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Police in Berlin say the driver of the lorry in yesterday's attack

may still be at large as they release their only suspect.

So-called Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack,

as eyewitnesss describe how the lorry drove into the crowds.

It sounded like a massive explosion, it sounded like gun shots

and my instant reaction was the same as everybody else around us, was to

Angela Merkel visits the scene and voices Germany's worst fears.

TRANSLATION: I know it will be particularly

difficult for us all to bear, if it is confirmed

that the perpetrator had asked for protection

The death toll from the attack now stands at 12 and 50

Also tonight: The body of the Russian ambassador to Turkey,

shot dead yesterday, is brought back to Moscow.

Nicola Sturgeon calls for Scotland to stay in the single market,

And, a new treatment for prostate cancer that doctors are calling

A former England cricket captain tells the BBC

he expects current skipper, Alastair Cook, to stand down after

German police say the driver of the lorry that crashed

into a Christmas market in Berlin yesterday may still be at large.

They've released the only suspect but insist they are

Meanwhile, so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility,

saying one of its soldiers carried out the attack.

12 people were killed and nearly 50 injured,

half of them seriously, when the lorry drove at 40mph

through the popular market at Breitscheidplatz,

near west Berlin's main shopping street just after 8.00pm last night.

This evening, Angela Merkel and other German political leaders

have attended a memorial service at a Church next to the market.

Here's our Berlin correspondent, Jenny Hill with the latest.

First light this morning and the sheer violence of this attack dawns.

The lorry crashed through the Christmas crowds here, shattering

everything, everyone in its path. This footage was taken in the

immediate aftermath of the attack. Bodies lie scattered under the

twinkling lights. Moments earlier, these people were

eating, drinking, shopping, at one of Berlin's most popular Christmas

markets. It's amazing how a peaceful festive

happy atmosphere just changed instantly and you have this scene of

utter devastation. Sara and Rees may never forget what they saw.

Obviously there was people lying on the floor. We weren't sure if it was

red wine or if it was blood but we did see - I remember there were

people trying to pick up the stalls, we decided to try to lift the stall

up with them and we realised, you know, other people unfortunately

underneath were already passed. The lorry itself is key to the

investigation. It appears to have been hijacked, it belongs to a

Polish firm. Today, the owner identified the man who should have

been at the wheel. He was found shot dead in the passenger seat.

Even the police admit they still don't know who was driving. Last

night, they arrested a Pakistani man who came to Germany to seek asylum

earlier this year. This evening, they released him

without charge. The so-called Islamic State group have claimed the

attack. But tonight investigators say the individuals who did this are

still at large. TRANSLATION: We don't know with any

certainty whether we are dealing with one perpetrator or with

several. We don't know with any certainty whether he or they had any

support. And now, just like Nice, Paris,

Brussels, Berlin mourns. And the German Chancellor must vr

must reassure her citizens. Angela Merkel is under pressure. Just the

suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited

a national debate over whether her refugee policy has put the country

at risk. TRANSLATION: It would be

particularly hard to bear if it turned out that the person who did

this was someone who sought protection and asylum in Germany. It

would be particularly offensive to the many Germans engaged daily in

the task of helping refugees. Tonight, a stillness in the heart of

Berlin. What, after all, is there to say?

Another terror attack in another European capital and 24 hours later

it seems no one here knows who did this or where they are now.

Jenny Hill, BBC News, Berlin. The suggestion that the attacker

could be a refugee has intensified the political pressure

on the German Chancellor, Her open door policy on migration

has seen nearly a million arrivals Today, a right-wing party said

they held Mrs Merkel With elections in Germany due next

year, our Europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas looks

at the political reaction This evening a time of mourning,

instead of advent celebrations. Just yards from where the so-called

Islamic State claim it is killed a dozen Berliners, Germans of all

faiths gathered for this memorial. TRANSLATION: We stand here together

to send a strong signal that hate and terror will not drive us apart.

