Residents swept up broken bricks, shattered glass and burned plastic on Wednesday after protesters clashed with police outside a mosque in a northwest England town where three girls were fatally stabbed. A violent crowd of several hundred hurled bricks and bottles at riot police and set garbage bins and vehicles on fire in Southport, hours after...
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How false claims about a mass stabbing led to a riot in the U.K.
LONDON — In the aftermath, as they swept the streets of charred rubble and reassembled garden walls brick by brick, the residents of Southport tried to make sense of how their seaside town had become the setting of such unimaginable scenes this week. First the mass stabbings. Then the riot. On Monday, a yoga and...
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King battles midges on visit to Highland peat bog declared world heritage site
The King battled midges as he visited a giant peat bog recently given Unesco world heritage site status. Charles arrived at the vast expanse of peatland at Forsinard Flows, Forsinard, Sutherland, on Wednesday, with many well-wishers waiting to greet him wearing veils to deter the pests. The King wore traditional Highland dress including a Sgian...
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Britain clinch historic women’s quadruple sculls rowing Olympic gold after photo finish – as late surge takes Team GB past the Netherlands
Britain had trailed the Netherlands heading into the closing stage of the race The 2023 world champions produced a late surge to edge their rivals at finish Team GB have already surpassed their rowing gold medal haul from Tokyo 2020 By Michael Pavitt Published: 11:49 BST, 31 July 2024 | Updated: 12:30 BST, 31 July 2024...
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Far-right protesters clash with police near the site of U.K. stabbing attack that killed 3 girls
Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6, died from their injuries, police said. “Keep smiling and dancing like you love to do our princess,” Aguiar’s parents said in a statement released by police. “Like we said before to you, you’re always our princess and no one would change that.” King’s...
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Airbus faces criminal probe in Britain over potential export control breach
Airbus said the decision to launch the probe followed an audit carried out by British export control authorities in 2022 | (Photo: Reuters) 3 min read Last Updated : Jul 31 2024 | 9:07 AM IST Airbus is facing a criminal investigation in Britain into potential violations of export control rules involving several of...
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Violent crowd clashes with UK police after young girls killed
A large crowd of anti-Muslim protesters clashed with police on Tuesday in a northern English town where three girls were stabbed to death and five other children critically wounded during an attack on a Taylor Swift-themed event on Monday. The horrific stabbing incident in Southport, a quiet seaside town north of Liverpool, has shocked the...
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Police, protesters clash near site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class: ‘How many more children?’
Riots erupted outside a mosque in the UK Tuesday near where three young girls were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Incensed crowds hurled bottles and stones at police officers — and even ignited a police van in protest of high levels of knife-related violence in England that culminated in the brutal slashing...
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Paris Olympics, Day 4 Finals: Great Britain Retain Men’s 4×200 Free Title With 1:43 Anchor By Duncan Scott
Paris Olympics, Day 4 Finals: Great Britain Retain Men’s 4×200 Free Title With 1:43 Anchor By Duncan Scott No four individuals had combined to win relay gold medals at two different Olympics. The United States’ men’s 4×200 free relay came close when three of the winning quartet at Athens 2004 returned four years later to...
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Great Britain’s Nathan Hales claims trap shooting gold and new Olympic record
By James Toney in Paris Nathan Hales claimed trap shooting gold and a new Olympic record – and not a single animal was harmed in the process. The first time Paris hosted the Olympics in 1900, fans were charged 20 francs to watch live pigeon shooting, 300 birds were killed, and the public outcry was...
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UK delays decision on banning some arms sales to Israel amid Lebanon crisis
The escalating crisis in Lebanon and legal difficulties in defining UK arms exports used solely for offensive purposes has prompted Britain to delay making a decision on banning some arms sales to Israel. It is now likely the decision will be deferred for several weeks, after a rocket attack on the Golan Heights this weekend,...
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Top 10 world news: Death toll tops 100 in Wayanad landslides; UK sentences Islamic preacher to life, and more
More than 100 people died Tuesday after landslides hit Wayanad district of India’s southernmost state of Kerala. According to officials, nearly 350 families reside in the affected region and 250 people have been rescued. Kerala government has declared official mourning in the state on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 31). Radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced...