Hero officers who confronted Southport killer honoured for bravery Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and PCSO Timothy Parry were the first officers to arrive on the scene The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025
Girl, seven, ‘fought like hell’ and shielded others, parents tell Southport inquiry Daughter escaped but was dragged back and stabbed another 20-plus times in 11 seconds, before fleeing again The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025
Southport killer’s brother will not be able to see parts of inquiry – chairman Dion Rudakubana has been recognised as a ‘core participant’ for the Southport Public Inquiry. Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025
Mother of seven-year-old girl stabbed 33 times in Southport attack says victims 'deserve apology' Axel Rudakubana murdered three children and attempted to murder eight more and two adults when he attacked a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last year Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025
Father of girl injured in Southport attack says she was stabbed by ‘coward’ The second day of the public inquiry into the attack heard evidence from families of those injured. The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Southport inquiry to examine ‘wholesale failure’ to prevent attack Murder of three young girls at a holiday club was ‘far from unforseeable’, says inquiry chair The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025
Public inquiry into Southport murders will ‘identify changes urgently needed’ Chairman Sir Adrian Fulford made an opening statement at Liverpool Town Hall on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025
Southport inquiry will examine one of ‘most egregious crimes’ in UK history A public inquiry into the horrific attack, which claimed the lives of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, has been opened The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
Southport inquiry begins with families of injured children to give evidence A key question for the inquiry is whether the attack could or should have been prevented. The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
Public inquiry begins into ‘horrific’ Southport murders A key question for the inquiry is whether the attack could or should have been prevented. Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025
Prevent referrals for young people has doubled since last summer, says Cooper The Home Secretary told the Commons Home Affairs Committee she was ‘really worried’ about ‘increasing extremism among young people’. Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025
Prison officers told to wear body armour in high-security jails after attacks It comes after one staff member required emergency surgery after being stabbed by an inmate at HMP Long Lartin. Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025
Liverpool Rampage Suspect Identified Fast and People Are Asking Why Sir Keir Starmer says it is “a matter for the police” after Merseyside officers took just two hours to confirm that the man held over Monday’s rampage in Liverpool The Fashion Central · Jun 1, 2025
Give prison officers the lethal weapons ‘they need’, Jenrick says Officers currently have access to batons and synthetic pepper spray. Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2025
Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2025 Tories call for prison officers to be armed with guns to combat Islamist extremist threat The prominent conservative described extremism in prisons as ‘out of control’ amid a series of attacks by inmates
Evening Standard · May 31, 2025 Tories in call to arm specialist prison officers to counter Islamist gangs Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi targeted prison staff with boiling oil and homemade weapons.
Evening Standard · May 31, 2025 Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'allowed to buy Maltesers and crisps in prison' despite throwing scorching water over guard in horror attack Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has called for Rudakubana’s privileges to be taken away
The Conversation · May 30, 2025 Why police released the ethnicity of Liverpool parade crash suspect Within hours of a driver ramming into a crowd at Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade, injuring 65 people, Merseyside Police shared in a press release that they had arrested a suspect. Unusually, the announcement included the race and nationality of the person arrested – a 53-year-old white British man.
The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025 Wednesday briefing: How police got ahead of disinformation in Liverpool In today’s newsletter: A former Met superintendent on what a change in response following the 2024 UK riots may mean for police, the media and communities themselves
Evening Standard · May 27, 2025 OPINION - So the Liverpool suspect is a White Brit. Now it's time to be honest about ethnicity in every case Baffled revulsion was the natural and universal response to the car-ramming horror in Liverpool yesterday. But there was another surprise: the swift police revelation that the suspect they arrested is a “white British male”.
Evening Standard · May 12, 2025 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.
Evening Standard · May 10, 2025 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 · May 10, 2025 Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana investigated over attack on prison officer IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025 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 · May 9, 2025 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