18 h. ago Brit Grandfather stranded in Israel during Iran attacks says foreign office 'abandoned' him

James Eden is stranded in Jerusalem and has described the city as a “ghost town”.

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45 h. ago The Guardian view on riots in Northern Ireland: racist violence does not express ‘legitimate grievance’ | Editorial

Politicians must analyse the forces behind mob unrest, but not in terms that make excuses for itA reputation for political violence is one reason Northern Ireland has historically attracted fewer immigrants than the rest of the UK. In that context, increasing diversity could be read as a measure of progress; a peace dividend after the Troubles. That isn’t how it has felt to families cowering in fear of racist mobs this week. The riots started in Ballymena, ostensibly triggered by the arrest of two boys, reported to be of Romanian origin, accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. A community vigil mutated into a racist rampage. Masked thugs targeted the local migrant population. When police came to quell the pogrom, officers were attacked with bricks, fireworks, petrol bombs. There was contagion. Windows were smashed and a fire started at a leisure centre in nearby Larne that had been used as a temporary refuge for those fleeing the Ballymena violence. There were outbreaks of di...

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46 h. ago The three things terrorist Alexander Dighton blamed for his vicious attack on police officers

The 28 year-old loner said his grievances which led to his attacks on police had been brewing for 15 years or more.

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46 h. ago Terrorist clad in body armour who tried to stab police officer to death and blow up van with molotov cocktail is jailed for life

Alexander Dighton, 28, knocked one officer unconscious and stabbed another in the leg when he launched an attack on Talbot Green Police Station in Rhondda Cynon Taf on January 31.

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47 h. ago Video shows moment terrorist lures police officers out of station to attack them with knives and hatchet

Alex Dighton was armed with poles, molotov cocktails and a knife when he attacked officers at Talbot Green police station leaving two needing hospital treatment

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47 h. ago Footage of Hainault sword attacker slashing at police shown to court

Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

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48 h. ago Terrorist who attacked officers outside police station jailed for life

Alexander Dighton was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday afternoon.

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48 h. ago Armoured thug stabbed officer and knocked another unconscious in police station attack

Dighton remarked in a police interview he did not consider the scope of damage, ‘merely that blood had to be spilt’

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48 h. ago Armed man who attacked officers outside police station jailed for life

Alexander Dighton was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday afternoon.

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48 h. ago Man who attacked officers with Molotov cocktail had been referred to Prevent

Andrew Dighton, who attacked officers outside a Welsh police station, had been referred to an anti-terror programme a year previously.

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48 h. ago Officers showed ‘exceptional bravery’ during unprecedented police station attack

Alexander Dighton, 28, attacked officers outside the Talbot Green police station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, on January 31.

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49 h. ago Man who attacked officers outside police station had been referred to Prevent

Andrew Dighton had been referred to the Prevent anti-terrorism programme a year before his attack on officers in Talbot Green in South Wales.

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52 h. ago Footage of Hainualt sword attacker slashing at police shown to court

Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

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52 h. ago Live updates as man being sentenced for trying to kill police officer with knife and Molotov cocktail outside station

Alexander Dighton, 28, attacked officers in a huge disturbance in January outside Talbot Green police station

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60 h. ago Man to be sentenced for attacking officers with hatchet outside police station

Alexander Dighton, 28, attacked three police officers at Talbot Green police station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, on January 31.

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63 h. ago Moment 'killer' attacks police officers with samurai sword as they try to arrest him after schoolboy was slashed to death in street

This is the horrifying moment police officers were attacked by a man with a sword, in footage which was shown to the jury at the Daniel Anjorin murder trial. 

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4 d. ago Second night of rioting in Ballymena leaves 17 police officers injured

Racially motivated attacks have left families in fear, say police, after unrest broke out over alleged sexual assaultA second night of rioting has left 17 police officers injured and caused damage to several homes, businesses and vehicles in Ballymena in Northern Ireland.A crowd launched a “sustained attack” on officers on Tuesday night by hurling petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks in the County Antrim town, a police spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Idiot rioter accidentally sets him self on fire after Molotov cocktail disaster in Ballymena

Fireworks and bottles were thrown at police in a second night of Ballymena violence but one idiot's attempt backfired spectacularly and bit him on the backside . . . literally

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4 d. ago Idiot rioter accidentally sets himself on fire after Molotov cocktail disaster in Ballymena

Fireworks and bottles were thrown at police in a second night of Ballymena violence but one idiot's attempt backfired spectacularly and bit him on the backside – literally

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4 d. ago Prison officers assaulted by inmates 'almost every day' in Scotland's jails

Scottish Prison Service data shows 350 officers were attacked during 2024-25 –the highest number in five years.

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