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PM says his focus is on victims as former counter-terror official says Clacton MP is ‘giving the EDL succour’

More than 100 people have been arrested in riots following the fatal stabbing of three young girls in an attack on a dance class.

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer holds an emergency press conference at No 10 after vowing “action will be taken” following “violent disorder” in parts of England in the wake of the Southport stabbings.

Sir Keir Starmer announces national policing ‘capability’ to tackle ‘violent disorder’ following mass stabbing in Southport

As far-right riots spread across the country - how does the seaside town where three young girls were killed and many others stabbed recover?

The identity of Axel Rudakubana, the 17-year-old suspect in the tragic Southport stabbing that killed three young girls, was revealed by Judge Andrew Menary KC to combat misinformation and quell the resulting violence.

The police have already made several arrests following despicable violence that broke out in Southport earlier this week in the wake of the mass stabbing of children at a Taylor Swift holiday party. They continue hunting down the other perpetrators — but the harder question is how to deal with…

Violent disorder and ‘intimidating behaviour’ have been seen across country in wake of Merseyside atrocity

Five others are now in a stable condition, Alder Hey hospital says, as 17-year-old boy appears in court