are you outside of parliament or inside parliament right now? >> yes, i'm outside the parliament. >> tell me what you can see. tell me what you understand to be going on. >> well, i mean, the whole area is a war zone now. helicopters in the skies. armed police officers everywhere. the entire area is blocked. it's a very heavily armed area. a great deal of confusion and chaos. no one really knows exactly, other than [ inaudible ] the security that exists at this particular moment. the whole area is -- the police are not allowing anyone to approach the parliament itself. we are blocked in a very tiny area around the parliament. >> are you able to get out, fawaz, or stationary? are people with you? do you have to stay where you are? >> absolutely. we're staying where we are because there's tremendous armed activity by the police. and, obviously, they are very much concerned about some security threats as well. and that's why they are preventing people from moving into certain areas around parliament. we do not know what's happening at this particul

there are reports of two major acts of violence near britain's parliament building.( darya ) c-eu--britain-parliament,1st ld- writethruthe latest: multiple incidents near uk parliament eds: with ap photos.london (ap) - the latest on reports of an incident outside britain's parliament (all times local): 3:15 p.m.the leader of britain's house of commons says a man attacked a police officer at parliament and has been shot by police.david lidington says the parliament complex is in lockdown.he says there are reports of further violent incidents neaby, and police say they have been called to a firearms incident on nearby westminster bridge. witnesses said a vehicle struck several people on the bridge, and photos showed a car plowed into railings.óóó 3:05 p.m.the leader of britain's house of commons says a man has been shot by police at parliament. david lidington also said there were "reports of further violent incidents in the vicinity." london's police said officers had been called to a firearms incident on westminster bridge, near the parliament.a session of parliament was suspended after the incident.

parliament has been suspended. the entire area around parliament is in lockdown and there's something going on around that car. that could simply be of course police investigating but it looks like it's ambulances around there, there looks to be some bodies around that. we know that firearms were involved as well at some point on the bridge episode. parliament on lockdown, mps locked inside, and reports of some sort of stabbing or attack inside against a policeman. >> one of those mps in lockdown is kevin brennan. kevin, i know that you're there. give us your sense of what you've been told about this lockdown, this incident. >> well, wolf, we were just about to take a vote. we call it a division in the house of commons, when this incident occurred, which meant a lot of members of parliament were on their way to the chamber in their division lobbies to vote. as we arrived we were told to remain in the area of the chamber because of this incident. subsequently the sitting has been suspended and the leader of the hous

parliament. two ambulances are now within the precinct of the u.k. parliament.erg reporters that people are being treated on the westminster bridge. that is a shot from westminster , according toople bloomberg reporters, are being treated. to the left is the houses of comments and to the forefront, which you cannot see, that is a standpoint from westminster bridge. we will continue to bring you updates, and the house of commons, just to reiterate, the chamber has been advised by police to remain in lockdown. the commons will remain suspended until further notice. we will keep you updated on the latest developments. vonnie: let's hope that that is the extent of it. let's stick with the market. european shares fall over skepticism on the trump trade. joining us is head cio of short-term investment opportunities at ubs. have your services bay, so much more -- become so much more in asd over the last few months people are maybe holding onto extra cash because they do not know what happened? vinay: yes, indeed. into uncertainty last year it cap selling in spite of th

the westminster bridge leads to parliament and seems if that car was driving towards parliament at the time. this is the nerve center of british power. it is the nerve center of their government, of constitutional power. you've g parliament on one side, and you're seeing video right now of what happened on that bridge, the aftermath and the car that hit the fencing on that bridge and struck pedestrians. you can see it looks to be an suv. but british parliament is on the left-hand side of that bridge, just down the road, on the right-hand side, less than half a mile, quarter mile, is ten downing street. that is the residence of the prime minister of the uk, theresa may. we're told that she is safe. and if you kept going straight down that bridge, you would run smack into the queen's residence, buckingham palace. this is where power in the uk lies, it is a significant attack, and even though british police officers do not generally carry guns, this is one of the areas in london where they would be armed. camilla tomne is the royal editor -- royal analyst, she was in parliament at the tim

