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Government secrecy fuelled Southport attack conspiracy theories, say Tories

Labour minister Lucy Rigby denied an accusation by Helen Grant that the Government accelerated conspiracy theories around the attack last year.

Evening Standard

Appeal for commemorative playground for Southport victims hits £250,000 target

Sergio Aguiar, whose daughter Alice was murdered in the incident last year, is running the TCS London Marathon for the fundraising appeal.

Evening Standard

Merseyside police chief announces retirement

Chief Constable Serena Kennedy will retire from the force at the end of August.

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‘Horrifying’ legal gap that prevented arrest of Southport killer

The UK terror watchdog has recommended creating an offence to prevent attacks before they happen

The Independent UK

Gap in law that prevented arrest of Southport killer ‘horrifying’ – watchdog

The terror watchdog’s review recommended creating an offence to prevent mass casualty attacks before they happen.

Evening Standard

UK terror watchdog urges new offence for lone mass killing plots after Southport murders

Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the murders of three girls and attempted murders of eight other children

Evening Standard

Outrage Erupts After Southport Killings While Minister Slams PMs Dangerous Terror Law Plan

Police bosses have been warned to step up and provide clear, accurate details in the wake of major incidents to prevent conspiracy theories from running wild.

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Decision not to classify Southport killer as a terrorist was right, says UK watchdog

Review concluded extending definition to cover extreme violence by ‘loners’ such as Axel Rudakubana is unhelpful

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New offence over planning mass killings recommended in wake of Southport murders

Jonathan Hall KC said the legal terrorism definition is ‘already wide’ and expanding the threshold would increase the possibility of inaccurate use.

The Independent UK

Father of Southport attack victim helps raise £125k for commemorative playground

Sergio Aguiar’s nine-year-old daughter Alice was one of three girls killed in the attack in July 2024.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk's X refused to hand over users’ details to police after Southport riots

The US tech billionaire has frequently used the social media platform to attack the UK Government for imprisoning people for social media posts

Evening Standard

Failure to give basic facts on Southport killer led to ‘dangerous fictions’

Terror watchdog Jonathan Hall KC said the disinformation could have been ‘far more’ prejudicial to Axel Rudakubana’s trial than the true facts.

Evening Standard

Public Urges Tougher Online Safety Laws After Southport Attacks

LONDON, UK — A new poll reveals that nearly nine in ten (87%) adults are concerned about extreme violence circulating online following the Southport attacks,

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Two men held on suspicion of murder after woman found dead at home

The ambulance service reported the woman, in her 50s, was found at a property on Meols Cop Road, Southport, shortly after 6pm on Wednesday.

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Police boss wanted to release Southport killer’s religion to stop disinformation

Merseyside Police chief constable Serena Kennedy said she was advised against publishing the detail by local CPS, while national CPS approved.

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Google accused of ‘monetising’ website linked to Southport misinformation

MPs said an unpublished report by an online advertising watchdog has linked Google ads to a site spreading misinformation about the Southport attack.

The Independent UK

Southport yoga teacher Leanne Lucas sobs remembering how online trolls blamed her for children’s deaths

The Southport yoga teacher who helped children escape Axel Rudakubana's attack recalled being trolled online by people who falsely blamed her for the deaths.

The Independent UK

Girl stabbed in back during Southport attack hits out at ‘false information’

Axel Rudakubana murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed class

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Southport attack dance teacher Leanne Lucas recalls desperate attempt to save children in first TV interview

A dance teacher who almost died in the Southport attack has spoken for the first time of her desperate attempts to help children get to safety, despite having been stabbed five times herself.

Evening Standard

Southport yoga teacher reveals desperate attempt to save children from knife attacker in emotional BBC interview

Speaking publicly for the first time, Leanne Lucas told BBC Panorama: ‘I just knew that if I didn’t get out, everyone was going to die’

The Independent UK

‘If I didn’t get out, everyone was going to die’, says Southport yoga teacher

Axel Rudakubana murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe at a Taylor Swift-themed class in Southport last year.

Evening Standard

Southport attack yoga teacher says she had to survive to save the children

Leanne Lucas suffered stab wounds to her spine, her head, her ribs, her lung and her shoulder blade.

The Independent UK

Southport attack teacher describes desperate attempts to save children

Leanne Lucas knew if they didn’t get out, ‘everyone was going to die’

Evening Standard

Parents of Southport survivors speak about life since dance class attack

Axel Rudakubana murdered three young girls and was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January.

The Independent UK

Parents of Southport victim Alice Aguiar pay tribute to daughter in first TV interview

The parents of a nine-year-old girl murdered in the Southport knife attack last summer have paid tribute to their daughter in their first live television interview.

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