The Latest Breaking News from Southport

Southport stabbing suspect appears in court accused of murdering three children and terror charge

Rudakubana kept his grey sweatshirt pulled over his face as he appeared via video link from prison

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Southport stabbings suspect due to appear in court

Axel Rudakubana, 18, is charged with the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, in July this year.

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024

Care worker jailed after livestreaming armed group following post-Southport riot

Cameron Bell, 23, from Tamworth, was sacked by her employer a day after making ‘abhorrent’ comments on her TikTok account.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024

Southport attack has exposed ‘a crisis with trust’, says policing chief

Fury over new charges for accused leaves room for conspiracy theories, says chair of Association of Police and Crime Commissioners

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024

It’s Trump’s playbook in the UK. Jenrick mining the Southport atrocity for votes shows he has learned it well

The Tory candidate seems happy to stoke far-right conspiracies for cynical political gain, happy to follow a terrible example, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024

Jenrick’s Southport comments mark a new low. That matters for us all, not just the Tory party

In our poisoned politics, the Conservative leadership race is a reminder of how social norms can wear away in a democracy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

Reality check: why has Southport attack not been declared a terrorist incident?

New charges against suspect have prompted questions over a possible cover-up and put spotlight on contempt laws

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

Why is the Southport stabbing not being classed as a terror attack?

Police say the attack at a children’s holiday class has not been declared a terrorist attack, despite the suspect facing a terror charge

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Southport attack: PM warns Badenoch and Jenrick against undermining police

Keir Starmer’s appeal at PMQs follows Tory leadership candidates questioning police handling of investigation

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

PM warns MPs they can either support Southport police or undermine their work

Sir Keir Starmer’s comments came amid questions over when the Government knew fresh charges would be brought against the alleged attacker.

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024