19/06/2017 Breakfast

were three people in the van but of course you detained on who is in

police Good morning, it's

Monday the 19th of June. As van drives in two crowd of people

outside a mosque. The incident happened just after midnight. Many

of the victims had just finished even impress after breaking their

Ramadan fast. This is the Senior this morning as police continue to

deal with what they described as a major incident.

Good morning, it's Monday the 19th of June.

All eyes are on Brussels as historic talks begin today to take Britain

out of the European Union, we'll be there live throughout the morning.

And while the politicians are talking, I am at Smithfield markets

in Manchester to find out what businesses want from the

negotiations. As police release the first pictures

from inside the charred remains of Grenfell Tower, a nationwide

minutes silence will take place this morning to remember those

who lost their lives. In sport, the American Brooks Koepka

equalled the tournaments lowing -- lowest winning score to take his

first major. Today, for many of us, hot and

sunny. Temperatures peaking around 33 Celsius in the south. In the

north, at different story. There is a weather front producing thick

cloud and some drizzle. I will have more in about 15 minutes.

One man has been killed and eight people have been taken to three

separate hospitals after a van drove into a crowd of pedestrians

Theresa May has said police are treating the incident

near Finsbury Park "as a potential terrorist attack" and counter

The Prime Minister has also confirmed she will be chairing

a meeting of the cabinet's emergency Cobra Committee later this morning.

Officers have cordoned off a large area close

Many of the victims are believed to have just left evening prayers,

The London Ambulance Service deployed sixty medics to the scene -

including ambulance crews, advance paramedics and specialist

responders, as well as an advance trauma team from London's Air

The Metropolitan Police say the driver of the van -

a 48-year-old man - has been arrested.

The Seven Sisters Road just after Mel -- midnight.

This footage was recorded moments after a van mounted the pavement

The streets have been filled with worshippers who just left

evening prayers at the Finsbury Park mosque and the nearby Muslim Welfare

He looked straight, he looked straight like it was towards

He basically drove on the pavement, coming straight towards all

the Muslims, and as he was coming to them, he hit all of them.

Within hours, the Muslim Council of Britain claimed the van

was intentionally driven at worshippers.

Police say the driver, a 48-year-old man, was found

by members of the public and handed over to officers to be arrested.

He has since been taken to hospital as a precaution.

And I saw a large crowd of people on the pavement.

I learned after that a van that was standing up by the traffic

lights was the van that mowed the people down.

Several ambulances were on the scene soon afterwards with trauma teams

In the early hours of the morning, Downing Street issued a statement

from Theresa May, saying her thoughts are with all

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is also a local MP,

said he was totally shocked and had been in touch with mosques

in the area as well as Islington Council.

This morning, the scene remained sealed off as counter-terrorism

officers, for the third time in as many months,

investigated a vehicle being driven into people on London streets

This is the scene above the scene now. A large police cordon. We will

be able to speak to some eyewitnesses and some who were

inside the mosque. One man we will hopefully be speaking to later on

with a man holding down the man who was taken by police. We understand

the van driver was held down by people at the scene, some who are in

hospital. They had to wait several minutes for the police to arrive. We

will be speaking to London's mayor Sadiq Khan as well.

Breakfast's Graham Satchell is in Finsbury Park

Graham, what's the scene like there at the moment?

We are at the police cordon on Seven Sisters Road. This part of London is

near Arsenal's Park. There is a terrible sense of deja vu this

morning. Somebody has driven a vehicle, it looks deliberately, into

a group of pedestrians. A big difference this time is that what we

know is that this was a white man driving a white man who targeted a

group of Muslim worshippers -- van. Think they were at the Muslim

Welfare House and the Finsbury Park mosque. I have with me and man who

was at the scene. Can you tell us what happened? Basically, we came

out of the press. It was a calm, peaceful environment and people were

running around screaming and there was chaos because people had been

run over by a white man. He was dragged out of his car and pinned

down and people were screaming to find the police. The two other

attackers had got away. So there were three people in the van? Leigh

a lot of people confirmed this. Two of the attackers got away. --A lot

of people confirmed this. The police took an hour to come. I do know why

they took an owl. There was a six minute response time. Both of the

attackers were shot by police. The ambulance response time was within

five when it. Today, it was 45 minutes. I want to know why. As

Muslims, we don't all save. I have brothers, mothers and sisters. We go

out, we make sure we are vigilant and safe. As Muslims, growing up in

the UK, we don't feel safe practising our religion. Why is it

like that? The question was asked in the media, what can be done and what

can be done by the government for us to feel safe and the truth is

nothing. If a man wants to go and commit a violent offence, he can do

it and nothing can be doing about it. Nothing at all. This man was at

the scene overnight, confirming what we have seen from a number of

eyewitnesses. People who were standing around who detained the

driver of this vehicle who we now believe to be a 48-year-old man who

has taken to hospital. He will be questioned once released a hospital

and taken into custody. Its interesting how the story developed

overnight. Rees describes this as a major incident and they are now

saying the counterterrorism branch of police who are investigating

this. Theresa May have described it as a potential terrorist attack and

it seems, from everything we are hearing on the ground, that that is

exactly what this is. Back to you. If you are just turning on your

television. Just to remind you, as Graham was saying, as suspected

terrorist attack which has taken place in Finsbury Park overnight.

One man has died and eight people have been injured. The Prime

Minister says police are treating this incident as a potential

terrorist attack. The Metropolitan police are describing it as a major

incident and 14080 wild man has been arrested. -- and one 48-year-old man

has been arrested. Sadiq Khan is talking about an attack on common

values. Like the other attacks in England, it is also an assault on

our shared values of tolerance, read and respect. He has also mentioned

they would be extra police to reassure communities and making a

point there will be especially those observing Ramadan. We will speak to

the London mayor later here on BBC breakfast. This response from Jeremy

Corbyn this morning as well. "I Am totally shocked at the incident in

Finsbury Park this morning. I have been in touch with the mosques, the

police and Islington Council regarding the incident. I thought

with those and the community affected by what he calls a terrible

event. We will be speaking to eyewitnesses as well from the scene

and it will all be coming up little bit later.

The first formal Brexit negotiations are due to begin in Brussels today.

The Brexit Secretary, David Davis, will meet the EU's Chief Negotiator,

Michel Barnier - with the hope of building what he calls a "new,

deep and special partnership" with the organisation.

The status of expats, the Northern Ireland border

and the UK's so-called divorce bill are all up for discussion.

Our Europe correspondent, Kevin Connolly, has more.

David Davis will lead Britain's negotiators into historic talks of

immense scope and complexity. European laws and rules have

regulated everything from fishing quotas to football transfers. The

British team will have two, a huge amount of ground. Facing them across

the table will be this man. Former French minister and chief EU

negotiator Michelle Barnier. He says this is not about cutting a deal

designed to put other member states of the idea of leaving but he is

expected to be tough. It is 44 years since the UK joined the European

Community. Almost exactly one year since it voted to leave. His

departure will leave a substantial hole in the EU budget. For that

reason, EU officials say at financial settlement from the UK

along with the distance' writes and the Irish border will have to be

negotiated for -- first. -- rights. Only then will the attention be

drawn to a future trade deal. Our political reporter

Adam Fleming is in Brussels. This is just the start of the

negotiations. Adam, what exactly will the two

sides be hoping to achieve now? David Davis is coming not with all

guns blazing. He is talking about forging a deep and special

relationship between the EU and the UK like no other deal in history. He

is not coming here to pick a fight. The in terms of the shape of the

day, he will get here in a couple of hours and meet Michelle Barnier. He

will be looking into having a working lunch and then the teams

will break into smaller groups to discuss the three main priority

issues that the EU have identified for these early stages. Sorting out

the issue of rights for EU nationals living in the UK and vice-versa. The

thorny issue of the Brexit Bill, how much money does the UK oh that

people here in Brussels -- owe. A long, long way to go. The

significance of today is its just started rather than any of the

details that will emerge. One-minute silence will be held

today for the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Hundreds of firefighters are still tackling a huge forest

fire in a hilly region of central Portugal which has already killed

It's believed that a lightning strike started the fire

in the Pedrogao Grande area on Saturday morning.

Many of the dead perished in their cars as they tried to flee.

President Macron's Republique En Marche party has won a large

Projections indicate it could take up to 360

Marine Le Pen of the far-right Front National has won a seat

for the first time, while the Socialists are forecast

We will focus on Finsbury Park and what happened last night. That is

the major story this morning. We will remind you what we know.

