Good evening. It has been reported that children are among eight people who have been injured in a knife attack in Southport, Merseyside.
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Children among eight stabbed in Southport knife attack
Armed police and paramedics were called to the Hart Space Studios on Hart Street following reports of “multiple stabbings” at 11.50 am. Eye witnesses described seeing children running into the street covered in blood, with one resident describing the scene like “something in a horror movie” – follow live updates.
