The Latest Breaking News from Southport

Southport rioter filmed being hit in groin with brick jailed

Brian Spencer also admitted racially abusing a fellow hospital patient while being treated for his injuries

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

One in six arrested over Southport riots were children, data shows

More than 1,200 arrests were made in connection with the Southport riots, freedom of information requests have shown.

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024

Not guilty pleas entered after teen accused of Southport attack does not speak

Axel Rudakubana failed to reply when he was asked to enter pleas to the 16 charges he faces.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024

Southport riots review finds police underestimated risk of disorder

A watchdog said a series of incidents involving unrest in the year before the riots showed a greater risk of future disorder than forces believed.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024

Liverpool named most generous city in UK after Southport response

‘As a scouser I’m not surprised!’ said Alex McCormick, who helped raise £250,000 for a vandalised library.

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

Father who threw beer cans at officers and was bitten by police dog is jailed

Tommy McQuaker, 29, took part in a ‘siege’ on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Tamworth in the wake of the Southport stabbings.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

Southport dance teacher: ‘We just lost faith in the world’ after fatal attack

Leanne Lucas, who was seriously injured trying to protect children, says she plans to speak out more after trial

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024

Teacher of Southport dance class where three girls killed says she ‘lost faith in the world’ after attack

Leanne Lucas speaks pubicly for the first time since Bebe King, six, Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in knife attack

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

World's Oldest Man Dies At 112 'Surrounded By Music And Love'

John Alfred Tinniswood died Monday at a care facility in Southport, England.

International Business Times · Nov 26, 2024

Hero dance teacher left fighting for life after shielding children during Southport attack gives first interview

A dance teacher injured in the Southport knife attack that left three girls dead has given her first interview since the stabbing.

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024