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in wielding a knife. correspondentjudith moritz. a warning you may find the details of this report distressing. it was the start of the summer holidays in southport and a special event was organised — a taylor but a morning of fun turned to trauma. supported by her parents, and the yoga teacher reveal he opened the door and just grabbed a child. saw him coming for me. i saw him, like, stab my arm. and that's when i turned. and he must have got my back.

i remember his eyes the most because he looked possessed. he moved right next to me. ijust felt something go in my back, so... my brainjust said, "he's got me." so he got me and then he got me again. the teachers and their teenage helper knew they had to get everyone to safety. i remember shouting for them to get down and get out. i thought that he wasn't going to stop until ijust thought, "i need to get some help." so...we all run towards the door and call 999. having been stabbed five times, leanne moved more of the girls to safety. with her in a toilet. ijust kept saying, "there's children inside, there's children inside."

my brain's going 100 miles an hour but my body won't do anything. "go and get the children." are you 0k? yeah, ijust... people have told us how you tried to help the kids — get them out. incredible bravery. you just don't feel brave when you're the adult. the truth is that more children may well have died if you hadn't done what you did.

done what we'd done. and that gives nothing for, like, the children who did die. siren wails. raised in this report, details of are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. in kyiv eu president ursula von

der leyen is speaking now. lyousgi’é ft— ft,%i’: ea: ” ' or invade your borders or invade your neighbour or if there is true deterrence. this is not only =£ right for europe, rightforeurope, is isszia also important for asia, africa, and for both sides of the an in sovereignty is an ukraine's sovereignty is an in the prevention of investment in the prevention of future wars. and there is more end for ukraine the end for'tjkraine'a nd'the world. has end for'tjkraineand'the world. has a end for'tjkraine'ond'the world. has a thriving defence shouldfnever industry. this should never fuel the arsenals of an fuel'the'oreenole of on power, but it should 55: 7= 7? the resilience of union 77 union ukraine union ukraine as 77 union ukraine as its european union ukraine as its member. that is on more member; thol'is tok'mgon more for member; thol'is�*tokmlg'on more for its own responsibility for its own security. ukraine has a lively start—up scene with a lot of experience in the rising sectors like artificial intelligence and drones, they

can do attitude and the entrepreneurial spirit of young and ukrainian and dynamic ukrainian companies can important impulses can provide important impulses to europe's here to europelsbemtostrengthen at this critical ukraine at this critical i can announce that a moment. i can announce that a new 3.5 billion payment new 3.5 billion euro payment ukraine will arrive already 7 march. 7 ir...’h_"s...;’.a, ,;, “roofsecgna, 75.557": in march. second, as hasjust been announced, there will be a beenadnodnced. there willbe a eu ropea n beenadnodnced. there willbe a european council, i special european council.,,and i present at special will present at the special european a european council, a comprehensive plan for defence investment, for scaling up our european arms production, and defence capabilities, but also for in ukraine's for investment in ukraine's defence industries, scaling up your arms production, your

capabilities. this will defence capabilities. this will be a plan for the european and for there is union and for ukraine. there is a third point i want to speak 2-2 :_: that is energy. for 3 about. that is energy. for 3 russia has sought to 5 ukraine 77 5 ukraine into 77 5 ukraine into darkness ukraine into darkness by plunge ukraine into darkness by targeting the relentlessly targeting the infrastructure. energy infrastructure. therefore the commission has an prepared an ambitious package of energy security. the aim is ensure resilient, secure, to ensure a resilient. secure. energy system for competitive energy system for ukraine, we ukraine, together we have managed during this winter ready to provide 1.8 gigawatt, now we will fully integrate but now we will fully integrate ukraine's and moldova's electricity markets in �*own electricity markets in our own electricity markets in our own electricity market, by the end of next year. and we will 7 full potential w 7 full potential of ukraine's gaseeoe rt 5”-er r gas storage is, which vast gas storage is, of which 80% are located closer to the

member states, and this eu.;peo1sberstates..and this will income generate income for ukraine. and you will accelerate investment in ukraine's renewable all these renewable energy. all these efforts will result in greater energy for both, energy security for both, the european union and ukraine. no one wants more finally, no one wants more peace than the ukrainian peace the"; the ukraieian; —— , but peace the"; the ukraihiah —— , but they peace that the ukraihian; —— , but they want a just people; but they want a just a lasting peace. and this and a lasting peace. and this only comes through strength. this is wh we strenthen and this is why we strengthen your economy. this is why we e: -=2 j the resilience j j the resilience of j j the resilience of your sector, this j sector, this is j sector, this is why we energy sector, this is why we training and equipping continue training and equipping your trips. think of the your trips; thihkof the of artillery importance of artillery for example. this is ammunition for example. this is what we have to provide security guarantees by united 5 united states. j united states. this 5 united states. this is j united states. this is why the united states. this is why today are adopting this 16th today weareadoptipg this 16th of sanctions. we

