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we are expecting a statement from the home secretary today, i'd no doubt more details from merseyside policeng investigation. although flowers are being laid ongoing investigation. although flowers are being [aid and the tributes, it is still an active crime scene, as indicated by the sheer amount of police officers. the forensic teams will be working at the property. on that investigation, what are we being told about the 17—year—old who has been arrested? we know the police were called here at around 1150 yesterday at a report of a stabbing and a male was detained, 17 years old. originally from cardiff. he's been questioned on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. an address was cordoned of an search in a village three or four miles away from here in southport. the police say the motive for this attack is unclear. they aren't treating it as terror —related, but the police and crime commissioner is urging people not to speculate. she posted on social media, there are questions understandably, but she is urging people not to speculate and give the police the time they need to piece it to

merseyside police and crime - merseyside police and crime commissioner.k to us here on bbc news. thank you. all the while, we are seeing more tributes there at the scene. we are expecting in the next little while to have the very latest from the home secretary, yvette cooper who was there on the ground a little earlier. she is set to give a statement in the house of commons. when that happens, we think in the next 20 minutes or so, we will carry that live on bbc news and all the latest developments so do stay with us. now, the public inquiry into the 1998 in the bombing is holding its first hearing. 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were murdered in the attack by the real ira. the inquiry will examine whether steps could have been taken to prevent it. 0ur ireland correspondent, sara girvin, has the details. walking into a public inquiry. these are steps that 0magh families have waited a quarter of a century to take. they want answers for their loved ones. this is aiden's place on the stone. it was a war crime what happened here. but the pe

fortunately, just reading the merseyside police statement, it doesn't look like the man who was detainedany way detained in any way other than safely. it was taken to a police station not a hospital. the unknown is at the moment are high many casualties, how serious of those incidents because it is a major incident, you have hospitals on standby ready to receive any casualties. you have police officers on standby, notjust dealing with the active message on the police radio, but there will need to be a lot of community reassurance, a lot of policing. in addition to what they on county forces response teams or intervention teams dealing with the initial incident, you would imagine you would get safer neighbourhood teams answering those calls, as well. anybody with a uniform he is operational he is allowed to have general access to your equipment will be turning up at the scene, directed by notjust the gold commanders, but inspectors and sergeants. there will be a lot of forensic evidence that will be gathered. we can expect over the course of the minutes and hours that follow, forensic sin

understand others should not be speculating commentating in advance, and we welcome the work of merseyside policeportant they pursue every single angle of inquiry, but at the same time the police officers alongside pursuing the investigation, they are members of the community. we have talked to first responders today and some of the officers the yesterday, they are working in the community to support each other and the community in the face of something so awful happening. face of something so awful happening-— face of something so awful haueninu. . , ., happening. that is the home secretary _ happening. that is the home secretary yvette _ happening. that is the home secretary yvette cooper - happening. that is the home i secretary yvette cooper talking about the incident here yesterday. talking about how she was praying for those children who are still critically ill in hospital and also for the victims. she talked a bit about the investigation, but urging people to let merseyside police get on with that investigation. she wasn't giving a lot of details. before giving that interview, she laid so

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merseyside police say the nose.an when a group of people , believed to be people, believed to be supporters of the english defence league , according to defence league, according to police, threw items at a mosque , police, threw items at a mosque, adding that six arrests have been made. assistant chief constable alex goss has called the scenes sickening for a community already devastated the dispersal order will remain in force until 8:00 tomorrow night. well earlier on today , the prime well earlier on today, the prime minister paid tribute to the victims of the knife attack. he faced hostile shouts from the crowd , however, as he laid a crowd, however, as he laid a wreath and stood in silence with some people shouting how many more? the prime minister says it's now his mission to crack down on knife crime. >> i am very worried about high levels of knife crime, and i'm absolutely determined that my government will get to grips with it. but today is not the time for politics. today is the time for politics. today i

being thrown at officers, we saw one officer being led away with blood pouring from his nose, merseyside policecle being quite deliberately set alight, and also rocks being hurled into the site of the other police vehicles. merseyside police believe those responsible

