Police caught 'off guard' by social media lies after Southport murders
07-05-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk

Police caught 'off guard' by social media lies after Southport murders

Sir Andy Cooke, Chief Inspector of Constabulary, called for police forces to respond faster to online lies as he said last summer's riots after the Southport murders should have been predicted
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