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Tory councillor’s wife Lucy Connolly could face 18 months on racial hatred charges

Lucy Connolly is accused of stirring up racial hatred on the day three children were killed in Southport

The Independent UK

Bebe King: Parents of six-year-old killed in Southport reveal older sister saw attack and escaped

Bebe King was among three children who died at the Taylor Swift-themed workshop

Evening Standard

Sister of Southport stabbing victim Bebe King, 6, witnessed attack and escaped, family says

The parents of the six-year-old girl who died in a fatal stabbing have paid an emotional tribute to their daughter

The Independent UK

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Woman bailed after arrest over false online post about Southport suspect

The woman was arrested on suspicion of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred and false communications and has now been bailed.

Evening Standard

What Tory leadership contenders have said about UK riots as Kemi Badenoch accused of being missing in action

After more than a week and a half of unrest, The Independent looks at what each leadership candidate has said about the riots sweeping the UK

The Independent UK

UK riots: five essential reads on what triggered a week of violence

The UK has experienced more than a week of violent rioting, during which white nationalists have marauded through towns and cities, fighting with police and calling for borders to be closed to keep out immigrants. Gangs have intimidated non-white citizens and laid siege to hotels housing vulnerable asylum seekers. Arrests…

The Conversation

OPINION - Who influences the influencers? How the malign hand of Russia lurks behind the UK riots

Who influences the influencers? This is one of the pressing questions about the coordination and management of the far-Right riots and assaults following the murder and mayhem at the Taylor Swift children’s dance event in Southport on July 29.

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The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots

When news broke that a 17-year-old male had stabbed a number of young girls in Southport, misinformation swiftly followed. First, that the perpetrator was an asylum seeker or refugee who had come to the UK on a boat. This was discredited and information emerged that the individual was British-born. But…

The Conversation

Watch live: Rioters sentenced in Leeds after violent disorder erupts in UK

More rioters are being sentenced in Leeds today (9 August), following days of unrest across the UK, off the back of a knife attack on three young girls in Southport.

The Independent UK

Taxi driver who dropped off Southport suspect ‘still traumatised’ by dance class killings

Well-wishers raise £2,000 for driver, who wife says feels responsible for children’s deaths

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Labour and the riots: speak for a better Britain

Editorial: After terrible days since the Southport stabbings, rightwing rioters have been rebuffed by the law and the people

The Guardian - UK

Final child injured in Southport stabbing discharged from hospital

The girl’s family said they were ‘deeply saddened’ by unrest that has broken out since the attack

Evening Standard

Woman arrested over inaccurate social media post on identity of Southport stabbing suspect

Police across the UK issued warnings over the spreading online of an ‘incorrect’ name for the suspect

The Independent UK

Farage reaches out to Elon Musk as he rages about ‘open borders’ media conspiracy as approval ratings plummet

The Reform UK leader is facing protest outside his office at the weekend after claims he ‘peddled conspiracies’ over Southport tragedies

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'Disgusting' moment thug punches police officer in face during riot earning himself three years in jail

Derek Drummond, 58, was part of a riot in Southport and has been handed one of the longest jail sentences handed down so far over the recent disorder

The Independent UK

Website accused of helping to fuel riots with Southport misinformation denies being affiliated to Russia

‘Just because we purchased a YouTube channel from a Russian seller doesn’t mean we have any affiliations,’ an apparent staff member at Channel3 Now says

Evening Standard

UK Riots: Judge jailing men for violent disorder condemns 'twisted ideology' behind rioting

Judge Menary has sentenced five men to prison terms for violent disorder

The Independent UK

Woman named as first to share false Southport suspect rumour before riots says mistake ‘destroyed’ her

‘It was a spur-of-the-moment ridiculous thing to do, which has literally destroyed me,’ Bernadette Spofforth says

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The Independent UK

Pensioner rioter told police ‘I’m f***ing 70’ during arrest over library attack

William Morgan, who has been jailed for more than two years, needed three officers to detain him

The Independent UK

Watch: Sentencing of Liverpool rioters televised from court in rare livestream

Watch from Liverpool Crown Court where two rioters were sentenced on Thursday, 8 August, for violent disorder.

Al Jazeera

Why is Elon Musk clashing with the UK government over far-right riots?

The billionaire has targeted Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a slew of posts, likening the UK to the Soviet Union.

The Independent UK

Thousands of the far-right were expected to riot on Wednesday – why didn’t they turn up?

Anti-racist protesters outnumbered the far-right by thousands yesterday

The Independent UK

Merseyside Police releases CCTV images of 14 people after Southport and Liverpool riots

Detectives believe those pictured may be able to assist their investigation into the violence in Merseyside

The Independent UK

Southport stabbing survivor says riots have nothing to do with atrocity

John Hayes revealed he feels lucky to be alive after he was stabbed in leg trying to defend children - with the blade narrowly missing an artery

The Independent UK

Coroner opens inquests into deaths of three girls in ‘tragic’ Southport stabbing

Six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar were killed in the attack at a holiday dance workshop

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