4 d. ago Southport killer sold machete by firm whose boss was cautioned over blades

Joseph Wheeler was free to head the company - which sold weapons used in at least two other murders - despite a police warning for marketing knives as 'suitable for combat'

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4 d. ago Firms ‘did not know’ machete was in parcel delivered to Southport attacker

The Southport Inquiry heard the machete was sent without age-verified delivery.

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5 d. ago Southport killer bought machete with ID of man in his 60s living 200 miles away

Earlier this month the inquiry heard how between January 2022 and October 2023, Rudakubana ordered a bow and arrow, two machetes and the ingredients to make the biological toxin ricin

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5 d. ago Director of website that sold machete to Southport killer showed no ‘curiosity’

Joseph Wheeler, managing director of Knife Warehouse, gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Tuesday.

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5 d. ago Knife retailer who sold 'Black Panther' machete to Southport killer admits he had 'no curiosity' about who he was supplying

The boss of a knife retailer which sold a 'fearsome' Black Panther machete to the Southport attacker has accepted he had 'no curiosity' about who he was supplying.

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5 d. ago Knife retailer who sold fearsome Black Panther machete to Southport fiend admits 'no curiosity' about customers

The boss of a knife retailer which sold a 'fearsome' Black Panther machete to the Southport attacker has accepted he had 'no curiosity' about who he was supplying.

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5 d. ago Director of website which sold machete to Southport attacker showed no ‘curiosity’

Joseph Wheeler, managing director of Knife Warehouse, gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Tuesday.

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1 week ago Women’s Rugby World Cup ticket sales triple that of 2022 tournament

Final set to be most attended women’s matchPeak of 3.1 million watched England’s semi-final on BBCTicket sales for the Women’s Rugby World Cup are more than triple the previous tournament in New Zealand. England, the host side, will face Canada in the final on Saturday at a long sold-out Twickenham and figures released on Monday showed more than 440,000 tickets have been sold for the tournament.“That is 100,000 more than our original objective,” said the tournament’s managing director, Sarah Massey. “It is three times the number that was sold for the last women’s Rugby World Cup. It is an extraordinary milestone that even surpasses our best expectations.” Continue reading...

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