subsequently, anotherfemale passed away in hospital. i saw a woman lying on the floor in miss chanel, so, it wasjust like the worst thing ever. and our other main story: iran says it's seized an israeli—linked vessel in the straight of hormuz and is transferring it to its territorial waters. in turkey — rescue workers finish evacuating dozens of people stranded in cable cars in the country's south. and carers uk is warning tens of thousands of people who juggle caring for a loved one with paid employment may be forced to cut their working hours due to recent wage increases. we start with that deadly attack in a sydney mall —

where at least six people have been killed after a ao—year—old man armed with a knife went on the rampage. several people, including a nine month—old baby, are critically injured and in hospital. it happened just a few minutes' drive from bondi beach. panicked shoppers inside the westfield centre fled the attacker�*s path, before he was shot dead by police. officers said he was known to the authorities — and the attack was likely "not a terrorism incident". katy watson reports now from the scene. shouting fear and panic in bondi. chaos in one of sydney's busiest shopping centres. police were called after reports of multiple stabbings, and this is the scene they were met with. the attacker entered the shopping centre just after three in the afternoon, maiming people in his path. outside, shoppers ran for their lives out of the mall. there was relief — and terror. everyone move back!

i was hiding in the back room just hearing gunshots. it wasjust like the worst thing ever. we saw these people running towards us, and then we heard a shot. my husband dragged us into a shop and the lady locked the doors. he just came in and started floating towards us. - all i heard was, "put it down," and then she shot him. - if she didn't shoot him, i he would have kept going. he was on the rampage. the motive is still unclear, but investigations are very much ongoing. the attacker was shot by a lone female officer. she confronted the offender, who had moved by this stage to level 5. as she continued to walk quickly behind him, to catch up with him, he turned, faced her, raised the knife. she discharged the firearm and that person is now deceased. this was the scene seconds after

the policewoman shot the attacker. she followed him alone. but there are still several victims in hospital — some in critical condition. one of them a small child. this attack took place at the busiest time of the week, saturday afternoon, at the start of the school holidays. the shopping centre was packed, and this is an affluent area a short distance from bondi beach. this is an incident that has shocked a nation little used to violent attacks like this. today, bondi junction was the scene of shocking violence, but it was also witness to the humanity and the heroism of our fellow australians — our brave police, ourfirst responders, and of course everyday people, who could never have imagined that they would face such a moment. and some of the footage is quite extraordinary. amid the panic, there was indeed huge bravery. this man attempting to ward off the attacker holding a bollard.

australians will be waking up on sunday wanting answers. our reporter phil mercer has this update from sydney. we had feared that this grim and horrific day for australia would get worse, and we did get word in the last couple of hours that the number of dead had gone up from five to six. we know that five women and one man were killed during the attack at one of australia's biggest and busiest shopping centres. we know, too, that a nine—month—old baby was taken to hospital and has been undergoing surgery. about eight people, including that young child, were transported for emergency treatment. yes, so australia is ending this most horrific of days wondering what the next 2a hours will bring in terms of the health and wellbeing of those

patients in hospital. and also, the investigation. what motivated this man to walk into a suburban shopping centre and inflict so much horror on innocent people? what is known about the attacker? not a lot, according to what the police are saying publicly. they do believe that he is a0 years of age with a criminal history. they say that this man was known to them, but they are pretty sure that there was no ideological motivation behind his horrific actions, and they are pretty sure, too, that there are no links to extremism or terrorism. i guess it all depends how you categorise those things because the people in the shopping centre certainly would have been terrorised by this individual, but in terms of any larger plot or conspiracy, that certainly does not appear to be the case. take us through how events unfolded

in the shopping centre. it was an ordinary saturday afternoon up until around 3:10pm, local time, when the police started getting reports of a man with a knife in a shopping centre. by about 4pm the police were on the scene, and a man had been shot dead by a single senior police officer. she was following the man after receiving information from members of the public. apparently she called on the man to drop his weapon. he refused and was shot dead. in the aftermath of all of this, six people eventually have lost their lives and several others are in hospital, as we have been discussing. hundreds, if not thousands of people were left absolutely panic struck after being forced to leave the bondi junction westfield shopping centre, one of the busiest in sydney, and one of the busiest

in the country. yes, and this has caused shock right across the country, hasn't it? it's a country that is, thankfully, relatively unused to this sort of violence. australians will be absolutely sickened, shocked and dismayed by what has happened. there will be people all over the country, and in countries far beyond these shores, who look forward to saturdays to go to a shopping centre to spend some money, to watch a movie, to have a meal, and you have to remember that bondi junction is a short distance from bondi beach in sydney and it is a busy residential area, too. it is the last stop on the train line, so pretty easy to get to. today started out as an ordinary day for the people who work and shop and frequent bondi junction�*s westfield shopping centre, but quite clearly it has ended with this most horrific day that many people will never forget.

