king, age six, elsie dot stancombe , age six, elsie dot stancombe, age seven alice akua , age nine, seven alice akua, age nine, there was quite a commotion happening there on the scenes as well. will hollis, our reporter, he's on the ground . will hollis, he's on the ground. will hollis, let's go over to you as we journey forward, may we pledge ourselves to care for the bereaved and the hurting will be resolved to create communities of support and care, to stand strong together in the face of such terrible events. sorry. we'll come back to will in just a second. but what i can tell you is that there are some quite chaotic scenes there, and from what we gather, from to talking will, just a second ago, there were shouts of paramedic! paramedic, it seems that someone just needed medical assistance in that audience . it seemed that in that audience. it seemed that that medical assistance was then provided. and then, of course, you saw the round of applause. i was just talking to you. then you've got those three little girls. who i've just mentioned, b.b. king, aged six. you've got elsie stanc

they are seven year old elsie stancombe, nine year old elsie stancombe, nine year old elsie stancombehar and six year old b.b. king. five other children and two adults remain in a critical condition in hospital after what was described as a ferocious attack at a taylor swift themed dance and yoga workshop. a 17 year old boy remains in custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. also in the news today, the extremist preacher anjem choudary has been handed a life sentence after he was convicted of directing a banned terrorist organisation. the 59 year old was found guilty of running the terror group in a caretaker role after its founder was jailed in lebanon in 2014. he'll now spend at least 28 years in prison and carol hunt, who is the wife of bbc commentator john who is the wife of bbc commentatorjohn hunt, died from stab wounds, according to hertfordshire police, the investigation into the triple murder found that two of their daughters, hannah and louise, were killed with a crossbow. police are still waiting to speak to the suspect, who is in hospital with self—inflicted in

they are seven year old elsie stancombe, nine year old elsie stancombe, nine year old alice ashworth and six year old alice ashworth and six year old baby king, five other children and two adults remain in a critical condition in hospital after what was described by police as a ferocious attack. we now know the attack itself took place at a taylor swift themed dance workshop and the pop star herself has since paid tribute, saying she's still in shock at the loss of life and horrendous trauma, adding they were just little kids . well, in other news little kids. well, in other news today, an inquest has heard that the wife of the racing commentator john the wife of the racing commentatorjohn hunt, died from her stab wounds. the investigation into the triple murder found that their two daughters, hannah and louise, suffered fatal crossbow injuries. kyle clifford was arrested on suspicion of their murder, but is yet to be questioned by police because he's in hospital with self—inflicted injuries . victims self—inflicted injuries. victims of the post office scandal can now apply for compe

her family seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe. seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe. her family are, of course, seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe. herfamily are, of course, upset, so deciding whether to provide a tribute. of course, the police are saying that they are requesting their privacy which, of course, in this time, you can understand. but, as well as those pictures, it will also bring home to the other local residents here in southport about who has died. they can now put the names and the faces to the three who have died that we have had. the nine—year—old, six—year—old, seven—year—old but we also must not forget that there are five other children who are in a critical condition in hospital at the moment in a number of hospitals across the north west of england. we have also got those two adults who are also in a critical condition and there have been tributes to one of those. the lady who organised this taylor swift themed event. a lady called leanne lucas. so many people on social media today have paid tribute to her bra

elsie stancombe, smiling proudly for her school photograph.remembers how she used to love to be carried to lessons on her father's shoulders. and bebe king, her milk teeth missing, whose school says it has lost one of the shining stars and his family says it has no words to describe the devastation that has hit them. how can you find the words? three children who were just dancing, now they are gone. tonight, thousands turned up to a vigil in the town to gain collective strength as a community, each person struggling to take all of this in. the firefighters of green watch who went to help the children yesterday are numb stop the ambulance crews who raced to save them and treat their wounds feel the same. all anyone can do now is show their sorrow and offer their support. my sorrow and offer their support. my daughter goes to a drama club is very close, so it is close to home. obviously, if she went to a holiday club, you think your child is going to be safe, and something like this happens, it is absolutely awful. it is a place we would all go

bebe king, age six, elsie dot stancombe, age seven, and alice aguiar age nine.been treated still for their injuries in hospital. and the whole house and the whole country is united in shock and in grief and, together, we said our thoughts, and in grief and, together, we said ourthoughts, our and in grief and, together, we said our thoughts, our prayers and deepest condolences to everybody who has been affected by these terrible events. this morning ijoined the merseyside chief constable, chief fire officer, police and crime commissioner and my right honourable friend the mp southport to lay flowers on the street of the attack and the prime minister has been in southport with the mayor of the liverpool city region this afternoon. i also met this morning with some of the first responders, police, the northwest ambulance service and fire and rescue, who arrived at an unimaginable need distressing scene yesterday and who responded with her professionalism. aided by passersby of nhs workers and off emergency workers who are the cause of distress and ran to help, as t

