that and i think we can but we have to do it in a way that is safer. in southend, residents gathered outside the civic centre for a minutes silence, to remember sir david. later this evening, the residents of leigh on sea will also be holding a candlelit vigil, in memory of their mp. also this hour - questions are asked about how a covid pcr testing lab, that recorded thousands of inaccurate results, won a multi million pound government contract. uncovering the secrets of the solar system a new nasa mission aims to learn more about how the planets were created. and coming up in half an hour it s the media show. good afternoon. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, have laid flowers together at the site of the fatal stabbing of the mp, sir david amess, in essex. sir david was killed during a constituency surgery in leigh on sea yesterday. the police are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially linked
constituents face to face. i think we want to carry on doing that and i think we can but we have to do it in a way that is safer. in southend, residents gathered outside the civic centre for a minute s silence to remember sir david. good evening. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, have laid flowers together at the site of the fatal stabbing of the mp, sir david amess, in essex. sir david was killed during a constituency surgery in leigh on sea yesterday. the police are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially linked to islamist extremism . a 25 year old man who was arrested at the scene remains in custody and searches have been carried out at two addresses in london. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. a moment of unity across the political divide. two leaders representing a shocked nation. this morning, borisjohnson and the labour leader, keir starmer, stood together on a quiet
hello and thank you, good afternoon, it was a bit of a shock to the system for some of us this morning across the northern half of the uk because we had a touch of frost. it was a cold start in scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, temperatures around freezing compared to those further south, 15 in north cornwall first thing. the dividing line between the cold and mild air marked out by this cloud, a weak weather front still making progress southwards. the odd spot of rain with it, maybe sharp shower in the south west of england this afternoon but for many more places, particularly where we started so cold, we have a lot of to go through the afternoon put up more cloud in northern scotland, the odd shower here, but temperatures by the middle of the afternoon just eight degrees for aberdeen, middle of the afternoon just eight degrees foraberdeen, mild middle of the afternoon just eight degrees for aberdeen, mild in the south west, steen in plymouth. overnight,
of essex and the whole of the united kingdom. 0ne local councillor who was at the scene expressed the shock felt in the community. we ve lost a very good, hard working constituency mp who worked for everyone, didn t matter who you were, didn t matter about your religion or your culture, if you had a problem, he would work for you. police say they are keeping an open mind as to whether this could be. we will bring you all the latest reaction in the next hour. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the conservative mp sir david amess has been stabbed to death during a constituency meeting at a church in essex. the 69 year old was attacked as he met with constituents in leigh on sea just before midday. police arrived at the belfairs methodist church within minutes but sir david died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics. a 25 year old man was arrested at the church and is being held on suspicion of murder. sir david amess had been an mp in essex for almost a0