the acting premier of new south wales has briefed the media and said that she convened a "crisis cabinet" with other ministers. penny sharpe added that the premier, chris minns, joined the call remotely. he'd been on a visit to japan and had not left tokyo airport since hearing of the incident hours earlier. there are really more difficult days ahead. tonight we hold in our hearts the families and the friends of those who have lost loved ones. we stand with those who are waiting to hear, for those that have been injured, and we really stand by all the medical staff who are fighting to save their lives. but we also thank the ordinary people who will deal with this. what we saw today and what we have seen on our television screens, particularly this afternoon, it is the number of innocent people going about their business who have witnessed shocking events. this is going to be difficult. it's going to be hard

for days to come. there's been a lot of reaction from around the world — with royalty and others sharing their messages of support for the people of sydney. there was a statement from king charles which said: there was also a message from the prince and princess of wales. and there was also support shown by new zealand's prime minister, christopher luxon, who said that...

lets move on to today's avenues. —— other news. israel's defence minister has warned against revenge attacks after a missing israeli teenager was found dead in the occupied west bank — sparking attacks in the region. a palestinian man has been killed and 25 are reported hurt after dozens ofjewish settlers stormed a village during a manhunt for the 14—year—old boy who had taken a flock of sheep out to graze from a nearby settler outpost. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the boy's killing was a heinous murder. iran has seized an israeli—owned vessel with 25 crew members on board. state media in tehran said special forces from the revolutionary guards boarded the portuguese—flagged container ship using a helicopter, and were taking it to iranian waters. the incident comes as israel prepares for a possible attack in response to an air strike destroying iran's consulate in damascus. the seizing happened in the straight of hormuz — just in front of the iranian coast and near the uae and oman. our diplomatic correspondent

james landale has more details. we think this was a straightforward seizure and boarding of a portuguese—flagged vessel by the iranian special forces. according to iranian reports, they were iranian revolutionary guard, naval special forces, as we say, that it was a helicopter—borne operation. we still don't know if those pictures are of precisely what happened. we think they are. and they boarded the ship. and as you say, it's been diverted to iranian waters. and the key point about this is, although it is a commercial vessel flagged in portugal, the company that actually owns it has a headquarters in london. and the ultimate owner is a very wealthy israeli businessman. so that is what's happened. the company that's managing the ship, msc, is trying to see what it can do to ensure the safety of the crew. we don't know what's happened to them at the moment, but it comes at a very, very sensitive time

when people are expecting, certainly here in israel, some kind of iranian attack on israel as a result of that air strike against iran's consulate in damascus about 13 days ago. this event has happened during that time. what we don't know yet is if that is part of the response. earlier i spoke to alex vatanka, who is the director of the iran programme at the middle east institute. he gave us his analysis. timing is the most important part. i mean, taking ships occasionally has been something the islamic republic has done in those waters over the last decade plus. but as we just heard, this is happening in the context of the last two weeks, almost, of tensions between israel and iran and this iranian promise of retaliation. is this the retaliation? i doubt very much this could be the end of it, simply because itjust is not corresponding to what the iranian leadership felt israel did to them by

attacking the consulate in damascus and killing those seven iranian revolutionary guards officers. and one other point i make, i haven't seen in iranian media and persian language media so far, a connection between the taking of this, the seizing of this ship and the attack on iran's consulate in damascus. maybe that's deliberate, i don't know. but there you have it. do you feel at this stage there could be a direct iranian attack on israel? you know, i think the iranians right now have sort of made up their mind that an attack by them on israel could very well start something much larger in terms of a military conflict. the united states has made it very clear it will come to israel's aid, and that's the big issue for the iranians. are they feeling comfortable, confident to take on the united states militarily? the answer to that is no. there are too many risks involved, and that's the reason why they haven't hit out at israel. i mean, iran, just to give

you a sense, is about 80 times larger than israel. it's got plenty of missiles, drones. it can target israel. and there are plenty of sites, i'm sure, that they have mapped out. but that's not the point. the point is what will come the day after an iranian attack on israel. and the iranians are not ready to deal with the consequences of that as of today. what do you make of the us telling their citizens to stay in israeli cities if they are there? again, i think that is something us, western governments tend to do when the intelligence that they have suggests something might be happening. i don't think the iranian regime would be so reckless to start targeting israeli urban centres the way, say, saddam hussein did back in the first persian gulf war. and none of that is going to happen. for iran to do something corresponding to what the israelis did, they'd have to target either a diplomatic mission of israel somewhere, and if they want to kill israelis, it has to be military intelligence, somebody linked to the israeli state

as opposed to innocent civilians. you know, the image that comes from a reckless iranian attack on cities in israel is exactly the sort of thing the iranian regime right now is trying to avoid, because they feel that they're in this battle of arguments vis—a—vis israel, who are the good guys, the bad guys? and they want to come out of this looking as the sort of morally, having a high ground. and again, attack on civilians in israel is not going to help. carers uk is warning tens of thousands of people who juggle caring for a loved one and paid employment may be forced to cut their working hours. the charity says recent increases in pay and the national living wage could actually leave carers financially worse off. the department for work and pensions is facing growing pressure over demands made on some carers to repay thousands of pounds they received in accidental overpayments. dan whitworth from radio 4's money box reports. when it comes to caring