, nine year old elsie stancombe, nine year old elsie stancombe, nine year old elsie stancombe, nine year old alice aguhar and six year old alice aguhar and six year old alice aguhar and six year old b.b. king. speaking in the commons tonight, the home secretary described the scenes in southport as an unspeakable tragedy. yvette cooper told mps it's difficult to comprehend the horror emergency workers faced police. >> the north west ambulance service and merseyside fire and rescue, who arrived at an unimaginably distressing scene yesterday and who responded with heroic professionalism, aided by passers by, nhs workers and off duty emergency workers who heard the calls of distress and ran to help . as the police officer said help. as the police officer said to me when we spoke, they do these jobs knowing they can be called upon in the toughest of times, but nothing still can prepare you for an attack on little children . little children. >> yvette cooper, speaking earlier , well, let's not forget earlier, well, let's not forget that five other children and two adults remain in a criti

they are seven year old elsie stancombe, nine year old elsie stancombe, nine year old alice ashworth

today, police named the three young girls who have died — elsie stancombe was seven, alice augiar wasbebe king was six. let's go live to southport and speak to bbc news home affairs coorespondent daniel sandford. i wonder if you could explain to the audience how tonight unfolded. iretell. audience how tonight unfolded. well, the mood, audience how tonight unfolded. well, the mood. as — audience how tonight unfolded. well, the mood. as you _ audience how tonight unfolded. well, the mood, as you can _ audience how tonight unfolded. ii the mood, as you can imagine in southport has been extremely sombre for two days and today was no exception as it became clear the death toll had risen to three and there was a vigil at 6pm which many members of the town went along to think, calmly and quietly and reflect on the terrible violence that happened on monday morning. but there had always been this suggestion that there would be a protest at southport mosque at 8pm and that turned out to be the case. many from out of town appeared around the mosque at hpn and it was quite quickly quite an angry

elsie dot stancombe, aged seven, smiling proudly for her school photograph.dancing, and now they're gone. it's impossible to make sense of this. and southport is reeling. the firefighters of green watch who went to help the children yesterday are numb. the ambulance crews who raced to save them and treat their wounds feel the same. all anyone here can do now is show their sorrow and offer their support. we just wanted to come and pay our respects, especially with... he's a similar age to the children that are going to be there and it's just heartbreaking, really. my daughter goes to a drama club, so it was very close to home sort of thing. cos obviously if she went to a holiday club, you think your child's going to be safe and something like this happens, and it's just absolutely awful. it's a place that we'd all go - as mummies and mummies—to—be, to feel safe and to want to go. and be with our children there. it's the most gorgeous place. like, you would never, ever think lanything like that would happen. | emotions have been near the surface all day. the pr

elsie dot stancombe, age seven, smiling proudly for her school photograph.e king, just six years old, whose families say they have no words to describe the devastation that has hit them. how can you find the words? three children who were just dancing, and now they are gone. it is impossible to make sense of this, and southport is reeling. the fire fighters of green what you want to help the children yesterday are numb. the ambulance crews who raced to save them and treat their wounds feel the same. all anyone here can do now is show their sorrow and offer their support. >> he is similar age, two of the children. it is just heartbreaking. >> it is very close to home. she went to holiday club. for something like this to happen, it is absolutely awful. >> as moms and moms to be, we want to feel safe with our children there. it is the most gorgeous place. you would never think anything like that would ever happen. >> emotions have been near the surface all day. the prime minister brought respects but found that for some, feelings were riding high. >> you cannot