mark: parliament, all business and parliament has been suspended.s there any idea of how long that suspension might last? not think there is any indication of how long that will last but in britain generally there is a sense of keep calm and carry on. aople do tend to want to make point that life goes on, business as usual, and these kinds of attacks do not get in the way of everyday life. mark: we asked rob earlier, it probably will not get in the way of the triggering of article 50? emma: no, i don't think so. will there be a political fallout? perhaps. it does add to the sense of turmoil in britain if you like, the question of the united kingdom, the possible scottish referendum. by the way, the debate in scotland was suspended but there is the sense of political instability, brexit on the way, and i suppose this does add to it. we are hearing that theresa may's meeting with the luxembourg prime minister has been canceled after the attack. that is according to the luxembourg premier's office making the announcement. whereually have no idea prime

this was e parliament. full building, people inside have been told to shelter in place to take in offices and barricade themselves inside in case there are other potential attackers inside that building. parliament has been locked down and work stops. the prime minister is said to be safe and at work. her exact location undisclosed at this time. that's where we stand. >> kelly, thank you. we want to know president trump has been briefed on what is known so far about these incidents in london as the camera widens out. we want to go to bill neely making his way closer to the scene. bill describe what london is like right now as you make your way there? >> the streets are beginning to empty and an ambulance has gone past me at police are pushing people back to the immediate westminster area. adding to all of the caution that kelly has outlined, the westminster area is extremely well secured. it is usually teaming with armed police protecting the houses of parliament and it is a very long time since there was a

the parliament placed on lockdown. again, these are the first images now that we're getting of people who have been injured. this is obviously right after it happened because it's before you see any paramedics at the scene. here's a shot of paramedics rushing to the scene, and police and security now moving toward parliament as they begin to secure the area. again, they have to assume that the attack or whatever is happening is broader than just what we are seeing here. this might reach into other areas of london, so a massive coordination job. there's a front of the vehicle that this -- this may be the vehicle that drove into the crowds. you can see the damage to that vehicle. we were told it was a 4x4 vehicle that crashed into the crowds of people. let's go back to kelly cobiella right now. she's been monitoring the situation from our london newsroom. what else are you hearing right now, kelly? >> we're starting to get some information and some eyewitness accounts from people who are at the houses of parliament. you

and inside parliament, lockdown.th hundreds of others, bundled back from the front entrance, waiting through fear and confusion. a police officer told me someone was killed just yards outside. we heard three oi’ just yards outside. we heard three orfour just yards outside. we heard three or four shots just yards outside. we heard three orfour shots which just yards outside. we heard three or four shots which sounded like shots, and then everyone turned and ran back through here and then... well, we know as much as we know from now on in. but generally, a lot of people were walking through that area and most people heard three or four shots. did you hear anything? all this noise at the front of portcullis house ten minutes ago. lots of police and security guards shouting, people running past the building my general sense of panic. everyone was ordered to the back of the building until it was safe to do otherwise. there are at least a couple of hundred people here inside portcullis house. this is the heart of where wes

parliament has armed guards. it also has very, very heavy security x-rays and other kind of body metalled and other weapons detectors for people going in. members of parliament who, as you just reported, are beginning apparently to be escorted out by police. there were some 300 under lockdown for more than an hour there. we've heard already members of parliament tweeting out in typical british fighting spirit that we cannot be -- we must convene parliament again this afternoon if possible. that's how they're dealing with it here. wolf, that's about as much as we know right now. >> we'll know a little bit more momentarily. we're told scotland yard it about to have a briefing for reporters. we, of course, will have live coverage of that. the first official on camera reports. we're going to have live coverage of that scotland yard news conference. clarissa ward, who lives in london, is with me here right now. we have to emphasize, this is such a powerful tourist attraction, this area, that westminster bridge, and if

it has to give them, parliament, the chance to give them, parliament, the chance to say no, we don't like this deal, go back and get a better one and what they are not happy about is the notion that it will either be the deal she gets or that the uk drops out without any deal at all. some of them are very concerned about that. we have had a very heated debate in the house of lords today. we've had former tory cabinet ministers like norman tebbit and michael heseltine and michael forsyth, nigel lawson all getting up and taking a very keen interest in all of this. the minister for the government in the last few minutes just winding up the government's argument, saying we will deliver on the vote, we will honour our promise. there's no question that we won't do that. he says the promise is that it ties the hands of ministers going into negotiations, so that result we will get in the next few minutes. 0k, thank you for that. as isa, when we do get the result we will bring it toa do get the result we will bring it to a soon as we can do get the result we will bring it to a soon as we can

