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Southport MP says town won’t be defined by atrocity one year on from attack

Police monitor social media for attempts to stir up disorder as town pays tribute to three girls murdered last year

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

Evil 'will not define Southport' as town marks anniversary of killing of three girls at dance class

Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe were killed in the attack on July 29, 2024, that shocked the nation

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2025

Evil will not define Southport a year on from attack, deputy council leader says

Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe were killed in the attack.

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Merseyside officers called in to help police Epping asylum hotel protests amid fears of widespread riots

Officers who dealt with last summer’s Southport riots were called in as protesters clashed in Essex

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025

Energy of Southport victims will ‘continue to shimmer’ a year on from attack

The families of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King posted on social media about work being done in the girls’ memories.

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025

Domestic abuse and public violence: will the state now accept the two go hand in hand?

Many men arrested in disorder after the Southport murders had themselves been accused of attacking women. It’s high time police acted on these red flags, says author Joan Smith

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025

Bebe’s ‘light, care and spark’ live on a year after Southport attack, family say

Bebe King, six, died last July after a knife attack at a dance class.

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025

Community leaders can help curb false claims online after attacks in UK, say researchers

Analysis finds swift release of information helps to debunk inflammatory falsehoods on social media

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025

‘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 Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025

Police unit in England to monitor online signs of anti-migrant disorder

Intelligence team could track social media and flag early signs of civil unrest in response to renewed demonstrations

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025