55 m. ago Southport killer’s brother will not be able to see parts of inquiry – chairman

Dion Rudakubana has been recognised as a ‘core participant’ for the Southport Public Inquiry.

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64 m. ago Mother of injured girl tells Southport inquiry ‘our girls deserve an apology’

The public inquiry heard impact evidence from four families on Wednesday.

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2 h. ago Southport inquiry: Brother of Axel Rudakubana barred from attending part of inquiry

Dion Rudakubana has been restricted from receiving select information and from hearing parts of the inquiry as the first phase is held at Liverpool Town Hall this week

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2 h. ago Father of girl injured in Southport attack says she was stabbed by ‘coward’

The second day of the public inquiry into the attack heard evidence from families of those injured.

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4 h. ago Southport inquiry UPDATES: Families of children injured by Axel Rudakubana set to speak

Several young girls who were targeted by Axel Rudakubana during the attack in Southport last year were left with 'serious injuries', Merseyside Police said following his conviction

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15 h. ago Southport stabbing murders came after 'wholesale and general failure' to stop Axel Rudakubana in lead

Inquiry chairman Sir Adrian Fulford cited Rudakubana's ability to access violent material and buy knives online, as well as his capacity to leave home unsupervised to commit the masscre.

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21 h. ago The reason Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's name is banned from public inquiry

Sir Adrian Fulford, chairing the inquiry, today said the hearing was one of "wholly understandable sensitivity"

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21 h. ago 'Wholesale failure' to stop Southport killer carrying out one of UK's 'most egregious crimes'

Chairman Sir Adrian Fulford said the Southport inquiry will identify changes to protect the most vulnerable from other "horrors" following the murder of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class

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23 h. ago Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana has name banned from public inquiry into tragedy

Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar died at the hands of Axel Rudakubana last summer and he is now serving a minimum of 52 years behind bars

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23 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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23 h. ago Southport stabbing murders were 'mercilessly calculated' and among the 'most egregious' in UK history, chairman tells opening of public inquiry

Sir Adrian Fulford said Axel Rudakubana perpetrated 'an almost unimaginable but nonetheless mercilessly calculated' killing spree when he went on the rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance club.

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23 h. ago Public inquiry into Southport murders will ‘identify changes urgently needed’

Chairman Sir Adrian Fulford made an opening statement at Liverpool Town Hall on Tuesday.

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23 h. ago Southport inquiry will examine one of ‘most egregious crimes’ in UK history

A public inquiry into the horrific attack, which claimed the lives of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, has been opened

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26 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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27 h. ago Southport inquiry begins with families of injured children to give evidence

A key question for the inquiry is whether the attack could or should have been prevented.

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38 h. ago Families of Southport stabbing victims deserve 'answers' as inquiry launches today

Southport Inquiry chair Sir Adrian Fulford will open proceedings this afternoon as lawyers for the families of Axel Rudakubana demand 'real change'

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67 h. ago Lion’s owners arrested after woman and children injured in attack in Pakistan

Footage shows animal leaping over wall in Lahore before attack that left victims with face and arm injuriesThe owners of a pet lion that escaped from a farmhouse and injured a woman and her two children in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore have been arrested, authorities said on Sunday.The arrest came after dramatic video footage emerged showing the lion leaping over a wall and attacking the victims in a residential area. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Bryan Kohberger hearing updates: Idaho murder suspect arrives in court as families protest plea deal

Kohberger is expected to avoid the death penalty after being accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in November 2022

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6 d. ago Bryan Kohberger plea deal updates: Idaho victims’ families arrive at court as murder suspect set to plead guilty

Kohberger is expected to avoid the death penalty after being accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in November 2022

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7 d. ago Family pay tribute to ‘shining star’ girl, seven, killed in park tree collapse

Leonna Ruka, from Dagenham, was killed and four other children were injured after the tree fell in Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea on Saturday.

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