'Worst thing I’ve ever seen' - witnesses describe Southport attack

WATCH: UK pays tribute to dance class stabbing victims

Home Secretary Yvetter Cooper on Tuesday laid flowers at a memorial for the victims of a dance class knife attack in Southport.

Southport residents left shocked by knife attack

Local residents in Southport have been left shocked after a knife attack on Tuesday left three children dead. Local resident and mother Leanne Hassan said her daughter's nursery was put into lockdown following the incident. "My heart just goes out to the poor parents whose children went to a holiday club and they never came home," she said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Rachel Reeves reacts to Southport stabbings

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has reacted to the Southport stabbings which left two children dead and nine others injured. "My thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected. I also want to pay tribute to the emergency services and the police for their rapid response to that terrible incident," she said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn