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people suspected of planning an attack on a shopping centre. local media reports two men aged 28 and 31 were arrested in duisburg just before 1am in the morning local time. earlier in the evening, police in nearby oberhausen deployed heavily armed officers at the centro mall and its christmas market. a brief statement from essen police says the two men are suspected of possibly preparing an attack on the mall. it doesn t specify whether the shopping centre or the busy christmas market outside were the alleged targets. the news comes as the search continues for the main suspect in monday s attack on a christmas market in berlin. german police now say there s clear evidence that a tunisian man, anis amri, was driving the vehicle used in the attack. his finger prints have been found in the truck driven into shoppers, killing 12. at the family home in tunisia, amri s brother called on him to give himself up. chancellor merkel has praised the calm way germans have responded ....
requests a state bailout, after plans to save itself come to nothing. plus: it is a $660 billion relationship, but could trump s tough talk spell a costly trade war between the us and china? let s begin in germany, where police have arrested two men on suspicion of planning an attack on the country s largest shopping centre, near the border with the netherlands. the suspects, two brothers originally from kosovo, were detained in duisburg. germany remains on high alert following monday s attack on a christmas market in berlin, which killed 12 people. the tunisian man suspected of carrying out that is still on the run. catriona renton reports. caught on a taxi s dashboard mounted camera, the moment the lorry ploughed into the christmas market. the footage has been slowed down. 12 people were killed and dozens more we re people were killed and dozens more were injured. you can see people flee. this is anis amri, filming himself, humming a tune in berlin. a video posted to ....
welcome to bbc news. police in germany and australia have foiled two terrorist plots overnight. the authorities in australia say they ve prevented an attack in the city of melbourne that targeted prominent landmarks, possibly planned for christmas day. five people have been detained after a series of raids in which explosives were discovered. in west germany. two men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in oberhausen, near the dutch border. that s separate to the berlin lorry attack which killed 12 people and germany remains on high alert as a europe wide manhunt continues for anis amri, the tunisian man suspected of driving a lorry into the breitscheidplatz christmas market. we ll bring you the latest from australia injust a moment, but first, let s get an update from our correspondent in berlin. bethany, what s the latest? well, we had the news early this morning that two men who were born in kosovo, two brothers had been arre ....
but a 70 mph in exposed areas right now. as that clears through, don t be lulled into a sense of security across the far north of scotland. here, the wind will strengthen even further. this is not the wildest weather that the north of scotland has ever experienced. let s put it into context. but it is enough to cause significant disruption, possibly some power outages with winds of 80 and possibly 90 mph, hence the amber warning from the met 0ffice. be prepared for storm barbara through this evening. gales blowing as we head into the early hours of christmas eve. it turns colder, sleet and snow down to quite low levels, a lot of snow for highland areas of scotland. quieter further south. but we will start christmas eve on a chilly note, wherever you are. there goes barbara. we are into a run of strong, westerly wind. chilly westerly wind through christmas eve. pledge of sunshine across southern areas. here, a brightand pledge of sunshine across southern areas. here, a b ....
syria aid convoys to funnel money to extremists in wars is. and delays are expected on the roads and railways as the christmas getaway gets under way. on one of the busiest days of the year for the rail and road network, significant disruption is expected for those travelling over the christmas period. storm barbara has started crossing scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. and coming up in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those who left us this year, including muhammad ali, in review in review 2016: we remember, part one. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. german officials have warned that the threat of terrorism in their country is still high despite the death of anis amri, the tunisian suspected of the berlin lorry attack. amri was shot dead in milan after opening fire on a police officer who asked him for id during a routine patrol. one police officer was shot and injured. the other then killed the suspect. th ....