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Southport killer's family and authorities could have prevented deadly attack, inquiry finds

The killer was known to be "potentially highly dangerous" before he murdered Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King at a dance class, the inquiry chair says.
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Scottish Labour leader urges voters to ‘give me five years to fix the mess’

Anas Sarwar makes the plea as he launches his party's manifesto ahead of the 7 May Scottish Parliament election.
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