Birmingham witnessed significant violence as part of a broader wave of unrest sweeping across the UK, according to media reports. This upheaval is linked to anti-immigration protests, exacerbated by misinformation and heightened tensions. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the nation with a stern warning to far-right protesters, asserting they would “regret” their participation in...
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UK hotel for migrants torched near Birmingham, PM Keir Starmer warns, ’I guarantee you…’ | Today News
A hotel housing asylum seekers near Birmingham, in central England, was targeted amidst a wave of violent anti-immigration demonstrations organised by far-right protesters across Britain, said police on Sunday. In an official statement, Staffordshire Police said, “A large group of individuals have been throwing projectiles, smashing windows, starting fires and targeting police at the hotel...
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UK riots | PM Starmer warns protesters will ‘regret’ as violence escalates: ‘Far-right thuggery’. Top updates
Aug 05, 2024 06:38 AM IST UK riots: Violent protests erupted in towns and cities across Britain after three girls were killed in a knife attack at a dance class in Southport last week. UK riots updates today: United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued a strong warning to far-right protesters stating that they...
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Royal Navy ships and RAF helicopters on standby in Middle East over fears of war
Royal Navy ships and RAF helicopters were on standby in the Middle East on Sunday night over fears of a regional war. The HMS Duncan, a Type-45 destroyer, and RFA Cardigan Bay, a transport ship, were in the eastern Mediterranean, the Ministry of Defence said. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said military personnel...
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UK sees worst riots in 13 years, fueled by ’false rumours’; over 100 arrested: What happening in England? | Today News
England is witnessing its worst rioting in 13 years after disturbances linked to child murders and involving far-riot agitators flared across the country on Sunday. The anti-immigration protests erupted following a mass stabbing that killed three young girls earlier this week. A knife attack at a Taylor Swift-theme dance party in Southport, near Liverpool on...
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Far-right protests spread across United Kingdom, 147 arrested | Latest updates
Aug 04, 2024 10:49 PM IST UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned the far-right protesters that they would “regret” participating in the violence. Violence continued in several towns and cities across the United Kingdom in the wake of a stabbing rampage at a dance class that left three girls dead and many more wounded...
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UK police clash with far-right rioters who tried to storm hotel housing asylum seekers
LONDON (AP) —Police in the north of England town of Rotherham struggled to hold back a mob of far-right rioters who were seeking to break into a hotel housing asylum-seekers. Before bringing the riot under some sort of control, police officers with shields had faced a barrage of missiles, including bits of wood, chairs and...
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Anti-immigration unrest hits parts of U.K., taking aim at hotel thought to house asylum seekers | CBC News
Anti-immigration protesters broke hotel windows and set bins on fire in northern England on Sunday in the latest wave of unrest that has presented a major test to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new government. Violent protests involving hundreds of anti-immigration protesters have erupted in towns and cities across Britain after three girls were killed in...
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Iranian attack on Israel could happen ‘as early as Monday’
Either is deeply embarrassing for the regime which says Israel crossed a red line with its alleged attack. Three US and Israeli officials told the Axios news outlet they expect Iran to attack Israel as early as Monday. According to Axios, the US is also leading plans to draw on support from friendly countries in...
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Extreme-right activists are terrorising UK’s Muslims, says charity
The surge in extreme rightwing activity in the past week has led to a fivefold increase in threats to Muslims, such as of rape and death, and a threefold increase in hate crime incidents, a national monitoring group said on Sunday. Muslims in Britain have been left “terrorised” by the increase in extreme rightwing activity...
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Rioters target hotel used to house asylum seekers amid worst UK disorder in years | CNN
CNN — Rioters attacked a hotel used to house asylum seekers in the UK town of Rotherham on Sunday, as the country faces the worst social unrest it has seen in years. The violence was triggered by the stabbing of three young girls in Southport, northwest England, earlier in the week. The far right has...
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Far-right riots erupt in U.K. in the wake of child murders
Starmer denounced the violence Saturday, saying that the right to freedom of expression and violent disorder were “two very different things,” adding that “there is no excuse for violence of any kind.” Some of the protests did not turn violent. In the southwest city of Bristol, groups shouted “we want our country back,” while others...