south yorkshire police giving us those details a little earlier. weapon involved is understood to be a broken bottle, rather than a knife. that detail fare from the pa news agency. sojust knife. that detail fare from the pa news agency. so just to recap, knife. that detail fare from the pa news agency. sojust to recap, a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three people were injured at that secondary school, which then went into lockdown. this is the the birley academy in sheffield on wednesday, and we were told to expectjust wednesday, and we were told to expect just a wednesday, and we were told to expectjust a brief wednesday, and we were told to expect just a brief statement from the police then, which we got, no questions from the media allowed or taken and short statement then from the head teacher as well outside. but this has clearly been a shocking incident and a shocking moment this morning. at about 8:50am, police were called. that is when they first received reports of the incident, south yorkshire po

we will provide further updates as and when we can from police in south yorkshire.eld. a —year—old has been detained. officers are at the scene —— a 17—year—old. they were called to reports of an incident involving a sharp object at the school at around 8:50am. two adults and a child checked overfor 8:50am. two adults and a child checked over for injuries and a 17—year—old boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder will stop he remains in police custody. we will be getting another update from police —— attempted murder and he remains. we will bring that to you. live pictures rennes now from in france regional capital brittany and may day marches will start to set. a police presence as well. this is a hugely significant day in france, part of a long tradition of may day marches. protesters out on the streets, taking to the streets not just live the streets, taking to the streets notjust live in rennes, as we can see, but all over the country. two men from cumbria have been charged in connection with the felling of the famous sycamore gap tree in northumberland las

south yorkshire police says both adults suffered minor injuries while the child was being "checked over attended the scene, and within minutes of the initial call, we had arrested a 17—year—old boy on suspicion of attempted murder. he remains in police custody. the three victims of this incident, two adults and a child, suffered minor injuries and were checked over at the scene by colleagues from yorkshire ambulance service. the two adults both suffered minor injuries, one from a sharp object which is believed to be broken glass. the child was assaulted and, thankfully, has no visible injuries. but i know this will have been a frightening ordeal for everyone involved. pip has been in the news quite a lot this week. pip stands for personal independence payments, it is money you can claim for to cover extra costs you might face. the government is proposing significant changes because of a big increase in the number of people making claims. it could be cash payments are stopped and went off grants paid instead. it has been called a reckless assault on disabled people. the pm rishi sunak ha

south yorkshire police said a man who was arrested in november had been re—bailed until the 26thjunerrent campaign. mako has been with the club for 13 years, with billy there for ii. none of the three players have said where they'll be playing their rugby next season. there's been disappointment for ireland — as they lost their t20 series decider against pakistan in dublin. ireland batted first — setting pakistan 179 to win — but it was never enough. pakistan chasing down their target with six wickets in hand and three overs to spare. the teams will meet again in the group stage at next month's t20 world cup. and we'll finish where we started with football and some good for fans of the fa cup. bbc sport will continue showing the competition on free—to—air television after agreeing a four—year deal with tnt sports which begins next year. under the partnership, the bbc will screen fourteen games per season, including the final at wembley. and just enough time to say, there's a couple of minutes left at tottenham hotspur stadium, manchester city still leads 2—0, so they take a two point

a police spokesperson for south yorkshire police have said that police will remain at the scene and here spokesperson for the birley academy has also issued a statement saying that this morning the school went into lockdown as a result of the incident and that it has subsequently closed for the day. they say that the safety of students and staff is paramount, and that all students and staff are safe, and they confirm that three people were treated for minor injuries at the scene and they say no one was taken to hospital as a result . we know hospital as a result. we know that gillian keegan, the education secretary has been in contact with the school. she said she was disturbed to hear about the incident here at the birley academy. and we know that the leader of the largest education union in the uk has urged the government to do more to tackle youth violence and ensure that teachers and pupils are safe. daniel covid, the general secretary of the national education union, has said that their thoughts are with the staff, pupils and parents here at this academy in sheffield and with the pe

