Britain has become consumed by racially-motivated violence since the weekend, with far-right groups sparking chaos up and down the country. Riots, considered the worst spate of extremist violence in Britain for years, flared up in Rotherham, where thugs set a hotel housing asylum seekers alight, Hull, Birmingham, Darlington, Plymouth, Bristol, Liverpool and Belfast. In response...
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How much will your summer trip cost in Britain? Find out whether you can travel cheaper by train or plane after factoring in all expenses
It’s a long-held theory that flying is much cheaper than taking the train in Britain – and this is certainly often true when you compare ticket prices. But rail industry bosses have released a new study which they claim shows travelling by train can actually be up to 70 per cent cheaper on similar routes...
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UK cancels two computing infrastructure projects for AI support worth $1.3 billion, to prioritise other fiscal plans | Today News
The United Kingdom has dropped two taxpayer funded $1.7 billion (£1.3 billion) worth of computing infrastructure projects (£500 million and £800 million, respectively), to prioritise other fiscal plans, CNBC reported, citing a government spokesperson. The first project worth £500 million was promised to the AI Research Resource by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government in...
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Britain shuts down as disorder CONTINUES: GP surgeries and shops close early across the country before violence erupts in Plymouth and hundreds of Muslims march through streets of Birmingham
Shops, banks and GP surgeries across the country shut early tonight amid fears of further rioting in the wake of the Southport stabbings. Reports spread on social media suggesting a ‘riot’ was set to hit the West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield at 1pm today, while protesters gathered in Birmingham after rumours of a gathering spread online...
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Map reveals Britain’s top 10 high streets – with London’s famous shopping districts NOT making the shortlist
A pedestrianised high street featuring Poundland, Ann Summers and 24-hour McDonald’s restaurant has been named the best in Britain. Queen Street in Cardiff city centre scored top out of 25 locations across the country, and was commended for its ‘choice and variety of retail’ compared with its rivals. But despite having some of the most...
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UK riots latest: Tourists warned about travelling to ‘dangerous’ Britain following violence
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One of Britain’s oldest shop keepers sells business after break in saw priceless items stolen
One of Britain’s oldest shopkeepers has put his business up for sale after ‘priceless’ antiques were looted from the premises during a break-in. Ninety-seven-year-old George Gillman’s shop in Newton Abbott had the front of his shop shattered and £6,000 worth of goods stolen in the burglary. Mr Gillman, a war veteran, said the jewellery that...
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UK riot chaos continues: Migrant hotel is raided and set alight, shops are looted and police injured by missile barrages as towns and cities across England erupt as anti-migrant protesters clash with officers and counter-demonstrators
The week of violent riots across the UK has continued today as protesters stormed a migrant hotel, started fires, broke through a police guard and clashed on the country’s streets. An angry far-right mob broke into the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire this afternoon before starting a large fire outside the property. At least...
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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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Tinderbox Britain’s week of shame: How days of riots and looting saw police cars torched, shops broken into and innocent passers-by attacked (plus THAT protester getting hit by a brick)
Riots and disorder in England and Northern Wales this week have seen police cars set on fire, shops broken into and pedestrians attacked – with more violence set to come next week. Multiple towns and cities have seen clashes between anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters, with many police officers attacked and injured. The string of violent...
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Britain’s police need water cannons to beat rioting mobs: Fresh plea as violent thugs rampaged through Hull, Manchester, Liverpool and Bristol, with officers suffering broken jaw and nose, shops looted and buildings torched as anarchy sweeps the nation
Ex-cops have pleaded with the government to give the police water cannons to beat rioting mobs, after a day where hordes of violent thugs rampaged across Britain’s cities. The veteran officers said it was time to decide whether the country needs a police force or a police service – as they pleaded for decisive action...
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Profiting from chaos: Looters take advantage of riots to steal wine, phones and crocs as they ransack shops in Liverpool, Hull and Manchester as anarchy sweeps Britain, with police officers hospitalised by thugs and clashes between rival groups
Looters ransacked shops across the UK as they took advantage of last night’s chaos as riots swept Britain – which saw police officers hospitalised by thugs, violence filling the streets and buildings and cars torched. Police forces were pushed to the breaking point as as battles broke out from Bristol and Stoke to Liverpool, Manchester...