for loved ones in the uk, there is no shortage of people willing to help — more than 5.5 million people regularly care for friends, family members and even neighbours. nearly a million get ca rer�*s allowance worth just over £80 per week. of those, around 175,000 work alongside caring for a loved one. if they take home more than £151 per week, even byjust a few pence, they lose the entire allowance. carers uk says recent pay rises and a near 10%jump in the national living wage mean some carers having to face cutting their hours, or risk losing their allowance. the dwp are not really in a real—life situation. i do not think they understand how important it is for us to get out and work for our own mental health and ability to earn as well. so the impact of having to cut hours

will actually result in us claiming more benefits, so it is a bit of a vicious circle. carers uk wants the government to raise their earning limit to the equivalent of 21 hours of the national living wage per week and modernise the entire system. we should be doing more to help carers and give them peace of mind that they are able to do that without the worry of going over the earnings limit or making them take the really difficult decision between trying to still get their benefits or giving up work to care which can be catastrophic in both the short and long term for theirfinances. there is also growing political pressure as a number of former dwp ministers are calling on the government to pause demands for repayment of sometimes thousands of pounds that carers may unwittingly have received in payments. the dwp says it recognises the vital work that carers do,

but that it is right to get taxpayers' money and those in lower income houses may be eligible for extra support. the head of ukraine's military has warned that the situation in the east has "significantly worsened." general oleksandr syrskyi said russia was benefitting from warm dry weather, which made the terrain in the eastern parts of ukraine more accessible to its tanks and other armoured vehicles. russia was making tactical gains, the general said, continuing to attack ukrainian positions at various sites we can now speak to oleksandr krayev, an expert, part of the foreign policy group �*ukrainian prism' — a think tank specialising in foreign policy and international security issues. welcome, thanks for being with us, what do you make of those comments? basically, they lie within the

general informational vector of ukrainian government and ukrainian military forces for the last several weeks, because they do anticipate a fully fledged russian assault starting in kharkiv, summer between may and june this year. that is why morkos have been made to westernise for more support —— more calls, and it also suggests that russia has already started preparations for the fully fledged assault in order to take more ground and in order to make their mechanised advances using tanks and armoured vehicles more and more successful in the future. germany have said they will give ukraine an extra patriot missile defence system. what kind of a difference will that make? that will basically cover _ difference will that make? that will basically cover nearly _ difference will that make? that will basically cover nearly 2096 - difference will that make? that will basically cover nearly 2096 of - difference will that make? that will basically cover nearly 2096 of the i basically cover nearly 20% of the necessary air surface above ukraine

because as deviously as the ukrainian president stated we need at least five to seven systems in order to protect the whole of ukrainian skies and especially the sky above the critical infrastructure. so this gesture on behalf ofjohn ellis is very much appreciated. behalf of john ellis is very much appreciated-— behalf ofjohn ellis is very much aureciated. ., ,, . . appreciated. what specific tactical cains has appreciated. what specific tactical gains has russia _ appreciated. what specific tactical gains has russia made _ appreciated. what specific tactical gains has russia made in - appreciated. what specific tactical gains has russia made in the - appreciated. what specific tactical gains has russia made in the eastj appreciated. what specific tactical i gains has russia made in the east in recent weeks? if gains has russia made in the east in recent weeks?— recent weeks? if we are speaking aeneral recent weeks? if we are speaking general numbers, _ recent weeks? if we are speaking general numbers, during - recent weeks? if we are speaking general numbers, during the - recent weeks? if we are speaking general numbers, during the last| recent weeks? if we are speaking - general numbers, during the last two weeks, russia was able to capture one small village in the donetsk region, also there is an increased number of battles and an increased number of battles and an increased number of battles and an increased number of assaults from the russian side, but with no additional success or additional territory gained, or if we speak about luhansk and kharkiv oblast. but generally speaking, there are as much as twice more assaults per day than it was before the beginning of april, so it

started from 50 assaults per day in the eastern part of our front line, now it is up to 100 and 110 per day. the general talked about the warm dry weather benefiting russian forces. in what way do they benefit russia and not ukraine?— russia and not ukraine? basically, the main part _ russia and not ukraine? basically, the main part of— russia and not ukraine? basically, the main part of the _ russia and not ukraine? basically, the main part of the russian - russia and not ukraine? basically, l the main part of the russian assault is the usage of tanks in mechanised infantry in order to gain sleep attacks that will come from their point of view, destroyed the ukrainian defence lines, come through the ukrainian front line in the east. eastern regions ukraine are mostly either steps are urbanised areas that can be circumvented by mechanised forces and that is why this weather, as a general said, and that is why this weather, as a generalsaid, can and that is why this weather, as a general said, can be used by russian mechanised units to deploy their forces before the ukrainian position and in that way make the advance swifter and make it more successful

from their point of view. we swifter and make it more successful from their point of view.— from their point of view. we talked about the patriot _ from their point of view. we talked about the patriot missile _ from their point of view. we talked about the patriot missile defence l about the patriot missile defence systems, what other high—tech equipment does ukraine need to try to turn the tide?— to turn the tide? basically, it is not only about _ to turn the tide? basically, it is not only about high-tech - to turn the tide? basically, it is - not only about high-tech equipment. not only about high—tech equipment. apart from anti—aircraft defence, our main plea for western allies is of course artillery position —— munitions and artillery shells. as a mouth, russians outnumber ukrainians by artillery strikes six to one. in order to survive the mechanised assault of the russian divisions, ukraine is struggling with the necessary types of artillery. of course, a lot of anti—tank missiles and anti—tank additional munition is also necessary but as the situation stands for now, anti—air and anti—missile defence plus the artillery munitions remain the core necessity for ukrainian differences. oleksandr krayev, good to get your

