Rioters in the United Kingdom were seen confronting drivers to see if they were “white and English” before letting them pass through a protest in the wake of the stabbing rampage in southern England that killed three young girls in a dance class. “Are you English? Are you white?” one rioter can be heard shouting...
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10 wonderful British stays for railway lovers
8. The Old Station, Allerston, North Yorkshire It was 1950 when the last passenger boarded a train at Ebberston station, actually at Allerston, just five miles from Pickering and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Set in two acres, three imaginatively converted carriages sleeping four to six people, and the Ticket Office with two double bedrooms...
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FG Issues Travel Advisory For Nigerians Travelling To UK – Trending News
The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a travel advisory for Nigerians travelling to the United Kingdom following racially motivated riots in parts of the kingdom. The advisory was contained in a Statement by the Spokesperson of the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, Eche Abu-Obe. The Ministry cautions Nigerians travelling to or who currently...
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Be vigilant, FG issues travel alert to Nigerians over UK violence
The Federal Government has issued a travel alert to its citizens in the United Kingdom due to heightened violence and disorder following recent riots. The travel alert was signed by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Ode, on Monday. According to Reuters, violent protests erupted in towns and cities in Britain...
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UK Prime Minister Slams ‘Far-Right Thuggery’ After Attack On Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly condemned an attack Sunday on a hotel housing asylum seekers that saw at least 10 police officers injured, one seriously, describing it as “far-right thuggery.” In a statement from 10 Downing Street on Sunday afternoon, the prime minister vowed that the authorities will “do whatever it...
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Malaysians urged to stay safe amid protests in the United Kingdom
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians residing in or travelling to the United Kingdom have been advised to stay away from areas involved in protests over the stabbing incident in Southport. Wisma Putra urged Malaysians to remain vigilant and follow the latest updates and guidance provided by local authorities. “Malaysians who have not yet registered with the Malaysian...
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First country warns tourists ‘do not travel to UK’ after riots sweep Britain
Malaysia has become the first country to warn its citizens against visiting the UK as riots across the country continue. The notice was released via Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said it is “closely monitoring the series of protests currently taking place in several areas of the United Kingdom, following the stabbing incident in...
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UK grapples with worst riots in 13 years
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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How USIU lecturer conned students Ksh.10M for UK trip that never was
By Franklin Wallah Published on: August 03, 2024 09:53 (EAT) Police in Nairobi are investigating how a lecturer allegedly duped several students of USIU-Africa out of more than Ksh.10 million for a trip to the United Kingdom that never was. The students who recorded statements at the Kasarani Police Station allege that the said lecturer...
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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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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...