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. >> my name is dan thorpe and i'm an assistant chief constable at the south yorkshire police . the south here today by victoria hall, who is headteacher at burley academy. i'm going to provide a statement about today's incident and then victoria will deliver a statement as well. due to the fact we have a suspect in custody and proceedings are active, i'm afraid we are not in active, i'm afraid we are not in a position to be able to take any questions afterwards. thank you for your understanding . at you for your understanding. at 8:50 am. this morning we were called to reports that three people had been injured during an incident at burley academy . an incident at burley academy. our officers attended the scene and within minutes of the initial call, we had arrested a 17 year old boy on suspicion of attempted murder. he remains in police custody . the three police custody. the three victims of this incident, two adults and a child, suffered minor injuries and were checked over at the scene by colleagues from yorkshire ambulance service . the two adults both suffered minor injuries , one

arrested and hundreds have been evacuated after a bomb squad was deployed to a village in south yorkshire . police say their yorkshire. police say their focus of the operation is a disused church building and adjoining house in grimethorpe. after the discovery of a number of suspicious items there, emergency services and explosives truck and an army robot remain at the scene tonight. roads within a 60 metre cordon are also still closed, with members of the public being asked to avoid the area for at least the next 72 hours. we've also heard tonight that the three men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences following raids at four addresses in bolton and wigan . addresses in bolton and wigan. the suspects, aged 35, 36 and 51, were arrested at separate locations accused of commissioning, preparing and instigating acts of terrorism. greater manchester police say though they don't believe there is any wider threat to the pubuc is any wider threat to the public linked to tonight's arrests. in other news, a couple who committed serial dine and dash offences racking up large bills for food and

arrested and hundreds have been evacuated after a bomb squad was deployed to a village in south yorkshire . policetion is a disused church building and adjoining house in grimethorpe. after the discovery of a number of suspicious items there, emergency services and explosives truck and an army robot remain at the scene tonight. roads within a 60 metre cordon are also still closed, with members of the public being asked to avoid

arrested and hundreds have been evacuated after a bomb squad was deployed to a village in south yorkshire . policetion is a disused church building and adjoining house in grimethorpe. after the discovery of a number of suspicious items there, emergency services and explosives truck and an army robot remain at the scene tonight. roads within a 60 metre cordon are also still closed, with members of the public being asked to avoid the area for at least the next 72 hours. we've also heard tonight that the three men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences following raids at four addresses in bolton and wigan .

mayoral results, we should say oliver coppard also takes on the role of police and crime commissioner as well as the south yorkshiree last couple of days. sure. the overall take _ the last couple of days. sure. the overall take is _ the last couple of days. sure. the overall take is that _ the last couple of days. sure. the overall take is that all _ the last couple of days. sure. the overall take is that all of - the last couple of days. sure. the overall take is that all of these i overall take is that all of these results basically suggest that the conservative party has not made significant progress in trying to narrow the deficit that they face these heavy labour. the message of these heavy labour. the message of the opinion polls has been that over the opinion polls has been that over the last 12 months not much has changed. the same as the message that has been coming out of the local ballot boxes. when we projected the performance of the local council elections to projected national share we had labour nine points ahead etc where they were 12 months ago. so both in terms of local election performance and op

police and crime commissioners. one, of course, was linked to south yorkshire. in the past half an hour, steve rotheram was declared the win er of the mayoral contest in liverpool. here he is speaking shortly after his victory was announced about what this result represents. today the people in our area have not only spoken, they have hollered at the top of their voices with two simple and clear messages to the government, enough is enough and, locally, labour is delivering in power. up and down this country, ordinary people are fed up with the chaos, mismanagementand ordinary people are fed up with the chaos, mismanagement and decline the tories have resided over. despite this, though, we are getting on with thejob this, though, we are getting on with the job locally. this this, though, we are getting on with thejob locally. this result this, though, we are getting on with the job locally. this result isn't just a rejection of the tories, voters in our city region are not easily kidded. it is a ringing endorsement of what we are doing locally, too. and they wer

