And 11 and at around 11. 45 yesterday and 11 and at around 11. 45 yesterday a man entered and carried out what police are calling a vicious attack, stabbing the children. Paramedics came to the scene, ambulances, armed police and locals said they heard screams, it was something like out of a horror movie and some of those paramedics who were trying to treat the wounded children in the street where in tears. This morning i have seen a number of people coming up and laying floral tributes here. One just said, love southport. A moment ago someone came up to the code in and stood and said a silent prayer. Someone drove up and rolled down his wenger and said ijust want to say a prayer. The local mp has been to the scene and called it a truly horrific event. Later on tonight there will be a vigil in the town hall and the home secretary, yvette cooper, is due to visit the town to talk to merseyside police and also to the local people here. A 17 year old boy remains in custody. He has been arr
We heard earlier a man had been detained, it now turns out to be a 17 year old boy from the area. We were hearing it is being treated as a major incident because of the number of people injured. Witnesses said that children were amongst the numbers hurt and also some had been taking to the alder hey children s hospital. We will have more developments on the developing story throughout the evening here on bbc news. Let s return to the statement on spending cuts that the chancellor outlined today. She said that having got into office it was clear to her that the outgoing previous conservative government had on funded spending commitments to the tune of billion pounds this year. 22 billion. We ve heard from the budget of possibility saying they re going to review the basis on which the budget by the conservative government in march was made. But speak to pauljohnson from fiscal studies to get the reaction of what rachel reeves is on today, which included scrapping commitments or certain i
Hello and welcome. Boris johnson has today set out his autumn and winter plan to deal with covid infections in england the prime minister is desperate to avoid any more lockdowns, the country can ill afford it but he can t rule one out. And so what he outlined today was plan a and plan b should the numbers this winter overwhelm the national health service. To use the analogy of the deputy chief medical officer, mrjohnson thinsk it is much better to attach guy ropes to the tent now, than to try and fit them retrospectively once the storm is upon us. So to that end, there will be booster vaccinations for the over 50 s, one dose of vaccine for the 12 15 year olds, and its highly likely they will mandate vaccines for all health workers. Here s our deputy political editor vicki young. Adapting to seasonal change means thinking and planning ahead, especially in a pandemic. Some things ministers can t control, but the government needs to be ready for the unexpected. Borisjohnson swept awa
At it properly and whilst we should keep it in reserve as a potential option, i m pleased to say we will not be going ahead with plans for vaccine passports. The trade union congress warns that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk if the uk fails to reach net zero carbon emissions as quickly as other countries. The anti immigration hungarian prime minister, victor 0rban, meets pope francis in budapest. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. 18 year old, emma raducanu has won the us open in one of the most dramatic victories in modern tennis. She beat 19 year old leylah fernandez of canada, in two sets: 6 4, 6 3. Raducanu only made it into the tournament as a qualifier, but she won the title without dropping a single set. She s the first british woman to win a grand slam singles title in 44 years. Here s our sports correspondent, joe wilson. The borough of queens on a sunny day, and the extraordinary progress of one young woman. She s been absolutely amazing this whole tournament. She h
Making eye contact for the first time, the conjoined twins separated after rare surgery. And, wickets fall at the oval as england chase a huge total, to save the fourth test, against india. Good afternoon. Mps return to westminster today, following the summer break, with the funding of social care and the nhs at the top of the agenda. Some tory mps have expressed anger at reports of an increase in national insurance contributions to help fund social care in england, which would break a conservative manifesto pledge not to raise taxes. Labour is also opposing a rise in ni. It s expected that an extra £5. 5 billion will be announced for the nhs. Here s our political correspondent chris mason. For yea rs for years governments have not got around to sorting a new system for social care in england. It is complex, controversial and vastly expensive. Should there be a cap on the bill anyone should face? which tax should be put up to pay for it. It appears the government does want a cap and a