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Southport attack could have been prevented - inquiry

A teenager had "clearly revealed" he was an extreme danger and his attack on a children's dance class which led to the deaths of three young girls in Southport, "could and should have been prevented", a public inquiry in the UK has found.

UK • 4 hrs

Brian Spencer, 40, was recorded gyrating his hips and taunting police lines as they were pelted with stones and bricks.

Man hit in groin with brick during UK riots jailed

A man seen in a viral video being hit in the groin with a brick during the summer's riots in Southport, England has been jailed.

World • 24 Dec 24

(L-R) Alice Dasilva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King died in Southport

Teen accused of Southport murders facing terror charge

A teenager accused of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July has been further charged with a terrorism offence and the production of deadly poison ricin, police and prosecutors said.

UK • 29 Oct 24

Keir Starmer is understood to have said there is no doubt that levels of policing in the right places have acted as a deterrent to disorder

Starmer tells police to stay on 'high alert' after unrest

The UK Prime Minister has told his third emergency Cobra meeting since violence broke out last week that police need to remain on "high alert", after many planned protests failed to materialise on Wednesday night.

UK • 09 Aug 24

Demonstrators at an anti-racism protest in Walthamstow, London

Starmer to chair third emergency Cobra meeting this week

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will chair a meeting of his government's emergency committee meeting this afternoon, saying it was "important that we don't let up" despite a quieter night of protests last night.

UK • 09 Aug 24

Around 6,000 officers have been mobilised to respond to incidents of violence and disorder around the country

UK riot police on standby for 'foreseeable future'

British riot police are expected to stay on standby for the "foreseeable future" including through the weekend "and beyond", according to a police chief.

UK • 07 Aug 24

Demonstrators threw stones at police in riot gear before overturning vehicles, setting a car alight and starting a fire next to a police office

Three officers injured, eight arrested after UK riot

Eight people have been arrested and three police officers taken to hospital following rioting in Sunderland.

UK • 03 Aug 24

There were protests near a mosque in Southport on Tuesday evening

UK police expect weekend of unrest after Southport attack

Police across the UK will be out in force this weekend and mosques are tightening their security following rioting and other violent incidents since Monday's killing of three children in northwest England.

UK • 02 Aug 24

Protesters remonstrate with police officers outside the entrance to 10 Downing Street

New measures to tackle disorder after UK attack - Starmer

A teenager appeared in court charged with murdering three girls in a stabbing attack, as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new "national capability" to tackle disorder that broke out after the incident.

UK • 01 Aug 24

A tense demonstration took place near Downing Street

UK police deployed to prevent more violence after riots

UK police were deployed to prevent a repeat of overnight violence in which dozens of officers were injured, following the mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party that killed three children.