road in merthyr tydfil, earlier in the day on moy road in mertherydfil, but earlier in the day on moyn going on to say 28—year—old man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the policejust saying schools had been put into lockdown as a precaution. they will open as normal tomorrow, as a precaution. they will open as normaltomorrow, but as a precaution. they will open as normal tomorrow, but described it as a targeted attack and mentioned that the injuries for that 29—year—old woman were not life—threatening. so those, the key details, a very short news conference there from south wales police, but bring us up—to—date on that story. let's get more on one of our main stories, the israel hamas war. earlier, i spoke to rebecca inglis, who's an intensive care doctor based in london and the co—founder of gaza medic voices, which has been hearing first hand accounts from doctors in gaza. she's been telling me about the situation on the ground. as you have been hearing from the dub you ho, the situation has really deteriorated markedly. at the moment there are huge numbers of cas

what we do know is that police were called here to - is that police were called here to the moy roadcordon covering around three houses on the junction of coronation place there are police officers on duty at there are police officers on duty at the moment. aside from that, it is a very quiet scene here. quite different from a few hours ago. the police have asked people to avoid the area as they deal with the incident. the welsh ambulance service said that the doctors provided critical care on the scene before one person was taken to the university hospital of wales in cardiff and the number of schools in the area was locked down in response to the ongoing incident. i can imaaine to the ongoing incident. i can imagine that _ to the ongoing incident. i can imagine that there _ to the ongoing incident. i can imagine that there must - to the ongoing incident. i can | imagine that there must have to the ongoing incident. i can imagine that there must have been a very strong reaction from the local community to what has happened. lots of shock, i imagine. lats community to what has happen

police have asked residents to avoid the area around moy road following reports of a serious assaultare attending a serious assault in south wales. the number of is—year—olds regularly skipping meals due to poverty in the uk is one of the highest in europe, according to a new report. the pisa test looks at the education and welfare of is—year—olds around the world, and shows that nearly 11% in the uk are having to miss meals due to the cost—of—living crisis. our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. this every morning starts with a free meal _ this every morning starts with a free meal for _ this every morning starts with a free meal for everyone. - this every morning starts with a free meal for everyone. for- this every morning starts with a free meal for everyone. for the | this every morning starts with a - free mealfor everyone. for the head teacher, free mealfor everyone. for the head teacher. this — free mealfor everyone. for the head teacher, this is _ free mealfor everyone. for the head teacher, this is the _ free mealfor everyone. for the head teacher, this is the

police have asked residents to avoid the area around moy road. scene. now, another bit of breaking news. the british medical association says that junior breaking news. the british medical association says thatjunior doctors will face further strikes in england this month and next. 3% is going to be added to pay this year. that is on top of an average 9% already awarded. the strike dates are from the 20th of december to the 23rd of december and then from the 3rd of january until the ninth. it is now time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. if you've had enough of the cold and you'd rather have the mild weather, well, be careful what you wish for, because we could be in for a lot of rain and some strong winds, but not in the short term. this evening, actually, the skies are going to be clearing and there's another frost on the way tonight. quite a sharp one and some fog forming, too. now, in the short term, quite thick cloud across parts of england and wales, although in the northwest here we've had some clearer skies, it's

road . that took place on moy road.merthyr just before 910 this morning. armed officers are in the area and we request that people avoid the area so that we can effective deal with this incident . we'll bring you more incident. we'll bring you more information on this incident as we get it . we get it. >> yes. well, let's get the latest with gb news political correspondent katherine forster on the infected blood scandal . on the infected blood scandal. catherine, thank you very much. you're in westminster. we understand that a letter will be passed to number 10. am i right? >> yes, that's right. at a little bit after 2:00 this afternoon, letters will be handedin afternoon, letters will be handed in to number 10 downing street and to number 11 by the people affected by the contaminated blood scandal and by mps called basically on the government to get a move on with compensation. these people were affected in the 1970s. in the 19805, affected in the 1970s. in the 1980s, and people are still dying at the rate of one every

called here to moy road in aberfan to reports of a 29 year old.elieve it from eyewitness reports, pregnant woman being stabbed. now, south wales police have a big presence here. you can probably see from the police cordon behind me, very much investigated , starting and still investigated, starting and still ongoing because, of course, they're still looking for that suspect to a statement from south police said that the south wales police said that the suspect the scene suspect left the scene immediately the incident immediately after the incident and enquiries are still and that enquiries are still ongoing of course try and ongoing to, of course try and find him just on my journey here you unmarked police cars you can see unmarked police cars as you entered the village and a police cars police presence, police cars essentially patrolling around this area, of course searching for possibly that person who is who is involved. of course , in who is involved. of course, in response this incident as response to this incident as well. we know that six l