62 minutes ago Southport dance class hero speaks for first time and says she 'lost faith in the world'

Leanne Lucas was leading the Taylor Swift-themed event where three young girls were killed on July 29, and she's now spoken for the first time at a candle-lit vigil in Liverpool

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85 minutes ago Mother's tribute to 'beautiful' autistic girl, 17, hit and killed on the M5 after escaping police car

Tamzin Hall, the 17-year-old girl who died after fleeing a police vehicle on the M5 motorway, had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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1 hour ago Dance teacher who shielded children during Southport attack speaks out for the first time

The brave dance teacher was injured while defending children during the Southport attack

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2 hours ago 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.

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4 hours ago Girl, 17, who was hit and killed on the M5 after escaping police car had autism, heartbroken family reveal in tribute

Tamzin Hall, the 17-year-old girl who died after fleeing a police vehicle on the M5 motorway, had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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4 hours ago Teacher who survived Southport attack says girls’ memories are ‘a driving force’

Leanne Lucas spoke publicly for the first time since the killings during a candlelit vigil in Merseyside.

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4 hours ago 'I lost faith in the world': Hero dance teacher left fighting for her life after shielding children during the Southport knife killings tells of despair in first interview

Leanne Lucas, 35, was critically injured after she leapt in to try to protect innocent youngsters when a knifeman went on a rampage on July 29, killing three schoolgirls.

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37 hours ago An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says

Two U.N. agencies say an average of 140 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year

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37 hours ago Home is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report

Of the 85,000 women killed by men in 2023, 60% died at the hands of a partner or family member, new UN figures showAn estimated 140 women and girls across the world die at the hands of their partner or family member every day, according to new global estimates on femicide by the UN.The report by UN Women found 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally by men in 2023, with 60% (51,100) of these deaths committed by someone close to the victim. The organisation said its figures showed that, globally, the most dangerous place for a woman to be was in her home, where the majority of women die at the hands of men. Continue reading...

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