on behalf of northwest ambulance service with i of northwest ambulance service with like to _ of northwestlies who lost family— condolences to the families who lost family today into the wider community. our thoughts are with you _ community. 0ur thoughts are with you i_ community. 0ur thoughts are with you i can— community. our thoughts are with you. i can confirm that we were called _ you. i can confirm that we were called to— you. i can confirm that we were called to the heart street area and southport — called to the heart street area and southportjust called to the heart street area and southport just before lunch called to the heart street area and southportjust before lunch time today— southportjust before lunch time today to — southportjust before lunch time today to an incident reported of multiple — today to an incident reported of multiple stabbings. they declared this is_ multiple stabbings. they declared this is a _ multiple stabbings. they declared this is a major incident due to the number— this is a major incident due to the number of— this is a major incident due to the nu

i also met this morning with some of the first responders, police, the northwest ambulance service and off emergency workers who are the cause of distress and ran to 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. and i want to recognise the toll that that can take. those emergency workers were back at work yesterday, they live locally, and some of them had been to the dance centre in the past with their own children or relatives. but they wanted to be out in their own community, continuing to serve and support the people of southport. that is public service at its very best. i also offer my sincere thanks to everyone in the nhs, with hospitals across the region tending to the victims and supporting their families right now. and to sefton council, merseyside police family liaison officers, already working to provide extensive support to the victims families and to the community, and this morning, i met with staff from victim care, the sa

the northwest ambulance service said it took eight injured victims to local hospitals from the attack in southport, near liverpool. officials say terrorism is not suspected. israel is weighing its response to a deadly rocket attack over the weekend that left at least a dozen children and teens dead. this comes as negotiators continue their work toward a ceasefire in gaza. trey yingst has the latest developments. >> as war rages on in gaza, concerns are shifting to the north, where israeli forces struck a number of hezbollah targets inside lebanon over the weekend. the strikes come after a hezbollah rocket struck a soccer field in the golan heights on saturday, killing at least 12 children and teens sunday, israel's security cabinet held a meeting as officials promise a strong response. >> hezbollah hezbollah will not be exonerated for this event. >> they fired, they will bear the price and they will pay a heavy price for their actions. >> hezbollah, without evidence, denied responsibility for the attack. the deadliest on israel linked civilians since october 7th. still, the biden admi

safety and so they could be treated at the scene by paramedics who arrived on the northwest ambulance, air ambulance servicecause their fire station is who arrived early as well because theirfire station is not who arrived early as well because their fire station is not far from here, and they were able to provide not only first aid but also to get people away from the scene and get them to safety, so in total, eight people so far we understand have been injured. that number may rise as the evening goes on. they have been taken to three hospitals, two i don't hospitals in the report and on merseyside, but other people have been taken to alder hey children's hospital, the specialist children's hospital for this hospital, the specialist children's hospitalfor this region, well—known hospital for this region, well—known for hospitalfor this region, well—known for being able to treat the most severely injured and traumatised children, and that's why the operation to move the children away from here and take them there took place. they wanted them in the best place. they wanted them in the best place possible an

from the police and emergency services, ambulance service and fire but you can tell from the size of the response that there are distressing scenes here. northwestfrom their hazardous area response team and there was an air ambulance area response team and there was an airambulance and area response team and there was an air ambulance and doctors here in the scene. ambulance treated a patient with stab injuries, taking to alder hey children's hospital, inter—university hospital and southport and formby hospital so that it does give you some idea of the distressing scenes here eyewitnesses have seen and we will be bring you all the updates from the eyewitnesses as and when we speak to them. the the eyewitnesses as and when we speak to them-— speak to them. the police commissioner _ speak to them. the police commissioner there - speak to them. the police commissioner there in - speak to them. the police - commissioner there in merseyside emily spurrell confirming an arrest was made and there is no wider risk to the public and eight victims, north west ambulance service said, were treated for stab injuries. this is another picture just into us as w