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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

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

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

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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

The Guardian view on lessons from Southport: people fixated on violence must not slip through the system

Editorial: Having ordered a public inquiry, it is right that ministers are taking its ideas about managing risks seriously

The Guardian - UK

Southport families say ‘questions remain’ as Mahmood promises action

It comes as the Government promised to do ‘whatever is needed to protect the public’.

Evening Standard

No 10 accepts all recommendations in Southport attack inquiry, Mahmood says

First phase of inquiry identified multiple failings to prevent murders of three girls, which government will ‘urgently’ address

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Home Secretary vows to fix ‘fundamental failings’ found after Southport killings

The Government has published its response to the findings of the first phase of the inquiry.

Evening Standard

From Belfast to Washington, a familiar script of the ‘dangerous migrant’ has emerged

It tends to start with a violent assault. Then video documentation of the incident quickly circulates online, priming people to see not just an individual crime but a broader story about perceived dangerous outsiders.

The Conversation

Southport knife attack surgeon honoured by King for saving children’s lives

Vittoria Bucknall has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List

The Independent UK

Tech firms in UK must have plan for illegal content spikes during crises like Southport: regulator

British tech firms must now have crisis response plans for surges in illegal online content, following the 2024 Southport riots. Regulator Ofcom announced strengthened rules requiring platforms to deploy temporary teams and boost moderation during emergencies. Larger platforms will also establish dedicated communication channels for law enforcement, ensuring swift action…

The Economic Times

Families of surviving Southport children say they fear they are being forgotten

The attack took the lives of three children at a dance class in July 2024.

Evening Standard

Families of Southport attack survivors say they fear they are being forgotten

Axel Rudakubana's attack took the lives of three children at a dance class in July 2024

The Independent UK

Girls who survived Southport attack meet again: ‘It was like having big sisters’

Parents speak for first time about daughters’ heroism on the day and their courage in dealing with critical injuries, scars and trauma

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Victims’ commissioner to step in after Southport parents say support ‘woeful’

Some parents have not received proper psychological help nearly two years after the atrocity, solicitor says

The Independent UK

How Southport victims faced an ‘unbelievable’ NHS privacy breach

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The Independent UK

Southport victims’ medical records wrongly accessed by 48 NHS staff in ‘unbelievable breach of privacy’

Leanne Lucas says her privacy was invaded ‘when I was at my most vulnerable’

Evening Standard

Southport survivor ‘devastated’ after NHS staff accessed records without reason

Leanne Lucas said people ‘not involved’ in her care ‘abused their position of trust’ when she was at her most vulnerable.

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The Independent UK

Getting rid of Starmer will make things worse for government, Labour MP warns

Southport MP Patrick Hurley has made a passionate defence of the prime minister and warned fellow MPs plotting to replace him: ‘Be careful what you wish for’

The Conversation

Southport inquiry: schools are key to safeguarding, but their job is getting harder

Sir Adrian Fulford’s report into the July 2024 attack in Southport that killed three young girls does not pull any punches. He concluded that the UK’s safeguarding model had completely failed, with no agency taking lead responsibility. He referred to “an inappropriate merry-go-round” of state agencies, none of which took…

The Guardian - UK

From burning bins to building bridges: how restorative justice helped one woman after Southport riots

Stacey Vint was a long-time addict when she was arrested in Middlesbrough, now she speaks publicly about her experience

The Guardian - UK

Systemic failures that left Southport children at risk

Letters: Readers respond to the inquiry findings of gross incompetence by government agencies, which led to three little girls being killed by Axel Rudakubana

International Business Times UK

Southport Inquiry Finds the Murders of Three Girls 'Foreseeable and Avoidable' As Agencies Play a 'Merry-Go-Round' of Blame

The Southport attack inquiry says Axel Rudakubana was able to carry out the July 2024 attack due to poor information sharing and lack of parental intervention.

The Guardian - UK

Officials who made errors before Southport murders ‘may still be making same mistakes’

Former victims’ commissioner Vera Baird says disciplinary action is essential to ensure people are held accountable

Evening Standard

Southport families’ lawyer calls for individuals to lose jobs after failures

A public inquiry found the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe ‘could and should have been prevented’.

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