analysis, thank you forjoining us. to turkey now — all passengers who were stranded in a cable car in the country's south last night have now been rescued. the cable car was immobilised after a pod crashed into a broken pole, killing one person. a video released by turkey's interior ministry showed rescue personnel tied to safety ropes climbing into cabins. ten helicopters and hundreds of rescue workers were involved in the operation in antalya. our reporter rachel mcadam has more from the newsroom. the accident happened on friday evening, when police say a cable car pod collided with a broken pole high up a mountain near antalya in turkey. you can see the wreckage in this footage from the aftermath of the incident, which killed one person and injured ten. and you can see the sort of conditions that medics were having to work in to tend to the injured and get them airlifted from the side of the mountain to a hospital. now, the cable car runs from antalya in the south of turkey and it takes passengers from a beach

over here up into these mountains, and it takes them to a peak of 618 metres, where there's a viewing platform and a restaurant. and according to the website, it takes usually around nine minutes to complete the journey. the incident left nearly 200 passengers trapped in 2a cabins suspended high in the air. and last night, a major rescue effort took place involving helicopters and more than 500 emergency workers throughout the night. translation: while we were | descending and really high up, it smelled like something was burning. after it shook, then it stopped, we were really scared. what should i feel? this is my calmest right now. we screamed and shouted, but it's over now. by saturday morning, dozens of passengers were still suspended in the cable cars, and turkey's director of search and rescue operations said that conditions had been difficult overnight, but by the afternoon, they had managed to rescue those passengers who had been trapped

midairfor 23 hours. tributes have been paid to the italian fashion designer roberto cavalli, who's died at the age of 83. fellow designer giorgio armani called him a true artist. his style, enjoyed by the world's jet set for decades, was known for using snake skin and flamboyant animal prints as well as transparent materials. born in florence, roberto cavalli pursued fashion from a young age, and by the 19705 had built a brand in his own name. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. a wind of change in the way. yesterday was the warmest day of the

year, temperatures exceeded 20 celsius. the outlook is looking very different. it is turning colder. some cutting wind on the way. if we look at the satellite picture, you can see this area of whether here, this is where the air is coming from, from the north atlantic and you could argue over the next few days it will be coming and almost from the arctic regions. in that blue colour, the colder air mass squeezing the warmer air towards the south. this process has already begun because through this afternoon, temperatures in some spots in the north struggled to reach double figures stop we still have the warmth across the bank of england, just about in excess of 20 celsius and one or two spots across east anglia and the south—east. showers are in the forecast too, particularly in scotland, some in northern ireland, but the evening for most of us will be clear, it will turn fairly chilly as well by the early hours of sunday morning. cold enough for a touch of frost in the highlands, maybe two or 3 in

rural spots are the south but not desperately called. in birmingham it will be around 4 or five celsius. sunday, it'll start off with sparkling sunshine, then into the morning the cuddle bubble up, showers possible, possibly frequent ones in northern ireland, scotland, persistent showers here but i think the further east and south you are of the drier it will be. those temperatures much lower, 15 in london, 10 in glasgow, which is actually the average for the time of year. but on monday the low sweeps in, strong winds, it will be a blustery day, the day of april showers. some of the showers will bring hail, thunder, there will be some rainbows as well, big clouds and even a chance of some wintry weather across the northern hills. it will feel cold, temperatures may not reach double figures across scotland and northern ireland. in the south, below par as well, 10 to 12 celsius. a it stay chilly? it

looks as though it through most of the week, april showers but hints of things are turning that little bit milder towards the end of the week. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. at least six people are dead in sydney, after a man stabs multiple people

in a busy shopping centre. there were four female women deceased in the shopping centre, and one male. and subsequently, another female passed away in hospital. i saw a woman lying on the floor in miss chanel, so, it wasjust like the worst thing ever. and our other main story: iran says it's seized an israeli—linked vessel in the strait of hormuz, and is transferring it to its territorial waters. and carers uk is warning tens of thousands of people who juggle caring for a loved one with paid employment may be forced to cut their working hours due to recent wage increases. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. sport and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. here's olly foster. many thanks.

manchester city have moved to the top of the premier league table and boosted their goal difference with a 5—1win at home to luton town. they took a very early lead through an own goal, an erling haaland volley cannoning off daiki hashioka's face and into the luton goal. haaland also scored a penalty inside the final 15 minutes. mateo kovacic, jeremy doku and josko gvardiol also scored. ross barkley scored the hatters' goal, but they were three down at that stage and remain in the bottom three. city are two points clear of arsenal and liverpool, who both play tomorrow. we played really good, a lot of chances. unfortunately, it wasn't clear, but we played really good man to man. but after they drop a lot, we respect it. we handled that well and we played really good. the performance for many players was excellent. newcastle united are up to sixth — they thumped tottenham hotspur a—nil at stjames' park, making it back—to—back wins for eddie howe's side.

