judith moritz has spent all afternoon and evening here. ny day and there is just silence tonight. sunny day and there is 'ust silence toniaht. . . , sunny day and there is 'ust silence toniaht. . ., , , sunny day and there is 'ust silence toniaht. . . , , ., tonight. yeah, any community would be reelin: tonight. yeah, any community would be reeling from _ tonight. yeah, any community would be reeling from this. _ tonight. yeah, any community would be reeling from this. there - tonight. yeah, any community would be reeling from this. there is - tonight. yeah, any community would be reeling from this. there is an i be reeling from this. there is an added dimension here. this is southport. this is not an inner—city area known for knife crime. it is not a dysfunctional kind of place. it's a place you come for a happy life. as a place you come to bring up life. as a place you come to bring up your kids by the seaside. that is what they are saying to me here. why here, why our children? our children dancing to taylor swift like everyone else's ki

judith moritz, bbc news, southport.ou to georgia for a moment where kamala let's take you to georgia for a moment where kamala harris, the presidential _ moment where kamala harris, the presidential hopeful, _ moment where kamala harris, the presidential hopeful, is _ presidential hopeful, is addressing a crowd. . put our investments _ addressing a crowd. . put our investments in _ addressing a crowd. . put our investments in clean - addressing a crowd. . put our investments in clean energy i investments in clean energy jobs... investments in clean energy “obs. .. �* , jobs... booing he intends - jobs... booing he intends to i jobs... booing | he intends to end jobs... booing - he intends to end the affordable care act... booing to take us back to a time when insurance companies had the power to deny people with pre—existing conditions. you guys remember what that was? children with asthma, breast cancer survivors, grandparents with diabetes. georgia, america has tried these failed policies before — and we are not going

judith moritz, bbc news, southport.massive landslides in the southern state of kerala, which have killed more than 120 people. a further 128 people are being treated in hospital. the chief minister of kerala has declared a period of mourning. the landslides struck hilly areas in wayanad district in the early hours of tuesday. rescue operations are under way, but are being hindered by those heavy rains as well as the collapse of a crucial bridge. hospitals across the state are filling up with people injured in the landslide. government ministers have visited some of those being treated, while soldiers and other emergency service agencies are being pressed into the rescue efforts. it's feared many people are still trapped in areas that rescue workers are yet to reach. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is in delhi and has been monitoring developments. hundreds of officials are on the ground in kerala trying to rescue some of those who have been stranded as a result of these mudslides. what is making these mudslid

judith moritz, bbc news, southport. very violent scenes that we saw this time last night. i spent this afternoon talking to people who live on those streets that were affected, right at the heart of the riots, people who run businesses that the trip people told me of a very frightening few hours they experienced last night. i started at the mosque which was a focus for the rioters. but there is also hoped to take from this because the clean—up began very early this morning, volunteers arriving on those streets first thing this morning to offer their help and start the clean—up. brick by brick, this part of southport is rebuilding. volunteers have been repairing damage to this mosque, a focus for last night's rioters. we barricaded ourselves inside here. the chairman of the mosque invited us inside. so they spotted that all the glass had broken? they spotted it. and there's another one here which hasn't been done yet. he and seven others were trapped inside as rioters threw bricks and missiles through the windows. how sc

judith moritz, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news now.reed to be interviewed by the fbi as part of its investigation into the assassination attempt at his campaign rally in pennsylvania earlier this month. investigators still haven't come up with a motive to explain why thomas matthew crooks opened fire at mr trump earlier this month. the mayor of jasper in the canadian rockies, which lost a third of its buildings in a massive wildfire last week, says decades of fire prevention work saved the town from total destruction. the mayor said that the efforts of firefighters and national parks staff had fortified the community. the deputy uk prime minister, angela rayner, is expected to set out proposals today to overhaul planning rules in england. she'll say the government is reinstating local housebuilding targets scrapped under the conservatives. she'll also explain how some parts of the greenbelt will be redefined as "grey belt", to allow for more developments. now to the middle east. the israeli prime minister has called for calm after demo

