but rachel reeves is offering junior doctors in england a 22% pay rise over two years — plus an above inflation offer for teachers. the former bbc news presenter huw edwards is charged with three counts of making indecent images of children. at the olympics, a fight to the finish by team gb's tom pidcock who retains his mountain bike title with ruthless skill. and more saddle success, as the eventing team retain their olympic title to win britain's first gold of the games. on bbc london: £2 million of mayoral money for projects to combat and coming up in sport on bbc news, paris 2024 organisers say they're confident the olympic triathlon events will go ahead as scheduled from tomorrow, despite concerns over pollution in the river seine.

good evening from southport, where there is stunned shock and grief this evening after an attack in which eight people were stabbed, including children. the victims have been taken to three hospitals, including alder hey children's hospital in liverpool, which has declared a major incident, saying that parents should only bring their children if it's urgent. there has been an update from police. they say armed police arrested a 17—year—old boy. they've said they're not treating the incident as terror—related and have said there is no risk to the public. let's explain what we know. a dance and yoga event for primary school children was taking place near where the incident happened.

those injured were taken to alder hey children's hospital, aintree university hospital and southport and formby hospital. judith moritz has tonight's first report, and you may find some of the details upsetting. a sunny day in the school holidays and children who has been dancing moments earlier are lying in the street. there was now the sound of screaming. paramedics and police raced to them. locals too, including an off duty nurse. i raced to them. locals too, including an off duty nurse-— an off duty nurse. i checked in on m uirls an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and _ an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and i _ an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and i thought, _ an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and i thought, you - an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and i thought, you put . an off duty nurse. i checked in on i my girls and i thought, you put your nhs head on, don't you? and the mother i wasjust nhs head on, don't you? and the mother i was just consoling, the look on her face, mother i was just consoling, the look on herface, she knew something had happened to her child. how do you comprehend? there is nothing that you can do. the

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some of the injured are being treated at liverpool's alder hey children's hospital. our correspondent elaine dunkley is there. what more do you know? this is a truly horrific— what more do you know? this is a truly horrific incident, _ what more do you know? this is a truly horrific incident, right - what more do you know? this is a truly horrific incident, right at - truly horrific incident, right at the start of the summer holidays. what emergency services will have seen, heard and faced today will have been truly grim. i3 ambulances were sent. we know one child was airlifted to this hospital here. we don't know the ages of the children or the names of the children and we don't know the severity of their injuries and what condition the children are in at the moment. but what i can say is alder hey hospital is in the top 20 of the world's specialist paediatric hospitals and the children will be getting the best care they can get. the hospital declared a major incident and said they were working with other services. they have made a plea to

parents not to bring children into emergency services, because they're very busy dealing with this incident. . ~ very busy dealing with this incident. ., ,, , ., and judith moritzjoins me now. what more can you tell us? a seaside town in the summer holidays, peoplejust can't a seaside town in the summer holidays, people just can't believe what's happened. it is holidays, people just can't believe what's happened.— what's happened. it is surreal to bein: what's happened. it is surreal to being having _ what's happened. it is surreal to being having this _ what's happened. it is surreal to being having this conference - what's happened. it is surreal to being having this conference to l what's happened. it is surreal to i being having this conference to be in southport, which i have known in the north of england, it is one of places that you come in the summer to go on holiday. we don't know the full circumstances, but it involved children at the start of the school holidays having fun, dancing, they had been dancing moment before this happened. it is the sound that to me brings this home. they were dancing to music. you heard in that report that i produced the awful sound that

locals were met with, they heard screams and a lot said they don't want to appear on camera, because they're so upset. but they said that screaming sounded like nothing they had ever heard. now the silence. it is absolutely silent.— is absolutely silent. people are “ust is absolutely silent. people are just inside _ is absolutely silent. people are just inside at _ is absolutely silent. people are just inside at home _ is absolutely silent. people are just inside at home taking - is absolutely silent. people are just inside at home taking it i is absolutely silent. people are | just inside at home taking it in, looking after one another. thank you. we are expecting to get an update from the police in the next hour. you can get that on the bbc news channel and the web—site. and if you've been affected by the distressing details of this story, you can find a list of organisations offering support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. from southport, back to you. thank you. less than four weeks into her new job, the chancellor rachel reeves has in a major speech set out her financial priorities and the resulting winners and losers. an inflation—busting offer has been

