The protests were fuelled by false rumours on social media about the background of British-born 17-year-old suspect Axel Rudakubana, charged with several counts of murder and attempted murder over the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party. Rudakubana is accused of killing Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and...
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Protests turn violent in Sunderland as U.K. unrest spreads after Southport killings
Protesters attacked police and started fires in the northeast English city of Sunderland on Friday as violence spread to another northern city following Monday’s killing of three children in Southport. Anti-immigrant demonstrators threw stones at police in riot gear near a mosque in the city before overturning vehicles, setting a car alight and starting a...
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UK government warns of tough response to far-right protests as police prepare for more unrest
LONDON (AP) — Several suspects arrested in violent protests that erupted after the fatal stabbing of three children in northwest England were due in court Friday as officials braced for more clashes that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned and blamed on “far-right hatred.” Starmer vowed to end the mayhem and said police across the U.K....
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U.K. court names 17-year-old stabbing suspect to counter misinformation | CBC News
The 17-year-old boy charged with murdering three girls and stabbing 10 other people in a dance class was named in a U.K. court Thursday partly to counter misinformation about his identity that has been blamed for triggering violent protests across England. Judge Andrew Menary said his decision to allow Axel Rudakubana to be named was...
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British police charge 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children at Taylor Swift-themed dance party
British police said Thursday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition. The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence, and agitators fired up by anger and misinformation clashed with police near the prime minister’s...
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2024 Summer Olympics Series: United Kingdom | JD Supra
London has hosted the Olympics on three occasions: in 1908, then again in 1948 and most recently in 2012. During that time, the world of employment law has changed dramatically. Each London Olympics has taken place against an evolving landscape of labor laws, reflecting the socio-economic and political attitudes of their times. The Olympics of...
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Quality assurance: High hopes of return to global standards
UNITED KINGDOM Could England’s higher education regulator come in from the cold after years of frozen relations with UK universities and the European Standards and Guidelines? That’s one of the questions left unanswered after the publication of an independent review of the Office for Students (OfS). Led by Sir David Behan and titled Fit for...
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Far-right protesters target Southport mosque, clash with UK police
Merseyside Police urge end to speculation over 17-year-old suspect arrested over Monday’s fatal attack on children’s dance class. A large crowd of far-right, anti-Muslim protesters has clashed with police in Southport in the northwest of England, hours after the town held a vigil for those killed and injured in a knife attack on a Taylor...
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Police, protesters clash near site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class: ‘How many more children?’
Riots erupted outside a mosque in the UK Tuesday near where three young girls were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Incensed crowds hurled bottles and stones at police officers — and even ignited a police van in protest of high levels of knife-related violence in England that culminated in the brutal slashing...
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Third child dies after UK stabbing attack at Taylor Swift-themed dance class
LONDON (AP) — A 9-year-old girl wounded in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class in northwestern England died Tuesday, bringing the death toll to three, as police questioned a 17-year-old suspect arrested minutes after the rampage.The girl was identified as Alice Aguiar by Portuguese Secretary of State for Communities Jose...
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UK Cops Question Teen After Deadly Knife Attack Kills 3
Flowers, teddy bears and tributes were left near the scene of Monday’s stabbing spree Southport, United Kingdom: UK police on Tuesday questioned a 17-year-old suspect arrested after a “ferocious” knife attack which killed three children and critically injured eight others. Flowers, teddy bears and tributes were left near the scene of Monday’s stabbing spree at...
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UK leader accuses far right of hijacking a town’s grief after killing of 3 children sparks violence
LONDON: Residents swept up broken bricks, shattered glass and burnt plastic on Wednesday (Jul 31) after far-right protesters clashed with police outside a mosque in a northwest England town where three girls were fatally stabbed. A violent crowd of several hundred hurled bricks and bottles at riot police and set garbage bins and vehicles on...