Our unity is stronger than hate. Angela Merkel said she had no simple

answers why a murderer brought death to a Christmas market.

Nearby the city's main shopping street is cordoned off. The attack

was a blow to the very heart of Germany, that's why it is felt so

deeply here. Searching for clues about their

suspect, this is where police raided at 3.00am, Berlin's biggest asylum

centre, the old airport. Ahmed shared a room with a man, he

was woken and questioned for two hours. I am very angry, angry about

what's happened yesterday. And I am very angry today about what's

happened to me. Whaped to you? I didn't do anything. Take me like a

criminal man. Germany has taken in over a million

people since the migrant crisis began. Before this week, three lone

individuals had carried out attacks. No Germans had died.

Angela Merkel personally identified with the refugee policy has until

now stuck to her welcome. From an Afghan refugee she received thanks

last month but today she was blamed for the attack by Germany's

far-right, hoping to turn successes in recent regional polls into

national votes next year, they want tough new border controls. This

chaotic migration policy is one of the factors because something like

this can happen. We don't know who is in our country, of many, many

people. We don't know what background they have, we don't know

if terrorists are in Germany and we have to stop this. Here in Germany a

lasting impact of this attack may be political. Questions of security

seized op by those seeking to drain support from Angela Merkel in

federal elections next year. Further afield across Europe, it serves as a

reminder to political leaders that their support remains vulnerable to

acts of terror and violence. A majority of Germans have supported

the welcome policy, provided it's for refugees fleeing war, voicing it

even today. When people flee their countries and you see the danger

there, we are obliged to help them, she says.

Others worry about the threats. Our politicians need to wake up, he

adds, fear is growing but they're not spending on security.

