42 h. ago UK police arrest 11 around soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv

British police have arrested 11 people around a Europa League soccer match in Birmingham between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv

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54 h. ago Stop and search powers remain in place after protests before Aston Villa match

Palestinian flags and banners calling for a boycott of Israel were placed on the ground beside Trinity Road amid pro-Palestinian chants.

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58 h. ago UK police arrest 6 ahead of soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv

British police said six people were arrested Thursday evening ahead of Aston Villa’s Europa League soccer match with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Birmingham, a match that has seen fans from the Israeli team banned

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61 h. ago Kent school described as 'lifeline for autistic kids' to close

Kent school described as 'lifeline for autistic kids' to close  This Is Local London

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66 h. ago Masked Muslim protesters post 'Zionists not welcome' signs around Birmingham ahead of Aston Villa match against Israeli team as 700 police gear up and schools close early

Gangs of masked Muslim protesters have posted 'Zionists not welcome' signs around Birmingham just hours before Aston Villa 's clash against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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66 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should the Villa vs Maccabi FC match be allowed to go ahead tonight despite Muslim protestors threatening violence?

Gangs of masked Muslim protestors have posted 'Zionists not welcome' signs around Birmingham just hours before Aston Villa 's clash against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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68 h. ago Schools close early amid crowd trouble fears at Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match

The tensions have led to a decision to ban Israeli fans and keep the away stands empty for the duration of the game

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2 d. ago UK schools to close due to 'high risk' as 700 police deployed ahead of Europa League clash

Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv's Europa League clash tonight has became a major political battle after away fans were banned from attending and now some schools are closing early

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2 d. ago Aston Villa vs Tel Aviv: Birmingham schools to close early ahead of 'high risk' game

Schools in Birmingham have confirmed they'll be closing early ahead of the game between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv - despite a huge policing operation and contingencies being put in place

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3 d. ago Greater Manchester school forced to CLOSE after 'serious electrical fault'

Students will be set work online

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5 d. ago More than 700 officers will be deployed to police Aston Villa

West Midlands Police said its goal is to ensure fan safety and facilitate peaceful protest.

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5 d. ago Police close primary school after 'threatening messages' made online

The decision has been made to close Dafen CP School in Llanelli on Monday, November 3.

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5 d. ago UK primary school forced to close as major incident sees police swarm area

Dafen CP School in Llanelli, Wales, has been closed today due to 'threatening messages' being made online - police are currently at the scene and in the surrounding area

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9 d. ago Renfrewshire Council confirms it wants to close schools in Johnstone

A paper — to be considered by councillors at today’s children services and education policy board — makes no reference to a new-build Thorn Primary School as previously promised.

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1 week ago Businessman who was on stage at Tower Hamlets Muslim demonstration calls for peace after Nigel Farage calls protesters 'foreign invading army'

‘We are a peaceful people that do not want any trouble with anyone’, says businessman who sold balaclavas to protesters before march

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1 week ago 'Terrifying' scenes of masked Muslim protesters on the streets of east London like a 'foreign invading army', claims Nigel Farage

The Reform UK leader today condemned the scenes of balaclava-clad men who declared they were 'uniting' while chanting a series of messages in Arabic.

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2 w. ago Columns of masked Muslim men chant 'Allahu Akbar' in London in 'protest' against Ukip demonstration

Columns of masked Muslim men chant 'Allahu Akbar' in London in 'protest' against Ukip demonstration  GB News

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2 w. ago Masked Muslim protesters vow to ‘defend our community’ amid UKIP demo

Masked Muslim protesters vow to ‘defend our community’ amid UKIP demo  London Evening Standard

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2 w. ago Masked Muslim protesters vow to ‘defend our community’ as UKIP march moved to central London

Video footage showed one counter-protester urging a crowd to ‘stand firm’ and to be prepared to ‘defend our community’

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2 w. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv declines tickets for Aston Villa game, citing safety concerns

Maccabi Tel Aviv has announced it will decline tickets for a Europa League game against Aston Villa next month regardless of growing calls for the English city of Birmingham to reverse a ban it imposed on the Israeli club's fans

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