One man has died and eight people have been injured after a fan

intentionally swerved in a mosque in north London.

He met police are calling it a major incident.

We are hearing from eyewitnesses on the ground that they tackled this

man and they held him while waiting for the police to arrive. This is

the live scene from Finsbury Park, which is obviously an ongoing

investigation. A large area is cordoned off. The Chief Executive of

the Ramadan Organisation joins us now. We know some of what happened,

but not exact details. People are saying the worshippers were

deliberately targeted. What do you know? I witnessed on the ground I

have spoken to say the vehicle deliberately swerved towards

worshippers. We know it is registered, a hire van from done --

outside of London. We should not hesitate to call it what it is.

These far right extremists will not succeed in dividing communities.

What was your personal response when you had what happened? First of all,

here we go again. Enough is enough. We have suffered enough. Human life

is sacred. Whatever its background. We must all come together and reject

violence and hatred. I want to call out some of the commentators and

media personalities perpetuating hatred towards Islam and Muslims,

they are allowing an environment to exist where these people carry out

these attacks. This morning, we have heard it is an assault on all shared

values of tolerance and freedom and self-respect. That is something to

remember at this time. Yes. Ramadan is a month of rare and coming

together as a community. -- prayer. We saw a last week with the Grenfell

Tower event last week. People coming together to help. We have to reject

violence absolutely from whichever section of society we find it. The

Prime Minister has called this a potential terrorist attack. We have

a statement from Jeremy Corbyn as well. What response do you want from

authorities? The response we have seen already from the Prime Minister

is very good. A global meeting is ongoing. People are concerned in

mosques across the country. In the evening, many go to them. We have a

heightened security alert. There will be additional security in

mosques. It is a term rack attack carried out by white extremists

against Muslims. Yeah, we do not know the identity of the man

involved. Though, we do know some of what he was saying. Would you

welcome more security during this month? Yes. I have spoken to

Metropolitan Police this morning and that security will be given across

the country. It is important people feel safe while praying. It has been

a period of weeks of really distressing news. Would you appeal

for calm? Yes. Everyone should remain calm and allow the police to

carry out the investigation. They will get to the bottom of it. We

will not give in. People should stay united. We are hearing from

eyewitnesses this morning. Do you think there was fear in the Muslim

community about rough -- reprisals? There were threats made against

mosques. It has been difficult. In the end, you cannot stop and

protect, you know, a mosque, a community, with this. Thank you. You

will be here later. Thank you for the moment. As always, we will catch

up with the weather. It has been really warm. The details. It

certainly has. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far.

Today, what we're looking at is a start. 20 degrees already in London.

Yesterday, we reached 32.1 degrees Celsius in the London area. Today,

we could hit 33. High temperatures generally, except in the north of

Scotland where we have a weather front producing more cloud, patchy

light rain, and also, as a result, temperatures are a bit lower. This

morning we have a combination stretching from the Outer Hebrides

towards the western isles. Towards the south, heavy rain first thing.

Behind this, a bit of cloud, bright spells in Edinburgh, up to 20

degrees. This afternoon in southern Scotland, northern England, and

Northern Ireland, heavy and sharp showers which could be thundery. Dry

weather to start the day in England and Wales. Sunshine from the word

go. Temperatures rapidly rising. One or two showers in eastern and

central England. Fairly well isolated, but if you catch one, the

potential to be thundery. Most will mist them. South-west England, 29.

London, 33. Wales, 32 degrees. Northern Ireland, the risk of

showers. Many staying dry. The temperatures are a little bit lower.

Through the evening and overnight, we lose the risk of showers.

Especially thundery winds. More cloud in the east of England. Are

lots of dry weather around as well. Another sultry night in prospect for

many parts of England and Wales. Fresh conditions across Scotland and

Northern Ireland and eventually northern England as a weather front

goes south producing cloud. Somewhere like Hull tomorrow could

be 10 degrees lower than today. Today we could see perhaps 29- 30 -

31. Tomorrow could be 10 degrees lower. The heat will transfer

towards the south-west. Bristol could have a high of 31.

Temperature-wise, moving northwards, behind the weather front, we start

to see fresh conditions coming in. As we move from Tuesday into

Wednesday, we hang on to the heat, especially in the south of the

country. A fair bit of sunshine around as well. Weather fronts

coming in across the north that are going to introduce some rain. In

terms of the temperature, it is unusual to see such high

temperatures into the 30s on the charts, not just in London, but

other parts in the country. Thank you. We will see you in half an

hour. Thank you for being with us. The top story. The attack close to

Finsbury Park Mosque. We can hear from two people close to it when it

happened. I saw people on the floor, right and left. It was literally

chaos. As he hit the curb, one ran out and police can click -- came

quick. Thank God. He was on the run and they caught him. But a lot of

people got hurt. It looked basically like it was towards Muslims. He

basically drove on the pavement. As he was coming to them, he hit all of

them, and I think one of them died. Straightaway. One of them died

straightaway. The rest are in bad condition. How many people do you

see on the floor? 7-8. That were seriously injured? Seriously

injured. As the police came, they moved all of us quickly. They kept

it under control. I asked the police if there was a man going free and

they were not telling us. We were like is this a terrorist attack was

white what did you see? The doors were open. I came from behind and

said what is going on? Then I am on my phone. We thought it was a normal

accident. Then we saw all the people on the floor. That is a terrorist

attack. Khalid was at the scene. Many different eyewitness reports

coming in. He described the moment pedestrians were hit. The van

literally turned left with no indication. And then it just hit the

people. One of them was under the van. People gathered around the van

to lift it up and get the guy out. The dying jumped on it and two

literally ran. Not a lot of people were coming out, but as soon as it

happened, people were shouting and gathered around. Two ran, one

arrested. The people surrounded him and apprehended him. He was

shouting, "I want to kill all Muslims." Literally like that. Word

for word. This is a terrorist attack whether he a Muslim, whether he is

not, it is. I don't want to see tomorrow that he has mental issues.

This is categorised as a terrorist, Christian or Muslim. No religion

belongs to terrorism. Terrorism has no religion. Anyone who hurts or

harms or kills people, this is terrorism. That was an eyewitness.

Just to remind you, I know many people are joining us for the first

time this morning, we are talking about an incident taking place

outside a mosque in Finsbury Park. A van was driven into a group of

people as they were leaving the mosque. One man has died and eight

have been injured. The Prime Minister has called it a potential

terrorist attack. We have had a quote from Sadiq Khan. We will speak

to the mayor a little bit later. He says we do not yet know the complete

details but this was clearly an attack on innocent Londoners. He

says while this seems to be an attack on a particular community,

like the terrible attacks in Manchester, Westminster, and London

Bridge, it is also an assault on all of our shared values of tolerance,

freedom, and respect. He goes on to say that the situation is still

unfolding and he all Londoners to remain calm and vigilant. -- urges

all. A 48-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the

incident. Just before we go, these are live

pictures of Finsbury Park. Will ease investigations are ongoing. There is

much more on Breakfast and the radio station. I will be back with the

latest in half an hour. One man has been killed and eight

people have been taken to three separate hospitals after a van drove

into a crowd of pedestrians Theresa May has said police

are treating the incident near Finsbury Park "as a potential

terrorist attack" and counter The Prime Minister has also

confirmed she will be chairing a meeting of the cabinet's emergency

Cobra Committee later this morning. Officers have cordoned

off a large area close Many of the victims are believed

to have just left evening prayers, Police first received calls

at around twenty past midnight of reports that a vehicle had

collided with pedestrians. Emergency services treated a number

of casualties at the scene. The London Ambulance Service

deployed sixty medics to the scene - including ambulance crews,

advance paramedics and specialist responders, as well as an advance

trauma team from London's Air The Metropolitan Police say

the driver of the van - a 48-year-old man -

has been arrested. The Seven Sisters Road

in North London just after midnight. This footage filmed by an eyewitness

was recorded moments after a van mounted the pavement and struck

several pedestrians. The streets have been filled

with worshippers who just left evening prayers at the Finsbury Park

mosque and the nearby Muslim Welfare He looked straight, he looked

straight like it was towards He basically drove on the pavement,

coming straight towards all the Muslims, and as he was coming

to them, he hit all of them. Within hours, the Muslim Council

of Britain claimed the van was intentionally

driven at worshippers. Police say the driver,

a 48-year-old man, was found by members of the public and handed

over to officers to be arrested. He has since been taken

to hospital as a precaution. And I saw a large crowd

of people on the pavement. I learned after that a van

that was standing up by the traffic lights was the van that

mowed the people down. Several ambulances were on the scene

soon afterwards with trauma teams In the early hours of the morning,

Downing Street issued a statement from Theresa May, saying her

thoughts were with all The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn,

who is also a local MP, said he was totally shocked and had

been in touch with mosques in the area as well

as Islington Council. This morning, the scene remained

sealed off as counter-terrorism officers, for the third

time in as many months, investigate a vehicle being driven

into people on London streets Breakfast's Graham Satchell

is in Finsbury Park Graham, what's the scene

like there at the moment? Is not entirely clear what happened.

