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Of attempted murder. The police are not treating it as a terror attack. No let up in the flood misery, but stories emerging of communities coming together and a remarkable rescue. We came here, and talked to her and she gradually came round. The challenges of a school run the teenager testing the law on one councils obligation to provide transport. From billy elliot to mama mia, Julie Walters has rarely been off our screens, but now she says bowel cancer changed her take on life. There was a huge relief and its really strange in that, oh, god, i can get off this merry go round. It felt like i was stepping off something and it was wonderful. And coming up on bbc news. Deontay wilder and tyson fury face off as the pair get set for their heavyweight showdown in las vegas. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The German Authorities say they are treating the killing of nine people in the city of hanau near frankfurt as a terror attack. Prosecutors believe the gunman, named only as tobias r, was motivated by far right racist ideas. His targets late last night were two shisha smoking cafes popular with people from the citys turkish community. The killer is thought to have shot his own mother, the tenth victim, before taking his own life. Paul adams reports. Horror in the centre of hanau late last night. There hasjust horror in the centre of hanau late last night. There has just been a whole lot of cheating, this onlooker says, some guy went in with a weapon and started picking people off. Says, some guy went in with a weapon and started picking people offlj heard a loud shooting. Bang, bang, bang. Everybody, the people, ran, there was screaming and much panic. Minutes later, a mile away, and the Police Arrived at the scene of a Second Attack on another cafe, once again the victim is mostly thought to be of turkish origin. Translation i got a call from a colleague that there had been attack at the kiosk, so i came straight here. Then i heard my father was affected and my little brother, they ran the kiosk. When i saw them both they were horrified, they were crying and everything. Amid rumours of more than one gunman, the police launched a seven hour manhunt, but witnesses led officers to the house near a second shooting and there they found a 43 year old man and his 72 year old mother. Both were dead. German media reports say the suspect was a german citizen named only as tobias r, and that ammunition and gun magazines were found in his car. The authorities are now examining a video he is thought to have posted in recent days in which he discusses conspiracy theories. Translation a lot of evidence points towards that the perpetrator acted out a far right, racist motive, that stands from a hatred towards people with different heritage, different beliefs or a different look to him. Racism is a poison, hatred is a poison, and this poison exists in oui poison, and this poison exists in our society and is responsible for far too many crimes. Concerns about far too many crimes. Concerns about far right violence in germany are on the rise. This appears to be the third such attack since last summer. Paul adams, bbc news. Third such attack since last summer. Pauladams, bbc news. Gavin third such attack since last summer. Paul adams, bbc news. Gavin lee is a hanau for us now. Give us a sense of the reaction to this latest attack. Ona human the reaction to this latest attack. On a human level, you may be able to see behind me, thousands of people have been gathering in the past hour oi have been gathering in the past hour orso, giving have been gathering in the past hour or so, giving tributes and flowers. There are some turkish flags as well. This is the main square in hanau and people are coming to terms with what has happened. I was talking to a local mp for the area who said there have been tensions here and there have been issues with extremism. She said for a small number of people who have seen this place change demographically, in the last ten years when these cafe is have appeared, it has caused divisions for those with right wing, extremist mindsets. She said in the last week or so there had been an extremism line set up for people to call in because they were concerned with right wing views. That gives you a sense of the underlying issues here. I spoke to some turkish families living in the area this evening and they were taking flowers asa evening and they were taking flowers as a tribute to two of the bars. Many people were saying they did not wa nt to many people were saying they did not want to come out, they felt they could be an existing threat. We are told by the authorities at the moment there only seems to have been one attacker. Given there was a 2k page manifesto that the investigators are scrutinising, that may take a number of days. But it is clear though, that he had very hard xenophobic and perhaps he had Mental Health issues as well and the ma nifesto mea nt Health Issues as well and the manifesto meant that they were trying to get into his head. There had been three serious attacks in the last year, the assassination of a german politician, an attack on a synagogue. We will see and certainly for politicians this is a big question, how they try to stop the threat of right wing extremism. A man has been arrested for attempted murder after a stabbing at London Central mosque in regents park this afternoon. An elderly man in his seventies has been taken to hospital and his injuries are not thought to be life threatening. Scotland yard says it is not treating the incident as terror related. Dan johnson reports. These are the moments that followed a stabbing during afternoon prayers. The man in red was held by police after he allegedly pulled a kitchen knife and used it to attack the man who leads the call to prayer here. