axel rudakubana, who's now 18, killed nine—year—old alice aguiar, elsie dot stancombe who was seven,e attempted murder of eight other children and two adults — and a terror offence. he will be sentenced on thursday. judith moritz reports. this is axel rudakubana, 18 years old, and guilty of murdering and stabbing children just a few years younger than he is. he was brought to court in liverpool for the first day of his trial with the jury being made ready, but rudakubana had no intention of it going ahead. his face covered, asked to confirm his name, he wouldn't reply. told to stand, he refused to get up. but then his lawyer said he wanted to change his pleas. 16 times he was asked if he was guilty or not guilty. muffled, behind his facemask, he said "guilty" each time. this was an unspeakable attack, one which has left an enduring mark on our community and the nation for its savagery and senselessness. it is clear that this was a young man with a sickening and sustained interest in death and violence. he has shown no signs of remorse. rudakubana murdered three little girls, six—year

six—year—old bebe king, elsie dot stancombe, who was seven, and nine—year—old alice aguiar.n a tragedy which led to a wave of sympathy and sadness. southport is a small seaside town. everyone here has a connection to someone who was at the dance class at the beginning of the summer holidays. sarah was hoping her daughter would be there. it filled up very, very quickly as of course it would do, so niamh was down on the waiting list, but she wasn't there. and, you know, i guess i'll be forever grateful for that, but also absolutely devastated that there are young people who are not here. and thatjust doesn't seem fair. axel rudakubana was arrested with the weapon in his hand, but refused to admit he carried out the attack. but then, this monday, with the trial about to start, he told his lawyers he was changing his plea. as well as the murders, he admitted trying to kill eight of the children and two adults, possession of a knife, manufacturing the biotoxic agent ricin and downloading an al qaeda training manual — a terror offence. it is clear that this was a young man with a

six—year—old bebe king, elsie dot stancombe, who was seven, and nine—year—old alice aguiar.y which led to a wave of sympathy and sadness. southport is a small seaside town. everyone here has a connection to someone who was at the dance class at the beginning of the summer holidays. sarah was hoping her daughter would be there. it filled up very, very quickly as of course it would do, so niamh was down on the waiting list, but she wasn't there. and you know, i guess i'll be forever grateful for that, but also absolutely devastated that there are young people who are not here. and thatjust doesn't seem fair. axel rudakubana was arrested with the weapon in his hand, but refused to admit he carried out the attack. but then, this monday, with the trial about to start, he told his lawyers he was changing his plea. as well as the murders, he admitted trying to kill eight of the children and two adults, possession of a knife, manufacturing the biotoxic agent ricin and downloading an al-qaeda training manual — a terror offence. it is clear that this was a young man with a sickening a

today, the prime minister called the death of bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice aguiar a devastatingt in our history, that had to lead to fundamental change. the tragedy of the southport killings must be a line in the sand for britain. i will not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure, failure which in this case, frankly, leaps off the page. yesterday, after axel rudakubana pleaded guilty in court to murder, details were made public about his past behaviour. he was obsessed by killing, had downloaded details of an al-qaeda training manual, and produced the poison ricin. on three occasions, the teenager had been referred to the counter—terrorism scheme prevent, but he didn't meet the threshold for intervention. keir starmer said it was time to accept that terrorism had changed. acts of extreme violence perpetrated by loners, misfits, young men in their bedroom accessing all manner of material online, desperate for notoriety. it may well be that people like this are harder to spot. but we can't shrug our shoulders and accept that. this was a wide—ranging speech by

bebe king, who was six, elsie dot stancombe, who was seven, and nine—year—old alice aguiar were killedleaded guilty to the murders, will be sentenced at liverpool crown court. daniel sandford is there. and this terrible case has already prompted changes? yes, this horrifying crime, and i am afraid we will hear even more terrible details in court tomorrow, has already brought some promises of changes from the government. they are bringing forward this tightening up are bringing forward this tightening up of rules on online knife sales, and that is because axel rudakubana bought his knife from the most famous online seller of all, amazon, despite the fact he was under 18 and had a conviction for carrying a knife. the government has also promised to reform its counterterrorism programme prevent, which he was referred to three times, but they did not take him on because he had no ideology. but there is no other system that could have dealt with this going obsession with violence. i think there will be more commentary when sentences passed tomorrow here, and that is because the judge will n

