Britain is grappling with escalating violence after a weekend of anti-immigration attacks raged across the country, culminating with rioters lighting fires at two hotels used to house asylum seekers while guests and staff were still inside. Around 250 rioters have been arrested in connection to the attacks, which broke out in predominantly English towns and...
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Violent, far-right riots overran some UK cities this weekend. What happened, and what comes next? | CNN
London CNN — Far-right riots swept Britain over the weekend, with outbreaks of anti-immigrant violence in a number of cities and towns, leaving the new UK government scrambling to control the worst disorder in more than a decade. Crowds of far-right agitators set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers, leaving those inside trapped and terrified,...
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Paris Olympics: Another world record for Great Britain in women’s Team Sprint first round
Image 1 of 3 Britain’s Katy Marchant, Britain’s Sophie Capewell and Britain’s Emma Finucane compete in the women’s track cycling team sprint first round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, south-west of Paris, on August 5, 2024. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)(Image credit: Getty Images) Sophie Capewell,...
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Protests reveal deep-rooted anger, but UK is not at boiling point
BBC In Sunderland on Friday night, I watched a wave of criminality and thuggery engulf a proud city. As they had done previously in Southport, Hartlepool and London, far-right activists – who claimed to be protesting at the murder of three little girls – attacked police trying to keep the peace. They set fire to...
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Great Britain medal hope Molly Caudery bows out in pole vault qualification
British medal favourite Molly Caudery vowed to learn from her Olympic debut after crashing out of the qualification session with a no mark. The reigning world indoor champion was the only entrant who elected to skip the 4.40 metres height attempt, electing to enter at 4.55. It was a decision that proved costly when she...
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U.K. PM convenes emergency security meeting as far-right riots spread
A police officer was also injured in the clashes at another Holiday Inn hotel in the town of Tamworth, north of Birmingham in the Midlands. Windows were smashed and three Molotov cocktails were used to start fires, Staffordshire Police said. Here too, projectiles were thrown at officers, resulting in one suffering a broken arm, according...
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UK Riots News LIVE Updates: British PM Starmer Convenes Emergency Security Meeting, Over 150 Arrested
UK Riots Live: England is facing its worst rioting in 13 years following anti-immigration protests triggered by a mass stabbing that claimed the lives of three young girls in Southport. The unrest, fueled by misinformation and anti-immigration feelings, has spread to various towns and cities, including Rotherham and Manchester. The violence erupted after a knife...
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At least 420 arrested in anti-immigration, anti-Muslim riots in UK
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an emergency meeting with police chiefs on Monday after days of violent anti-immigration protests intensified, with buildings and vehicles torched and hotels holding asylum seekers targeted. Riots have erupted across towns and cities in the last week after three girls were killed in a knife attack in Southport...
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Ex-England cricket star Graham Thorpe has died aged 55
Former England batter and coach Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced. Thorpe was regarded as one of the finest batters of his generation and played 100 Tests for England. The counterattacking left-hander was an England Test regular, scoring 16 centuries and featuring 82 times...
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The best reaction from day 10 of Paris 2024
That’s all folkspublished at 22:13 5 August 22:13 5 August Image source, Getty Images Do nights come much better than that? Keely Hodgkinson sealed gold in the 800m final to sign off a fine day for Team GB with a further five medals added to the overall tally. In the Paris Velodrome, Emma Finucane, Sophie...
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Monday briefing: After 250 arrests in two days, why the UK still isn’t under control
Good morning. If there was any expectation that the far-right violence that has spread across the UK since the killing of three young girls in Southport might fizzle out, it was dashed over the weekend. There was disorder on Saturday in Hull, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Blackpool and Belfast, and then yesterday in Rotherham, Tamworth,...
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UK Riots 2024: Why are riots happening in Britain, worst in 13 years
England is experiencing its most severe rioting in 13 years after anti-immigration protests erupted in response to a mass stabbing that killed three young girls in Southport. The unrest, fueled by misinformation and anti-immigration sentiments, has spread to multiple towns and cities, including Rotherham and Manchester. UK Riots 2024: Violence Erupts The violence began when...