It all means the question of who carried out the attack, whether it

was someone welcomed as a refugee, is crucial for Angela Merkel and her

vision of a free, open Germany. After the attack, authorities

throughout Europe, including Britain, have been revisiting

their security arrangements Here, the threat level remains

unchanged at severe, which means a terror attack

is highly likely. Here's our security

correspondent Gordon Corera. The Christmas events that

are supposed to be a time of joy Just a month ago, the US

advised its citizens to be careful So could the attack in Berlin

have been prevented This reconnaissance video

was for a planned bomb attack on Strasbourg's Christmas

market in France, in 2000. This year, security was tightened

there, with restrictions on vehicles It's raised questions

about whether Germany did TRANSLATION: We did

increase security measures, but we cannot turn Christmas

markets into fortresses. We have an unlimited

number of soft targets, there are so many possibilities

to kill people with a truck. France's Bastille Day,

in Nice, showed the carnage a lorry could cause,

86 were killed. So-called Islamic State also claimed

responsibility for that attack, although authorities never found

much evidence of direct In the UK, there have been years

of work to protect crowded places. That included this project,

developing bollards and blocks, which can absorb the massive impact

of a truck and stop it reaching its target, but one former

head of counter-terrorism says we can't rely on these

measures alone. Well, more bollards and troops

on the streets is not, absolutely not, the

answer to this threat. You have to build your

intelligence capabilities more. You have to encourage

people to come forward. Here, at MI5, they'll be carefully

studying the details of the Berlin, trying to understand

who the attacker was and if they They'll also be hoping

that their intelligence gathering will be able to stop something

similar happening here. A dozen terrorist plots have been

stopped in the last three years, but the threat level remains

at "severe" meaning an attack At Birmingham's Christmas market,

bollards were already in place. Manchester Police say

they are now increasing patrols. In London, plans to shut off roads

around Buckingham Palace during the Changing of the Guard

have been brought forward Security officials believe

the UK is more prepared than the rest of Europe,

but they also caution that no-one should be

complacent about the threat. Let's talk to our Berlin

correspondent, Jenny Hill. With the only suspect now released

and the attacker possibly on the run and armed,

where is the police Well, tonight they're saying they're

looking into more than 500 telephone calls with information from members

of the public. They say they're following up several leads but

they're not telling us what those leads are. In truth, I think there

is precious little reassurance for the German public this evening. It's

as if the driver of that lorry fled the scene on foot and simply

disappeared into thin air. You know, as you would expect, there is anger

and sadness here at the loss of life, bear in mind there is still

people seriously ill, injured in hospital, there is horror too. It's

another terror attack in another European capital just a few days

before Christmas. But I think above all tonight and it's largely because

the authorities cannot tell the German public who is really

responsible for this, I think the overwhelming sense here tonight is

perhaps one of fear. Thank you.

Turkish police have detained six people following the killing

of the Russian Ambassador in Ankara yesterday.

It's believed those being questioned are related to the off-duty police

As the body of Ambassador Andrei Karlov was flown back home,

both the Kremlin and Turkish officials said the assassination

would not derail their negotiations about the war in Syria.

A farewell to Russia's Ambassador, but in a way nobody could envisage.

Andrei Karlov's body was flown back to Moscow,

the victim of an assassination. His government called him

an "eternal symbol of Russian- Turkish friendship."

He was opening an exhibition in Ankara last night,

behind him, smartly dressed, his killer, a Turkish

policeman having cleared security with his police ID.

The gunman paces calmly, gearing up to strike,

At the Russian embassy today, tight security and tributes

to an ambassador who'd served here for three years as Russia

They back opposite sides in the war, but have recently reconciled.

Those who knew him called Mr Karlov a brilliant diplomat.

Do you understand why there is anger against Russia here?

I think I understand, but it is difficult to talk right now.

The Turkey-Russia relationship has always been tricky,

but this murder might actually bring them closer against

In Syria they're helping each other achieve their goals -

Russian and regime control of Aleppo, Turkish influence

in the North and, lacking many other allies at the moment,

Turkey and Russia need each other. Andrei Karlov was one of Russia's

most seasoned diplomats, called softly spoken

The Russian embassy street here will be renamed in his honour.

Both countries have painted this as an attempt to derail ties.

President Erdogan said he and Vladimir Putin agreed

Turkey's Foreign Minister has even suggested the gunman had links

to the plotters behind the recent attempted coup.

Turkey's pliant press found its own conspiracies.

Some called it a CIA operation, others a job by the West.

The Russian President said an investigation was under way

into a treacherous murder and he urged solidarity.

Could the killer have been brainwashed in the police?

These online videos seem to show policemen made to chant

One theory is that perhaps hatred was stirred up here.

Was he a lone wolf, a jihadist sympathiser?

Either way, a 22-year-old policeman became an assassin

We can talk to our correspondent, Steve Rosenberg, in Moscow.

This could potentially be a dangerous moment

for Russian-Turkish relations, but so far the leaders

of the two countries seem to be sticking together.

So far. Yes. That is significant because it's no secret that Russia

and Turkey have had a pretty difficult and sometimes explosive

relationship over Syria. Think back just over a year, to when the

Turkish air force shut down a Russian bomber. More recently, the

two countries have tried to put all of that behind them and forge a new

relationship, a new partnership, basically because their two

presidents, Putin and Erdogan, calculated it's in both of their

bests interests to do that. So ever since last night, Moscow and Ankara

have been going out of their way to display a united front to make it

clear that they do not want to fall out again. The Russians have a lot

riding on this display of unity because they are convinced here that

the new Moscow-led diplomacy on Syria, the so-called Russia, Iran

and Turkey, which met in Moscow today, is on the verge of a

diplomatic breakthrough on Syria. If it can be achieved, it is a big "if"

