The result of the election. Latin american governments will hold an emergency meeting of the organization of american states permanent council on wednesday, due to profound concerns over sunday election s outcome. Peru s foreign ministry ordered venezuelan diplomats to leave the country in response to rising tensions, in no more than 72 hours. Us secretary of state anthony blinken had this to say after the result was announced. We have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the venezuelan people. It is critical that every vote be counted fairly and transparently and election officials immediately share information with the opposition and independent observers without delay and that the electoral authorities published a detailed tabulation of votes. The international community is watching this very closely and will respond accordingly. The bbc s ione wells has this report from caracas. Protests broke out in caracas the day after the presiden
Southport is this morning waking up in shock, in grief and asking the question why? as i walked here this morning to the police cordon, it was actually eerily quietjust a few early morning joggers out, i saw a couple of people pushing prams with their children after yesterday s multiple stabbing just up the road here from the police cordon, where as you said, two children died, nine others are in hospital, six of those are critically ill, two adults are also critically ill. Now police say they were injured while trying to protect the children at that dance event, taylor swift themed dance event. It is a beginning of the summer holidays here in the united kingdom and lots of parents around the country will be sending their children to event like this. This one was for children aged between six and ii and at around 11:16am yesterday morning a man entered and carried out what was a ferocious attack, stabbing the children. We have heard witnesses talk about how they heard screams, how it w
Were a few early morning joggers out and a couple of people taking their young children out in prams here. At the scene it remains cordoned off with the police presence and the fact that the printed teams are at that venue. If you take a look behind me, you can see there are flowers left and a huge media presence, notjust the media here from the uk but around the world. I ve seen people hearfrom from the uk but around the world. I ve seen people hear from as far as australia reporting on this terrible, terrible event that has hit the town. A little later there is going to be a vigilfor hit the town. A little later there is going to be a vigil for those who lost their lives and we are expecting the home secretary yvette cooper to come to the town to talk to the police and the local community and offer her condolences to the families of those who were involved. Let me take you through this series of events that happened yesterday here at hart street. Police were called to the street in s
The us, brazil and spain are among the countries to ask for full transparency over the vote count and results. Us secretary of state anthony blinken had this to say after the result was announced. Blinken had this to say after we blinken had this to say after have serious concerns the we have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the venezuelan people. It is critical that every vote be counted fairly and transparently, that election officials immediately share information with the opposition and independent observers without delay and that the electoral authorities publish the detailed tabulation of votes. The international community is watching this very closely and will respond accordingly. Our south america correspondent ione wells sent us the latest from caracas: this afternoon in caracas, thousands of people have started walking towards the presidential palace to protest the disputed election results. All day today, there have been pe