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The Latest Breaking News from Axel Rudakubana

UK experts warn of dangers of violent content being readily available online

Ofcom figures show number of people seeing material depicting or encouraging violence or injury has risen

The Guardian - UK

Southport killer able to buy a blade on Amazon aged 17 despite conviction for violence

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says public bodies ‘completely failed to identify the terrible danger’ Axel Rudakubana posed

Evening Standard

UK ministers pledge to overhaul terror laws amid Southport murders outcry

Keir Starmer says social media platforms must also act to remove extreme content that is inspiring violence

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer out to prove he can be lawyer and leader as he takes initiative on Southport

PM offers balanced, considered response to a hideous crime, but as usual Nigel Farage doesn’t get the memo

The Guardian - UK

Lawyerly Starmer announces Southport public inquiry as opponents cry foul

Opponents hit out without shred of evidence after PM seizes initiative with prompt investigation into killings

The Guardian - UK

The prime minister showed steely authority as he pushed back on ‘cover-up’ claims over the Southport killings

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Nigel Farage and his colleagues are not interested in reasonable debate – the prime minister was entirely correct in quashing any early signs of conspiracy theories before they take root

The Independent UK

Fact check: Photograph of Prime Minister with Southport attacker is fake

The image has been shared widely on social media, likely as a joke.

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Southport: Axel Rudakubana’s family ‘devastated’ and living in secret location

Leaders of The Community Church said Axel Rudakubana’s father Alphonse had been a valued member of the congregation.

The Independent UK

Rudakubana’s family ‘devastated’ and living in secret location, church says

Leaders of The Community Church said Axel Rudakubana’s father Alphonse had been a valued member of the congregation.

Evening Standard

Cooper orders review of anti-terror programme so ‘serious cases are not missed’

The Home Secretary spoke in the Commons on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Inquiry should be free to seek answers without ‘ridiculous nonsense’ online – MP

Patrick Hurley warned that speculation by ‘public figures who should know better’ could have caused a trial over the Southport attack to collapse.

Evening Standard

Police were called to Rudakubana’s home five times before Southport attacks, Yvette Cooper says

Multiple agencies failed to identify the ‘terrible danger’ posed by the 18-year-old, the home secretary said, announcing a new public inquiry into the murder of three girls in Southport

The Independent UK

Southport attack: why is so much information being published only now?

UK’s strict contempt laws restricted what could be reported about Axel Rudakubana – leading to claims of a cover-up

The Guardian - UK

Britain facing new terror threat from generation of ‘young men in their bedrooms’, Starmer warns

PM lays groundwork for an overhaul of terrorism laws to capture the new threat of ‘loners and misfits’ driven to acts of extreme violence by ‘all manner of material online’

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Man who confronted Axel Rudakubana moments before Southport attack had no idea of ‘unspeakable’ horror ahead

Exclusive: Colin Parry said ‘evil’ Axel Rudakubana ‘knew what he was here for’ as he relived encounter with killer

Evening Standard

Southport killer: what was known when?

Axel Rudakubana was known to agencies before carrying out the killings.

The Independent UK

Southport killer: What was known when?

Axel Rudakubana was known to agencies before carrying out the killings.

The Independent UK

What is Prevent? Anti-terror unit which failed to stop Southport murders under increased scrutiny

Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana was referred to the anti-terror programme three times before he carried out the attack

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Evening Standard

Withholding information on Southport attacker not personal decision – Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer stressed that what information could be disclosed up to now has been limited to avoid prejudicing the trial.

The Independent UK

Terrorism laws must change in wake of Southport murders – PM

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK faces a new threat from loners radicalised by viewing extreme violent content online.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer vows to change terror laws to deal with lone killers

PM defends decision not to disclose Southport killer’s violent history and promises to tackle ‘new threat’ in UK

Evening Standard

Southport murders: How Axel Rudakubana's horror 12 minute attack unfolded as chilling new details of knife rampage emerge

The government has launched an inquiry into whether Rudakubana could have been stopped

The Independent UK

Online spread of information in Southport case to be scrutinised in inquiry

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer defended the decision taken by authorities not to share information about the case earlier on.

Evening Standard

Starmer hints at tougher laws to block ‘tidal wave of violence’ online

Sir Keir Starmer said Southport killer Axel Rudakubana trawled the internet for extreme violent content before the atrocity.

The Independent UK

Starmer denies ‘cover up’ over Southport killings

PM defends decision to keep Axel Rudakubana’s violent background secret, insisting it was vital to ensure he faced justice

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