This story has developed quite a lot overnight. Initially, police

described it as a major incident. I think now it has become clearer that

once again we are standing at a police cordoned at an attack on

innocent civilians. Interesting, it is the counterterrorism branch of

police who are investigating this and the Prime Minister Theresa May

also describing it as a potential terror attack. There is no doubt

among people on the grounds that that is exactly what this is. They

are describing it as an act of terrorism. The ground that that is

exactly what this is. They are describing it as an act of

terrorism. I am seeing that the white van has come and is crashing

into people. People are on the floor, the people that they are

trying to help. The people that are on the floor, it is pandemonium.

People screaming, crying. Did it seem like deliberate attacks? 100%.

No doubt this is an attack on the Muslim community. The individual was

there waiting and he ploughed down the Muslims. After he did his

attack, the police arrested him and he was gloating. He was laughing and

the police arrested him and I'm just thinking, like, what kind of

individual is that. There has been an increase in Islamaphobia in

recent weeks and months. Is that what it feels like to you at the

moment? 100%. I would not disagree with that comment. In fact, there

was actually another assault upon Muslims in the mosque, an acid

attack not too far from here. For me, I don't disagree with that

comment. Extreme Islamaphobia has risen and it impacting the Muslim

community in a major way. Thank you very much indeed. Just to bring you

up to date, we know now that one man has died here at the scene. Eight

people have been injured taken to three separate hospitals and a

48-year-old white man who was driving a white van has been taken

to hospital and they say once he is discharge from hospital he will be

taken into custody and then questioned. We know you will be back

throughout the morning. We have just woken to police in the last few

minutes because there has been questions about police response

time. The police said they responded to

the attack within ten minutes. There have also been questions.

Eyewitnesses talking about perhaps there being more than one person in

this van but police are saying at this point they are not looking at

other people who were in the van at this point. They responded to the

attack on worshippers within ten minutes. The police say that within

this early stage, no other suspects at the scene have been identified or

reported to police but they also say the investigation continues.

Abdirahim Saeed works for our colleagues at the BBC

World Service and arrived on the scene shortly

Good morning to you. And she for coming in this morning. Can you

describe where you were and what happened? Well, I was driving from

central London into North London, the area where the incident

happened. If a few stops away from where I live. I assumed I arrived

with the second wave of police vans and ambulances arriving. As I was

coming down the Seven Sisters Road, I saw a huge number of police vans

with sirens. I arrived a few seconds later, looked to my left into what

was another street and I saw a huge number of people that had arrived

and it was a second wave of ambulance services arriving. We saw

a few police officers. There was no blocking off yet so I could get

close. Two bodies I saw on the ground lying still. I couldn't tell

whether they were still alive or dead. People I spoke to who were

there, they told me there was at least six other bodies I couldn't

see. Was there a van bear? There may have been a group of people outside

the mosque. -- was there a van there? The van was driven into a

group of people? Ace poacher eyewitnesses and ask what did they

exactly see. One turned around and pointed a white van and neither

bodies and they said a man was there. They described him as a white

man who had driven the car at the eyewitnesses said it was a

deliberate attack. The location of the mosque was not exactly, it was

another one a few seconds away. There is a cafe fare. People were

milling around. -- there is a cafe and Samak. People were in the middle

of their brand. People were gathered. A man said there was a

white van. There is a bit of confusion. Some said they ran away.

Pity he what was saying earlier that police issued an -- did you hear

what we said earlier that the police are not looking for anybody else at

the moment? I will also ask you about another eyewitness saying the

man has been arrested, the 48-year-old man, was held by people

at the scene until police arrived. You see any of that? I didn't see

any of that. I arrived after that when people told me they saw what

happened is about the apprehended by the locals. He was held to the

ground and handed to the police and they described what they saw as him

smiling and raising his hand in triumph. It will who were there told

me they have no doubt that this was to let Brett attack on Muslims. --

deliberate. They thought people were congregating outside the mosque but

it was the local cafe which is a few seconds away.

Thank you for bringing us what you saw. We can't entirely tidy things

up but there are a number of reports saying there was a number of

suspects at the scene. From what we hear from police, no other suspects

from the scene have been a dentist right. They have arrested one 40

eight-year-old man. -- no other suspects from the scene. One person

has died, eight injured and eyewitnesses are talking about

police response time. We have spoken to police and they responded to

calls within ten minutes. Also confirming they are not looking for

any other suspects is seen. As we have the Prime Minister will be

chairing a meeting on Cobra this morning.

It is with grim frequency that the Prime Minister will be attending an

emergency briefing after an overnight tragedy. I have spoken to

Downing Street in the last couple of minutes confirming the Prime

Minister is can describing this as a potential terrorist attack and she

will chair an emergency meeting later this morning. Her thoughts are

with the victims, their families and emergency services at the scene.

Overnight tonight, we have also heard from Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour

leader. Not just the Labour leader in this incident but also their

local MP of Islington in the area. He is totally shocked and has been

in touch with the mosques in the area. His thoughts with those in the

community affected by this awful event. A much longer post from the

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on face within the last hour, saying the

Metropolitan police are responding to what he describes as a horrific

terrorist attack on innocent people at Finsbury Park. He adds that while

this is an attack on a particular community like the attacks on

Manchester, Westminster and London Bridge, it is also an assault on our

share of values, tolerance, freedom and respect. Saying that once you

don't know the full details, this was clearly a deliberate attack on

innocent Londoners many of whom were finishing press during the holy

month of Ramadan. We understand from Sadiq Khan that

the Metropolitan Police will be deploying more police to reassure

communities. The mood was already sombre juju Grenfell Tower last

week. -- due to. A sombre mood in the capital. A stretch in time for

the Metropolitan Police given what we have seen with the terrorist

attacks in the past two months. We know about that from what we are

told from the intelligence agencies, the scale of the challenges they are

facing up to. There are huge deployments from the police, fire,

and ambulance services. Especially after last week with the burning

tower. And now Finsbury Park this morning. There is a desire in the

police, frequently seen this, they want to increase visibility on the

street in order to reassure people. That comes as a hugely logistical

problem for the Metropolitan Police, though. Thank you. We will speak to

you later. We will bring you up-to-date is done that incident in

Finsbury Park through Breakfast this morning. Just a reminder. One man

has died and eight have been injured after a van ploughed into people

outside of a mosque in north London. One 48-year-old man has been

arrested. It appears that the incident happened and people

involved in the incident managed to get hold of the driver and

essentially hold onto him until police arrived. Police arrived on

the scene after receiving 999 calls within ten minutes. This man, a man,

was arrested at the scene where this happened. Many victims had left

evening prayers, breaking their Ramadan fast early on. There has

been a call for increased security around mosques. Sadiq Khan said this

morning the Metropolitan Police have already deployed extra police to

these areas. We will speak to eyewitnesses and the London Mayor

later, keeping you up-to-date with all of the latest. I am afraid it is

another morning where we bring you terrible news. But we also have the

weather. Good morning. If you are stepping out and have allergies with

grass and pollen, the levels are high across the UK today. The

exception is in the far north of Scotland. Another hot and sunny day

for most of us as well. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so

far. The temperature in Greater London was 32.1 Celsius. Yesterday,

we had high values over many parts of the UK. The exception being the

far north of Scotland where we had and still do have a weather front

producing more cloud, some spots of rain, and as a result, it has held

back the temperature. That is the scenario this morning. We still have

a weather front in the north and western isles. Producing rain. It

will weaken through the date copy a lot of dry and a lot of sunny

weather. -- through the day. England and Wales, hovering around 25

degrees. Fresher in Scotland. Sharp showers in southern Scotland and

northern England. If you catch one, it could be thundery. Many of us

will mist them. Sharp showers in central part of England.

Temperatures warmer than the south-east today, 33 degrees. That

will be the warmest day of the year if it happens. 22 in Wales. High UV

levels. Northern Ireland, you could see the odd shower this afternoon.

