this is deja vu news coming to live from berlin a hostage taking in shooting in south western france the incident is unfolding right now the supermarket in the town of trip reports at least one person has been killed there's also a claim of islamic state involvement. also coming up china says good fight to the end of u.s. president donald trump kids at the new tariffs trump unveiled plans to hike talents on up to sixty billion dollars worth of goods from china annually he says it's in retaliation on fair trade practices. and in brussels even leaders are relieved that the block is escaped trumps an aluminum tallis for the time being and british prime minister to resign means being used at the transition period for brig's it has been approved. hello and welcome. we begin with breaking news coming in from france that officials say a hostage situation is underway inside a supermarket security forces a the scene in the southwestern town of treb close to the city of caucus on there is conflicting information on the number of victims with the situation still ongoing but the horse at least o

the last few minutes here on bbc news, with special coverage of what has been going on in south—western franceed when a gunman opened fire, took several people hostage at a supermarket in the town of trebes as well as a person in a car he then hijacked. the latest development is that believes in the last few minutes, we believe, raided the supermarket and there are unconfirmed reports that the gunman who had been in there for at least a couple of hours, has been killed. plenty more coverage to come here on bbc news. good afternoon, it was a cloudy start of the day but sunshine has been breaking through the cloud for many parts of the country so and improving weather picture across the uk as we look through this afternoon. this picture comes from one of our weather watchers in braintree in essex, you can see the fairweather cloud around there, not dry everywhere but many parts of the country enjoying a largely dry afternoon. if we look at the satellite image, we can see this band of clouds clearing from the east then a clearer window of whether before the next area of cloud heads in from the so

the headlines: a gunman who has taken hostages at a supermarket in south—western france has been shotplace of the hostages. and in other news, ahmed hasan, the teenager who carried out the terror attack on the london underground last year, has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 34 years. and as ever, at this time, an update on the market numbers. film review coming up, but a first look ahead to sportsday. coming up, sport relief week, we will be discussing the events with one participant, double winter olympic champion lizzie yarnold, has also given us thoughts on the future. gareth southgate will hope to finesse england world cup hopes later, need takes an experimental side to the netherlands, and alex mcleish‘s scotland are in action as well, we will look ahead to both games as well as the opening grand prix of the season. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? what have you been watching? interesting week, we have a psychological thriller starring claire foy by steven soderbergh, unsane, wrinkle in time, th

let me also remind you about the breaking news this hourfrom france, from the south—western france, where hostages have been released but a police officer is still inside the supermarket with the gunman, who is claiming allegiance to so—called islamic state. we have also been told that one person has been killed in this situation. we heard from a french journalist a short while ago who said that officials in france are linking the incident to another incident that happened a 15 minute drive away in carcassonne, when a man ina drive away in carcassonne, when a man in a car approached police officers who were outjogging and opened fire on them, wounding one of the police officers. these are the latest pictures that we are getting gain of the situation at the supermarket in the south—west of france, where that hostage situation evolved a short while ago. this is the town of trebes. we will bring you the latest on that as we get it. ina you the latest on that as we get it. in a moment we will have the summary of the business news with jamie but first the headlines... that is the top story, a

france efficiency us. situation is underway inside a supermarket security forces are at the scene in the south western town of close to the city of kharkiv song there is contradictory information on the number of victims with the situation still ongoing but they are reports at least one person has been killed it's been reported that the gunman claimed allegiance to the islamic state the french prime minister edward filipe is on his way to tape he has said that the situation is quote very serious. the french government has been quick to respond to the incident doing its best to reassure the public the interior ministry has treated that police have set up a security paramita at the scene and authorities are asking people to avoid the area and to await further information from authorities and not to spread rumors or verified information interior minister says he is traveling to the location immediately highlighting how seriously the french government is taking this situation for more on this breaking news situation we are joined by the correspondent in paris lisa what is the latest you're hearing on this host

good service on all lines. 0n the trains, south western services via staines and ascot are running with residual delays. and due to industrial action in franceproach, its slow from woolwich road flyover. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. sunshine and blossom added to the springlike feel of yesterday but today, sadly, there is more cloud around but some bright and sunny spells peeking through at times and we are frost—free this and sunny spells peeping through at times and we are frost—free this morning, quite a cloudy night last night. we've got some early outbreaks of rain towards eastern areas, there it is, but there it goes too.. it should have cleared by the time we get to the middle part of the morning and thereon in, it does looks dry. there will be quite a bit of cloud around, some bright and sunny spells emerging at times, the cloud thickening wants more through afternoon. top temperatures of 11 or 12 celsius, so a touch milder than it was yesterday. through this evening and overnight again, it's looking largely dry. some close spells around at first then the cloud will thicken form th

western australia. hello, everyone — this is afternoon live. police in the south of francents. a policeman who volunteered to take the place of one of the hostages has been praised for his bravery. this prompted a huge police response led by counterterror officers. security forces surrounded the supermarket, and a police officer exchanged himself for a hostage. after a stand—off, the gunman was shot dead. the french president was kept up to date with events while at a summit. translation: the gendarme array intervened in a coordinated manner import less a an attack against police officers. please allow me to express my utmost support to all of those addressing the situation. the gunman is believed to have killed and wounded his victims which began in carcassonne, 15 minutes away —— in trebes, 15 minutes away from the back. translation: the officer who was with those men voluntarily swapped himself for a hostage, that the terrorist then let go. the terrorist fired and forces intervened and brought down the terrorist. reports say the gunman was believed to be moroccan and had

western isles, but most of us, it is a dry day, dry evening, dry night. still maybe a touch of frost in the far south—west, but look at these... you can see this whether francetion risked a "serious breach". borisjohnson agrees that vladimir putin is using the world cup in russia the same way hitler used the 1936 olympics in berlin. answering questions from mps, the foreign secretary also accused the kremlin of carrying out the salisbury poison attack. the trail of responsibility for such assassinations and assassination attempts does lead inexorably back to the kremlin. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. scotla nd scotland have failed to qualify for next summer‘s cricket world cup in england. the reason, rain. they lost via the duckworth—lewis method, by just five runs to the west indies, who have qualified in their place. they can blame the weather, we all can. why not? in the short term, the weather is looking, no surprises with it, but i don‘t think we are done with winter yet. we will have an outlook for the next ten days or so in around half an hour. we will be talked into somma xhaka in around half an hour. plenty more to come on afternoon li