violent scenes on venezuela streets. protests erupt over sunday's official election result. and paris pollution forces olympic organisers to postpone the men's triathlon just hours before it was due to begin. hello. a british seaside town is mourning on tuesday, rocked by the stabbing deaths of two children. six other children are in a critical condition in hospital, as are two adults. it happened in southport, in england's north—west. the children were attending a holiday dance class — a specially—themed workshop, celebrating taylor swift — when they were stabbed. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested over the attack. my my colleague is at the scene. bring it up—to—date with the latest.

southport is this morning waking up in shock, in grief and asking the question why? as i walked here this morning to the police cordon, it was actually eerily quietjust a few early morning joggers out, i saw a couple of people pushing prams with their children after yesterday's multiple stabbing just up the road here from the police cordon, where as you said, two children died, nine others are in hospital, six of those are critically ill, two adults are also critically ill. now police say they were injured while trying to protect the children at that dance event, taylor swift themed dance event. it is a beginning of the summer holidays here in the united kingdom and lots of parents around the country will be sending their

children to event like this. this one was for children aged between six and ii and at around 11:16am yesterday morning a man entered and carried out what was a ferocious attack, stabbing the children. we have heard witnesses talk about how they heard screams, how it was like a scene from a horror movie and that paramedics were in tears as they tried to help those children on the street. this morning we have seen a stream of people coming and leaving floral tributes. you can see some of them behind me, one card just says, love, stockport. there have been children's teddies, one i saw had a poem that was called hope. and i just read at the end, through this devastation with tears can barely

cope, love to be ongoing, we cling to future hope. later today there is going to be a vigil at the town hall at six o'clock which a lot of locals are saying will be well attended. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. he has from the nearby village of banks, originally from cardiff. with details of what happened yesterday, my colleague report. a warning, you may find some of the content in his report distressing. in southport they have been bringing flowers, an instinctive response to an incomprehensible act of violence against children on a summer's morning. something like this doesn't happen around here. it is something that is very, like, hit our community very hard i think as well, and obviously it is still very raw as well, everything that is going on.

the prime minister's response echoed those from southport. the events are truly awful, and i know the whole country is deeply shocked at what they have seen and heard, and i know i speak for everybody, the whole country in saying our thoughts and condolences are with the victims, their families, their friends and the wider community. and last night the king said he and the queen had been profoundly shocked to hear of the utterly horrific incident in southport. and so many will have been affected. organisers of the summer holiday dance class and the children who were taking part. the parents who came to pick them up and those to pick them up and those who saw the aftermath. it was like a bomb had gone off. girls' bodies all over the place. me, one of my colleagues who works with me, james, he brought one of the girls out

of the building and she didn't look good at all, poor kid. i checked in on my girls and ijust ran to the crowd because ijust thought, you put your nhs head on, don't you? and the mother that i wasjust consoling, the look on her face, because she knew something had happened to her child. it is like, oh, my gosh, how do you even comprehend? there is nothing you can do. this is like the worst thing you can ever imagine. - my daughter was there on saturday, our friends' kids were here, - and theyjust got slain, massacred. there were so many witnesses, police were able to quickly describe what happened. the children were attending a taylor swift event at a dance school when the offender, armed with a knife, walked into the premises and started to attack, inside, the children. we believe that the adults who were injured were bravely trying to protect the children

who were being attacked. as a mum and a nana, i can't begin to imagine the pain and suffering of the families of the victims are going through at this moment in time. 13 were stabbed, ii of them children. two were killed. six children and two adults remain in a life—threatening condition. but why did it happen? a question now being asked, notjust here, but across the country. police continue to hold a 17—year—old boy from a nearby village, banks. they have yet to suggest any motive, but they are not treating the attack as terror—related. this will likely be a long investigation in a deeply traumatised community. joining me now is a local councillor in the area. you grew up just ten houses away from this incident.

