01/01/2017 BBC Weekend News

Police in Istanbul launch a manhunt for a gunman

who opened fire at a nightclub, killing at least 39 people.

Caught on camera - CCTV footage of the moment

the gunman launched his attack on partygoers

Moments earlier, revellers were welcoming in 2017,

before the celebrations turned to mayhem.

At least 15 foreign nationals are among the dead.

Also tonight, the Queen misses the New Year's Day church service

at Sandringham, because of a lingering heavy cold

Two cousins, aged 11 and 12, were holding hands crossing the road

when they were knocked down in a fatal hit-and-run crash.

helps Arsenal to victory at the Emirates

Good evening, and welcome to BBC News.

Police in Turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire

at a nightclub packed with New Year revellers,

Another 69 people were wounded, four of them critically,

in what Istanbul's governor described as a "terrorist attack".

A police manhunt is under way after the attacker left his gun

before taking advantage of the chaos and escaping the scene.

The shooting marks a bloody end to a year which has seen Ankara

and Istanbul targeted by several attacks carried out

by the so-called Islamic State group and, separately, Kurdish rebels.

one of Istanbul's top nightclubs, Reina, counting down to 2017.

They expected a night of joy, a fresh start - not this.

Less than two hours into the New Year,

bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian.

Inside, his killing spree continued, Turks and foreigners murdered,

others jumping into the freezing Bosporus to escape.

Dozens more were injured, some critically.

my husband suddenly told me to get on the floor.

A man ran inside, two or three people started firing,

until special forces took us out of there.

They shot randomly, there were bodies lying on the floor.

Today, the scene was heavily guarded.

Too late for the victims of last night's security breach.

There's still no word of who was behind it.

to what was one of Turkey's most renowned nightclubs,

which has become a scene of mass murder.

Turkey is now worryingly accustomed to these attacks,

and as perhaps the most turbulent year in its modern history ends,

another begins, yet again marked by terror.

At the mortuary, they counted up the bodies.

Muhammad from Iraq told us one of his friends was killed

"We'd come here on holiday," he said.

"Now we are taking our friend's body home."

Visiting the wounded, the Prime Minister sounded defiant,

but after more than 20 attacks in the past year,

killing almost 400, many will see his words as empty.

TRANSLATION: Terror cannot intimidate us.

We will continue to fight against it.

Our biggest insurance is to see our people

standing in solidarity and supporting our resolve.

And so a scene that's becoming almost routine here.

Today, they bid farewell to Ayhan Arik - a brother, husband, father.

After driving tourists to the nightclub,

They grieved for him and for a country they once called safe,

as they're left to wonder - what has happened to Turkey?

