Southport's MP has endorsed a report by the children's commissioner for England that found children who rioted after the murder of three girls in the town were not motivated by far right ideologies.

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza, who spoke to some of the youngsters who were charged during the riots, said many kids' involvement was spontaneous and opportunistic

A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting.

Thrill-seeking and a lack of trust in police were the driving factors for young people to get involved in the 2024 summer riots, research has suggested. | ITV News Granada

A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.

A British court sentenced teen Axel Rudakubana to a record 52 years in prison, minus time served, for murdering three young girls in a frenzied stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July.

Axel Rudakubana is set to be sentenced and faces a long custodial term after pleading guilty to murdering three young girls at a dance class in Southport in northwest England.

A new Government knife crackdown aims to close a loophole that allowed Southport killer Axel Rudakubana to order weapons online to use in his murderous rampage

Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana’s 52-year prison sentence is set to be reviewed amid concerns it is “unduly lenient.”

Axel Rudakubana, then 17, unleashed an attack on 30 July during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class – in the chaotic hours following the incident, misinformation began spreading online

A teen has pleaded guilty to murdering three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, will probably never be released, a judge ruled as he condemned the “extreme violence” of his knife attack on a dance class last year.