they are seven year old elsie stancombe, nine year old alice aguhar and six year old baby king. speaking in the house of commons this evening, the home secretary described the scenes in southport as an unspeakable tragedy. yvette cooper told mps it's difficult to comprehend the horror emergency workers faced when they arrived . when they arrived. >> police, the north west ambulance service and merseyside fire and rescue, who arrived at an unimaginably distressing scene yesterday and who responded with heroic professionalism aided by passers by, nhs workers and off duty emergency workers who heard the calls of distress and ran to help . as the police officer said help. as the police officer said to me when we spoke, they do these jobs knowing they can be called upon in the toughest of times, but nothing still can prepare you for an attack on little children . little children. >> well, five other children and two adults remain in a critical condition in hospital today after what was described as a ferocious attack which took place at a taylor swift themed dance workshop, the pop s

they've been named now as seven year old elsie stancomb . alice year old elsie stancomb. alice de silva maguire, who's nine years old, and six year old b.b. king. they were all fatally stabbed at that taylor swift themed dance class on monday . themed dance class on monday. >> 22 police officers last night. now look at these are the these are the scenes outside a mosque last night. these were the 22 people injured at the scene, eight sustained serious injuries, fractures , injuries, fractures, lacerations, a suspected broken nose and concussion amongst the injuries. >> well, we're joined now by former scotland yard detective peter bleksley. good to see you this morning, peter. what a horrible set of circumstances. absolutely horrific . what's your absolutely horrific. what's your response to what we've seen in southport ? southport? >> yes, it was horrific, but it's so depressingly predictable and therefore avoidable. the communication from merseyside police, from the chief constable who goes on television and says i'm a mother, i am a nana. please understand. i feel your

nine—year—old alice dasilva aguiar, six—year—old bebe king, and elsie stancombe who was seven, were allie's mum intervened. she asked those involved to "please, please stop", adding that the police have been "nothing but heroic" saying "they, and we, don't need this". 27 police officers were treated in hospital after protestors, believed to be members of a far—right group, attacked a mosque after seeing disinformation on social media. we'll shortly be joined by our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford who has been looking at the events of last night. but first let's speak to our correspondent lauren moss who is also in southport for us now. lauren, tributes continuing to be paid this morning?— lauren, tributes continuing to be paid this morning? they are. there is very much _ paid this morning? they are. there is very much a _ paid this morning? they are. there is very much a clean-up _ paid this morning? they are. there is very much a clean-up operation l paid this morning? they are. there. is very much a clean-up operation in is very much a clean—up operation in this area of sou

.�* as well as seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe.are being supported by specialist officers. the attack has also left five children and two adults in a critical condition. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. he can't be named because of his age, but the bbc can report, that he was born in cardiff — to rwandan parents — and moved to the southport area, 11 years ago. the prime minister keir starmer has visited the scene to lay his flowers. he has been speaking about the attacks in the last hour. icame i came here to pay my respects to the victims and families who are going through more pain and grief that most of us can't imagine. i can't imagine as a dad myself. to get an image from the chief constable and the emergency services about the emergency investigation but also importantly, to have the opportunity to say to those who are responding yesterday in the emergency services to say a personal thank you to them and to shake their hand and to say that, as prime minister, on behalf of the co

aged six, elsie stancombe, aged seven, and alice akua, aged nine. >> and the shocking riots in southport. almost 40 police officers injured last night when they came under attack outside a local mosque. >> yes, well, the sound of sirens punctuated the night here in southport . but today the in southport. but today the cleanup begins. >> meanwhile, after the horrors of last night, the community continued to come together in memory of those three little girls . girls. >> thank you both. and lawless britain. overnight, six people have been arrested after a machete fight broke out in southend on sea. more evidence of broken britain. we'll bring you the pictures. we're seeing them now. really shocking. fighting with huge machetes just near the children's fairground. >> huw edwards, the bbc presenter, has arrived at westminster magistrates today charged with making 37 indecent images of children . images of children. shocking scenes. weren't they awful? as if that community has not been through enough. is that what the mums and dads of those three little girls want? and more torching shops and

elsie dot stancombe, age seven, smiling proudly for her school photograph.used to love to be carried to lessons on her father's shoulders. and bebe king, just six years old, with her milk teeth missing, whose school says it has lost one of the shining stars, and whose family says it has no words to describe the devastation that has hit them. how can you find the words? three children who were just dancing, now they're gone. tonight, thousands turned up to a vigil in the town to gain collective strength as a community, each person struggling to take all of this in. the firefighters of green watch, who went to help the children yesterday, are numb. the ambulance crews who raced to save them and treat their wounds feel the same. all anyone can do now is show their sorrow and offer their support. my daughter goes to a drama club, so it hits very close to home. obviously, if she went to a holiday club, you think your child is going to be safe, and something like this happens, it's absolutely awful. it's a place we would all go as mummies and mummies—to—be, to go