Many of us will not get them. Temperature is not as high either.

Through the evening, we tend to lose the risk of thunder. Through the

night, we get more cloud from the North Sea coming up for eastern

counties. Dry weather around the night. A muggy one in Cardiff. 21

degrees. Fresh in northern England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, as

the weather front goes out. Tomorrow, cloud associated with the

weather front again coming in off the North Sea. Somewhere like Hull

or around The Wash generally, 10 degrees lower than today. 31 around

these areas today. Tomorrow, 20- 21. A high risk of showers in the

south-west tomorrow. There could be thundery as well. A lot of dry

weather across the far north of Scotland. As we head into Tuesday

evening, we lose those showers. Wednesday itself, rain coming in

from the west. Once again, the heat starts to build, and will warm up.

Thank you for that. Plenty more weather coming up later on. It

really has been a hot weekend. Mostly on the programme this morning

we are covering the news overnight that one person has been killed and

eight it will injured after a van appears to have driven deliberately

in the worshippers at Finsbury Park. I will read you a statement from the

police who said they were on the scene within ten minutes of 999

calls, at 20 past midnight last night. They had reports of a van

colliding with pedestrians. They found and tended to a number of

casualties. One man was announced dead at the scene. They are

informing next of kin. Eight injured were taken to three separate

hospitals. Two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

From what we know so far, a van mounted the pavement and struck a

number of people just after midnight in Finsbury Park. A 48-year-old man

has been arrested. We have heard a statement from Sadiq Khan, who we

will speak to later. And also Theresa May, she has said they are

treating it as a potential terror attack. There will be a meeting of

the Cobra committee, which seems like a regular occurrence now. We

have heard this confirmed by eyewitnesses, this man arrested was

found and detained by members of the public at the seams to be one of

those was Abdul, who says he pins down the attacker until police

arrived. -- pinned. It happened at 1220. There was an old man on the

corner. We were trying to give him CPR. We came outside the mosque.

And, umm, we just heard a van turning into us. He ran over some

people. Luckily, I managed to get away. A lot were injured. You

managed to get away, but we are told you detained one of the men. When he

came out of his van, he wanted to run away. He kept saying "I want to

kill Muslims." He came back where he drove over us and I hit him in the

stomach and he fell down on the floor. Me and the other guys held

him on the ground until he couldn't move until the police came. They

took 20 minutes to half an hour. It was a long time. That is absolutely

extraordinary. Just describe this man for us. What did he look like?

And repeat what he was shouting when you were detaining him. He was

saying... He was saying... When we put him on the ground, I emotionally

asked him why he did that. You know? You could kill so many people! I did

not know how many were killed. I said why did you do that? Why did

you do that! You are killing so many people for no reason! This man, you

know, he was, umm, he had an Englishman, he looked like a

builder, he was a big man. He was in his 50s, I think. Very strong. We

couldn't hold him that much, he was very strong. Luckily, there were

other people coming up from the mosque who came to help us. How did

you alert the police that you had this man? Presumably, the police did

not know. People passed by. People came from the mosque and saw the

crowd all over the place. We told them call the ambulance, call the

police. So, that's when the police came. They did not come until they

had backup. That is when they handcuffed him and put him in the

van. That is one of so many eyewitnesses we have heard from this

morning. We will keep you up-to-date through the programme this morning.

That is the main story this morning. Also, Brexit negotiations begin

today. We will cover this later on. We will speak to Michael Gove from

the Conservative Party and Barry Gardiner from the Labour Party. What

does it mean for business? We are out and about at a market in

Manchester. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, everybody. It

has been busy this morning. Many people coming to collect different

produce for shops and restaurants in the local area. It is busy. I am

talking to business is about what they want to hear from negotiations

and what they will do. I have a negotiation consultant. How should

we approach these? We need to be aware of the complexity of the

negotiations. There are years and years and years of negotiations

ahead. This goes beyond the two year period that keeps being spoken

about. Team discipline is going to be important, making sure everyone

is singing from the same hymn sheet. What we are actually seeing is

multiple demands. We have to get everyone on the same side. That will

be a challenge. We will talk about this later on. Stay with us. We will

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Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

A van drives into a crowd of pedestrians near a north London

mosque, killing one person and injuring several others.

I saw people on the fall, people running left and right, it was

chaos, literally, literally chaos. The incident happened

just after midnight. Many of the victims are believed

to have just finished evening prayers after breaking

their Ramadan fast. This is the scene

there this morning, as police continue to deal

with what they describe Good morning, it's Monday the 19th

of June, we'll have the latest from Finsbury Park

throughout the programme. Historic talks begin in Brussels

today to take Britain out of the European Union,

the government says it marks the start of a new

partnership with the EU. And while the politicians start

talking, I have come to Smithfield market in Manchester to talk to

businesses about what they want from the negotiations.

In sport, the American Brooks Koepka wins the US Open.

He equalled the tournament's lowest winning score of 16 under par

England's Tommy Fleetwood finished fourth.

It has been warm. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far.

Today it could be even hotter. For most, dry, sunny and hot that in the

north-west, there is a weather front so here it is cooler

One man has been killed and eight people have been taken to three

separate hospitals after a van drove into a crowd of pedestrians

Theresa May has said police are treating the incident

near Finsbury Park "as a potential terrorist attack" and counter

The Prime Minister has also confirmed she will be chairing

a meeting of the cabinet's emergency Cobra Committee later this morning.

Officers have cordoned off a large area close

Many of the victims are believed to have just left evening prayers,

Police first received calls at around twenty past midnight

of reports that a vehicle had collided with pedestrians.

Emergency services treated a number of casualties

The London Ambulance Service deployed sixty medics to the scene -

including ambulance crews, advance paramedics and specialist

responders, as well as an advance trauma team from London's Air

The Metropolitan Police say the driver of the van -

a 48-year-old man - has been arrested.

The Seven Sisters Road in North London just after midnight.

This footage filmed by an eyewitness was recorded moments after a van

mounted the pavement and struck several pedestrians.

The streets have been filled with worshippers who just left

evening prayers at the Finsbury Park mosque and the nearby Muslim Welfare

He looked straight, he looked straight like it was towards

He basically drove on the pavement, coming straight towards all

the Muslims, and as he was coming to them, he hit all of them.

Within hours, the Muslim Council of Britain claimed the van

was intentionally driven at worshippers.

Police say the driver, a 48-year-old man, was found

by members of the public and handed over to officers to be arrested.

He has since been taken to hospital as a precaution.

And I saw a large crowd of people on the pavement.

I learned after that a van that was standing up by the traffic

lights was the van that mowed the people down.

Several ambulances were on the scene soon afterwards with trauma teams

In the early hours of the morning, Downing Street issued a statement

from Theresa May, saying her thoughts were with all

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is also a local MP,

said he was totally shocked and had been in touch with mosques

in the area as well as Islington Council.

This morning, the scene remained sealed off as counter-terrorism

officers, for the third time in as many months,

investigate a vehicle being driven into people on London streets

Breakfast's Graham Satchell is in Finsbury Park

Graham, what's the scene like there at the moment?

What more can you tell us this morning? It is a grim and tragically

familiar scene, unfortunately. We are once again sitting in front of

the police cordoned. Once again, a vehicle has been driven into a group

of innocent bystanders. The big difference this time, the driver was

a white man in a white vehicle who appear to be targeting Muslim

worshippers. I think a significant development overnight is that the

police are saying it is the counterterrorism branch that are

investigating this. The originally described it as a major incident.

There is a strong feeling on the grounds that this was an attack, a

terrorist attack, plain and simple, by a white man. We are speaking with

Hussein Ali who has been here all night. What happened last night? I

saw that bang on the main gate and then we looked around and there was

a van Gogh in around and people shouting. -- van going around. I ran

out to go to the other way. Did it appeared to you to be a deliberate

attack? To me, it's obvious. The mosque was full, one o'clock,

midnight prayer. The main target was, and intimate it was no

accident. Some people are saying the man was smiling and shaking his hand

like he was proud. I didn't see that part but... The Muslim Council of

Britain this morning are saying there has been an increase in

Islamaphobia. That the police need to do more to protect Muslim

community. Do you feel that safe on the street? No. Three days ago, I

was in the other mosque, praying. I saw nearly 100 people praying and I

was thinking, like, all of these media, London Bridge, the Islamic

terroristic thermic terrorist. This man chose this place in this area

and particularly this area, a mosque with a radical Abu Hamza. It has

completely changed now. Any form or shape, doesn't matter what religion

they are, they are a person. Some people choose to commit a crime and

they choose to commit crime in here, I blamed the media. That's why I

feel unsafe. Thank you so much for talking to us. Hussein Ali has been

up all night. We do now know that this 48 you are a man was basically

detained by people here on the scene before the police arrived and he is

now in hospital and will be questioned by the police once he is

released and taken into police custody.

