Days after an angry crowd marauded through Sunderland, people in the industrial port city are trying to make sense of what just happened.
Tag: England
Violent U.K. Riots Pose Challenge to Keir Starmer’s New Government
The new Labour government’s strong law-and-order approach to the violence has mostly spared it from criticism, even from the Conservatives, who only recently left power. But challenges remain.
Riots Break Out Across UK: What to Know
The country begins a new week on edge after anti-immigrant riots, fanned by disinformation from the far right, broke out in cities across Britain.
UK Police Brace for Unrest After Southport Stabbing
Protests escalated over the weekend in towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland, with dozens arrested and more demonstrations unfolding on Sunday.
Who Are the Far-Right Groups Behind the U.K. Riots?
After a deadly stabbing at a children’s event in northwestern England, an array of online influencers, anti-Muslim extremists and fascist groups have stoked unrest, experts say.
Who Are the Far-Right Groups Behind the U.K. Riots?
After a deadly stabbing at a children’s event in northwestern England, an array of online influencers, anti-Muslim extremists and fascist groups have stoked unrest, experts say.
The U.K. Riots Were Fomented Online. Will Social Media Companies Act?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called out social media groups for the misinformation on their platforms that sparked violent clashes this week. But holding them accountable is tough.
Sprouts Spotted by the Stump of the Sycamore Gap Tree
Vandals last year chopped down the famed tree, which had stood on Hadrian’s Wall in England for nearly 200 years.
Suspect in Southport Stabbings Is Named
A judge allowed the naming of the 17-year-old charged with murder, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed a crackdown on riots fueled by far-right misinformation.
Disinformation Fed Far-Right Riot in England After Deadly Stabbing
More than 50 police were injured in an outbreak of violence driven by false reports that the suspect in the stabbing attack on a children’s dance class was a migrant.