merseyside police have said those _ up online. yes.ne. yes. merseyside police i have said those behind the violence had been fired up by social media post which incorrectly suggested an islamist link to monday's stabbings. home secretary yvette cooper warned about this information link to the attack. what would you say to those who travelled from outside the area and took part in this? you who travelled from outside the area and took part in this?— and took part in this? you know, obviously the — and took part in this? you know, obviously the police _ and took part in this? you know, obviously the police will - obviously the police will investigate and they will find out more. i mean, it does seem that the majority of the people there were local or from the surrounding areas. there were certainly some far right activists there, but the majority were not. what is clear is that many of the people there had taken on board the narrative that had been pushed out on social media, and it is really important to both look at that, but also lear

she is in touch with merseyside police and crime commissioner to convey full support to the police and commissioner emily spurrell reiterated a man has been arrested and there is no wider risk to the public. she also urged people to be careful about what they share online and not to speculate about this incident. you can keep across this on the bbc news life page and we will of course keep you up—to—date as well. now, we are going to get a check on the weather picture. lots of sunny and dry weather to come today and for some of you, it is going to be feeling increasingly hot. that is how the capital looked as we started off the day, one of the big questions is is this going to be a heat wave? for sum, it could be because across parts of england and wales we need three consecutive days of temperatures above around 27 or 28 celsius and there will be parts of the midlands, east anglia and south—east england likely to see temperatures above those levels and so for some, yes, this looks like being the first day of a heatwave. the best of the sunshine, the highest temperatures will be across

that was the i merseyside police speaking about the stabbing incident in southport. e children who were tragically killed in southport. we also heard from police that ten counts of attempted murder and possession of a blade, the police also highlighted they cannot reveal more about the identity of the 17—year—old because he is 17, and the charges are significant, but also the police highlighted this is very much a life investigation and they are coordinating with different departments of the uk police for more updates on that. the latest coming in from the police who just held a press conference about the stabbing incident in southport. judith martz has more on that story. when a knifeman walked into leanne lucas's dance class, she showed incredible bravery, shielding the children from danger. her cousin has told the bbc how she's doing now. all we know is she's talking. she's still definitely not out of the woods yet, but she's definitely talking. yeah, we're not allowed to say too much, but yeah, she's a hero. she's an actual hero. the attack has devastated this com

the next little while but let's pick up and talk to peter williams is a former inspector with merseyside policeooljohn moores university. thank you so much for being here with us, the whole community as we saw is absolutely shell—shocked. in terms of what the police will be doing as we are talking, give me give me a clearer idea.— give me a clearer idea. good afternoon. — give me a clearer idea. good afternoon, everybody - give me a clearer idea. good afternoon, everybody is - give me a clearer idea. good - afternoon, everybody is shocked give me a clearer idea. (emf. afternoon, everybody is shocked and you are quite right, i think what the reports have said, as very eloquently described, they reflected the community's feelings but in relation to the police service which you responded to directly, they will be what they should be, and that is very professional in conducting, what is a criminal investigation and a major one as well. that will be a key part of that, was, it is no secret that we have seen it already, but the cordons and the like will be the forensic examinations, i imagine it'll b

i have been in contact with the merseyside police and crime commissioner and the merseyside mayor to nvey my support to the police and our thanks to the police and emergency services for their swift and courageous response. the response to this awful incident is currently unfolding and the house and the pubuc unfolding and the house and the public will be updated in due course . course. >> well, in other news today, huw edwards, the former bbc presenter, has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children . that was images of children. that was confirmed by the metropolitan police. the offences are alleged to have taken place between december 2020 and april 2022, and relate to images shared on a whatsapp chat . now, we learned whatsapp chat. now, we learned today that the chancellor, rachel reeves, will deliver her first budget as chancellor on the 30th of october after inheriting what she described is a £22 billion financial black hole from the conservatives. the chancellor was addressing mps in the commons all afternoon, accusing the conservatives of covering it

