21/12/2016 BBC News at One

German police hunt for a Tunisian asylum seeker believed to have been

The man - said to be in his early 20s -

is understood to have arrived in Germany last year -

documents belonging to him were found hidden in the lorry.

Following the attack in Berlin, new security measures are put

Also this lunchtime: on the manhunt in Germany.

A married multi-millionaire property developer is found guilty

of murdering his escort girlfriend after she

Huge explosions at Mexico's most popular fireworks market -

at least 30 people are killed and many more injured.

President Obama bans offshore oil drilling in the Arctic,

in one of his final acts before leaving the White House.

And after dozens of near misses with planes this year -

plans for tighter rules for people who own drones.

Michael Vaughan expects Alastair Cook to step down

as England captain after their 4-0 series defeat in India,

but thinks he's right to take time over the decision.

Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC news at One.

Police in Germany have reportedly launched a nationwide hunt

for a Tunisian man who's believed to have carried out

His identity papers were found in the cab of the truck.

It's thought he is a migrant who arrived in Germany last year

12 people died and almost 50 were injured when the lorry ploughed

through the crowds in the centre of Berlin on Monday night.

Amid the chaos and panic of the attack, the has man at the wheel

slipped into the dark. The man arrested, a 23-year-old Pakistani

migrant has been released without charge. Now there is a new suspect,

said to be a Tunisian asylum seeker who is still at large. German yups

carry pictures of a man called Anis A. He said to be known to police and

he was wanted on charges of assault. The truck, carrying 25 tonnes of

girders had travelled from Poland to Berlin. The driver was a 37-year-old

Lukasz Urban, later found dead in the cab. His cousin, who owned the

truck said they lost contact with Mr Urban in the afternoon. He was

called yesterday to identify the body. There were stab wounds on the

photograph I was shown. I learned about the gunshots wounds from

police. They said he is also shot. That struggle has left clues. There

were papers found. Where might the suspect have intercepted the truck?

On Monday Mr Urban arrived at the steel factory in Berlin ready to

unload. There was no space. At 8pm, the lorry ploughed into the crowded

market, killing 12 people and injuring 49. The driver fled into

the darkness, pursued by a witness who called the police. A 23-year-old

was arrested, but there was nothing to link him to the truck in in those

hours the real suspect had escaped. Mr Urban was kept alive, perhaps

until the moment of the attack. A GPS tracker is said to have shown

the truck move being erratically. The who had spots in the cab could

be that of the suspect. Police have checked all hospitals in Berlin.

Eight of them are heavily injured, two of them died and we have now

here in this hospital four patients with severe trauma of the lower

extremities and the pelvis. One of the 12 victims is said to be a

31-year-old Italian. Her phone and metro pass were found at the scene.

There is no doubt the slip up in the investigation piles more pressure on

to the Chancellor, Angela Merkel and I won't help that the Tunisian

they're hunting seems to have slipped into the country when she

opened the door to refugees. In a way we knew this would happen. But

there is a disconnect between what you know in your mind and how you

react when it happens and how you prepare. This place was not

protected enough. And the same goes for all the other Christmas markets

over Germany and other things. You go to France and you see military in

the streets, a place like this would have had armoured vehicles protect

it. The Germans said, we don't want to do this, which don't want our

Christmas feeling to be destroyed. That is an understandable way of

looking at things. But it is the wrong way. Things have to change.

Today, I think actually there is not enough police on the street. The

anxiety that is felt in Berlin will be shared around Europe. The

simplicity of the attack, the background of the suspect, the clues

that were missed and of course the difficulty in trying to stop them

chl Well our correspondent

Widespread reports about the hunt for the Tunisian man, but no

confirmation from the authorities? That's right. I think we need to be

very guarded about this. One can say that the press reports are numerous

and from different sources, they refer to the man himself, the

circumstances which may have led police to follow a trail and to a

police operation which some media sources are saying is under way near

a town up in the north-west of Germany near the Dutch border. A

town that again it is said Anis A may have connections to. That is a

developing story, perhaps, maybe we will get some confirmation later.

