Unbelievable
"A man has been arrested and a flick knife has been seized near a vigil that was taking place for the victims of yesterday's stabbing attack, police have said.
Merseyside Police said a 32-year-old man from Standish had been arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article...
Merseyside Police has released a statement on the violence that has erupted outside a mosque in Southport.
The force says a large group of people, believed to be supporters of the English Defence League, began to throw items towards a mosque on St Luke's Road.
One officer has suffered a...
Protesters shouted that another group across the road were trying to storm a nearby mosque.
As a police van burst into flames, riot police armed with dogs and shields pushed the crowd back.
Amid shouts of “dogs” hundreds of people began running backwards, but some turned to confront police...
Protesters barricaded themselves down a side street, dragging bins from a pub and industrial unit behind to provide more missiles to throw at police.
As riot officers deployed teargas to try to fight back the angry crowds, the group of mostly men covered their faces and continued to throw glass...
Some police officers have suffered what appeared to be minor injuries in chaotic scenes outside the mosque in Southport.
Officers have now put on helmets and riot gear, with stones and bottles launched at them and police riot vans attacked.
Firecrackers could be heard going off along with...
A large crowd has gathered outside a mosque in Southport as tensions run high in the town.
Police riot vans and officers are standing guard outside the building, amid chants of “No surrender!” and “English till I die!” from sections of the crowd, PA reported.
Hundreds of youths and men, and a...
Forensics officers have seized the car that conveyed the Southport stabbing suspect to the scene of the crime.
The 17-year-old took a taxi from the village of Banks, which is around five miles away, directly to Hart Street. He was then involved in a brief altercation with the driver and two...
It's such a monstrous situation that you can't help but tear up abit
For those directly affected it'd perhaps be impossible to put into words how they are feeling
Staff from Natterjacks day nursery laid flowers and a heart-shaped artwork, decorated with children’s handprints at the cordon on Hart Street in Southport, the PA news agency reports.
A message on the artwork said: “The brightest stars are now dancing with the angels in heaven. Shine bright...
I believe it's illegal to buy these types of knifes already:
Under the measures, first announced by the Prime Minister last year and laid before Parliament today, it will be illegal to possess, sell, manufacture or transport these zombie-style knives and machetes.
It is illegal to carry any...