Just those remarkable accounts from the eyewitnesses. We spoke to Abdul

Rahman early this morning and he was there early this morning and helped

detained a man. He's the only man who has so far been into custody.

We have been getting reaction in since news of the attack broke

The Prime Minister Theresa May described the event

"All my thoughts are with those who have been injured,

their loved ones, and the emergency services on the scene."

The Leader of the Opposition and the local MP

to the incident Jeremy Corbyn Tweeted that he was "totally

"I've been in touch with the mosques, police

and Islington council regarding the incident.

My thoughts are with those and the community affected

Harun Khan, the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain,

described the incident as a terror attack.

"During the night, ordinary British citizens were set

upon while they were going about their lives,

My prayers are with the victims and their families.

It appears from eye witness accounts that the perpetrator

Our political correspondent Chris Mason is in Westminster

An emergency meeting being held later this morning? Good morning to

you. I was struck watching gradient's report a few minutes ago

when he mentioned the grim frequency in which he has found himself

standing at police cordoned. The equivalent is the frequency of these

Cobra meetings. We seem to be referring to them almost every week.

It is the government's emergency committee that has got together

where they need to be a co-ordinated response to a major incident. There

was a statement from the Prime Minister in the middle of the night

saying she will chair this emergency meeting later this morning, adding

that all of her thoughts are with the victims, their families and the

emergency services on the scene. You are talking about the statesman SIU

received from various leaders. Particularly striking workers from

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, describing this as Astro -- horrific

terrorist attack on the people of Finsbury Park. Thank you. We are

hoping to speak with Michael Gove in about half an hour as well.

Obviously, Brexit negotiations begin in Brussels as well. Returning to

our main story and the attack that happened outside Finsbury Park

mosque this morning. There are conflicting reports about the number

of people involved. Police are saying there is only one person who

has been arrested and has been taken to hospital. We are hearing

extraordinary eyewitness reports about what happened after that the

vehicle hit pedestrians. Many of the people standing by what hold of the

suspect and detained him until police arrived. We are speaking now

with general -- would Daniel Stanford.

It took the matter of hours and less than that for the counterterrorism

command of the Metropolitan police to take this investigation on and it

has been treated as this point as if the driver of this wide band

deliberately drove straight into a group of people who were leaving the

fast breaking at the end of the day as part of the celebrations of

Ramadan. It appears to have been a higher vehicle -- hire van. He drove

into an elderly man who was building unwell. There is some confusion this

morning. There were two mosques very close to where I'm standing. The

Finsbury Park mosque, once infamous that now a fairly standard mosque.

And Muslim Welfare House about 30 metres behind me. It looks as if

there was people leaving Wilson Welfare House that were particularly

caught up in the incident. -- Muslim. People breaking the farce

were all around this area. It is a very, very busy of North London even

when Ramadan isn't being marked but during Ramadan at this part of the

night, it would have been very, very busy.

And in many people are turning on and taking their kids to school this

morning and maybe turning on their television for the first time this

morning. Bringing you up to date, there was an attack last night and

the Prime Minister Theresa May is saying it was a suspected terrorist

attack. As a major police incident. One man, we believe, a 48-year-old

who has been arrested and now treated in hospital. We have had so

many statements this morning and we are covering this in-depth as much

as we can. A statement has been released saying

please stay calm as the investigation establishes all the

facts. Pray for those affected and for justice. One person has died and

eight have been taken to three separate hospitals. We will take you

back to that story later. Also today, the first Brexit negotiations

are due to start today when David Davis meets Michel Barnier in

Russell is later today -- Brussels. A huge day of negotiations. The

start of a long process. What I both sides trying to achieve? -- are.

David Davis is laying on the charm pretty thick, saying last night he

wants to form a deep and special relationship with the EU, one like

no other in history. He is not out all guns blazing. The EU,

represented by Rachelle Bayern Munich, given negotiating

instructions from the rest of the EU, he says they want to make sure

UK and EU nationals have respective rights. -- Michel Barnier. They also

want to discuss the cost of living and what happens to the border of

Ireland. As you said, this is just the start. A long way to go before

the UK officially leaves in March, 2019. We will speak to Barry

Gardiner and Michael Gove later on about that, but also about the main

story today, the potential terrorist attack in Finsbury Park. Yes. We

know this happened close to a mosque in north London. We have heard many

eyewitnesses at the attack. This man described the incident.

The van literally turned left with no

People gathered around the van to lift it up and get the guy out.

The dying jumped on it and two literally ran.

Not a lot of people were coming out, but as soon as it

happened, people were shouting and gathered around.

The people surrounded him and apprehended him.

He was shouting, "I want to kill all Muslims."

This is a terrorist attack whether he a Muslim,

I don't want to see tomorrow that he has mental issues.

This is categorised as a terrorist, Christian or Muslim.

Anyone who hurts or harms or kills people, this is terrorism.

We will pick up on some of those thoughts with a security specialist

joining us live on the scene in Finsbury Park. We have heard from

eyewitnesses. So many people talking to us this morning. It appears that

the worshippers were deliberately attacked. Certainly, again, always

in the immediate aftermath of these kinds of things, information comes

from various sources and we have to sift through it. With the

information I have been receiving from the locals, this was a well

planned and co-ordinated attack. There are reports of potentially

three people in the vehicle. They targeted a time when outside of the

Muslim community house, people would be coming out from prayers. From my

first assessment, this is clearly a terrorist attack. We know that

police are already involved in the negotiation. What are the priorities

at this point? Really importantly... And this is beyond the levels of

investigation, because certainly the Metropolitan Police and

counter-terrorism group will be working at this to rule out

candidates, possibly from the far right groups, at the moment, it is

important to reassure communities here, as we will be hearing from

local reports, this is being dealt with as seriously as any other

terrorist attack would be dealt with. It is important the government

takes a stance on that. This kind of attack plays directly into the

terrorist agenda. Talk to us a little bit about how you stop these

attacks, as their difficult to prevent seeing that cars are always

on the streets. -- as they are. Absolutely. It is incredibly

difficult. That is why Islamic State and other similar groups are going

to replicate this kind of attack. Ultimately, getting your hands on a

vehicle and driving on streets is something we all do and is virtually

impossible to do without various adjustments to the architecture of

streets in cities. It will be a constant challenge. But ultimately,

in many of these incidences, there seems to be some reconnaissance and

advanced planning. Efforts need to be made to stop that. That is not

just in security measures, but bear in mind, here in London, we have

more CCTV than anywhere else in the world. We need to try to engage with

the antiterrorism hotline and report anything that could be in the

lead-up to an attack. Thank you very much. We have heard so much. Sadiq

Khan said the Metropolitan Police are responding to this horrific

terror attack on Finsbury Park. We will hopefully speak to the Mayor of

London later on BBC Breakfast. One has died and eight are being treated

across three different hospitals. A 48-year-old man has been arrested

and is in hospital himself this morning. He drove a fan into people

outside a mosque in Finsbury Park this morning. -- van. You will

understand we have to push things around this morning due to the

breaking news. And now for the weather. Good morning. Another hot

and sunny day for most of the UK. Most, because in the north-west, we

have a weather front producing rain. Some will be heavy. But as we go

south, it will change to fizzle. The chance of a sharp shower in southern

Scotland, northern England, and Northern Ireland. You will see one

or two showers pop in eastern England and around the Midlands.

Again, it will be just an exception. As we go south, highs of 33 degrees

in parts of the south-east. Through this evening and overnight, we will

lose the showers. Dry weather around. We will bring in more cloud

from the North Sea. It will be another sultry night. Sticky. 21 in

Cardiff being the overnight low. More fresh further north. Through

tomorrow, dry weather. The weather front will come south and things

will freshen up behind it. Hull could be 10 degrees lower than

today. We could see a high of dirty one in the south-west with a risk of

showers later in the day. -- 31. Thank you. If you have been watching

us, you will know that the programme is dominated I what happened in

Finsbury Park. We will keep you up-to-date on that. In other news,

we start discussions to leave the EU today with David Davis talking to

Michel Barnier in Brussels. I want to get your response to what

we have been speaking about this morning, the terrible attack in

Finsbury Park. Yes, look, I think this terrorist attack is absolutely

vile. And what it does is it actually will be welcomed by those

who are the extremists perpetrating other terrorist attacks. This would

appear to have been a revenge attack from what eyewitnesses are saying.