parliament. the officer will be seeing medical attention. westminster is in lockdown. journalists are ordered to remain at their desks and the traffic has been obviously stopped as well. >> what are the prime minister's movements? winners and he was inside the building at the time? >> yes, i don't know -- he was in the div a time and i think he has been evacuated. i don't know exactly where she is now. an officer came in and ordered all journalists to remain at their desks. i think we are all just great let the incident is resolved as swiftly as it was. it was quite a terrifying experience to be witnessing it all from our windows. >> we are hearing that there are a number of armed officers inside parliament. have you seen these people? >> no, i haven't. i've been on my desk the whole time. i've only seen when i described earlier. >> thanks very much. >> if you're just switching on, let's show you the latest footage we have. ordinarily, this time of day, hundreds of tourists, many of them of cours

tried to enter parliament.firm that now four people have died. that includes the police officer who was protecting parliament, and one man we believe to be an attacker who was shot by a police firearms officer. was this one who was responsible? so much is unclear. police and the government are considering this attack as the most serious of its kind. for an attack to stop democracy, not just politicians who came to work, but hundreds of people to visit and be part of this place. we still don't really know what is going on. this group of students was brought here to see how parliament works. little did they know what kind of situation would unfold. it's still very hard to believe what's happened here today. an attack, that in theory, many expected to come to london again one day, but the truth of an event like this in practice, a shock in our parliament, a shock in our country. whatever the motive, an effort to stop our democracy in its tracks. let's talk to adrian bailey, a number of parliament for bromwich west

and tried to enter parliament.that four people have now died. that includes the police officer who was protecting parliament, and one man we believe to be the attacker, who was shot by a police firearms officers. the officer's family have been made aware. at least 20 people have been injured. my thoughts are with all those who have been affected by today's attack, and as a service, we have lost one of our own as he acted to protect the public and his colleagues. this is a day we'd planned for, but we hoped would never happen. sadly, it's now a reality. we will continue to do all we can to protect the people of london. an attack, that in theory, many expected. but the truth of an event like this in practice is a shock in our parliament, a shock in our country. whatever the motive, an effort to stop our democracy in its tracks, a new, awful page of history in a place where every corner tells of our shared past. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well, police are saying tonight that the attacker was known to the

the eu parliament why would the eu parliament be kept any less informed?ment be kept any less informed ? that is parliament be kept any less informed? that is also very important. the thing now, the prime minister will trigger the negotiations, seeing the deal that can be reached, what is able to be agreed and what is going to benefit constituents and then we will take it from there. does it alarm you when you hear people like boris johnson the foreign secretary when asked about the possibility of no deal, she says it will be perfectly 0k and there are many in your party who actually think it might even be better to have no deal, is it that that alarms you? it does alarm me because i think people cannot possibly know whether we will be better off with no deal, they don't know what the agreement will be all the negotiations are going to be, at there are some sectors, for example digital rights, aviation, for which there doesn't seem to be much of an alternative. there are stronger things like tourism, i think people wa nt to things like tourism, i think peo

i think all members of parliament understand that. there was initial disbelief and then apprehension and i think people are trying to find out exactly where we are and then sectioning friends and relatives to just reassure them that we're all okay and just waiting to see what happens next. >> well, good luck over there, adrien bailey, a member of parliament who is still in lockdown. max mofoster, you're right near this area. a lot of people are still stuck. tell us about that. >> reporter: yeah. so we've been allowed this far because this is where scotland yard is based, and there was a briefing a moment ago and they are calling for any sort of information or video that anyone might have seen because the issue that they have here is there's a report of someone in the river, for example. they just can't work out what that was. there's no sign of it now about there were multiple reports coming into the police at the time of this. we have police helicopters up there as well. you probably can't see them. >> i think we just lost our connec

parliament makes those decisions. reason is simple — we don't trust the government on this matter. this country's future should rest with parliament and not with ministers. but the government's supporters question the motive. does the noble lord not agree that this new clause in effect, gives this house a statutory veto on the decision made by the prime minister, with the support of the other place to implement the decision of the british people to leave the european union? this house is absolutely full of people who still haven't come to terms with the results of the referendum and this is a clever lawyer's confection in order to reverse the results of the referendum. with 13 tory rebels on their side, labour in the lords emboldened. it would be completely irresponsible for parliament to say, oh, bye, bye, theresa may, we're waving you off, come back in two years and tell us what you've done. this actually makes sure that the government works with parliament to get the best deal we possibly can. butjust like this, ne