alice aguiar, bebe king and elsie dot stancombe died after being attacked on monday.and three police dogs were injured during violence which erupted in southport last night, after false information spread about the suspect. well, jane hill is in southport for us now. thank you. even as we stand here, speaking to you, people continue to come to lay flowers. it is still very raw here after three little girls lost their life in that horrific attack on monday. there was violence here 2a hours ago. it is calm here, it appears calm this evening, but we are hearing that thatis evening, but we are hearing that that is not the case in some other parts of the country stop let's talk to daniel sandford, because he has been following this story throughout. daniel, first of all, in terms of southport, what is the latest? how much do we know about the investigation? because tomorrow it is now almost two and a half days since that horrendous event on the street just since that horrendous event on the streetjust behind me, and the 17—year—old who was arrested at the scene is still be

nine—year—olds alice aguiar, bebe king and elsie dot stancombe were killed.e knifeman. today from his hospital bed he told bbc he does not see himself as a hero and wishes he could have done more. in southport it is a time to hold your kids tight. all over this town parents are in turmoil. gemma's daughter was meant to be at the dance class but it was fully booked. i just want to keep them close to me. they've been in my bed every night since it happened, i do not want them to go anywhere. she is meant to be at preschool today and i would not let her go. last night things took a violent turn, rioting broke out and more than 50 officers and three police dogs were injured. the mosque was targeted and a corner shops looted. today it was being boarded up by volunteers and its owner is worried about more trouble. they came and flooded inside and theyjust took all the cigarettes and valuable alcohol and smashed a couple of bottles. just destroyed everything. the chief constable of merseyside came to the streets were disorder the chief constable of merseyside came t

nine—year—olds alice aguiar, bebe king and elsie dot stancombe were killed.rt. jonathan hayes was stabbed in the leg as he tried to stop the knifeman and today from his hospital bed he told bbc he does not see himself as a hero and wishes he could have done more. in southport it is a time to hold your children tight. all over this town parents are in turmoil. gemma's daughter was meant to be at the dance class but it was fully booked. you meant to be at the dance class but it was fully booked.— it was fully booked. you 'ust want to keep them * it was fully booked. you 'ust want to keep them close _ it was fully booked. you 'ust want to keep them close to _ it was fully booked. you just want to keep them close to you. - it was fully booked. you just want. to keep them close to you. they've beenin to keep them close to you. they've been in my bed every night since it happened, i do not want them to go anywhere. she is meant to be at preschool today and i would not let her go. preschool today and i would not let her no. ., , , preschool today and i would not let

tributes pour in for alice dasilva aguiar, bebe king and elsie stancombe who were killed at a dance classity joins forces to repair the damage. here in southport, residents have been clearing up the street with their bare hands, sweeping up bottles and glass to restore their neighbourhood. hamas says one of its most senior leaders has been killed in an israeli raid on his residence in iran. at the olympics, it's double gold for team gb. alex yee wins the men's triathlon as it finally went ahead and in rowing the women's quadruple were involved in a dramatic photo finish. it doesn't get bigger than this. it's really quite overwhelming to just experience this but we're really grateful. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we will have more from the olympics, more british medals as team gb secures bronze in the diving pool with andrea spendolini—sirieix and lois toulson.

also, seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe was killed.e all being supported by specialist officers. the attack has also left five children and two adults in a critical condition. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. he can't be named because of his age, but the bbc can report that he was born in cardiff to rwandan parents and moved to the southport area 11 years ago. in the last hour, the prime minister keir starmer has visited the scene to lay flowers. we're expecting the home secretary yvette cooper to speak in the house of commons shortly and we'll carry that live. just as soon as she stands up at the dispatch box. we can now speak to our correspondent nicky schiller in southport, and rowan bridge outside alder hey children's hospital. nikki, a devastating day, the details we have heard about in the last few hours?— details we have heard about in the last few hours? ~ , last few hours? absolutely, matthew. there is a lot — last few hours? absolutely, matthew. there is a lot of _ last few hour

they are 7—year—old elsie dot stancombe, 9—year—old alice dasilva aguiar and 6—year—old bebe king. and thanked emergency service workers. emily spurrell is the merseyside police and crime commissioner.

