A Colombian cartel “delivery man” who helped to flood the UK with cocaine was related to two women whose funeral was targeted by a gunman, according to a report.
A seven-year-old girl was among six people injured in a drive-by shooting outside St Aloysius Church in Somers Town, near Euston in central London, on Saturday afternoon.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and been taken into custody. He was arrested after a car was stopped in Cricklewood Lane, Barnet, shortly before 4pm yesterday.
Video showed panicked mourners fleeing a church, with an unsteadily held camera capturing the attack as the congregation scrambled towards the doors.
Screams were heard among voices shouting, “We need to go” and, “Let me out”. Many of
Drivers have been told to leave extra time for their morning commute due to icy roads, amid warnings for ice and snow across the UK.
Met Office yellow warnings for ice are in place across all nations until 10:00 GMT.
The forecaster said overnight sleet is set to leave behind slippery surfaces and "icy patches" on roads.
Snow is forecast to hit Scotland, and there is a chance heavy showers could turn to snow in south-east England.
Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell warned Monday morning commuters to leave plenty of time for their journeys, due to "a risk of snow on high ground and slippery surfaces on lower areas".
He added: "This could be a problem during rush hour, it could cause a few problems on the roads. The risk of flooding is still there."
The yellow warning for ice covers Northern Ireland, northern Wales, northern England, northern Midlands and southern Scotland until 10:00.
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Icy surfaces across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, northern England, northern Wales and northern Midlands
Sarah Cook, from the Environment Agency, said workers on Monday will continue dealing with flooding in the areas which were worst hit by the weekend deluge.
She added the rain on Sunday night in the south of England could give rise to the possibility of a minor risk of flooding to isolated properties, and she advised people to to stay away from swollen rivers and to avoid driving through flood water.
As of Sunday night the Environment Agency had 86 flood warnings and 142 flood alerts in place across England as of Sunday night.
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Drivers have been told to leave extra time for their morning commute due to icy roads, amid warnings for ice and snow across the UK.
Met Office yellow warnings for ice are in place across all nations until 10:00 GMT.
The forecaster said overnight sleet is set to leave behind slippery surfaces and "icy patches" on roads.
Snow is forecast to hit Scotland, and there is a chance heavy showers could turn to snow in south-east England.
Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell warned Monday morning commuters to leave plenty of time for their journeys, due to "a risk of snow on high ground and slippery surfaces on lower areas".
He added: "This could be a problem during rush hour, it could cause a few problems on the roads. The risk of flooding is still there."
The yellow warning for ice covers Northern Ireland, northern Wales, northern England, northern Midlands and southern Scotland until 10:00.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning UPDATED⚠️
Icy surfaces across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, northern England, northern Wales and northern Midlands
Sarah Cook, from the Environment Agency, said workers on Monday will continue dealing with flooding in the areas which were worst hit by the weekend deluge.
She added the rain on Sunday night in the south of England could give rise to the possibility of a minor risk of flooding to isolated properties, and she advised people to to stay away from swollen rivers and to avoid driving through flood water.
As of Sunday night the Environment Agency had 86 flood warnings and 142 flood alerts in place across England as of Sunday night.
CCTV footage captured near the scene of a shooting outside a memorial service in London shows the sense of panic in the area as people fled the scene screaming.
In the video obtained by Sky News, a gunshot can be heard and a dark car is seen driving down Phoenix Road, near Euston Station.
Following the bang, people can be heard screaming and are seen running away.
Six people, including a seven-year-old girl who remains in a critical condition, were injured in the drive-by shooting outside St Aloysius Church on Saturday afternoon. The CCTV footage was captured from Wellbeing Walk, an alleyway near the church.
Police have yet to make any arrests and have appealed for information as they continue to hunt for the gunman.
Officers believe the suspects fired a shotgun at mourners from a black Toyota at about 1.30pm, before driving away from the scene. Officers are searching for a 2019 model black Toyota C-HR.
The seven-year-old girl injured in the attack remains in a stable but critical condition, while a 48-year-old woman suffered potentially life-changing injuries.
Image:Police shared a stock image of the Toyota C-HR they are seeking. Pic: Metropolitan Police
A 12-year-old girl and three other women aged 21, 41 and 54 were also injured in the attack.
The 12-year-old suffered leg injuries but has since been discharged from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
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The shooting took place after a requiem mass was held in memory of 20-year-old Sara Sanchez and her mother, Fresia Calderon, who died within a month of one another in November.