alexander isak with two goals, one in each half. he now has 17 goals in 2a premier league appearances this season. anthony gordan and fabian schar with the others. the heavy defeat sees spurs drop to fifth behind aston villa on goal difference. i think we showed today that we can still be a very efficient team, ruthless, with attacking very diligent, as i said, and compact. everybody did theirjobs from a defensive perspective which is an easy against a quality team like tottenham. so everything came together and we deserved to win. three other results so far. brentford beat bottom side sheffield united 2—nil. burnley picked up a point at home to brighton, but are still six points off safety. and nottingham forest remain one point above the relegation zone after a 2—2 draw at home to wolves. bournemouth against manchester united hasjust bournemouth against manchester united has just kicked bournemouth against manchester united hasjust kicked off. the first three minutes have been played. it is goalless. the third round of the masters is under way at augusta and world

number one scottie scheffler is one of three on 6—under at the top of the leaderboard. bryson dechambeau and max homa are also up there, after shooting rounds of 73 and 71 on the second day. they play together. sheffler tees off with nicolai hoejgaard, who is two shots back. england's tommy fleetwood and danny willett are five back, at one—under. tiger woods heads out later one—over par. about half the field have teed off at augusta national. england have made it three out of three in the womens' six nations. overpowering scotland 46—nil in edinburgh. the red roses ran in eight tries without reply at the hive stadium in the shadow of murrayfield. ellie kildunne and jess breach scored two apiece. england are top of the standings, with three bonus—point wins, while scotland are fourth after their second defeat of the championship. france, the only other unbeaten side, play italy tomorrow. ireland are playing

wales right now in cork. eefa wafer. scoring their first try. they have had a couple since then and they are racing away with it, 21—0 to the irish against wales. both sides yet to win a match in this championship, but ireland are well on their way. harlequins are the first side through to the european champions cup semi—finals after winning 42—41 at bordeaux. it's the first time quins have reached the semis. the reigning champions, la rochelle, havejust kicked off against leinster. no points on the board yet. northampton play bulls later. south african side. it was the grand national at aintree today. the world greatest steeplechaser the winner. i am maximus won it.

joint favourite trained by willie mullins, his second national wiunner and a first forjockey paul townend. the bbc sport website tells you all about it. we will be back with an update in the next couple of hours. 0k, update in the next couple of hours. ok, thank you. let's return to our top story. five women and one man have been killed in a knife attack at a busy sydney shopping centre. it happened at westfield bondi junction, located in the city's affulent eastern suburbs. the attack has left six people dead, with eight people in hospital, including a nine—month—old baby, who has undergone surgery. the attacker was shot dead by a senior police officer who had been in the area at the time. let's show you these pictures, taken as the incident was unfolding. as you can see, a member of the public — at the top of an escalator and carrying a barrier — confronts the attacker, who's seen on the left of the screen. let's hear from some of the people who were there at the shopping centre. in fact, we will bring that to you

later. with me is our reporter, sam mcmanus. tell us more about the area. this is a complete shock for the nation. this area, bondijunction, is a hub for people shopping. there is a hub for people shopping. there is high end restaurants, yoga studios, cafes, backpackers and tourists flock here, it is always a hive of activity. this is a regular saturday afternoon, people shopping in sunny sydney. it is also a major transport hub, with bus stations and train stations connecting people from the city to the beaches. it is just on the coast. it is really a place that people like to flock to teenagers and people of all ages. so for this to happen on a weekend that people arejust going for this to happen on a weekend that people are just going about their business is of a serial shock and a tragedy. business is of a serial shock and a traced . �* ., ~ ., ., , ., , tragedy. and do we know any details about the attacker? _ tragedy. and do we know any details about the attacker? at _ tragedy. and do we know any details about the attacker? at this - tragedy. and do we know any details about the attacker? at this stage, i about the attacker? at this stage, all we know _ about the attacker? at this stage, all we know is _ about the attacker? at this stage, all we know is the _ about the attacker? at this stage, all we know is the 40-year-old i about the attacker? at this stage, l all we know is the 40-year-old man all we know is the ao—year—old man who carried out these attacks was known to police. his identity has not been released. police say this

is not an act of terrorism. but they don't know what the motivation of the attack was at this stage. the police officer who took down the attacker with a gunshot, she is being lauded as a hero even by the prime minister himself, saying she would have saved lives and she was acting alone. so lots of courage shown by her. acting alone. so lots of courage shown by her-— acting alone. so lots of courage shown b her. �* ., ., ., , shown by her. and what have leaders in australia been _ shown by her. and what have leaders in australia been saying? _ shown by her. and what have leaders in australia been saying? the - shown by her. and what have leaders in australia been saying? the new i in australia been saying? the new south wales _ in australia been saying? the new south wales premier _ in australia been saying? the new south wales premier which - south wales premier which encompasses sydney, he was away in tokyo injapan at the time and sent his condolences and will travel back home to new south wales. the acting premier penny a ship —— penny sharpe said it was a tragedy for the entire community. and the prime minister anthony albanese a destination this evening and this is some of what he had to say. tonight, the first thoughts of all australians are with the victims of these terrible acts and their loved ones. our nation offers our deepest condolences and sympathies

to all those who are grieving for someone they have lost, and we send our strength to those who have been injured. and all of us are thinking of the dedicated doctors, nurses and health care workers who will be working through the night to save lives and to care for their fellow australians. today, bondi junction was the scene of shocking violence, but it was also witness to the humanity and the heroism of our fellow australians. our brave police, our first responders, and of course, everyday people who could never have imagined that they would face such a moment, and some of the footage is quite extraordinary. staff for whom this should have been a normal shift, shoppers peacefully going about their lives, and yet, for these australians, their first instinct in the face of danger was to help someone else.

