36 h. ago Teenage nursery worker Thomas Waller's sick sexual attack on boy, 3, in school toilet

A mother of one child abused by Thomas Waller said she became aware of the 18-year-old's sex attack on her son, 3, after he told her 'in three-year-old terms' what had happened

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4 d. ago An Indonesian teen suspected in mosque attack built bombs alone at home, police say

Authorities say an Indonesian student suspected in last week's bomb attack on a high school mosque had assembled small-scale explosive devices at home

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6 d. ago Are you living in fear and permanently anxious? Here are the six steps to take back control of your life: DR MAX PEMBERTON

There's a particular type of patient I've been seeing more of lately. They sit in my consulting room, wringing their hands, describing a creeping sense of dread that wasn't there before.

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6 d. ago Two teenagers arrested after planning to ‘copy Axel Rudakubana’s Southport attack with rampages on dance schools’

TWO teenagers are understood to have been arrested in separate “copycat” cases after allegedly trying to emulate the Southport killer. The boys, aged 17 and 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, planned attacks on schools and dance school, according to The Times. Neither has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, as prosecutors do...

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7 d. ago Indonesian police investigate ties between a mosque attack suspect and hate groups

Indonesian police have seized explosive powder and writings from a 17-year-old suspect's home after an attack on a mosque at a high school injured many students

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9 d. ago Southport killer's mother made 'zip it' gesture to father as he was on verge of telling support worker about Axel Rudakubana's troubling behaviour, inquiry told

Laetitia Muzayire, whose 17-year-old son Axel Rudakubana killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last July, told the hearing that her family has been left broken by what he did.

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9 d. ago Southport killer’s father tells inquiry son ‘turned out to be a monster’

Alphonse Rudakubana says he lacked courage to tell police about son’s weapons and he ‘could have done far more’The father of the Southport killer has said his son “turned out to be a monster” as he tearfully expressed regret for failing to tell police about the teenager’s weapons or his attempted attack on his former school days before he murdered three young girls.Alphonse Rudakubana broke down in tears on the second day of his evidence to the Southport inquiry, saying he was “desperately sorry” to the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Southport killer’s father tells inquiry he takes ‘share’ of responsibility

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Axel Rudakubana's father admits he was 'conditioned' to his violence: 'I allowed him to abuse and assault me'

Alphonse Rudakubana tells public inquiry his son would have ‘random’ outbursts of violence, sometimes twice a day

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1 week ago Second accidental release of prisoner ‘utterly unacceptable’, No 10 says, as Lammy blames system left by Tories – UK politics live

Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQsDavid Lammy starts by saying the PM is in Brazil.He says the thoughts of all MPs are still with the victims of the appalling attacks in Huntingdon and Peterborough, where, he says, he was at school for seven years. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Southport killer's father tells public inquiry his son 'would have outbursts if someone disagreed with him'

Alphonse Rudakubana, asked how frequent the outbursts were, said: 'It was random... it depends on who is talking to him and what you say. It could be twice a day.'

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1 week ago Second asylum seeker inadvertently released from jail, MPs told, after Lammy dodges questions at PMQs – UK politics live

Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQsDavid Lammy starts by saying the PM is in Brazil.He says the thoughts of all MPs are still with the victims of the appalling attacks in Huntingdon and Peterborough, where, he says, he was at school for seven years. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Southport killer's brother tells inquiry of 'frequent, violent outbursts' years before attack

Axel Rudakubana's older brother was giving evidence at an inquiry into the triple murder

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1 week ago John Swinney condemns school violence after figures show rise in attacks

The First Minister spoke out after a trade union hit out at the dangers facing school staff

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1 week ago Pupil attacks on school staff 'out of control' as some wear protective clothing

Union leaders are calling on the Scottish Government to take action after revealing there has been a massive rise in assaults and abuse over the last year.

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2 w. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana showed sympathy to Taliban terrorists but social workers failed to tell the police and did not consider him an extremist, inquiry hears

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana questioned whether the public's view of the Taliban was unfair with social workers who failed to tell police, an inquiry into the attack has heard. 

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2 w. ago Southport killer's father asked social services not to share information which could 'turn our family upside down' after his son attacked school pupil with a hockey stick

Alphonse Rudakubana, 49, said his family expected a 'high degree of confidentiality' and did not want those 'in charge of punishing Axel' knowing their personal information.

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3 w. ago We have been stripped of our voices, say grooming gang survivors as they demand two things over ‘shambolic’ inquiry

FOUR grooming gang survivors say the “shambolic” government inquiry into their abuse feels like the “final insult”. Ellie-Ann Reynolds, Fiona Goddard and another two survivors known as Elizabeth and Jessica all walked away from the inquiry in “disgust” this week — telling The Sun on Sunday they feel “stripped of their voices”. Today they are...

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3 w. ago Hideous final moments of girl, 12, as woman 'raped and tortured her for revenge'

An innocent 12-year-old girl was killed in the worst way imaginable after she a female attacker allegedly abducted her from her apartment block after school and subjected her to depraved levels of violence

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3 w. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was the most sinister pupil I've ever seen, says his teacher

Joanne Hodson worked at The Acorns School, in Ormskirk, where Axel Rudakubana was enrolled aged 13 after being expelled from mainstream education for taking a knife into classes.

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