made tojunior doctors in england to settle their long—running pay dispute. but rachel reeves said immediate cuts were required to plug a £22 billion gap in the public finances, which she said had been "covered up" by the conservatives. it means there'll no longer be winter fuel payments for all pensioners. from now on, they'll only go to those receiving pension credits, or other mea ns—tested benefits. also scrapped, a cap on the costs that older and disabled people pay towards social care. the reform had already been delayed by the conservatives. some infrastructure projects, including roads and railway lines, will be cancelled. and government departments will be asked to make combined savings of £3 billion. ms reeves also announced pay deals across the public sector for teachers, the armed forces, police, prison staff and other nhs workers. we'll have more on the government's proposals to junior doctors and teachers in a moment, but first, here's our

political editor chris mason. the words of the arguments of the past, the backdrop to the arguments of today. rachel reeves at her desk in 11 downing street this lunch—time, the first woman ever to be chancellor of the exchequer and so have the keys to this place. i call the chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves. her big—picture argument sounded like this. the previous government let people down. hear, hear! mr speaker, the previous government made commitment after commitment without knowing where the money was going to come from. they did this repeatedly, knowingly and elaborately. today, i am calling out the conservatives' cover—up. she said she would accept in full the pay rises recommended by the independent pay review bodies for public sector workers. that is the right decision for the people who work in — and most importantly, the people who use — our public services.

she hopes it'll mean no more strikes. and talking of which, the government has done a deal to givejunior doctors in england a pay rise worth an average 22% over two years. today marks the start of a new relationship between the government and staff working in our national health service, and the whole country will welcome that. next, around 10 million older people will lose their winter fuel payment — only poorer pensioners will still get it. today, i am making a difficult decision that does not in receipt of pension credit or certain other means—tested benefits will no longer receive the winter fuel payment from this year onwards. a plan to cap the amount people in england pay for social care, due to begin in the autumn of next year, has been cancelled, to shouts of "outrageous" from opposition mps. and rachel reeves binned plans for a bypass in arundel in west sussex, a road tunnel near stonehenge in wiltshire and also cancelled...

the restoring our railway programme, saving £85 million next year, with individual projects to be assessed through her review. if we cannot afford it, we cannot do it. sitting opposite, quietly seething, the man who used to do herjob. jeremy hunt claimed the chancellor had made a big mistake. that great office of state depends more than any on trust... in her first big moment, she breaks that trust with an utterly bogus attempt to hoodwink the public about the choices she has. over 50 times in the election, they told us they had no plans to raise taxes. now, in a u—turn that will forever shame this labour government, she is laying the ground to break her word. and there was this from the liberal democrats. will the chancellor agree with me

that it would be unfair to ask - working people to pick up the tab | a second time after they already| suffered through years of painful tax rises? i and that is where the argument goes next. rachel reeves insists the main rates of income tax, vat and national insurance won't change. as for other taxes, it does look like some of them will go up when the chancellor stands on these steps on budget day in october. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. as we said earlier, junior doctors in england are to be offered a pay increase of around 22% over two years after a deal was agreed between the government and the union, the british medical association. if accepted, it would end a dispute that's led to ii strikes since the spring of last year. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. since 2023 there have been 11

strikes byjunior doctors in strikes by junior doctors in england. strikes byjunior doctors in england. hundreds of thousands of operations and clinics were cancelled or postponed. for patients like rosie, it is a relief to know there will be no more disruption. they can get to grips with the waiting lists. if they know what is happening and that there are not going to be strikes, they can plan. the dispute has centred on pay. the bma asked for a 35% rise forjunior doctors in england. the latest offer is 4% on top of an existing increase worth 9%. for this year, an additional 6% increase, topped up with an extra £1,000. that brings the total over two years to roughly 22% on average for each junior doctor. 22% on average for each “unior doctor. ~ ., . ., doctor. we are recommending it, because it _ doctor. we are recommending it, because it is _ doctor. we are recommending it, because it is a — doctor. we are recommending it, because it is a credible _ doctor. we are recommending it, because it is a credible offer- doctor. we are recommending it, because it is a credible offer and | because it is a credible offer and

