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

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

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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

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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.

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The Guardian view on the Southport murders: no easy answers after such senseless slaughter | Editorial

Now the killer is in jail, the process of unpicking where the authorities went wrong can begin. For the families of Axel Rudakubana’s victims, the life sentence with a minimum of 52 years handed ...

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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 - 2d

Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed for 52 years for murder of three girls

Eighteen-year-old had pleaded guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder. The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been jailed ...

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The New York Times - 3d

Murder trial underway for 3 men charged in NYC gay bar drugging scheme

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Murder trial begins for 3 men charged in NYC gay bar drugging scheme

The trial of three men who prosecutors say facilitated a drugging and robbery scheme that terrorized New York City’s gay bars and led to two deaths began Wednesday in a downtown Manhattan courtroom.

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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.

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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.

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UK faces terror risk from radicalised ‘loners and misfits’, warns Starmer

PM vows to introduce tougher laws if necessary after Southport killer pleaded guilty

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Southport Stabbing: 18-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Murder at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class

Axel Rudakubana on Monday admitted committing the deadly attack last July. Officials later said he had been referred to a government counterterrorism program three times before his rampage.

The New York Times - 5d

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 - 5d

Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana admits murdering three girls

Rudakubana, 18, pleads guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder. Axel Rudakubana: ‘ticking timebomb’ who murdered three ...

The Guardian - 5d

Teenager pleads guilty to murder of 3 girls in Southport stabbing attack

Axel Rudakubana, 18, also pleads guilty to 10 charges of attempted murder

Financial Times - 5d

Teen goes on trial over stabbings at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer

A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer is going on trial

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

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