package of sanctions. we will punitive increase punitive sanctions against russia until they demonstrate through us demonstrate through willing us to achieve a lasting peace agreements. we stand by ukraine. as long as it i for as long as it takes. i cannot wait for the moment, after having also to after having listened also to your soldier at the front line, till we start to reconstruct ukraine again, ukraine as a member of the european union, ukraine, thank you so much. ukraine—.—thahkyed so moch; von der ukraine—rthahkyoo so moch; von der leyen ending her ursula von der leyen ending her speech this summit that is speech at this summit that is place in kyiv. numerous taking place in kyiv. numerous different packages being 3.5 tv 3.5 euros announced, 3.5 billion euros payment aid to ukraine, aspecial 7 n a special european council also a special european council be held in march. she was to be held in march. she was talking about the importance of as 77 as well, but éé'de'iijmt'gigo” " éé’vleii,i.u££i;o';” " energy as well, but also a package against our 7 7 ourlot 77 77

our lot happvening our lot happening in russia. our lot happening in kyiv. various different members of the international’commdnity in as of the internationatcommdnity in as well. we are certain keir starmer, expecting certain keir starmer, the british prime minister, to address, 7 address, he 7 address, he is 7 address, he is not give his address, he is not there, because he will in there, because he will be in washington later week, but ;";”6f; , , of different ' ' fixofdifferient i legal}? lots of different world leaders present kyiv itself. of we heardfrom 7 7 we heardfrom barack course we heard from barack obama to, this is what he said. dear friends, obama to, this is what he said. dearfriends, this year be the beginning of real, lasting peace. will not lasting peace. putin will not give us peace or give it to us giveps peaee'orrgive it to be exchange for something. to win peace have to win peace through strength, and unity. obama to their the obama to their speaking the numerous their speaking the numerous their leaders; to the numerous world leaders are in offering —— eelensky 7 —— eelensky s7peaking support. —— zelensky speaking to numerous world leaders.

they in big trouble not they are in big trouble not because has because russia has broken through in the they're in big trouble, because of record levels of drone strikes, they're in trouble because of donald trump. donald trump has decided to move much closer to the kremlin and in return for actually not future military supplies, mining industries, its port industries, which would take them — if they signed up to it, and zelensky says he won't — would take them decades to actually get up to that level. so they're in a really difficult position

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from ukraine let us turn date; from ukraine let us turn germany, germany having to germany, germany having significant elections. conservatives celebrating winning country's election. ysisnning the;country�*s election. colic has been my colic has been monitoring this over the weekend berlin. the results more or less mirrors the polling. christian democrats the biggest party, just over 28% of the vote. the 7777 big story 7 7 �* big story of the election other big story of the election is the far right afd coming in second seco7nd biggest 7 seco7nd biggest pa r7ty around 20.896 of the vote, is hugely significant 7 is hugely significant here 7 that is hugely significant here in of course 7 history, 7 7 history, fact afa7r—right 7

a fa7r—right party has so 77 siwéli 7777 777 7 77 siwéli 62er 7 so well here. we know performed so well here. we know that the christian democrats, all of the parties in the centre in germany, have centre here in germany, have said they will not work with said they will not were with ” r ' ' far right. said they will not were with ww r w w far right. the far right the far right. the far right has no partner to form a government. the man who will be next likely the next chancellor, merz, will start friedrich merz, will start talks to find a junior talks to find a janier ,,, party, most likely to the social democrats, we are be the social democrats, we are expecting those coalition talks start pretty quickly, to start pretty quickly, this afternoon we see press afternoon we will see press compasses from both parties, the leadership of both parties, the leadership'of both'aarties; are they will tell as a the leadership'of both'aarties. are they will tell as a bit we are they will tell as a bit more but when those talks will a partnership 7 a7partn7ers7h7ip7of777 7 77 7a7partn7ers7h7ip7of7t7ho7se 77 begin a partnership of those talks might like. but we talks mightlooicliice; but we get a sense of urgency 7 7berlin, 7 7 7 7berlin, th7e 7 here in berlin, about the need for a government to in for a government to be in place very quickly, and the fact we are speaking to a former german ambassador 1, earlier, former ambassador to the nations, and said he the result is

thinks the result is good because he didn't believe that the previous government in took enough serm'any'teeh'enddgh in so he that 7 that of 7 that of our has that of our conversation. what you see the motor is a gaping hole in middle of gaping hole in the middle of europe, germany has not been leader it should have france, france also has france glso has its france also has its own and you needed decisive, because the 2.2: the good news 7 the good news about elections, electi7ons, people voted for the elections, people voted for stability, and the bad news, voted for stability. i am theyyfioted for stability; i am this because it is saying this because it is important that 70% of the 77d7id7n7ot7777 77 7 7did all... 7 getmans; did not vote for and four left—wing right—wing and four left—wing parties, but for the centre. this is the good news. the bad is there's always a danger news is there's always a danger in a coalition that it is business as usual, as we cannot bdsinessasosdal; as we cannot to do because under enormous are under enormous pressure. once winston chdrchill once said. focuses the mind is j-