Here on the scene, all around me here the hub busyness of Berlin. But

not the church, still sealed off. The market stalls shut and every

where shrines springing up. This area at Christmas has become a place

of solitude and remembrance. Thank you.

Here Scotland Yard is bringing forward extra security measures

for the Changing the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace in light

Roads around the palace were closed during the ceremony this morning.

The restrictions are being introduced sooner than planned.

Our correspondent Richard Lister is at the Palace.

The changing of the guard ceremony is famous around the world and one

of great tourist attractions for London and today there were at least

a thousand tourists here, lining up against the gates of Buckingham

Palace and along the roads. Those we spoke to said they felt safe and

reassured by the presence of armed officers. This always has a heavy

police presence. What is new and none of the people we spoke to

noticed is that more roads were closed and for longer. Traffic is

being kept further from the front of Buckingham Palace during the

changing of the guard. The road closures come into effect from 10.45

and are not re-opened until 12.30. That is a sub Stan that will impact

on -- substantial impact on this part of London and it will continue.

A multi-millionaire property developer has been found guilty

Newport Crown Court heard that Peter Morgan had admitted

killing Georgina Symonds after she threatened

to blackmail him, but denied murder on the grounds

Our Wales Correspondent Sian Lloyd reports.

Georgina Symonds, a 25-year-old mother of one, murdered by the man

She'd met Peter Morgan four years ago while working as an escort.

The court heard that the 54-year-old became infatuated with her.

During the trial, the court heard the property millionaire admitted

strangling Georgina Symonds with baling twine, but denied

murdering her on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

This was Peter Morgan before he met Georgina Symonds.

The footage of him restoring an old windmill was shown in court.

It was one of the places where the pair would later meet.

The married father of two paid her ?10,000 a month,

took her on helicopter flights and bought her expensive gifts.

She later moved into a bungalow on the grounds of a ruined Tudor

Police visited the property when Georgina Symonds was reported

missing after failing to pick up her daughter from school.

This body-cam film records Morgan claiming he didn't

But Georgina Symonds was already dead.

Peter Morgan had hidden her body in the barn next to his home

He told the court that he had heard her threaten to blackmail him

Morgan has been using a bugging device similar to this one.

It is disguised as a plug and he was using it to listen in to

Inside there is a sim-card and a microphone.

The property developer could activate from it

Over a two-month period, he called it 514 times and spent

This is the moment when he told police officers what he had done.

Once I attempted murder her he could have still gone and black mailed me.

Peter Morgan had told psychiatrists that he was having a midlife crisis.

The court was told that he had Asperger's syrdrome,

The murder of Georgina Symonds had been carefully planned.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the Government should not

retain internet data under a law which critics call

The Home Office said the Government was disappointed with the ruling

Well with me is our legal correspondent Clive Coleman.

This is the law that forces internet companies to hold data for up to a

year, so police, Security Services could look at it. What happens now?

It is a real headache for the Government. We are talking about

communication data, not content, but the who, the what, the where and the

when of phone calls, text messages, e-mails and internet browsing. That

can give a personal picture of someone's life. The ruling said the

blanket retention of that data is illegal and the only thing that can

be justified is specific targeting of that data in relation to the

combatting of serious crime. That is a problem for the Government,

because the investigatory powers act has an important part of it the

power to retain that data generally for up to 12 months on any

individual. So what is likely to happen here is that there will be

legal challenges to this act, which came into force recently, so a

really big problem for the Government. They have responded by

saying they're disappointed with the ruling. The case comes back to our

court of appeal which referred it to the European court, they will be

bound by the ruling and the Government said it will put robust

arguments there, but it says so important is the collection of data

that it will continue to do it in a way that is compliant.