parliament attack. there's a lot of details that are still you have to be known here, but we do know is that that car that was carrying the assailant has been shot, approached the house of parliament from the south side of the teams river. at then drove across the bridge, it was repeatedly an suv that traveled across her westminster bridge, apparently ran down several people, two people are no reported dead in this reported terror incident. it made on the left side of the bridge where learning, but there was a lot of pedestrians involved there on the bridge. he then crashed into a gated park across from big ben then fled from the car with a knife. it there are a lot of eyewitnesses of this incident and this is what we are hearing. scotland yard is making a statement, let's listen. >> a terrorist of education is already underway. at this stage, i will confirm what we know has happened to me but it will not speculate. we received a number of different reports was included a person in a car ran over pedest

i've been in parliament. you are up against a huge challenge of being able to -- you can't prevent citizens from having knives or vehicles. this tells me that you cannot simply eradicate the threat by defanging it. you have to look at the ideology. what we have to do is defeat the ideology. again, i'm not -- please don't take my comments as being negative on islam. i work with members of islam who are appalled that you have this very severe cancer in their religion called radical islam. we have to work with our islamic allies. the president of egypt talked about that islam must give up violence as a method of religious indoctrination. they have to give it up. we have to work with those who wish to rid islamic faith of violence. you find ways to do that in concert with those elements so you can help islam heal itself. again, this is not against islam. this is about you having people that would kill other members of islam because they don't believe the same way. this is something we have to -- it's all about ge

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parliament is on lockdown. this was the moment in the house of commons. >> order. i am now going to suspend the sitting of the house. this house is now suspended but please, wait here. >> president trump has been briefed about the incident at the white house. we have full team coverage starting with nbc's matt bradley, who was near number ten downing street. matt? >> reporter: hi. andrea, it's matt. we're here at white hall street right down the street from ten downing street, the official residence of prime minister theresa may. we can't see the action directly in the house of parliament but we can see flashing lights and ambulances, police cars, other emergency vehicles darting back and forth attending to the situation. as you mentionmentioned, scotla and the metropolitan police say they'll treat this as a terrorist incident until they know more. associated press was quoting mi5 the domestic intelligence agency for the uk said they weren't going to be treating it as a terrorist incident until they know more.

and inside parliament, lockdown.of others, bundled back from the front entrance, waiting through fear and confusion. a police officer told me someone was killed just yards outside. we heard three or four shots on the right, or which sounded like shots, and then everyone turned and ran back through here and then... well, we know as much as we know from now on in. but i think generally, a lot of people were walking through that area and most people heard three or four shots. did you hear anything? just enormous noise at the front of portcullis house ten minutes ago. lots of police and security guards shouting, people running past the building, general sense of panic. everyone ordered to the back of the building until it was safe to do otherwise. there are at least a couple of 100 people here inside portcullis house. this is really the heart of where westminster does its business and we are all part of a lockdown after what has happened outside. a police officer has told me one man was shot out the front. a few mps have

you want parliament to say that we will stay in the eu?ou want parliament to say that we will stay in the eu? i do not doubt her desire to get a good deal. i doubt their ability to get one. if you have triggered article 50 at this point, you basically have jumped out of the plane without a parachute on your back. if the parachute on your back. if the parachute does not appear from somewhere, you will go splat at some point and it is a poor negotiating tactic but that is the one she has chosen. in the end there will be a deal, the return to parliament and the british people, at some point in the british people, at some point in the future. it isjust a question of who signs that off, should be politicians or the people and we believe it should be the british people who get to decide the final deal. as the minister said, what happens parliament were to say no? are you suggesting that parliament could vote to say, actually we do not want a deal, we want to stay in the eu? my view is that neither parliament nor the courts nor anything other tha

now it is time for a look back at the week in parliament.ello and welcome to the week in parliament. it wasn't the best of weeks for the government. first, peers give the brexit bill another kicking. we don't trust the government on this matter. this country's future should rest with parliament. and not with ministers. and i find it quite extraordinary that your lordships' house is spending several hours here on what is basically a defective amendment. next day, part of the budget unravels within hours, when the chancellor reveals a shock tax rise for the self—employed. the headlines are not good news. spite van man. tories break tax vow. phil picks a pocket or two. rob the builder. white van man gets battered by budget. and that's just to name a few. and...leave? or remain? no, not the european union. should mps make a discreet exit, to let the builders repair the crumbling houses of parliament? the danger is that if we go for the long option, costs can just spiral. so we believe that we need to get out. but first, it's showdown time at wes

