Multiple stabbings took place. A man entered the Shopping Centre with a knife, five people were killed, several others are in hospital right now with serious critical conditions. You can see from these live pictures, Armed Police Presence still there. The area is still in lockdown. We dont know the motive for this attack but police saying, as things stand, they believed that he acted alone and they dont believe there is a continuing threat. As we just look at the various different, three different lives feeds we have on the scene right now. I will take you back a couple of hours to this afternoon when there was still daylight and we have these pictures of people basically being evacuated from the Shopping Centre. You can imagine a hugely busy Shopping Centre, hundreds of people inside, and as soon as the alarm was raised, police managed to get hundreds of people out of that Shopping Centre. Now, nearby when this happened, about 3 20 p m local time in sydney, when that happened a Police
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Whipping across most of Northern Europe one el of a storm. Two people were killed in spain while a skier died in the french alps. The guardian front page leads with Windsor Council leaders demands that police use law to clear the area of Homeless People ahead of the Royal Wedding of prince harry and Meghan Markle. The Financial Times pages look at the rise of green car sales and how norway has become the first country in the world where more than half of all new cars sold are hybrid or electric. And, finally, the gulf news has some bad news for people with a sweet tooth it warns chocolate could be extinct by 2050 due to climate change. Cacao trees, which need heavy rainfall for growth, are under threat as rising temperatures is sucking moisture from the soils where the trees grow. Many of you i can hear are very concerned about that. With me is richard griffiths, who is Corporate Communications director at the global pr firm, ketchum. Am very worried. Lets start wit the i am very worri
Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. If youre suffering from extreme Morning Sickness or you have in the past, then do get in touch use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Did you consider a termination to stop the sickness . 0ne charity has told us that women have aborted their baby because the condition got so their baby because the condition got so bad. Our top story today. Victims are being let down and suspects left untracked by some Police Forces in england and wales according to a report out this morning. Her majestys inspectorate of constabulary found a third of forces needed improvement. It said a small number were putting the public at unacceptable risk by rationing services as they struggle with cutbacks. Heres our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. The cornerstone of british policing the bobby on the beat. But are these Vital Community posts being eroded as forces juggle their prioriti
Storms this afternoon. Delaware already seeing the rain in the area this morning. The temperatures this afternoon into the 80s. Look for occasional showers and thunderstorms for delaware, the Lehigh Valley. In new jersey, especially to the south, thats the best chance of seeing rain there. The suburbs will see low 80s this afternoon. Upper 80s for philadelphia. Well get sunshine but theres still a chance of a shower in the city. The latest futurecast when i come back to show you when the storms are most likely to show up in your neighborhood. Katy zachry is watching your first alert traffic. Good news for those taking the vine street expressway. Construction cleared a little bit early, about 4 50. This is the vine street expressway at broad street. Both directions, east and westbound, the vine is clear. You have a smooth ride as you make your way between 95 and the schuylkill expressway on the vine street expressway. We are following reports of an accident on 76 westbound. This is in t