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He was praying and on the ground he had the knife and we heard screaming. This is not being treated as a terrorist incident, but understandably there is deep concern. This individual has been visiting the mask over the last six months. They had no intelligence to indicate that he was a threat. This does not sound like a random attack, it is not somebody coming off the street, it is somebody who is known to worshippers . Some people felt he was a bit vulnerable in the past. He had issues. This is londons central mosque, a major building close to regents park. The victim is in his 705, a well known, respected figure, who has been an importer presents here for many years. Importer presents here for many year5. Workers importer presents here for many years. Workers gave importer presents here for many year5. Workers gave first aid and Emergency Response was quick. He has been stabbed in his neck. It would have been worse if it were not for the worshippers who stopped the guy and apprehended him. I called the ambulance and they came within a matter of minutes. The police were here straightaway, within a few minutes. The police are here in large numbers, trying to reassure a community in shock and to work out what prompted an attack that saw violence and injury interrupted a peaceful act of prayer. The impact of what happened here around three oclock this afternoon i5 around three oclock this afternoon is only just starting around three oclock this afternoon i5 onlyju5t starting to sink in. It i5 onlyju5t starting to sink in. It is the voice of the call to prayer, the man who drew people here five times a day, was apparently targeted in this attack. There have been m essa g es in this attack. There have been m e55a g es of in this attack. There have been messages of sympathy from the home secretary, the mayor, and the archbishop of canterbury and the prime minister. But people are asking how and why this happened and crucially are they 5afe asking how and why this happened and crucially are they safe in their place of worship . Crucially are they 5afe in their place of worship . To the flooding now, and those still dealing with the aftermath of storm dennis. The Environment Agency says there remains a heightened flood risk across the midlands. Six severe flood warnings, which means there is a danger to life, are still in place near the welsh border around the rivers lugg, severn and wye. In the midst of these hard times there are stories of people coming together to help each other. Tomos morgans report begins with a dramatic rescue of a 62 year old woman stranded in the floods in monmouthshire. This is whats left of of the bridge. 8am, Tuesday Morning in monmouthshire. Geoff handley, out for a stroll after storm dennis deluge. Morning, mr duck. The river wye at record high levels had broken its banks 50 metres or more onto geoffs local country road. In the distance, he spotted something, which the engineer quickly realised was a woman in trouble. I called to her. She responded with, help me, help me and iju5t said, stay where you are, do not do anything, i need to get help. We need a plan, we need a plan here, boys. By the time my words had finished, he had his coat off, shirt off and he went straight in. Fearing for her life, the three men decided they had to take matters into their own hands. They traversed down this steep bank and waded through chest high water, carried her off the top of the car and theyre back onto the bank where they waited for the emergency services. Clearly, she had been stuck for 12 hours in one position. When mark moved her, she was yelping. Poor lady, but strong as an ox, i take my hat off to her. Fantastic. As the 62 year old woman recovers in hospital, the hangoverfrom dennis has also left others suffering across the country. Norris george spent the night in looking after his 92 year old mother in worcester. I think shes 0k, she prefers to stay where she is. Last night was a long night. Oh, dear me, watching the pump and making sure it didnt stop and tried not to go to sleep. 