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Kate shares touching embrace with hero Southport yoga teacher who shielded children

Hero yoga instructor Leanne Lucas who shielded children from attack shared picture of embrace with Princess of Wales

Evening Standard

Southport families call for inquiry to bring accountability

The parents of Elsie Stancombe, seven, and six-year-old Bebe King spoke to Good Morning Britain.

Evening Standard

Family of girl murdered in Southport read daughter’s favourite bedtime story to her in final goodbye

Bebe King’s family also called six-year-old their ‘light and joy’ while Elsie Dot’s parents describe her as ‘born special’

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Parents of Southport victims Elsie Stancombe and Bebe King pay tribute to daughters in first TV interview

The parents of two children murdered in the Southport knife attack last summer have paid tribute to their daughters in their first live television interview.

The Independent UK

Man who helped Southport knife victims recalls ‘horror’ of that day

Father-of-two Joel Verite, 26, was among the first on the scene as Southport killer Axel Rudakubana launched his attack.

Evening Standard

‘She was my best friend’: Heartbroken families of Southport victims pay tribute to daughters

Bebe King, 6, Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, were all killed in the Southport attack last year

The Independent UK

Parents of two murdered Southport girls speak of hearing news of attack

Parents of Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe also criticise televising of Axel Rudakubana’s sentencing

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Parents remember girls killed in Southport as they look for ‘light in the dark’

The families of two of three girls murdered at a dance class in Southport have told of the moment they heard ‘something awful has happened’.

Evening Standard

Daughter of murdered MP says ‘everyone failed by Prevent’ should get inquiry

Katie Amess’s father, former MP Sir David Amess, was stabbed to death in 2021 by Ali Harbi Ali, who had been referred to Prevent prior to the attack.

The Independent UK

Full details of Southport killer’s three Prevent referrals in 16 months

A review said the concerns raised should have meant Axel Rudakubana was given further support to be diverted away from extremism.

Evening Standard

Misspelling of Southport killer’s name may have caused Prevent to close case, MPs told

Review finds Axel Rudakubana’s surname was incorrect in one of three referrals to scheme to spot potential terrorists

The Guardian - UK

Too much focus by Prevent on Southport killer’s ‘absence of ideology’ – minister

Security minister Dan Jarvis has told the Commons Axel Rudakubana’s case should have been case managed, not closed.

Evening Standard

Axel Rudakubana: Anti-terror Prevent scheme missed chances to stop Southport killer, Government review finds

Rudakubana was referred to Prevent three times between 2019 and 2021

Evening Standard

Southport killer’s terror threat referral ‘should have been escalated’

The Home Secretary has said the Prevent learning review concluded Axel Rudakubana should have been referred to the next stage of the scheme.

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The Independent UK

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana should have been seen as a terror threat, Home Office report shows

Axel Rudakubana should have been referred to the next stage of the Prevent scheme, says Home Secretary

Evening Standard

Southport killer refuses to leave prison cell for court hearing

Axel Rudakubana was due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court via video-link from London’s Belmarsh Prison for a hearing to correct his sentence.

The Guardian - UK

Cross-party body will seek to rebuild UK community cohesion after riots

New commission led by Sajid Javid and John Denham aims to speak to millions following unrest over Southport attack

Evening Standard

Extreme content Southport killer viewed remains online, Yvette Cooper warns

Violent videos which the Government has asked tech bosses to remove are still available to view.

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Evening Standard

Appeal for driver after car sinks into lake following collision

A silver Mercedes collided with barriers in Southport on Saturday morning, Merseyside Police said.

Evening Standard

Craft group creates teddies to provide solace for thousands of vulnerable people

The knitted and crocheted bears have been given to emergency services, charities and children in Southport.

The Guardian - UK

Loners, misfits and the shadow of Southport

Letters: A reader with an autistic son responds to letters about Axel Rudakubana, while Peter Lowe suggests ways of restricting the sale and lethality of knives

The Guardian - UK

After Southport, Westminster is floundering. It should look to Idris Elba

The Home Office has some good ideas, but a documentary on knife crime by the actor offers the template for a new approach, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

No easy answers in the aftermath of Southport

Letters: It’s not possible to predict horrific acts, writes Stephen Smith while Dr Simon Price points out that people with mental illness often don’t seek help, and Bill Nightingale says we should fix our mental health services

The Conversation

Southport attacks: why the UK needs a unified approach to all violent attacks on the public

The conviction of Axel Rudakubana for the murder of three young girls in Southport has prompted many questions about how the UK handles violence without a clear ideological motive. This case has also shown up the confusion in this area, and made clear the need for a basic reframing of…

The Guardian - UK

Southport attack: families not told for six months about killer’s Prevent referrals

Police knew Axel Rudakubana had been referred three times after his arrest last July

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