from southport, here�*s judith moritz.he showed bravery shielding the children from danger. her cousin has told bbc how she is doing now. all we know is she�*s still not out of the woods but she is talking. we�*re not allowed to say too much. but she is a hero. the attack has devastated this community and made an impact far beyond here. nine—year—old alice aguiar, bebe king, six and elsie dot stancombe, seven, were killed. eight other children were hurt. jonathan hayes was stabbed in the leg as he 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. las

from southport, our reporter judith moritz has the latest.ng, just six years old, whose family say they have no words to describe the devastation that's hit them. how can you find the words? three children who were just 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 child

judith moritz.r manchester, andy burnham, who said he had recognised the widespread and deep concern the incident had caused in greater manchester and beyond and that he and the deputy mayor have raised concerns with the deputy chief constable. next to the race to be the next conservative leader, and the former minister tom tugendhat has said he is running to lead the party. writing in the daily telegraph, he said he was "notjust running to be the next conservative leader" but also to become the "next conservative prime minister". he joins james cleverly, who announced his leadership bid yesterday. let's cross live to westminster and speak to our political iain watson, not a surprise that tom tugendhat has thrown his hat into the ring? tugendhat has thrown his hat into the rim? �* ,, , tugendhat has thrown his hat into the rim? . ,, , ., the ring? absently not, we were exectinu the ring? absently not, we were exnecting this. _ the ring? absently not, we were expecting this, he _ the ring? absently n

this report now from judith moritz.r. her cousin has told bbc how she is doing now. all we know is she's still not out of the woods yet but she is definitely talking. we're not allowed to say too much. but she is a hero. the attack has devastated this community and made an impact far beyond here. nine—year—old alice aguiar, elsie dot stancombe, aged seven, and bebe king, who was just six, were all killed. eight other children were hurt. another adult was injured too. 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'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 n

judith moritz, bbc news, southport. judith martz reporting on that very tragic story.been charged with murder and also ten additional counts of attempted murder have been levelled. they highlight because of his age, his identity cannot be revealed and he will be produced in the court on thursday in the uk. the police also highlighted the charges are significant, and also importantly, this is still very much a life investigation, and they will be coordinating with all departments of the police for more on what really transpired in the motive behind that attack. switching focus to the other big headline we've had in the uk. the uk culture secretary, lisa nandy, has tonight called for an urgent meeting with the bbc director general, over the handling of the case of former news presenter huw edwards. on wednesday, edwards pleaded guilty to accessing indecent images of children as young as seven. the bbc says it knew he'd been arrested back in november on suspicion of serious offences. he'd been suspended from duties, but was still being paid his full salary, and later rece

judith moritz, bbc news, southport.or reforms to the us supreme court, including term limits forjustices and a new code of conduct. currently, judges can serve on the court for life. mr biden�*s proposals face little chance of getting through the deeply—divided congress. lets have a listen to what president biden has been saying. in recent years extreme opinions on the court handed down have undermined long established civilised predictions and projections. in 2022 a court overruled roe versus wade, the right to choose, at that had been the law of the land for 50 years will stop 50 years. the following years the same court eviscerated affirmative action which had been upheld and reaffirmed for nearly 50 years as well, and now there is an extreme movement and agenda called project 2025, by the way, this is serious, man, they are planning another onslaught attacking civil rights in america. peter bowes our la correspondent has the latest it'll be extremely difficult, verging on impossible for president biden to see any of

judith moritz, bbc news, southport.ilding projects, as well as winter fuel payments. she told parliament this was because of a big shortfall in funds that her labour government had inherited. ms reeves said the previous conservative adminstration had our political editor chris mason was watching. the words of the arguments of the past, the backdrop to the arguments of today. rachel reeves at her desk in 11 downing street this lunch—time, the first woman ever to be chancellor of the exchequer and so have the keys to this place. i call the chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves. her big—picture argument sounded like this. the previous government let people down. hear, hear! mr speaker, the previous government made commitment after commitment without knowing where the money was going to come from. they did this repeatedly, knowingly and elaborately. today, i am calling out the conservatives' cover—up. she said she would accept in full the pay rises recommended by the independent pay review bodies for public sector work

thank you, judith moritz — a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and a number ofr was stabbed near army barracks in kent. the head of the army has called the attack in chatham horrific and unprovoked. the victim, who's in his 40s, is in hospital in a serious but stable condition. the attack isn't believed to be terrorism related. five people have been arrested and police have used pepper spray on protesters who gathered in washington dc. thousands took to the streets as israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu told a joint session of the us congress that israel will keep security control over gaza for the foreseeable future. his speech comes nine months into the war there, in which the hamas—run health ministry says 39,000 people have died. mr netanyahu was given a standing ovation by many lawmakers in the chamber, though some democratic politicians boycotted the event. our correspondent tom bateman reports from washington. a short walk back into the american limelight, after months or fraught ties between the us leadership on the israeli prime minister. here, a

