“Inside the dressing room, there is a poster permanently positioned above the door. Three hearts, angel wings and the names of the girls — Alice, Bebe and Elsie — who, tragically, shockingly, have become known around the world. It was put up after the almost unspeakable horrors, on July 29 last year, that have traumatised this seaside town. … If you are not familiar with Southport, 20 miles outside Liverpool in the north west of England, you might not realise how close the club’s stadium is to the scene of the savage, indiscriminate attacks that resulted last week in Axel Rudakubana being jailed for 52 years. …”
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