Whitwell, Mark Joyce me from the scene, a huge manhunt under way

tonight. -- mark dumber Mark joins me. Tonight the leader of the PKK,

the Kurdish militant group, said they were not involved, adding that

they would never target innocent civilians. As for so-called Islamic

State, a pro-IS group has urged attacks on celebrations and clubs,

and in recent weeks the leader of the Islamic State group has urged

his group to attack Turkey. It has become ever more vulnerable as it

becomes involved in the war against Syria, launching a ground operation

against is armed last year. President Erdogan said this was part

of a deadly game aimed at destabilising Turkey and creating

chaos in the country. He vowed to end terrorism, and yet he says this,

and each time the attacks continue to build, which is why many there

that this you could be even worse than last. Mark Lowen, thank you

very much. The Queen missed the annual

New Year's Day church service in Sandringham this morning,

because of a lingering heavy cold. She was also absent

from the Christmas Day service at her Norfolk estate

because she was unwell. Buckingham Palace says the Queen

has been up and about in recent days as our royal correspondent

Peter Hunt reports. For a second time during the holiday

season, the Royals headed to church. For a second time, the Queen

was a notable absentee. Her 95-year-old husband,

who's also been ill, did attend and was described by one

observer as "chipper". Protected from rain and walking

alongside her husband, Anne, a princess in purple,

told someone in the crowd During these security-conscious

times, the Windsors over Christmas who, despite the weather, gather

outside the Sandringham church. Once again, the 90-year-old

monarch wasn't on display. A little bit disappointed,

because the Queen wasn't there, but that is understandable

at 90 years of age. and I wish her all the best

for 2017. Obviously, if she's not well,

then you don't want to see her come out in this weather,

do you, you know? At Christmas, our attention

is drawn to the birth of a baby The Queen, who recorded her

Christmas Day message early in December, will not have taken

the decision to miss church lightly - the Supreme Governor

of the Church of England But in her tenth decade,

and on the advice of her doctor, in the face of a heavy cold

she's had for nearly two weeks. The Queen has been laid low

and left feeling pretty miserable at the end of yet another

significant year in her long reign. As well as celebrating her landmark

birthday, she's started to acknowledge her advancing age

and reduce her workload. Just last month,

the Queen severed her links to 25 organisations

she'd been patron of for decades. Palace officials insist

the Queen is up and about and she hasn't been to hospital

or had tests. to deal with the government

documents she receives. The Queen is clearly

doing all she can to get rid of a lingering cold,

rather than make it worse. Peter Hunt, BBC News,

Buckingham Palace. Police in Oldham are hunting

for a hit-and-run driver who knocked down two girls

from the same family, leaving one dead and the other

fighting for her life in hospital. was killed when crossing the road

with her 11-year-old cousin. Eyewitnesses said the girls

were holding hands at the time. Today's family gathering

should have been a celebration. The flowers laid here

for 12-year-old Helina Kotlarova, killed in an apparent

hit-and-run crash last night, a crash that also left her

11-year-old cousin critically ill. The girls had crossed it to buy

some crisps from the local shop. They were with a bigger group,

more cousins and sisters, but they'd already

made the return journey. The two girls held hands

and stepped into the road. She was on the floor,

she had blood all over her face, and I was touching her,

I was trying to see if she's going to breathe or something,

but she couldn't breathe or nothing. And I've seen her face, this face

was all, you know, bleeding and... Throughout the day,

investigations have been ongoing. Greater Manchester Police confirmed

they were searching for the driver of a black VW Golf

that had failed to stop. So far, there have been no

updates on their progress. For the family,

no news will soften the grief. It's just hard to believe

that she's gone, because she was too young

and still have, like, life. Tonight, tributes continue

to be laid at the scene - a reminder of one life

cut tragically short and prayers for another

girl critically ill. There have been delays in attending

to emergency ambulance calls across London after the service's

computer system crashed on one of the busiest nights

of the year. Staff in the London ambulance

control room had to log calls using pen and paper

for nearly five hours overnight. New Year's Eve, hundreds

of thousands of people pour onto the streets

of the capital, creating the busiest night of the

for the London Ambulance Service. Its control room keeps watch

over more than 600 square miles and seven million people, using

a sophisticated computer system. But just after midnight,

that system failed. The computer crash meant

that all call details Call handlers couldn't see

where the ambulances were. They had to use radios

to contact paramedics. We do deal with the most

critically ill and seriously patients first, and we continued

to do that last night. Obviously, I'd like to

apologise to any patients who did have a slightly extended

waiting time while we were dealing

with the system on paper. The London Ambulance Service says,

because it has no computer record, it doesn't know exactly how many

calls it dealt with last night. These were some of the incidents

they attended, when there is huge pressure on

the system, when, for example, there was a major disaster

or a terrorist attack, we're going to be

in really serious trouble, the London Ambulance Service

has got to make sure that this system

doesn't collapse again. are trained to dispatch ambulances

using a pen and paper. Extra staff had already

been drafted in But the failure of their

multi-million pound computer system is now the subject of

an urgent investigation. The system was restored

by 5:30 this morning but it may be a while

before we know how many patients didn't get

care when they needed it because ambulances

couldn't get there in time. that the new 12-sided ?1 coin

will come into circulation in March. which will cease to be legal tender

in October. It's being changed

to protect it from counterfeiters. New designs have also been unveiled

for the ?2 coin and the 50p piece. In the first Premier League

action of the New Year, helped Arsenal beat Crystal Palace

at the Emirates. Their North London rivals Tottenham,

meanwhile, to move into the top four

for the first time since October. In nature, yellow and black

is meant to signal danger, but it turns out Tottenham

had little to fear Kieran Trippier isn't Spurs'

first choice at right back, but here's one way to

catch the boss's eye. The pass was perfect

and Harry Kane did the rest. Six minutes later, this double

act had their encore. Christmas may have been

and gone, but the home side Dele Alli capitalised to move

the match away from Watford. Half-time offered them

a little respite. Barely two minutes into the second

half and Tottenham struck again. Watford offered nothing

until the final seconds, when Younes Kaboul provided

the only blemish for Spurs. Like many on New Year's Day, Watford

appeared a little worse for wear. It was cold and damp

at the Emirates Stadium, but those Arsenal fans who had

braved the weather were in for Olivier Giroud had been

largely a bit-part player for Arsenal this season,

but he started 2017 There was a sting in the tail

for Palace, the match was only 18 minutes old and already Giroud

had stolen the show. Christian Benteke tried with power,

but lacked precision. Soon, Arsenal would apply

the pressure again. Palace's resistance

was fading, and Alex Iwobi

seized the opportunity. The win lifts Arsenal

into the top three. The hopes of chasing down

Chelsea have been boosted, but this match will be remembered

for one thing only. is launching Hull's year

as UK City of Culture. are gathering at the city's

waterfront for the display, will be bigger than

London's New Year's Eve show. They hope to attract more

than one million extra visitors Our arts correspondent

Colin Paterson is in Hull for us. Colin.

Hello, yes, the year-long cultural programming Hull started this

afternoon, as soon as it got dark, because it relied on the city's most

famous buildings being lit up, as you can see, and right in the city

centre, and once the buildings were used as giant cinema screens, they

told the story of Hull's is very. Down here at the edge of the Humber,

people are lining up along the edge, trying to get the best view of this

fireworks display which, appropriately enough, starts at

exactly 2017. We have been promised 15,000 fireworks, all set to a

soundtrack of some of Hull's most famous musical exports. The people I

have spoken to tonight say they hope this year will change people's

perceptions about Hull, they want people who have never been to Hull

to come here. The party has well and truly started. Can Hull keep it

going all year? There's more throughout the evening

on the BBC News Channel, we are back with the

late news at 10:35.