yeah, numberi9, houses away from this incident. yeah, number 19, just on the facing where _ yeah, number 19, just on the facing where it_ yeah, number 19, just on the facing where it happened yesterday. explained what had spaces. it wasn't there _ explained what had spaces. it wasn't there wherr— explained what had spaces. it wasn't there when i grew up. i believe it is a community youth space where events— is a community youth space where events are — is a community youth space where events are held.— events are held. what is your reaction be — events are held. what is your reaction be to _ events are held. what is your reaction be to this _ events are held. what is your reaction be to this horrific- reaction be to this horrific incident yesterday? devastation, shock. incident yesterday? devastation, shock- you _ incident yesterday? devastation, shock. you don't _ incident yesterday? devastation, shock. you don't expect - incident yesterday? devastation, shock. you don't expect this - incident yesterday? devastation, shock. you don't expect this sort incident yesterday? devastation, i shock. you don't expect this sort of thing _ shock. you don't expect this sort of thing to— shock. you don't expect this sort of thing to happen in the place you grew— thing to happen in the place you grew up. — thing to happen in the place you grew up, especially here, it is realty— grew up, especially here, it is really quiet. as a child you went out in _ really quiet. as a child you went out in the — really quiet. as a child you went out in the street, there were no issues _ out in the street, there were no issues with— out in the street, there were no issues with anti—social behaviour. shock _ issues with anti—social behaviour. shock and — issues with anti—social behaviour. shock and devastation. what issues with anti-social behaviour. shock and devastation.— issues with anti-social behaviour. shock and devastation. what is this area like? it— shock and devastation. what is this area like? it is _ shock and devastation. what is this area like? it is quiet, _ shock and devastation. what is this area like? it is quiet, family - area like? it is quiet, family orientated, working class. young families, — orientated, working class. young families, a — orientated, working class. young families, a little bit different from — families, a little bit different from the rest of the demographics of southport, _ from the rest of the demographics of southport, much younger. we from the rest of the demographics of southport, much younger.— southport, much younger. we have seen flowers _ southport, much younger. we have seen flowers being _ southport, much younger. we have seen flowers being played - southport, much younger. we have seen flowers being played here - seen flowers being played here throughout the morning. what has been the reaction within the community?— been the reaction within the community? again, shock and devastation _ community? again, shock and devastation i _ community? again, shock and devastation i think. _

community? again, shock and devastation i think. it - community? again, shock and devastation i think. it is - devastation i think. it is heartbreaking what has happened so no one _ heartbreaking what has happened so no one expected it to happen on their— no one expected it to happen on their doorstep, and it is trying to come _ their doorstep, and it is trying to come to— their doorstep, and it is trying to come to terms with what has happened over the _ come to terms with what has happened over the last 24 hours. there will be a _ over the last 24 hours. there will be a vigil— over the last 24 hours. there will be a vigil tonight.— over the last 24 hours. there will be a vigil tonight. yes, at the town hall. it is be a vigil tonight. yes, at the town hall. n is not — be a vigil tonight. yes, at the town hall. it is not likely _ be a vigil tonight. yes, at the town hall. it is not likely to _ be a vigil tonight. yes, at the town hall. it is not likely to be _ be a vigil tonight. yes, at the town hall. it is not likely to be well - hall. it is not likely to be well attended?— hall. it is not likely to be well attended? ~ , , ., ~' attended? absolutely, yeah, i think the community _ attended? absolutely, yeah, i think the community will— attended? absolutely, yeah, i think the community will come _ attended? absolutely, yeah, i think the community will come together i attended? absolutely, yeah, i think. the community will come together and make sure _ the community will come together and make sure we look after each other. it is make sure we look after each other. it is every _ make sure we look after each other. it is every parent's nightmare, the start of the summer holidays, it should be a joyous time for children. should be a 'oyous time for children.— should be a 'oyous time for children. ~ , , ., , children. absolutely, it is a first full week of— children. absolutely, it is a first full week of the _ children. absolutely, it is a first full week of the kids _ children. absolutely, it is a first full week of the kids being - children. absolutely, it is a first full week of the kids being off l children. absolutely, it is a first| full week of the kids being off in southport and getting into the summer— southport and getting into the summer holidays, the last thing you expect— summer holidays, the last thing you expect to _ summer holidays, the last thing you expect to happen and that is at the back of— expect to happen and that is at the back of every parent's mind, i know it is at— back of every parent's mind, i know it is at the _ back of every parent's mind, i know it is at the back of ours. how back of every parent's mind, i know it is at the back of ours.— it is at the back of ours. how do ou it is at the back of ours. how do you think _ it is at the back of ours. how do you think people _ it is at the back of ours. how do you think people in _ it is at the back of ours. how do you think people in particular i it is at the back of ours. how do you think people in particular in | you think people in particular in hart street come together? it is human nature _ hart street come together? it is human nature to _ hart street come together? it is human nature to look after each other— human nature to look after each other when tragedy happens and that will absolutely happen here, people will absolutely happen here, people will take _ will absolutely happen here, people will take care of each other and wrap _ will take care of each other and wrap their— will take care of each other and wrap theirarms around will take care of each other and