parliament. sadly, i can confirm that now four people have died. that includes the police officer who was watching parliament and one man we believe to be the attacker, who was shot by a police officer. the officer's family have been made aware. at least 20 people have been injured. as part of long established and well rehearsed plans, parliament has been locked down. that response included uniformed foreign officers. we now of course have an on going operation on what we currently believe there was only one attacker. i'm sure the public will understand that we're taking every precaution in locking down and searching the area as thoroughly and exhaustively as possible. and i knoha

the prime minister's message echoed the words she spoke in parliament, talking about how parliament is. she said that as we mourn those who have lost their lives, one thing is clear, our values will prevail. i think many people have been very heartened by that message from the prime minister. and share that need to send out this message of defiance, even though many, many mps of course we re even though many, many mps of course were caught up in the confusion and uncertainty, and the fear which gripped parliament before people knew exactly what had happened and the huge sadness and concern when the huge sadness and concern when the scale of what had happened unfolded, with many of those injured in hospital having suffered some pretty traumatic injuries and a loss of life, which we have been talking about. the various that mood of resolve which was encapsulated in the sitting of parliament. i think it is the sort of mood and message which you get from all of those you speak to hear in parliament today. ca role speak to hear in parliament today. carole walker, thank you. our political co

parliament. at least one man, armed with a knife, parliament. sadly, i can confirm four people have died. that includes the police officer protecting parliament and one mentally believed to be the attacker who was shot by a police officer. the officers family has been made aware. at least 20 people have been injured. as part of long-established and well rehearsed plans, parliament has been locked down in the met responding to plans for a marauding terrorist attack. that response included uniformed and specialist firearms officers. we now have an ongoing operation and while the currently believe there was only one attacker, i am sure the public will understand us taking every precaution in locking gun and searching the area as thoroughly and exhaustively as possible. i know the officials working within parliament in the area understand the need to do this and i thank them for their patients and their support. -- patience and their support. this is the weight in a ortiz of the counterterrorism command behind it. there are people who saw the events

now on bbc news: the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament.wasn't the best of weeks for the government. first, peers give the brexit bill another kicking. we don't trust the government on this matter. this country's future should rest with parliament. and not with ministers. and i find it quite extraordinary that your lordships' house is spending several hours here on what is basically a defective amendment. next day, part of the budget unravels within hours, when the chancellor reveals a shock tax rise for the self—employed. the headlines are not good news. spite van man. tories break tax vow. phil picks a pocket or two. rob the builder. white van man gets battered by budget. and that's just to name a few. and...leave? or remain? no, not the european union. should mps make a discreet exit, to let the builders repair the crumbling houses of parliament? the danger is that if we go for the long option, costs can just spiral. so we believe that we need to get out. but first, it's showdown time at westminster. a second government defeat by peers o

and tried to enter parliament. sadly i can confirm that now four people have died. that includes the police officer who was in parliament, and one man we believed to be an attacker shot by an officer. at least 20 people have been injured. it is long established and well rehearsed friends, parliament has been locked down. that response included uniformed and specialist firearm officers. we now of course have an ongoing operation. what we currently believe, there was only one attacker. i'm sure the public will understand they are taking every precaution in locking down and searching the area as thoroughly and exhaustively as possible. i know the officials working in parliament, i thank them for their patience and their support. this investigation has the full weight and expertise of the terrorism team behind it. if there are people who saw it that haven't spoken to us, do get in touch. the crime scene will remain in place in the affected areas of westminster and we will carry out a painstaking investigation to recove

s parliament. and it was right here that witnesses say the attacker got out of the car, stabbed a police officer before being shot by police. so let's go to cnn's phil black who is live in london this evening. phil, you know, so bizarrely quiet where you are. normally it's the hustle and bustle especially around midday, tell me what you know right now? >> reporter: brooke, you're right. it is eerily quiet in london, but it is calm. it appears that the police are pretty confident that the threat has passed. they're not saying with absolute assurety just yet because they're still carrying out a search of the medimmediate area the parliament building is only a few minutes walk behind us the distance includes downing street, the prime minister residence. all the other key departmental buildings, this is the very heart of britain's government. this is the area where the incredibly panicked scenes took place in the middle of the afternoon, of exact opposite of what you see over my shoulder right now. hun