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.ing to reach the worst affected areas after hurricane beryl made landfall over their territories. at least one person has died in st vincent and the grenadines and two died in grenada, although the authorities have said those numbers may rise. these are pictures from the island of martinique where there was heavy flooding and damage caused by the high winds. beryl became the earliest category five hurricane to develop in the atlantic, although it was downgraded to a category four storm as it continues its path across the region. for the latest, i spoke to our central america and caribbean correspondent will grant who's in mexico city. the worst of the damage really was on those smaller islands that were right in the path of hurricane beryl. they felt the full force of this category four to category five at the time, storm, and some of them are very small. so the infrastructure wasn't great to begin with. and then i've been speaking to people on the island, for example, of um, uh, union

in a moment, we'll get the very latest from judith moritz who is outside rochdale police station for us, and we'll also get all the political reaction from nick eardley, who's at westminster. but first, this report from lauren moss, a warning — it contains images that are distressing. shouting. "truly shocking." the assessment of greater manchester police itself after this footage emerged of what happened during an arrest at manchester airport. an officer with a taser stands above a man lying on the floor. he kicks and stamps on his head. footage shows another person been peppe" footage shows another person been pepper sprayed. greater manchester police say, before this filming started on tuesday night, they were called to reports of a fight at the airport. when they went to make an arrest, three officers were assaulted, needing hospital treatment. a female police officer suffered a broken nose. one officer has been suspended from all duties, and the force has referred itself to the police watchdog. the prime minister says the home office is looking into what happened. look, i unders

judith moritz, bbc news, southport. thursday for a �*victim interview�* to discuss the assassination attempt against him at his pennsylvania rally earlier this month. the fbi is investigating the 20—year—old gunman and his motivations behind the shooting that killed one rally goer and seriously wounded two others. federal investigators in pennsylvania said they wanted to get mr trump's perspective on the shooting, calling the interview �*standard' procedure us lawmakers are continuing to look into the security failures that led up to the attack. top officials with the secret service and fbi are set to testify on capitol hill tuesday. one of the frontrunners to become kamala harris' running mate — north carolina governor roy cooper — has withdrawn himself from consideration, sources close to the vetting team tells our us news partner cbs. the 67 year old was believed to be among the half—dozen contenders being vetted for the role as ms harris' vice president. he was seen as a top choice given his popularity in north caro

judith moritz has more.e. instead the jury was told to take her status as a multiple murder and a tempted murder at into account. last year lucy letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting another six. the jury couldn't decide whether she had also decided to kill a premature girl known as baby k in february 2016. the charge was put to a newjury at retrial and they have convicted her, unanimously. this conviction was put on behalf of the baby's pa rents. we have had to go through a long, torturous and emotional journey, twice. but this justice will not take away the extreme hurt, anger and distress that we've all had to experience. she'll be sentenced on friday. you're live with bbc news. us president biden is trying to turn the page on last week's shaky debate performance against donald trump, apparently chalking it up to extended jet lag from international travel in the weeks before the debate. he told a crowd at a virginia fundraiserjust hours ago, "i didn't have my best night, but the fac

judith moritz, bbc news, southport.d 'park fire' is the largest of several wildfires in the state, burning through butte, tehama, shasta and plumas counties, north of the city of chico. officials say the blaze has ravaged nearly 150,000 hectares of land, making it one of the largest fires in state history. more than 26,000 residents were under evacuation orders on monday afternoon, with authorities calling for extreme caution due to a high risk of escalation. officials say it was started by a man who pushed a flaming car into a gully. the fire was able to spread quickly following multiple heat waves that have struck california since the beginning ofjune. stay with us here on bbc news. that's it from here. thank you. hello there. we'll see some contrast in temperature across the uk over the next few days. slightly fresher conditions for scotland and northern ireland, but england and wales certainly holding onto the heat and the humidity for another few days. for most of us, it is looking pretty dry and pretty sunny, as w

