nick bryant in new york there.watchdog, the 0pcw, has confirmed the uk's assessment of the nerve agent used against a former russian spy and his daughter in salisbury. the government has said it was novichok, a poison developed in the soviet era, and that the russian state must have been behind last month's attack. moscow has denied any involvement — and said today's report is part of an operation to discredit russia. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner reports. investigating every possible site of last month's nerve agent poisoning in salisbury has been exhaustive. now britain's findings have been backed up by the global chemical weapons watchdog, the 0pcw. today, it published its report confirming the findings of the uk relating to the identity of the toxic chemical that was used in salisbury. britain's chemical defence laboratories at porton down quickly identified that toxic chemical as a novichok. today's report doesn't mention that word, but a second classified 0pcw report has been given to governments i

nick bryant is at the un in new york for us now.iplomacy was deadlocked before the easier strikes and listening to that session this afternoon, and remains deadlocked. it was heated rhetoric with a cold war child, wasn't it? very angry, and that is the fifth meeting we have had this week and they have all had the same kind of mood. the russians accusing the british, french and americans of it blatant breach of international law and americans accusing the russians are trashing every kind of international law and norm, and saying that russian has paralysed the security council when it comes to syria, it has used its veto 12 times over the past seven years, so it has no other choice but to take action outside of the security council. so what happens now, there is evil deceiving, isn't there? well, the russians are putting forward a resolution calling on the other members of the security council to condemn an act of aggression. —— there is a vote this evening, isn't there? the british and americans would never allow that to pass and it

nick bryant reporting.ope. boxer was taken over across the uk and europe. boxer was ta ken over by across the uk and europe. boxer was taken over by the french group last year —— vauxhall. they say it is in response to changing consumer habits and fourand eight response to changing consumer habits and four and eight team doesn't drop in sales of new cars in the last few months. doreen lawrence, the mother of teenager stephen lawrence, has told bbc breakfast that she believes violent crime against young black men is still not being taken seriously enough. 00v) the metropolitan police, whose investigation into stephen's murder was heavily criticised, says it has made far reaching changes in its approach to race crime. her comments come ahead of the 25th anniversary of her son's murder on sunday. do you think police take a crime less seriously if the victim is black? i would say, yes. when stephen was killed, his murder was not investigated as it should have done, and howa not investigated as it should have do

nick bryant has the story.7 landed safely on the ground. they had heard the engine explode at 32,000 feet. they had seen a window smashed open by the debris. they had watched as a fellow passenger was partially sucked out of the cabin after the rapid depressurisation. one of the 149 people on board, marty martinez captured the high altitude drama. first there was an explosion and then almost immediately the oxygen masks came down. and then probably within a matter of ten seconds, the engine then hit a window and busted it wide open. it felt like it was freefalling and of course everyone was freaking out. everyone was crying. at the controls, captain tammiejo shults, a highly experienced former top gun navy pilot. she radioed for help, showing extraordinary calm. ok, could you have the medical meet us there on the runway as well? we've got injured passengers. injured passengers, ok. and is your aeroplane physically on fire? no, it's not on fire. but part of it's missing. they said there's a hole and someone went

nick bryant has the story.e engine explode at 32,000 feet. they had seen a window smashed open by the debris. they had watched as a fellow passenger was partially sucked out of the cabin after the rapid depressurisation. one of the 149 people on board, marty martinez captured the high altitude drama. first there was an explosion and then almost immediately the oxygen masks came down. and then probably within a matter of ten seconds, the engine then hit a window and busted it wide open. it felt like it was freefalling and of course everyone was freaking out. everyone was crying. at the controls, captain tammiejo shults, a highly experienced former top gun navy pilot. she radioed for help, showing extraordinary calm. ok, could you have the medical meet us there on the runway as well? we've got injured passengers. injured passengers, ok. and is your aeroplane physically on fire? no, it's not on fire. but part of it's missing. they said there's a hole and someone went out. i'm sorry, you said there was a hole and s

nick bryant reporting there. let's get more from the bbc‘s nada tawfik, who's also in toronto.curity angle. why are they so sure? well, you know, it's too early to tell what information investigators have, we are expecting the press conference on police shortly. but they have been able to piece together a bit of who the driver on a suspected driver was. they know he wasn't previously known to them, but he had served in the canadian armed forces. he had passed a clearance, which is a difficult thing to pass, but he only served fori6 thing to pass, but he only served for 16 days in late 2017 before he was voluntarily asked to be discharged, just after 16 days of training. they also know he is not connected to any organised terror group. so, with the information they have, combined with the post he made on social media, they have made that determination, but as was reported there, what his motive is remains there, what his motive is remains the key question. but they are going to get the answers to that, presumably and that is largely faxed to the professionalism and the calmness

nick bryant is in washington for us. this was no sopranos?ublicity stu nt people think this is a publicity stunt by the democratic committee —— this was no surprise. they have a large that the trump campaign was pa rt large that the trump campaign was part of a racketeering committee which involved russia and wikileaks and they have also named individuals in this civil nonsense, including the son of the president and also his son—in—law the son of the president and also his son—in—lanared kushner —— this civil law suit. foreign governments are generally given immunity in american courts and that is why many legal experts to not think this case is going anywhere. can you even sue a country? they are given sovereign protection and it is highly unusual that that is overridden. it can happen, but not expected to happen in this instance. the democratic national committee have argued that russia should not be given immunity because this involved a break in of their computer servers and that was trespass and because of that america should not be giv

