attack which took place last night. we have a number of people in hospital, whose lives are turned upside down. we have one person who has died. as you are aware, a man has died. as you are aware, a man has been arrested. this was quite clearly a n has been arrested. this was quite clearly an attack on muslims, who looked like they were probably muslims, coming from a prayer meeting. we treat this as a terrorist attack, and we in the met are shocked as everybody in this community and across the country at what has happened. we take all forms of hate crime and violent extremism extremely seriously. wherever we possibly can we would seek to prevent attacks, and if we cannot prevent attacks, and if we cannot prevent an attack we will seek obviously to bring people to justice. this is a highly integrated, truly diverse and multicultural place. the relationships between the police and the community here are very important to us, and are mostly very good indeed. i havejust come fro
here in finsbury park in north london. and the prime minister has been speaking about the attack in downing street. i m reeta chakrabarti. the day s other main news. police say at least 79 people have died in the grenfell tower fire. applause a minute s silence for those who lost their lives has been observed across the uk. a year on from the brexit vote, and talks finally begin to settle the terms of the uk s withdrawal from the european union. and portugal declares three days of mourning as hundreds of firefighters still tackle a forest fire which has killed more than 60 people. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we are live at finsbury park in north london. police have said they are treating the attack on a crowd of muslim worshippers here in north london as a terrorist act. one man died and ten people were injured when a hired white van was driven into people who were tending to a man who had been taken ill. the injured are being treated at three separate london hosp
attack was just as sickening as other recent terror attacks. there s no place for this hatred in our country today, and we need to work together as one society, as one community, to drive it out, this evil that is affecting so many families. i am reeta chakrabarti. in other news colombes police say at least 79 people have died in the grenfell tower fire. a minute s silence for those who lost their lives has been observed across the uk. a year on from the brexit vote, and talks finally begin to settle the terms of the uk s withdrawal from the european union. a car has exploded after it crashed into a police van on the champs elysees in paris, there are reports that the driver was armed. police have said they are treating the attack on a crowd of muslim worshippers near the finsbury park mosque in north london as a terrorist act. she said it was every bit as sickening as other recent terrorist acts. one man died and ten people were injured when a hired white van was driven into
to drive out this evil that is affecting so many families. a 47 year old white man who was arrested at the scene is being hald on terrorism charges including murder and attempted murder. police are searching an address in the cardiff area in connection with the incident. the other main stories on bbc news at five. police say 79 people are either dead or missing presumed dead after the fire at grenfell tower. many families have lost more than one relative. a minute s silence across britain, a mark of respect for the victims of the disaster. a police operation is under way on the champs elysees in paris after a car crashed into a police van and burst into flames. there are reports that the driver was armed. the brexit secretary david davis is in brussels as negotiations begin for britain s departure from the european union. good afternoon, we are in finsbury park in north london. the prime minister said the attack here last night shortly after midnight was every bit as 16 as ot
and for the possible partnership, one for the uk and forthe eu. possible partnership, one for the uk and for the eu. the former children s children presenter has died at the age of 83. brian cant. he had been suffering from parkinson s disease. ina in a moment, it will be time for sports day, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on beauty news. we will get the latest from the terror attack on muslim worshippers near a mosque in finsbury park which left one man dead and nine people injured. at seven, we will be in brussels to join christian fraser for 100 seven, we will be in brussels to join christian fraserfor 100 days plus to join christian fraserfor100 days plus to get the latest of the first day of the brexit negotiations. later this evening, i will have a look at who they s headlines at the papers. i will bejoined look at who they s headlines at the papers. i will be joined this evening by the veteran political commentator lance price and alison littl