The Latest Breaking News from Southport

‘I hear the screams, I see the blood’ – Southport survivor tells of nightmares

The teenager, the oldest child to be attacked, addressed the public inquiry into the attack on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Two sisters showed ‘remarkable’ bravery as they ran from Southport attacker

The first phase of the inquiry is expected to run until November.

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Southport dance teacher who shielded child in toilet during attack ‘tortured by guilt’

Heidi Liddle told inquiry she felt ‘crushing’ guilt, while Leanne Lucas said she felt ‘ostracised’ from community

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2025

Parents collecting children saw ‘true horror’, Southport Inquiry told

The public inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall heard evidence from parents and a businessman who confronted the killer during the attacks last year.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2025

Mother tells Southport Inquiry about moment she heard ‘the kids have been stabbed’

Businessman knifed when he went to help also gives testimony, describing scene as ‘like something from a horror movie’

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

Man stabbed while tackling Southport killer describes scene of ‘horror’

Jonathan Hayes tells inquiry he thought he was ‘dying at every stage’ after grappling with Axel Rudakubana

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025

Southport Inquiry hears of moment mother was told ‘the kids have been stabbed’

The mother-of-two, whose two daughters were present at the attack, described arriving ‘to a scene reserved for nightmares’.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2025

Families ‘hope no stone is unturned’ as Southport killings inquiry resumes

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the attack on July 29 last year.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2025

Playground in memory of Southport victims to be unveiled to classmates

The outdoor area of the primary school attended by Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King was transformed after a fundraiser.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

‘Two-tier Britain’: how Lucy Connolly became a cause célèbre for the right

Woman jailed for social media post after Southport attack has been seized on as a symbol that free speech is supposedly failing in the UK

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025