Police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers, killing at least 39 people. Funerals have been held for some of the victims. Another 69 people were wounded four of them critically in what the istanbul governor described as a terrorist attack. The attacker left his gun before escaping. The shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw ankara and istanbul targeted by attacks carried out by the so called Islamic State group, and separately, kurdish rebels. Mark lowen reports from istanbul. The mood was of celebration, one of istanbuls top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. Five, four, three, two. They expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start not this. Less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, Bullets Ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. Another camera showed people carolling as the attacker struck before he stormed inside. Inside, his Killing Spree continued turks and foreigners murdered, others jumping into the freezing bosphorus to escape. Dozens more were injured, some critically. The gunman is still at large. Witnesses spoke of the horror. Translation i had my back turned, my husband suddenly told me to get on the floor. A man ran inside, two or three people started firing, then there was this fog. I fainted at that moment until Special Forces took us out of there. They shot randomly, there were bodies lying on the floor. Today, the scene was heavily guarded. Too late for the victims of last nights security breach. Theres still no word of who was behind it. Well, this is as close as we can get to what was one of turkeys most renowned nightclubs, which has become a scene of mass murder. Turkey is now worryingly accustomed to these attacks, and as perhaps the most turbulent year in its modern history ends, another begins, yet again marked by terror. At the mortuary, they counted up the bodies. Those waiting feared the worst. Some already knew it. Muhammad from iraq told us one of his friends was killed and two others injured. Wed come here on holiday, he said. Now we are taking our friends body home. Visiting the wounded, the Prime Minister sounded defiant, but after more than 20 attacks in the past year, killing almost 400, many will see his words as empty. Translation terror cannot intimidate us. We will intimidate terror. We will continue to fight against it. Our biggest insurance is to see our people standing in solidarity and supporting our resolve. Turkey now faces huge security threat. Kurdish militants have bombed army and police in a recent insurgency, recently targeting a football stadium. Islamic state have hit back, attacking istanbul airport. Since turkey launched a Ground Offensive against is and kurdish militias in syria, it is more vulnerable than ever. And so a scene thats becoming almost routine here. Today they bid farewell to ayhan arik a brother, husband, father. After driving tourists to the nightclub, he was gunned down outside. They grieved for him, and for a country they once called safe, as theyre left to wonder what has happened to turkey . Mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. Jamesjeffrey was the Us Ambassador to turkey between 2008 and 2010. I asked him how he thought the turkish authorities had responded to the attack. Well, first our thoughts go out to all of the victims. The turks have responded as they have on all of the other attacks, very, very quickly and efficiently. The turks have unfortunately had much experience with attacks, both from daesh, and thats what this was im almost certain, and from the pkk in the last two years. Roughly ten major Terrorist Attacks with casualties running in the dozens or more. What makes you so certain that it is an attack carried out at least in the name of the Islamic State group . The two other attacks in istanbul, the airport and then an attack close to the blue mosque, both targeted tourists, foreigners, as well as the Tourist Industry in general. Most of the People Killed in the attack last night at the nightclub were in fact foreigners. Why is istanbul, turkey, being targeted in this way, do you believe . Its available. Isis is next door in syria and iraq. They have built a cell in turkey. Earlier on, when the turks were not very. Careful about who they were providing arms and support to in syria. Thirdly and most importantly, the turks are waging a strong offensive in Northern Syria against isis positions. There is a considerable amount of fighting. The turks have put their own Ground Troops in. Isis sees the turks as one of their key enemies. How difficult do you think it will be for the turkish authorities to find the single gunman, who was able to escape the chaos of what followed . Who knows . Its irrelevant, there are plenty of gunmen who are capable of doing this with a kalashnikov, which is what he was armed with. Isis has a lot of people able to do this, they have good intelligence. All the indications from the turkish media are that the nightclub and the escape route and the actual operation were well planned. But how important is it politically for the erdogan government to show that they have carried out a thorough investigation and tried to find the person responsible . Your point is good. Erdogan is under a tremendous amount of pressure. One thing he promised the turkish people, two things, peace and prosperity, and given the attacks by daesh or isis on the one hand and the pkk on the other, he certainly hasnt given the turkish people peace. And in terms of prosperity, this has an impact on the markets, it has an impact on tourism, which is a major source of income. So erdogan will try very hard to catch this guy. But that isnt going to stop the attacks. The attacks will continue until we destroy isis in raqqa and in mosul. Mr erdogan has reiterated today that he will root out