wrap their arms around the people. it is wrap their arms around the people. it is so _ wrap their arms around the people. it is so important. what can you do as the local council do to provide support? i as the local council do to provide su ort? ., f , as the local council do to provide su--ort? ,, j , ., support? i think they're being for --eole, support? i think they're being for people. signposting _ support? i think they're being for people, signposting people - support? i think they're being for people, signposting people to . support? i think they're being for| people, signposting people to the relevant _ people, signposting people to the relevant services that will help and 'ust relevant services that will help and just show— relevant services that will help and just show cohesion and unity, that something — just show cohesion and unity, that something things are bigger than politics — something things are bigger than olitics. . ., something things are bigger than olitics. ., ~' , ., something things are bigger than olitics. ., ,, , ., ., something things are bigger than olitics. ., ,, ., ., , politics. thank you for 'oining us on this difficult h politics. thank you for 'oining us on this difficult day. _ politics. thank you forjoining us on this difficult day. the - politics. thank you forjoining us on this difficult day. the local. on this difficult day. the local councillor here, grew up just $10 down from where the incident happened yesterday. as i mentioned, nine children remain in hospital, six of those are in a critical condition now. a number of those are being treated at the alder hospital in liverpool and my colleague is there. what is the latest the hospital is saying on the condition of those children that were brought in yesterday?— of those children that were brought in yesterday? currently the position is that they are _ in yesterday? currently the position is that they are saying _ in yesterday? currently the position is that they are saying six _ in yesterday? currently the position is that they are saying six children |

is that they are saying six children remain— is that they are saying six children remain in— is that they are saying six children remain in a — is that they are saying six children remain in a critical condition, that means— remain in a critical condition, that means that — remain in a critical condition, that means that they have suffered a potentially life—threatening injuries. speaking to the communications officer from the hospital. — communications officer from the hospital, they said they are hoping to issue _ hospital, they said they are hoping to issue an— hospital, they said they are hoping to issue an update within the next couple _ to issue an update within the next couple of — to issue an update within the next couple of hours so we should be able to bring _ couple of hours so we should be able to bring you — couple of hours so we should be able to bring you more. yesterday at nine children— to bring you more. yesterday at nine children entered in total, some of those _ children entered in total, some of those were — children entered in total, some of those were taken to the royal manchester children's hospital, some of them _ manchester children's hospital, some of them treated at alder hey. it is a world—class institution, specialist paediatric centre, treating _ specialist paediatric centre, treating around 450,000 children every— treating around 450,000 children every year. the staff in the building _ every year. the staff in the building behind me i will use to deating — building behind me i will use to dealing with traumatised children and their— dealing with traumatised children and their parents but i suspect that the staff, _ and their parents but i suspect that the staff, there was shock with what they were _ the staff, there was shock with what they were faced with, children who hadn't _ they were faced with, children who hadn't been involved in an accident, children— hadn't been involved in an accident, children who hadn't developed some kind of— children who hadn't developed some kind of life—threatening illness. they _ kind of life—threatening illness. they had — kind of life—threatening illness. they had gone out on a summer holiday— they had gone out on a summer holiday to — they had gone out on a summer holiday to attend a dance show. they never _ holiday to attend a dance show. they never made — holiday to attend a dance show. they never made it back because of this person— never made it back because of this person going into that dance class

