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Southport attack survivor campaigning for round-ended kitchen knives

Leanne Lucas is launching Let’s Be Blunt to encourage a move away from pointed blades.

Evening Standard

Southport attack survivor calls for kitchen knives to be blunt tipped

Dance teacher Leanne Lucas launches campaign against traditional pointed knives that can be used as weapons

The Guardian - UK

Why was Lucy Connolly jailed for a tweet and why was her appeal dismissed?

Her tweet came amid a ‘particularly sensitive social climate’

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Why did Lucy Connolly receive a 31-month sentence for Southport tweet?

Connolly lost a bid to appeal against her sentence at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Tory councillor ‘heartbroken’ wife lost bid to appeal hate tweet sentence

Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months after posting on X, formerly Twitter, following the Southport attacks.

Evening Standard

Wife of ex-Tory councillor jailed for social media rant about migrants loses appeal over sentence

Lucy Connolly had called for ‘mass deportation’ in the aftermath of the Southport attack

The Independent UK

Jailed wife of ex-Tory councillor loses sentence appeal over Southport tweet

Lucy Connolly was imprisoned for 31 months for stirring racial hatred online after deadly knife attacks

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Lucy Connolly loses jail sentence appeal over Southport race hate post - as Tory councillor husband brands decision 'shocking'

Lucy Connolly has been in prison since August last year for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

Evening Standard

Lucy Connolly loses bid to appeal against sentence for racial hatred tweet

Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months after writing a post on X last July after the Southport attacks.

Evening Standard

Teachers take on skydive to honour Southport stabbing victim

Funds raised will go to a charity set up in memory of seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe.

Evening Standard

Mother of Southport victim praises ‘inspiring’ blood donors

Almost 100 people donated blood at the session at St John Stone Church in Southport on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Mum Jailed Over Shocking Tweet After Southport Tragedy Fights for Freedom

The wife of a former Conservative councilor is still waiting to find out if she’ll be released from prison, after appealing the 31-month sentence she received for a hateful post

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Jailed Tory councillor’s wife says rant about setting fire to migrant hotels ‘never meant to incite violence’

Connolly said she ‘never’ intended to incite violence and did not realise pleading guilty would mean she accepted that she had

The Independent UK

Ex-Tory councillor’s wife ‘never’ intended X post to incite violence, court told

Lucy Connolly is challenging the sentence of 31 months imprisonment that she was given last October after posting following the Southport attacks.

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Jenrick calls for removal of kettles from all high-risk prisoners after attack

The shadow justice secretary’s warning comes after Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s allegedly poured boiling water over an officer.

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Southport Killer to Be Fed Like Hannibal Lecter After Brutal Prison Officer Attack

An 18-year-old serving 52 years for the brutal murders of three girls back in July will now face extremely harsh conditions in prison.

Evening Standard

Southport killer’s prison monitoring ‘downgraded before alleged attack’

Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January for the murders of three girls.

The Independent UK

Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana investigated over attack on prison officer

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Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport triple killer

Axel Rudakubana allegedly poured boiling water over an officer at HMP Belmarsh on Thursday

Evening Standard

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'hurled scalding water over prison guard' in pre-planned attack

The triple murderer, 18, left a member of staff at HMP Belmarsh with severe injuries

The Independent UK

Officers who confronted Southport attacker nominated for bravery awards

Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and PCSO Timothy Parry were the first on the scene of the attack on July 29.

Evening Standard

Police officers who confronted Southport attacker nominated for bravery awards

Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and PCSO Timothy Parry were the first on the scene of the attack on July 29

Euronews

Report: UK police failed to tackle risk social media poses to public order following child murders

The review published on Wednesday found that the UK's police forces are largely under-resourced and ill-equipped to effectively respond to the risk posed by online content.

The Independent UK

Moment Southport victim’s father crosses London Marathon finish line in daughter’s name

The father of a girl killed in the Southport attack was among the thousands of runners at the London Marathon on Sunday, 27 April.

Evening Standard

Fathers of two girls killed in Southport attack among London marathon finishers

More than 56,000 participants were expected on the 26.2-mile course, including celebrities and MPs, as temperatures in London hit 22.2C on Sunday.

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