just to remind you that thames valley police say they have now arrested a man following that stabbing he is in police custody in berkshire. that's after officers were called to forbury gardens in reading at around 7pm this evening, about three hours ago, because they receive reports of a stabbing having taken place. but we understand that a number of people had to be taken to hospital for treatment. they are at hospital, several people had sustained injuries. we don't know quite how many yet or the severity of those injuries, but they put a police cordon in place around the park and asked the public to avoid the area while police are at the scene. the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer, has given his reaction to this news. he says that is extreme the concerning, he has urged people to listen to the national police chief counsel and not to share footage of the incident that has been circulated already online. please would rather that anyone who has that sort of footage send it directly to them —— police would rather. sir keir starmer, the labour leader, concerning very concer

thames valley police say that a man was arrested at the scene. understands that he is thought to be libyan. he is in custody at the moment. and, also, the prime minister, boris johnson, has responded to what happened here on saturday evening. he has said in a statement "my thoughts are with those affected" by what he describes as "an appalling incident in reading" and he goes on to thank the emergency services on the scene. and we spoke to one eyewitness who was in the park, he saw what happened. and he told us he saw a man go to a group of people, began stabbing people in the group, moved onto another group and did the same, and then left the park very quickly. now, officers clearly want to speak to anybody who was in the park when that incident happened. they are asking people, though, not to share what has been very distressing footage on social media. but a huge investigation here in reading tonight. 0ur news reporter simon jones is across all the latest developments. what is happening now? we have had a statement of note from thames valley p

mr speaker, it was truly humbling to visit thames valley police this morning.he privilege of meeting the officers who first responded to the incident, and who were responsible for apprehending the suspect, as well as trying to prevent the loss of further life. these officers, a few of whom were student officers, ran towards danger to help those in need without a second thought. a young unarmed police officer took down the suspect without hesitation, while another performed emergency first aid to those who were injured. these officers are heroes. they showed courage, bravery, and selflessness way beyond their years. they are the very best of us. she said the government continued to pursue every option available to keep people safe. so my message today is clear, simple, and strong. swiftjustice will be done, victims will be supported, and, if further action is needed to stop terrorists in their tracks, this government will not hesitate to act. it is heartbreaking that we are having this conversation again, so soon after the terrible attacks at fishmongers' hall i

the home secretary describing a truly humbling visit to a thames valley police earlier today. n parts of the country, so, in northern ireland, i think, cloudy at times. there will be some outbreaks of rain, and the same is true across western scotland. but the further east and south you are, the sunnier and warmer the weather will be. quite a muggy night tonight. you can see that the cloud and the rain more or less in the same place through this evening and overnight. belfast could wake up to some rain and 14 degrees. but in central, eastern and southern areas it is going to be a sunny morning. and the temperatures are going to be shooting up and will probably peak at around 28 on tuesday, and then higher still on wednesday, thursday and friday, but never turning hot in the north—west.

hours earlier was not the target of the attack last known to the investigation was moved by thames valley police offices but this is not to be declared a terrorism into we received a report the number of people being starved infantry going to discredit. tragically 3 people. and others were injured in this is time within 5 minutes of the 1st call opus's the comprehended amount and made no arrests he remains in police custody at this time. and let's go straight to deb you correspondent back at mass in london who is following this story for us what information do we have about the alleged perpetrator. well we now know the name it's colliery originally from syria and 25 years old british media have said that he had been come to attention to the intelligence services before but that there wasn't enough evidence that he deemed to be an imminent dress so this is what we know now of the perpetrator the alleged perpetrator who is in police custody. what is your impression of how the british people are likely to view this terrorist incident according to the police formulation in the countries in the throe

under observation the counterterrorism piece has now taken over the investigation from the thames valley police meaning that they've declared it a terror incident meaning that the severity level has now been seriously ramped up to the highest level now the head of the u.k. counterterrorism piece he said that the suspect ran into for the park in the writing area and attacked members of the public with a knife however the police have no reason to believe that he was acting with anybody else i can form reconfirm. that this was declared a terrorist. as a result of this investigation. clear that it was not associated in any way with the matter protest which took place peacefully earlier on in the day there is no specific intelligence to suggest that attending crowded places is at risk but i would ask the public please continue with your lives. when you are out in public now around 40 witnesses have come forward assisting the peace in their lines of investigation at this point it's also understood that place has carried out an operation in the block of flats where the suspect is believed to have live

