A summary of today's developments
Three girls killed in the Southport attack on Monday were named by Merseyside police: Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9.
Eight other children were injured, with five of them, and two adults who were trying to protect them, still in a critical condition.
A 17-year-old male arrested on suspicion of murder, remains in custody.
Merseyside police said an officer suffered a suspected broken nose and police vehicles were damaged and set alight in disturbances outside a mosque in Southport on Tuesday evening. The force said a large group of people – believed to be supporters of the English Defence League – threw items including bottles and wheelie bins at officers and towards a local mosque on St Luke’s Road. Riot police armed with teargas were deployed along with a dog unit.
Earlier on Tuesday, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil to remember those killed and injured. A man was arrested and a flick knife was seized near the vigil, police said.
Taylor Swift shared a message on Instagram about the attack. “The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously and I’m just completely in shock,” the singer said. “The loss of life and innocence, and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families and first responders. These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families.”
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As the night drew on, police cars closed off a wider area, directing cars and people away from the area, writes Hannah Al-Othman.
Lines of riot police stayed held their position across the streets at the epicentre of the trouble, but people slowly started to disperse.
Meanwhile, just a few hundreds yards away, others stood reading the dozens of floral tributes that had been left close to the scene; as they did so, the noise of the police helicopter sounded overhead, while smoke and the smell of burning plastic hung in the air.
