another storm moves in, potentially a named storm, this time a little bit further south. lam sarah i am sarah campbell sentenced today. axel rudakubana arrived here at liverpool crown court earlier. he along with the rest of the court is hearing from the families and his victims about the impact his barbaric actions have had on all their lives. i will bring you all the developments from court. i am in london and in other news the met office has issued a red weather warning covering northern ireland and parts of scotland as storm eowyn approaches, warning of gusts of “p approaches, warning of gusts of up to 100 miles an hour and a dangerto up to 100 miles an hour and a danger to life. and the patients in wales waiting too long for emergency care. we meet the family of a man who died

sarah i am sarah campbell in liverpool. the teenager who murdered three girls in southport will be sentenced today. axel rudakubana arrived here at liverpool crown court earlier. he along with the rest of the court is hearing from the families and his victims about the impact his barbaric actions have had on all their lives. i will bring you all the developments from court. i am in london and in other news the met office has issued a red weather warning covering northern ireland and parts of scotland as storm eowyn approaches, warning of gusts of up approaches, warning of gusts of up to 100 miles an hour and a dangerto up to 100 miles an hour and a danger to life. and the patients in wales waiting too long for emergency care. we meet the family of a man who died from sepsis after waiting 14 died from sepsis after waiting 1a hours for an eminence never came. president trump since 1500 troops to the us mexico border in a move he says the crackdown on illegal immigration. you join me here once again outside liverpool crown court way for the last couple of hours for sentencing hearing of a teenager who killed three young girls in the southport knife attack is continuing. i will warn you, it has been very distressing listening and hearing the details which have been read out. the families of his victims are in court and they have had to listen to these details and they have had to watch you join me here once again outside liverpool crown court way for the last couple of hours for sentencing hearing of a teenager who killed three young girls in the southport knife attack is continuing. i will warn you, it has been very distressing listening and hearing the details which have been read out. the families of his victims are in court and they have had to listen to these details and they have had to watch cctv from the day back on the 29th ofjuly 2024 when the defendant arrived in southport with a knife he bought from amazon and started to indiscriminately stab the young girls who were at a taylor swift themed dance class. he killed three of them, injured eight of them and injured eight of them and injured two adults who are trying to help them. the details have been distressing. just in the last half an hour we have been hearing victim impact statements from some of those involved. these of course are the first chance these families were the victims of families were the victims of families have had to put forward their thoughts as to what happened on that day. we have just been hearing a statement from the family of alice da silva aguiar and she was the nine—year—old girl and one of the three people that axel rudakubana killed on that day. the statement from her parents said she was always very kind, she was a beautiful girl, a strong and confidence preteen. we were going to surprise her with a trip to disneyland and that summers day she was so excited to go to the dance workshop. in a matter of minutes our lives were shattered and they were turned upside down. we kept up hope every second of his 14 hour flight but when she lost her fight we lost our lives. it shattered our souls. it feels like we're stuck in a horror movie with moving pictures and moments being relived. it has fear, anxiety, loss and terror all over it and it's playing everywhere. let's listen now to six—year—old bebe king, elsie dot stancombe who was seven and nine—year—old alice aguiar murdered in southport last summer in a tragedy which led to a wave of and sadness. southport is a small, seaside town. everyone here has a connection to someone who was at the dance class at the beginning of the summer holidays. sarahher daughter would be there. it filled up very quickly as of course it would do, so we were down on the waiting list. she wasn't there. i guess i will be forever grateful for that but also, absolutely devastated that there are young people who are not here. thatjust doesn't seem fair. axel rudakubana was arrested with the weapon in his hand but refused to admit he carried out the attack. but then this monday, with the trial about to start, he told his lawyers he was changing his plea. as well as the murders, he admitted trying to kill eight other children and two adults, possession of a knife, manufacturing rising and downloading an al-qaeda training manual, a terror offence. it is clear that this was a young man sustained interest in death and violence. he has shown no signs of remorse. asked as a community and families have psyched themselves up for a trial which will be challenging. so relief, the anger and of course we have now got to sit and wait for the sentencing, and then the r

sarah i am sarah campbell live outside liverpool crown court. the teenager who murdered three girls in southport last year is due to be sentenced very soon. axel rudakubana arrived here at liverpool crown court earlier. he has had to be removed from the dock for disrupting proceedings but the court has heard victim impact scent —— statements from those who were so catastrophically affected by his actions last year. we will keep you up—to—date with all the latest developments as the judge soon to begin his sentencing remarks. iam samantha simmons in london. the met office has issued a red wall where the warning as storm eowyn approaches. warning of gusts of up to 100 miles an hour and a danger to life. and the patients in wales waiting too long for emergency care. we meet the family of a man who died of sepsis after waiting 1a hours for numberless that never came. president trump sends 1500 troops to the us mexico border in a move he says the crackdown on illegal immigration. you join me here outside liverpool crown court and for the last few hours we have been bringing you live updates from the sentencing here at the hearing of the defendant axel rudakubana who murdered three young girls in southport last yearin young girls in southport last year in a knife attack. that sentencing remarks are now under way so let's cross over to the court.