12 h. ago Primary school teacher who turned up at house with two kitchen knives banned from the classroom

Lauren Jenkins admitted possessing a bladed article at North Yorkshire Magistrates’ Court following the incident in August 2022

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66 h. ago Keir Starmer backs Lucy Connolly’s prison sentence over hate tweet after Southport attack

Sir Keir Starmer has backed the courts over Lucy Connolly’s prison sentence, stating that he is “against incitement of violence to other people”.

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67 h. ago Susanna Reid fights back tears as Southport survivor vows ‘evil will not win’ in kitchen knife campaign

Susanna Reid was visibly emotional as Southport attack survivor Leanne Lucas spoke of the impact of the horrific event during her launch of a new "evil will not win"

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67 h. ago Southport attack survivor says UK should ‘swap pointed kitchen knives for rounded ones’

The ‘Let’s Be Blunt’ campaign aims to create less potential for violent crime on the streets

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68 h. ago ITV GMB's Susanna Reid fights back tears as she's left 'in awe' of Southport survivor

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was overcome with emotion as she listened to Southport survivor Leanne Lucas, who was critically injured in a knife attack, on the ITV show.

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2 d. ago GMB's Susanna Reid fights tears as Southport survivor says she can't go back to work

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was overcome with emotion as she spoke to Southport knife attack survivor Leanne Lucas on Wednesday's show

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2 d. ago GMB's Susanna Reid fights tears as Southport survivor says 'evil will not win' in moving interview

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was left emotional during an interview with Leanne Lucas, who was critically injured in the Southport knife attack last year

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2 d. ago Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid chokes back tears after Southport survivor's sad admission

Leanne Lucas, who was injured in the Southport attack last year, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Mother Lucy Connolly jailed over 'racist' Southport tweet loses her appeal and faces another two YEARS left on her prison sentence

Former childminder Lucy Connolly has lost her appeal over her 31-month sentence for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

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3 d. ago Tory councillor's wife who made social media rant about migrants on day of Southport attack loses appeal over 'harsh' sentence

Former childminder Lucy Connolly has lost her appeal over her 31-month sentence for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

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5 d. ago Mother of Southport attack victim vows to 'create a legacy of love and hope' in her daughter’s name

Seven-year-old Elsie was one of three girls murdered in the mass stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class

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6 d. ago REVEALED: How Southport killer's prison security was relaxed before his attack on a guard

Locked in a cell behind a see-through, reinforced Perspex door, Axel Rudakubana 's every move was watched around the clock.

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8 d. ago Tory councillor's wife 'had no idea what she was admitting' when she pleaded guilty to online rant about migrants in wake of Southport attack

The 42-year-old former childminder was jailed in October last year after posting comments about asylum seekers. Police arrested her a week later and she was subsequently charged and jailed.

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9 d. ago My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed

I was told my husband would never talk again, while physiotherapy was dismissed entirely. My son was failed in similar ways, but for the brilliance of some medical staff who refuse to believe a stroke is the endOn the night before the accident, John and I and our son Jay, who was then 26, lingered in the garden drinking wine and enjoying the mid-summer scent of jasmine and lilies. We talked about the Manet exhibition we had just seen at the National Gallery. We probably talked about how the end of the cold war might affect the chances of Bill Clinton winning the presidential election against George HW Bush in November. I know what John thought about that. I only wish I could recall his words.The next morning, 30 July 1992, John got up before me as he always did. In the kitchen I found the contents of the dishwasher – knives, forks, spoons, plates, mugs – jumbled together on the table. This was odd because unloading the dishwasher was the one domestic ritual he willingly performed. I...

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1 week ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's prison supervision was 'lowered before officer attack'

Axel Rudakubana, 18, is accused of heating water in a kettle in his cell at HMP Belmarsh in London and pouring it over a prison officer during an incident on Thursday

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1 week ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's prison monitoring 'downgraded before alleged attack' on prison guard

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, 18, allegedly used a kettle in his cell to heat water up before pouring it over a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh on Thursday

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1 week ago Southport killer’s prison monitoring ‘downgraded before alleged attack’

Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January for the murders of three girls.

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1 week ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana in 'boiling water attack on prison guard'

The alleged incident took place on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport triple killer

Axel Rudakubana allegedly poured boiling water over an officer at HMP Belmarsh on ThursdayPolice are investigating an alleged attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh by Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana.On Thursday, Rudakubana, 18, allegedly used a kettle in his cell to heat water up and then poured boiling water over the officer. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport killer

Axel Rudakubana murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last year

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