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Southport knife attacks

'Elsie always came to school on her dad's shoulders'

Head teachers from Elsie Dot Stancombe's school describe her impact on classmates and staff.

A smiling Lucy Connolly looking directly down the camera. She has shoulder length, dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is seen indoors, in what appears to be a kitchen, with a white tiled splashback and work surface behind her. The edge of a hob extractor fan can also be seen behind her.

How one woman's racist tweet sparked a free speech row

Lucy Connolly lost her appeal against her race-hate jail sentence, but is free speech under threat?

Northamptonshire

A knife rack containing seven "blunt-ended" knives is photographed on a kitchen table with some fresh herbs and vegetables

Southport survivor backs 'blunt-ended' knives push

Southport attack survivor Leanne Lucas says she still gets "triggered" by seeing kitchen knives.

Leanne Lucas said she "can't unsee" the dangers in her kitchen since the Southport attack

Kitchen knives trigger me, says Southport survivor

Leanne Lucas wants people to consider using kitchen knives with blunt rather than pointed tips.

Lucy Connolly stands in a kitchen and smiles at the camera

Woman jailed for race hate post on X loses appeal

Lucy Connolly called for migrant hotels to be "set on fire" on the day of the Southport attacks.

Lucy Connolly with long straight dark hair smiling at the camera and wearing a black top. The photo is from a social media post and a table with a rock and artificial flowers is visible behind her.

Woman appeals against Southport tweet jail term

A councillor's wife tells the appeal court she never intended to incite violence with a 2024 post.

Northamptonshire

Lucy Connolly with brown hair tied back. She is wearing a pink top in a police custody photo

Politician's wife jailed for X post gets appeal date

Lucy Connolly is serving two years and seven months for a post that stirred up racial hatred.

Axel Rudakubana

Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport killer

Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January over the murder of three girls.

A police van, an ambulance and a police car on Hart Street in Southport on the day of the knife attacks on 29 July 2024. An area is cordoned off with police tape and a policeman is standing in the road next to a row of parked cars.

Southport attack officers nominated for awards

Merseyside Police says three officers who were first to the Southport attacks showed great courage.