could elevate Russia to the position of key power broker and player in

the Middle East. Vladimir Putin would like nothing better than to

end the Syrian conflict on his terms, but I think we're still a

long way away from that scenario. Steve Rosenberg, in Moscow, thank

you. Doctors have described

a new treatment for early stage prostate cancer as "truly

transformative" and they hope it could be used

to treat other cancers. The technique, developed

by researchers from University College London,

uses a laser to activate a drug made Trials, involving more than 400 men,

found it destroyed tumours Our medical correspondent,

Fergus Walsh, has the story. This is the technology

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from bacteria found in the darkness This laser optic fibre

is inserted into the prostate, the light activates the drug

which kills the cancer. When Gerald Capeham was diagnosed

with early prostate cancer, he was worried it might develop

and he'd need surgery or radiotherapy, which can cause

incontinence or impotence. Instead, he became one of the first

successfully treated with the new light therapy and had

no long-term side effects. Well, I feel incredibly lucky that

I was accepted for the trial. I can look forward to

the remaining years of my life, One in eight men will be diagnosed

with prostate cancer, so this highly effective

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could be hugely significant. The light-sensitive drug is injected

into the bloodstream. It's derived from deep sea bacteria,

which are efficient Through a thin tube, a laser light

is inserted into the prostate, the light activates the drug

which destroys the cancer cells. The journal, Lancet Oncology,

reports that half the patients given photodynamic therapy were completely

clear of cancer two years later, compared to about one in seven

of those given standard care. Crucially, it did not

cause major side effects. The harms with traditional

treatments have always been the side effects,

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but for prostate patients, photodynamic therapy represents

