His death at the age of 81. But before all of that, lets get the news with ray addison. The news with ray addison. Thanks, nigel. Good evening. Im ray addison in the gb news room. Our top stories this hour. A teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers and a student were stabbed at a secondary school in wales while our tv news reporter, jack carson, is there for us now. Jack, what can there for us now. Jack, what can you tell us . Well, it was 11 20 am. This morning that police say they were called to an incident here at the Almond Valley school in south wales. And as weve heard this afternoon in the confirmation that three people were stabbed in an incident here, two teachers and one teenage girl and the police also confirming that a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody. The investigations here still very active. The school will be closed tomorrow , school will be closed tomorrow, but police also
Gb news. Morning. 930 on wednesday, the 24th of april. Britains newsroom on gb news with Andrew Pierce and bev turner. Good morning. Thank you for good morning. Thank you for joining us. So defence spending boost. Prime minister rishi sunak pledges an extra £75 billion in defence spending by 2030. Will it go far enough though . Were going to be speaking to former Armed Forces Minister james speaking to former Armed Forces Ministerjames heappey later in the show and the miranda aftermath , the Prime Minister aftermath, the Prime Minister faces Big Questions over whether those flights will act as a deterrent after 250 migrants attempted to cross the channel yesterday. And of course, we saw those five deaths and a prestigious award for former detective turned whistleblower Maggie Oliver has received the award for her courageous efforts to expose the rochdale grooming gangs. Maggie will join us with her extraordinary story. And yes, what was it like . Andrew back in your day . I dont thin
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And it is so nice to see you back, emily. Have you had a wonderful holiday . I have had a wonderful houday i have had a wonderful holiday , and in true british holiday, and in true british style, ive come back with a bit of a sunburn rather than a suntan. I roasted myself right up until the end of the holiday, before i got on to the, the transfer to the to the airport. So there you go. I made the most of it, but im feeling a bit of pain. Okay, okay, well, but at least refreshed. Refreshed . Refreshed. Refreshed. Relax on, what is going to be quite a busy week. Weve got, now, what is it, a week and a half until the local elections. Politics is hotting up. And elections. Politics is hotting up. And just just as you think things couldnt get any weirder. This morning, we had a horse rampage through Central London. You know, ive seen people saying perhaps this is an omen. Ihope saying perhaps this is an omen. I hope not, because it certainly wouldnt be a good one, would it . No, it . No, i
I am aware that there is footage circulating on social media and i would ask that this is kindly removed to preserve the integrity of the Ongoing Investigation and to avoid further distress to those involved. This was a very distressing incident and our thoughts are with the victims. Thoughts are with the victims. Well, of course, that appeal going out not only from the police but also from Carmarthenshire County Council as well. For those people that have circulated that those images on social media to remove them. But the Welsh Ambulance service, as well, at the time of the incident, did confirm that they sent for emergency ambulance to the scene here, including air ambulances as well, and that Critical Care was delivered here on site to those people injured. But we did get the confirmation earlier that certainly the pupils and teachers here at the school that those injuries so far were non life threatening. The school will be closed tomorrow, but support will be provided to those wh