terrorism. But how does he do that . What sort of back up might turkey need . First of all, better intelligence. Possibly the turks will have to look at some of the Opposition Movements against the assad regime in syria that have taken root in turkey to see which of them may have ties to isis. But most importantly, the International Community has to get serious about isis. Isis is sitting somewhere around 10,000 to 12,000 troops, defying the entire International Community, while the west refuses to put Ground Soldiers in the fight against them. That has to stop. What is the evidence of the International Political will to do that . Of course there is International Political will. The United States has 10,000 Troops Fighting In Afghanistan Still today. This is the will of one man, barack 0bama, who will be out of office in a year. Because 0bama would not commit Ground Troops against isis, the french, who have many good reasons to do so, and did it against alqaeda in mali two years ago, they have been deterred from doing it, as have other western powers, other than the turks, who are on the Ground Fighting isis with great effect. How different might it be when donald trump takes over . Even donald trump will be careful on Ground Troops, because president 0bama has put a hex on any use of Ground Troops in this conflict by conjuring up the image, you understand that well in britain, the image of 2000 going into iraq and thousands of casualties and a decade of fighting. So people are reluctant to do this. Its unfortunate, because it is a totally different situation. But we have seen this fragile ceasefire in syria that was brokered by turkey with russia. Might it be that President Putin steps in to help turkey . Putins capability, other than mass Carpet Bombing ala aleppo, of fighting terrorism, is highly questionable. He had one minor victory, palmyra, but isis took it back one month ago. But its capabilities against isis are relatively minimal. Police investigating the death of a twelve Year Old Girl who was knocked down by a car yesterday in old ham, in Greater Manchester have arrested five men. The car failed to stop at the scene. From 0ldham, danni hewson reports. Todays Family Gathering should have been a celebration. Instead, it was about sharing grief. The flowers laid here for 12 year old helina kotlarova, killed in an apparent hit and run crash last night, a crash that also left her 11 year old cousin critically ill. It is an incredibly busy road. The girls had crossed it to buy some crisps from the local shop. They were with a bigger group, more cousins and sisters, but theyd already made the return journey. The two girls held hands and stepped into the road. When we ran there, she was on the floor. She had blood all over herface, and i was touching her, i was trying to see if shes going to breathe or something, but she couldnt breathe or nothing. And ive seen herface, this face was all, you know, bleeding and. There was nothing. To do. This evening, Greater Manchester Police Confirmed they had arrested five men on suspicion of Dangerous Driving. All remain in custody for questioning. For the family, no news will soften the grief. Its just hard to believe that shes gone. Because she was too young, you know. She still had, like, life, still. Tonight, tributes continued to be laid at the scene. A reminder of one life cut tragically short, and prayers for another girl critically ill. Danni hewson, bbc news, 0ldham. The queen missed the annual new years Day Church Service in sandringham this morning, because of a lingering heavy cold. She was also absent from the Christmas Day service at her norfolk estate because she was unwell. Buckingham palace says the queen has been up and about in recent days, but is still recuperating, as our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. For a second time during the holiday season, the royals headed to church. For a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. Her 95 year old husband, whos also been ill, did attend, and was described by one observer as chipper. Protected from rain and walking alongside her husband, anne, a princess in purple, told someone in the crowd her mother was feeling better. During these security conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated, who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. Once again, the 90 year old monarch wasnt on display. A little bit disappointed because the queen wasnt there, but that is understandable at 90 years of age. Shes in the best place, yes, and i wish her all the best for 2017. Obviously, if shes not well, then you dont want to see her come out in this weather, do you, you know . At christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby some 2000 years ago. The queen, who recorded her Christmas Day message early in december, will not have taken the decision to miss church lightly the supreme governor of the church of england has a deep personalfaith. But in her tenth decade, and on the advice of her doctor, the monarch is exercising caution in the face of a heavy cold shes had for nearly two weeks. The queen has been laid low and left feeling pretty miserable at the end of yet another significant year in her long reign. As well as celebrating her landmark birthday, shes started to acknowledge her advancing age and reduce her workload. Just last month, the queen severed her links to 25 organisations shed been patron of for decades. Palace officials insist the queen is up and about and she hasnt been to hospital or had tests. As head of state, she continues to deal with the government documents she receives. The queen is clearly doing all she can to get rid of a lingering cold, rather than make it worse. Peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace. Syrian activists say Government Forces have again bombarded a rebel held area north west of the capital, damascus. 