Times RadioThe fake name “Ali Al-Shakati” has been circulating online in connection with the alleged Southport attacker.
Katherine Denkinson has uncovered the source of this misinformation: a fake news website believed to be run by Russians.
Merseyside Police have provide the following statement:
A name has been shared on social media in connection with the suspect in the incident in Southport. This name is incorrect and we would urge people not to speculate on details of the incident while the investigation is ongoing.
Times Radio is awaiting comment from Channel3 Now.
Southport latest: Russia meddling in stabbing incident in MerseysideTimes Radio2024-07-30 | The fake name “Ali Al-Shakati” has been circulating online in connection with the alleged Southport attacker.
Katherine Denkinson has uncovered the source of this misinformation: a fake news website believed to be run by Russians.
Merseyside Police have provide the following statement:
A name has been shared on social media in connection with the suspect in the incident in Southport. This name is incorrect and we would urge people not to speculate on details of the incident while the investigation is ongoing.
Times Radio is awaiting comment from Channel3 Now.
Trump is gaining ground on Harris in the polls but there is evidence suggesting his own supporters find him "agressive and often rude" says the Times's David Charter.
Trump is gaining ground on Harris in the polls but there is evidence suggesting his own supporters find him "aggressive and often rude" says the Times's David Charter.
Kamala Harris's team have been excited by record early voting figures yet "nervousness" persists among Democrats as Donald Trump makes strides in appealing to black voters, assesses US assistant editor David Charter.
Kamala Harris's team have been excited by record early voting figures yet "nervousness" persists among Democrats as Donald Trump makes strides in appealing to black voters, assesses US assistant editor David Charter.
With an expansionist Putin having ambitions beyond Ukraine and a potential second Trump presidency throwing doubt over whether America can be relied upon, Europe must rearm and take its own defence more seriously, says defence expert Keir Giles.
With an expansionist Putin having ambitions beyond Ukraine and a potential second Trump presidency throwing doubt over whether America can be relied upon, Europe must rearm and take its own defence more seriously, says defence expert Keir Giles.
Putin turning to inexperienced North Korean soldiers to supplement dwindling Russian forces inside Ukraine is yet another example of his willingness to "escalate" tensions with the West to cover for his tactical "blunders", argues military analyst and professor Michael Clarke.
Putin turning to inexperienced North Korean soldiers to supplement dwindling Russian forces inside Ukraine is yet another example of his willingness to "escalate" tensions with the West to cover for his tactical "blunders", argues military analyst and professor Michael Clarke.
Hamas have been "eradicated" as a fighting force and will soon cease to be a "governmental entity" as Palestinians grow tired of the group's terror, claims Brigadier General Amir Avivi, founder of the Israel Defence and Security Forum.
Hamas have been "eradicated" as a fighting force and will soon cease to be a "governmental entity" as Palestinians grow tired of the group's terror, claims Brigadier General Amir Avivi, founder of the Israel Defence and Security Forum.
Israel has now 'achieved the last objective' in Gaza but Netanyahu's action suggest no sign of a ceasefire, says former permanent secretary at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Lord Simon McDonald.
Israel has now 'achieved the last objective' in Gaza but Netanyahu's action suggest no sign of a ceasefire, says former permanent secretary at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Lord Simon McDonald.
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Hamas must declare “they will no longer govern Gaza” and Israel should talk with Egypt and Qatar to inform them Israel is now willing to find a way to reach a ceasefire to end the war says former negotiator between Israel and Hamas Gershon Baskin.
Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt will be discussing “what to do with Hamas” after the death of it’s leader Yahya Sinwar, says senior fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Middle East Institute, Brian Katulis.
President Zelensky has claimed Russia has resorted to using North Korean troops to fortify its positions inside Ukraine. A team of Times Radio experts debate the validity of the Ukrainian president's claim and emphasise how Putin's "meat grinder" approach to warfare maybe behind the decision.
Featured: Times World Affairs Editor Catherine Philp; North Korea specialist Sung-Yoon Lee.
President Zelensky has claimed Russia has resorted to using North Korean troops to fortify its positions inside Ukraine. A team of Times Radio experts debate the validity of the Ukrainian president's claim and emphasise how Putin's "meat grinder" approach to warfare maybe behind the decision.
Featured: Times World Affairs Editor Catherine Philp; North Korea specialist Sung-Yoon Lee.
Despite Benjamin Netanyahu stressing that Israel's war in Gaza is far from over, the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will invite increased international pressure to draw a line under the conflict, says Bronwen Maddox, director and CEO of think tank Chatham House.
Despite Benjamin Netanyahu stressing that Israel's war in Gaza is far from over, the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will invite increased international pressure to draw a line under the conflict, says Bronwen Maddox, director and CEO of think tank Chatham House.
The idea the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is the end of the war is “hopeful” but “naive” says, Palestinian peace activist and journalist Aziz Abu Sarah.
Israel will be put under international pressure to end its war in Gaza after it successfully avenged the October 7th massacre by killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, says former Conservative education secretary Baroness Morgan.
Israel will be put under international pressure to end its war in Gaza after it successfully avenged the October 7th massacre by killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, says former Conservative education secretary Baroness Morgan.
Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt will be discussing “what to do with Hamas” after the death of it’s leader Yahya Sinwar, says senior fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Middle East Institute, Brian Katulis.
Israel's killing of Hamas leader and Iranian ally Yahya Sinwar will damage the standing of the Ayatollah's regime "both domestically and regionally", says director general of the Middle East Association Nicholas Hopton.
Israel's killing of Hamas leader and Iranian ally Yahya Sinwar will damage the standing of the Ayatollah's regime "both domestically and regionally", says director general of the Middle East Association Nicholas Hopton.
Excitement is sweeping Israel at the prospect of a ceasefire and hostage release deal after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, says The Sunday Times’ reporter Will Lloyd, speaking from Tel Aviv.
Excitement is sweeping Israel at the prospect of a ceasefire and hostage release deal after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, says The Sunday Times’ reporter Will Lloyd, speaking from Tel Aviv.
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Britain’s agreement to deploy a full brigade to Estonia is a “sharpening” of existing Nato agreements, says former head of the British Army Lord Richard Dannatt.
With the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, Netenyahu has “won the war” and has no “sensible reason’ to continue a war in Gaza, says former foreign and defence secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind.
The death of the October 7th mastermind Yanya Sinwar leaves Hamas with a succession crisis, says Gershon Baskin, Former Negotiator between Israel and Hamas.
Britain’s agreement to deploy a full brigade to Estonia is a “sharpening” of existing Nato agreements, says former head of the British Army Lord Richard Dannatt.