The business organisation the CBI has called for UK firms

to continue to enjoy "tariff-free" access to European

markets post-Brexit, after conducting the largest

consultation of its members since the EU referendum.

It's published a report urging the Government to adopt a so-called

"whole economy" approach to ensure that individual sectors

Our business correspondent John Moylan reports.

What parts of economy should we prioritise as we leave the E. U?

Dewe want finance or farming to get the best deal? How about the

creative industries? Or even construction? After a wide-ranging

consultation with firms, the CBI has concluded Brexit needs to work for

everyone. Take farming, on paper it adds ?9 billion in value to the

economy, compared to 120 by finance. But farmers say the numbers don't

tell the whole story. Agriculture is seen as more important or less

important depending on the size of its contribution to the economy, for

me we have to be careful that, misses the other things we do, the

environment and the landscape. We may be sacrificed for financial

services or another sector and this is an industry we want afford to

lose. The CBI says that businesses want to make a success of Brexit and

it says there are key priorities that they all share. What we want to

see is that every sector is able to do three things. Have continued

tariff-free and non-tariff free access to European markets. Second

to access the people, and skills they need and third to have a set of

rules and regulations where there is stability and certainty. Those rule

and regulations matter. Our air space and defence industry is

overseen on an EU basis to help with safety and exports. Setting up

another regulator in the UK would come at a cost. Not being a member

of the European aviation agency would cost the UK Government up to

?40 million a year it would add unnecessary administration to

industry and could minimise or make it more difficult for us to export

to key markets around the world. The Government says that it will deliver

the best possible access for UK businesses trading with Europe. And

that it wants a smooth and orderly exit that works for all sectors of

the economy. Police say victims in the national

football abuse scandal could have been as young as four years

old and that the number of potential Officers now believe

there are just over 400 victims. 148 football clubs,

spanning the game from the Premier League to amateur

sides, are said to have been At least 31 people are now known

to have died in a series of explosions at a fireworks

market in Mexico. Footage shows a single stall

catching fire, triggering It's the third major blast

at the market since 2005. Our correspondent Will Grant

sent this report. The moment the San Pablito fireworks

market was engulfed in flames. Within minutes, the entire site

destroyed in a blaze of smoke, Once the smoke cleared, the scale

of the damage became clear. A fire at this main fireworks market

was always likely to have devastating consequences.

Most big celebrations in Mexico involve fireworks

so in the run-up to Christmas, it was full of shoppers.

Local authorities have confirmed 30 deaths and more injured.

Once nearby residents got over the initial shock of the blast,

they did what they could to assist the emergency services.