0pposition Groups warned yesterday that they would abandon the ceasefire brokered by russia and turkey three days ago unless the attacks were halted. There have been delays in attending to Emergency Ambulance Calls across london after the Services Computer system crashed on one of the busiest nights of the year. Staff in the London Ambulance control room had to log calls using pen and paperfor nearly five hours overnight. Richard lister has more. Three, two, one new years eve, hundreds of thousands of people pour onto the streets of the capital, creating the busiest night of the year for the London Ambulance service. Its control room keeps watch over more than 600 square miles and Seven Million people, using a sophisticated Computer System. But just after midnight, that system failed. The Computer Crash meant that all call details had to be written down. Call handlers couldnt see where the ambulances were. They had to use radios to contact paramedics. Inevitably, that meant delays. We do deal with the most critically ill and seriously ill patients first, and we continued to do that last night. 0bviously, id like to apologise to any patients who did have a slightly extended waiting time while we were dealing with the system on paper. The London Ambulance service says because it has no computer record, it doesnt know exactly how many calls it dealt with last night. These were some of the incidents they attended, but there were hundreds more. If the system fails at a time when there is huge pressure on the system, when, for example, there was a major disaster or a terrorist attack, were going to be in really serious trouble, so weve really got to make sure, the London Ambulance service has got to make sure, that this system doesnt collapse again. Emergency call handlers here are trained to dispatch ambulances using a pen and paper. Extra staff had already been drafted in for the new year celebrations. But the failure of their multi Million Pound Computer System on the busiest night of the year is now the subject of an urgent investigation. The system was restored by 5. 30am this morning, and is now working normally, but it may be a while before we know how many patients didnt get care when they needed it because ambulances couldnt get there in time. Richard lister, bbc news. The headlines on bbc news a manhunt continues in turkey for a gunman who killed 39 people in an attack on a nightclub in istanbul. Here, Police Arrest five men after a 12 Year Old Girl was killed in a collision in oldham her 11 year old cousin remains in a critical condition. The queen misses a new years Day Church Service in sandringham as she recovers from a heavy cold. The telegraph headlines the governments plan to build new garden towns in england to try to alleviate the housing crisis. It also reports on the hunt for the gunman who attacked an istanbul nightclub. The daily mail chooses to focus on the queen Missing Churchdue the daily mail chooses to focus on the queen missing church due to illness, saying she has not been seen in public for 2h days. The guardian reports the demand from a top gp that the government must drop its plans to guarantee access to doctors at weekends or risk cuts to weekday services. Thousands of patients are waiting for hip and knee operations, according to the daily express. It also quotes princess anne, who insists the queens cold is improving. The i bears the headline Smiling Killer referring to the gunman who killed 39 people in istanbul. And the times also headlines the attack, reporting that the Islamic State who claimed responsibility for the killings has pledged a campaign of terror. Theresa may overhauling the Honours System also makes the papers front page. The mirror leads on the latest claims over George Michaels death. Sport now, a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. A lucky strike says giroud but a very early contender for goal of the year. And three points for arsenal as they go third in the premier league. The gunners beat Crystal Palace 2 0. 0liver Giroud scored the opener, a wonderful overhead back heel. Giroud admited Luck Polayed A part but it had nothing to do with the win as arsenal dominated. Alew iwobi got the second but girouds strike was the days talking point. I think i needed gods help to score this goal. I was a bit lucky. It was the only thing i could do. The ball was behind me and i tried to hit it with the backheel and it was all about luck. I am spoiled over the years with great strikers we had. Everyone from dennis bergkamp. You remember all of them for their top quality. They are linked with special goals. This one will be the 0livier giroud goal forever. Personally, i think the top six are better this season than last so it is more difficult to get a result against them. It was easier last year, it is not now. What we do when we played the teams at the bottom half of the league is the defining reason whether we get out of trouble or we dont and that starts with swansea. Earlier tottenham moved into the top four after thrashing watford 4 1 at vicarage road. Harry kane and dele alli scored two each to move them above Manchester City on goal difference. I think we played One Of The Best first halves so far. The effort was fantastic. We came from a very difficult period over christmas and new year when we play a lot of games but it is fantastic to see the team fresh and competitive. Manu tuilagi has been ruled out of englands Training Camp next week after a knee injury forced him to limp out of leicesters defeat to saracens. Elsewhere its 8 defeats in a row for sale as they were beaten by the bottom side bristol. Gloucester cant win either another narrow defeat for them. And harlequins poor away form continued in a 24 17 defeat at struggling worcester, their 12th loss in 13 away games. There were also two games. Scarlet beat cardiff. The defending champion Gary Anderson has booked his place in the finals at Alexandre Pato is. He defeated fellow scot, peter slate by six sets to three. Andersson found his form with the arrows taking the last three sets. He will play the world number one. He looked very good form. Six sets to three he w011 very good form. Six sets to three he won with the highest three dart average in the history of the World Championship at 114. Ok, that is all the sport for you for now. A huge Fireworks Display has launched hulls year as uk City Of Culture. Thousands gathered on the citys waterfront for the display, which organisers claim was bigger than londons new years eve show. Hull hopes to attract more than one million extra visitors over the next 12 months. 