The Latest Breaking News from Southport

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana transferred to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital

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The Independent UK · Jul 23

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana transferred to psychiatric hospital

Next Wednesday marks two years since Rudakubana carried out an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 2024, killing three girls

Evening Standard · Jul 23

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital

Exclusive: Clinical assessments concluded Rudakubana could not be safely managed in prison, sources say

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23

Local hero Tommy Fleetwood treads familiar ground in early Birkdale ‘battle’

Born and bred in Southport, the golfer used to have to sneak on the course’s hallowed turf as a kid, but now ‘Tommy Lad’ is very much in the limelight

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

The Eagle diary: Forget The Open, the grass is greener in Southport museum

The Eagle diary: Forget The Open, the grass is greener in Southport museum

The National (Scotland) · Jul 16

Southport attack victims horrified as medical records ‘accessed by ambulance staff’

Dozens of workers at another NHS trust had also looked at records with no good reason

The Independent UK · Jul 14

I've Covered 47 Open Championships, Including Six At Royal Birkdale. I Know Where I'll Be Putting My Money

Editor-at-large Bill Elliott reflects on Birkdale Opens past, the recent course changes and, of course, who might get their hands on the coveted Claret Jug

Golf Monthly · Jul 14

Next phase of Southport inquiry to probe role of social media in radicalising young people

The inquiry, at the International Dispute Resolution Centre, began with a minute’s silence for the victims of the attack

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Taxi driver who left scene of Southport attack is stripped of licence

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The Independent UK · Jul 3

Southport taxi driver who ‘waited 50 minutes’ to call 999 loses licence

Gary Poland took Axel Rudakubana to the scene where the teenager murdered three children and attempted to murder 10 others in July 2024

The Independent UK · Jul 3