in a tweet, the prime minister said: sentiments echoed by the leader of the opposition. i m sure i speak for everybody in this room in saying that we would like to just send our thoughts to all those affected, and to the emergency services who are responding to this as we speak. this is where, at 5.30 in the morning, police arrested a 31 year old man on suspicion of murder. he is now being held in custody. there is still a heavy police presence in nottingham this lunchtime as the city begins the search for answers. joe inwood, bbc news. in a moment, we ll speak
police but something from someone on the round. ,., . police but something from someone on the round. . , ., the ground. the police statement does say peeple the ground. the police statement does say people were the ground. the police statement does say people were stabbed - the ground. the police statement does say people were stabbed on| does say people were stabbed on ilkeston road this morning. three people have been murdered and police have arrested a 31 year old man. separate to that incident, there was an eyewitness account from a lady who was walking to work this morning at 5.30, near the university, which isjust up the at 5.30, near the university, which is just up the road from here. she saw a police van telling another vehicle, and that vehicle ran over a group of pedestrians. so vehicle, and that vehicle ran over a group of pedestrians. vehicle, and that vehicle ran over a group of pedestrians. so that woman said she witnessed group of pedestrians. so that woman said
parliament street. and police followed him? yes, yes. yes. this was around followed him? yes, yes. yes. this was around 5.30. followed him? yes, yes. yes. this was around 5.30. yes, followed him? yes, yes. yes. this was around 5.30. yes, it - followed him? yes, yes. yes. this was around 5.30. yes, it did. i followed him? yes, yes. yes. this was around 5.30. yes, it did. one| followed him? yes, yes. yes. this l was around 5.30. yes, it did. one of my colleagues was around 5.30. yes, it did. one of my colleagues witnessed was around 5.30. yes, it did. one of my colleagues witnessed it. - was around 5.30. yes, it did. one of my colleagues witnessed it. she i my colleagues witnessed it. she would have been there, a minute earlier, she would have been knocked over. i took her to her work, the university, and that was it. and i went back to work. did university, and that was it. and i went back to work. university, and that was it. and i went back to work. did you see what hat-ene
it s really shaken me up. i went over. perhaps i shouldn t have gone over, but i wanted to see if i could help. that s it, really. but he backed up after he hit the man and the woman, and then drove up upper parliament street. and the police followed him? yes. and this was at 5.30 this morning? yes. if one of my colleagues had been there earlier, she would have been knocked over. i took her to her work, the university, and then i went back to work. did you see what happened to the man and woman who were hit? the woman was sitting up on the kerb. she looked 0k.
also heard for the labour those who have responded. we have also heard for the labour mp i those who have responded. we have also heard for the labour mp for i also heard for the labour mp for nottingham north, alex norris, who tweeted awful news for our city to wake up to, our community s thoughts and prayers are with all those affected and our gratitude is with the blue light responders for their work today. our correspondents in nottingham navtej work today. our correspondents in nottingham navteonhal work today. our correspondents in nottingham navtej johal spoke to an eyewitness, we can listen again to what she saw. just a warning, some of the details are distressing. what did you see, where and when? 5.30, i was going to work and a white van pulled up alongside me. i thought, that s weird. this was at the theatre royal, just at the corner? yeah, just on the corner. and he looked in his mirror and saw a police car behind him. he then. quickened up. there were two people