those violent protests which took place this evening injust a moment — but first, this report from judith moritzars old, whose parents said today she will always be their princess and told her, "keep smiling and dancing like you love to do." elsie dot stancombe, age seven, smiling proudly for her school photograph. the head remembers how she 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 i

thank you, judith moritz.robably several thousand people. it was extremely moving, extremely sobering. many, many people in tears, lots of people laying flowers. people there of all ages. i went along and spoke to some of the people there about why they wanted to be there. bells toll my children were in a club very nearby, just one street away. i had a phone call to come and collect my children, and nothing too much was said, really, but ijust knew i had to get there straight away. i could tell by the tone of the lady's voice. i work in local schools as a dinner lady, so a lot of these children, i've seen doing mobile work, and it's hard. and come september, their little faces ain't gonna be in them schools. one of them actually was in my little boy's year, just above or below, sorry, so he's recognised her on the news, and i can't comprehend how any parent would feel, losing a child. so your son has recognised... yeah, on the news. ..one of the little girls? yeah, when the photos came up. just very close to h

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.ntencing and this has many trial has been postponed until september. his legal team asked for his conviction to be overturned after the supreme court ruling yesterday that former presidents have partial immunity for official acts that took place during that time in office. sarah smith and al north american editor —— north america editor is in washington. is this the first impact of that supreme courtjudgment? supreme court “udgment? yes, and it shows ou supreme court “udgment? yes, and it shows you just — supreme courtjudgment? yes, and it shows you just how _ supreme courtjudgment? yes, and it shows you just how far _ supreme courtjudgment? yes, and it shows you just how far ranging - supreme courtjudgment? yes, and it shows you just how far ranging that i shows you just how far ranging that could be. we already knew that it was likely to impact the three criminal cases donald trump still faces and now we discover that the judge in the new york case is prepared to at least consider se

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.asked for his conviction to be overturned, after the supreme court ruling yesterday that former presidents had partial immunity for "official" acts that took place during their time in office. here's sarah smith is in washington — with more on the impact of that supreme courtjudgement. we already knew that it was likely to impact the three criminal cases that donald trump is still facing, and now we discover that the judge in the new york case is that prepared to at least consider setting aside the guilty verdict there. now, the crimes donald trump was convicted of, covering up hush money payments to a pawn star, stormy daniels, were obviously not official presidential acts, and not even donald trump is claiming they were covered by presidential immunity. but what he is arguing is that some of the evidence the prosecution relied on to make their case is covered by immunity, and that includes things like the testimony from his former white house communications director hope hicks, some

judith moritz, bbc news, southport.dent daniel sandford explained what — if anything — could be done to prevent an attack like this from happening. powerful statements from the king, from the prime minister, from the home secretary less than four weeks into the job, were illustrative of how rare these kind of events are and how deeply shocking this one was. itjust doesn't happen that primary aged children get attacked in any kind a regular basis. some viewers will remember the dunblane primary school massacre in 1996, when thomas hamilton killed 16 pupils and their teacher. and there was across the manchester arena bombing of 2017, in which eight—year—old saffie roussos was killed. but these events are exceptionally rare. most often, when a child is ended in an attack of this age, it is as a victim of their parents in their own home. today, all the major hospitals in the area had to declare a major incident because of the sheer number of children they were having to treat from this attack. so how can we protect people f

with the latest from southport, here's judith moritz.walked into this dance class held by leanne lewis she showed avery shielding the children from danger. her cousin is told bbc how she is doing now. bill from danger. her cousin is told bbc how she is doing now.— from danger. her cousin is told bbc how she is doing now. all we know is she's still not — how she is doing now. all we know is she's still not out _ how she is doing now. all we know is she's still not out of— how she is doing now. all we know is she's still not out of the _ how she is doing now. all we know is she's still not out of the woods - how she is doing now. all we know is she's still not out of the woods but i she's still not out of the woods but she's still not out of the woods but she is talking. were not allowed to say too much. but she is talking. were not allowed to say too much-— she is talking. were not allowed to say too much. but she is a hero. the attack has devastated _ say too much. but she is a hero. the attack has devastated this _ say too much. but she

