86 m. ago The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that | Lanre Bakare

History tells us attacks on migrants are a predictable result of political failings, distorted media coverage and far-right opportunismIn early June, the violence began. Rumours of a foreigner assaulting a local woman resulted in groups roaming through a small British town, breaking windows of homes belonging to “outsiders”. A few days later, the police attempted to stop mobs from reaching another nearby multiracial area. Eventually they broke through, ransacking shops and burning down a house, while local media reported that the violence had developed into “something like a fever”.Sound familiar? This isn’t Ballymena, the County Antrim town in Northern Ireland that has seen several nights of unrest in which immigrant homes were attacked after reports of an alleged sexual assault on a local girl by two teenagers, who had a Romanian interpreter read them the charges. These incidents actually took place more than a century ago, during the summer of 1919, as racial violence spread thro...

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13 h. ago British woman dies from rabies after encounter with stray dog

The UK Health Security Agency has warned travellers to exercise caution around animals while on holiday

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16 h. ago Pictured: British mother who died from rabies after being 'scratched very slightly' by a puppy in Morocco

Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, came in contact with the dog while on holiday in February this year

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17 h. ago 'Patients snarl like dogs': The horrifying reality of dying from rabies

Grandmother Yvonne Ford (pictured), 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, became ill two weeks ago and steadily deteriorated until her death this week.

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17 h. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Our top stories from shock Princess Kate cancer update to Brit dies of rabies in UK

In this Wednesday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Kate Middleton missing Royal Ascot to a British mum dying of rabies and ITV brutally axing a Loose Women star

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18 h. ago Rabies warning as grandmother dies after being scratched by stray puppy in Morocco

‘Please take animal bites seriously, vaccinate your pets and educate those around you,’ say Yvonne Ford’s family

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19 h. ago Warning over rabies as grandmother dies after being scratched by stray puppy in Morocco

‘Please take animal bites seriously, vaccinate your pets and educate those around you,’ say Yvonne Ford’s family

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19 h. ago Woman dies of rabies in Yorkshire after contact with dog in Morocco

Yvonne Ford, from Barnsley, had contact with stray animal while on holiday, UK Health Security Agency saysA woman from Yorkshire has died from rabies after contact with a stray dog while on holiday in Morocco, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.Yvonne Ford, from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, was diagnosed in Yorkshire and Humber after returning from the north African country in February. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Rabies symptoms: 'Tingling' pain that could be a sign of deadly infection after Brit woman dies

Pharmacist Abbas Kanani has offered his expert advice on how to tell if you have rabies, following the death of a British woman who was bitten by a stray dog in Morocco

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19 h. ago British mum who died of rabies after being 'slightly scratched by puppy' pictured

She was in Morocco when she was scratched by a puppy

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20 h. ago British grandmother dies from rabies after being scratched by stray dog in Morocco

Yvonne Ford’s family said she became ill four months after trip, starting with a headache, then becoming unable to walk, talk, sleep or swallow

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20 h. ago Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies

It comes after someone in Yorkshire has sadly died from rabies after visiting Morocco

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20 h. ago Travel warning to holidaymakers after woman dies from rabies following dog bite

A British holidaymaker died after being infected with the fatal disease in Europe.

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20 h. ago Grandmother who died from rabies after 'slight scratch' named by family

Yvonne Ford was visiting Morocco when she had contact with a puppy, they said

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20 h. ago Grandmother dies from rabies after ‘very slight scratch’ from puppy in Morocco

Yvonne Ford was on holiday in North Africa in February and only fell ill two weeks ago

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21 h. ago Brit mum who died from rabies named as 'heartbroken' family say she was 'scratched by puppy'

Tributes are flooding in after an animal loving mum from Barnsley has tragically died after being infected with rabies from a stray dog while on holiday in Morocco

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21 h. ago How common is rabies? After UK tourist dies following contact with dog

Once symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal

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21 h. ago Alert as UK woman dies from terrifying rabies she caught from stray dog

Health officials said the woman contracted the illness following contact with a stray dog. But it was only after they returned to Yorkshire that they were diagnosed.

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21 h. ago Brit woman dies from rabies after 'being bitten by stray dog' on Moroccan holiday

The woman was infected with the animal-borne disease after coming into contact with a stray dog while visiting Morocco.

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21 h. ago UK holidaymaker dies from rabies in Yorkshire after being scratched by stray dog in Morocco

Last person to die from rabies in UK was bitten by a cat while on holiday in Morocco in 2018

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