13 h. ago Public asked not to lay flowers in Southport on anniversary of attack

The attack on July 29 last year resulted in the deaths of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe

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14 h. ago Southport inquiry to examine ‘wholesale failure’ to prevent attack

Murder of three young girls at a holiday club was ‘far from unforseeable’, says inquiry chairThe inquiry into the Southport attack will examine the “wholesale failure” of multiple institutions to prevent “one of the most egregious crimes in our country’s history”, its chair has said in his opening remarks.Sir Adrian Fulford said the murder of three girls appeared “far from being an unforeseeable catastrophic event” given Axel Rudakubana’s well-known obsession with extreme violence. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Public asked not to lay flowers to mark a year on from Southport attack

In an open letter, Sefton Council asked people to donate to local causes instead.

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3 w. ago New York mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after arrest sparks outcry – US politics live

New York politicians condemn arrest as ‘fascism’ and ‘political intimidation’New York’s Brad Lander arrested at immigration court hearingA memorial outside the Minnesota house chambers displays a photo of Melissa and Mark Hortman behind a table where people are dropping off flowers, notes, a hard hat, a plaid shirt. Signs in front of it read “in honor of our beloved Melissa”. On her desk, a photo and a bouquet of roses.On Monday afternoon, the skies darkened, spilling sheets of rain across the Minneapolis suburbs Melissa Hortman represented. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Top New York official Brad Lander’s arrest is ‘fascism’, says mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani – US politics live

Arrest by masked federal agents at a New York immigration court draws immediate condemnationA memorial outside the Minnesota house chambers displays a photo of Melissa and Mark Hortman behind a table where people are dropping off flowers, notes, a hard hat, a plaid shirt. Signs in front of it read “in honor of our beloved Melissa”. On her desk, a photo and a bouquet of roses.On Monday afternoon, the skies darkened, spilling sheets of rain across the Minneapolis suburbs Melissa Hortman represented. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump says he won’t call Minnesota governor after political shootings: ‘he’s a mess’ – US politics live

US president to break with traditional response to tragedies by not calling Minnesota governor Tim Walz in the wake of ‘politically motivated assassination’A memorial outside the Minnesota house chambers displays a photo of Melissa and Mark Hortman behind a table where people are dropping off flowers, notes, a hard hat, a plaid shirt. Signs in front of it read “in honor of our beloved Melissa”. On her desk, a photo and a bouquet of roses.On Monday afternoon, the skies darkened, spilling sheets of rain across the Minneapolis suburbs Melissa Hortman represented. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man accused of killing his dad after he 'performed sex act on dog', court told

Ivan Sarawanskyj died at the age of 73 after suffering multiple injuries in a 'deliberate and sustained attack' at his Southport home on Braemar Avenue. His son is standing trial

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3 w. ago ‘Our beloved Melissa’: grief over Minnesota killings – and relief at suspect’s capture

Residents call Melissa Hortman and husband Mark, gunned down in targeted killing, ‘amazing people’ with huge legacyA memorial outside the Minnesota house chambers displays a photo of Melissa and Mark Hortman behind a table where people are dropping off flowers, notes, a hard hat, a plaid shirt. Signs in front of it read “in honor of our beloved Melissa”. On her desk, a photo and a bouquet of roses.On Monday afternoon, the skies darkened, spilling sheets of rain across the Minneapolis suburbs Melissa Hortman represented. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Southport mum praises £10m project to remember three girls killed by knifeman

The regeneration project has been drawn up with help from Elsie's uncle, who said it is about remembering the victims of the attack as well as helping their hometown of Southport

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4 w. ago The north west National Trust property that will be transformed with flowers this month

Beautiful displays will take over the house and garden to mark British Flowers week in June

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