today, the prime minister called the deaths of bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice aguiar a devastating moment in our history that had to lead to fundamental change. the tragedy of the southport killings must be a line in the sand for britain. i will not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure, failure which in this case, frankly, leaps off the page. yesterday, after axel rudakubana pleaded guilty in court to murder, details were made public about his past behaviour. he was obsessed by killing, had downloaded details of an al-qaeda training manual, and produced the poison ricin. on three occasions, the teenager had been referred to the counter—terrorism scheme prevent, but he didn't meet the threshold for intervention. keir starmer said it was time to accept that terrorism had changed. acts of extreme violence perpetrated by loners, misfits, young men in their bedroom accessing all manner of material online, desperate for notoriety. it may well be that people like this are harder to spot. but we can't shrug our shoulders and accept that. this was a wide—ranging speec

six—year—old bebe king, seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe and nine—year—old alice aguiar were all killeddults also seriously injured. earlier this week, 18—year—old axel rudakubana unexpectedly pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder, and terror—related offences. he will be sentenced later today. the government has announced there will be a public inquiry into what happened. our reporterjayne mccubbin has been to southport to meet those whose lives have been changed by the attack. three young victims will never be forgotten here in southport. life is returning to normal for many in this small town, but for some, it is changed forever. ah! all: ah! ooh! all: ooh! people stopped doing things. i think that was what it was. you know, when do you start to laugh? | when do you start to smile? when you know what these families are and will- always be experiencing. and i think that's it, - it's a little bit of respect. this atrocity has hit us so hard. # broke my heart...# but it has— brought out the best in us. beyond today's sentencing, people know there will be a reckoning about where else

today, the prime minister called the death of bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice aguiar a devastatingll not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure, failure which in this case, frankly, leaps off the page. yesterday, after axel rudakubana pleaded guilty in court to murder, details were made public about his past behaviour. he was obsessed by killing, had downloaded details of an al-qaeda training manual, and produced the poison ricin. on three occasions, the teenager had been referred to the counter—terrorism scheme prevent, but he didn't meet the threshold for intervention. keir starmer said it was time to accept that terrorism had changed. acts of extreme violence perpetrated by loners, misfits, young men in their bedroom accessing all manner of material online, desperate for notoriety. it may well be that people like this are harder to spot. but we can't shrug our shoulders and accept that. this was a wide—ranging speech by the prime minister, yes, focusing on the tragedy in southport and the mistakes that might have allowed it to happen, but there were broader

alice aguiar, elsie dot stancombe and bebe king were all killed because the system failed to protectashington for donald trump's first full day back in the white house. organ plays the star-spangled banner. he began the day at a national prayer service, after signing off dozens of policy changes. including.... ..freeing from prison the ring leaders of the infamous attack on the capitol building 4 years ago, pardoned by the president, along with more than 1500 other rioters. i got the news from my lawyer when i was at the gym, and i walked outside and i screamed "freedom" at the top of my lungs and then gave a good native american war cry. i didn't think it was a good service, no, but thank you very much. and we'll tell you what prompted this

six—year—old deakin, elsie stancombe who was seven and nine—year—old alice aguiar murdered in southportas a connection to someone who was at the dance class at the beginning of the holidays. sarah was hoping a daughter would be there. it sarah was hoping a daughter would be there.— would be there. it filled up cuickl would be there. it filled up quickly as _ would be there. it filled up quickly as it _ would be there. it filled up quickly as it would - would be there. it filled up quickly as it would do, - would be there. it filled up quickly as it would do, so i would be there. it filled up i quickly as it would do, so she was on the waiting list but was not there and i guess i will be forever grateful, but also devastated there are young people who are not here. that does not seem fair.— does not seem fair. axel rudakubana _ does not seem fair. axel rudakubana was - does not seem fair. axel| rudakubana was arrested does not seem fair. axel rudakubana was arrested with the weapon in his hand, but refused to admit he carried out the attack but this monday with a trial about to start, he

six—year—old bebe king, seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe and nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar allakubana stabbed one of the children more than 100 times. he wasn't in court to hear the judge hand down his sentence. he had to be removed from the dock after repeatedly disrupting proceedings, shouting out that he was feeling ill, in front of some of the families who were watching from the public gallery. many of them left the courtroom, unable to listen to details of what he did on that day lastjuly. some of the injuries he inflicted were so horrific that we're not reporting all the details. judith moritz was at liverpool crown court — and much of her report is very upsetting. their lives had barely begun. bebe, elsie dot and alice. gap toothed and smiling. three rays ofjoy and innocence. how can their loss ever be measured? a whole town mourns them. the world now knows southport for all the wrong reasons. but it's their parents, of course, whose pain is most acute. like alice's mum, alexandra. she said, "alice was our purpose for living, so what do we do now? our home holds family m

nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar managed to get out of the building but died of her injuries.lding but died of her injuries. died of her in'uries. the level of violence _ died of her injuries. the level of violence used, _ died of her injuries. the level of violence used, the - died of her injuries. the level| of violence used, the intensity of violence used, the intensity of the violence, the intent, it is clear that rudakubana went to hart street intent on, not just committing murder that day, and he wanted to commit mass murder. and injure people with the most severe injuries. that is what he succeeded in doing. that is what he succeeded in doinu. ., that is what he succeeded in doin. . ., ., , doing. having arrested rudakubana, - doing. having arrested rudakubana, it - doing. having arrested rudakubana, it wasn't| doing. having arrested - rudakubana, it wasn't long rudaku ba na, it wasn't long before rudakubana, it wasn't long before the police went to his house. inside they found chaos. in the lounge, aid knife on the sofa. electronic devices full of images of war and gen

rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders in southport last summer of elsie dot stancombe, alice da silva aguiar bebe king, and on thursday he was sentenced to life witha minimum of 52 years in jail. the news at six covered some of the highly distressing details about some of the attacks which emerged in court. some of the injuries were so horrific that we are not going to report it all, and i must warn you that what you're about to hear is very distressing. judith moritz reports now from crown court. the report that followed from judith moritz, daniel sandford and fiona trott in liverpool, and the programme as a whole, drew praise from viewers, as did the live coverage during the day on the news channel, much of it fronted by sarah campbell. but there were also concerns about the coverage during the course of the week, articulated in this anonymous phone message we received. i wish the bbc would stop showing the picture of the southport child killer. you are enhancing his notoriety. yes, let's make sure it's never forgotten, but we don't need to keep seeing a picture of him. mike mavin made a s

alice dasilva aguiar�*s mum alexandra said...days short of 18 at the time of the attack, he couldn't be given a whole life sentence. instead, rudakubana will spend 52 years in prison before being eligible for release. the labour mp for southport, patrick hurley, says that's not good enough. i think in circumstances such as this — exceptional circumstances — we need to have the ability to have exceptional sentences being placed. and i would urge the government and the attorney general to look again, to see what can be done in these exceptional circumstances, in order to ensure that a whole life tariff could be imposed. but the defence secretary, john healey, says the government's hands are tied. there are limits on international united nations law that prevent us from having a court system that will impose unlimited sentences on under—18—year—olds. but in practice, i can't see this man ever coming out of prison. i don't want to see this man ever coming out of prison. despite the outpouring of emotion and grief over what happened i

alder hey children's hospitalfor were taken to alder hey children's hospital for treatment, alice da silva aguiarn't make it, but seven of the girls who were treated there survived, and today that same nhs trust has confirmed that it was responsible for the attacker, alex rudakubana's mental health rudaku ba na's mental health treatment. rudakubana's mental health treatment. he had been in their care until 2023, when the trust says he stopped engaging with their services. we had been referred to their care at about the same time that he was caught with a knife at school, saying later that he had taken it there to use it. two and a half years later, he was also found with a knife on a bus by police, and of course, as many people know, he was referred three times to the counter extremism programme prevent, but they didn't take on because he didn't have a specific radical ideology. the trust said today that it was 17 months before the attack that he stopped engaging with their treatment, and by then prevent had decided for the third time that they would not take on, so he was left to his own devices

on monday, he pleaded guilty to the murders of bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice da silva aguiarmissed multiple chances to stop him. and despite the fact he had been convicted for violence and was just 17, he was easily able to order a knife on amazon. that is a total disgrace and it must change. a public inquiry has been launched and one area it will investigate is the ease with which he bought the weapon. the government wants to move fast on this. sir keir starmer has pledged that online firms will be forced to ask anyone buying a knife for two types of identification — notjust a document, but something like a live selfie video, too. writing in the sun newspaper, the prime minister said: it is already illegal to sell most knives to under—18s. a former government adviser on terrorism gave us his assessment of the plan to toughen the rules. we all have some form of identity. students often have identity cards for their student lives. and so i don't see any reason why people who are buying things online should not have to establish that they are at appropriate age to buy those thi

the shocking deaths of bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice da silva aguiar — violent and extremebefore he committed his crimes. videos, terror training manuals. the biggest tech companies have been asked to take the material down, but it's still available, so the government has written to them saying... it's totally unacceptable the fact that the killer, before he went on to commit those horrific crimes, was able to access — really easily, on some of the online platforms — such hateful material. and those companies have got a moral responsibility to take that content down and make it harder for people to access it. the mistakes that meant police and others didn't stop rudakubana in time will be the subject of a public inquiry. he was born and raised in the uk. today, the conservative leader, kemi badenoch, repeated her view his crimes represent a failure of integration. he had materials about, you know, white genocide and so on. if you are being inculcated in hate, you are not integrating well. what's your evidence that a lack of integration was part of the reason that he went on

