46 h. ago Two teenagers arrested over alleged plans to copy Southport child killer's crimes

Two boys were arrested for attempting to carry out 'copycat crimes'

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47 h. 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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55 h. ago Teen pair arrested after planning to ‘copy Southport attack with rampages on dance schools’

Two teenage boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been arrested for allegedly planning to copy the horrific Southport stabbings – with one plotting to wear the same green hoodie

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66 h. ago Two teenagers arrested after planning to ‘copy Axel Rudakubana’s Southport attack with rampages on dance schools’

TWO teenagers are understood to have been arrested in separate “copycat” cases after allegedly trying to emulate the Southport killer. The boys, aged 17 and 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, planned attacks on schools and dance school, according to The Times. Neither has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, as prosecutors do...

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6 d. ago Southport inquiry: parents of victims call for killer’s parents to be ‘held to account’

The comments came after Alphonse Rudakubana tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to the danger posed by his sonThe parents of three girls murdered in the Southport attack have called for the killer’s parents to be “held to account for what they allowed to happen” after they gave dramatic testimony to a public inquiry.The bereaved families told Axel Rudakubana’s father they had “complete disdain for your excuses” after he tearfully apologised for failing to alert the police to his son’s weapons and another attempted attack days earlier. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Southport inquiry: killer’s parents must be ‘held to account’, say victims’ families

Call comes after Alphonse Rudakubana tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to the danger posed by his sonThe parents of three girls murdered in the Southport attack have called for the killer’s parents to be “held to account for what they allowed to happen” after they gave dramatic testimony to a public inquiry.The bereaved families told Axel Rudakubana’s father they had “complete disdain for your excuses” after he tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to his son’s weapons and another attempted attack days earlier. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Counter terror police struggling to cope as Prevent referrals hit record high in wake of Southport attack

A record 8,778 people were referred to the government’s anti-extremism scheme in the year to March 2025

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6 d. ago Southport killer's mother made 'zip it' gesture to father as he was on verge of telling support worker about Axel Rudakubana's troubling behaviour, inquiry told

Laetitia Muzayire, whose 17-year-old son Axel Rudakubana killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last July, told the hearing that her family has been left broken by what he did.

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6 d. ago Southport killer's mother says she's 'profoundly sorry' for 'failure' to stop the attack and feels 'grief and remorse for the children whose lives were taken'

Laetitia Muzayire, whose 17-year-old son Axel Rudakubana killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last July, told the hearing that her family has been left broken by what he did.

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6 d. ago Axel Rudakubana's father says he 'could have stopped Southport attack' after admitting he failed to call the police when son had machete delivered to their home

Alphonse Rudakubana said he had been hiding knives from his son, Axel, since 2019, when he was aged just 13.

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6 d. ago Southport attack ‘wouldn’t have happened’ if I’d reported knife delivery – but I was too scared, says killer’s father

Attacker’s father Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry

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6 d. ago FBI names third man accused of planning Halloween terror attack in Michigan

The FBI has announced Wednesday a third man has been arrested and accused of planning a Halloween terror attack in Michigan

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7 d. ago Southport killer told dad 'it may take days or years... trust me I will kill you'

Alphonse Rudakubana claimed he was frightened of his own son, Axel, and admitted he had lost control of the teenager who went on to kill three little girls in a horrific knife attack in Southport

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7 d. ago Southport killer's 'frequent outbursts' as brother provides possible motive for targeting children

Dion Rudakubana has been giving evidence at the Southport Inquiry for the attack

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9 d. ago Flight grounded and passenger 'arrested' after 'bomb note found in plane toilet'

A TikTok user filmed inside the Frontier Airlines plane and outside the window as she showed the flight had been grounded at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The note was found to be non-credible

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1 week ago Plane passenger arrested after two baby APES found alive inside luggage

Two endangered silvery gibbons were found inside a basket in a passenger's bag at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India, on October 30

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2 w. ago Trump administration planning ICE shakeup after failing to meet 3,000 arrests target: report

Trump administration dissatisfied with failure to meet arrest rate targets and impressed with ‘more aggressive’ tactics of CBP troops, according to reports

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2 w. ago Southport killer's father warned teacher he could 'turn violent and may attack', public inquiry hears

Lucy McLoughlin, headteacher at Presfield High, said a number of staff had visited Rudakubana's home - but they were not allowed to see him.

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2 w. ago Moment Wagner Group arsonist arrested in B&Q car park after planned campaign of terrorism for Russian state

This is the moment a Wagner Group arsonist is arrested in a B&Q car park.

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3 w. ago Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta's airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip, police say

Police have arrested a man accused of threatening to open fire at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta

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