that is what we hold on to tonight as australians. it is confirmation of who we are. brave, strong, together. and tell us about the international reaction. it has been huge, outpouring of support from leaders in the community in australia and globally. in recent hours, pope francis has expressed his deep sadness, has sent prayers through the archbishop of sydney. prior to that, the king and queen released a statement which read, my wife and i were utterly shocked and horrified to hear of the tragic stabbing incident in bondi, our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those who have been so brutally killed us during such a senseless attack. the prince and princess of wales also released a statement saying they are shocked and saddened by the terrible events in sydney. their thoughts are with all those

affected, including with the loved ones of those lost... and ina and in a nice statement across the ditch, the new zealand prime minister said that australia is like family and all new zealanders are thinking about those affected by the tragic events in bondi. it is early in the morning in australia at the moment, but they will wake up and hear this news as the day goes on. ok, thank you. staying with the middle east. this week, the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, said the uk will not block arms sales to israel, after reviewing the latest legal advice on the issue. but pressure on the british government continues to mount, with critics saying weapons exports to israel could make britain complicit in alleged breaches of international humanitarian law. our analysis editor ros atkins explains. this week, the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, gave an update on arms sales to israel. our position is in line with our international partners. so far, no like—minded countries have taken the decision to spend

have taken the decision to suspend existing arms export licences to israel. the government's position is based on legal advice which, as is standard, hasn't been published. but the shadow foreign secretary david lammy says that in this case, it should be, that the government is avoiding scrutiny. arms sales are a focus because of israel's actions in gaza. it denies targeting civilians, but it has killed thousands of them. and it has done so, in part, with weapons from the west. the us accounts for 65% of arms sales to israel in the past decade. germany, over 29%. italy, over ir%. in 2022, the uk provided 0.02% of israel's military imports. but although the uk isn't a major arms supplier to israel, it is a long—time ally, and if arms sales stopped, that would be a significant diplomatic blow to israel. that, though, hasn't happened — for now, at least. and whether that may change depends

on the uk's own rules. they say the government should not grant a licence if it determines there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law. to judge this, the government receives legal advice. this is a formal process. this isn'tjust a sort of political decision, ministers sitting round saying, "what should we do?" there is a formal, technical, almost quasi—judicial process. that process led to this decision. the latest assessment leaves our position on export licences unchanged. this is consistent with the advice that i and other ministers have received and, as ever, we will keep the position under review. days before, though, a different legal analysis was shared. 750 lawyers and academics, including fourformer supreme courtjustices, signed an open letter to rishi sunak. it stated that the sale of weapons and weapons systems to israel "fall significantly short of your government's obligations under international law".

one of the signatories is former supreme courtjustice lord sumption. the whole framework of national law i governing war dictate that the factl that you have been provoked - and attacked, however outrageously, does not mean to say that you can do whatever you like. _ it doesn't mean to say that you can | indiscriminately slaughter innocent civilians and children. it doesn't mean to say thatj you can attack aid convoys. labour, too, has raised concerns, saying if there is a clear risk that uk arms might be used in a serious breach of humanitarian law, the government must suspend the sale of those arms. as we've heard, the government defends its position, but the pressure is growing, and that pressure increased with israel's recent killing of seven aid workers in gaza, including three britons. israel called this a "grave mistake", but israel's actions that day played into broader concerns. i think the israelis have got to learn some very hard lessons because it's clear that from the very outset of this conflict, they have not been giving priority to the protection of civilians, the special protection

of humanitarian workers, medical workers that international humanitarian law requires. israel denies this. and while the uk government's advice is that the arms sales are legal, this isn't only about the law. israel's actions in gaza are led by a military the uk is helping to arm. whether legal or not, that is a political choice as well. carers uk is warning tens of thousands of people who juggle caring for a loved one and paid employment may be forced to cut their working hours. the charity says recent increases in pay and the national living wage could actually leave carers financially worse off. the department for work and pensions is facing growing pressure over demands made on some carers to repay thousands of pounds they received in accidental overpayments. let's speak to emily holzhausen, who is the director of policy and public affairs at carers uk. welcome, thank you very much for being with us. just explain what the