six—year—old bebe king, elsie dot stancombe, who was seven and nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar, murderedin a tragedy that led to a wave of sympathy and sadness. southport is a small seaside town. everyone here has a connection to someone who was at a dance class at the beginning of the summer holidays. sarah was hoping her daughter would be there. it filled up very, very quickly as of course it would do, so niamh was down on the waiting list. but she wasn't there and i guess i will be forever grateful for that, but also absolutely devastated that there are young people who are not here. and thatjust does not seem fair. axel rudakubana was arrested with the weapon in his hand, but refused to admit he carried out the attack. but then, this monday, with the trial about to start, he told his lawyers he was changing his plea. as well as the murders, he admitted trying to kill eight other children and two adults. possession of the knife, manufacturing the bio toxic agent ricin and downloading an al-qaeda training manual, which is terror offence. it is clear that this was a young man with the s

alex rudakubana, the 18—year—old who killed nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar, six—year—old bebe king knife he used to carry out the attack on amazon. marvin and anita obviously we have this week that this man was known to police, social services, mental health services, schools, the youth justice system and referred to prevent three times, and not stop. it is much bigger and more complex than age verification on amazon, isn't it? ~ ,,., , �* ~' isn't it? absolutely. and i think when you _ isn't it? absolutely. and i think when you look— isn't it? absolutely. and i think when you look at _ isn't it? absolutely. and i think when you look at those - isn't it? absolutely. and i think. when you look at those numerous moments, the arm of the state coming into contact with this individual, there is a clear pattern that seems to emerge here, of, you know, in action. and so there are lots of questions about his attraction to violence and actually, how you can deter an individual such as that with more targeted and specific and systematic interventions that can capture these kind of incidents

elsie dot stancombe, alice da silva aguiar and bb elsie dot stancombe, alice da silva aguiarand bb kinge da silva aguiar and bb king, as they stood at a table making taylor swift friendship bracelets and systematically started. and systematically started stabbing children. he had other victims as well, eight girls who were also injured, some in a life—threatening ways and some in ways which will affect them for the rest of their lives. he also tried to murder two adults, leanne lucas who organised the class and john hayes, a local man who confronted him. but what has become clear is there are so many more victims. the mothers and fathers, the brothers and sisters, the wider families and the wider community in southport as well. andy, rudakubana today tried to disrupt the proceedings in court, having been silent for most of his appearances. he having been silent for most of his appearances-_ having been silent for most of his a- earances. . , _, appearances. he was ill, he said, he had chest pains _ appearances. he was ill, he said, he had chest pains and _ appearances. he was ill, he sa

he admitted to killing alice da silva aguiar, elsie dot stancombe and bebe king as well as three otherharges against him. the murders lest to protests and riots last summer, ourspecial lest to protests and riots last summer, our special is outside liverpool crown court. com plete complete surprise inside the court room on the fifth floor here at liverpool, he we he want in expecting the trial to begin, we were waiting for members of a jury to be selected. axel rudakubana was brought into the dock, he had a facemask like you would have seen during covid over his face and when he was asked to confirm his name he didn't speak, in fact he wouldn't speak to confirm he could hear the judge, he sat down. when he was asked to stand, he refused to get up. and then his lawyer went across to the dock to speak to him, he nodded, it was clear he could understand and communicate with his barrister, and the court was told that he wanted to enter pleas again, and so he refused to stand to do that but the clerk of the court asked axel rudakubana each time, through all of the charges that he faced, 16 t

alice da silva aguiar was not declared dead at the dance studio. she had some chance. bit about those agonising hours hoping she would survive but of course in the end she didn't. take us through the process of what we have now, do you get the sense we are coming to the end of this sentencing hearing in the next stages the remarks of the judge in the next stages the remarks of thejudge which in the next stages the remarks of the judge which will be on camera. . . camera. once the impact statements _ camera. once the impact statements section - camera. once the impact statements section is - camera. once the impact i statements section is over, camera. once the impact - statements section is over, we have had the evidence and now we're impact statements, there is a drier section, a legal section which is about what the appropriate sentencing should be according to what the laws are. so there will be a section, not a long section about that. they will be the opportunity for axel rudaku ba na's lawyers opportunity for axel rudakubana's lawyers to say what they think about