�*7than shot at. and better than being shot at. and we are being shot at in the see are esins shot at inwthsw w w ww sense of see are being shot at inwthsw w w ww sense of that word, not we are bein- just ukraine, we are being attacked, the waste is being attacked, the waste is being attacked by the evil empire, and are biggest ally, the power of the is now being of the waste, is now being because of the waste. is now being because the leading diminished, because the leading power is siding with the evil empire now regarding as empire now regarding europe as a is the moment for a foe; this is the moment for to step up, that europeans to step up, that includes britain as a most important partner. that includes britain. you that includes britain. hope you you see merz you see friedrich merz likely to the next to be the next chancellor working with uk particularly on ukraine? , ., ~' . , they see eye to eye, together, they see eye to eye; starmer has announced he keir starmer has announced he will to washington to s“ as to seahorse eex£§tt< " ' president trump, to make him to president trump, to make him see sense. he was the first to to president trump, to make him see sense boots �*as the first to to president trump, to make him see sense boots on the first to to president trump, to make him see sense boots on the ground it coliies to these in the when it comes to these in the by when it comes to these in the by the way, there is a

ukraine. by the way, there is a special british german treaty 7= -7 the weight 7 the weight which 7 the weight which should under the weight which should be ready summer, and even be ready in sdmmer, and even the last government, the sides have 7 777sides7 have7con7cluded777 7 7 7 777sides7 have7con7cluded7this77 tiale sides have censladed this ~ , , ; working together on and security7 and security issues, defence and security issues, between the two ministries of defence. how do you see friedrich merz with the us, working with the us, particularly after the very strong worsley had about the us government, the donald trump in washington? government in washington? friedrich merz understands the government in washington? frie he h merz understands the government in washington? frie he ran erz understands the government in washington? frie he ran for understands the government in washington? frie he ran for a iderstands the government in washington? frie he ran for a long .tands the government in washington? frie he ran for a long time; the government in washington? frie he ran for a long time the: 77 7\7/ii7o7rk7er7,7777777 worker, an 77 7wo7rirt3nt atlantic worker, an important ngo, german— american, he worked for american finance wockfifor— america n fina nce is a chance wockfiforamericanfinance is a chance at company, he is a chance at lattices, he the —: :—: 7 he talks the talk, he language. he talks the talk. he walk the walk. language. he talks the talk. he wa we ie walk. language. he talks the talk. he wa we ie . you. language. he talks the talk. he wa we ie'you go, before we let you go, ambassador, what we expect ambassador, what can we expect from when government up up and running? if the time be up and running? if the time pressure is there i would imagine that and

imagine that friedrich merz and his coalition partners to his coalition partners want to be up running as soon as months. friedrich merz said yesterday b should be by yesterday b should be ready by but there still easter. but there was still the danger looming of the three party coalition. now with two partners that should be much 7-= the two partners have : e— other after 7 7 gradient: 7 have been in coalition for yea rs. years. it y7ears. it will be 12 years. it will be much earlier than easter. a note on defence in last a nets on defense in to hear again friedrich mere againonderlined he is not sure the us that he is not sure that the us would honour nato common would honour the nato common part of the nato defence part of the nato treaty. and because of that he sees the need for full strategic independence in europe defend against europe to defend against russia. from russia. independence from the us. that could mean very close relationship between the uk us. that could mean very close relationship l european e uk us. that could mean very close relationship l european partners germany and european partners and try to come with some

of common defence posture, will, 7 will, as 7 will, as soon as 7777 ’ es77 5.1}; l7ly77 7777 7 espe7c7ia7l7l7y77 the possible, especially with the war still raging in ukraine. many thanks for that. while all many thanks for that; while all numerous world those numerous world leaders in the ukrainian capital ft"? in the ukrainian capital for that summit, on what kyiv for that summit, on what is of full—scale russia's full—scale invasion. we will be monitoring on the of the german election as other big closely as well; clther big we are as the story we are monitoring as the health of the pope. the vatican hasissued health of the pope. the vatican has issued an update which says pope francis, who is critically ill, has spent a good in pope francis, who is critically ill, hospitalt a good in pope francis, who is critically ill, hospital that ood in pope francis, who is critically ill, hospitalthat we in pope francis, who is critically ill, hospitalthat we are in the hospital that we are monitoring their own room. and monitoring their own room; and the pontiff is resting. we been monitoring th7ese live have been monitoring these live pictures from the pistdcestcopl where the is being 88—year—old is being treated. it was the pope's tenth s; arts; the dips; 153m esq