0ur arts correspondent Colin Paterson was watching tonights events. What a good place to be. Hull, celebrating its year as City Of Culture with fireworks bigger than those in london last night. To a soundtrack of the citys most famous musical exports. Like the deserts miss the rain. This is made in hull, an audiovisual spectacular across the city centre showing hulls most famous buildings in their best light. It was the first event in a year long £32 Million Programme of cultural events. What a fantastic thing for hull. It was brilliant, outstanding, amazing, wonderful. We loved it. Honestly, you put some money into that, makes london look like noddy, honestly. Come on, this is hull, this is hull, turn a little city like hull, sydney, a big massive city, come on, come to hull, come to hull. And its been a special night for one hull landlady. Every Weekend Linda Plays Singalong Classics to a pub packed with about 80 people. One of the 2012 organisers spotted her. Tonight, she djed to a crowd of 25,000. Sweet caroline. Everybodys freezing so it takes a while to warm up, but theyre from hull and theyll be bouncing. Amazing fun, just watching the crowd, they are amazing. Its fabulous, fantastic. The party has well and truly started. The trick for hull is going to be to keep it going all year. Hulls aim is for a million extra people to visit in 2017. A city at the end of the road could become a destination of choice. Colin paterson, bbc news, hull, City Of Culture. Time for a look at the weather forecast. It cleared up just in time for the fireworks in hull. Under those clearing skies, It Temperature is falling away and frost is the Name Of The Game tonight. The rain, courtesy of a cold front, edging this way south eastwards. It is going to be a cold night out there, some wintry showers across the north of scotla nd some wintry showers across the north of scotland but one of two showers in the north of england. Parts of the pennines as well. For most it clear frosty start to monday morning. It will never get that warm. The brisk wind giving an edge to this feel of things. A Bank Holiday Walk in the morning, it will be bracing but a bright and sunny day to come. Temperatures around Freezing Point so slippery surfaces almost everywhere. So was falling at quite low levels across the north of scotland. If anything, the showers tending to turn back to rain at times. Milder with airfiltering tending to turn back to rain at times. Milderwith airfiltering in through the atlantic. Most of us, a lovely afternoon to come, brisk winds but lovely blue skies and cold. 3 five degrees this afternoon. They will fall away very quickly tomorrow night with a hard Frost Developing in the southern half of the uk. Minus five degrees. Ice could also be an issue as moisture and begins to filter through the north. Rain showers across the west of scotland on tuesday. A few showers on northern and western areas. Bright weather further south and east. Temperatures a couple of Degrees Higher on tuesday compared to monday. Not desperately warm by any stretch of the imagination. Some sunshine by day but brisk winds in the middle of the week. 0vernight, the probability of Frost Developing. All the latest can be found on the website. Back in Turkish Police are still hunting forthegun marmwhokilledr 39 people at a nightclub in istanbul. Turkeys state run News Agency Says 24 of the dead were foreigners. Cctv footage shows the moment the gunman launched his attack. He later left his gun before escaping. Five men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by Dangerous Driving over a hit and run in oldham on new years eve which left a 12 Year Old Girl dead and her 11 year old cousin critically injured. Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who died at a flat in St Leonards On Sea Near Hastings in east sussex early this morning. Princess anne has said the queen is feeling better after she was forced to miss the new years Day Church Service at sandringham because of a cold. Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are caroline frost, Entertainment Editor at the huffington post, and robert fox, defence editor at the london evening standard. I hope you have had a restful yuletide. Nice to see you back here. Tomorrows front pages, starting with the telegraph headlines the governments plan to build new garden towns in england to try to alleviate the housing crisis. It also reports on the hunt for the gunman who attacked an istanbul nightclub. The daily mail chooses to focus on the queen missing church due to illness, saying she has not been seen in public for 24 days. The guardian reports the demand from a top gp that the government must drop its plans to guarantee access to doctors at weekends or risk cuts to weekday services. Thousands of patients are waiting for hip and knee operations, according to the daily express. It also quotes princess anne, who insists the queens cold is improving. The i bears the headline Smiling Killer referring to the gunman who killed 39 people in istanbul
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