Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29.

Social media companies could have worked with authorities to prevent misinformation as rioting broke out in the wake of Axel Rudakubana’s horrific attack, the Merseyside Police chief has said.

Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court following the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport.