Hello, im lewis vaughanjones, welcome to the daily global where well bring you the top stories from around the world. Lets start here in the uk. The 15 Year Old Girl who was stabbed to death on her way to school in south london yesterday has been named as elianne andam. Herfamily has paid tribute to the teenager, saying she was the light of their lives. A spokesperson has said they are struggling to comprehend the tragedy. We will bring you what they said in full and just a moment. A 17 year old boy who knew the victim was arrested about an hour after the attack. Police have been given more time to question him. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford is in croydon. This afternoon, Elianne Andams family released this Smiling Picture of her, describing her as their beautiful child. In a statement, they said. The family said eliannes dreams had now been shattered, and they said their lives and those of the wider family had fallen apart. Today, Police Officers who had been the Firs
Maintains the majority of footage highlights good policing. Hello, im sally bundock. We begin in the United States, where Donald Trumps republican rivals for the white house have criticised him for failing to turn up to their latest tv debate. Seven candidates battled it out at the partys second president ial debate in california, but trump chose not to attend. According to polls, the former president remains dominant over the rest of the field by a margin of more than a0 points. One of his rivals, ron desantis, condemned him for failing to show up to the debate. He said the former president was missing in action. Where is joe biden . Where isjoe biden . He is completely missing in action from leadership and you know who else is missing in action because mac donald trump is missing in action. He should be under the stage deny, he owes it to you to defend his record when they added 7. 2 trillion to the debt. Another contender, chris christie, mockingly referred to him as donald duck. D
And on newsnight at 10 30, well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live with some key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. There are warnings tonight of a generation of children, being permanently affected by past covid lockdowns, the last of which ended more than two years ago. Who can forget that overnight, schools shut their doors while thousands of children were kept at Home Learning online . But now its clear, growing numbers of youngsters are persistently missing school, with the childrens commissioner for england warning the crisis needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency. At least one in five pupils in england is now Persistently Absent meaning theyre missing 10 or more of their lessons thats double the rate, before the pandemic. A committee of mps is recommending a series of measures including a National Roll out of Attendance Mentors to work with families. New guidance on the standardisation of fines for parents acr