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Eleanor Barlow
Crime
Driver and passenger sentenced over fatal crash after car topped 130mph
Uways Hussain was driving a VW Golf GTI belonging to his friend when he ran a red light and crashed into another car, killing Sylvester Abayomi.
By
Eleanor Barlow
29 May 2026
Crime
Southport attacker’s psychiatrist had not read notes on past violence – inquiry
Dr Anthony Molyneux said it would have been ‘impossible’ to review Axel Rudakubana’s complete patient record.
By
Eleanor Barlow
20 Oct 2025
UK
Brother of women’s football manager Matt Beard urges ‘be more thoughtful’
The 47-year-old coach, who died last month, was remembered at a Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral service on Friday.
By
Eleanor Barlow
17 Oct 2025
Crime
Man appears in court charged with assisting suicide by supplying chemicals
Miles Cross, 33, is accused of four counts of the offence.
By
Eleanor Barlow
16 Oct 2025
UK
Detectives re-appeal for information on baby found in field
Police said a distinctive piece of underwear was found at the scene.
By
Eleanor Barlow
15 Oct 2025
Crime
Firms ‘did not know’ machete was in parcel delivered to Southport attacker
The Southport Inquiry heard the machete was sent without age-verified delivery.
By
Eleanor Barlow
1 Oct 2025
Crime
Southport attacker contacted retailers about ordering crossbows, inquiry told
Axel Rudakubana emailed two archery retailers when he was 15, the inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall heard on Wednesday.
By
Eleanor Barlow
1 Oct 2025
Crime
Director of website that sold machete to Southport killer showed no ‘curiosity’
Joseph Wheeler, managing director of Knife Warehouse, gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Tuesday.
By
Eleanor Barlow
30 Sept 2025
Crime
Southport teacher was ‘let down’ by organisations, inquiry told
A summary of evidence from Leanne Lucas was read to the public inquiry into the attack.
By
Eleanor Barlow
29 Sept 2025
Crime
No one would have imagined Southport attack would happen, inquiry told
Jennifer Scholes, who owned the lease on the dance studio, gave evidence to the public inquiry.
By
Eleanor Barlow
29 Sept 2025
Crime
Taxi driver saw ‘stampede’ of children fleeing Southport attack, inquiry hears
Gary Poland told the Southport Inquiry he left the scene because he believed he heard gunshots.
By
Eleanor Barlow
25 Sept 2025
Crime
Taxi driver feared he could be ‘target of gunman’ at Southport attack
Gary Poland gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Thursday.
By
Eleanor Barlow
25 Sept 2025
Crime
‘Difficult’ to understand how one person caused so many injuries, inquiry hears
Chief Inspector Andrew Hughes, who was on duty in the Merseyside Police control room on the day, gave evidence at Liverpool Town Hall.
By
Eleanor Barlow
24 Sept 2025
Crime
Southport response showed ‘bad meeting good’, detective tells inquiry
Detective Chief Inspector Jason Pye praised the members of the public and off-duty professionals who stepped in to help.
By
Eleanor Barlow
22 Sept 2025
Crime
Taxi driver who dropped off Southport attacker ‘waited 50 minutes’ to call 999
Detective Chief Inspector Jason Pye told the Southport Inquiry ‘morally’ he would have expected an earlier call to have been made.
By
Eleanor Barlow
22 Sept 2025
Crime
Southport survivors experienced ‘vile abuse’ on social media, inquiry told
Pete Weatherby KC, representing Leanne Lucas, Heidi Liddle and Jonathan Hayes, addressed the Southport Inquiry on Wednesday.
By
Eleanor Barlow
17 Sept 2025
Crime
Southport killer ‘could and should have been stopped’, inquiry hears
The public inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall raises questions about role of the killer’s parents and state agencies.
By
Eleanor Barlow
17 Sept 2025
Crime
Parents of Southport killer thought he had ‘gone for a walk’, inquiry hears
Counsel to the inquiry Nicholas Moss KC said the killer’s family would be a ‘significant’ topic for the inquiry.
By
Eleanor Barlow
16 Sept 2025
Crime
‘Cowardly’ Southport killer targeted women and girls, inquiry hears
Axel Rudakubana’s attack on a class of young girls was ‘extremely cowardly’.
By
Eleanor Barlow
16 Sept 2025
Crime
Southport mother thought daughter was dead, inquiry hears
The child had hid in toilets with dance teacher Heidi Liddle as Axel Rudakubana launched a stabbing frenzy on innocent children at a dance studio.
By
Eleanor Barlow
11 Sept 2025
Crime
Two sisters showed ‘remarkable’ bravery as they ran from Southport attacker
The first phase of the inquiry is expected to run until November.
By
Eleanor Barlow
11 Sept 2025
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