TRANSLATION: We were in the area were there was an explosion at the

end of the road and then we had a series of blasts. People started to

fall down a lot, they started to run and pieces of concrete and brick

started falling all over the street. It was loud, we had several

explosions and we saw the smoke. We thought it was the gas station but

then we saw it was the fireworks. We heard several very strong explosions

and then the smoke came up. For the time being, the authorities

say they are still investigating the cause of the tragedy,

but whatever is behind it, this isn't the first

explosion at San Pablito. In 2005, just before

Mexican Independence Day, the market caught light,

injuring more than 120 people. At the time, the Mexican government

vowed to impose strict regulations on the fireworks industry,

but many Mexicans are angry that the rules are often never

applied or never enforced, and that Mexico State's market

traders and shoppers lost their lives through

a potentially avoidable accident. German police are reportedly hunting

for a Tunisian asylum seeker who's now believed to have carried out

the lorry attack in Berlin. The 102-year-old scientist

who was described as a health He has now won his battle to keep

working. England rugby union captain,

Dylan Hartley is likely to stay Head coach Eddie Jones says Hartley

"let down his country" but "isn't President Obama has just 29

days left in office - but he has used the time left

to bring in a ban on new drilling for oil and gas in most US-owned

waters in the Arctic Ocean He's used a 1950s federal law

to make the change - meaning that Donald Trump will have

to go through the courts Our environment analyst

Roger Harrabin reports. The oil industry has a bad safety

record in northern waters. Look back to 1989, the tanker

Exxon Valdez aground in Alaska. Spilling hundreds of thousands

of barrels of crude oil. Some of the oil still endures

and some animal species Northern waters are so cold,

it takes bacteria much longer to break up oil products than it

would in warmer waters. And drilling conditions are among

the most challenging on earth. As Shell discovered in 2014,

its drilling rig also aground The firm later halted its Arctic

exploration programme. This is a win-win for common-sense,

it is a serious move against the oil companies and a win for communities

on the coasts who would have been devastated if they had been an oil

spill. And a win for climate because we cannot afford to burn that oil.

Oil keeps the world moving, and the industry says

But its CO2 emissions heat the climate.

Scientists say we have already found three times more fossil

fuels than we can burn without risking the planet.

President Obama's drilling ban is good news for

President elect Trump says he worried about climate change, he

wants new jobs and the oil industry and he wants to take the United

States out of the world deal on global warming. The decision by

President Obama to attempt to block up the Arctic is part of his attempt

to ensure his legacy on climate change.

Official figures show the government borrowed more money

The Office for National Statistics says public sector borrowing reached

?12.6 billion in November - around half a billion

Our economics correspondent, Andy Verity is here.

How worrying is this? It depends on whether your glass is half full or

half empty. If it is helpful you will say at least the numbers are

coming down, this is a lower number than we borrowed last year, ?12.6

billion is the amount that had to be borrowed because the government is

overspending its income. But it is coming down and looking at the

year-to-date, 59 billion compared to a larger sum last year. But if your

glass is half empty, you might say even the softer targets set in the

Autumn Statement of borrowing no more than 60 billion for the

financial year, we are almost nearly there, just ?10 billion left to

borrow for the next four months. The Chancellor could well bus through

even a looser overdraft limit if something goes through -- goes wrong

with tax receipts. Spending is rising but tax money is running in

faster than that so there is some good news. But glass half empty, the

deficit was meant to be eliminated last year and it is still there.

The government's proposing tougher controls on people using drones

after dozens of near misses involving drones and aircraft

Ministers are beginning a consultation on plans that include

no-fly zones around airports, and exams to ensure that owners know

Our technology correspondent Rory Cellan Jones reports.

..Minutes after receiving the order...

Earlier this month Amazon made its first delivery by drone

Just one potential use of an exciting new technology

which the government says could soon be a big contributor to the economy.

This drone careered across an estuary in Cumbria

And reports from pilots of near misses with drones have led

If people don't use drones responsibly and follow the rules

and regulations which are in place, obviously that's a safety

But it could also affect the long-term future

There are already plenty of regulations.

I couldn't for instance fly this here because we're too close

But while professional users of drones have to register

with the Civil Aviation Authority, anyone else could just buy

The government is consulting on regulations which would mean

new drones would have to be registered, users would have

to pass a theory test, much like that for drivers.

And there would be tougher penalties for using drones in no-fly zones.

These pictures were captured by an amateur drone

user, Peter Galbevy, on holiday in Australia.

He says the rules there are far simpler than in the UK.

And warns there is a risk in imposing a clamp-down.

Leisure users are the future employees and users of drones

and other unmanned aircraft, for more commercial reasons.

If you put regulations in place that are too complicated

and they scare people off, then you're going to deny that

future industry this pool of talent that we need.

There'll be thousands of new drones owners this Christmas,

even before new rules come in, they're being told they will be

safer if they follow the existing drone code.