300 people were left stranded in gloucester, forced to walk through chest high water to gather supplies. Overnight in tantric, the rhondda valley, homes were flooded for a second time this week. Residents left furious that not enough had been done to help them. Ive never seen nothing like it in my life. Its a disaster zone again, twice in three days. Whilst on a visit to pontypridd, where the high street was under water on sunday, labour leader, jeremy corbyn, criticised borisjohnson, labelling the uk governments response as, wholly inadequate. Number ten said they are speaking to emergency services, local authorities and the welsh government, ready to provide assistance when needed. The first minister here has already pledged £10 million to help those affected across wales. The calm after the storm. River levels beginning to subside, only a few flood warnings remaining in place and the rain finally coming to an end. Thi5 clean up operation, however, it will take far more time. Tomas morgan, bbc news, monmouth. Phil mackie is in worcester this evening. You have been watching this for days. Dare i ask if things are beginning to improve . Yes, i think they are, george. Certainly here in worcester the level has dropped by about a foot. It is still incredibly high at the moment, but the weather has improved. We did not get the rain we were expecting today. I am expecting the river to continue to drop, but it is still really dangerous. Earlier this afternoon somebody fell into the river and the fire and rescue service had to go out and rescue them. That person was taken to hospital where they are in a serious but not a critical condition. Earlier today, Worcestershire County Council said they were making £250,000 available to people who had been directly affected by the flooding. They are also offering support to businesses. There was a joint new5 also offering support to businesses. There was a joint News Conference this afternoon with multiple agencies from herefordshire and worcestershire, as well as the Environment Agency, all of them saying they have worked really well together, they have done their best together, they have done their best to bolster their defences this week, in some cases against record rain and river levels. But what they have 5aid and river levels. But what they have said is we have to get used to more of this and they may have to assess what the worst Case Scenario is, george. Around 70 british people stranded on a cruise ship injapan will be evacuated tomorrow. A growing number of passengers on the diamond princess have tested positive for coronavirus and only people showing no signs of illne5 will be allowed to return home. Once here, they will be quarantined in hospital on the wirral. The World Health Organisation says china, where the outbreak began, continues to report a decline in new cases. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports from yoka hama, where the ship is moored. 0k, thank you. There is no mistaking who it is getting off the diamond princess in this video. Thank you very much. Australians, elated to be back on dry land and heading home, even if it is to another quarantine camp. Oi, oi, oi their elation is tempered, by the news today that two elderly japanese passengers taken off the ship last week have died in hospital. For the britons 5till waiting for their release, finally some good news. The British Government has arranged an evacuation flight. Sometime tomorrow evening, a charterflight from the uk will land here at tokyos haneda airport, and the 50 or so britons who are still down in yokohama on board the diamond princess will be brought here on buses and loaded onto the aircraft. They will then take off and fly i2 hours to bo5combe down in wilt5hire, where they will land sometime on saturday morning and then they will start another 14 days of quarantine. On board the ship, alan sanford was thinking le55 about going home today and more about those left behind. We are very pleased, we are thinking of obviously, the reported deaths today of two of the passengers and also, those who wont be going home with us and their relatives or partners who are actually still in hospital and recovering from the illness. Among those are david and sally abel. Today they posted these pictures of themselves in hospital and this statement. By saturday, all remaining passengers should be off the ship. But with over 600 infections now recorded, the outbreak aboard the diamond princess has 5hownju5t how ill prepared the world is to fight this new virus. Rupert Wingfield Hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. Our top story this evening. A far right extremist kill5 ten people in germany in what authorities are treating as a terror attack. And still to come. How the biggest creatures ever to roam the earth could be making an astonishing comeback. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news. A new trick by mercedes which could give them a huge advantage ahead of the formula 1 season. The family of a disabled teenager with special Educational Needs has been at the court of appeal with a challenge against a councils School Transport policy. In march 2018, Leicestershire County Council announced it would not be providing transport for eligible children aged between 16 and 18. Instead, it offered Parents Money so they could arrange travel. But in many cases the cash is not enough to cover all the costs. In 2015 it became a legal requirement for all 16 to 18 year old5 in england to continue in education or training. Our disability new5 correspondent nikki fox reports its an early start for kirsty. Its all right. School today. She i517 and has learning disabilities and complex medical needs. Get dressed in a minute, all right . Her dad supports her full time. Life with kirsty is fantastic but its quite