08/04/2017

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:00:21. > :00:36.A man arrested in Stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack

:00:37. > :00:38.is almost certainly driver, according to Swedish police.

:00:39. > :00:40.Four people were killed and 15 injured when the lorry

:00:41. > :00:43.crashed into the front of a department store.

:00:44. > :00:55.Police have confirmed a suspicious device was found inside the truck.

:00:56. > :01:03.After yesterday's horror, able have come together to reflect, to

:01:04. > :01:08.remember. We were walking in the shop yesterday when it happened.

:01:09. > :01:14.Patrick and Francesca are tourists who the basement of the department

:01:15. > :01:17.store when the truck hit. We went up the escalator and we saw panic,

:01:18. > :01:24.police with guns and stuff like that. How did people react? People

:01:25. > :01:30.were screaming and running to the other side of the building. We took

:01:31. > :01:36.the side entrance and we went out and we kept running to the other

:01:37. > :01:41.side of the city. This is the moment terror spread suddenly through the

:01:42. > :01:45.streets of Sweden's capital. A hijacked lorries driven deliberately

:01:46. > :01:48.at shoppers. Late last night the wreckage was towed away as police

:01:49. > :01:57.questioned the man they think was at the wheel. We have confirmed that he

:01:58. > :02:05.is a man from the Uzbekistan, 39 years old, that is what we know. In

:02:06. > :02:09.addition to that we would not like to see anything further about his

:02:10. > :02:14.whereabouts and his background. There is a quiet contemplative mood

:02:15. > :02:17.here today. People are considering what happened yesterday. They know

:02:18. > :02:22.it will take time to sink in but there is also concern about the

:02:23. > :02:27.deeper impact this may have. It is important we sure that we are not

:02:28. > :02:32.afraid, that Sweden will not change and that we will keep strong and

:02:33. > :02:37.work together for a better Sweden. It is going to be a different store

:02:38. > :02:42.called from now on. You see the same thing in Brussels and Paris. I hope

:02:43. > :02:47.not but I think people are going to be more conscious. This morning

:02:48. > :02:51.politicians and the Crown Princess paid their respects. Everyone here

:02:52. > :02:52.wants to understand more about who attacked the heart of this nation

:02:53. > :02:56.and why. The United States has expressed

:02:57. > :03:00.disappointment but not surprise at Russian criticism of its attack

:03:01. > :03:04.on a Syrian government airbase. The US says it targeted the facility

:03:05. > :03:07.because it was used to carry out chemical weapons attacks,

:03:08. > :03:17.in which 89 people are The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

:03:18. > :03:22.has said he has cancelled a planned visit to Moscow.

:03:23. > :03:27.The cruise missile strikes on the Syrian air base were a sharp

:03:28. > :03:29.departure from a president whose policy on the campaign trail

:03:30. > :03:32.to the White House was one of avoiding overseas conflicts.

:03:33. > :03:33.Administration officials are saying the strikes

:03:34. > :03:35.were intended as a one-off, not a change in direction,

:03:36. > :03:38.and at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council the US

:03:39. > :03:41.insisted its actions were fully justified.

:03:42. > :03:45.It was time to say enough, but not only say it,

:03:46. > :03:53.Bashar al-Assad must never use chemical weapons again.

:03:54. > :03:58.Syria denies using nerve gas in the attack on the rebel held

:03:59. > :04:01.town of Khan Shaykhun, but the US says it

:04:02. > :04:08.It fired almost 60 cruise missiles at the base outside Homs,

:04:09. > :04:11.which it says the Syrian Air Force used to launch the chemical

:04:12. > :04:16.But Russia, Syria's ally, accuses the US

:04:17. > :04:23.Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said the strikes have

:04:24. > :04:26.brought Moscow and Washington to the verge of a military clash.

:04:27. > :04:28.Britain's UN ambassador criticised Russia's continuing support

:04:29. > :04:38.Russia needs to listen to this council.

:04:39. > :04:41.Listen to the rest of the international community.

:04:42. > :04:44.Above all, listen to the Syrian people.

:04:45. > :04:47.But Moscow has said it will strengthen Syria's

:04:48. > :04:55.It has also suspended a deal which is designed to prevent

:04:56. > :04:57.incidents between the US and Russian warplanes over the country

:04:58. > :04:59.while Washington says it is preparing further economic

:05:00. > :05:10.Workers at three rail companies have begun a 24-hour strike on the day

:05:11. > :05:13.of the Grand National race at Aintree, near Liverpool.

:05:14. > :05:17.The action, involving Southern, Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North,

:05:18. > :05:21.is part of an ongoing dispute over staffing and the role of conductors.

:05:22. > :05:23.Merseyrail said choosing to strike on the day of the race meeting

:05:24. > :05:29.There are just over four hours to go before the start

:05:30. > :05:35.600 million people from around the world are expected to watch.

:05:36. > :05:40.It's exactly 40 years ago that Red Rum won his third Grand National

:05:41. > :05:44.and two of this year's favourites are linked to the colour red.

:05:45. > :05:46.Here with the latest from Aintree is our sports

:05:47. > :06:02.Welcome to entry. Aureus conditions for the 70,000 fans here. Even by

:06:03. > :06:06.the Grand National standards this year's race is wide open. You would

:06:07. > :06:11.be brave to rule out any of the 40 runners. There is a red theme to

:06:12. > :06:17.this year's two favourites. Definitely Red and Vieux Lion Rouge.

:06:18. > :06:22.So many other potential stories. Katie Walsh will bring to become the

:06:23. > :06:26.first female jockey to win the national. She was nearly ruled out

:06:27. > :06:33.on Thursday after a bad fall but she has been passed fit to ride on

:06:34. > :06:36.Wonderful Charm. Among the spectators, five-year-old Bradley

:06:37. > :06:43.Lowry whose fight against cancer has won hands so many admirers. The

:06:44. > :06:46.speed against Dom act is set for the Grand National.

:06:47. > :06:49.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

:06:50. > :06:51.The next news on BBC One is at 6:35pm.

:06:52. > :07:12.We have been working very hard on the weather centre to arrange some

:07:13. > :07:13.great weather for you this weekend and as promised