they are 7—year—old elsie dot stancombe, 9—year—old alice dasilva aguiar and 6—year—old bebe king.rime minister sir keir starmer laid flowers at the scene and thanked emergency service workers. emily spurrell is the merseyside police and crime commissioner. shejoins me now from southport. thank you so much for being with us. it is another devastating day for the whole community with that confirmation of the third death. yes, deeply upsetting to know there is another young life that has been lost. and, as you say, i think the last 2a hours or more now have just been very distressing. the community are obviously still reeling from such an awful attack and obviously, you know, you've seen a lot of people have been paying their respects in various ways, particularly laying flowers. be seen strong support from the community butjust strong support from the community but just a strong support from the community butjust a very, very sad day for everyone. i butjust a very, very sad day for everyone-— butjust a very, very sad day for eve one. i. ., ., everyone. i saw you a little earlier in

king, aged six, elsie stancomb, aged seven, and alice mcguire, aged nine, unnamed as those girls whomas's top political leader, ismail haniyeh, has been killed in iran's capital tehran . it's in iran's capital tehran. it's been confirmed . been confirmed. >> huw edwards in court the former bbc presenter is due at westminster magistrates court today charged with making 37 indecent images of children. >> farming crisis the new government has been accused of ignonng government has been accused of ignoring rural communities because they failed to get a mention in the king's speech >> eco protesters just stop oil targets holidaymakers at heathrow and gatwick airport. we asked this morning should we scrap summer holidays abroad to cut emissions? >> a sizzling

nine—year—old alice aguiar, elsie dot stancombe, aged seven, and bebe king, who wasjust six, were allbed in the leg as he tried to stop the knifeman, jonathan hayes ran in from his office next door. from his hospital bed, he told the bbc he doesn't see himself as a hero, and wishes he could have done more. in southport, it's a time to hold your kids tight. all over this town, parents are in turmoil. gemma's daughter was supposed to be at the dance class, but it was fully booked. i just want to keep them close to me. they're in my bed every night since it's happened. ijust want to hold them, i don't want them to go anywhere. she was supposed to go to pre—school today — i just don't want to let her go. last night, things took a violent turn here. rioting broke out, inflamed by social media posts which suggested — wrongly — that there was an islamist link to monday's stabbings. more than 50 officers and three police dogs were injured. a mosque was targeted and a corner shop was looted. today, it was being boarded up by volunteers, and its owner is worried about more trouble. so theyjust

swift—themed day camp have been named, as 9—year—old alice aguiar, 6—year—old bebe king, and elsie dot stancombehis was the scene as people gathered for a vigil for those victims. a 17—year—old man remains in custody following yesterday's attack. our home affairs correspondent daniel sanford has more on this story. tonight, the tragedy of southport descended into violence. a few hundred people had gathered outside the local mosque for a protest. they had been fired up by social media posts that suggested — incorrectly — an islamist link to monday's stabbings. now the protest has turned into a small riot, with large rocks being thrown at police officers wearing riot helmets and carrying shields. at times, there was extreme violence, as heavy rocks rained down on officers, and a police vehicle was set on fire. the home secretary had earlier warned about disinformation linked to the attack. this seems to have been one of the consequences. the suspect has no known links to islam. yesterday, the usual quiet of this modern cul—de—sac, where the 17—year—old suspect lived, in banks, just outside southpo

they were named by merseyside police today as elsie stancomb alice maguire and b.b. king. nine, seven and six years old. five other children and two adults remain in a critical condition after what was described as a ferocious attack on a dance class . it was attack on a dance class. it was attack on a dance class. it was a taylor swift themed dance workshop at the start of the school summer holidays. the pop star herself paid tribute to the dead children, saying she is in shock at the loss of life and horrendous trauma, adding they were just little kids now. news away from southport tonight, a serial shoplifter who committed what was described as near olympian scale fraud has been jailed for ten years. narinder kaur travelled all over the country to carry out what the judge described as a tsunami of dishonesty against top high street retailers. she stole around half £1 million worth of items. gloucester crown court heanng items. gloucester crown court hearing the 54 year old stole from boots, debenhams , john from boots, debenhams, john lewis and tk max more than a thousa