and stabbing people randomly. so six children— and stabbing people randomly. so six children in— and stabbing people randomly. so six children in a _ and stabbing people randomly. so six children in a critical condition. don't — children in a critical condition. don't forget there whether two adult in a critical— don't forget there whether two adult in a critical condition. the police described — in a critical condition. the police described them as bravely trying to defend _ described them as bravely trying to defend the children when this person started _ defend the children when this person started wielding the knife after dance — started wielding the knife after dance class. it is really something that those — dance class. it is really something that those of us who are parents or grandparentsjust that those of us who are parents or grandparents just cannot really comprehend. i have sent my grandchildren to the sort of events, you never— grandchildren to the sort of events, you never imagine anything like this, _ you never imagine anything like this, nothing can prepare you for it and it— this, nothing can prepare you for it and it certainly shock the community in south _ and it certainly shock the community in south bod and the wider community of the _ in south bod and the wider community of the north— in south bod and the wider community of the north west and in the building _ of the north west and in the building behind me now they're working — building behind me now they're working very hard to try and help those _ working very hard to try and help those children. we have got parents who last _ those children. we have got parents who last night had a fretful night, hoping _ who last night had a fretful night, hoping and praying for news and improvement in the young ones and we have got— improvement in the young ones and we have got the _ improvement in the young ones and we have got the families of two children— have got the families of two children who died yesterday who must be experiencing unimaginable grief at this— be experiencing unimaginable grief at this time. be experiencing unimaginable grief at this time-— at this time. absolutely. dave ruessed at this time. absolutely. dave guessed at — at this time. absolutely. dave guessed at alder _ at this time. absolutely. dave guessed at alder hey - at this time. absolutely. dave guessed at alder hey hospitalj at this time. absolutely. dave i guessed at alder hey hospital -- guessed at alder hey hospital —— alder hay hospital. as dave said, it

is grief and shock that is sweeping across the town here in southport. we mentioned that a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. the police say they are not looking for anyone else and at the moment there is no terrorism link to this horrific attack in southport yesterday. forthe horrific attack in southport yesterday. for the moment, horrific attack in southport yesterday. forthe moment, back horrific attack in southport yesterday. for the moment, back to you in the studio. the yesterday. for the moment, back to you in the studio.— you in the studio. the key, thank ou ve you in the studio. the key, thank you very much- _ you in the studio. the key, thank you very much. nicky _ you in the studio. the key, thank you very much. nicky will - you in the studio. the key, thank you very much. nicky will be - you in the studio. the key, thank- you very much. nicky will be keeping us up—to—date throughout the day and also on the live page on the website. all the very latest details will be posted there and following that

five bus loads of sick and wounded palestinians are ready to leave gaza for medical treatment abroad.

it would be one of the largest single evacuations of the sick and wounded since the war began in october, after hamas attacked israel. israel's military operation against hamas has crippled gaza's health care system. the world health organization says there are still 10,000 more patients who need to leave gaza. international journalists are not allowed into gaza, but barbara plett usher reports using video sent by a local cameraman. a rare chance for gaza's sick and injured to get the care they can't get here. this is the beginning of a long journey, they help. nothing is ever certain. this woman needs major surgery for her scoliosis, delayed now by six months. i call on the whole world to look at us with compassion.

i could not believe it when they contacted me, that my daughter was amongst those on the list going outside gaza for treatment. so many need to be healed, but israel's war against hamas has closed hospitals, killed doctors, blocked medicines, inflicted traumatic injuries and trauma. we were struck. my eldest son was killed, my father was killed, my youngest son lost his sight. his left eye was blown out with a skull fracture. my middle son suffers from a leg injury and leg deformities. and i suffer a skull fracture, blindness in my left eye and a broken shoulder and ribs. there is no safe place in gaza. the front line keeps closing in. many have to flee time and time again. they have nowhere to go. this is one of the only ways out, not the first medical evacuation,

but it is the biggest. this 12—year—old lost her foot in an explosion. i wish that the war would end and that all children like me will be able to come with me and have artificial limbs fitted and receive treatment abroad. i also hope that i will return to see my father in peace. it is a bittersweet goodbye in the middle of a war, hoping for a cure, hoping even more they will see their families again, that one day they will be able to return. the israeli prime minister has called for calm after demonstrators, including far—right politicians, forced their way into two military bases. benjamin netanyahu said he "strongly condemned" the disturbances.

