39 h. ago Covid inquiry set to publish findings into pandemic decisions made by Boris Johnson

Inquiry heard wide-ranging criticisms of ‘flip-flopping’ former prime minister and his team, with No 10 described as ‘chaos as usual’

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4 d. ago Joint inquiry into deaths of boy and man who drowned to be heard next year

Kayden Walker, from Glasgow, died after becoming trapped on the upstream side of a weir in 2019, while Ruaridh Stevenson, 39, drowned after trying to help a client experiencing difficulty in the water last year.

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4 d. ago 'Putin poisoned me with Novichok, my eyeballs twitched then I started dying'

Sergei Skripal, 74, and his daughter Yulia, 33, nearly died after being targeted by Russian assassins in Salisbury on March 4th 2018. An inquiry has already heard how the pair were 'sitting ducks'

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4 d. ago Joint inquiry into water activity deaths on track for March hearing

An inquiry into the deaths of Kayden Walker, 12, and Ruaridh Stevenson, 39, is set to begin on March 16, 2026.

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8 d. ago John Swinney 'open' to grooming gangs inquiry after heartbreaking letter by victim

The First Minister hinted at a national probe after the Record revealed the case of a thirteen year old who was abused while she was in care.

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9 d. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's parents could face criminal charges after testifying

Merseyside Police have confirmed they will be "obtaining full transcripts" from the testimony Alphonse Rudakubana and Laetitia Muzayire gave to the public inquiry last week

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1 week ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's parents could yet face criminal charges

Evidence given by Axel Rudakubana's parents at the Southport public inquiry, which got underway in April, will be examined by Merseyside Police, the force has confirmed

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1 week ago Teens arrested over alleged plots to copy Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana's crimes

Two teen boys, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, were arrested for attempting to carry out 'copycat crimes' of Axel Rudakubana.

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1 week ago Two teenagers arrested over 'plot to copy Southport child killer's crimes'

Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, from Merseyside and South Wales, have been arrested for allegedly planning to emulate Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's horrific murders

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2 w. ago Peckham planning inquiry cuts to heart of debate around London’s housing crisis

Peckham planning inquiry cuts to heart of debate around London’s housing crisis  Southwark News

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2 w. ago Hundreds of children under 10 referred to counter terror scheme, chilling data shows

Home Office data reveals the number of referrals to the Prevent counter-terrorism programme were the highest on record in the year to March following failings in the case of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana

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2 w. ago Father of Southport killer regrets not reporting machete delivery, inquiry hears

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence for a second day about the attack by his son, Axel.

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2 w. ago Axel Rudakubana's dad reveals Southport killer son 'actively hated him'

Alphonse Rudakubana told an inquiry that his son's behaviour deteriorated over a very short period between Year 8 and the start of Year 9.

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2 w. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's reign of terror from dad 'hatred' to fears he'd kill parents

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. As the brother and father of mass murderer Axel Rudakubana give evidence at the Liverpool Town Hall inquiry, the Mirror takes a look at the teenage killer's family life

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2 w. ago We couldn't cope with violent son... but we didn't want him taken into care, says Southport killer's dad

The father of the Southport killer today admitted he played down his son's violent outbursts because he feared he would be taken into care.

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Southport killer's dad reveals major fear that stopped him reporting violence

Alphonse Rudakubana, the father of Southport killer Axel, said he felt concerned that the teenager was going to be taken away from him

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2 w. ago Southport killer’s father feared he would be taken away, inquiry hears

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Wednesday.

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana likened to 'sociopathic movie murderer' by brother

Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced last year to 52 years behind bars for the 'savage' murders of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine

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3 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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