merseyside police they have.they are perhaps concerned about a repeat of last night's events. i will say in the last 30 minutes or so it's not there now, but we have seen a police helicopter now. there's nothing to suggest, nothing to confirm that that is anything to do with what has been going on in the past few days. but merseyside police, as i say , merseyside police, as i say, have said that they are perhaps concerned about something similar happening here tonight . similar happening here tonight. >> sophie reaper live from southport. thank you very much for joining us. excellent as forjoining us. excellent as even forjoining us. excellent as ever. thank you . now moving on. ever. thank you. now moving on. former bbc presenter huw edwards has pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children. the 62 year old arrived at westminster magistrates court this morning for his first court appearance since being charged on the 26th of june, and gb news home and security editor, mark white, has been at the court thr

i have been in contact with the merseyside police and crime commissioner and the merseyside mayor to geous response. the response to this awful incident is currently unfolding, and the house and the public will be updated in due course. that was the home secretary in house of commons. let me take you back to show you the live pictures as the work continues as nick was saying, we are anticipating update from the police, a number of hours since they gave the last update so we wait to hear the very latest, but those the latest live pictures, the latest detail there of that major incidents in the northwest of england. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are watching bbc news. let's return to that breaking news of the last hour or so. the former bbc news presenter huw edwards has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children. with more on this, here's our culture correspondent, lizo mzimba. lizo, tell us more. of course, huw edwards was _ lizo, tell us more. of course, huw edwards was formerly _ lizo, tell us more. of course, huw edwards was for

being questioned by merseyside police . questioned by merseyside police.hing in a community that is often quiet . community that is often quiet. >> i think we'll hollis. that's been the overriding emotion we've seen throughout today , as we've seen throughout today, as people from the community have been touchingly laying flowers, balloons, children's toys , balloons, children's toys, parents with children as young, if not younger than those who tragically lost their lives. and in these moments, this is when communities come together and show that there is hope amongst this darkness. so many questions lie ahead. the prime minister, sir keir starmer , visited the sir keir starmer, visited the area today and he faced some heckling. a lot of you been getting in touch saying was it the right thing to do for a prime minister to go? he was paying prime minister to go? he was paying respects with a floral tribute and a handwritten letter, but faced some some resistance from the locals . this resistance from the locals. this vigil of locals coming together, the ma

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being thrown at officers, we saw one officer being led away with blood pouring from his nose, merseyside policeer confirmed an officer had broken his nose, they have spoken about several other officers being injured, and we also saw a police vehicle being quite deliberately set alight, and also rocks being hurled into the site of the other police vehicles. merseyside police believe those responsible were supporters of the english defence league, certainly people here in southport do not think many of them were locals, they feel that many were people who had come in from outside, and tonight the home secretary has condemned the violence as appalling, a total disgrace, saying those responsible were thugs who have no respect for this programme continues on bbc one. in southport tonight, violent clashes involving what the police believe our supporters of the far right english defence league as the town mourns the young victims of yesterday's fatal knife attack. we'll be live in southport in the next few minutes. as israel hits a suburbin next few minutes. as israel hits a suburb in beirut tonight,

we've just had a statement from merseyside police. this is the assistant chief constable, alex goss, who says it is sickening to see this happening within a community that has been devastated by the tragic loss of three lives. now what the police say is that at around 745, a large group of people believed to be supporters, and they're very clear in this, believed to be supporters of the english defence league, began to throw items towards a mosque on saint luke's road. that's just where we were, where that riot is taking place. sophie. >> we also, of course , heard >> we also, of course, heard some of the members of the crowd shouting things which i would describe as perhaps racially motivated. would you like to perhaps explain to our viewers what it is that we heard the crowds shouting, yes, well, it seems like a lot of this is motivated by racism , motivated by racism, particularly anti islamic racism, >> from where we were, this riot was taking place right outside of a mosque and an association that works with the mosque says that w

they then tell people to follow their channels and the merseyside police for further updates. know. there is, of course, a vast amount of speculation and we are getting more pictures of what it looks like on the ground. we can see, of course , multiple resources of course, multiple resources there. i'm counting three ambulances just from my vantage point. yeah, a really significant incident. yeah >> i mean, i think there's, two ambulances nearest the screener. what they actually call hart ambulances. hazardous area response teams. so they attend the more complex incidents involving multiple casualties. they are there. you've got senior paramedics on board who are specialised in being able to deal with these multiple casualty incidents. just going back to the point you were mentioning, why we're just being a little bit cautious in what we report with the multiple eyewitness reports. a perfect example of this for me was back in 2005, when i covered the shooting death of the brazilian jean charles de menezes. after this was in the weeks after the london bombings, where we had bomb

police, merseyside police actually isn't a huge force. they've got something like 3700 police officers and that doesn't include police staff. those same officers the day before were actually dealing with that situation. they will run into that situation where they protected the lives of many of those young people. and they probably saved some other lives. so they were dealing with the aftermath of that. and then back the following day, they should have really been out there with the community providing reassurance, gathering evidence, working with the senior detectives, the homicide command to actually gather further evidence and get witnesses on board for that incident. >> seesahai your thoughts? >> seesahai your thoughts? >> well, obviously these were devastating attacks and my condolences are to the families of the victims. i think it's a horrific thing for that community to have to go through. it's a horrific thing. i think for the country to go through. i think it's arguably the biggest horror since dunblane that has been inflicted. a

merseyside police was happening.merseyside police have said that a 17 year old man from a local village, the banks area of this part of the country, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and that man will now be questioned and interviewed by detectives from merseyside police. and they will be trying to understand what the motive was. but they can say that they feel quite clearly that they feel quite clearly that this is not terror related. they think that at this stage they can say it's not terror related. police have also said that they don't think there's anybody else that they need to be looking for. a lot of the attention right now is simply on supporting the families and their children . and officer their children. and officer kennedy says that family liaison officers, specialists are working with those children with their families overnight at what is clearly a traumatic time for them, as well as the local community here in southport. great. >> okay. will hollis down on the scene in sou

merseyside police are now leading a very serious criminal investigation.we're 13 people have been attacked. 11 children and two adults who try to prevent the attack. they arrested a 17—year—old male at the scene. the police have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack and they do not believe there is an ongoing threat. as you have rightly reminded the house this is an ongoing investigation, it must not be impeded or compromised in any way. that means all of us have a responsibility not to do or say anything to cut across or prejudice the criminal investigation. we must let the police do theirjob and they have my full backing in that task. in more than that, we must show respect for the families. where there are updates merseyside police work hard to try to provide information first to the families, even though that is not easy or always possible. likewise it is extremely important that people don't spread damaging misinformation online. false information has already been extensively shared in the last 2a hours. those who do

theyaid there is no wider threat to the public and in the last hour we have this update from merseyside policeyear-old male from banks in lancashire has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. he has been taken to a police station where he will be interviewed by detectives. my offices were called to reports of a stabbing at 11:47 this morning and southport. when they arrived, they were shocked to find that multiple people, many of whom are children, had been subjected to a ferocious attack and serious injuries. it is understood that the children were attending a taylor swift event at a devon school when the offender, armed with a knife, walked into the premises and started to attack inside children. we believe that the adults who were injured were bravely trying to protect the children who were being attacked. as a mom and a nana, i can't believe -- begin to imagine the pain-and-suffering of the families that at this time and i wish to send my heartfelt condolences to them. christian: a statement from merseyside police a short time ago. the prime minister has also been respo

