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The false claim that Southport trial was deliberately timed for Trump inauguration

The claim echoes other posts over recent months which make various claims about the timing of both events

The Independent UK

Fact check: Photograph of Prime Minister with Southport attacker is fake

The image has been shared widely on social media, likely as a joke.

The Independent UK

Britain facing new terror threat from generation of ‘young men in their bedrooms’, Starmer warns

PM lays groundwork for an overhaul of terrorism laws to capture the new threat of ‘loners and misfits’ driven to acts of extreme violence by ‘all manner of material online’

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Southport killer: What was known when?

Axel Rudakubana was known to agencies before carrying out the killings.

The Independent UK

Southport killer: what was known when?

Axel Rudakubana was known to agencies before carrying out the killings.

Evening Standard

Two-year-old boy who died in ‘medical episode’ at nursery named

Parents of Jude Gerrard paid tribute to their ‘incredibly special’ son

Evening Standard

Horror inside summer holiday dance class

Axel Rudakubana armed himself with a large kitchen knife before heading to the Taylor Swift themed even for children.

Evening Standard

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Authorities deny witholding information on Southport attacks

Full details of the prosecution case will be made public when Axel Rudakubana is sentenced on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Southport killer spoke in court for first time to enter guilty pleas

The 18-year-old had not put forward a defence case statement and lawyers were not planning to advance a positive case on his behalf at trial.

Evening Standard

Why Axel Rudakubana will not get a whole life sentence for Southport massacre

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is due to be sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to murder of three children and trying to kill 10 other people

Evening Standard

Who are the victims of Axel Rudakubana’s attack?

Three girls were killed at a Taylor Swift-themed class last year.

Evening Standard

How the Southport stabbings sparked violence across the country

Within hours of his attack, posts spread on the internet which claimed the suspect was a 17-year-old asylum seeker.

Evening Standard

‘Speak up for Ellis’: Mother of teenager shot in back issues emotional plea on his 20th birthday to find killer

‘Kind’ and ‘laid back’ Ellis Cox was shot in the back in a confrontation on a Liverpool industrial estate last June

The Independent UK

Merseyside police ‘surprised’ to catch boy, 7, driving off-road scrambler bike

Concerned members of public alerted officers to vehicle being driven erratically in Knowsley on New Year’s Eve

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Man hit in groin with brick during Southport riots jailed

Brian Spencer featured in video which went viral after he was injured while taunting police.

The Independent UK

Southport rioter filmed being hit in groin with brick jailed

Brian Spencer also admitted racially abusing a fellow hospital patient while being treated for his injuries

Evening Standard

Mother killed ‘while carrying Christmas presents’ pictured as family pay tribute

Lin Donnelly, 72, was struck by a blue Ford Focus in Merseyside on Thursday night

Evening Standard

Drone seized during HMS Prince of Wales warship’s visit to Liverpool

A temporary flight restriction zone has been put in place above Liverpool city centre, Merseyside Police said.

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The Independent UK

Man and woman charged with assault of baby boy taken to hospital in critical condition

Klevi Pirjani, 36, and Nivalda Santos Pirjani, 33 have been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana appears in court accused of terror offence and making ricin

Axel Rudakubana is accused of producing a biological toxin ricin and accessing Al-Qaeda materials

The Independent UK

What is ricin? Poison which Southport stabbing suspect is accused of making

Axel Rudakubana, 18, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by video link on Wednesday charged with production of a biological toxin called ricin

Evening Standard

Calls over ‘cover-up’ claims as Southport suspect charged with terror offence

Both Conservative leadership candidates said the Government had questions to answer about new charges brought against Axel Rudakubana.

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Teen Charged With Terrorism Offense In Taylor Swift Dance Class Stabbing

Tragic incident in England as an 18-year-old charged with terrorism offense after a stabbing rampage at a dance class, resulting in three deaths.

Evening Standard

Southport stabbing suspect accused of murder of three girls charged with owning Al Qaeda training manual

Axel Rudakubana, 18, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by videolink on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Southport attack suspect charged with possessing Al-Qaeda material and making poison ricin

Police confirmed the Southport stabbing is not being treated as a terrorist attack, despite the new charges

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