Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 17 Mar 2019

1. Police say New Zealand suspect acted alone

Police say the man charged with Friday's twin mosque attacks in the New Zealand city of Christchurch is believed to have acted alone. Three others arrested on the day are now not believed to have been involved, Police Commissioner Mike Bush said. Fifty people were killed and 50 injured in the atrocities. Minutes before the attack, the alleged Christchurch mosque shooter sent a “manifesto” to the office of New Zealand prime minister.

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