our correspondent richard galpin is with me, and is going through all of the information as it comes ages now, richard. what do we know at this point? it is certainly a very serious incident and police say that they believe it is a terror attack. which group and who was responsible, we do not know at this stage. it clearly is horrific, a white transit van mounted the pavement and ploughed into a number of people, but we do not know how many. there is video showing the front of the van, clearly badly damaged from the impact and you could see a lot of people on the ground, people trying to give them firstaid. we ground, people trying to give them first aid. we do not have casualties figures yet or know if people had been killed or whether it is only people injured. what we have subsequently heard is that police have called for the metro stations and train stations in the area to be closed. they have said someone is on the run, they believe. more recently, in the last five minutes oi’ recently, in the last five minutes orso, recently, in the last five minutes or so, there have been repor

richard galpin, bbc news. the business news now. airways is running out of money. it's asking for another big bail—out from the country's government. take a look at this from nancy kacungira south african airways has run out of money, but no one can really say they didn't see this coming. even though south africa itself is a big air travel market, the airline has made a loss every year for the last seven years. that is due to high costs a nd seven years. that is due to high costs and many depths. the airline says things could improve by october but only if they get help now. they need a $60 million bailout, and the planes looked good in the adverts but they are expensive to keep in the sky. south african airways‘s long haul fleet is mostly made up of gas guzzling aeroplanes, which are quite fuel inefficient, a disadvantage considering that their fuel costs in africa are much higher than average. the airline says they have a plan to turn things around, but analysts have been crunching the numbers, and say that to take an injection of

richard galpin reports.ht in stormy seas. but now its mission is to enter libyan territorial waters to help the libyan coast guard spot migrant boats as they set sail, and stop them going any further. the abrupt change of mission was given the go—ahead by the italian parliament. most politicians clearly wanting an end to the crisis. the goal of the italian government is to stem the flow, bring it close to zero and basically tweak the turkey deal and adapted to the situation in libya but get the same result, which is to bring a flow which is in the hundreds of thousands, to close to zero. almost 100,000 migrants have reached italy so far this year. other eu countries were supposed to have taken other eu countries were supposed to have ta ken many other eu countries were supposed to have taken many of them. but it has not happened. so large numbers are applying for asylum here, putting the government under pressure with elections looming next year. now the italian navy's sophisticated radar will enable the lib

our corresponded richard galpin is monitoring several sources and every strand of information comingll us? spanish media are reporting, we do not have confirmation, that 13 people have been killed and a significant number of people injured. we do not have direct confirmation of that so far. what we do know is that the van ploughed through a large number of people. video shows that and it is evidence that people were on the ground receiving treatment. police say that the driver fled. the metro stations and train stations were closed, trying to find this person. there is now less information, what we were hearing about two armed men being hauled up in a bar somewhere around the area. we do not have more information on that but we do expect a news conference in from police in the area. as you say that, that news conferences currently going on. let me bring you up to date with what police on the ground are saying. they have just said that in terms of numbers they are releasing at the moment, apologies, that is where the line of the news conference was coming into us from. they say that i

richard galpin has this report.est protest by white supremacists, including the ku klux klan, in a decade. it soon turned into a violent confrontation with those opposed to them. and an antiracism campaigner was killed. since then, donald trump whose supporters include members of the far right, has caused further outrage. first, arguing both sides were equally responsible for the violence and then just two days later, after coming under pressure, finally condemning the white supremacists. last night at yet another conference, he was asked why he had waited so long. i wanted make sure, unlike most politicians, that what i said was correct. not make a quick statement. the statement i made on saturday, the first statement, was a fine statement. and honestly, if the press were not sick —— fake, and it was honest, the press would have said what i said was very nice but unlike you, excuse me. unlike you and unlike the media, before i make a statement i like to know the facts. the president then repeated his repeated his m

