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#BBCNews - live page https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0jqjxe8d1yt
UK protests latest: Home secretary says 'thuggery has no place on Britain's streets' after disorder in several cities
Rival protests are taking place in several cities across the UK, including #Manchester , #Belfast , #Liverpool #Leeds #Hull #Nottingham
Police in Liverpool say a number of officers have been injured. Officers there struggled to separate anti-immigration protesters from anti-fascist demonstrators
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'Fire at #library building as serious violent disorder goes on' in #Liverpool
Spellow Hub was opened last year as the 'library of the future' to help people into work
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/fire-library-building-serious-violent-29673133
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UK protests latest: More than 90 arrests after far-right demonstrations turn violent
#ukprotests
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The deputy national chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales says the "abhorrent, senseless acts of violence" that took place yesterday are detracting officers from everyday policing.
"We're not able to attend all the 999 calls because of what's happening," Lynch adds, saying officer morale and wellbeing is being affected by the riots and "we haven't got an infinite number of officers".
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Video of clashes and burning cars at protests in UK - #BBCNews
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c728897wz85o
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More shocking news - from #Rotherham - via #HopeNotHate :
Rioters are trying to set fire to the Holiday Inn in #Rotherham, housing terrified asylum seekers
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Eerily similar scenes to one from 1992, same sickening horrifying feeling
You might remember when German neo-Nazis set fire to a tower block in Rostock, Germany, to drive asylum seekers out
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V guardian:
Conservatives left UK wide open to far-right violence, says former adviser
Exclusive: Dame Sara Khan, who advised May, Johnson and Sunak, says recent administrations failed the country
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Faith leaders have said "too many people have sought to use the [ #Southport ] tragedy to create division and hate".
Leaders from the Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and Hindu communities, among others, issued a joint stmt :
Division can destroy the very relationships and environment that we depend upon every day of our lives and there is no place for hate in our communities. It can - and has - left communities in fear and has put people in danger. there is far more that unites than divides us"
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UK PM Keir Starmer condemns "far-right thuggery" on UK streets and says those involved "will regret it"
His comments follow violence in several cities on Saturday and further unrest on Sunday
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We've seen crowds gather today in #Rotherham #Bolton #Hull #Southport #Middlesbrough and elsewhere, with varying levels of unrest.
In Middlesbrough, the BBC team has witnessed demonstrators carry a banner referring to the Southport knife attacks, before throwing cans and bottles at police officers and shops with the shutters down.
Youths wearing masks have attacked cars, with one overturned and set alight.
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A #BBC reporter on the ground in #Rotherham has seen rioters get inside a hotel which has been targeted this afternoon.
Individuals wearing balaclavas could be seen at the windows as the crowd outside tried to force its way in.
Police officers have been repeatedly attacked and have had wooden fence panels thrown at them.
One local woman who joined an earlier anti-immigration protest told the BBC's Navtej Johal the scenes at the hotel are “absolutely barbaric… this is not what we’re here for"
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South #Yorkshire 's Mayor Oliver Coppard says he is "utterly appalled by the violence" in #Rotherham today.
"What we’re seeing is not protest, it is brutal thuggery directed against some of the most vulnerable people in our society", he says in a statement.
"The people carrying out these attacks do not represent the beautiful, brilliant place and people I know. We will come after those carrying out this violence with the full force of the law."
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V #BBCNews:
Protesters chanting "get them out" have gathered at the Holiday Inn Express hotel in #Rotherham
Windows and doors have been smashed at the hotel, and a large bin was set alight outside the building
Police officers with riot shields have surrounded the building and are trying to push people back
Stand Up to Racism demonstrators have left the area, but hundreds of people who oppose asylum seekers are still there
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There are also protests in #Bolton , #Southport and #Middlesbrough , where the crowd broke through the police guard
The policing minister told the BBC that the unrest has spread fear in communities and that people are particularly "frightened because of the colour of their skin"
Protests started across the country after the killing of three young girls in Southport on Monday
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#BBCNews - 'My life is threatened - there is no hope here'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2edd7gmjy2o
#UKRiots
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#BBCNews - Ex-police chief likens riots to terrorism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9eex9qj4xo
#UKRiots
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#BBCNews - Footage shows six days of #violence and #disorder in the UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cgrjjw1y0z1o
#UKRiots
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There was more unrest in parts of the UK last night, with police coming under attack in #Belfast , #Darlington and #Plymouth
In South Belfast, riot officers had stones and petrol bombs thrown at them, while six people were arrested in Plymouth for what police described as a "range of public order offences and assaults"
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the Northern Ireland Assembly is being recalled from its summer recess to discuss Saturday’s violence and disorder on the streets of #Belfast
The assembly will debate a motion on Thursday condemning the criminal damage affecting businesses and rejecting "all forms of #Islamophobia #xenophobia and #racism
Earlier, a Belfast judge said the violence in Belfast had "racist elements" as he denied bail to four men who were charged in relation to the disorder.
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Healthcare workers have been told to "remain vigilant" and travel in groups by the Royal College of GPs after the past week of violence.
The college is concerned about reports of "horrific and completely unacceptable" abuse and violence against GPs and their staff, "especially those from ethnic minorities".
"Where possible and appropriate, travel in groups, avoid known areas of unrest, and keep your mobile phones charged and accessible," the body says.
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Meanwhile, the Royal College of Nursing says the "scenes around the country are nothing short of despicable racism".
"Migrant nursing staff are precious members of our communities, hardwired into the very DNA of our health and care services – we ask government to ensure that anybody targeting them pays a very heavy price."
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V #BBC 's Nick Eardley:
'Some MPs are starting to call for Parliament to be recalled in response to violence in recent days.
This morning, Reform UK’s Nigel Farage and Labour’s Diane Abbott have joined the calls.
No 10 is playing down the prospect at the moment.
As things stand, MPs aren’t due back in Westminster until next month.'
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More than 370 people have been arrested after the past week of violent disorder / #riots in the UK, the National Police Chiefs' Council says
#Australia , #Malaysia , and #Nigeria have given their citizens travel warnings about the disorder in the UK
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#BBCNews - No 10 to hold emergency Cobra meeting after weekend of violence
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwddpzyxpzo
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UK press review: 'Far right on rampage' and 'Tommy Robinson in Cyprus'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv33pgrq4lo
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#BBCNews - 'Violent acts of thuggery' as crowd gathers at hotel
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjjww791xnlo
#Tamworth
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#BBCNews - UK protests video: Hotel attacked and police injured in more clashes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9wvvly8grgo
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#BBCNews - UK violence will 'leave a scar' on High Streets
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20ll7zg7npo
#UKRiots
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