Southport murders: Why did it happen and where do we go from here?
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Hello, I’m Paul Brand, UK Editor for ITV News. As a journalist, it is our job to try to see all sides of a story.
The Southport attack is one of the few occasions on which there is only one perspective.
As the whole country reels in horror at the acts of Axel Rudakubana, with an outpouring of support for his victims and their families, nobody is able to understand why on earth he went on his murderous rampage.
How can anyone overcome the most basic of human instincts and look at a child in distress and still want to continue hurting them?
It is a question we probably won’t get an answer to, unless Rudakubana volunteers one during his 52 or more years in prison.
But there are other questions that must now be answered by the authorities.
The Prime Minister has promised that the Southport attack will be a ‘line in the sand’, with a public inquiry into why so many agencies failed to intervene sufficiently.
There are many things that may well change in its wake. How do we define terrorism? How much information should be released about a suspect in an age when false rumours spread quickly in a vacuum?
And what is happening to the minds of a generation who’ve grown up being able to search for almost any content online?
You can watch a special ITV News programme on the trial and the background on ITVX.
And: Judge’s sentencing remarks reflect horrors of the crime
‘MAGA with swagger’ as Trump 2.0 sweeps into White House
Donald Trump’s second stint in the Oval Office began this week with a blizzard of executive orders sweeping away much of Joe Biden’s legacy and setting out a radical new path for the United States.
Trump pardoned hundreds of January 6 Capitol Hill rioters - with Correspondent Robert Moore reporting from outside one prison as they walked free.
Within hours of taking the oath, he’s also doubled down on his pledge to “drill, baby, drill”, put ‘illegal’ migrants on notice, reiterated a desire to take control of the Panama Canal, rename the Gulf of Mexico and rule there are only two sexes.
Watch the best of ITV News’ coverage on ITVX, including
What do the first few days tell us about the next few years? Watch our Talking Politics USA podcast
What could peace in Ukraine look like?
It is very clear, speaking to those who have served and suffered and those who still serve, that peace is needed - but a good peace, a fair peace and a sustainable one, reports Emma Murphy, ITV News’ International Editor.
So many have lost so much that a short-term transactional peace deal, which only benefits the reputation of its brokers is not acceptable.
There are few places which lay bare the price of the war in Ukraine quite as clearly as the Superhumans Centre in the border city of Lviv.
You can see what some of those injured and grieving through war told Emma on ITVX.
Emma has also reported this week on how drones are changing the way wars are being waged - watch her piece on ITVX.
'Like nothing I've ever seen': On the frontline with NHS staff in a winter crisis
As we begin two days of filming at Barnet Hospital in north London, bosses announce they are in OPEL 4 - the highest level of pressure on their services, writes ITV News Health Correspondent Rebecca Barry.
There are 140 people in the A&E department. One person has been waiting for a bed in a ward for three days.
In the ambulance handover area, there are 11 people waiting on trollies and chairs until they can be taken into A&E.
Watch Rebecca’s special report from the frontline on ITVX.
‘A complete destruction of society’
The ceasefire in Gaza that began on Sunday is holding - for now. But for Mohammed Tahir, a London surgeon saving lives in Gaza, what he has witnessed will never leave him.
Mohammed spoke to ITV News Correspondent John Irvine about the final months of the war as he continues on his third deployment to the ravaged city.
“I cry about all the children that have been killed, all the women that have been killed, all the innocent people who have been killed, or are hurt, or are suffering,” he says.
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‘They murdered our son’: Family of father shot dead by police demand answers
The parents of a man who was shot dead by a police officer have told ITV News Central they "want answers" about why he was killed.
Marcus Meade, 39, who was a father-of-two with mental health issues was shot by an armed West Mercia Police officer in Redditch on Christmas Eve last year.
Marcus’ mother Deborah Clarke claims police "murdered our son". The Force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Watch Reporter Pablo Taylor’s report on ITVX.
Mum 'petrified' at release of abusive ex partner due for release after 11 months
Bekah Smith was in a relationship with MMA fighter Karl Draper for three years, but says she was 'left fearing for her life' at the levels of abuse she faced.
Draper was jailed last year for six counts of ABH and coercive control, but he is preparing to be released after 11 months.
Bekah spoke to ITV News Granada, saying: "After thee years of torture, my life is worth 11 months of justice... the laws in the UK with violence against women are so outdated.”
Saturday January 25: Burns Night in Scotland - celebrating the national poet, Robert Burns
Monday January 27: Holocaust Memorial Day
Tuesday January 28: First of three days of evidence in front of assisted dying Bill committee. Witness include chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty
Wednesday January 29: Chinese New Year - the year of the wood snake
And finally… Ha’way, man, think you know Geordie, alreet?
The MOBOs are coming to Newcastle for the first time with ITV's Love Island star Indiyah Polack and comedian and Strictly star Eddie Kadi fronting the celebration of Black music.
So, how well do they know Geordie? Would they be able to get by down the Bigg Market on a Friday night?
ITV Tyne Tees put them to the test…