In a new BBC documentary Jenni Stancombe, mother of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, said: "Together, between the six of us, we always seem to pull the light out [of the darkness]"

AS their parents dropped them off at a dance studio in Southport, Merseyside, for a Taylor Swift-themed yoga, dance and bead making workshop, three young girls were wide-eyed with excitement

The families of three girls killed at a dance class in Southport last year say spending time together has helped them through their grief. A small team of journalists from BBC Breakfast have been following the families for the last nine months as part of a documentary to be shown on BBC One on Tuesday.