The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?

Southport attack: families not told for six months about killer’s Prevent referrals

Police knew Axel Rudakubana had been referred three times after his arrest last July. The families of those killed or wounded in the Southport attack were not told for six months that the killer ...

The Guardian - 2d

Extreme violence is impossible to understand but we must try

The Axel Rudakubana case shows the importance of the government looking beyond ideology

Financial Times - 2d

Badenoch’s post-Southport argument is worrying

Tory seems to put prior convictions ahead of specific facts at a time of potential UK counter-terrorism strategy overhaul

Financial Times - 3d

Reeves urges platforms to remove violent content viewed by Southport killer

Material seen by Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana should be removed by tech firms, the chancellor says.

BBC News - 4d

From showers to tiny fish to windmills, Trump’s climate policies are driven by fixations

‘It was striking that the White House memo included toilets and shower heads as a presidential priority,’ said one expert. From crusading against showers he feels don’t sufficiently wash his hair ...

The Guardian - 4d

Remove extreme content seen by Southport killer, Cooper tells tech firms

Social media platforms have a 'moral responsibility' to remove violent content, home secretary says.

BBC News - 4d

The Southport case puts our definition of terrorism on trial

Pre-empting violent crime might be possible in some circumstances if we categorise them differently

Financial Times - 5d

Axel Rudakubana: from ‘unassuming’ schoolboy to Southport killer

How a chain of events apparently beginning at school five years ago led to the murder of three girls in horrific atrocity. When Axel Rudakubana returned to school after the summer holidays five ...

The Guardian - 5d

Could calling attacks like Southport 'terrorism' help to prevent them?

Keir Starmer says that terrorism has 'changed' and that the problem must be urgently addressed. But the system is fluid when it comes to what classifies as terrorism

BBC News - 5d

Southport killer had ricin materials sent to neighbour

Messages seen by the BBC confirm the teenage killer's father knew about the unexplained deliveries.

BBC News - 5d

Southport murder trial triggers soul-searching over UK approach to terror and justice

Axel Rudakubana’s actions prompt questions about contempt of court and why disinformation spread online

Financial Times - 5d

Southport killer stopped engaging with mental health team, NHS trust says

Alder Hey NHS Trust said Axel Rudakubana stopped engaging with the service in February 2023.

BBC News - 5d

X refuses to remove stabbing video watched by Southport killer

Axel Rudakubana was able to view Australian clip before murdering three young children despite pleas from authorities

Financial Times - 6d

Southport and the ‘lone wolf’ policy conundrum

Revising the UK’s counterterror system comes with trade-offs, but a compromise in policy change could be reached

Financial Times - 6d

MP calls for harsher sentence for Southport killer

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the murders of three girls.

BBC News - 6d

The Papers: 'Bravery' of Southport girls and calls for justice reform

Reactions to the 52-year jail sentence handed to Southport killer Axel Rudakubana lead the papers.

BBC News - 6d

'Evil' Southport killer jailed for a minimum of 52 years

Axel Rudakubana is handed a life sentence for killing three girls and attacking 10 other people.

BBC News - 6d

Southport killer sentenced to at least 52 years in prison

Judge says ‘highly likely’ 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana will ‘never be released’

Financial Times - Jan. 23

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana jailed for minimum of 52 years for murder of three girls at a dance class in 2024 – live

Rudakubana, 18, sentenced for murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and attempted murder of 10 others. F ull story: Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed The ...

The Guardian - Jan. 23

Southport Killer Had ‘Sickening and Sustained Interest’ in Violence, U.K. Officials Say

Axel Rudakubana, who killed three young girls in the Southport attack, appeared to have no particular ideology but was obsessed by violence and genocide, investigators said.

The New York Times - Jan. 23

Tensions over how Southport details went public

Questions continue over why UK authorities did not publish key details about Axel Rudakubana earlier than they did.

BBC News - Jan. 22

Southport killer admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times

Public bodies failed to identify the threat posed by Axel Rudakubana, says Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.

BBC News - Jan. 21

U.K. May Change Terrorism Law After Southport Attack, Starmer Says

After a teenager admitted murdering three girls at a dance class, Keir Starmer said people were being radicalized into violence for its own sake and terrorism laws might need to change.

The New York Times - Jan. 21

Yvette Cooper says multiple agencies failed to identify ‘terrible danger’ posed by Southport killer – politics live

Home secretary tells MPs details of attack will be set out when Axel Rudakubana is sentenced on Thursday. Starmer says nothing will be off the table in the inquiry.. There are also questions ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

Father stopped Southport killer from going to former school a week before attack

The 18-year-old was known for having a fascination with violence and despotic figures including Hitler.

BBC News - Jan. 21

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. UK politics live – latest updates Downing Street will change the laws to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

Axel Rudakubana and the changing face of terrorism

Unclear and hard-to-categorise motives of suspects pose rising challenge for security services

Financial Times - Jan. 21

Trump vows 'golden age' and Southport killer pleads guilty

Donald Trump's inauguration and Axel Rudakubana's guilty plea over the Southport attacks lead the papers.

BBC News - Jan. 21

Starmer to make statement on Southport public inquiry

The prime minister is due to speak after Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of three girls last year.

BBC News - Jan. 21

Keir Starmer orders public inquiry into Southport attack

PM says country ‘failed in its duty’ after teenager admits murdering three girls at children’s holiday club. Keir Starmer has ordered a public inquiry into the failings that allowed an “extremely ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

Southport attacker admits murdering three girls

The prime minister says there are "grave questions to answer" after Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murdering three girls at a dance class.

BBC News - Jan. 20

Extreme cold weather forecast for U.S.

Major football events in the U.S. will carry on in frigid temperatures that are expected nationwide. CBS News Bay Area meteorologist Jessica Burch has the latest weather forecast.

CBS News - Jan. 17

The extreme Satanist group that led a British teen to commit terror crimes

Anti-terror police warn of "immense threat" to public from extreme right-wing Satanist group 764.

BBC News - Jan. 16

Taxi driver who stoked Southport riots jailed

Andrew McIntyre admits setting up a social media channel identified as a "catalyst" for violence.

BBC News - Jan. 6

A Terrorism Resurgence

We explore the main reasons for ISIS’s resurgence.

The New York Times - Jan. 6

‘The Trump Effect’ in the age of terrorism

Have those in charge of our defense against terrorism taken their eyes off the ball to engage in petty, self-destructive and potentially illegal partisan politics?

The Hill - Jan. 4