Atkinson

Duncan Atkinson KC, prosecuting, said Arshad's actions created a "significant risk" of damage to national security and "put the safety of intelligence agency personnel at risk."

The material he had removed was "top secret" said Mr Atkinson and "there was no reason to take it home."

The Town Hall gardens and the Atkinson were where the community came together in their grief, demonstrating Southport's incredible strength.

Southport's MP Patrick Hurley said: "This legacy project, to renovate, refurbish and remodel the gardens outside The Atkinson will be a nod to their memory and a flare of bright optimism for the future of Southport."

He said the community gathered "spontaneously and collectively" in the gardens outside The Atkinson, "standing defiantly in the face of evil".