addresses inflation for the previous years and shows there is scope for the rest of the pay that has been lost to be recouped. aha, the rest of the pay that has been lost to be recouped.— the rest of the pay that has been lost to be recouped. a possible deal will be a relief _ lost to be recouped. a possible deal will be a relief for _ lost to be recouped. a possible deal will be a relief for hospital— lost to be recouped. a possible deal will be a relief for hospital bosses i will be a relief for hospital bosses who have struggled to keep services going through the strikes. this dis - ute going through the strikes. this dispute has — going through the strikes. this dispute has been _ going through the strikes. this dispute has been hugely disruptive to patients and it has cost the nhs. nhs leaders will be hugely relieved that the _ nhs leaders will be hugely relieved that the new government and the junior— that the new government and the junior doctors have come around the table _ junior doctors have come around the table we _ junior doctors have come around the table. we are on the route to resolution. but we mustn't count our chickens, _ resolution. but we mustn't count our chickens, because we know that the doctors _ chickens, because we know that the doctors still have to vote on this. if doctors still have to vote on this. if the _ doctors still have to vote on this. if the deal— doctors still have to vote on this. if the deal disaccepted, is accepted it could be the end of the this turbulent period. we have seen ambulance service, nurses and other works all out on strike. gps could be about to launch their own industrial action. we will know more about that perhaps this week. but ministers will be keen to avoid that

if they can. the teachers' union says further strikes are unlikely now the government has made an offer of a 5.5% pay increase for teachers in england. the chancellor also confirmed vat at the standard rate of 20% will be added to private school fees from january next year. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. schools are quiet for summer now. before term ended, we spoke to teachers in stoke—on—trent, who told us this pay award was about fairness. the main reason why i went into teaching was because i wanted to give something back. i wanted to help the community. but there has got to be a balance somewhere between the government and the teachers to get itjust right. you're doing a greatjob here... when we told him today, he described the offer as "fa ntastic news".

over the last 1a years, experienced teachers' pay in england has taken a real hit over the cost of living, falling behind many other professions, and the unions want that gap narrowed. this 5.5% award is above inflation. it is fully funded. that is what we have been asking for. does this pay award go far enough to avoid strikes this year? strikes this year are unlikely. no education cuts! the teachers' strikes l were hugely disruptive to parents and the economy. settled when the last government found extra cash. most schools have budgeted around 3%. the extra money is meant to fill that gap. this is the one that's- going to turn purple, right? this secondary in stoke has recruited from canada and jamaica, because not enough graduates are starting teacher training here. if you don't have a qualified subject specialist down in the front of the classrooms,

you know that those kids are not getting the best possible deal. and as a principal, that's not ok. we have to have our children get the best possible deal. we need qualified, high—calibre staff. the government has promised 6,500 extra teachers in england. today's pay award won't solve teacher shortages overnight. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. so what is the situation with public finances and how serious is it? our economics editor faisal islam is here. thanks. so this was an unusual document published today which is part pointing a finger of blame at the previous government and part mapping out the future of this parliament. and as we've been hearing, there's a list of unfunded spending pressures, including public sector pay, the asylum plans, including rwanda, and the costs of the railways, leaving a shortfall of £22 billion in this financial year. all not fully accounted for,

says the new chancellor. and the independent forecasters, the obr, suggested this could be one of the largest overspends outside the pandemic. the single biggest—line item there is public sector pay settlements — those have all now been agreed by this government, which has accepted all the reecomendations of indepednent bodies. you can see there, teachers are getting 5.5%. nhs workers get 5.5%. armed forces, 6%. and similar elsewhere. now, this is higher than the rate of inflation back in april of 2.3% — so that's above inflation, a real pay rise. that is not inherently abnormal, but it had been suggested by previous governments that could raise inflation. this new government say it won't be inflationary, because — look at this — that's average earnings across the economy in the first quarter at 6%. a pay rise for two million public sector workers after many years of squeezes, it costs over £9 billion.

not including thejunior doctors settlement. but this government thinks the public wants stability in the nhs and schools and an end to the strikes. the new chancellor wants to start to bridge the gap on spending immediately, so that means cuts to some major plans — unusually, falling within this financial year. all in all, it's a total if £5.5 billion savings. there's still a gap to fill — £16 billion now. while the chancellor recommitted to her election promise not to raise the main tax rates, it is likely some revenue from other taxes will be required. at the heart of the validity of the "black hole" in this document is whether or not this new government had any real choice over accepting the results of the public sector pay reviews launched under the last government. they could have rejected them, but only at the cost of signifcant strife in already under pressure public services. thank you very much.

