6 d. ago Loner obsessed with child murders including James Bulger and Southport massacre is jailed for 30 years for trying to kill girl, nine, by stabbing her in the neck

Jordan Wilkes, 29, was convicted of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article after stabbing a nine-year-old girl three times with a penknife outside his flat in Christchurch, Dorset.

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6 d. ago Knifeman obsessed with James Bulger and Southport murders jailed for 30 years for trying to kill schoolgirl, nine

Jordan Wilkes, 29, was convicted of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article after stabbing a nine-year-old girl three times with a penknife outside his flat in Christchurch, Dorset.

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6 d. ago Netflix slammed for 'tasteless' post seeming to make light of Southport murders

Netflix has been slammed by fans after the streaming platform recently posted a tweet, which offended UK viewers as the "tasteless" message appeared to make light of the 2024 Southport attack

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7 d. ago 'Extremely bad taste!' Netflix leaves STUNNED fans gasping 'Oh my god' with horrendously 'tasteless' Tweet seemingly making light of the Southport dance class child murders

Streaming giant Netflix faced accusations of being 'tasteless' and 'myopic' after promoting a horror film about a hook-wielding killer in a town called Southport - without realising the connotations.

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7 d. ago Nottingham attacks inquiry major update as pledge made to victims' families

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced that former senior circuit judge Deborah Taylor has been appointed to chair the statutory inquiry into the Nottingham attacks

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2 w. ago Yvette Cooper reverses Tory failure with vow to tackle knife crime and extremism

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said schools have found it harder to get help with pupils because neighbourhood police teams were decimated under the Tories - and vowed to put that right

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3 w. ago Major inquiry into Southport murders launched as Yvette Cooper vows to unearth failings

Yvette Cooper said the public inquiry into the Southport murders at a Taylor-Swift themed dance class will probe failings that allowed Axel Rudakubana to commit 'horrendous attack'

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3 w. ago Workers at Biffa recycling plant find human bones as major UK police inquiry begins

The discovery at a Biffa plant in Hartlepool will require a lengthy police investigation, detectives say

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