south yorkshire. a child was assaulted and two adults suffered minor injuries at the birley academy in sheffield wednesday morning. police object. the school went into lockdown, and parents were informed. shortly before its first show was due to begin, manchester's new co—op live arena postponed its opening for the third time. the venue said it was due to a "technical issue". last week, the general manager resigned over problems and delays. with enough capacity to hold almost 211,000 people, it will be the uk's largest arena when it's fully open. you're live with bbc news. here in the us, the battle over abortion rights is playing out in the state of arizona. on wednesday, arizona senators voted to repeal a 19th century state law banning abortion. the bill to undo this near—total ban advanced with 16 in favor and 1a against. two republicans joined senate democrats to support the repeal bill. arizona state attorney general kris mayes called the vote, "a win for freedom in our state". the us state department is accusing russia of using chemical weapons in ukraine. the us says russia violated an international chemical weapo

south yorkshire and salford will also declare . we'll salford will also declare. we'll also hear results from eight of ten contests, while policeain has left around 31,000 properties without water in east sussex. southern water says the disruption in saint leonards on sea and part of hastings will continue into tomorrow . the issue was first tomorrow. the issue was first reported on thursday, forcing the company to open water bottle stations, schools, a leisure centre and a theatre in the area have all been forced to close and motorists are being warned to expect heavy traffic this bank holiday weekend. according to the rac , around 3 million to the rac, around 3 million vehicles will take to the road today alone. an increase in day trips and short breaks could mean that local routes will see heavy traffic. also, train strikes between tuesday and the following saturday could lead to most roads being busier. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gbnews.com/alerts rob. mac, ben and emma with you on saturday morning. >> line. >> line. >> but what is a big day in the local

south yorkshire. a child was assaulted and two adults suffered minor injuries at the birley academy in sheffield this morning. our correspondent nick garnett is outside the school now. what more can you tell us? policet 8:50am. , _ ., police were called after an incident at 8:50am— police were called after an incident at 8:50am. , ,, ., ., ., at 8:50am. they say than involved a sharp object _ at 8:50am. they say than involved a sharp object. registration _ at 8:50am. they say than involved a sharp object. registration at - at 8:50am. they say than involved a sharp object. registration at this - sharp object. registration at this school_ sharp object. registration at this school starts at half past eight, the school for 11—16 —year—olds went into planned — the school for 11—16 —year—olds went into planned lockdown procedures. parents _ into planned lockdown procedures. parents were informed and children were allowed to go home and all of the children are now safe. a 17 year boy has— the children are now safe. a 17 year boy has been arrested, or an attempted murder, remains in police custody _ attempted murder, remains in police custody. you can see the police car behind _ custody. you can see the pol

south yorkshire. a narrow contest is expected for conservative mayor andy street in the west midlands. we'll also be hearing from eight of ten contests for police johnson has thanked polling staff who refused to let him vote without an id. the former prime minister was turned away from a polling station on thursday after he forgot valid identification. writing in the daily mail, mr johnson said the three villagers were right to stick to the rules. the requirement to provide photo id was actually introduced by mrjohnson provide photo id was actually introduced by mr johnson when provide photo id was actually introduced by mrjohnson when he occupied number 10. a burst water main has left around 31,000 properties without running water in east sussex, causing a drastic impact on businesses . southern water says businesses. southern water says the disruption in saint leonards on sea and parts of hastings will continue into sunday. the issue was first reported thursday, forcing the company to open water bottle stations, schools, a leisure centre and a theatre in the area have all been forced to close . dozens of been forced to close. dozens of migran

south yorkshire . a narrow and south yorkshire. a narrow contest is also expected for conservative mayor andy street in the west midlands, and we'll also hear from eight of ten other contests for police and crime commissioner sir keir starmer says the conservatives don't deserve to be in power for a moment longer following the local elections . that's after local elections. that's after rishi sunak lost hundreds of councillors in the elections over this week. 106 of 107 councils, we understand, have now declared so far, with labour making major gains. now declared so far, with labour making major gains . well, making major gains. well, celebrating a victory in the east midlands, the labour leader said the conservatives time is up. >> i think the message here is very, very clear and i think across the east midlands there's been a sending of that message to the government, which is we're fed up with your division, with your chaos , with your with your chaos, with your failure 14 years and i'm sorry , failure 14 years and i'm sorry, i don't care which political party you support. if you leave your country in a worse state than when you found it 14 years later, you do not deserve to be i