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At least 10 police officers injured in violence outside Rotherham hotel
At least 10 police officers have been injured after far-right rioters gathered outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.
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’Desperation’ behind sharp rise in energy theft
"Desperation" is behind a sharp rise in the number of reports of energy theft or meter tampering, according to a fuel poverty charity.
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‘Nick them quick’ approach to be used against UK rioters, minister says
Courts could sit for 24 hours to rapidly remove rioters from streets, but there are no plans to bring in army
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Far-right rioters shout ’p***’ as they drag Asian man from his car
Video footage shows the moment when violent far-right rioters dragged an Asian man out of his car and smashed it up.
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Sunderland rioters hurl rocks at Filipino NHS nurses heading to work for emergency coverage
The Filipino NHS workers were targeted by rioters in Sunderland, leaving them "terrified" as they headed to work in taxis to provide emergency cover amid violence breaking out
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First country advises citizens against traveling to the UK following week of riots
Malaysia has become the first country to issue a travel warning to its citizens going to the UK - following a week of violent disorder in major cities such as Liverpool, Hull, Manchester and Rotherham
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Elderly Brit, 77, arrested for allegedly refusing to pay £10,000 bill at Ibiza restaurant
A British man, 77, was arrested in Ibiza after refusing to pay a huge restaurant bill. The man was dining with five other women, who were also arrested by police
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Liverpool riots: Families flee Disney Princess cruise ship as police officer suffers broken jaw
Merseyside Police said a number of police officers were injured tackling serious disorder in Liverpool city centre because thugs threw bricks and other missiles at them
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At least 57 arrests in connection to ’completely unacceptable’ riots
Some 57 people - including children - have been arrested in connection with the riots which have blighted cities and towns today and yesterday.
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Sunderland riot fire destroys vital service used by struggling families
The burned-out Citizens Advice Bureau was the only place in Sunderland able to give free help under the government’s Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service
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Hull riot escalates with fires set across the city as protesters clash with police
Riots have erupted across England following the brutal killings of three young girls at a dace party in Southport earlier this week where several others were injured
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Public warned after razor blades found under far-right extremist stickers at train station
British Transport Police are urging the public to report any findings of stickers advertising a far-right extremist group after a razor blade was discovered hidden underneath one in a train station
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Two men charged in connection with alleged Russia-linked arson plot
Two more men have been charged in relation to an alleged arson attack against a Ukraine-linked business in London, taking the total number of suspects to seven.
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BBC removes Doctor Who-themed Children in Need advert that starred Southport stabbing suspect
In a now-deleted clip promoting the charity from 2018, Axel Rudakubana is seen leaving the Tardis dressed as The Doctor, wearing a trench coat and tie to look like the show’s former star David Tennant.
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Map reveals locations of riots across the UK, with dozens more planned
Violence has continued to erupt across the country, with dozens more protests planned for this weekend in the wake of the Southport stabbings.
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Police charge seven teenagers in connection with Southend seafront violence
Boys aged 14 to 18 face charges including attempted murder after disorder earlier in week
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Irish police question man over woman’s death in County Cork
Woman named locally as Daena Walsh died shortly after being found with serious injuries in Midleton flat
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Muslim stabbed at train station hours before far-right demonstration at Liverpool mosque
A train station stabbing left Liverpool’s Muslim community on edge today, even before far-right protesters gathered outside a city mosque.
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Inside the UK riots: Right-wing groups fueled by misinformation
Reporters investigating the dissemination of information that sparked the riots on Tuesday have tracked them to a number of far-right groups active on social media
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Sunderland police station set on fire as rioters hurl beer barrels at police
Sunderland Central Police Station on Waterloo Place in the city centre was set on fire by protestors on Friday evening as thugs took to the streets over Monday’s attacks in Southport
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Home Office threatened to deport man likely to be a key witness in the Bibby Stockholm inquest
Yusuf Deen Kargbo was roomate of Leonard Farruku and almost certainly last person to have seen him alive
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Armed police swoop in at Manchester station after train evacuations
Chaos engulfed Manchester Victoria station after an incident this afternoon.
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Pilot dies as aeroplane makes horror crash landing on busy motorway in ’indescribable’ tragedy
A pilot has been killed in the Netherlands in a "tragic accident", as the flight school confirmed the aeroplane crashed onto a busy motorway, sparking a huge fireball
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Police release images of seven individuals following Aldershot migrant hotel protest
Hampshire Police are investigating after protests outside the Potters International Hotel on Wednesday night.
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Insurance boss warns against using pensions to drive UK growth
Government must defuse ‘ticking timebomb’ of people not saving enough for retirement, says Royal London CEO