‘Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s sentence was not unduly lenient and will not be referred to the Court of Appeal, the attorney general has said.’
The Independent, 14th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Prevent counter-terrorism scheme “prematurely” closed its case on Axel Rudakubana three years before he went on to murder three children in Southport, a government review has found.’
BBC News, 5th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Downing Street has rejected calls for sentencing changes, saying it does not have the power to extend whole-life sentences to killers aged under 18 because of international law.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the “ferocious” and “sadistic” knife rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An overhaul of laws on terrorism after the Southport murders will not expand the definition to take in disruptive but non-violent protest, Downing Street has said, as MPs and senior lawyers warned about potential risks to the plan.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Axel Rudakubana, 18, on Monday pleaded guilty to the murders of three young girls – Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine – and the attempted murder of eight other children and two adults at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last summer. He also admitted producing the biological toxin ricin, and possessing a terrorist handbook about al-Qaida. The guilty pleas have triggered a deluge of new information about the teenage attacker and how he had been known to the authorities before the atrocity on 29 July last year. It has also prompted searching questions about how the state failed to stop the attack – and whether there has been a cover-up. Here we answer some of the key questions about the Southport attack.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a statement on the Southport public inquiry today.’
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, 21st January 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Keir Starmer has ordered a public inquiry into the failings that allowed an “extremely violent” teenager to murder three young girls in one of the worst attacks on children in recent UK history.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 19-year-old who was part of a neo-Nazi satanist group has been jailed for six years for encouraging girls to die by suicide and self-harm, as well as possession of a document for terrorist purposes.’
The Independent, 16th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Young terrorism suspects could avoid prosecution if they agree to a diversion scheme, in a new government plan to cope with the post-lockdown surge in youngsters drawn to violent extremism.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is to give evidence in his own defence in a civil action being brought against him in London by three IRA bomb victims. The case has been set for trial in early 2026.
Mr Adams is being sued for symbolic damages of £1 for “vindicatory purposes”.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Covid denier who suggested “whacking” Prof Sir Chris Whitty with a rounders bat has been jailed for five years after being convicted of encouraging terrorism.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two Manchester Arena bombing survivors have been awarded £45,000 in damages after suing a former TV producer who claimed the attack was staged.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who claimed to be part of the proscribed organisation the Wagner Group has been jailed for two and a half years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st November 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘This week, a teenager accused of murdering three children in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday class in Southport has been charged with a terror offence and making a biological weapon.’
The Independent, 30th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A far-right extremist has been jailed for 12 years after posting videos of an extreme right-wing nature on social media.’
BBC News, 24th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing have won a high court harassment case against a former television producer who claimed the attack had been staged.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The London School of Economics has been criticised by a UN rapporteur and accused of Islamophobia after reportedly raising an allegation that students behind a pro-Palestine demonstration in July had prompted fears of a repeat of the 7/7 terrorist attacks.’
The Guardian, 20th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenage far-right extremist has been jailed for more than five years for sharing terrorist documents and attacking a transgender woman by kicking her in the head before posting “best day ever” online.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Venues and nightclubs could face fines of up to £18 million if they flout new rules to protect visitors and staff from terror attacks.’
The Independent, 12th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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