tried to enter parliament.hat now four people have died. that includes the police officer who was protecting parliament, and one man we believe to be an attacker who was shot by a police firearms officer. was this one of those responsible? so much is unclear. for an attack which stopped today's business of democracy, notjust for politicians who came to work, but hundreds of people. here to visit and be part of this place. we still don't really know what is going on. this group of students was brought here for the day to see how parliament works. little did they know what kind of situation would unfold. frankly, it is really hard to believe what has happened here today. an attack, that in theory, many expected to come to london again one day, but the truth of an event like this in practice, a shock in our parliament, a shock in our country. whatever the motive, an effort to stop our democracy in its tracks. caught up in the terror of what happened today and the panic and indeed the lockdown in and around westmin

prime minister may clearly in parliament. parliament was shut down. our reporter from westminster ansd us that parliamentari remained in the house of commons as is the case in these types of incidents. the metropolitan police said on the official twitter account it was called at 2:40 p.m. to report an incident at westminster bridge and as you said earlier, described it as a firearms incident. david lidington, the house of commons speaker, said what i am able to say there's been a serious incident with india state. it seems -- within the estate. a police officer was staffed. -- a police officer was stabbed. prime minister may was ushered guar car afterja what seemed like gunfire. that's according to the press association. david? dave: down to our colleague francine lacqua. give us assist of what you are seeing and what people are telling you. francine: we are really the two westminster. you can see westminster bridge behind me. i can count 5, 6, 7 ambulances. what we were told the last hour or by looking at media reports, one woman has died and confirm

i think the european parliament wants to take a ha rd european parliament wants to take a hard line now of the negotiations, because in the end they have to say yes or no. they are not in the day—to—day negotiations, which are mostly run by michel barnier. is it achievable, for example, to get a trade deal within this two—year timetable? example, to get a trade deal within this two-year timetable? look, i think theresa may has a fair point that regulatory wise, there is no diverging. in principle one is to agree with what to do with new regulations if they come up, and how to do enforcement once they have left. from a technical point of view it is possible to come to an agreement fairly soon. then the more konta could it question is, do you get the support by 27 member states, their national parliaments etc? the real obstacle is politically, not technical. talk about the impact of brexit on the eu. the uk leaving means that the eu is quite a lot poorer, suddenly to there is indeed less money around. the brits are paying a net contribution of 7 billion to 10 billion euros a year. that mo

is a matter for parliament.nd constrain that, least of all this minister who has used those opportunities before this day. but let me get to the point behind this, i agree with her on that, but what we cannot have, which is where i am coming to the second aspect of this amendment, is any suggestion that the votes in either house will overturn the result of the referendum. that is the key point. i give way. mr speaker, isn't that exactly the point, it would completely cripple the government trying to get a really good dealfor the government trying to get a really good deal for the the government trying to get a really good dealfor the uk? this is the time for parliament to get behind the country who made the decision and get the best deal. you cannot do that if the eu thinks they cannot do that if the eu thinks they can undermine us? on that point this brings me to sub—clause four. this clause effectively seeks to prohibit the prime ministerfrom clause effectively seeks to prohibit the prime minister from walking

the report of shots fired outside parliament. parliament was put on lockdown.s though there are two separate incidents now in central london. one on the westminster bridge, which is that very famous bruj you see leading to the houses of parliament across the tens. in that incident, it now appears as though a car hit several people, a crowd, in westminster bridge. at least five people were hit by that car. they are now being treated, from what we understand. and a separate incident close to the houses of parliament, very close to the houses of parliament where a man believed to have been armed with a knife threatened a police officer and were able to get sbo the confines of the parliamentary building. the leader of the house of commons has confirmed that that man was shot by police. that information has not yet been confirmed by met police. what we're hearing on the official channels of met police is that there's a firearms incident in central london. that they are aware of it, but they are not giving any further details. lester, one more note to add. this would

