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Police get more time to question teen over teacher stabbing

Police have been given more time to question a 15-year-old over the fatal stabbing of teacher Ann Maguire at a Leeds school on Monday.

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols 'utter shock' over Ann Maguire

The Archbishop of Westminster has spoken of his "utter shock and sadness" over the fatal stabbing of teacher Ann Maguire.

Vincent Nichols, the leader of Catholics in England and Wales, who was made a Cardinal earlier this year by Pope Francis, said his heart went out to the family of Mrs Maguire.

Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster. Credit: John Stillwell/PA Wire/Press Association Images

He said: "Today I express my utter shock and sadness at the tragic killing of Mrs Ann Maguire at Corpus Christi College.

"My heart goes out to her husband and daughters, to their wider family, to everyone at Corpus Christi Catholic College and to the parishes connected to the College."

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