. >> i have been in contact with the merseyside police and crime commissioner and the merseyside mayorto convey my support to the police and our thanks to the police and emergency services for their swift and courageous response. >> the response to this awful incident is currently unfolding and the house and the public will be updated in due course. >> we yvette cooper there speaking earlier and we will of course keep across that story for you with any more details. well, junior doctors have reportedly been offered a pay increase of more than 20% in a bid to end their ongoing strike action. downing street is remaining tight lipped, though, about reports of a pay offer for junior doctors that could see, as i say, their earnings increase by around 20%, though it would be over two years. the prime minister's spokesman reiterated the government's commitment earlier to finding a solution, but stopped short of giving any details on the ongoing negotiations and their strikes have been severely impacting patients and waiting lists, with the government saying they are eager to end the disruptio

terrible news to emerge from merseyside police this lunchtime, that another child has died as a resultyes, died as a result of their injuries suffered hey 24 hours ago. yes, if ou are suffered hey 24 hours ago. yes, if you are just _ suffered hey 24 hours ago. yes, if you are just joining _ suffered hey 24 hours ago. yes, if you arejust joining us, _ suffered hey 24 hours ago. yes, if you arejust joining us, a - you arejustjoining us, a nine—year—old girl has died in hospital. we knew that six girls were critically ill and now a nine—year—old has died. five remain critically ill. the other two who died were aged six and seven years old. we knew that this event was for 6—11 —year—olds, but the fact that one of these girls is just six years old. one of these girls is “ust six years old. , , ., ., , ., old. yes, the young ages of the children that _ old. yes, the young ages of the children that were _ old. yes, the young ages of the children that were here - old. yes, the young ages of the l children that were here yesterday old. yes, the young ages of the - children that were here yester

he remains in custody at merseyside police tonight , merseyside police tonight, underlining that theing supported by specialist family officers, have asked for privacy and the deaths of those girls to be respected at this time. but clearly tonight in southport, a sense of anger on the streets. more in our bulletin at nine for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> well, thank you to my panel, coming up, i'll be speaking to one of my former colleagues amidst rumours of tory defections to reform well welcome back. we were talking about liz truss and discussing the interview i'd had with her. and john says, john, thank you. you can send mail logs in again, excellent interview with liz truss. jacob. it's no surprise that the establishment was largely responsible for, quote, crash, for which liz was unjustly accused and graham says shocking how stella ignores the truth and reality of the influence of

we know still that the police, merseyside police , the police, merseyside police, are interviewing thatpicion of murder and attempted murder. we are waiting for some sort of a statement from the trust behind us that runs alder hey, and when we get that, we'll be bringing it to you. >> well, will hollis, thank you so much. and indeed to sophie reaper before as well. thank you for keeping across this story for keeping across this story for us as it as it continues to develop. >> alice agar. so never ever forget her name. so now on to other news. islamist cleric anjem choudary, who directed the banned terrorist organisation from his home in london that was al—muhajiroun, has been jailed for life and jim chowdhury had previously been found guilty of three terror charges earlier this month. charlie peters reports on the background to get to the case. stand back, sir, stand back, stand back. >> here we go. >> here we go. >> a shameless and prolific radicalisation finally silenced for decades, putting a stop to anjem choudary has been a key objective for british counter—terrorism authorities.

emily spurrell is the merseyside police and crime commissioner.

and in the last hour, we had this update from merseyside police. ho is originally from cardiff, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and he's been taken to a police station where he will be interviewed by detectives. my officers were called to reports of a stabbing at 11zli7am this morning at an address in southport. when they arrived, they were shocked to find that multiple people, many of whom were children, had been subjected to a ferocious attack and had suffered serious injuries. it's understood 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 that the families of the victims are going through at this moment in time, and i wish to send my heartfelt condolences to them. that statement from merseyside police a short tim

what we can tell you, according to merseyside police is that they have detained a male who has been takenwoman who livesjust _ casualties. they are reporting that a woman who livesjust minutes i casualties. they are reporting that. a woman who livesjust minutes away a woman who lives just minutes away from the incident has told the liverpool echo she heard sirens and helicopters circling around and this is the quote from her, then messages started going around the local whatsapp group that a man was running around stabbing people. that is reported by the liverpool echo. this lady said we were terrified, panicking, sick with worry. i don't know how this can happen on a monday lunchtime. we have few details at the moment. can you give us a sense of the geography? do you know whereabouts this is? this is in the north—west of the country, not too far from north—west of the country, not too farfrom liverpool. the whole north—west of the country, not too far from liverpool. the whole of the street very much blocked off by these emergency vehicles. the one bit of warning that it spits out in sit

