Southport stabbings: Two children dead and six in critical condition

Two children have died and nine have been injured after a stabbing attack in Southport, police have confirmed. Six of the children are in a critical condition, and two adults are also in a critical condition after the incident earlier today. A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, police said. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #southport #crime #police #uk