And, of course, that is precisely the objective of terrorism. They

want to divide us and ring hatred between different elements of our

community. And it is so important we do not let them do that. We must

stand united against all forms of hatred and all forms of terrorism. I

am sure you can understand what we have been hearing from eyewitnesses

concerned and worried, fearing for the rain safety, especially those

Muslims who feel deliberately targeted by this. -- their own.

Exactly. Eyewitness accounts have suggested this would appear to have

been an Islamophobic attack. It was clearly directed against worshippers

at the mosque. And if that is in fact the case, then those from

Islamic State and Daesh will be cheering, because they do not care

about the lives of the people that they mow down. They mow down

indiscriminately, whether they are Muslim, Christian, Jew, or Hindu.

They just want to destroy the way of life we have in this country, which

is about tolerance, openness, engaging with each other in respect.

That is what they want to destroy. And thus by this sort of revenge

attack, as it would appear, this is exactly what terrorism wants to do,

start further terrorism. We must not let it. It is horrible to talk to

you about this on a day when it is the start of Brexit talks.

Understandably, what has happened in Finsbury Park is the first thing we

have to talk about. Can I ask you about two different points of view

coming from Iran party in the last 24 hours? The Shadow Home Secretary

yesterday, I will read you comment from him and John McDonnell as well.

He supports leaving the single market and ending free movement, but

wants to leave the custom union on the table. And John McDonnell said

yesterday I don't care how we get it as long as we get access to the

single market para free. -- tariff. There is obviously a difference in

the Labour Party. What is happening? The first thing I want to say is

today is an important day for the UK and Europe as a whole. I wish both

David Davis and Michel Barnier well in these negotiations to be we want

a positive outcome for both sides. -- negotiations. We want to do this

positively. That is the first thing. With regards to the points you made,

both of my colleagues are saying the same thing, it is outcomes that

matter. It is the tariff free access to the single market, making sure we

have no increased burdens, tariff burdens or non-tariff barriers to

trade that is absolutely essential. That is what the government needs to

negotiate. That is what my party needs to negotiate and what it would

if it was in power. We need to talk about the structures and say it has

to be this and it has to be that, that is secondary. The point is it

has to be the best deal for jobs in the economy that we can possibly

get. And that in a different way was exactly what both of my colleagues

were saying. Thank you very much for your time this morning. I appreciate

your time on that and talking about Finsbury Park as well this

I'm back with the latest from the BBC London Newsroom

Hello, this is Breakfast with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

One man has been killed and eight people have been taken to hospital

after a van drove into a crowd of pedestrians near a mosque

Theresa May has said police are treating the incident

near Finsbury Park "as a potential terrorist attack" and counter

The Prime Minister has also confirmed she will be chairing

a meeting of the cabinet's emergency Cobra Committee later this morning.

Breakfast's Graham Satchell is in Finsbury Park

Graham, what's the scene like there at the moment?

The resistance of depressing deja vu. We are once again standing at a

police cordon. We are near the Arsenal football ground on Seven

Sisters Road and next to two mosques. The Finsbury Park mosque

and the Muslim Welfare House. Police initially described it as a major

incident but as the night went on, very quickly I think in these

circumstances, the police are now saying it is counterterrorism

officers that are investigating. Theresa May is saying it a potential

terrorist attack. No doubt amongst the people here who witnessed it,

they think it was deliberate and targeted. The big difference this

time, of course, compared to the other times when a man has driven a

vehicle into people is that this was a white man and the victims were

Muslim worshippers who had just come out other mosque. But have a quick

chat with Hashem. He is from Tunisia, in which is not his best

language. What did you see? I see the person with the car and many

people. One person, I think he died and people with blood. When he

stopped the car, one person from Algeria, he catch him out from the

car and other guys, one Muslim guys, would them down and he told everyone

not anyone beat him. Just waiting for the police. So he drove

deliberately to this group of people. Did he aimed directly?

Direct yes. Will you scared? Leigh yes, I was scared. First time I see

like that. Blood. One person I see die, I never see like that. I want

ambulance, something, I ask people move back. Think if talking to us.

One of the many people who witnessed this terrible incident. We do now

know that one person has died, aged people are injured and in three

separate hospitals across North London. The man who has been

arrested by police is currently in hospital but police say they will

start questioning him once he is released and in police custody. That

is green satchel he was outside the mosque in Finsbury Park this morning

where the attack took place -- Graeme Satchell.

Adil Rana was at the mosque when the attack took place

As Wilson is, we do feel safe walking the streets. I have

brothers, mothers. -- as Muslims. When we go out, we stay vigilant,

stay safe. As Muslims, growing up in the UK, we don't feel safe to sing

our religion and why is it like that? The question that is always

asked in the medium, what can be done by the government for us to

feel safe and the truth is that nothing. -- practising our religion.

Nothing can be done about it, nothing at all.

We also talked to Omar who was at the mosque breaking his fast. I came

at sunset time to break my fast. I am praying. After that, I am just

seeing the white band that is coming and crashing into people, people are

on the floor, the people that there are trying to help and it is

pandemonium. People screaming, people crying. Did it seem like a

deliberate attack? Irra 100% that this was a deliberate attack on the

Muslim community. -- 100%. The individual came in and ploughed into

Muslims. We can hear now from two people

who were close-by when it happened. I just saw people on the floor,

people running left and right, it was chaos at literally, literally

chaos. As he hit the people, one of them ran out and police came quick

and thank God for the police, they can quick. A lot of people got hurt.

It looked straight Lachie was towards Muslims. -- like he was

going towards Muslims. He drove straight up the pavement and towards

Muslims. He hit all of them and they think one of them died. One of them

died straightaway. And then the rest are in a bad condition. How many

people did you see lying injured in the ground. Seven or eight.

Seriously injured. As the police came, I think they got it under

control. A man was let loose defender telling us. We don't know

if we are safe. We are seeing cars going about, I do know who it could

be. Is this a terrorist? I literally saw the van, the doors were open. I

heard the bang from inside. Literally, a came behind him. Next

minute, the phone and making a snap a video, formed. -- boom.

We can speak now to Cabinet member Michael Gove. What is your response

given what has happened? I'm absolutely horrified it is

disgusting. I really feel for those who have been caught up in it and

they want to seem a decent sympathies to those who have been

affected and those families who will be grieving as a result of this. The

whole point is, these people who were at a place of worship and it

should be absolutely sacrosanct. Everything about it looks like a

terrorist act and am glad that the Prime Minister is getting all the

top security team together at her Cobra meeting this morning to see

exactly what we can do in order to provide reassurance and support to

people who are grieving and who have lost, as a result of this

unspeakable act of evil. Will be at -- will there be more police

protection for worshippers? Given that we need adequate protection

particularly for people who are at a special time, celebrating their

faith. --I think we need adequate protection. People have the right to

lead their lives in peace. We have heard from the Council of Britain

this morning saying people in the Muslim committee would have seen

this coming. What you say to that? We need to get all the facts that

are absolutely sympathise to those that are affected by this and I

think one of the things about Britain is that we ensure that

individuals were going about their daily lives, whether they are

worshipping, breaking their fast for celebrating their faith, should have

the absolute guarantee and knowledge that they're secure and safe in

Britain and valued in Britain. London already, we are all very

aware, was in a sombre mood, particularly what happened at

Grenfell Tower. Dew think the government response was tardy? -- do

you think. Bello the Prime Minister has said the response all of --

overall was not good enough -- the Prime Minister. I spent yesterday by

the side of the fire site. I was also speaking to a teacher who had

been directly affected. Some of the children who he cares for a missing

at the moment. Those of us in government are understandably

determined to make sure we act more effectively into speaking

personally, I am distraught about what happened. I used to live very,

very near to their and it is an area I know well and my heart goes out to

those affected are the most important thing now is that we do

everything we can as a government to make sure people are supported

through this very difficult period. Why were recommendations not acted

upon and will that change? I think we need to look exactly at that

point you rates. Recommendations have been made in the past about how

we can make people safer. It appears as though the recommendations did

not have the effect they should have done. We have got to ask why and to

learn from that. The reasonably more determined than me to get to the

bottom of this because it is absolutely horrific and unforgivable

situation to have in the heart of our capital in a 21st-century.