full on. Right, and we are running. She cant eat, cant walk, cant talk, cant do very much for herself, but shes happy child. Bus. You go on the bus, dont you . Yeah. Here we go. The school bus, a lifeline. Right, lets get this door shut. Thats it, shes of. Thats it, shes off. But from september, kirsty will no longer be entitled to use it. Lolly. Lolly getting to specialist 5chool5 like this isnt easy. Even though some parents like kirstys contribute, the overall cost of School Transport for disabled students her age has significantly increased across england. Now her local council has had to make cuts. Its as if we are being punished for having a disabled daughter and that kirsty is being punished for being disabled. Its not her fault, she deserves her space in the world. You want that one, then. Grab it really tight. Like all students in england, kirsty has to stay in education or training until she is 18. Go, kirsty, go but between the ages of 16 and 18 councils are not legally required to fund transport. And its this loophole that is impacting families across england. We have heard from families who decided to pull their child out of school or college, or families who then had to give up work or reduce their working hours. So the consequences for individualfamilies can be really significant here. Today at the court of appeal kirstys family is challenging Leicestershire County Councils decision on the grounds of age discrimination. What the families lawyers are basically saying is that by removing kirstys acce55 to her specialist bus, and therefore her education, the council is in breach of her human rights. The local authority which operates these bu5e5 today said it wouldnt comment on the ongoing case, but remains committed to supporting families. It also said it needs to focus on providing Statutory Services in the face of increasing budget pressures. Bedtime. All right . For stephan he feels he shouldnt have to constantly justify his daughters disability in order to access the Vital Services they as a family need. Its an emotional drain because if we have to go through all this again and it all comes out again about kirstys disability, the impact that it has on us as a family. Sorry, im getting emotional. Its quite difficult. Its quite difficult because this is my daughter. Ok . Hmm. Stefan drexler, kirstys father, ending that report by our disability correspondent, nikki fox. A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of six year old rikki neave who was found strangled in woodland 25 years ago. Rikki disappeared after leaving home to walk to school in 1994. His body was found the following day. James watson, of no fixed address, appeared in court in peterborough. He was 13 years old at the time of rikkis death. A new £20 note featuring the artist turner will be in circulation from today. The new note is made from polymer, a thin plastic, and includes two see through windows and a colour foil to help beat forgers. Dame Julie Walters has revealed shes had treatment for stage 3 bowel cancer. The actor, whos 69, had surgery and chemotherapy following the diagnosis 18 months ago, and has now been given the all clear. But the star of mama mia and billy elliot says her latest film, the secret garden, may be her last one. Shes been speaking to the bbcs victoria derbyshire. How are you . Im very well, look at you, you look fab. Look at you. Julie walters is one of our greatest actors, having been on our screens for more than a0 years. Shes won countless awards and is regarded as a national treasure. But in 2018, her life stopped in its tracks. How have you been . Very well now, but, obviously, 18 months ago, wasnt so good, when i was diagnosed with bowel cancer, stage three. Two primary tumours in my large intestine. A year before that i had been to the gp because i had indigestion, terrible indigestion and a slight bit of discomfort, really slight, i saw my own gp so she sent me to see a gastric surgeon. And he said, weve found an abnormality. And i thought, yeah. And he said, in your intestine. I said, right, what is it . He said, well, im worried its cancer. Your Immediate Reaction was . Shock. First of all, 5hock. And then you hold onto the positive, which was, he said, we can fix this. Perhaps your perspective when it comes to acting has changed . Oh, my god. My perspective towards acting has completely changed. There was a huge relief. I mean, its really strange. In that, oh, god, i can get off this merry go round. It felt like i was stepping off something and it was wonderful. So could the secret garden be your last film . Its possible, yeah. Its possible. But, you know, something might come up but i think i would approach it in a very different. It would have to be something i really engaged with and that didnt have a killing schedule. And im not saying ill never act again, but its made me feel, i dont have to do it at the moment, i dont think i can go back to certainly not six days a week, five days a week, five in the morning until seven oclock at night with a big part, with having to learn lines and the stress of it. Bowel cancer, because it involves your bottom . Yes. It can stop people going to the doctors because theyre embarrassed or theyre afraid, what would you say to