now taking over the investigation as i say and thames valley police have now. meaning that the severity level of this incident has been seriously top now the head of the u.k. counts. he says that the suspects run into which is a park in reading and attacked members of the public with a knife but they have no reason to believe that those anybody else involved in the attack. i can form reconfirm. that this was declared a terrorist incident. as a result of this investigation it's clear that it was not associated in any way with the black lives matter protest which took place peacefully earlier in the day there is no specific intelligence to suggest that anyone attending credit places is at risk but i would ask the public please continue to. be alert not alarmed when you are out in public. around 14 witnesses have not come forward assisting the police in their lines of investigation it's understood that police carried out an operation as well in the block of flats where the suspect believed to have lived allegedly neighbors then had a controlled explosion at the pr

this point we understand the man is thought to be of libyan descent and in a statement the thames valley police say the attack has been to as a terrorist. counterterrorism confirmed that the steadman incident that happened last night has now been declared a terrorist incident we've also got comment from the prime minister boris johnson this morning said it's clearly a terrible crime or to have the motivation be he says that they will be making sure that the police have all the support they need to cover the investigation now earlier today though he did meet with security officials police senior ministers all downing street was updated on the investigation himself today he'll also be in contact with police leading the investigation today but obviously the incident is incredibly indicative of what we've seen in previous years it's related to terror incidents. obviously this is a developing story for a long weekend and not down this time very dark indeed indeed all right shutters actually thanks for that in london. no tracking what happened overnight in america there seattle's police free occupati

i have obviously talked to the chief constable of thames valley police, thanked him and his officers now have someone in tackling the suspect. we now have someone in custody. the police must get on with theirjob, get to the bottom of exactly what happened, so it will be difficult to comment in detail, except to say that if there are detail, except to say that if there a re lessons detail, except to say that if there are lessons we need to learn about how we handle such cases and how we handle the events leading up to such cases, then we will learn those lessons and we will not hesitate to ta ke lessons and we will not hesitate to take action where necessary. you say we should learn lessons. do you think people should be concerned that as lockdown is eased we might see more attacks like this?” that as lockdown is eased we might see more attacks like this? i see no reason to draw that conclusion, but i think clearly if there are lessons to be learned from this particular case we will learn them. as it happens, crime overall has been coming down and i'm very pleased we have got large num

also thanking thames valley police. age on line. that has been shared by the national police chief ‘s counsel, reiterated by the shadow home secretary, nick thomas symons. and there are two mps represent reading. actually, alok sharma is well, who's been thanking the emergency services, saying that thoughts are with all those affected by this dreadful incident. a 36—year—old man has died from gunshot wounds in manchester, and a 21—year—old is in a life—threatening condition. greater manchester police said there was an increased police presence in the moss side area, where the incident is believed to have taken place. officers said two men — aged 36 and 21 — went to hospital with gunshot wounds at around 1am. spain has said it will allow uk tourists to enter the country without entering quarantine from today. the country's foreign affairs minister told the bbc that british citizens would be allowed to enter the country freely, without the need to self—isolate. let's speak to our correspondent guy hedgecoe who is in the sp

thames valley police say officers arrested a man within five minutes of the call. e treating the incident as an act of terrorism. a few hours later the man understood to be the suspect was named as saadallah. nick aldworth is a former counter terrorism national coordinator at scotland yard. good morning. what do we read into the significance of the pack this individual had come to the attention of mis individual had come to the attention of m15 previously? it would imply that he has undertaken an act or someone that he has undertaken an act or someone has information about him, he wanted to do something that could have led to him being involved in an act of terrorism or planning an act of terrorism or supporting terrorism. i understand from the reports i've seen it relates to potential travel back to the country from which he originates, libya, we all know is a much troubled place at the moment. of course the security services deal with tens of thousands such reports every single year. and quite often, it is just a single strand of information, it's not even intelli

