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Police have released images of eight people they are looking to identify after “criminal activity” at a protest outside a hotel housing migrants in Aldershot. Hampshire Police said one of their officers suffered a minor injury in the disruption outside the Potters International Hotel on Wednesday evening. They say a minority of the 200 people

A police unit will be set up to tackle violent disorder across the country after rioting by far-right groups in the wake of the Southport stabbings, the prime minister has announced. Sir Keir Starmer said he would not allow a “breakdown of law and order on our streets” following violent scenes in Southport, Hartlepool and

Several protests have been planned for the coming days over the Southport stabbings – despite a warning from the prime minister he will not allow a “breakdown of law and order on our streets”. Announcing a new police unit to tackle violent disorder, Sir Keir Starmer blamed “a gang of thugs” for a riot in

The BBC would have sacked Huw Edwards if he had been charged with making indecent images of children while employed by them. In a statement released after the former news anchor pleaded guilty to three offences in court this morning. A BBC spokesperson said: “The BBC is shocked to hear the details which have emerged

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a mass stabbing in Southport. Three children, six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar, died as a result of the attack at The Hart Space community centre. A “Taylor Swift Yoga and Dance Workshop” aimed at children aged

A man who stopped to help at the scene of the Southport stabbings described “locking eyes” with the attacker and says seeing the injured children will “probably stay with me for the rest of my life”. Speaking for the first time since it happened, Joel Verite detailed Monday’s tragedy moment by moment, first being met

A third child has died after Monday’s knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport, police have said. The nine-year-old girl died in hospital on Tuesday morning, Merseyside Police said. The first two deaths – of girls aged six and seven – were confirmed by the force on Monday evening. Five other children

Two children have died and nine others are injured after a stabbing in Southport, north of Liverpool, this morning. All of the nine children who were injured were stabbed and six are in a critical condition. Two adults are also in a critical condition. Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said: “We believe that the

Police have declared a “major incident” in Southport after reports of a stabbing and a “number of reported casualties”. Police said a knife had been seized and that a man had been detained but urged the public to avoid the area near Hart Street. In a statement, Merseyside Police said: “We can confirm that emergency

A woman has died after she was attacked while walking her dog in Suffolk. Anita Rose, 57, was found unconscious by a member of the public lying on a track near Rectory Lane, Brantham, at around 6.25am on Wednesday. Ms Rose had left her house at around 5am to take her springer spaniel, called Bruce,

Two men in their 20s have been killed after a light aircraft crashed in a field in North Yorkshire. Emergency services were called to a rural location in Thorganby, near Selby, on Sunday morning, police said. The victims are thought to be the pilot and his passenger. Their next of kin have been informed. Image:

New footage has emerged showing the alleged assault of three police officers at Manchester Airport before a man was kicked in the head. The video, obtained by the Manchester Evening News, shows the chaotic scenes which led to an officer kick and stamp on the head of a man who was lying face down on

Thousands of Tommy Robinson supporters have gathered to protest in central London. The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, rallied his supporters on social media early on Saturday, claiming: “Today the people of Britain will send a message to the world. “We will remain silent no longer. WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK.”

A criminal investigation has been launched into the police officer filmed kicking and stamping on a man at Manchester Airport. The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said it was investigating the officer caught on camera earlier this week. A decision will then be made on whether to refer the matter to

The man whose head was kicked and stamped on by a Greater Manchester Police officer is related to someone who serves on the force, a lawyer for the family has said. Akhmed Yakoob made the comment in a statement outside Rochdale Police Station a day after footage of the incident at Manchester Airport was shared

The man who was kicked in the head and stamped on by a police officer has a cyst on his brain, a lawyer for the family has said. Akhmed Yakoob made the comment in a statement outside Rochdale Police Station, a day after footage of the incident at Manchester Airport was shared widely on social

When Louise* received a letter from the police regarding their investigation into her abuse at the hands of a long-term partner, it was not the outcome she was hoping for.  The letter said there was not enough evidence to take further action, and her case was closed. “I was devastated,” she told Sky News, “I

Three children who died after a house fire in east London have been named as their parents paid tribute to them, saying: “Your lives were a blessing”. The children died after the blaze broke out in a terraced property in Napier Road, East Ham, just after 8.30am on Saturday 13 July. They have now been

Video has emerged of Olympian Charlotte Dujardin repeatedly whipping a horse during a training session. Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian pulled out of the Paris Games over the footage, recorded during a lesson at a private barn. The 39-year-old said it was “completely out of character” and “does not reflect how I train my horses

Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian, Charlotte Dujardin, has pulled out of the Paris Games after a video emerged showing her “making an error of judgement” in a coaching session. The dressage rider, who won team and individual golds at the London 2012 Games, had been set to compete in both the individual and team events