six—year—old bebe king, seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe and nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar were to death last summer. the judge said it was it likely axel rudakubana will never be released from jail. iam sure i am sure that rudakubana had a settled and determined intention to carry out these offences, and had he been able to he would have killed each and every child, all 26 of them, as well as any adults that got in his way. we are live at liverpool crown court, where the youngest sentence ever given to a teenager was handed down. —— longest sentence. also tonight — the dangerous storm heading towards northern ireland and scotland. the met office issues a red warning — its highest — for tomorrow. on bbc london: the metropolitan police is brought out of special measure, but there are warnings that there is still work to do. good evening. the teenager who murdered three little girls and tried to kill ten others at a dance class in southport last year has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 52 years injail. the court heard graphic details of the horror and appalling injuries t

axel rudakubana, who's now 18, killed nine—year—old alice aguiar, elsie dot stancombe, who was 7, andf eight other children and two adults — and a terror offence. he will be sentenced on thursday. judith moritz reports. this is axel rudakubana, 18 years old, and guilty of murdering and stabbing children just a few years younger than he is. he was brought to court in liverpool for the first day of his trial with the jury being made ready, but rudakubana had no intention of it going ahead. his face covered, asked to confirm his name, he wouldn't reply. told to stand, he refused to get up. but then his lawyer said he wanted to change his pleas. 16 times he was asked if he was guilty or not guilty. muffled, behind his facemask, he said "guilty" each time. this was an unspeakable attack, one which has left an enduring mark on our community and the nation for its savagery and senselessness. it is clear that this was a young man with a sickening and sustained interest in death and violence. he has shown no signs of remorse. rudakubana murdered three little girls, six—year—old bebe king, elsi

alice da silva aguiar was aged — her. alice da silva aguiar was aged nine _ her. and futi— including a wound to her head and full stab wounds to her back— and full stab wounds to her back causing substantial internal injury. although she managed to escape out of the building — managed to escape out of the building she collapsed and despite all medical help she died — despite all medical help she died in _ despite all medical help she died in hospital the following dav — we just have an interruption to court proceedings where we have the judge outlining court proceedings where we have thejudge outlining his sentencing. let's go back to my colleague sarah campbell who can apparatus on what he has been saying. we can apparatus on what he has been saving-— been saying. we are 'ust listeningfi been saying. we are 'ust listening to i been saying. we are 'ust listening to the i been saying. we are just l listening to the sentencing remarks of mrjustice goose. just going through the level of injury of the three girls who died. we have had to take a breakfrom that died. we h

six—year—old bebe king, and elsie dot stanmore aged seven, didn't stand a chance, nine—year—old alice aguiarhe building, but died of her injuries. building, but died of her injuries-_ building, but died of her in'uries. ., ., . injuries. the level of violence used, injuries. the level of violence used. the _ injuries. the level of violence used, the intensity _ injuries. the level of violence used, the intensity of - injuries. the level of violence used, the intensity of the - used, the intensity of the level of violence used, the intent, it is clear that axel rudakubana went to heart street, intent on notjust committing murder, that day, he wanted to commit mass murder, and injure people with the most severe injury, and that is what he succeeded in doing.- he succeeded in doing. having arrested axel _ he succeeded in doing. having arrested axel rudakubana - he succeeded in doing. having arrested axel rudakubana it i arrested axel rudakubana it wasn't long before the police went to his house. inside, they found chaos, in the lounge a knife on the sofa, and electronic devices full images of w

the 18 year old pleaded guilty to the murders of alice da silva aguiar , murders of alice da silva aguiarbebe king and elsie dot stancombe and ten charges of attempted murder. during sentencing earlier in the day, he was twice ordered out of the dock for shouting that he felt ill. mrjustice goose, in sentencing, said rudakubana had caused shock and revulsion to the whole nation and would have killed all 26 children if he'd been able. >> i'm sure that rudakubana had a settled and determined intention to carry out these offences, and that had he been able to, he would have killed each and every child, all 26 of them, as well as any adults who got in his way. >> well, speaking outside court, sarah hammond, the chief crown prosecutor for the area, said rudakubana had caused utter devastation when he attacked the girls as they were singing and making friendship bracelets and she paid tribute to the families. >> i would like to take this moment to pay tribute to the victims and their families in this harrowing case. they have shown tremendous dignity and composure in the face of unbelievable ho

and alice da silva aguiar was nine years old. 0n old. and alice da silva aguiar was nine years old.p of murdering those three children at a dance class, eight more children of the dance class were also injured. five of them were also injured. five of them were critically injured. he was charged with the attempted murder of all of them, as well as two mccraw adults, one of the people taking the class, and a passer—by who came to try and a passer—by who came to try and help. he was convicted of the attempted murder of them. he was charged with possessing a curved kitchen knife, and also found guilty, by admitting it, of production of a toxic agent, rice and. this is a complicated charge, so i will read it from my notes. possession of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing a act of terrorism, namely a pdf computerfile a act of terrorism, namely a pdf computer file entitled military studies and a jihad against the tyrants, the al-qaeda training manual. he was charged with that offence in october and pleaded guilty today. as the trial got under way,

the 18 year old pleaded guilty to the murders of alice da silva aguiar , bebe king and elsie dot aguiarbebe king and elsie dot stancombe and ten charges of attempted murder during sentencing earlier in the day. he was twice ordered out of the dock after shouting about feeling ill. during sentencing, mr justice goose said it had mrjustice goose said it had caused shock and revulsion to the whole nation and that rudakubana would have killed all 26 children if he'd been able. >> i'm now going to sentence axel rudakubana, having explained my reasons on counts 1 to 3 murder, i sentence him to custody for life with a minimum term which he must serve in custody of 52 years. >> well, thousands of schools across the country are expected to close tomorrow as storm ian heads towards the uk. that includes all schools in northern ireland and those in 16 councils in scotland, where all trains have been suspended. red weather warnings are in place for winds of up to 100mph. drivers are being advised to stay off the roads as well as tornados could hit parts of the uk today ahead of the storm arriving.

alice da silva aguiar, bebe king and elsie dot stancombe were murdered in the vicious knife attack ataylor swift dance themed class last july. on monday, the 18 year old pleaded guilty to their murders, as well as to producing a biological toxin and being in possession of a pdf named the al—qaeda training manual. it has since emerged that rudakubana was known to authorities, but they all failed to intervene. downing street indicated nothing is off the table to protect children. when asked what actions would be taken to enforce the prime minister's promise of tougher rules on onune promise of tougher rules on online knife sales. now some breaking news just in this morning that a manhunt is underway in plymouth for a male murder suspect after a woman in her 40s died , having been found her 40s died, having been found seriously injured yesterday evening, devon and cornwall police said officers were called to the west hoe area of the city around 9 pm. yesterday after the victim was found seriously injured in the street. the person was treated at the scene by paramedics and then taken to h

axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of nine year old alice da silva aguiar, six year old bebeing and seven year old elsie dot stancombe. the victims were killed during an attack at a dance class in southport on the 29th of july last year. rada cabana has also admitted to the attempted murders of eight other children and the dance class instructor and a businessman in total. the attempted murder of ten people, in addition to the murder charges of those three young girls. well, he will be sentenced on thursday of this week after also pleading guilty to additional charges of possessing a knife producing a biological toxin, ricin and owning a terrorist manual. plenty more on that. breaking news with our homeland security editor mark white later this houn editor mark white later this hour. turning now, though, to the united states, where donald trump is set to call for a revolution of common sense in his inaugural address this afternoon, as he ushers in what he describes as a new era of national american success. just two months after his extraordinary election comeback, trump will

some more information from court, right.7 we're now being told that he's been sent out and alice da silva, aguiar's father, has called him a coward. inside court. understandable that he would feel that way towards this man who carried out these horrific stabbings, killing his nine year old daughter, alice. alice's father shouting towards axel rudakubana that he is a coward as he's taken away from the dock and the proceedings now are continuing without him. they will continue, of course, now much more smoothly, and the prosecution will be able to summarise the case that they would have put in full towards a full trial. >> an apt word. what an apt word from the father of one of those murdered girls. that this is a coward that was in the dock screaming that he needs medical attention, that he needs a paramedic clearly trying to avoid listening to the horrors that he wrought on the people of southport. what a snivelling little wretch. i mean, it is hard to imagine what those families are going through right now in court, seeing the attention seeking, cowardly and inhuman behaviour that this creature is

alice dasilva aguiar�*s mum alexandra said...kubana, was just nine days short of 18 at the time of the attack, he couldn't be given a whole life sentence. instead, rudakubana will spend 52 years in prison before being eligible for release. the labour mp for southport, patrick hurley, says that's not good enough. i think in circumstances such as this — exceptional circumstances — we need to have the ability to have exceptional sentences being placed. and i would urge the government and the attorney general to look again, to see what can be done in these exceptional circumstances, in order to ensure that a whole life tariff could be imposed. but the defence secretary, john healey, says the government's hands are tied. there are limits on international united nations law that prevent us from, uh, having a court system that will impose, um, unlimited sentences on under—18—year—olds. but in practice, i can't see this man ever coming out of prison. i don't want to see this man ever coming out of prison. despite the outpouring of emotio