We have been told that the Queen has cancelled plans to travel by train

today to her private Sandringham estate in Norfolk. She is understood

to be feeling unwell. Nicholas Witchel is with me now. What do we

know? Not a lot, the first thing to say is there is no cause for alarm

or there appears to be no alarm at Buckingham Palace. They are being

very matter-of-fact. But it is the case she had been due to travel to

Sandringham today to begin the Christmas break. She normally

travels by train, a couple of hours, it was noticed this morning that she

had not caught the train that she normally would catch to King 's

Lynn. And questions then of course were asked. It now transpires that

officials at Buckingham Palace are saying she's feeling unwell, we do

not know in what way. But as I said there is no suggestion of panic or

alarm. At Buckingham Palace, whether it is a heavy cold or something

else, I do not know. She was last seen in public a couple of weeks ago

at Westminster Abbey attending a service marking the 60th anniversary

of the Duke of Edinburgh award. Since then she had a number of

private audiences. It was three years ago that she was last unwell,

that was some kind of stomach disorder. At one stage she joked

that doctors did not know what was wrong but it is scarcely interrupted

her programme. So I'm sure at some stage this will tell us what the

problem was. A 102-year-old scientist has

won his battle to carry on working at an Australian university,

despite being described Dr David Goodall was told

he would have to work from home from the New Year but the university

in Perth has now Our correspondent Hywell

Griffith sent this report. After seven decades as an ecologist,

David Goodall says his natural environment is here,

on campus, surrounded In August the centenarian was told

it was no longer safe for him to come into work

at the Edith Cowan University But after his case won

international support, the management has now relented

and found him this new office. I have only been here one day,

so it's a bit difficult for me But I think that they will

try to make me at home. The journey from home

will be much quicker, reaching his old office

involved a 90 minute commute The university says they've always

had his interests at heart. First of all, it's closer

to his residence, so it's Secondly, there's an office very

close to it, manned most of the time, so we will be able

to keep an eye on him. Having been forced to give

up his other love of acting, Doctor Goodall is determined

to keep his mind active. A baby gorilla which has been

hand-reared at Bristol Zoo since her birth has been reunited

with the rest of the family Afia was born by emergency

caesarean ten months ago. After her mother became too ill to

care for her she was hand reared by keepers at the zoo and has now

become fully integrated with the rest of the troop thanks to a

surrogate mother. She spends 24 hours a day with them now.

Stormy weather heading our way. It has arrived across the far west of

Scotland and we had some snow across the Highlands. But it is the wind

that is the issue through today across the North West. The gusts in

excess of 40 or 50 miles an hour at developing at the moment so some

severe gales could be likely. At the same time we have a band of rain

moving down into the Midlands and gradually moving into the South

West. But the real issue is those showers across the North West,

involving some hail, sleet and snow put up feeling quite cool out there

as well. The cloud and rain sit across the Midlands and down into

the South West. But across south-east England not a bad

afternoon. Most of the rain not arriving until after dark. Then that

drifts further south and east and we could see some frost. The showers

keep on going into the far north-west, we could have an issue

with ice as well. So miserable start to Thursday in Scotland and Northern

Ireland, windy with frequent showers. But elsewhere not a bad day

in prospect with some decent sunny coming through. As we move out of

Thursday into Friday, we cannot ignore storm Barbara. This deep area

of low pressure moving in. And it is the strength of the wind that is

significant. We have a number weather warning for some disruption

across the far north-west of the UK. The strongest of the wins, 90 mile

an hour gusts. Accompanied by some rain but also rattling through at

quite some case. -- pace. There will be some disruption across travel and

transport and keep watching the weather forecast if you're on

Christmas Eve, a brief lull in proceedings are suspect. Breezy and

showery but the storm likely to arrive unfortunately for Christmas

Day. At the moment it looks likely to be across the northern half of

the country. Not looking too bad towards the south but keep tuned to

the forecast and we will of course update you.

A reminder of our main story this lunchtime.

German police are reportedly hunting for a Tunisian asylum seeker who's

now believed to have carried out the lorry attack in Berlin.

It is thought documents belonging to him were found hidden in the truck.