She thought she was punched on the left side of her stomach – which was in

“She thought she was punched on the left side of her stomach – which was, in fact, the upward thrust of a large knife.”She managed to break free and ran in the direction of a woman with two babies – one a seven-week-old strapped to her chest – with Cecchetti behind her shouting, “I am going to get you next time.” But he had disappeared by the time she reached Anne Soloman, a doctor on maternity leave, who called an ambulance and helped to stem the bleeding.Cecchetti told a friend about the stabbing the next day and asked him to take his jacket and a rucksack containing the knife. He also made phone calls boasting about the stabbing while he was on remand, Ms O’Neill said.Detective Chief Inspector Ron Scott said Cecchetti was the most dangerous juvenile he had encountered in a 28-year career. After she went past him, he said: “I will get you on your next lap.”Sally O’Neill QC, for the prosecution, told the court yesterday that the female victim was terrified by his threat but decided to confront him As she moved towards Cecchetti she felt a blow to her body. Three were stopped at the entrance to the Commons chamber but five managed to break through. All were released early today and were bailed to return to a central London police station next month. Police are investigating claims that the BBC ignored a tip-off that protesters were planning to take action within the Houses of Parliament.More than 20 pro-hunt supporters have complained that police used excessive force during the protests in Parliament Square.

* Brett Parsons, 31, from Glastonbury, who was arrested outside Parliament, was charged yesterday with threatening behaviour and obstruction. The other 15 men and one woman arrested in Parliament Square were either released on bail, released without charge or issued with a fixed penalty.. Cherie Blair yesterday dismissed suggestions that her husband had considered resigning as Prime Minister because of the family pressures he was facing. His comments provoked a fresh round of speculation about Mr Blair’s future intentions. They were seen as having extra weight because the peer’s wife, Cate Haste, has written a book with Mrs Blair about prime ministers’ spouses.However, giving her first television interview, Mrs Blair denied he had been authorised to make the comments “As Tony .. said, there never was a moment when he was going to resign. I can assure you if he had done, I would have known.”So I do not know where Melvyn got it from and to be honest I think he is mortified that he said it,” she told Channel 4’s Richard and Judy.Dismissing the notion that Lord Bragg’s remarks had broken their friendship, Mrs Blair said: “I am not the sort of person that goes off and takes a huff, frankly.”Ms Haste, in a separate Radio 4 interview, echoed her comments, saying she did not think her husband knew what he was talking about.On Tuesday, Lord Bragg told the ITV News Channel: “I think he was under tremendous stress. A “calculating and callous” teenager was given a life sentence yesterday for two terrifying knife attacks, including one on a woman jogging in a park.

Two of the eight men believed to have stormed the House of Commons during the pro-hunt protests on Wednesday are close friends of the Prince of Wales and his sons. One of the men is considered by Prince Charles to be a “safe pair of hands” for William and Harry. Asked if she felt she had “had it worse” than the others, she replied: “The truth is today we have far more press, we have far more television, we live in a different world.”Questioned on why there appeared to be more “vitriol” directed at women in No 10 than men, Mrs Blair said she thought people still found it difficult to accept women in public life.Asked how she dealt with personal criticism, she replied: “The only way to deal with it is to ignore it because otherwise .. you would go mad.”. There were reports that loyalist cabinet ministers had pleaded with him not to resign.Mrs Blair was interviewed on the Channel 4 show to promote her book, The Goldfish Bowl, in which she and Ms Haste interview the partners of former prime ministers.She said all had thought that the press were a “difficulty”. He was being hammered in the press.”And my guess is that the considerations of his family became very pressing and that was what made him think things over very carefully.”Lord Bragg emphasised the problem was not marital, adding: “The real stress was personal and family, which matters to him most.”His incendiary comments came two months after intense speculation that the Prime Minister had suffered a so-called “wobble” because of the political pressures he was facing.

Armed police are now guarding the Palace of Westminster for the first time in its history.Despite the heightened security, there was further embarrassment last night when it emerged that an undercover reporter was able to smuggle fake bomb-making equipment into the House of Commons.Peter Hain, the Leader of the Commons, called for a new director of security to replace the present system of “men in tights” ­ the Serjeant-at-Arms and his sword-carrying officers.While pro-hunt campaigners claimed their protests showed the nationwide strength of feeling against the hunting ban, a rather different picture of the Commons protesters emerged. For the vast majority of people, hunting is an archaic sport being practised by a very small, upper-class minority.”The eight protesters are believed to have entered the Commons with the aid of a forged letter and inside help, according to police. Luke Tomlinson, 27, one of the eight, is a childhood friend of princes William and Harry, attended the same school, Eton, and is favoured by Prince Charles. The other protesters are believed to be: Robert Thame, a polo player; Nick Wood, a former royal chef; John Holliday, a bloodstock agent from Ledbury, Herefordshire; David Redvers, a stud owner from Hartpury, Gloucestershire; Andrew Elliot, a horse auctioneer from the Ledbury area; Richard Wakeham, a point-to-point jockey from Yorkshire; and Otis Ferry.Mr Thame, 33, is a professional polo player and the fourth main member of the Highgrove polo team alongside the three princes.Princes William and Harry were refused permission to join the Countryside Alliance march in 2002 but were prominent on the balcony of St James’s Palace during the event.