thames valley police say officers arrested a man within five minutes of the call. t on the investigation now from the thames valley police and crime commissioner, anthony stansfeld. thank you very much for being with us on bbc breakfast this morning. cani us on bbc breakfast this morning. can i ask you first of all in terms of the way that police responded to the attack, what have you made of their actions over the course of that horrible incident in reading? they reacted incredibly quickly. he was picked up within about five minutes of the first report. so i think, and i think the opposite showed considerable bravery picking him up absolutely straightaway, knowing very little about what it actually happened at that stage. and there is one particular officer, i believe a police sergeant, who tackled the suspect to the ground. it is often when you hear about actions like that, i know the police are highly trained in areas like this but you must be very proud of those actions which probably stopped further damage from being done. yes, iam further damage from being don

now in terms of the facts, we know from thames valley police, they were called at around 7pm this eveningeports of a stabbing. we know a number of people have been injured, and sources say three people died in the incident, though that has not been confirmed by thames valley police or the ambulance service. but in terms of the response here when it happened, it was huge. there were a couple of air ambulances that had to come to the scene, a huge number of emergency services. and we got a statement from the ambulance service in the last hour or so, giving you an idea of the resources that were needed. they say they sent five ambulance crews, one specialist practitioner, three ambulance officers, a hazardous area response team, a helicopter, a critical care response unit — all arriving here to the scene which happened at 7pm this evening. so we know a man has been arrested and the bbc understands that he is thought to be libyan, and he is in custody at the moment clearly speaking to detectives. but in terms of the injured, we don't have an exact number on the people who have been injured, b

we will get some further detail beyond the official statements released by thames valley police so far looking at some aerial pictures of the park behind you. we can see some blue tents that the police have erected where the killings took place. and obviously, as you say, a huge investigation now under way. we are also hearing the prime minister has been briefed in downing street by senior police and security officials at nine o'clock this morning. clearly now we know this morning. clearly now we know this is being treated as a terrorist incident, this is something the prime minister is fully engaged with. obviously anything as serious asa with. obviously anything as serious as a triple murder anyway gets treated politically at the very highest level. the home secretary was being briefed thoroughly last night. the prime minister will have had initial briefings last night and has out further briefings this morning. the security service, mi5, will be massively more involved now. they were already involved to an extent last night in trying to work out what was already known about the susp

i've obviously took to the chief constable i've obviously talked to the chief constable of thames valley policehim and his officers for their bravery in tackling the suspect. we now have someone in custody. the police must get on with theirjob, get to the bottom of exactly what happened. so, it will be difficult to comment in detail except to say this — if there are lessons we need to learn about how we handle such cases, how we handle the events leading up to such cases, then we will learn those lessons, and we will not hesitate to take action, where necessary. it's very important to the investigation runs its course but i will want to work with government in response to this, to look at whether there is lessons that can be learnt, where there need to be changes to the law, but i think, as a constructive opposition, i will want to speak to the prime minister to discuss how, together, we can improve the response, learn from this. the investigation must be completed but, of course, this is not a time for party politics. the bodies of the three people who died were removed from the scene this mor

the police and crime commissioner for the thames valley, anthony stansfeld joins us now.reer in the military and the industry, but i was reading your cv, you started international terrorism at university, and i just international terrorism at university, and ijust wondered how you felt giving this is being named asa you felt giving this is being named as a terrorist incident, it's reading, which should be the focus of this incident? yes, it is very odd, i think the impression is that this is a major al-qaeda experience he —— conspiracy, it isjust terribly sad that it should happen in reading with people minding their own business, sitting down in a public park. i am so sorry to all the relatives of those involved. but in the past, we have seen international or national landmarks attacked in a coordinated way, is there a fear, when you're looking at there a fear, when you're looking at the security, the alert levels around the uk, in particular around london, is this a wake—up call of serious concern to you? know, i think like a lot of incidents and america, the more dange