build capacity to secure its full independence. for the first time, about the horror of being class. the screen actors guild awards — a key test of success ahead of next week's oscars. welcome let's on one of the stories in our headlines. the survivors in the room the southport have spoken " " ihavegspoikeniprurhlicly 7 7 n ihavegspoikenipruhlicly for first 7 first about 7 first about what 7 first about what they the first time aboutwhat they through. 26 children were taking part in a yoga and dance workshop when 17—year—old axel rudakubana, burst to safety despite having been stabbed themselves.

correspondentjudith moritz. report distressing. run by two teachers. but a morning of fun turned to trauma. a schoolgirl, whose identity we've protected and is what happened that day. he opened the door and just grabbed a child. i saw him stab a child in front of me. 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.

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. he killed everyone. of the girls to safety. the other teacher, heidi, saved a girl by sheltering ijust kept saying, "there's children inside,

yeah, ijust... i just don't know what else i could have done. three little girls would not survive — seven—year—old died on hart street. nine—year—old alice aguiar was taken to hospital but died later that night. 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. the police said we'd all be dead if me and heidi hadn't like, that doesn't

take that away. siren wails. the survivors have chosen to speak as part of the healing make it, to give voice to those affected and to make change. judith moritz, bbc news, southport. for viewers in the uk, "panorama: the southport attack is on the iplayer now and on bbc one at 8pm. raised in this report, details of we are covering a couple of breaking stories. the british

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