Despite three Prevent referrals for Axel Rudakubana, counterterrorism police did not believe he was a radicalisation risk, a report reveals

Six months after a teenage attacker stabbed three girls to death at a children’s dance class in England, new details about his background have sparked questions about how authorities repeatedly failed to spot the threat he posed.

Susan Hall, who also chairs the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee, said the public needed ‘transparency’ on the issue.

The Home Secretary has ordered a “thorough review” of the Southport killer’s referrals to the Prevent anti-terror programme “to identify what changes are needed to make sure serious cases are not missed”.

The case will now be considered by the British home secretary who has the final say on some high-profile extradition cases.

The Home Secretary has announced plans for government-backed local grooming gangs inquiries. Five new inquiries will be set up, including one in Oldham, looking into child sexual exploitation as part of a pilot, all of which will be funded and assisted by central government.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is calling for the law to be changed so whole life orders can be imposed on people aged under 18 in some cases. Her calls come after Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to 52 years for the murder of three young girls in in Southport last July.

The Metropolitan Police has dramatically been taken out of special measures - two-and-a-half years after a slew of scandals and “persistent concerns” about its performance were exposed, a watchdog announced.

Multiple agencies failed to identify the ‘terrible danger’ posed by the 18-year-old, the home secretary said, announcing a new public inquiry into the murder of three girls in Southport

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Southport killer, Axel Radukabana, admitted carrying a knife 10 times before his deadly attacks.

The Government is expected to seek to bring the measures into force as soon as possible once the legislation is approved by MPs and Lords.

On Friday, just over a year after the children's deaths, a U.K. judge in London rejected her challenge against extradition. The case will now pass on to the U.K.'s home secretary, Yvette Cooper ...