issueis being with us. just explain what the issue is here. being with us. just explain what the issue is here-— issue is here. well, carer's allowance _ issue is here. well, carer's allowance is _ issue is here. well, carer's allowance is a _ issue is here. well, carer's allowance is a benefit - issue is here. well, carer's i allowance is a benefit people issue is here. well, carer's - allowance is a benefit people can claim if they are caring for at least 35 hours for someone. for someone who is disabled or ill. and the problem is we have an earnings limit and if you go even £1 over their earnings limit, you stand to lose 100% of your benefit. the national living wage has gone up, which is fantastic news for lots and lots of people, but unfortunately, that very important earnings limit has not gone up as much. and so the amount of hours that some people work has to be cut to stay within that limit. so over the last five years, because it hasn't kept pace with the rise in the national living wage, the number of hours carers can work has dropped from 15 hours a week to 13 hours a week. and we just don't think it is just not right, really. people need that money. they

need those jobs. really. people need that money. they need thosejobs. it really. people need that money. they need those jobs. it gets to the point where people can't cut their working hours any longer. so we really want to see this changed. people are supposed to be benefiting from the national living wage and so carers have to ask well. and from the national living wage and so carers have to ask well.— carers have to ask well. and what have the government _ carers have to ask well. and what have the government said - carers have to ask well. and what have the government said about | carers have to ask well. and what - have the government said about this? well, they have agreed to this. this is quite a long standing issue. we have been asking for this for many, many years. demonstrated that even the last five years, itjust isn't working for carers. i'm afraid they haven't agreed to that. and we are continuing to press them on that point. one of the other problem is that we are highlighting is that if they go even £1 over the earnings limit and don't realise, they have to pay back all £81 90 of that carer�*s to pay back all £81 90 of that ca rer�*s allowance to pay back all £81 90 of that carer�*s allowance per week and that can mount up over time. so we would really like to see notjust the

earnings limit pegged to 21 hours of the national living wage and significantly increased, we would like to see a taper so people don't have this really difficult cliff edge where they lose everything. and of course, we would like to see carer�*s of course, we would like to see ca rer�*s allowance of course, we would like to see carer�*s allowance reformed overall. the other issue i mentioned as some carers are being asked to pay back thousands of pounds in overpayments. just explain what is going on there and how many people are impacted by that. ~ ., , ., and how many people are impacted by that. ., , ., that. well, thousands of people are im acted. that. well, thousands of people are impacted- just _ that. well, thousands of people are impacted- just in — that. well, thousands of people are impacted. just in 2022 _ that. well, thousands of people are impacted. just in 2022 to _ that. well, thousands of people are impacted. just in 2022 to 2023, - that. well, thousands of people are impacted. just in 2022 to 2023, 20 | impacted. just in 2022 to 2023, 20 6,000 people had overpayments of carer�*s 6,000 people had overpayments of ca rer�*s allowance 6,000 people had overpayments of carer�*s allowance and it can be quite tricky to work out if you get a small pay rise and go £1 over the earnings limit. or you have slightly unusual working patterns. and people simply don't realise. they are already having to care 35 hours for severely disabled or ill people, people with dementia, your husband might have had a stroke or you have a severely disabled child. and on

top of all of this to just have your earnings can be a real struggle and people get in touch with us all the time and say that they made an honest mistake, they don't know how it happened and they feel desperate that they have to pay back this money. and the most difficult thing about this is that the dwp actually gets alerts and knows who has an overpayment. but instead of tackling that quickly, i'm afraid some of these debts mount up over time and that ends up being thousands of pounds. i mean, the whole process is very antiquated and very under resourced. and that really needs to change, because the human cost is so significant for carers that we have heartbreaking stories coming in to our advice line and it really needs

to stop. our advice line and it really needs to sto -. , our advice line and it really needs tosto. , ., ., , to stop. 0k, emily holzhausen, director of— to stop. 0k, emily holzhausen, director of policy _ to stop. 0k, emily holzhausen, director of policy and _ to stop. 0k, emily holzhausen, director of policy and public- director of policy and public affairs at carers uk, thank you. thank you. here, labour's deputy leader angela rayner has promised to step down if she is found to have committed a crime. she's being investigated by greater manchester police about claims she may have broken electoral law, following a complaint by the conservatives' deputy chair. angela rayner has been accused of failing to disclose her main residence in official documents. she said again that she was completely confident she had followed the rules at all times. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, has more. applause she's number two in the labour party, one of its most high—profile figures, but now angela rayner says she would give up her role as deputy leader if she was found to have committed an offence, after police said they were investigating whether she could have broken electoral law. claims first made by a former tory peer and taken on by the current deputy conservative chairman centre

around where she lived more than a decade ago, before she became an mp. she bought a house on vicarage road in stockport in 2007. three years later, she married mark rayner, who owned another property nearby. she appears to have registered a child at his address, but was registered to vote at her own. the tories are questioning whether she really lived at vicarage road. some neighbours have reportedly said it wasn't her main residence. legally, married couples should only choose one property as their primary one at any given time. the tories have already questioned whether she should have paid capital gains tax on the profit she made when she sold her house in 2015. ms rayner says she has since received legal advice that said she didn't owe any tax, although she's refused to publish it. she says she's completely confident she's followed the rules at all times, and her boss is backing her. we welcome this investigation because it will allow a line to be drawn in relation to this matter. i am fully confident that angela rayner has not broken the rules.