that is not the scottish parliament consenting toa the scottish parliament consenting to a section 30authorisation to go to the uk government to ask for and assuming that the uk government is imminent ortwo assuming that the uk government is imminent or two negotiating the terms of the section 30 order. last time the section 30 order was made so there was no legal doubt about the lawfulness of the independence referendum but there were caveats inserted as to when that could take place, and performed that it had to take. —— and the form but it had to take. —— and the form but it had to take. you say that permission has to be sought effectively from the uk government and you mentioned if the uk government is amenable, what happened out of interest if it is not? what happens then? that was one of the earliest oddments in the 2014 referendum campaign. at that time the scottish government maintained the scottish government maintained the scottish government maintained the scottish parliament did have the power unilaterally to legislate for an independence referendum. that was disputed by t

of course parliament should have a say, the government said parliament would have a say, it would have end of the day. the vote will essentially be whether to accept a deal if there is one or twojoint the wto. there cannot be a vote to remain in the eu. that would be wrong, that will be putting parliament in opposition to the referendum. you talk about the sovereignty of parliament, we need to remember that by holding a referendum we had ceded a degree of sovereignty to the british people. thank you. after tonight, this bill will go back to the commons where the government has made it clear, they will try to overturn these amendments. thank you for that. time for a look at the weather now. a speu for a look at the weather now. a spell of rain for us all overnight. it is moving into the west of the uk where we have seen patchy rain but it is about to turn heavier through northern ireland and eventually through wales and the west of england and scotland. there will be snow. the breeze picks up, temperatures not going down as far as last night. cardiff and plymouth, still around ten or 11

a member of parliament who stepped in to give first aid, the member of parliament did have previous experiencen the military and he stepped in to give aid to a member of the public. a great deal of panic as you said as the incident first played out. and many members of the public caught up in it. particularly on westminster bridge, it is a very busy place in the afternoon, members of the public and tourists as well. it is quiet now with the police still have this area roped off. it is calm. but now the real investigation begins as police tried to determine what was behind it and who the suspect was. sarah: because the area is so busy as you mentioned, still very close to the seat of power in britain, it shows there is no such thing as absolute security, doesn't it? kitty: this is a very widely patrolled area outside the houses of parliament. there is always a police presence, there is always security measures in place, is why the police officer concerned was able to respond so quickly to this incident. we saw immediately the gunfire, you have seen it in the clips that have come out. but it cos

the car crashed into parliament and a man with a knife continued the attack and tried to enter parliament. sadly i can confirm that now four people have died. that includes the police officer who was protecting parliament and one man we believe to be the attacker, who was shot by a police officer. the officer's family has been made aware. at least 20 people have been injured. as part of long-established and well-rehearsed plans, parliament has been locked down and met with our plans for ending terrorist attack. that response included uniformed and special is firearms officers. we now have an ongoing operation. whilst we currently believe there was only one attacker, i'm sure the public will understand us taking of precaution in locking down and searching the area as thoroughly and exhausttively as possible. i know the officials working within parliament and public in the area completely understand we need to do this. i thank them for their patience and their support. this investigation has the full weight and expertise of the counterterrorism command behind it. if there are people who saw

attack on parliament for a reason.her places to be, thank you for your time. we can bring you up to date with developments in terms of the police investigation. in the past a0 minutes, an update from the deputy acting commissioner. we know that there have been arrests and a number of events in london and also in birmingham. a number of raids on properties. six properties raided and it has been confirmed at least one of those is in birmingham. the senior officer giving those updates and also saying there are no indications at this stage they are looking for anyone else in connection with this incident. there had been concerns there may be others as in ongoing incidents but they think it was a lone attack. investigations are ongoing. police were led back to birmingham because the car used in the attack yesterday they believe was hired not farfrom yesterday they believe was hired not far from there and that is one reason there have been raids. and in other parts of the country but birmingham certainly for the seven arrest

well, that's it from wednesday in parliament.or now, from me, kristiina cooper, goodbye! mixed weather fortunes for today's weather picture. some will have the best weather so far. western areas will have rain today. rain coming from the south and west. across eastern areas of england, the air has been coming up from the near continent, and that will bring temperatures into the low 20s in the warm spots. as i said, the warmest day of the year so far. a mild start to the day with temperatures staying in double figures, 11 to 12 degrees as we start off. always the risk of pulses of rain affecting northern ireland. scotland is looking wet. cumbria as well. further pulses of rain across these western areas through the day on and off. for the east, over a cloudy start and after that, things will brighten up the sunshine coming in. for scotland, south—western areas the warmest. dumfrees and galloway. not too much rain towards the coastline. brighter spells. northern ireland, rain. some drier spells from time to time. western england an