After a teenager admitted murdering three girls at a dance class, Keir Starmer said people were being radicalized into violence for its own sake and terrorism laws might need to change.
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Southport Stabbing: 18-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Murder at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class
Axel Rudakubana on Monday admitted committing the deadly attack last July. Officials later said he had been referred to a government counterterrorism program three times before his rampage.
A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing.
Andrew McIntyre, a British extremist who played a key role in fomenting last summer’s unrest, was sentenced last week to seven years in jail.
Teen Accused in U.K. Taylor Swift Dance Class Stabbing Charged With Terror Offenses
The police said that they found Ricin and an Al Qaeda training manual in the suspect’s home. The attack on little girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event stoked anti-immigrant sentiment.
UK Asylum Seekers Are Still on Edge After the Far-Right Riots
Abdulmoiz, an asylum seeker from Sudan, feared for his life when far-right rioters tried to set fire to the hotel where he was housed. The violence has eased, but he is still afraid.
U.K. Riots Pose Critical Test for Keir Starmer
Even after restoring order, the new prime minister faces a bigger challenge: defusing the issues of fraying public services and a cost of living crisis that underlie the unrest.
U.K. Riots Pose Critical Test for Keir Starmer
Even after restoring order, the new prime minister faces a bigger challenge: defusing the issues of fraying public services and a cost of living crisis that underlie the unrest.
How Anti-Immigrant Riots Flared in the U.K.
A far-right movement fueled by disinformation has brought fear and violence to cities across England and in Northern Ireland. That has in turn prompted counterprotests.
Riots Break Out Across UK: What to Know
The country was bracing for more unrest, with fresh protests planned after a weekend of demonstrations turned into anti-immigrant riots.
‘Why Trash Your Own Town?’ An English City Reckons With a Riot.
Days after an angry crowd marauded through Sunderland, people in the industrial port city are trying to make sense of what just happened.