the protesters were angry with the arrest of soldiers, accused of severely abusing a palestinian detainee. israeli media reports suggest the reservists had sexually assaulted the prisoner. israel denies human rights groups' allegations that suspected hamas fighters suffer systematic abuse in detention. live to jerusalem. live tojerusalem. talk through the background to these demonstrations. just to say, the fallout from all of this continues to dominate the israeli media. we're hearing that additional soldiers have now gone to these two military bases that were at the centre of their protest yesterday. what we heard after news broke that these nine is really soldiers had detained. lots of far right protesters going to protest against art and in some of them actually managing to break into the

facility, this notorious military base where palestinian detainees from the gaza war had been kept. it has been highlighted a lot by human rights groups and by international media investigations at a place where there are allegations of widespread abuse and we have been hearing reports from there about how detainees are routinely shackled to hospital beds, how they have been kept blindfolded, how they have had to wear nappies while being detained. but this case is said to have involved nine reservist soldiers, accused of sexually assaulting a detainee, said to have been a senior member of hamas. we understand that he had been taken to hospital, unable to walk. as military investigators arrived at the site, that is when the protests really became very rowdy and chaotic and then later we saw the protesters

going, a crowd of hundreds to a second military base where there is a military court and breaking in there. a lot of questions being asked about how this was able to happen in terms of security and it really shows a lot of the political divisions, because while you have the prime minister denouncing what happened, the israeli military chief of staff team this bordered on anarchy, that it was unlawful, he also have far right members of the israeli government who have spoken in defence of the soldiers. the national security minister said, take your hand off the reservist. another party leader, from her ultranationalist party, the finance minister came out saying that the soldiers being question should be treated as heroes had not as criminals. treated as heroes had not as criminals-— treated as heroes had not as criminals. ., ,, , ., ., ., benjamin netanyahu says his country will deliver a severe response to the missile strike

on the israeli—occupied golan heights. 12 young people were killed in saturday's attack on a football pitch in the town of majdal shams. mr netanyahu cut short a tour of the united states to visit the site of the attack. he expressed his condolences to the local community, which is mostly made up of the arab druze minority. on sunday, israel fired on sites in south lebanon that it says belong to the armed group hezbollah. israel blames the iranian—backed hezbollah for the attack — an accusation the group denies. our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega is in south lebanon with more. the wait here in lebanon continues. yesterday the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, again said that israel would respond to the attack that happened on saturday and that this response would be severe. now, we know that there has been intense diplomatic activity trying to limit the israeli response. the americans in particular are heavily involved in these efforts to try to contain

an escalation of hostilities here. and i think the goal of these efforts is to try and prevent an escalation that would put hezbollah in a position where the group would feel they have to respond to any kind of major israeli attack. and i think an attack on the capital of beirut, hezbollah has its base in the southern suburbs of beirut, or any israeli attack targeting lebanese civilian infrastructure could be seen by hezbollah as a major escalation, as a major provocation and could spark a response by hezbollah. some breaking news from india this hour and the southern state of kerala, where heavy rains have triggered massive landslide, killing at least 45 people. dozens more are feared trapped. the landslides struck hilly areas in wayanad district in the early hours of tuesday. rescue operations are under way, but are being hindered by heavy

rains and the collapse of a crucial bridge. let's speak to our south asia correspondent, samira hussain. just bring it up—to—date. they have updated us in terms of the number of dead, 45, but officials continue to say the number could go up. they are recording 250 people that are injured, taken to various local area hospitals and you can see some of these images that we have been seen coming from the region, these really heavy rains and you see these rivers that are flooding. officials are saying that they believe many people have actually been caught in those rivers and have been swept away. the challenge now is the rescue operation, trying to get to those people that are stranded. as you pointed out, there is a crucial bridge in one of the areas where a landslide hit. that has been demolished and now they have army