a powerful new weapon A brief look at some of the day's

other news stories. A court has ruled that doctors

should stop providing life support treatment to a policeman who has

been in a minimally conscious state Paul Briggs, who is a Gulf War

veteran, suffered a brain injury His wife had argued for him

to be allowed to die. Police in the Swiss city

of Zurich say there's no evidence that a gunman,

who wounded three worshippers at a mosque on Monday,

was linked to Islamists The head of the regional police said

the suspected attacker, who later killed himself,

had an interest in the occult. A strike by baggage handlers

and check-in staff at 18 airports Employees of Swissport were due

to walk-out on Friday and Saturday, but the action has been suspended

after the company Nicola Sturgeon has set out plans

to protect Scotland's relationship The First Minister says

she is "determined" that Scotland will remain in the single market

even if the rest of the UK leaves and claims 80,000 jobs

are dependent on it. Downing Street says the Prime

Minister will look at the proposals, but that it's not right to accept

"differential relationships" with Brussels for separate

parts of Britain. Our Scotland editor,

Sarah Smith, has more. Nicola Sturgeon has a plan,

she says it's the only serious plan for Brexit any government has yet

come up with. And she argues, just

because the UK is leaving the EU, it does not have to leave

the single market. I accept that there is a mandate

in England and Wales to take the UK out of the EU,

however I do not accept that there is a mandate to take

any part of the UK out Scotland could stay in the single

market even if the rest Today's proposals,

from Nicola Sturgeon, are nothing like the red,

white and blue Brexit Theresa May talks about,

they're more of a bespoke, For Scotland to be able to stay

in the single market, substantial new powers would need

to be devolved. Control over immigration,

business regulation and employment law would all need to be transferred

north of the border. The mechanics of how it

all might work are complex. The Scottish Government say it's

essential for businesses, like this tartan mill

in the Scottish Borders, They claim firms like this

could employ EU nationals who would not have the right to work

elsewhere in the UK, It'd be legally and politically

and technically extremely difficult for Scotland to stay in the single

market if the United Kingdom is leaving the EU because there'd be

one set of business regulations applying to Scotland and another set

applying to England. That would only be possible

if there was a complete devolution of all powers

on business regulation. If Nicola Sturgeon can get

a totally different tartan Brexit deal for Scotland,

that would be a major If the Prime Minister

ignores her demands, that's not necessarily

a total defeat. Nicola Sturgeon can use that

to strengthen her arguments for a second referendum

on Scottish independence. The Prime Minister today dismissed

the idea of a separate Scottish deal and warned

against a rush to independence. If Scotland were to become

independent, then not only would it no longer be a member

of the European Union, it would no longer be a member

of the single market of the European Union and it

would no longer be a member of the single market

of the United Kingdom, and the single market

of the United Kingdom is worth four times as much to Scotland

as the single market Trying to weave together

the different demands for Brexit could yet strain the bonds that hold

the UK together. The Queen is stepping down

as patron of 25 charities and other organisations,

including the Nspcc The Queen, who is patron of more

than 600 organisations, has chosen to pass on the responsibility

to younger members This comes at the end

of a year of celebrations The former Wimbledon champion,

Petra Kvitova, has undergone four hours of surgery on her hand this

evening after she was stabbed by an intruder at her home

in the Czech Republic. She suffered severe lacerations

to her fingers on the hand 2016 has been a year

of political shocks, here the vote for Brexit in the June

referendum and in the United States One of the common themes

in both campaigns was the appeal to communities -

often with strong industrial pasts - who feel impoverished

by globalisation. In the second of a series

on how the world has changed over the last year,

our special correspondent, Allan Little, looks at the challenge

- in both countries - to some of the economic

and political certainties It is dawn in western Pennsylvania,

in the season to hunt deer. Chuck Eriksson has been

doing this for 40 years. Blue collar, small town,

plain speaking, patriotic. A world that other America -

big city, prosperous, liberal - scarcely knows and Donald Trump has

promised to rebuild its lost We have the best steel-making coal

in western Pennsylvania of anywhere in the world and there's

none getting out. That process to make steel can come

back to our shores and I think I think he can probably bring that

back in his first 100 days So you think that what's possible

under Donald Trump is The iron and steel forged

in your mills formed Trump's promise to build barriers,

to reverse this long industrial dereliction,

is a retreat to By the way, we're putting your

miners back to work. It challenges a 40-year orthodoxy -

the liberal market consensus of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald

Reagan. The economic revolution that

Britain and America went through in the 1980s did make both

countries richer, in the sense that the overall

aggregate wealth grew. It wasn't supposed to matter that

that wealth would be unevenly distributed because greater wealth

at the top would trickle down, a rising economic tide

would lift all boats. Places like this, in both

Britain and America, got left behind and it was places

like this that voted Here in Britain, as in the US,

the irony is this - that the two countries who pursued

the globalising agenda most vigorously are now the first to have

felt an angry backlash against one Ferdinand Mount was one

of the architects of that agenda, he was head of Mrs Thatcher's Number

Ten policy unit. It was really a, sort of,

a transatlantic borrowing from Ronald Reagan, who believed

that the rising tide It did fail to provide fresh jobs

for voters in Michigan and West Virgina and Ohio,

just as its failed to provide jobs in Ayrshire or other parts

which have suffered from the decline It is a huge crisis for the left,

the Democrats and New Labour both came to see class grievance

as a vote loser in the search for a more modern,

progressive politics. In England, Ukip is moving

into Labour's old ground. The lack of jobs and lack

of opportunities for our young ones With the mass migration

under the Labour Party, under Blair in particular,

all the wages were compressed. So the poorer in this town

were getting poorer and to be let down by the party I loved

as a boy and cherished, I think immigration

as well is a big problem. I think it's just a case of that

Ukip fills in the gap where Labour In Britain and America,

2016 has upended the post We know what we're in

transition from, not yet Now, just before we go, a reminder

of our main story tonight. The aftermath of the terror attack

at a Christmas market in Berlin A candlelit vigil is being held

tonight on the square Local residents and visitors have

gathered to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and the dozens

of injured when a lorry Chancellor Angela Merkel and other

senior German officials attended a service of remembrance held

at the Kaiser Wilhelm Church, She urged Germans not

to be paralysed by fear. Tonight, Berlin's Brandenberg Gate

is illuminated with the colours of the German flag in tribute

to those who lost their lives