The Latest Breaking News from Southport

On social media, the far right spread false claims about the suspect, playing into the bigotry of a rightwing populist ecosystem, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Chaos broke out on streets of the seaside town after vigil remembering Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine

Arrests come after far right staged violent protests following deaths of three children in knife attack

Three children were killed in stabbings at dance class in north-west England and seven others in critical condition

Muslim Council of Britain blames false information on social media for rioting outside Mosque

Rioters attack local mosque in the town where children were killed amid a flurry of online misinformation.

Fleetwood, preparing to play for Great Britain in the Paris Olympics golf tournament, lives in Dubai but retains close links with Southport.

Dozens of police officers injured in violent protests following vigil for victims of Monday’s knife attack

As family and friends sat in their grief and shock, following the appalling knife attack in Southport, misinformation metastasised on social media. From fake news websites to perennial conspiracy theorists, a far-Right mob was whipped up, leading to violent disorder in which nearly 40 police officers were injured.