hospital at !1 arts-1 11�*s dips-1 151�*11�* 1�*s1�*1 hospital at this 11 arts-1 11�*s dips-1 151�*11�* 1�*s1�*1 hospital at this hospital. in hospital at this hospital. he has treated double he has been treated for double pneumonia. these are the live monitoring updates the 7 the vatica77n 7 the vatica77n as7 well. but from the vatican as well. but we had belief update in we had that belief update in the morning saying he had a 7; 7 night 77 a 7 7nig7ht. the spent a restful night. the �*of a spent a restful night. the �* of a couple daughter of a british couple who have been arrested in afghanistan has written to the plea-“57977777 is this 7 pleading for her taliban pleading for her parents release. peter 79, and to reynolds, 79, and to 75—year—old were 75—year—old wife, were to their home on we re were detained. have been running the couple have been running training in training projects in afghanistan for 18 years, and their daughter told the bbc their daaghter told the sss ~ she had not heard from her in than two weeks. parents in more than two weeks. earlier we heard from our

they met at they were married in the 1970s in kabul, for better part kabul, for the better part of two decades they had lived in country aid work the country doing aid work programmes, working with women and children. returned to power. many aid organisations left the country. we understand some staff that peter and barbie they were incredibly dedicated to this country we know they were arrested along with an american colleague and a translator, as well. we don't know what has exactly happened. they have been detained, given they have been able to operate the last three years the taliban have been their children have written

to the taliban pleading to help those that they can. there are very few ngos operating in the country whatsoever. so to get help from the foreign office is going to be very tricky. to the taliban, they didn't want the foreign office

from the foreign office about the situation. we are waiting to hear back effectively from the taliban. lots more on that on our website. now i want to take you back to kyiv, have been back to kyiv, we have been the that is monitoring the summit that is taking place in the ukrainian capital. it is to mark three capital; !t is to mark three —— since russia's full—scale years since russia's full—scale invasion �* ukraine, years since russia's full—scale invasion �*ukraine, which years since russia's full—scale invasion �* ukraine, which took invasion of ukraine, which took place overnight on 24th of invasion of ukraine, which took place ove three on 24th of invasion of ukraine, which took place ove three years h of invasion of ukraine, which took place ove three years ago. we 7 just monitoring 7 7 7 just monitoring we 7 just monitoring we are ; we a 7 we hav7e been seeing expecting. we have been seeing numerous world leaders

including ursula von der leyen, justin trudeau, leaders from across the globe, have been all across the globerhave been to show also 7 also to talk about support, also to talk about sanctions against russia, also to unveil a 3.5 billion euros package for ukraine as well, 7 the 7 7 the real 7 the feel gt... 7 the feel as. of 7 amongst the real show of support for this country. and we have been hearing leaders from around the world also link up from around the world also link up via a remote link, so we have big panel of have a big panel of images they have been coming where they have been coming up and sharing the expressions of support �* ukraine. and sharing the expressions of support �*ukraine. all of support for ukraine. all of this on the of a this on the backdrop of a souring of relations between washington and kyiv, as donald irymn vance washington and kyiv, as donald irymp vance have been trump and gd vance have been speaking about the need to speed up a peace deal with russia, and not

russia, andpotentially not on ukraine's terms, doing it on ukraine's terms, but arguably on rush in terms, talk|ng 7 ta7lking7about the slss tslsiss sssss ess 7777 7 777 of slss1s11'ss ssse11ss 7777 7 777 of a minerals deal possibility of a minerals deal the us and ukraine. between the us and ukraine. obviously of this on the obviously all of this on the backdrop of what is still an obviously all of this on the backdrc war what is still an obviously all of this on the backdrc war in lat is still an obviously all of this on the backdrc war in ukraine .l an intense war in ukraine that full scale 7three years ago. and leaders 7 leaders are the leaders are discussing ukraine's war effort. the deraine�*s war effort. the are not at the as see 7717.hey they are instead summit. they are instead applying pressure on zelensky. is 777 77 7is 7saying 77 is saying that j 77 is saying that ukrairie zelensky is saying that ukraine is ready to exchange prisoners of war, something that the ukrainian leader is offering to enhance a peace once

we are seein a world again we are seeing a world leader pop remotely on this leader pop up remotely on this video link the leaders viden'lifi'k addressthe leaders have viden'lifi'k eddreee'the leedere have travelled to who have travelled to the of we are capital of ukraine. we are watching this and we will be back to this summit in coming back to this summit in ukraine for more on what is the anniversary of russia's third anniversary of russia's full—scale invasion life here fullescele inveeicm life here bbc fulleecele inveeien life here bbc news. live from london. this is bbc news. world leaders are in kyiv full—scale invasion. president zelenskycalls, . peace in ukraine this year. we're live in rome as

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