— to the court. armed with a lane to the court. armed with a large kitchen _ to the court. armed with a large kitchen knife - to the court. armed with a large kitchen knife which l to the court. armed with a | large kitchen knife which he had bought on the internet on the 13th — had bought on the internet on the 13th ofjuly 16 days earlier, the 13th ofjuly16 days earlier, he knew there was to be a — earlier, he knew there was to be a taylor swift themed yoga and dance workshop with very young — and dance workshop with very young girls mostly aged between six and _ young girls mostly aged between six and"— young girls mostly aged between six and 11 were to enjoy an organised party safely in an upstairs— organised party safely in an upstairs room where the organisers were to look after them — organisers were to look after them. they were 26 children at that party _ them. they were 26 children at that party. all of them happy and enjoying themselves. it started _ and enjoying themselves. it started at about 9:30am on a warm — started at about 9:30am on a warm summers day but he had targeted — warm summers day but he had targeted those very young children for the horrific extreme violence he was intent upon _ extreme violence he was intent upon at — extreme violence he was intent upon. at 11:45am he arrived and walked — upon. at 11:45am he arrived and walked straight into the building, up the stairs to where— building, up the stairs to where he could hear the sound of happy— where he could hear the sound of happy children, in his mind was _ of happy children, in his mind was the — of happy children, in his mind was the intention to murder as many— was the intention to murder as many of— was the intention to murder as many of them as he physically coutd~ — many of them as he physically coutd~ he _ many of them as he physically could. he wanted to try and carry— could. he wanted to try and carry out— could. he wanted to try and carry out mass murder of innocent, _ carry out mass murder of innocent, happy, young girls. 0ver— innocent, happy, young girls. over about 15 minutes he savagely killed three of them and attempted to kill eight more _ and attempted to kill eight more. as well as to adults who tried _ more. as well as to adults who tried to — more. as well as to adults who tried to stop him. it was such extreme _ tried to stop him. it was such extreme violence of the utmost hi-h extreme violence of the utmost high seriousness that it's difficult to comprehend why it was done. i am sure that axel rudakubana had a settled and determined intention to carry out these offences and that had he been — out these offences and that had he been able to he would have killed — he been able to he would have killed each and every child, all 26 — killed each and every child, all 26 of— killed each and every child, all 26 of them, as well as any adults— all 26 of them, as well as any adults who got in his way. it was — adults who got in his way. it was only— adults who got in his way. it was only because some managed to escape — was only because some managed to escape that prevented many more _ to escape that prevented many more from being murdered. i to escape that prevented many more from being murdered. lam also sure — more from being murdered. lam also sure that after the other children. _ also sure that after the other children, eight of whom he had injured. — children, eight of whom he had injured, managed to escape, it left him — injured, managed to escape, it left him in _ injured, managed to escape, it left him in the upstairs room where — left him in the upstairs room where he _ left him in the upstairs room where he returned to continue his sustained and brutal violence against two of the youngest of those children, stabbing them multiple times. that demonstrated how determined he was to cause the maximum — determined he was to cause the maximum suffering he could. left alone with them where they had fallen he continued shocking and extreme violence. marry— shocking and extreme violence. marry who — shocking and extreme violence. many who have heard the evidence summarised by the prosecution in the searing and having — prosecution in the searing and having seen the cctv recordings played _ having seen the cctv recordings played with a view from the outside _ played with a view from the outside of the building, might describe — outside of the building, might describe what he did as evil. who— describe what he did as evil. who could dispute it? but on any view— who could dispute it? but on any view it was at least the most — any view it was at least the most extreme shocking and exceptionally serious of crimes _ exceptionally serious of crimes. in describing the injuries— crimes. in describing the injuries caused to each of the victims — injuries caused to each of the victims i _ injuries caused to each of the victims i will summarise the evidence _ victims i will summarise the evidence been conscious that the families of elsie dot stancombe, bebe king and alice da silva — stancombe, bebe king and alice da silva aguiar are in court, asare— da silva aguiar are in court, as are the _ da silva aguiar are in court, as are the families of each of the other— as are the families of each of the other victims. it necessary however— the other victims. it necessary however in _ the other victims. it necessary however in sentencing briefly to rotate _ however in sentencing briefly to rotate —— refer to the injuries _ to rotate —— refer to the injuries. elsie dot stancombe was aged only seven when axel rudakubana inflicted at least 85 sharp falls injuries to her head. — 85 sharp falls injuries to her head, face, neck, torso and upper— head, face, neck, torso and upper limbs. severe force was used _ upper limbs. severe force was used to— upper limbs. severe force was used to coat her death. bebe king — used to coat her death. bebe king was— used to coat her death. bebe king was aged only six when he infiicted — king was aged only six when he inflicted at least 122 sharp faits — inflicted at least 122 sharp falls injuries to her head, face, _ falls injuries to her head, face, neck and torso. severe force was used to kill her — severe force was used to kill her aiice _ severe force was used to kill her. alice da silva aguiar was aged — her. alice da silva aguiar was aged nine _ her. alice da silva aguiar was aged nine when he stabbed her including — aged nine when he stabbed her including a wound to her head and futi— including a wound to her head and full stab wounds to her back— and full stab wounds to her back causing substantial internal injury. although she managed to escape out of the building — managed to escape out of the building she collapsed and despite all medical help she died — despite all medical help she died in _ despite all medical help she died in hospital the following dav — we just have an interruption to court proceedings where we have the judge outlining court proceedings where we have thejudge outlining his sentencing. let's go back to my colleague sarahen saying. we are 'ust listening to i been saying. we are 'ust listening to the i been saying. we are just l listening to the sentencing remarks of mrjustice goose. just going through the level of injury of the three girls who died. we have had to take a breakfrom that died. we have had to take a break from that live coverage for legal reasons. there are some children involved whose identification cannot be shared and so that is why we have a break in proceedings. to take you through, this is the final stage of the sentencing and we've heard the prosecution put forward their points, we've heard the victim impact statements throughout the afternoon. very short from the defence counsel, very little in terms of mitigation. now we're hearing mrjustice goose sum up what he has heard, sum up what happened on that day, sum up the level of the barbaric event. you will remember that the coat is full of families, full of victims, listening to horrific details of what happened on that day. while