nick bryant reporting.apologises to caribbean leaders for any anxiety caused to windrush immigrants in the uk officials say the nerve agent used to poison the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia in salisbury last month was delivered in liquid form. the squeeze on wage growth eases as the unemployment rate falls to its lowest level since 1975. hello. i view have just been hearing: the latest uk employment and earnings figures have been released and it looks like the year long wage squeeze is coming to an end — we'll have more on that in a moment. up to a third of young people face living in private rented accommodation all their lives. a new report by the resolution foundation says 40% of "millennials", that's those born between 1980 and 1996, will still be living in rented housing by the age of 30. that's twice as many as generation x, those born between 1965 and 1980. the international monetary fund has forecast that 2018 will be the strongest year for global growth since 2011. the imf

our north america correspondent nick bryant reports.y in the northern suburbs of toronto where pedestrians enjoying the afternoon sunshine were suddenly confronted by a vehicle careering down the pavement. it mounted the curb and was then driven at high speed, 70—80mph according to eyewitnesses. it continued on for over half a mile, hitting pedestrian after pedestrian. it looks like this white rental van was used as a weapon. all i seen is this guy, he was going 70, 80 clicks, he's just hitting people one by one, going down. oh, man, it wasa nightmare, man. i got to yonge and empress and i seen a lady with her leg, and, oh, man, it's a gruesome scene, it's really bad out here. i couldn't believe what i seen. everybody, all these people on the streets getting hit, one by one. the street was scattered with discarded shoes and clothing and the police now say that nine people have been killed and 16 injured. so many people just shouting, "stop the car!" but he didn't, he just kept moving, and hit some people and three people lie down there

joining me is nick bryant, from the united nations in new york.up the atmosphere at the un these days. the secretary-general is worried about a full—blown military escalation, but it is worth noting that he did not say there should not be us led air strikes. that reflects another concern at the un, that the use of chemical weapons should not be allowed to become the new normal in war. we have seen a war of words at the united nations. we have also seen a at the united nations. we have also seen a public debate within the trump administration. the us defence secretary yesterday injected a note of caution, trying to put his foot on the brakes. but the us ambassador at the united nations put a foot on the gas this morning, laying out the case for air strikes. as i speak, she is on her way to washington for meetings at the white house. this, of course, is where this will ultimately be decided. we are in a holding pattern that the united nations. there is no meaningful diplomacy under way. we are all awaiting the decision of america's commander—in—chie

our north america correspondent nick bryant reports.in the northern suburbs of toronto where pedestrians enjoy the afternoon sunshine and were suddenly confronted by a vehicle careering down the pavement. it mounted the curb and hit at high speed, 70—80mph according to eyewitnesses. it continued for over half a mile, hitting pedestrian after pedestrian. it looks like this white rental van was used as a weapon. all i seen is this guy, he was going 70, 80 clicks, he's just hitting people one by one, going down. oh, man, it wasa nightmare, man. i got to young and empress and i seen a lady with her leg, and, oh, man, it's a gruesome scene, it's really bad out here. i couldn't believe what i seen. everybody, all these people on the streets getting hit, one by one. the street was scattered with discarded shoes and clothing and the police now say that nine people have been killed and 16 injured. so many people just shouting, "stop the car!" but he didn't, he just kept moving, and hit some people and three people lie down there and they didn't

nick bryant was at the court in new york for today's hearing. it looked like quite a scene.looked like quite a scene. it was a media circus of barnum & bailey proportions, because it wasn't only michael cohen walking into the federal courthouse by me, it was stormy daniels as well, the pawn actress michael cohen paid $130,000 to on the eve of the 2016 election, allegedly to hash out about an allegedly to hash out about an alleged sexual encounter she had had with donald trump in 2006. what we have heard in court was a little bit more sober, frankly. it was michael cohen's lawyers arguing that the federal prosecutors, who seized these materials in the raids this time last week, computer hard drive, boxes of documents, mobile phone, they should be allowed to review them so that attorney—client privilege is not infringed, and indeed the president's lawyers, another presidential legal team here today, has been making that case as well, that the president himself should get the chance to review these documents before federal prosecutors, but the federal prosecutors, but the feder

paid by mr cohen to keep quiet about an alleged sexual liaison with mr trump. 0ur correspondent nick bryantl courthouse in lower manhattan, the media circus of barnum & bailey proportions. it was not only the president's lawyer michael holland who worked —— walk through the doors, it was stormy daniels, the pawn actress that michael: paid 100,000 dollars to allegedly to prevent her from talking about a sexual encounter she allegedly had with donald trump in 2006. googled my attorney and i are committed to making sure everyone finds out the truth and the facts of what happened, and i give my word we will not rest until that happens. michael cullen argued that material seized by federal investigators as pa rt seized by federal investigators as part of criminal investigation into his activities should not be seen by federal prosecutors because they are covered, in his mind, by attorney—client privilege. the federal prosecutors argued that attorney—client privilege does not apply ina attorney—client privilege does not apply in a criminal investigation. what thejudge has apply in a criminal inve