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Southport attack inquiry blames ‘catastrophic’ failures by agencies and killer’s ‘irresponsible’ parents

Official report says system ‘completely failed’ because some form of violence by Axel Rudakubana had been ‘unambiguously signposted over many years’

The Guardian - UK

Southport attack: report shows ‘systemic failure of the state’ to prevent atrocity, says home secretary – as it happened

Shabana Mahmood calls Axel Rudakubana a ‘vile and sickening indiviudal’ and pays tribute to the ‘immense bravery’ of families of the three girls who died and the survivors

The Guardian - UK

State failing to learn lessons of Southport attack, say victims’ lawyers

Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests young people who pose ‘catastrophic’ threat still slipping through system

The Guardian - UK

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Southport riots were considered for emergency alerts

The alert system was launched in 2023 to warn the public of a danger to life in their area.

Evening Standard

‘Overwhelmed’ Prevent at risk of missing threats as referrals rise, UK counter-terror chief says

Exclusive: Laurence Taylor says separate scheme needed to report concerns over young people’s non-ideological interest in extreme violence

The Guardian - UK

Southport families express alarm after ‘copycat’ teenager avoids custody

The court heard the boy described Rudakubana as a ‘hero’ with similar interests in ‘genocides and that’.

Evening Standard

Police improperly granted Kelly Wilkinson’s estranged husband bail days before he murdered her, inquest hears

Rape allegations meant magistrate should have determined Brian Earl Johnston’s bail, Queensland coroner’s court told

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Southport attack survivor calls for major change to knives

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The Independent UK

Southport attack survivor unveils new knife crime campaign

The former primary school teacher Leanne Lucas was critically injured following the attack

The Independent UK

Experts urge Ofcom to probe AI’s role in fake news after major incidents

Researchers found that AI-generated misinformation played a role in injecting divisive falsehoods following the Southport murders

The Independent UK

Response to 2024 summer riots failed to address root causes and links to racism, report says

Institute of Race Relations says violence in Southport and elsewhere often reduced to ‘mindless’ thuggery

The Guardian - UK

Bulletin PM Briefing: Tories ‘fighting for survival’ and Trump threatens more tariffs

In case you missed them – here are five of today’s biggest stories. The Tories are ‘fighting for survival’ as mass defection fears grow Trump threatens countries who don’t support US Greenland plans with tariffs Man killed his wife then coerced their child to cover up his crime Teen obsessed…

The Independent UK

Teen Inspired by Southport Killer Jailed After Plotting Attack on Oasis Reunion Concert

An 18-year-old from South Wales has been sentenced to 14 months in youth detention after admitting to possessing terrorist material and planning a copycat attack inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, including targeting the first Oasis reunion concert in Cardiff.

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Would-be copycat Southport killer locked up over terror manual

McKenzie Morgan told friends of plans to target the Oasis reunion concert in Cardiff last year.

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The Independent UK

Teen who plotted Southport copycat attack with plans to target Oasis concert and dance school jailed

McKenzie Morgan told friends he wanted to commit a similar terrorist-style attack and was trying to make the deadly poison ricin

The Independent UK

Rory McIlroy becomes emotional paying tribute to fathers of Southport attack victims

Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe received the Helen Rollason Award at Sports Personality of the Year after completing the London Marathon in April

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift: The End of an Era review – as she breaks down over the terror plot, it’s impossible not to feel her pain

The singer’s tears over the Islamic State terrorist plot against her show and Southport attack make this behind-the-scenes docuseries about her world-conquering tour more moving than anyone could have anticipated

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift: The End of an Era episode one review — A sobering tribute to Southport victims

3/5 The pop star embodies a hero athlete persona and grapples with the aftermath of terror plots in London

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The Independent UK

Taylor Swift left in tears after meeting families of Southport stabbing attack

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Taylor Swift breaks down over Southport attack in new documentary

Pop star was emotional as she spoke ahead of meeting families and survivors of the 2024 attack, before going onstage to perform

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift cries over Southport attack in Eras Tour documentary

‘But it’s my job to kind of be able to handle all these feelings and then perk up immediately to perform,’ the singer said in a voiceover

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Taylor Swift reduced to tears as she speaks about Southport stabbing and Vienna terror plot in documentary

Taylor Swift breaks down in tears in the Disney+ series The End of an Era as she reflects on the cancellation of her concert in Vienna due to a foiled terror plot and the stabbings of three of her young fans in Southport.

The Independent UK

The biggest talking points from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour docuseries

First two episodes of new six-episode docuseries has premiered on Disney+

The Guardian - UK

Our Girls: the Southport Families review – repeatedly leaves you in fountains of tears

This deeply moving documentary celebrates the lives of the three girls who were killed in an attack on their dance class last year – and becomes a miraculously powerful tale of turning heartbreak into hope

Evening Standard

Being together helps us with our grief, Southport families say

BBC Breakfast journalists have been following the families for the last nine months as part of a documentary.

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