we know that this is incorrect because merseyside police has confirmed that the 17—year—old suspect wasolice haven't released his name because he's a minor. other images like this have also been shared by influencer andrew tate, incorrectly identifying a man as the attacker and sharing a photo of an arrest that actually took place last year. but the damage was already done. post shared on social media platforms have already been viewed by millions, and this misinformation, along with the local shock and grief, was likely a contributing factor to the anger and violence we've seen in these riots overnight. now, it's important to note that the sentiment of these riots at the mosque are very different to the 6 pm vigil held earlier in the evening to remember the victims of monday's knife attack. it was from around 7:45 pm that the large group of protesters began to gather outside the mosque. in videos gathered by our team, you can see wheelie bins and bricks and rocks being repeatedly thrown at the officer, and a police van was also set on fire in live streams. our team also monitored, some

also members of the merseyside police force as well, leaving flowers there.the home secretary. you could tell that she and the local mp were physically moved by this? absolutely and i think the silence that fell over us, there is a lot of media here today, a lot of reporters and journalists and members of the community and nobody said a word as the home secretary came through the police cordon and laid a wreath, joining the other flowers. nobody asked any questions, nobody shouted anything out, it was a very emotional, solemn moment and that is the whole feeling here today, isn't it as well? you can see some of the flowers and teddy bears, football that has been left and she has added her respects and her tribute to that quietly this morning. yes. her respects and her tribute to that quietly this morning.— quietly this morning. yes, because often when — quietly this morning. yes, because often when these _ quietly this morning. yes, because often when these events _ quietly this morning. yes, because often when these events happen, l often when these events h

she was joined by the local mp here and also members of merseyside police force.nd it was unusual, both myself and my other colleagues who were here, how it was absolutely quiet. members of the public fell silent. the press fell silent and all you could hear was the clicking of the cameras going. nothing else. and after she had laid the flowers, she looked at some of the flowers, she looked at some of the other messages that where there but then stood in silence for a while, just looking there and she also hugged the local mp and then, as she walked away, everyone parted to let her go. and i think thatjust shows the impact that this terrible, terrible event has had notjust here in southport but around the country. it has impacted people and i think thatis it has impacted people and i think that is because it is children that we are particularly talking about. young children on a summer holiday. the beginning of the summer holidays here in the united kingdom. and they were going to an event, dance event, a taylor swift themed dance event and then this horror happen

in the last hour merseyside police have confirmed a third girl has died from her injuries after the multiplegs in southport yesterday. the attack on a summer holiday dance workshop has left five children and two adults and a critical condition. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. he cannot be named because of his age but the bbc can report he was born in cardiff to rwandan parents had moved to the southport area 11 years ago. this morning the home secretary visited the seaside town. yvette cooper was visibly moved as she laid flowers at the scene. the pop star taylor swift, his music inspired the dance class has released a tribute on social media calling what she called the horrendous trauma inflicted. places of worship in southport are staying open so the community can come together and support one another. with the latest, here's our reporter, frances read. quietly paying respects. the home secretary among those who have been there today, a moment's tours in a community which may never be able to understand why. it has been confirmed a third chi

merseyside police say the nose. merseyside police say the riot began when a group of people , believed to be people, believed to be supporters of the english defence league , according to defence league, according to police, threw items at a mosque , police, threw items at a mosque, adding that six arrests have been made. assistant chief constable alex goss has called the scenes sickening for a community already devastated the dispersal order will remain in force until 8:00 tomorrow night. well earlier on today , the prime well earlier on today, the prime minister paid tribute to the victims of the knife attack. he faced hostile shouts from the crowd , however, as he laid a crowd, however, as he laid a wreath and stood in silence with some people shouting how many more.7 the prime minister says it's now his mission to crack down on knife crime. >> i am very worried about high levels of knife crime, and i'm absolutely determined that my government will get to grips with it. but today is not the time for politics. tod