the former bbc presenter huw edwards has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children. the 62—year—old resigned from the bbc in april, after he was accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit pictures. david sillito is with me. david, a very familiar face to our audiences, of course, what do we know about what has happened? aha, know about what has happened? statement from the police this afternoon said huw edwards was arrested in november 2023 and charged on the 26th ofjune of this year on three counts of making indecent images of children. it is claimed a series of 31 photographs were found on a whatsapp chat on a mobile phone. six relating to the most serious category a offence. a conviction a crown court of possession of a category a image could lead to a prison sentence of three years. the offences are alleged to have taken place —— between december 2020 and april 2022

and huw edwards did resign from the bbc in april this year. but the bbc�*s pays profile and highest paid presenter had not been on air since july of last year —— highest paid and highest profile. hearing will take place on wednesday westminster magistrates. take place on wednesday westminster mauistrates. . ~ take place on wednesday westminster mauistrates. ., ,, , ., , . magistrates. thank you very much. -- at westminster _ magistrates. thank you very much. -- at westminster magistrates. - our top story this evening: eight people, including a number of children, have been injured in a stabbing in southport. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested. still to come, tom daley wins his fifth olympic medal alongside noah williams in the 10—metre synchronised diving. and coming up in sport on bbc news, paris 2024 organisers say they're confident the olympic triathlon events will go ahead as scheduled from tomorrow, despite concerns over pollution in the river seine.

team gb has won its first gold medals of the paris olympics, with tom pidcock retaining his olympic title in the most dramatic of finishes in the mountain biking. team gb also took gold in the equestrian team eventing — again, retaining the olympic title. our sports editor dan roan was track—side for the mountain biking. dan. thanks. barely believable scenes here at the mountain biking course in paris today. here at the mountain biking course in paris today. three here at the mountain biking course in paris today. three years here at the mountain biking course in paris today. three years ago here at the mountain biking course in paris today. three years ago in tokyo, tom pidcock claimed gold to win britain's first medal of any kind in this discipline. known as one of the most versatile riders in cycling, he arrived here at this 35 kilometre course in paris among the hot favourites. but he had to dig deep, defying a puncture somehow to prevail after an epic tussle. gold medallist and olympic

champion thomas pidcock!| after the race of his life, this is what it meant to tom pidcock to have defended his title, thanks to a ride of quite remarkable resilience. national anthem plays earlier, having arrived here as favourite, the yorkshireman quickly showed why, taking the lead on the third lap of eight. but then, at the worst possible time, a puncture looked to have cost him. pidcock almost a0 seconds off the lead and down in ninth. well, here he comes, tom pidcock about to complete his fifth lap of this tight—and—twisty course. but he's up against it. that puncture's cost him so much time. can he somehow fight back into contention and retain his olympic title? to the delight of the home fans, frenchman victor koretzky appeared to be cruising to victory. but the defiant pidcock, who'd had to quit the tour de france just 16 days ago with covid, was starting to close the gap. by a thrilling final lap,

he and koretzky were locked together, but then came the decisive moment. 0h! they're shoulder—to—shoulder. and that has taken koretzky out of the pedals. pidcock duly completing one of the sport's greatest comebacks. tom pidcock is the olympic champion. having snatched the title from the fans' favourite, the french crowd booed the winner. but britain's first solo gold of these games was secure. you never give up. so, you give everything, and that's what i had to do. i knew that victor was going to be super fast on the last lap, even if i couldn't get rid of him, so i knew it was going to be a big, big fight. and, erm.. yeah, he left a gap and i had to go for it. and with the road race still to come, one of cycling's most versatile talents could be set for yet more success. dan roan, bbc news, paris. well, earlier, great britain's first gold of the games came in the equestrian team event for laura collett, tom mcewen and ros canter.