Facing the terrible disaster and its aftermath. Right now, people are

living in similar blocks so how soon can beat things be changed? Change

can't come soon enough. -- how soon can things be changed? The Prime

Minister is setting up a team of the very, best people to lecture we can

provide support not just by the families affected in Kensington but

also people in housing across the country with the reassurance that is

definite. -- to make sure. Do you think the Prime Minister in this

rate the public mood? Allan I think questions about mood at this --I

think questions about mood are... Commentators can make judgements

about this kind of thing. I think the most important thing for me to

do as a politician is to play my part in making sure that change

comes and that we safeguard and protect people in vulnerable

circumstances. Important negotiations begin today with regard

to Brexit. You think the government's that is weakened by

what happened in the general election? The general election is

not what I or any Conservative would have wanted that during the course

of the election, Conservatives and Labour argued that we should leave

the European Union. We should they longer be subjected to what is

called the single market, effectively, the jurisdiction of the

European Court of Justice. And that we should take back control of our

laws, our borders and indeed take control of the opportunity to forge

new trade deals. Even though the Conservatives don't have a majority,

the majority of the people in the House of Commons were elected on the

basis of making a success of Britain leaving the EU. You talk about

commentators. Commentators in the Daily Telegraph and the Times today

say Theresa May's position is still at risk. Would you throw your hat

into the ring? Elena added is at risk all. --I don't think it is at

risk at all. The point is, David Davis is going to Brussels today,

making sure that the outcome of British people voted for just under

a year ago is delivered and there is a series of Golden opportunities for

us outside the EU. We can take back control of our fishing orders and

lecture we have sea of opportunity out there so we can revive an

industry that has suffered during the time we have been in the

European Union. We can have better environmental protection and also

make sure our farmers are better supported than before. We can have

new trade deals with countries across the world which enabled the

ingenuity and creativity of the British people to operate in a far

broader canvas. Also, we can have politicians that are more directly

accountable to all of us as a result of making sure that decisions which

are intimately involved in the lives of all of us are taken here by

people who are elected by us rather than distant politicians who we

didn't choose and can't kick out. Do you have leadership ambitions? Note,

is the short answer. More importantly, I need to make sure we

can make a success of Britain leaving the EU. The important thing,

I think, instead of looking at the commentator froth that you alluded

to earlier, let's have a serious, to -- conversation about what is

available to us being outside the EU.

Michael Gove speaking about Brexit, his party, and the suspected terror

attack outside Finsbury Park Mosque around midnight last night. Eight

have been treated at three different hospitals, one has died, and a

48-year-old man has been arrested after driving his van into these

people outside of their mosque around midnight after they were

praying overnight having broken their fast for Ramadan. We believe

that the van was driven into people outside the Muslim Welfare House.

They released a statement saying all of our prayers go to those injured

and passed. The Muslim community is shocked. They have said they have

worked hard for decades to build a peaceful and tolerant community and

they condemn any act of hate to divide the unified community. They

appeal for calm and say it is not helpful to speculate. They say they

have met with the council and local MP, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and

thank them for their support. The programme is donated by that this

morning, but we are trying to keep up-to-date with various things. --

dominated. And that includes the weather. It is glorious. That is

correct. It has been high temperatures for many of us this

morning already. It is 23 already in Heathrow. Bristol, not far behind.

Belfast, 15. For many of us today, sunny and warm, hot, depending on

where you are. The other thing is the pollen level. It is high across

the UK except in the north. That is where we have the weather front and

rain. It is also between ten and 12. A fresh start for you. The extent of

the sunshine you can see. The temperature will rise rapidly

through the morning, reaching the high 20s into the low 30s for some

of us. South-west England, certainly into the high 20s today. 29 here. A

lot of sunshine. It will always be fresher on the coastline. In the

south-east, 33. Some showers might develop in central and eastern

areas. Hit and miss. If you see them in southern Scotland, there could be

heavy. The same for Northern Ireland. Many will not have them all

together. There will be dry weather around. It will be that bit more

fresh. Wales once again. Highs of up to 29. Through the evening and

overnight, the risk of showers tends to fade. A lot of dry weather

around. It will be another sticky night, especially so across England

and Wales. Cardiff, for example, not dropping lower than 20. Scotland,

Northern Ireland, a weather front coming south. Fresh conditions

following on behind. Tomorrow, this is the weather front. A week feature

producing cloud in parts of eastern and central England. -- weak. Not as

hot tomorrow. Hull, 10 degrees down on the day. The Wash as well. 20-

21. The highest temperature is still in the south, especially the

south-west of the you can see in these areas, south Wales, thundery

showers. If you catch one, it will be heavy. Wednesday, rain in the

north of the country. The heat will build from the south once more.

Hull, Tuesday, dropping in temperature, picking up again on

Wednesday. Will allow Scott, for the first part of the week right until

Ladies Day, quite hot and still dry and sunny. -- Royal Ascot. Thank

you. We will see you in half an hour. It is one of those mornings I

am afraid we're giving you sad news. A band hit a cloud of pedestrians

near midnight last night killing one person and injuring eight others. --

van hit a crowd. We are joined by the Ramadan Organisation. It appears

people were deliberately targeted in the attack. What is your response?

Obviously shocking. Once again we are here. Innocent lives have been

lost on our streets. We have to say enough is enough. It doesn't matter

if it is Islamic State, far right extremism, human life is sacred. We

have to reflect on our language, how we debate issues, we all have to

come together. It is one year since Jo Cox. It brings it home to you

that behind every political event, people are involved. I have not

slept. Sorry. We appreciate that. It has been a long night and continues

into a long morning for you as well. Can I read you something from the

Chief Executive of the Muslim council? He says people in the

community will have seen this happening. What does he mean? There

is rampant Islamophobia. Look at the commentators, you know who they are,

I will not name them, they do not reflect on the language they use. As

I said, there is a comedy awry say, there is an increase in these events

near mosques. -- dare I say. Many in the Muslim committee have been

banging their heads against walls to ministers saying take this

seriously. I hope the Prime Minister recognises that. There is feeling

there this morning, as well as in London over the past few weeks. What

would you say to them? Stay together and don't let terrorism divide us.

Whatever your background is, whatever your faith, we are British

people. Our values of tolerance and respect are stronger than them. You

mentioned the murder of Jo Cox. Her husband, Brendan Cox, has been, as

you said, he released a statement on social media this morning. He said

when Islamic terrorists attack us, we seek out hate speech that keeps

them going. We must do the same today for far right extremism. Yes.

We have to call out these hate preachers. To show you my timeline,

the amount of hatred I have received in the last 12 hours is shocking.

But that is common for people in places like I hold. And now, our

correspondent has been speaking to Amber Rudd about this. She was asked

if the attacker was known. Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, said we do

not know this at this stage. That is the latest we have from the Home

Secretary, Amber Rudd, this morning, from our correspondent, Chris Mason.

That story is dominating the programme. We will keep you

up-to-date. But also the day, Brexit negotiations begin. -- today. What

does it mean good morning. Good morning. I am in Manchester, at the

markets. They are finishing up this morning. Dots of people have been

buying produce. This is a wholesale market. -- lots. They have been

buying stocks and supplies for restaurants and shops. I have been

speaking to businesses about what they want to hear from Brexit

negotiations and what they will involve. We have Natalie, who helps

people negotiate, including companies all over the world. What

is the key? Managing complexity. That is a huge issue. We had years

of negotiations to come. Many issues to be negotiated. We have to be

flexible and manage this. Two years will not be enough. We have to be

flexible on the timeline. What are the key things you are saying to

people when you advise them? Being prepared, planning effectively,

understanding all of the issues, and recognising it is not always the

really big issues that will swing whether a deal gets done, it is

often the more small issues that no one thinks about that will hold

things up. We will see this happen over the months and years to come

with things we did not anticipate being as big as they are. It will

take longer than we think? The divorce proceedings, the Brexit

proceedings, it is meant to be two years but I think it will be longer.

The trade deals after that as well. All of this is creating uncertainty.

We have talked about this before. Businesses worry about uncertainty.

What else are the worrying about? What they are looking at is

uncertainty and stability and clarity. That is difficult in an

environment like this. Governments can help by stressing the importance

of the economy during the heart of the Brexit negotiations. The

messages we have gotten from the government is highly political. It

is not clear that the economic and business means are at the forefront.

This could take ages. It could. The government could help spelling out

the kinds of things it is looking for in this. They have been clear

since the Prime Minister talked about this. Getting outside of the

EU, the single market, et cetera. We have to talk about the roots of how

we get where we are today. It is about getting the benefits of the

deal. Thank you for your time this morning. That is

I'm back with the latest from the BBC London Newsroom

Hello, is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker...