personnel that have come in and made a rope bridge to try and reach some of those people that are trapped. also making rescue effort difficult, the monsoons that triggered these landslides, all those heavy rains continue in the region so you see these rescue is battling the elements as they go through mud and sticks as he tried to get people trapped on the other side. just briefly talk _ trapped on the other side. just briefly talk us _ trapped on the other side. just briefly talk us through the region and how resilient it is to deal with weather events like this. the southern _ weather events like this. the southern state _ weather events like this. the southern state of _ weather events like this. tue: southern state of carolina weather events like this. tte: southern state of carolina is weather events like this. he southern state of carolina is for the most part a coastal region but if you go in towards —— carolina. it is hilly region, so you have a of people in agriculture working in that region. it is prone to

landslides and flooding of this kind, the most deadly happened back in 2018 when more than 400 people died in what was the worst flooding in more than a century. —— the kerela region. i want to take you back to these live pictures, updates and information in the aftermath of a stabbing attack. a 17—year—old male arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder remains in custody. we know that two children were killed there in southport. police describing it as herferocious attack two a ferocious attack. it was a taylor swift themed dance and y°93 was a taylor swift themed dance and yoga workshop. six children remain in critical condition after this stabbing, as well as two adults. we are waiting to hear if we have any

update on their condition but at the moment the latest is that six children and two adults remain in a critical condition and two children were killed. hello again. if you have an allergy to pollen, the levels today are either low or moderate across the board, and if you like your weather that bit hotter, it's going to be very warm or indeed hot today. a lot of dry and sunny weather around, if we reach 32 celsius, it will make it the hottest day of this year so far. so you can see from the oranges where we're looking at the higher temperatures, they continue as we go through the week, various weather fronts crossing us, bringing in some thundery showers at times. but as we head into the weekend, these fresher conditions come in behind that cold front, as represented by the yellows. so today, a lot of dry weather, we've got the remnants of a weather

front continuing to break up, reallyjust a band of cloud across southern scotland, northern england and northern ireland, and another one across the far north of scotland, where it's also windy, producing the odd shower. but in between a lot of dry and sunny weather with highs of 21 in aberdeen but potentially 32 in london. that tempts you to the coast, where it will be cooler with sea breezes. these are the temperatures you can expect in the sea, so still a bit nippy. now through this evening and overnight still a lot of clear skies. at times we'll import a bit of low cloud from the north sea, a few showers getting into south west england and we could see some thundery showers coming up from france, clipping the far south east where it will be humid. but it will be chilly in sheltered glens with overnight lows of four degrees. tomorrow we lose the thundery showers quite early doors, then low cloud coming in on an onshore breeze at times across eastern england and eastern scotland. but we could well see some thundery showers across the channel islands and southern counties, with highs tomorrow up to 30

in london, 22 in glasgow. overnight we'll see some thundery showers develop, but if anything there'll be more of them around on thursday as that weather front clashes with hot and humid air. the met office has a weather warning out for those thunderstorms. we won't all see them by any stretch, but you could see some and they could be torrential and could lead to some localised flooding so it's one to watch. but equally there'll be a lot of dry weather around as well, a fair bit of sunshine with highs up to about 27 degrees. then as we head on into the latter part of the week for friday, we've got a weather front coming in, starting to introduce that fresher air from the west, and it will be fresher as we head into the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a british seaside town is in shock after the stabbing deaths of two children. nine others were also injured in the attack. violent scenes on venezuela streets. protests erupt over sunday's official election result. ajudge is due to question spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, over allegations of corruption against his wife. more than a quarter of a century after the omagh bombing, the public inquiry finally begins. the uk's deputy prime minister is expected to set out how england's planning laws will be overhauled.

hello. let's go back to our top story this morning — the seaside town attack that has rocked britain. two children were stabbed to death in southport, in north—west england. six other children and two adults are in a critical condition in hospital. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. let's go back to our correspondent nicky schiller who's in southport. yes, southport is waking up this morning to a lot of shock and grief and asking basically the question why? how could this horrific attack happened on this very quiet street in a neighbourhood area at the beginning of the summer holidays. it was a dance club, taylor swift dance club for children aged between six

and 11 and at