it's a record fifth gold for great britain in the event, as laura scott reports. team gold! jumping forjoy, securing team gb's first gold of these games and successfully defending their title from tokyo. to come back and defend a gold that we'd probably desperately both wanted to come back and do again after the last experience has been incredible, but especially so because of the crowds here. i mean, it has been the most amazing feeling to be able to ride these special horses in front of these people. this, the culmination of a three—day equestrian triathlon. in saturday's dressage, they danced their way to an olympic record, but an eventful cross—country day saw ros canter penalised for knocking this flag... ..so they started today's show jumping with the hosts france hot on their hooves — canter showing that just the slightest of touches can be costly. and he just ran a little close into that oxer. next up came tom mcewen — but under pressure, a perfect clear. that's a great result for great britain! with great britain still

in the lead, it all comes down to this moment. laura collett knows exactly what is riding on this round. laura collett. .. in this most iconic of settings, her horse, london 52, soared. the final fence fell, but gold was still theirs. time to soak it all in. they say, "make hay while the sun shines," and back came collett to clinch individual bronze. after a damaging week for the perception of equestrian sport, these riders wanted to showcase the stars they were sitting on. you just have to look and realise that those horses wouldn't perform if they weren't happy horses. it's a real challenge, and the horses, what they go through and what they do for us is second—to—none. and they're the real heroes here. with back—to—back golds, these record—breakers are riding the crest of a wave. laura scott, bbc news, in versailles. earlier, tom daley and noah williams took silver in the 10—metre synchronised diving.

the duo finished ahead of canada, with china winning the gold medal. katie gornall was watching. tom daley had said just being here was enough — that competing at an olympics in front of his family was his gold medal. two years ago, he was effectively retired. here he was back on the big stage. his dive partner, noah williams, watched daley on tv as a child. now, they were side—by—side. oh, it's a classy opening dive from tom and noah. that is just what we wanted from our boys. daley won this event in tokyo, but china are three—times reigning world champions and looked untouchable. they are world—class, aren't they? they're above world class. the british pair were effectively in a fight for silver with canada. by round 4, the signs were good. oh, yes! get in! daley had his eyes on the prize. well, this is tom daley and noah williams' final dive here in paris. we don't yet know if it will be his last at an olympics. he's in silver—medal position. yes, yes! come on! oh, i'm so delighted!

under intense pressure, they had done it, the silver medal was theirs. deciding to come back, not knowing whether i would make the synchro team, let alone qualify a spot for the olympics, and now to be here in paris, diving in front of my son, who's just right there, i'd say, who actually asked me to come back, it'sjust so special. for his husband, a hollywood producer who couldn't have scripted it better. how are you feeling? sweaty! yeah, i'm... you're going to do it to me again! i think we're all- just very emotional, because this has been - such an impossible dream. a year and a half ago, we were in colorado springs, awaiting - the birth of our second child. and tom and robbie i here saw this olympic video in the museum, and tom said, "i think i need to do one more". - the silver medal is a first for williams and completes the set for daley. in his five games, he has won five olympic medals. but he knows some things are more precious than that.

katie gornall, bbc news, paris. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith lucas. some contrasts in the weather at the moment. forsome in some contrasts in the weather at the moment. for some in the south, it is hot and moment. for some in the south, it is hotand humid. this moment. for some in the south, it is hot and humid. this was earlier in east sussex. we will continue to see hot and humid weather over the next few days towards the south. cooler and cloudierfurther few days towards the south. cooler and cloudier further north. few days towards the south. cooler and cloudierfurther north. for most of us, the next few days looking largely dry. but will we see a heatwave? that depends where you are. this is the heatwave criteria. we need three consecutive days above these given temperatures. that is 28 degrees for the london area, 27 for much of england and. and we may well see that for some through the midlands, centraland see that for some through the midlands, central and southern england as well. perhaps notjust three consecutive days, but between monday and friday at, we could see five days above the heatwave criteria for some of us. it is cooler across scotland and northern

ireland. a bit more cloud through this evening and tonight. a few splashes of light rain. easing out towards dawn. further south, splashes of light rain. easing out towards dawn. furthersouth, clear skies and another warm and muggy night. some of us not dropping below 14 or 15. typically about 10 or 11 across the north of scotland. that is how we start the day. lots of dry weather once again tomorrow. summaries of cloud drifting around. across northern ireland and perhaps scotland and northern england —— some areas of cloud. light winds and it will feel hot, 32 towards the london region, so that could be the hottest day of the year so far. typically looking at the low 20s or the high teens across scotland and northern ireland. we go all again on wednesday. another dry day with that strong sunshine. feeling hot and humid once again. just a small chance by wednesday we could see one or two isolated showers. high 20s and low 30s in the south. possibly high teens or low 20s further north. thanks, sarah. and that's bbc news at six.