54 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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63 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 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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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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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 child killings were one of 'most egregious crimes' in UK history

The public inquiry into last July's horrific murders at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event began in Liverpool today. A minute's silence was held for the three schoolgirl victims

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23 h. ago Dozens contemplated suicide over the Post Office Horizon scandal

At least 13 postmasters may have taken their own lives after being accused of crimes based on evidence from the faulty IT system, a public inquiry found

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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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25 h. ago The Post Office scandal in numbers: Inquiry report reveals devastating impact

The scale of the human impact of the scandal has been revealed in the first volume of the public inquiry’s final report

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25 h. ago Post Office scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides, inquiry finds

First report from Horizon IT hearings lays bare human impact of wrongful convictions as 10,000 people seek compensationUK politics live – latest updatesMore than 13 people may have killed themselves as a result of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, while it drove at least 59 more to contemplate suicide, according to the first findings from the public inquiry into what has been labelled the worst miscarriage of justice in UK history.The 162-page volume one report from Sir Wyn Williams, the retired judge who chaired the hearings, looks at the “human impact” on the more than 1,000 post office operators wrongly accused of taking money from their branches because faulty software showed a shortfall. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Redress process for Post Office Horizon victims could go on for years – lawyers

The first tranche of the final report from the long-running public inquiry into the scandal is set to be published on Tuesday.

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2 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon was involved in 'political conspiracy' against Alex Salmond, claims ex

Kenny MacAskill renewed his calls for a public inquiry into the events surrounding an investigation into the late Alex Salmond.

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3 d. ago Son of Chinook 1994 helicopter crash victim visits memorial and asks for answers

Relatives of the victims are calling for a public inquiry.

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4 d. ago Public inquiry report due to be published after brutal murder of former Imam

Jalal Uddin, who was 71, was bludgeoned to death in 2016

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4 d. ago London bombings: Why was there no public inquiry 20 years on?

As the 20th anniversary of the London bombings approaches, questions remain over the absence of a formal public inquiry

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4 d. ago Chinook 1994 helicopter crash families criticise MoD for ‘losing moral compass’

There have been calls for a public inquiry.

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8 d. ago Lucy Letby’s barrister calls for full public inquiry into 'failings' after hospital arrests

Earlier today, police officers investigating the Lucy Letby case arrested three senior leadership staff at the hospital the neo-natal nurse Lucy Letby worked

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