them about that, what would you say to people . Its part of, your bowel is part of your digestive system, its just what digests your food and i think you just have to remember that. And youve got to go and get things checked and doctors are used to bottoms, theyve got one themselves. Laughter. You, know, hopefully. Dame Julie Walters speaking to the bbcs victoria derbyshire. Scientists say they have seen a remarkable number of blue whales in recent weeks around the uk5 Sub Antarctic island of south georgia. The british overseas territory was the epicentre of commercial whaling in the early 20th century when hunters very nearly brought the species to extinction. But now there are signs the population there may be recovering, as Rebecca Morelle reports. The biggest animal on the planet. The blue whale, reaching more than 30 metres long. Now after almost vanishing from our oceans there are signs these giants are making a comeback. Scientists surveyed the waters around south georgia and last month spotted 55 blue whales. In 50 years of surveys, only a handful have ever been seen. The team says the new count is astonishing. Its absolutely thrilling because theyre critically endangered. So just seeing this many animals in south georgia waters within a season suggests that its becoming an important feeding area for them again. Archive there she blows. Fancy getting that your boat. It was hunting in the early 20th century that nearly wiped many whale 5pecie5 out. Blue whales were especially prized. While hunting too is a real he mans job. Within a few decades, their numbers plummeted from a quarter of a million, to just a few hundred, until a ban was finally introduced. Scientists think the recovery is down to these krill, which the wales eat, are teeming around south georgia. Thi5 abundance of food is helping to boost humpback and southern white whale numbers there too. Scientists will continue to monitor the blues. They think there may be as many as 10,000 now. Even with the pressures on our oceans, this giant of the deep is edging back from the brink. Rebecca morelle, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. Thi5 this is tewkesbury. Reviving unpleasant memories of the historic floods back in 2007. Six severe floods back in 2007. Six severe flood warnings across the country, 95 normal flood warnings as well. The rivers are beginning to respond so we the rivers are beginning to respond so we will see problems on the river severn up to and including sunday and things Getting Better on the river trent and the river wye showing signs of improvement. More rain in the forecast. But tonight we have showers coming in across the north west of the country falling as snow over north west of the country falling as 5now over the high ground about 200 metres elevation. Later in the night you can metres elevation. Later in the night you can see more general metres elevation. Later in the night you can see more general rain arriving across these areas, which i5 arriving across these areas, which is what we have in store for tomorrow. Another big weather front stretching thousands of miles into the atlantic. Thi5 stretching thousands of miles into the atlantic. This one is targeting the atlantic. This one is targeting the north west of the country, so not the flood hit areas across the midlands that will see the heaviest rain, Northern Ireland, scotland, Northern England and the north of wales. 20 to a0 millimetres of rain. Given though the ground is saturated, the extra rain could see us saturated, the extra rain could see u5 flooding in these northern areas. A windy day, over to the east on high ground, gus could reach 50 to 60 mph. It is a mild day, just about everywhere. Temperatures ten to 12 degrees. Friday night 5ee5 everywhere. Temperatures ten to 12 degrees. Friday night sees the weather front pu5h southwards. We will see the rain working back across wales, the midlands and into southern england. We have some ground water flooding i55ue5 southern england. We have some ground water Flooding Issues across the south so the extra rain will not be too helpful. On saturday the rain band lurks towards the south so it could state that for some of us. Further north west it is showers and i5 colder air moves in, showers tend to turn to snow across the high ground of snow, Northern England and perhaps Northern Ireland as well. In the short term we could see flooding. Perhaps Getting Betterfor 5ome flooding. Perhaps Getting Betterfor some communities but worse for others with more heavy rain forecast in northern areas. Thats all from the bbc news at six. On bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Goodbye. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. A suspected far right gunman kill5 nine people into shootings in she 5how bars in germany. Police say they are not treating a stabbing at a London Mosque is terror prorated. Officers have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder. Know what up in the flood misery. Stories of emerging stories merging of communities coming together and a remarkable rescue. We came up and talk to her. And she gradually came round. Roger stone get5 and she gradually came round. Roger stone gets a 1a a0 month prison sentence in the moore probe. President