A van drives into a crowd of pedestrians near a north London

mosque, killing one person and injuring several others.

This is a terrorist attack, whether he's a Muslim or a Christian, this

is a terrorist attack. The attack happened

just after midnight. Many of the victims are believed

to have just finished evening prayers after breaking

their Ramadan fast. This is the scene there this

morning, as police continue to deal with what they describe

as a "major incident". Good morning, it's Monday

the 19th of June, we'll have the latest from Finsbury Park

throughout the programme. Historic talks begin in Brussels

today to take Britain out of the European Union,

the government says it marks the start of a new partnership

with the EU. Good morning and while the

politicians start talking I've come to Smith mailed -- Smithfield Market

to talk to businesses about what they want from the discussions.

Temperatures will peak at 33 degrees in the south-east, the rain easing

as we go through the day, but feeling fresher in some areas. I'll

have more in 15 minutes. One man has been killed and eight

people have been taken to three separate hospitals after a van drove

into a crowd of pedestrians Theresa May has said police

are treating the incident near Finsbury Park "as a potential

terrorist attack" and counter The Prime Minister has also

confirmed she will be chairing a meeting of the cabinet's emergency

Cobra Committee later this morning. Police first received calls

at around twenty past midnight of reports that a vehicle had

collided with pedestrians Many of the victims are believed

to have just left evening prayers, The Metropolitan Police say

the driver of the van - a 48 year old man -

has been arrested. The Seven Sisters Road

in North London just after midnight. This footage filmed by an eyewitness

was recorded moments after a van mounted the pavement

and struck several pedestrians. The streets had been filled

with worshippers who just left evening prayers at the Finsbury Park

mosque and the nearby He looked straight,

he looked straight like it He basically drove on the pavement,

coming straight towards all the Muslims, and as he was coming

to them, he hit all of them. Within hours, the Muslim Council

of Britain claimed the van was Police say the driver,

a 48-year-old man, was found by members of the public and handed

over to officers to be arrested. He has since been taken

to hospital as a precaution. And I saw a large crowd

of people on the pavement. I learned after that a van

that was standing by the traffic lights was the van that mowed

the people down. Several ambulances were on the scene

soon afterwards with trauma teams Theresa May says police are treating

this as a potential terrorist attack. The local MP and Labour

leader Jeremy Corbyn said he'd been in touch with Islington Council and

local mosques in the area. This morning the scene remained sealed

off as counterterrorism officers for the third time in as many months to

investigate a vehicle driven into people on London streets with deadly

consequences. Craig Dawson, BBC News.

Breakfast's Graham Satchell is in Finsbury Park

A very hefty police presence there this morning.

You can see police vans obscuring the view, we are close to Arsenal

football ground, something terribly familiar at about this, another

vehicle driven into a group of innocent bystanders on a pavement,

this time the key difference, it was a fight man driving a white van who

targeted Muslim worshippers who had just been to a mosque. To give you a

quick idea, there are two mosques here, Muslim well for house, one

most people were standing outside and Finsbury Park mosque. Let's talk

to all Mahut has been here all night, tell me what you saw.

Obviously I had been in the locality praying and breaking my fast in the

mosque, I ate a little bit more afterwards, I came out, I went to

the shop, when I came back I have seen pandemonium break-out, people

calling me and asking me your defence we parked and I am telling

them, I've seen come off lots of cold... The assailant being held,

you understand, by people, the local community. I have seen people

screaming, crying, total anarchy. And I saw police grab the individual

and arrest him as well. From what you could tell, did this look to use

like a deliberate, targeted attack? There's no doubt in my mind this was

definitely targeted towards the Muslim community that live here.

There are two mosques here, we are in the last ten days of Ramadan, the

mosques will be more overloaded than they usually aren't because the

mosque becomes packed during the last ten days of the night, you

understand, when that is happening, this individual, he sees Muslims,

innocent, pride, law-abiding citizens and he has targeted them,

you understand? What it's done to the community, it's absolutely

destroyed the community, devastated, the community is deeply saddened. Or

more, thank you so much. You have been up all night and witnessed

terrible things. The police are saying that this man is now in

hospital. -- Omar. He will be questioned once he is released from

hospital and I am just going to be joined, actually, by Abdul. Good

morning. I understand you were involved in wrestling this man out

of his vehicle, can you tell me more? The man came from his van to

run away and two more... I don't know, bad to the people, and people

were coming over behind him to get him down to the ground. He came past

my side, I tackled him down to the ground. With the help of other

people, so we managed to... You got him on the ground? What was he

saying? He was saying when he was running, I am going to kill more

people. Then he was on the ground I asked him, why did you do that, why?

Innocent people. And he goes, I want to kill Muslims. I want to kill

Muslims. And kill me. And I said why did you do that? A terrifying

incident to be involved in. It is. I thought, I was just... In my

imagination... I was just, like, people on the floor. Do you think

this was a deliberate attack, did you feel you are being targeted?

100%. The way he was driving on the corner, when we were on the floor

with the old man who was trying, trying to get him CPR... We should

explain, you had come out of the mosque... We came next, where it

happened, coffee, me and my friends were meeting, we saw this man on the

floor, we said let's go and see him... It was completely separate,

an elderly man had collapsed and you were helping him? We were helping

him, there was a little crowd of people. Some people were saying,

maybe he thought there was a mosque, he saw the crowd. That's why he

turned on the corner of it. I don't know how I managed to escape. Can I

ask you one more question, we've heard various reports there were

three people in the van? I could only see one person come out from

the van. He was a big man. Very strong, big man, very strong. That's

why there were other people trying to get him hold... When I tackled

him, we put him on the ground until the police came and thank God, when

the police came, there was still some emotion, with the guys over

him, they were sad, there was a man trying to give CPR, he already was

on the ground and the van, that just made it worse. Can I ask you this

question, do you feel safe on the streets? I don't know, I'm not sure

to be honest with you. If we all come together, we can be safe.

Abdul, thank you very much for talking to us. Incredibly brave man.

To reiterate, the police do now have this man in custody and once he is

released from hospital, they said they will question him. The Home

Secretary Amber Rudd is describing this as a terrorist attack. Back to

you. What a horrible attack, Abdul

talking there about how you he and a group of people tackled this man. He

is now in custody, he is being treated in hospital, police will

question him shortly. He wasn't alone, incredibly brave stories we

are hearing from people who were there last night. Graham Satchel

mentioned Amber Rudd, a short time ago she gave her reaction.

Unfortunately we have again woken up to another terrible incident in

London for a man has taken hold of a van and driven it into a group of

innocent people instance we park. There is one fatality that we know

about and a number of casualties, and the police are treating it as a

terrorist incident. We know police -- we know police were on hand

immediately and are treating it as a suspected terrorist event and that

is a normal procedure, we will see whether they confirmed that later

this morning. It was treated immediately as a suspected terrorist

attack, we must allow the police to deal with the facts and they will

make sure they make those facts available as soon as they can. Our

priority must be to support the people who have even the victims of

this and to make sure the investigation is done with all due

speed and professionalism. We are concerned about everybody, you know,

Londoners have been hit with a series of attacks and have been

nothing short of heroic. We will always make sure that everybody is

protected, we have a places of worship fund of which we announced

last summer which is there to protect places of worship like

mosques and we will make sure we do all we can to reduce these sort of

attacks. The Prime Minister Wiltshire Cobra later today, we will

allow police and the counterterrorism police involved to

make sure the investigation continues and we will continue to

keep people aware of what progress has been made. When we speak to

emergency services during this series of attacks we always ask them

for additional support they need. Actually they have generally

confirmed to us, I spoke to a number of them over the weekend recently,

that they do have sufficient resources because there's a of

mutual aid of works, people supporting each other, that went to

help people in Manchester, that helps people in London and its

working but we will always keep it under review to ensure that

emergency services have all the support they need so that they can

support the communities affected. That was the Home Secretary Amber

Rudd, we may interrupt whatever we are doing in the next few is, we

expect a from New Scotland Yard, bear that in mind if you are

watching us. Let's get the latest

from our Political Correspondent, We are getting used to this,

unfortunately, the government involved in a Cobra committing --

committee meeting. The Prime Minister chairing that in the coming

hours, she released a statement in the middle of the night saying there

would be a Cobra committee meeting this morning, what tends to happen

is that such meetings involve senior ministers at a government level,