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Tories call for prison officers to be armed with guns to combat Islamist extremist threat

The prominent conservative described extremism in prisons as ‘out of control’ amid a series of attacks by inmates

Evening Standard

Tories in call to arm specialist prison officers to counter Islamist gangs

Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi targeted prison staff with boiling oil and homemade weapons.

Evening Standard

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'allowed to buy Maltesers and crisps in prison' despite throwing scorching water over guard in horror attack

Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has called for Rudakubana’s privileges to be taken away

Evening Standard

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Why police released the ethnicity of Liverpool parade crash suspect

Within hours of a driver ramming into a crowd at Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade, injuring 65 people, Merseyside Police shared in a press release that they had arrested a suspect. Unusually, the announcement included the race and nationality of the person arrested – a 53-year-old white British man.

The Conversation

Wednesday briefing: How police got ahead of disinformation in Liverpool

In today’s newsletter: A former Met superintendent on what a change in response following the 2024 UK riots may mean for police, the media and communities themselves

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - So the Liverpool suspect is a White Brit. Now it's time to be honest about ethnicity in every case

Baffled revulsion was the natural and universal response to the car-ramming horror in Liverpool yesterday. But there was another surprise: the swift police revelation that the suspect they arrested is a “white British male”.

Evening Standard

Jenrick calls for removal of kettles from all high-risk prisoners after attack

The shadow justice secretary’s warning comes after Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s allegedly poured boiling water over an officer.

Evening Standard

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Southport killer’s prison monitoring ‘downgraded before alleged attack’

Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January for the murders of three girls.

Evening Standard

Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana investigated over attack on prison officer

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The Independent UK

Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport triple killer

Axel Rudakubana allegedly poured boiling water over an officer at HMP Belmarsh on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'hurled scalding water over prison guard' in pre-planned attack

The triple murderer, 18, left a member of staff at HMP Belmarsh with severe injuries

Evening Standard

Officers who confronted Southport attacker nominated for bravery awards

Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and PCSO Timothy Parry were the first on the scene of the attack on July 29.

The Independent UK

Police officers who confronted Southport attacker nominated for bravery awards

Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and PCSO Timothy Parry were the first on the scene of the attack on July 29

Evening Standard

Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing to face longer jail time and loss of prison privileges

Judges will be able punish those who refuse to attend court under ‘long overdue reforms’ following outcry over killers who fail to face victim’s families at sentencing

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The Independent UK

Plans to punish criminals who avoid sentencing ‘step in right direction’

New powers for judges are among the measures in the Government’s Victims and Courts Bill to be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.

The Conversation

What we’ve learnt about lone-actor terrorism over the years could help us prevent future attacks

Politically motivated attacks, carried out by lone individuals lacking direct affiliation with any terrorist group, have become more common in Europe during the last few decades.

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Horrifying Truth Behind Southport Murders: Missed Warnings Spark National Outrage

The horrifying incident, in which 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana killed three young girls—seven-year-old Elsie Stancombe, six-year-old Bebe King, and

Evening Standard

Inquiry into Southport murders begins work

Yvette Cooper announced the start of the two-phase statutory public inquiry on Monday.

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The Independent UK

As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media from harming children?

IN FOCUS: In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action, as Angus Thompson reports

The Independent UK

Prevent boss departs following review into agency failures to stop Southport killer Axel Rudakubana

Axel Rudakubana’s Prevent case was closed before he went on to carry out the Southport murders

Evening Standard

Prevent boss leaves role after Southport killer case – reports

Michael Stewart is reported to have left the top job following the findings of a Prevent learning review.

The Guardian - UK

Prevent chief departs after damning inquiry over Southport attack

Michael Stewart had led counter-terrorism programme since 2020, and reviews exposed its basic failures

Evening Standard

Fact check: Southport attack has been repeatedly discussed in Parliament

A claim has circulated that MPs were banned from discussing the case of Axel Rudakubana.

Evening Standard

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

The parents of a girl who survived the attack last year also raised concerns about online content available to boys.

Evening Standard

Government secrecy fuelled Southport attack conspiracy theories, say Tories

Labour minister Lucy Rigby denied an accusation by Helen Grant that the Government accelerated conspiracy theories around the attack last year.

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