UK anti-terror scheme criticised over handling of Southport child killer
Axel Rudakubana’s referral to the UK counterterrorism scheme was closed prematurely, three years before he murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, a review has found.
'Cancerous' social media led to Southport killings and needs reform, says UK's top terror cop
Leading counter-terrorism officer Matt Jukes called on the Government to make urgent changes were needed to avoid a repeat of Axel Rudakubana's horrific triple murder in Southport
Southport Killings Are a New Kind of Terrorism, U.K. Prime Minister Says
After a teenager admitted murdering three girls at a dance class, Keir Starmer said people were being radicalized into violence for its own sake and terrorism laws might need to change.
Prevent closed Southport killer case 'prematurely'
Axel Rudakubana had been referred to the Prevent anti-terror scheme three times between 2019 and 2021 The Prevent counter-terrorism scheme "prematurely" closed its case on Axel Rudakubana three years before he went on to murder three children in Southport,
Southport killer should have been seen as terror threat after interest in Manchester arena attack, Home Office admits
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana should have been treated as a terror threat after showing an interest in the Manchester arena attack, a Home Office review has found.
Too much focus by Prevent on Southport killer's 'absence of ideology' - minister
A review into the handling of the Southport child killer under the Government's counter-terrorism programme Prevent has concluded "too much focus was placed on the absence of a distinct ideology", security minister Dan Jarvis has said.
UK teenager jailed for minimum of 52 years for Southport girls’ murders
A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on ...
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PM tells LBC UK must make it harder to buy knives online to prevent repeat of Southport killings
Sir Keir Starmer has told LBC News there needs to be tighter laws around accessing knives as well as a cultural shift if ...
The UK says the killer of 3 girls at a dance class should never be freed. But it can’t guarantee it
LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday it has no plans to change a law barring young people from being imprisoned ...
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 ...
Evil Southport killer sent to UK’s toughest jail Belmarsh & will face ‘lifetime of hell’ as ‘No1 target’ for attacks
SOUTHPORT killer Axel Rudakubana will face a lifetime of hell behind bars and will be the “number one” target for brutal ...
Starmer refuses to rule out sackings after Prevent review into Southport killer Rudakubana case
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say whether people will lose their jobs following the review into anti-terror ...
Southport murders: Thousands of young men obsessed with violence, UK's most senior police officer warns
Met Police Chief Constable Sir Mark Rowley says teenagers are lost in their bedrooms "grazing" on an online diet of school ...
Axel Rudakubana sentenced to 52 years in prison for Southport, England, mass killing
A British court sentenced teen Axel Rudakubana to a record 52 years in prison, minus time served, for murdering three young ...
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'First in UK' Vue cinema unveiled in Southport
Described as Vue’s “most luxurious seat yet”, the Southport venue is one of the first in the UK to benefit from Ultra Lux ...
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New Forest West MP Sir Desmond Swayne backs return of death penalty after sentencing of Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana
A New Forest MP has called for the return of the death penalty following the “frustrating” sentencing of a child murderer.