richard galpin, thank you.model, who was reportedly kidnapped and held for nearly a week in italy, has returned to the uk. chloe ayling says she feared for her life, after being stuffed in a suitcase and told she'd be ‘sold' online. italian police believe the model was attacked and drugged, before attempts were made to auction her on the ‘dark web.‘ a polish man, who lives in the uk, has been arrested. matt cole has more details. three weeks on from her release, so we returned to the uk this weekend to her home here in surrey. i have been through a terrifying experience, i feared for my life second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. i'm incredibly grateful to the italian and uk authorities for all they have done to secure my safe release. i had just arrived home after being in italy for four weeks and i've not had time to gather my thoughts so i'm not at liberty to the anything further until i have been debriefed by uk police. just 20 and still starting out in her glamour modelling career, chloe ayling

and do take care as you try to get around barcelona. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is here. he van. yes, i haven't seen it actually. regarding the driver of the van. yes, i haven't seen it actuallylj yes, i haven't seen it actually.” beg your pardon, this is a line that says the driver of the van is reported as having fled the vehicle on foot, which would explain why the police are trying to close down the metro and train stations, but tell us metro and train stations, but tell us what else you have seen in the last few moments. we are waiting for more information to come in, but as we we re more information to come in, but as we were hearing from that eyewitness account, it is clearly a very serious incident, and the key point is this is right in the heart, this is this is right in the heart, this is the real centre for where tourists would congregate. as you we re tourists would congregate. as you were saying, it was very busy indeed. a large number of people there. clearly this band careened into the area. we don't know at this stage exactly why but what we do know is as y

richard galpin reports.an territorial waters to help the libyan coastguard spot migrant boats as they set sail, and stop them going any further. the abrupt change of mission was given the go—ahead by the italian parliament. most politicians clearly wanting an end to the crisis. the goal of the italian government is to stem the flow, bring it close to zero and basically tweak the turkey deal and adapt it to the situation in libya but get the same result, which is to bring a flow which is in the hundreds of thousands, to close to zero. almost 100,000 migrants have reached italy so far this year. other eu countries were supposed to have taken many of them. but it has not happened. so large numbers are applying for asylum here, putting the government under pressure with elections looming next year. now the italian navy's sophisticated radar will enable the libyan coastguard to stop many migrant boats before they leave libyan territorial waters. and send them back to libya. that is sparking alarm amongst human ri

the bbc‘s richard galpin reports.e pacific island of guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. they are now potentially in the firing line, as the stand—off between the united states and north korea continues. pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles toward this island, which is home to major us military bases. we are here to pray for the leaders of those countries to be able to remain calm, and think about the people, and the lives of the people we have here. in japan, anti—aircraft systems were deployed at the weekend to shoot down any north korean missiles aimed at guam. this area of southern japan would lie on the flight path. this is the most serious crisis in the region since the end of the korean war, in the 1950s, according to some military experts. there is a real risk, by miscalculation probably, more than anything else, and by rather unbalanced rhetoric, of something happening that no—one intends. and i think it is very dangerous. i think we're closer to there being some sort of

richard galpin reports.f guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. they are now potentially in the firing line as the stand—off between the us and north korea continues. pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles toward this island which is home to major us military bases. we're here to pray for leaders of those countries to remain calm and think about the people and the lives of the people we have here. in japan anti—aircraft systems were deployed at the weekend to shoot down any north korean missiles aimed at guam. this area of southern japan would lie on the flight path. this is the most serious crisis in the region since the end of the korean war in the 1950s, according to some military experts. there is a real risk by miscalculation probably more than anything else and by rather unbalanced rhetoric of something happening that no—one intends and i think it is very dangerous, i think we are closer to there being some sort of fighting in the korean peninsula than we have been sin

the bbc‘s richard galpin reports.pacific island of guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. they are now potentially in the firing line as the stand—off between the us and north korea continues. pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles toward this island which is home to major us military bases. we're here to pray for the leaders of those countries to remain calm and think about the people and the lives of the people we have here. in japan, anti—aircraft systems were deployed at the weekend to shoot down any north korean missiles aimed at guam. this area of southern japan would lie on the flight path. this is the most serious crisis in the region since the end of the korean war in the 1950s, according to some military experts. there is a real risk by miscalculation probably more than anything else and by rather unbalanced rhetoric of something happening that no—one intends and i think it is very dangerous, i think we are closer to there being some sort of fighting in the korean peninsula