merseyside police are now leading an extremely serious criminal investigation. they are being supported by counter—terrorism police and so far merseyside police have confirmed they were called to the dance studio just before noon yesterday morning with 13 people had been attacked, 11 children and two adults who tried to prevent the attack and they arrested a 17 year old male at the scene . the year old male at the scene. the police have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack, and they do not believe there is an ongoing threat . as you have ongoing threat. as you have rightly reminded the house, mr speaken rightly reminded the house, mr speaker, this is an ongoing investigation. it must not be impeded or compromised in any way that means all of us have a responsibility not to do or say anything to cut across or prejudice the criminal investigation. we must let the police do their job, and they have my full backing in that task. and more than that, we must show respect for the families where there are updates. merseyside police wor

you mentioned the investigation and we have a merseyside police yesterday it is not being treated ass a serious criminal— is not terror related? there is a serious criminal investigation i is not terror related? there is a i serious criminal investigation under way because this was a horrific attack. it is important the police pursue every single avenue and that is what police are now doing, i support them and that work but it is immensely important they must now continue that and they will provide updates, you will understand that i am not going to say anything that would cut across the investigation or prejudice that investigation as i take it immensely serious. itiui’ith or prejudice that investigation as i take it immensely serious.- take it immensely serious. with a knife crime _ take it immensely serious. with a knife crime epidemic _ take it immensely serious. with a knife crime epidemic at _ take it immensely serious. with a knife crime epidemic at the i take it immensely serious. with a i knife crime epidemic at the moment, you cannot listen to the news more than a week with

she is coming to southport to meet the chief constable of merseyside police, the mayor of liverpool, why did this happen, how did this happen at the start of the school holidays? and i think a prompter wider question around security and questions that will be asked much further down the line when we potentially pass where we are right now, the height of this investigation and media, but there will be some questions at the home secretary will be wanting to address if not today then certainly in the weeks going forward. i think it is a sign that the home secretary has come here within 24 hours of this terrible incident happening to meet people. terrible incident happening to meet --eole. 1 11 1, people. yes, and the fact that we had that statement _ people. yes, and the fact that we had that statement very - people. yes, and the fact that we had that statement very shortly l had that statement very shortly after from their king and the prince and princess of wales, the statement by sir keir starmer. itjust shows how impacted the whole country is by this. and the media, we will move on,

described as a major incident by both the police and ambulance service and alder hey children's hospital so this is clearly affecting all emergency services in merseyside we know at least eight people have been treated for stabbings according to north west ambulance service statement and reno police have detained a man and seized a knife. lots of people are still milling around. it's really distressing and shocking few hours for them. the police commissioner said she is shocked and concerned about the incident and urged people not to share online or speculate about this incident but this is a major investigation now for them. they have one person in custody and said they don't believe there any further threat to the public. what happens now with their investigation? haifa now with their investigation? now the olice now with their investigation? ting-n" the police investigation, they need to assess the scale of it and it looks like they are something they are very clear on now. they seem to have one key suspect and weapon. then they will need to build up a timeline of events, trying to establish from eyewitnesses and forensics officers what actually hap

i have been in contact with the merseyside police and crime commissioner and merseyside mayor to conveyide mayor to convey my— commissioner and merseyside mayor to convey my support to the police and our thanks— convey my support to the police and our thanks to the police and emergency services for their swift and courageous response. the response — and courageous response. the response to this awful incident is currently— response to this awful incident is currently unfolding and the house and public will be updated in due course _ we returned to live pictures. as we see these pictures, you mentioned that the prime minister said, his only posted on x so far but remind us what he has said.— us what he has said. yes, sir keir starmer said _ us what he has said. yes, sir keir starmer said horrendous - us what he has said. yes, sir keir starmer said horrendous and - us what he has said. yes, sir keir i starmer said horrendous and deeply shocking news emerging from southport. he thanked the emergency services for the work they have done so far on the incident and said, i am being kept updat

