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Parental failure and gaps in the law: why the Southport atrocity was preventable

After nine weeks of inquiry evidence, a picture has emerged of systemic breakdown and poor information sharing

The Guardian - UK

Prevent referrals surge to record high following Southport murders as almost 1,400 people reported in London

The South East saw 1,397 people reported to the counter-terror scheme, with London close behind at 1,354

Evening Standard

Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows

Total referrals reach record high, with 21% being due to ‘extreme rightwing concerns’ and 10% to Islamist ideology

The Guardian - UK

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Counter terror police struggling to cope as Prevent referrals hit record high in wake of Southport attack

A record 8,778 people were referred to the government’s anti-extremism scheme in the year to March 2025

The Independent UK

Officials bracing for record number of referrals to anti-extremism scheme

The surge began in the wake of the murders in Southport in June 2024.

Evening Standard

Anti-terror chief: Releasing Huntingdon train suspect's ethnicity amid social media claims was 'excellent'

Earlier, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the suspect was not known to MI5 or anti-terror police

Evening Standard

Southport Inquiry hears of killer’s comments about the Taliban

Axel Rudakubana was said to have compared the Taliban to the US government.

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Concerns about Southport attacker’s ‘extreme views’ raised when he was 15

An assessment by a support worker noted Axel Rudakubana was at risk of being involved in ‘left-wing extremist behaviours’.

Evening Standard

Family of MP Sir David Amess ‘still without answers’ four years after his murder

His killer, Ali Harbi Ali, had been referred to the Government’s counter-terror programme Prevent programme.

Evening Standard

Southport killer referral ‘would have continued if officer saw internet history’

Ps Carmen Thompson of Counter Terrorism Policing North West gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Police feared Southport killer could be ‘terrorist’ five years before attack

Axel Rudakubana killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

Evening Standard

Southport killer was discharged from mental health services six days before attack, inquiry hears

Chronology of Axel Rudakubana’s engagement with Camhs published and inquiry hears statement from killer’s brother

The Guardian - UK

Girl who stabbed teachers in Welsh school had been considered for Prevent

Multi-agency report says girl at 13 had fascination with Hitler, weapons and claimed to speak German and Russian

The Guardian - UK

Hitler-obsessed teen who stabbed her teachers was considered for anti-terror programme before attack

The girl, 13, had taken a ball bearing gun in her bag to a previous school

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Evening Standard

School stabbing pupil was considered for Prevent programme, report finds

The 13-year-old was found with a knife at a school in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire.

Evening Standard

Midwife brings claim against trust after ‘Prevent referral over Palestine posts’

Fatimah Mohamied is taking Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to an employment tribunal.

Evening Standard

Teenager jailed for school shooting fantasy inspired by Columbine massacre

Felix Winter, 18, admitted two charges and was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow.

The National (Scotland)

Teen who planned mass school shooting in Scottish city jailed for 6 years

A TEENAGER who wanted to carry-out a mass shooting at his own school has been locked up for six years

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The Guardian - UK

‘I shouldn’t have to fight for answers’: David Amess’s daughter on the MP’s murder and her fury at his friends and colleagues

Almost four years on, Katie Amess thinks she will never recover from losing her father. And she isn’t convinced anything has been done to prevent future tragedies

The Independent UK

Murdered MP’s widow accuses Government of ‘cover-up’ following Prevent review

Lady Julia Amess described the report as an ‘insult to Sir David’s memory’ in a letter to the Home Secretary.

Evening Standard

Daughter of murdered MP criticises Prevent report and reiterates inquiry calls

Katie Amess said David Anderson KC’s report ‘tells us there were failures but does not say why’.

Evening Standard

Met Police warn protesters supporting Palestine Action will be arrested ahead of mass demonstration

The Met Police has warned anyone expressing support for Palestine Action at a stand alone protest or as part of a large -scale Palestine Coalition march will likely be arrested

Evening Standard

Amess family ‘deeply hurt’ after Home Secretary letter following Prevent review

The murdered MP’s family spokesman said Yvette Cooper’s ‘piecemeal approach… will never deliver the whole truth, accountability and justice’.

Evening Standard

Prevent programme should continue referrals for no ideology – review

The review looking at lessons learned from the cases of MP Sir David Amess’s murderer Ali Harbi Ali and Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana.

The Independent UK

Prevent programme missed chances to intervene with Southport killer, review told

Chances to intervene in Axel Rudakubana’s life were lost because referrals to other agencies were not followed up

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