richard galpin, bbc news. 0.25% and downgrades its growth forecast for the uk. ajudge condemns mental health support for young people — and says the state could have blood on its hands over the case of a suicidal teenager. four men from the west midlands have been jailed for life for plotting terrorist attacks on police and military targets. now an update on the business news. the bank of england has lowered its growth forecast for this year and the next. it said weak wage growth contributed to the decision. it now forecasts growth of 1.7% — that's slightly down from its previous prediction of 1.9% made back in may. the bank said rising inflation has also been weighing on household spending power. the bank also voted 6—2 to keep interest rates on hold at 0.25%. they've been at that level since august of last year. next sales have had a big boost from the retailer's directory catalogue and internet business. overall second—quarter sales rose 0.7%, beating expectations. but full—price sales at next retailfell 7.

richard galpin told me what happened. they were driving ina told me what happened.car to the coastal area west of rio dejaneiro. we understand that they wanted to buy some bottled water during the journey. they were given injections but did not understand, presumably they do not speak portuguese, they took a wrong turning and instead of going to a shop where they would buy some water, they ended up in a favela, a slum area, in this coastal area. this area has drugs traffickers in it, and people. as they went in, they were approached by gunmen who apparently told them to stop. again, they did not understand and carried on driving. the gunmen opened fire, you can see, there is video footage now, there are there is video footage now, there a re bullets there is video footage now, there are bullets on the side of the car and the passenger headrest when eloise dixon was sat, she must have ducked or moved, otherwise she would have been hit in the head. the husband carried on driving and got her to hospital. do we know how hurt she is? two bullets hit her in the abdomen, a

richard galpin reports.t by white supremacists, including the ku klux klan, in a decade. it soon turned into a violent confrontation with those opposed to them. an antiracism campaigner was killed. since then, donald trump, whose supporters include members of the far right, has caused further outrage, first arguing both sides are equally responsible for the violence, and then, two days later, after coming under pressure, finally condemning the white supremacists. last night, at yet another news conference, he was asked why he had waited so long. i wanted to make sure, unlike most politicians, that what i said was correct. not make a quick statement. the statement i made on saturday, the first statement, was a fine statement. honestly, if the press were not fake and if it was honest, the press would have said what i said was very nice. unlike you... excuse me, unlike you and unlike the media, before i make a statement, i like to know the facts. the president then repeated his much criticised statement, that r

richard galpin reports. a simple mistake led to this family being under fire.enger side, the bullet holes clearly visible. the gunmen opened fire when the family failed to stop in a slum area controlled by drug traffickers. but she reached hospital quickly. her partner had kept rising. —— brazing. she needed emergency treatment. two bullets had hit her in the abdomen which could easily have been fatal but she survived. translation: the bullet passed by the abdomen and did not hit the important organs, she was very lucky. it all happened in the popular coastal resort. 90 miles from rio dejaneiro. local officials admit the slum areas can be very dangerous. translation: we have a community that we cannot enter, the press cannot enter. the public service cannot enter, that is inadmissible. we have to take urgent measures. but for this family, it is too late. a holiday which nearly ended in total disaster, all because they turned off a road in search of some bottles of water. let's speak to our reporter in sao paulo. what do we know about exactly what happened? well

that a british woman has been shot in rio dejaneiro. joining me now on is our correspondent, richard galpinee children, some of them apparently very young. the family were driving to a coastal resort. it is about 90 miles west of the city of bearded junior. apparently, they took a wrong turning, having been given instructions and ended up in a further luck, effectively a slump. they were approached by armed men. a p pa re ntly they were approached by armed men. apparently there are drug traffickers in this area. these drug traffickers in this area. these drug traffickers or gunmen apparently told the family to stop their car and get out. but they didn't. they carried on driving. again, the local authorities are saying that this was authorities are saying that this was a misunderstanding of language. as a result, the gunmen opened fire and the woman was hit in the abdomen by at least one bullet. now, we understand that she underwent surgery understand that she underwent surgery at a local hospital yesterday evening. and she is in a stable condition. terrifying experience for that family. i m