A “special day” is held to celebrate the life of a seven-year-old, Elsie Dot Stancombe, killed in the Southport knife attack.
In a tribute, teacher Katie Sykes, from Farnborough Road School, said Elsie had the ability to light up any room she entered.
Ms Sykes read out memories from her classmates: “Elsie was always teaching me when we played together, Elsie loved to make me laugh,” one classmate said.
Report by Covellm.
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The mum of Alice da Silva Aguiar, one of three young girls killed in an attack on a dance class in Southport, has praised her local community in her first.. Sky News
The Southport child killer's sentence will not be referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme, the Attorney General has said. Sky News
The mother of seven-year-old Elsie Stancombe, who was one of three girls killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, have said she would “trade places” with her daughter "any day" as she paid tribute to her. Elsie's mother, Jenni Stancombe, said, "If we had been there this wouldn't have happened".
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said Britain faces a "new and dangerous threat" in light of the Southport attack in July 2024. Speaking a day after Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, Starmer warned of the rising threat of 'extreme violence perpetrated by loners, misfits, young men accessing all manner of material'. The Prime Minister added that he would change the law if needed to tackle this new threat. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government is “determined to get to two and half percent” of GDP for defence spending which she says is “very ambitious”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Sir Keir Starmer receives a standing ovation as he states the “Scottish people stand with the people of Ukraine”. Speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow the prime minister says: "Nobody wants the bloodshed to continue, least of all the Ukrainians”. Sir Keir insists “Britain will take a leading responsibility, we have to be ready to play our role if a force is required in Ukraine, once a peace agreement is reached”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Hundreds of people march on the Russian Embassy in London, marking the upcoming third anniversary of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The demonstration, organised by a coalition of groups under the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, is showing support for Ukrainians both in the UK and back home. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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