alice da silva aguiar, bebe king and elsie dot stancombe were all killed and harrowing details of the attack were heard at liverpool crown court yesterday. however, southport's labour mp patrick hurley said the sentence was not severe enough and he asked the attorney general to review it as unduly lenient due to rudakubana age at the time of the attack, he cannot legally receive a whole life order. the head of the uk's largest police force has welcomed a review of contempt of court laws and said it would be great if more information in cases could be shared at an earlier stage. and p0p shared at an earlier stage. and pop star robbie williams has equalled the beatles record for the most uk number one albums. >> i got you got, we got everybody, i got the gift, gonna stick it in the goal, it's time to move your body. >> william's latest release, better man, the soundtrack to his biopic film, has become his 15th record to top the official albums chart, matching one of the most influential bands of all time, the singer has shared all time, the singer has shared a celebration post on social

rudakubana received one of the highest minimum custody terms on record for the attack that killed alice da silva aguiar, bebe, king and elsie dot stancombe. however, southport's labour mp patrick hurley said the sentence was not severe enough and he asked the attorney general to review it as unduly lenient due to rudakubana age at the time of the attack, he cannot legally receive a whole life order. the head of the uk's largest police force has welcomed a review of contempt of court laws and suggested sharing more information earlier in cases could be beneficial. now, scotland's first ever visitor levy for overnight stays has been approved by councillors in edinburgh. visitors staying in the city will have to pay a 5% fee per night, capped at seven nights, which is expected to raise up to £50 million a year for the local authority. the charge will be applied on bookings made after the 1st of may this year for accommodation stays from july 2026. now let me entertain you with this little bit of news. pop star robbie williams has equalled the beatles record for the most uk number one albums. >> i got you

alice da silva aguiar, bebe king and elsie dot stancombe were killed and harrowing details of the attack were heard in court yesterday. however, southport's labour mp patrick hurley said the sentence was not severe enough and he asked the attorney general to review it as unduly lenient due to rudakubana age at the time of the attack, he cannot legally receive a whole life order. the head of the uk's largest police force has welcomed a review of contempt of court laws and said it would be great if more information in cases could be shared at an earlier stage. defence secretary john healey told gb news rudakubana did not get a whole life sentence because international law has prevented it. >> the technicality of the whole life sentences. i think it's important to know that the last government did reduce it to 18, in line with international law. after the manchester arena bombings, and that still stands. there are a range of other aspects of law of agencies who have failed in this case to step in. they knew about this man's extreme violence, but they failed to take any steps that might have

rudakubana received one of the highest minimum custody terms on record for the attack that killed alice da silva aguiar, bebe, king and elsie dot stancombe. however, southport's labour mp patrick hurley said the sentence was not severe enough and he asked the attorney general to review it as unduly lenient due to rudakubana age at the time of the attack, he cannot legally receive a whole life order. the head of the uk's largest police force has welcomed a review of contempt of court laws and suggested sharing more information earlier in cases could be beneficial. now, scotland's first ever visitor levy for overnight stays has been approved by councillors in edinburgh. visitors staying in the city will have to pay a 5% fee per night, capped at seven nights, which is expected to raise up to £50 million a year for the local authority. the charge will be applied on bookings made after the 1st of may this year for accommodation stays from july 2026. now let me entertain you with this little bit of news. pop star robbie williams has equalled the beatles record for the most uk number one albums. >> i got you

alice da silva aguiar, bebe king and elsie dot stancombe were all killed, and harrowing details of theck were heard at liverpool crown court yesterday. however, southport's labour mp patrick hurley said the sentence was not severe enough and he asked the attorney general to review it as unduly lenient due to his age at the time of the attack, rudakubana cannot legally receive a whole life order, a punishment reserved for offenders aged 21 or over or, in rare cases, those aged 18 to 20. defence secretary john healey told gb news rudakubana did not get a whole life sentence because international law prevented it. >> the technicality of the whole life sentences. i think it's important to know that the last government did reduce it to 18, in line with international law. after the manchester arena bombings, and that still stands. there are a range of other aspects of law of agencies who have failed in this case to step in. they knew about this man's extreme violence, but they failed to take any steps that might have prevented it. and there may be changes also in the programmes that are desi

axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of nine year old alice da silva aguiar, six year old bebeg and seven year old elsie dot stancombe. the victims were killed during an attack at a dance class in southport on the 29th of july. rudy cabana also admitted to the attempted murder of eight other children. the dance class instructor and a businessman. he will be sentenced on thursday after pleading guilty to additional charges of possessing a knife, producing a biological toxin, ricin and owning a terrorist training manual. rudy cabana was referred to an anti—extremism programme three times before he carried out a meticulously planned rampage, it has emerged. reform leader nigel farage has said the home secretary must appearin said the home secretary must appear in parliament and account for why rudy cabana's terror links were not sooner revealed. speaking from washington dc, where he was attending the inauguration of donald trump, mr farage said i asked that question 24 hours after the murders. i said, why are we not being told the truth? the prime minister, the home secretary and

