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Cooper orders review of anti-terror programme so ‘serious cases are not missed’

The Home Secretary has ordered a “thorough review” of the Southport killer’s referrals to the Prevent anti-terror programme “to identify what changes are needed to make sure serious cases are not missed”. Yvette Cooper told MPs on Tuesday she had ...

21 Jan 2025 at 17:49

Terrorism laws must change in wake of Southport murders – PM

The definition of terrorism needs to change in the face of a new threat from attackers radicalised by extreme violence, the Prime Minister said. Speaking at Downing Street on Tuesday, Sir Keir Starmer said current laws are set up to deal with ...

21 Jan 2025 at 14:01

Government engaging with Southport families ahead of Prevent learning review

The Government is engaging with the families of the Southport attack victims ahead of a Prevent review into its dealings with Axel Rudakubana, Downing Street has said. The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that the Prevent learning review ...

27 Jan 2025 at 13:48

Southport attack survivor says victims have ‘scars we cannot unsee’

A dance teacher injured in the Southport attack has said Axel Rudakubana’s victims have scars “we cannot unsee”, as survivors gave their harrowing accounts of the day. Leanne Lucas was overseeing a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in ...

23 Jan 2025 at 16:50

Stricter age checks on sales of knives online announced after Southport attack

People buying knives online will have to submit photo ID at the point of sale and again on delivery as part of stricter age verification checks to be introduced by the Government in the wake of the Southport attack. Under the new ...

26 Jan 2025 at 11:47

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

A yoga teacher who was attacked in the Southport stabbings has said she felt she had to survive in order to save the children in her class, despite being stabbed five times. Axel Rudakubana, 18, murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, ...

24 Feb 2025 at 07:09

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

A yoga teacher who was repeatedly stabbed in the Southport attacks has described helping several children to run to safety, adding she felt she had to survive in order to save those in her class. Axel Rudakubana, 18, murdered ...

24 Feb 2025 at 14:59

Raise children better to cut knife crime, say family of Southport attack victim

The parents of one of the survivors of the Southport attack said knife crime will only be cut if young people are “raised better” and are taught about healthy relationships. Their daughter, referred to as child A, survived ...

20 Mar 2025 at 15:35

Mother of Southport victim praises ‘inspiring’ blood donors

The mother of Southport attack victim Elsie Dot Stancombe has praised “inspiring” blood donors during a drive in the seaside town. Almost 100 people donated blood at the session at St John Stone Church in Southport on ...

18 May 2025 at 14:10

Fact check: Southport attack has been repeatedly discussed in Parliament

A widely shared online post claimed that it was illegal to speak about the details of Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana’s case in Parliament. “The true horrific story of the murderous black boy on the right, was ...

24 Mar 2025 at 16:21

Girl stabbed in Southport attack calls for first aid training in schools

A girl who thought she was “going to die” after being stabbed in the Southport attack has called for mandatory first aid training in schools. In an interview with Sky News marking one year since the attack, when ...

29 Jul 2025 at 11:21

Southport falls silent to honour attack victims on first anniversary

Southport has fallen silent to remember the three girls who died in an attack on a dance class a year ago. A three-minute silence was held at 3pm on Tuesday, to mark a year since Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, ...

29 Jul 2025 at 18:38

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