"Southport's status and future as a seaside town looks bleak." That was the grim warning issued by ex-MP and local councillor, John Pugh, during a poignant address to a full council chamber. With ...

An inquiry into the Southport stabbings has been announced by the government. It comes after Axel Rudakubana, 18, admitted murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot ...

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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is due to be sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to murder of three children and trying to kill 10 other people Axel Rudakubana, the teenager who murdered ...

According to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Southport attack was "clearly intended to terrorise". But officially it wasn't, and still isn't, considered a terror ...

The prime minister was put under the spotlight after announcing a public inquiry into the Southport killings and vowing to leave no stone unturned in identifying potential failings. The then-17 ...

The Conservatives have called for the forthcoming public inquiry into the Southport murders to consider why the police, prosecutors and government did not make public more details about the killer ...

TalkTV turned explosive on Wednesday morning when presenter Mike Graham clashed with Lord Alex Carlile after it was revealed the Southport killer had been referred to the anti-extremism scheme ...

Home Secretary says Southport killer’s easy access to blade is a ‘disgrace’ after Rudakubana admits carrying a knife under-age over 10 times Online retailers will be required to ask for two ...

Now that the Austin Transit Partnership has released its huge draft environmental impact statement for Project Connect, parks advocates are raising concerns about the proposed expropriation of city ...

Between 2011 and 2017, he served as the UK's Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, a role where he was responsible for reviewing the operation of terrorism-related laws and their impact on ...