. >> but is a public inquiry enough to bring justice to the families of alice da silva aguiar, bebe,ing and elsie dot stancombe.7 >> the chancellor mingles with the economic elite davos, as her blitz to bag british business continues. >> but one business leader has lashed the government, declaring it's never been a more difficult time for entrepreneurs. we'll be debating whether it's too hard to do business in the uk. >> cracking down on fraud benefit cheats to be stripped of driving licences under new plans from the government. we'll be speaking to the minister of employment, alison mcgovern, at 9:00. >> sir sadiq khan pours cold water over rachel reeves plans to revive the economy, opposing her move to back a third runway at heathrow. >> donald trump gets straight to work, putting the world on nofice work, putting the world on notice as he issues fresh tariff threats to canada, china and the european union. >> china's an abuser, but the european union is very, very bad to us. they treat us very, very badly. they don't. >> and in the sport this morning the champions league liverpool

themed dance these are the three girls who were murdered — bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice da silva aguiarian goose described rudakubana's actions as "e vil" judith moritz has been in court. their lives barely begun, bebe, ellie dott and alice. three rays ofjoy ellie dott and alice. three rays of joy and ellie dott and alice. three rays ofjoy and innocence. how can their loss ever be measured? a whole town mourns them. the world now knows southport for all the wrong reasons. but it is their parents of course, whose pain is most acute. like alice's mum alexandra. she said: the parents were asked to try and put things into words for the court, as the man who murdered their children was sentenced, but elsie dot�*s mum jenny was clear about her feelings. she said: and it is notjust the children. they were at a class being run by yoga teacher leanne lucas, she stood up in court today and spoke of her trauma. she said: it is six month since that terrible day in southport. today, for the first time, the full detail of what happened has been told including information about the teenager, who unlea

axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of nine year old alice da silva aguiar, six year old bebe king and seven year old elsie dot stancombe. he will be sentenced on thursday after pleading guilty to additional charges of possessing a knife, producing a biological toxin, ricin and owning a terrorist training manual. donald trump has said i was saved by god to make america great again. after being sworn in as the 47th president of the united states following the oath of office, trump addressed the nation, saying, the golden age of america begins right now. trump made promises on illegal entry, race and gender, all illegal entry will immediately be halted and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. >> i will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of pubuc gender into every aspect of public and private life. we will forge a society that is colour—blind and merit based. as of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the united states gov

axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of nine year old alice da silva aguiar, six year old bebe and seven year old elsie dot stancombe. the victims were killed during an attack at a dance class on the 29th of july. he will be sentenced on thursday after pleading guilty to additional charges of possessing a knife , charges of possessing a knife, producing a biological toxin, ricin and owning a terrorist training manual. donald trump has said i was saved by god to make america great again. after being sworn in as the 47th president of the united states following the oath of office. trump addressed the nation, saying, the golden age of america begins now. trump made promises on illegal entry, race and gender. >> all illegal entry will immediately be halted and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. i will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. we will forge a society that is colour—blind and merit based. as of today,

the 18 year old pleaded guilty to murders of alice da silva aguiar, a bebe king and elsie dot stancombe, and ten charges of attempted murder. dufing charges of attempted murder. during sentencing earlier in the day, he was twice ordered out of the dock after shouting about feeling ill during the sentencing, mrjustice goose said rudakubana had caused shock and revulsion to the whole nafion and revulsion to the whole nation and that he would have killed all 26 children if he'd been able. >> i'm now going to sentence axel rudakubana, having explained my reasons on counts 1 to 3 murder, i sentence him to custody for life with a minimum term which he must serve in custody of 52 years. >> police say a 53 year old man, wanted in connection with the death of a woman in plymouth may be armed and dangerous. they're looking for paul anthony butler after a woman in her 40s was attacked in the west hoe area of the city on wednesday night. she died in hospital in the early hours of thursday. detectives believe the two people were known to each other. thousands of schools across the country are expected