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Ms Sanchez died following a battle with leukaemia, while her mother Ms Calderon died suddenly from a rare blood clot after travelling into Heathrow Airport from Colombia, MyLondon reported.
Image:Sara Sanchez (right) and her mother Fresia Calderon. Pic: GoFundMe
He told Sky News he heard a loud gunshot shortly after mourners left the church to release doves outside before people started rushing back into the building.
Superintendent Jack Rowlands, from the Metropolitan Police, described the incident as a "senseless act of violence" as the hunt for the gunman continued on Sunday.
People who attended the memorial service at the church in Phoenix Road told Sky News they do not know why it happened.
Those who knew the mother and daughter who died said those hurt in the incident were attending the service in their memory.
'Your information could be vitally important'
Superintendent Rowlands said officers arrived at the scene to find "multiple people with injuries caused by pellets fired from a shotgun".
Appealing for information, he continued: "The incident took place as mourners gathered outside the church following a funeral.
"We believe the suspects discharged a shotgun from a moving vehicle, which was a black Toyota C-HR, likely a 2019 model or similar.
"This was a shocking incident. People came here to attend a funeral, to be with friends and loved ones and to mourn together. Instead they were the victims of a senseless act of violence...
"I can promise that we are doing everything we can to identify and bring to justice those who were responsible for this attack.
"The investigation is being led by the Met's specialist crime command. We have a significant number of specialist detectives and local officers working around the clock, but we also need the public's help.
"We want to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information about it. Your information could be vitally important, no matter how insignificant you think it may be."
Temperatures are set to fall as low as -10C with snow forecast for parts of the UK including London, the South East and Scotland, the Met Office warns.
Over much of Kent and Sussex a yellow alert is in place for Monday morning.
Yellow warnings for ice have also been issued for parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and northern England.
Temperatures are expected to drop overnight to -2C in London, -1C in Cardiff, and -3C in both Edinburgh and Belfast, while parts of the Scottish Highlands could drop as low as -10C.
According to the Met Office snow and ice will cover northern Scotland through to Wednesday morning.
Snow is forecast to fall across parts of south-east England overnight from Sunday night into Monday.
The O2 Academy in Brixton will remain shut for three more months after two people were killed in a crowd crush.
Owners Academy Music Group (AMG) said it had "reflected deeply" on the incident and had decided to stay closed regardless of an impending licensing decision by the local council.
Metropolitan Police had sought a longer licence suspension "to allow time to work with the venue to facilitate a safe reopening and to ensure appropriate safeguards, aimed at improving public safety, are in place".
AMG has now taken the matter into its own hands, saying it "recognises the gravity" of what happened and offered "sincere condolences to the families of those who died".
The three-month closure will give time for investigations into the incident to take place, AMG said, adding it was "committed to understanding what happened" and "providing full co-operation to the police".
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"The company's decision to close for this period will be the case whether or not the licence is suspended, but AMG agrees to the suspension as an enforceable measure," a statement continued.
An online portal set up by the Met for people to submit details, photos, and videos of the incident remains open.
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Some 4,000 people are thought to have witnessed the crush, which left eight attendees needing hospital treatment.
More nurses will be asked to strike next month in a bid to raise pressure on the government, union leaders warn.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) says if progress is not made in negotiations by the end of January the next set of strikes will include all eligible members in England for the first time.
The RCN has said nurses should receive a pay increase of 5% above inflation this year, which at the peak rate of inflation would have equated to a 19% rise, although reports have suggested it would accept 10%.
The government says the demands are unaffordable and pay rises were decided by independent pay review bodies.
General secretary Pat Cullen described Rishi Sunak's position in their negotiation deadlock as "baffling, reckless and politically ill-considered".
She said: "The prime minister gave nursing staff a little optimism that he was beginning to move, but seven days later he appears entirely uninterested in finding a way to stop this.
"Nursing staff just wanted to be valued and recognised.
"Without, they will keep leaving in record numbers with consequences for patients that Robert Francis documented in painful detail."
A Department for Health and Social Care spokesman said: "We have accepted the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Body in full and have given over one million NHS workers a pay rise of at least £1,400 this year.
"This is on top of a 3% pay increase last year when public sector pay was frozen and wider government support with the cost of living."
On Friday, Mr Sunak said he hopes to "find a way through" the deadlock with unions to avert further industrial action.
The government also wants to bring in controversial legislation that would impose a legal duty of minimum service levels on strike days for workers in health, education, transport and several other sectors.