merseyside police have confirmed they asked a magistrate for an extension of the time they can keep himurs. normally, when those extensions are granted, they don't go beyond 96 hours, but i'd imagine those detectives, given the young age of the man they have in custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, will want to make a decision on charging before that, so i think thatis on charging before that, so i think that is the next significant moment in this investigation. what are you hearing about what else is happening in other places away from here?— from here? first of all, in southport. _ from here? first of all, in southport, police - from here? first of all, in southport, police have i from here? first of all, in i southport, police have given themselves extra powers for another day because of the very serious violence we saw just day because of the very serious violence we sawjust 300 metres away last night. that allows them to stop and search people in southport to prevent further serious violence. there is no sign of anything tonight, but there is a lot of public order va

sum up the merseyside police which does sum up what has happened here.onnected to the knifing at the dance hall. some individuals are using that to bring violence and disorder to our streets. he said in the last 2a hours, we've seen overwhelming support and sympathy from the community. the actions in southport tonight will involve many people who do not live in the merseyside area and do not care about the people of merseyside. the police are saying that those protesters who've come are from the english defence league and they are urging calm tonight i made some pretty ugly scenes that we have been witnessing in southport. you are watching bbc news. we will be back at the same time tomorrow. hello there. it's not just been it's notjust been the warmest day of the year, we've also officially seen a heat wave already in some regions, especially kent, east marling and branham. these areas have seen temperatures exceed the heat wave threshold sunday, monday and tuesday. already three consecutive days and we may well see another day or so of heat wave conditi

chief constable of merseyside police there.us. if we do get to that point it will negatively hottest day of this year so far. 20 in glasgow, 23 in newcastle, and 27 in cardiff. it will be cooler along the coast, where we have sea breezes developing. these are the temperatures you can expect if you dip your toes into the sea. it is still a bit on the nippy side. into this evening and overnight a lot of clear skies. at times they will be low cloud coming in from the north sea across north—eastern parts of england. a few showers in south wales and the south west. it looks like we will see sundry downpours moving in across the fat south—east. it is going to be humid in the south. chilly in the north, the overnight low following a weight of 4 degrees. you will notice that first thing in the morning. tomorrow morning early we will lose the thundery showers from the south—east. at times with the onshore breeze we will see some cloud coming into the north—east end and, parts of north—east scotland. we could get the chair in northern en

she wasjoined by the local mp, and also representatives from the merseyside police force.fter she had laid those flowers, she took a look at some of the other cards and tributes that have been left here, and in quite an emotional moment, also hugged the local mp, patrick hurley, who is the labour mp for southport. interestingly, the media here were completely silent. or you could really hear worthy click of the cameras taking pictures. that shows the impact that this event, this tragic event yesterday, has had on the whole nation. we, of course, have had tributes from the king. he came out with a tribute very early on after the incident yesterday, sending his heartfelt condolences, calling it "truly appalling". the prince and princess of wales, who have their own children, called it "horrid and venus". the prime minister, keir starmer, said that the whole country was deeply shocked. let me remind you of what happened here yesterday. as i said, it was a dance themed event that was taking place here on the street behind me. ifi taking place here on the street behind me. if i

what is the latest from merseyside police?as arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, they have been granted extra time to question him. they can now question him up to 96 hours. that 17—year—old boy for legal reasons we are not allowed to name, and we do know that he came from a village thatis know that he came from a village that is about three miles from here in southport, originally from cardiff and moved to the area in 2013, and his parents were originally from rwanda. now, here is the same of those violent clashes last night. this is the mosque where those clashes happened and you can see the car here has got its windows smashed out, and above there are windows that have been smashed there. the merseyside fire service have put up one of the cherry pickers in the last ten minutes, also, to check those windows. when i arrived here this morning, all along this street was rubble, and the debris from the violence yesterday. here was a war that had been used, the bricks have been used by the rioters to throw at th