but first tonight, judith moritz reports on the latest of yesterday's event.ine years old, whose parents say she will always be there princess, elsie dot stancombe, smiling proudly for her school photograph, and bebe king, just six years old, whose family say they have no words to describe the devastation that has hit them. how can you find the words? children who were just dancing, can you find the words? children who werejust dancing, now can you find the words? children who were just dancing, now they are gone. it is impossible to make sense of this, and southport is reeling, the firefighters who went to help the firefighters who went to help the children yesterday are none. —— narmer. the ambulance crews who raced to help them feel the same, all anyone here can do now is show their sorrow and offer their support. their sorrow and offer their su ort. ~ . their sorrow and offer their smart-— their sorrow and offer their su--ort. ~ ., , their sorrow and offer their su- -ort. ~ ., , u, ., their sorrow and offer their su--ort.~ . , ., support. we have 'ust come

judith moritz has tonight's first report, and you may find some of the details upsetting.day in the school holidays and children who has been dancing moments earlier are lying in the street. there was now the sound of screaming. paramedics and police raced to them. locals too, including an off duty nurse. i raced to them. locals too, including an off duty nurse-— an off duty nurse. i checked in on m uirls an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and _ an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and i _ an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and i thought, _ an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and i thought, you - an off duty nurse. i checked in on my girls and i thought, you put . an off duty nurse. i checked in on i my girls and i thought, you put your nhs head on, don't you? and the mother i wasjust nhs head on, don't you? and the mother i was just consoling, the look on her face, mother i was just consoling, the look on herface, she knew something had happened to her child. how do you comprehend? there is nothing that you can do. the you comprehend? ther

judith moritz, bbc news, southport.correspondent nick garnet who has been there all day. nick, this incident first began at around ten to 12 today. talk us through the timeline of then what unfolded. let's start at the beginning. at ten o'clock this is when the summer club started. i dance and yoga class with taylor swift songs. most of the people there were young girls, around primary school ages of six until 11 years of age. at about ten to 12, ten minutes before class was due to end someone came into the building and the stabbing took place with the at that point neighbours have talked about it being mayhem. they heard the screaming, they heard what was happening and they came and theyjoined and try to help. colin perry who is injudas reportjust now went on to say that one of his neighbours took about ten girls to safety in his house. he was helped by another neighbour for the call and said the community was coming together, everyone was trying to help, everyone was trying to save the younger kids. he said another ma

let's speak to our north of england correspondentjudith moritz, live from rochdale. judithople.— having with people. well, a reflection — having with people. well, a reflection of _ having with people. well, a reflection of use, _ having with people. well, a reflection of use, i - having with people. well, a reflection of use, i think, . having with people. well, a reflection of use, i think, it| having with people. well, a l reflection of use, i think, it is fair to say that people here say they don't feel that the police have handled this well, but they understand, certainly some of those we have spoken to, the complexities of this, that andy burnham nodded to, and one person said he was worried that things were getting out of hand because, as he put it, because of activist and social media, which is part of the equation here. what i can tell you is that in the last few minutes, the home secretary has finished her meeting with andy burnham, that we heard about in that report, and she has said that she has spoken, we have had a statement, she has spoken to the police and t

our correspondentjudith moritz is at manchester crown court. judithrialjudge told the jurors, a jury made up of six men and six women, that they are under no pressure of time, they should listen to each other pubs opinions before deliberating. they have three weeks' evidence to get through and they have heard that lucy letby attempted to murder a premature baby girl in 2016 by dislodging her breathing tube. the prosecution says that a consultant walked into the room and virtually caught at the former nurse right handed, she was standing by the incubator is the baby was deteriorating, an alarm was sounding and the nurse was doing nothing to intervene. thejudge and the nurse was doing nothing to intervene. the judge told the jury that ultimately the case might come down to whether they believe the doctor's worked over the nurse. she says she does not recall the incident and does not accept the way it happened in the way he said. this jury it happened in the way he said. this jury has also been told about the last trial and the fact that lucy letby was c