elsie dot stancombe, age seven, smiling proudly for her school photograph.oulders. and bebe king, just six years old, with her milk teeth missing, whose school says it has lost one of the shining stars, and whose family says it has no words to describe the devastation that has hit them. how can you find the words? three children who were just dancing, now they're gone. tonight, thousands turned up to a vigil in the town to gain collective strength as a community, each person struggling to take all of this in. the firefighters of green watch, who went to help the children yesterday, are numb. the ambulance crews who raced to save them and treat their wounds feel the same. all anyone can do now is show their sorrow and offer their support. my daughter goes to a drama club, so it hits very close to home. obviously, if she went to a holiday club, you think your child is going to be safe, and something like this happens, it's absolutely awful. it's a place we would all go as mummies and mummies—to—be, to feel safe, and to be with our children there. it is the mos

of flowers is from the school of one of those three children who was killed, seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe. the her eyes lit up when she spoke. the her one—of—a—kind and it is her mother that come out and appealed for calm. she wrote on social media after thejob for calm. she wrote on social media after the job last for calm. she wrote on social media after thejob last night, for calm. she wrote on social media after the job last night, please, please stop. police have been nothing but heroic, day and we don't need this. industrial hours, the chief constable of merseyside has toured the area where that violence happened and she said that three people had been arrested and more arrests will be made. she said they were not unawares by that violence and they were prepared to if there was further violence, they have brought in support from other forces around the area. this is what serena kennedy had to say, the chief constable. kennedy had to say, the chief constable-— kennedy had to say, the chief constable. ., ., ., ., constable. based on the information i have available, _ constable. based

nine—year—old alice aguiar, bebe king, six and elsie dot stancombe, seven, were killed.tried to stop the knifeman. today from his hospital bed he told bbc he does not see himself as a hero and wishes he could have done more. in southport, it is a time to hold your kids tight. all over this town, parents are in turmoil. gemma�*s daughter was meant to be at the dance class but it was fully booked. i just want to keep them close to me. they�*ve been in my bed every night since it happened, i just want to hold them, i do not want them to go anywhere. she is meant to be at preschool today and i would not let her go. last night things took a violent turn, rioting broke out and more than 50 officers and three police dogs were injured. a mosque was targeted and a corner shop looted. today it was being boarded up by volunteers and its owner is worried about more trouble. they came and flooded inside and theyjust took all the cigarettes and valuable alcohol and smashed a couple of bottles. just destroyed everything. the chief constable of merseyside came to the streets where disor

and this is seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe, described by her teacher as a caring, charismatic youngnce in southport tonight. the police have been nothing but heroic." church bell tolls. last night, thousands gathered at a vigil to remember the three who'd lost their lives and the seven other children and two adults still being treated in hospital. and today, the tributes continue to come. i've got a big building site to unlock and i want to see the lads safely at work. they're all worried that the kids can't go on the streets everywhere, everyone who i know, i'm shocked by this. i've actually gone through this myself. my niece was murdered, stabbed to death years ago, four years ago. and itjust kind of to see this brings it all back. and ijust can't imagine, well, i do know what the families are going through, but it'sjust, it's a horrible feeling. southport is still coming to terms with the attack. this community is still in shock, now trying to find ways to express their feelings. a book of condolences has been opened to allow people to add to their thoughts and messages already b

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that's seven—year—old elsie dr stancombe and her school wrote that she loved life, school and herfriendsat has come out and appeal for calm suffering she wrote on social media after the trouble as nights, please, please stop. police have been nothing but heroic, day and we don't need this. in the last couple of hours, the chief constable of merseyside has told the area where that violence happens, saying that three people had been arrested and more arrests will be made. she said they weren't caught unawares by that violence and they were prepared if there was further violence, they've brought in support from other forces around the area. this is what serena kennedy had to say, the chief constable. kennedy had to say, the chief constable-— kennedy had to say, the chief constable. ., ., ., ., constable. based on the information i have available, _ constable. based on the information i have available, we _ constable. based on the information i have available, we understand - i have available, we understand there _ i have available, we understand there was— i have available, we understand th

nine—year—old alice aguiar, elsie dot stancombe, aged seven, and bebe king, who was just six, were all stop the knifeman, and today from his hospital bed, he told bbc he does not see himself as a hero and wishes he could have done more. in southport, it's a time to hold your children tight. all over this town, parents are in turmoil. gemma's daughter was meant to be at the dance class, but it was fully booked. i just want to keep them close to me. they've been in my bed every night since it happened, i do not want them to go anywhere. she is meant to be at preschool today and i would not let her go. last night, things took a violent turn — rioting broke out, and more than 50 officers and three police dogs were injured. a mosque was targeted and a corner shop looted. today, it was being boarded up by volunteers and its owner is worried about more trouble. they came just like a human flood inside, and theyjust took all the cigarettes and valuable alcohol, and smashed a couple of bottles. sweets and chocolates, just threw it everywhere. the chief constable of merseyside came to the street

