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Families of Southport attack survivors say they fear they are being forgotten

Axel Rudakubana's attack took the lives of three children at a dance class in July 2024

The Independent UK

Families of surviving Southport children say they fear they are being forgotten

The attack took the lives of three children at a dance class in July 2024.

Evening Standard

Victims’ commissioner to step in after Southport parents say support ‘woeful’

Some parents have not received proper psychological help nearly two years after the atrocity, solicitor says

The Guardian - UK

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Girls who survived Southport attack meet again: ‘It was like having big sisters’

Parents speak for first time about daughters’ heroism on the day and their courage in dealing with critical injuries, scars and trauma

The Guardian - UK

How Southport victims faced an ‘unbelievable’ NHS privacy breach

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The Independent UK

Southport survivor ‘devastated’ after NHS staff accessed records without reason

Leanne Lucas said people ‘not involved’ in her care ‘abused their position of trust’ when she was at her most vulnerable.

Evening Standard

Southport victims’ medical records wrongly accessed by 48 NHS staff in ‘unbelievable breach of privacy’

Leanne Lucas says her privacy was invaded ‘when I was at my most vulnerable’

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Getting rid of Starmer will make things worse for government, Labour MP warns

Southport MP Patrick Hurley has made a passionate defence of the prime minister and warned fellow MPs plotting to replace him: ‘Be careful what you wish for’

The Independent UK

Southport inquiry: schools are key to safeguarding, but their job is getting harder

Sir Adrian Fulford’s report into the July 2024 attack in Southport that killed three young girls does not pull any punches. He concluded that the UK’s safeguarding model had completely failed, with no agency taking lead responsibility. He referred to “an inappropriate merry-go-round” of state agencies, none of which took…

The Conversation

From burning bins to building bridges: how restorative justice helped one woman after Southport riots

Stacey Vint was a long-time addict when she was arrested in Middlesbrough, now she speaks publicly about her experience

The Guardian - UK

Systemic failures that left Southport children at risk

Letters: Readers respond to the inquiry findings of gross incompetence by government agencies, which led to three little girls being killed by Axel Rudakubana

The Guardian - UK

Southport Inquiry Finds the Murders of Three Girls 'Foreseeable and Avoidable' As Agencies Play a 'Merry-Go-Round' of Blame

The Southport attack inquiry says Axel Rudakubana was able to carry out the July 2024 attack due to poor information sharing and lack of parental intervention.

International Business Times UK

Officials who made errors before Southport murders ‘may still be making same mistakes’

Former victims’ commissioner Vera Baird says disciplinary action is essential to ensure people are held accountable

The Guardian - UK

Southport families’ lawyer calls for individuals to lose jobs after failures

A public inquiry found the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe ‘could and should have been prevented’.

Evening Standard

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Southport Attack Report: Autism, Poor Information Sharing and Irresponsible Parents Blamed for Preventable Murders

Explore the Southport attack inquiry: autism misconceptions, poor information sharing, and parental neglect led to preventable tragedies.

The Guardian - AU

British teenager who killed three girls likely viewed footage of Sydney’s Wakeley stabbing before carrying out attack, report finds

Report finds Axel Rudakubana bypassed X age controls and likely viewed footage of Mar Mari Emmanuel stabbing before carrying out UK attack

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What needs to be done to tackle child poverty in the UK

In today’s newsletter: More than one-fifth of ‘austerity-generation’ British children live in poverty. Our social policy editor talks about the damage done and the way forward

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Southport inquiry: buck-passing led to three girls being killed

Editorial: The finding that these murders could have been prevented is devastating for all those involved

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Evening Standard

Southport families urge reform as inquiry finds attack could have been prevented

The report showed a catalogue of failures, solicitors said.

The Independent UK

Bulletin PM briefing: Damning Southport findings and Trump’s blockade begins

In case you missed them – here are five of the day’s biggest stories

The Independent UK

Southport attack ‘could and should have been prevented’, inquiry finds

Inquiry chairman Sir Adrian Fulford published his report on Monday.

Evening Standard

Southport killer's parents 'could have prevented attack' - inquiry outlines major failings

Axel Rudakubana's parents were at fault in not reporting his escalating behaviour, inquiry report finds

The Independent UK

Southport killer’s parents ‘bear considerable blame’ for ‘preventable’ attack, damning report finds

Chair concludes ‘one of the most egregious crimes’ in UK history, which claimed the lives of three children and left 10 more, including two adults, injured, ‘could have been – and should have been – prevented’

The Guardian - UK

Southport attack inquiry blames ‘catastrophic’ failures by agencies and killer’s ‘irresponsible’ parents

Official report says system ‘completely failed’ because some form of violence by Axel Rudakubana had been ‘unambiguously signposted over many years’

The Guardian - UK

Southport attack: report shows ‘systemic failure of the state’ to prevent atrocity, says home secretary – as it happened

Shabana Mahmood calls Axel Rudakubana a ‘vile and sickening indiviudal’ and pays tribute to the ‘immense bravery’ of families of the three girls who died and the survivors

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