she will co—operate with the investigation, as you would expect, and it's really a matter for the police. angela rayner accused the conservatives of trying to smear her by reporting her to the police, to distract from their own record. but the tories are convinced they're onto something. i think the double standards have been extraordinary. angela rayner herself has spent her political career calling people out for exactly the thing that she seems to be doing now. it's not acceptable to ignore it. the conservatives hope they have angela rayner on the ropes. labour hopes she'll soon be vindicated, putting an end to an issue which has dogged the party for weeks. leila nathoo, bbc news. the us vice—president kamala harris has blamed donald trump for the loss of abortion rights in arizona. her comments followed the arizona supreme court decision to propose a total ban on the procedure, upholding the law enacted 160 years ago. speaking in tucson, miss harris

said the former president wanted to take america back to the 19th century. take america back to the 19th centu . ~ . . , take america back to the 19th centu .~ ., century. what has happened here in arizona is a — century. what has happened here in arizona is a new— century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection _ century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. i arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all that overturning roe v. wade was just the opening act, just the opening act of a larger strategy to take women's rights and freedoms, part of a full on attack, state by state, and reproductive freedom. and we all must understand who is to blame. former president donald trump did this. inspired by the songs of abba, mamma mia! the musical is now celebrating its 25th year in london's west end. since its first opening night, 10 million people have seen the production in london, with many super—trouper fans returning again and again. our reporter frankie mccamley went

backstage to meet the cast. # mamma mia! # now i really know...# the iconic smash hit, paired with the feel—good factor, just some of the reasons why this show has become a west end favourite. now in its 25th year. it's a phenomenon. it's quite something for any show to have that kind of life in it, really. and i think we are kind of like that solid production. since 1999, ten million people have seen mamma mia! in london, 70 million as it's toured worldwide. the story tells the sunny, funny tale of a mother and daughter and three possible dads on a greek island, all unfolding to abba's timeless pop masterpieces. # always sunny in a rich man's world. this is a quick—change area.

obviously, all the shoes and everything. but these are probably the most exciting costumes that we have. these are the super troupers. you wear one of these? yes, i do, for one of the covers. a lot of material used, 400 metres is used. 30,000 rhinestones. during the show, it can be a little bit carnage, - especially the bigger numbers. the hen party. the end of the show, with the finale. - and what i love most is that what you're seeing out - on stage with everyone having laugh, it is the same back stage as well. and it's clearly working, with some coming back to see this hundreds of times. i've seen it 231 times. i'm now at 170. wow, what has made you keep coming back? the friendships that have been made, abba have such great music, the story is told so clearly the way

it is being written and produced. how many more times? goodness, we're seeing it tonight. who knows? at a guess, many, many more. a lot of happy faces. before we go... i want to take you to a snowy volcano in the us state of oregon, where a robot dog is preparing to walk on the moon. the four—legged mechanical creature — named spirit — is being trained by nasa, in the hope that it can sniff out the data that scientists can't reach. the $2 million project aims to send these robots to outer space, with the hope they can gather crucial information about the moon's surface. that's it from me, thank you very much for watching. hello, a wind of change on the way. yesterday, it was the warmest day of the year, temperatures exceeded 20 celsius.

in a number of areas, the outlook is looking very different, it's turning colder, with cutting winds on the way. looking at the satellite picture, you can see this area of weather. it's coming from the north atlantic and you can argue it will be coming in almost from the arctic regions. that blue colour, that colder air mass invades the uk, squeezing warm air towards the south. this process has already begun because through this afternoon, temperatures in some spots in the north will struggle to reach double figures. we still have the warmth across the bulk of england, just about in excess of 20 celsius across east anglia and the south—east. showers are in the forecast across scotland, some in northern ireland, but this evening, for most of us, it will be clear and will turn fairly chilly by sunday morning,

cold enough for a touch of frost in the highlands, maybe two or three degrees in rural spots further south too. but not desperately cold. for example, in birmingham, it will be around four or five celsius. here is the outlook for sunday. it starts with sparkling blue sunshine, but through the morning, into the afternoon, clouds bubble up and showers are possible. frequent in northern ireland and scotland, persistent here. the further east and south you are, the drier it will be. 15 degrees in london, 10 in glasgow, which is actually the average for the time of the year. but on monday, this low pressure sweeps in, a day of april showers on monday. some showers will bring hail, thunder, rainbows as well, big towering cumulous clouds, and even a chance of winteriness across northern hills. it will feel cold. temperatures may not reach double figures across scotland and northern ireland, and in the south, below par as well. 10-12c.

is it going to stay chilly? it looks like it will stay chilly through most of the week, with those april showers, but hints of things turning a little bit milder towards the end of the week. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. at least six people are dead in sydney after a man stabs multiple people in a busy shopping centre.

fourfemale...women deceased in the shopping centre, and one male. subsequently, anotherfemale passed away in hospital. i saw a woman lying on the floor in miss chanel. so, it wasjust like the worst thing ever. and our other main story: iran says it's seized an israeli—linked vessel in the straits of hormuz and is transferring it to its territorial waters. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we start with that deadly attack in a sydney mall — where at least six people have been killed after a 60—year—old man armed with a knife went on the rampage. several people, including a nine month—old baby, are critically injured and in hospital.

it happened just a few minutes drive from bondi beach.