bebe king elsie dot stancombe,, alice dasilva aguiar, we cannot imagine what their families are goinghrough now. i know the whole house willjoin the home secretary end to be in expressing our condolences to them. i think the home secretary for the statement. can i thank the shadow home secretary for his words and for his support for the families, the whole community in southport, particularly for his tribute to emergency service workers whom he will know from all of his past experience? at the heroism that they have shown but that was strained beyond anything we could have imagined with what they had to deal with it yesterday. and to his recognition of the bravery of passersby who came forward to help as well. i agree with him to do about the responsibility on every one of us, the police do need to be able to pursue this investigation. there will be whiter questions for other days with them the most important thing is that every one of us supports the police and their investigation now. i've agreed with the responsibility on social media companies because we do need to recognise there

they are 7 year old elsie dot stancombe, for the love 9 year old aleece agee—are and 6 year old beebesir keir starmer laid flowers at the scene and thanked emergency service workers. a reminder we're expecting the home secretary yvette cooper who is at the scene earlier to update mps in the scene earlier to update mps in the house of commons. no exact timing on that. you can see the live pictures from the chamber. as soon as we see the home secretary of the dispatch box we will carry that live. earlier my colleague nicky schiller spoke to the mayor of the liverpool city region, steve rotheram in southport. shark like most people. followed by a whole series of emotions. the first one is a course as a father and a parent, also i think about is when my kids were that age, dropping them off at dances and all that sort of thing. and expecting to pick them up of thing. and expecting to pick them up safely later that day. that is what most dues most people did yesterday. course now we know that some parents lost their children. three children that didn't survive. there are several still in h

seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe died at the dance class on monday morning. ht" and a "caring and charismatic young lady". six—year—old bebe king's family said, "no words can describe the devastation that has hit our family as we try to deal with the loss of our little girl bebe." and nine—year—old alice dasilva aguiar died in hospital on tuesday morning. and nine—year—old alice dasilva aguiar died in hospital on tuesday morning. her parents remembered her, saying, "keep smiling and dancing like you love to do, our princess." yesterday, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil to remember the three girls, and the five children and two adults who remain in a critical condition. 0ur correspondent john maguire was there thankfully, very few communities will ever have been tested like this before. but people came to the centre of southport last night to stand together in a show of solidarity and support. southport is not used to global attention. to be known around the globe for a defining incident has shook us all to the core. what happened to the most innocent re

jenny stancomb, who's whose daughter elsie died in monday's attack , elsie died in monday's attack, pleadedn social media for the violence to end , saying the violence to end, saying the police have been nothing but heroic . they and we don't need heroic. they and we don't need this. police made three arrests and they say more will follow. liverpool mayor steve rotheram says people must avoid jumping to conclusions. >> community here is very close and tight knit and what we saw last night was infiltration by people from all over the country, stirred up by social media and then whipped up into a frenzy whereby they were attacking the very people that everybody earlier in the day was celebrating for being the heroes, for running towards dangen heroes, for running towards danger. and it leaves a very sour taste in the mouth that these people believe that they can come here and divide our community. they won't be doing that and they won't. the haters won't win out. >> in other news, former bbc star huw edwards has pleaded guilty to three counts relating to images of children. he's now admitted

jenny stancomb, whose daughter elsie died in monday's attack, pleaded on social media for the violence to end, saying the police have been nothing but heroic. they and we don't need this. the mosque's chairman, ibrahim hussain, told reporters the riot was planned and coordinated. >> i kept getting messages from day before and they were planning it. they obviously accused the muslim. they obviously, find this guilty and they were going to punish us for whatever happens, which is awful, by the way. whatever, whatever happened on monday is absolutely heartbreaking. i would like to thank the police very, very, very much indeed. and i'm very sorry for the casualty that the police took. they took a very bad beating. >> in other news, huw edwards has pleaded guilty at westminster magistrates court to three counts relating to images of children. it's a significant fall for the 62 year old, who was once the bbc's most senior news presenter. he's now admitted to receiving 41 images on whatsapp, seven of which are of the most serious kind. the court heard that he'd taken part in an online chat wi