43 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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3 d. ago Rioters livestream themselves burning down a HOUSE on TikTok in Ballymena after 'Romanian' teens 'tried to rape girl'

Footage shared on social media shows thugs giggling as they torch a residential home after smashing the windows and breaking in.

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3 d. ago Riot police at leisure centre blaze after 'masked thug's' cause disorder in UK town

Riots continue in Northern Ireland for the third night, as youth storm Larne Leisure Centre to smash window and set wheelie bins on fire before placing them inside

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3 d. ago ‘In 14 years, never anything like this’: Ballymena’s foreigners describe fear after rioting

Some residents put up union jacks in an attempt to be spared from attacks while others say their windows were smashedWhen the mob comes hunting down Clonavon Road, the foreigners who remain entrust their fate to stickers on front doors and flags on windows that signal they are the good foreigners, the foreigners who cause no trouble, and deserve to be spared.“Filipino lives here,” declare posters with the Filipino flag, pasted as talismans against destruction. Other families have erected union jacks and loyalist bunting in hope of deflecting the crowd’s wrath and avoiding selection. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Rioters livestream themselves burning down a HOUSE on TikTok in Balleymena after 'Romanian' teens 'tried to rape girl'

Footage shared on social media shows thugs giggling as they torch a residential home after smashing the windows and breaking in.

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4 d. ago Riot police clash with masked yobs in second night of chaos as fires break out and hundreds take to the streets in Northern Ireland after 'Romanian' teens accused of attempted rape

A crowd of 300 yobs hurled petrol bombs at cops, smashed windows and torched cars the day after a peaceful vigil of 2,500 people on Monday descended into mayhem.

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4 d. ago Vandals with hammers smash windows at BBC headquarters in Newcastle and daub ‘Free Gaza’ graffiti

Police have appealed for information following the attack on the building in the early hours of Tuesday

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5 d. ago Windows smashed at BBC building and daubed with ‘Free Gaza’ graffiti

A clean-up operation had wiped off the graffiti by Tuesday lunchtime.

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6 d. ago Four arrested in horror incident after petrol poured through letterbox of flat

A number of windows were also smashed in the area, with a large police presence at the scene

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7 d. ago LA protesters 'smash police car windows' as Trump vows to send in National Guard

After protests broke out across a number of Los Angeles neighbourhoods over immigration enforcement, Donald Trump promised to take drastic measures to put an end to the demonstrations

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9 d. ago Sex assault horror across Paris after PSG Champions League win: Shocking footage shows huge mob surround terrified women's car and smash window as other victims describe sexual violence

Shocking video has shown how a mob attacked a pair of young women, screaming at them and smashing its windows in as they tried to drive through the city.

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2 w. ago Police launch hunt after thugs smash windows and throw paint on Jewish

Scotland Yard are treating the attack claimed by Palestine Action in Stamford Hill as ‘racially aggravated criminal damage’

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2 w. ago The revealing inside account of how Baroness Bra came undone: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Rise and Fall of Michelle Mone

Director Erika Jenkin's documentary builds to an infamous confrontation with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, with the Glasgow businesswoman squirming under questions about the PPE scandal.

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2 w. ago Eyewitnesses say Liverpool fans 'rushed to smash vehicle windows' as driver 'rammed into crowd'

Liverpool fans were left fleeing in horror as a vehicle ploughed into supporters celebrating the Reds' Premier League title win, with onlookers desperately trying to stop the car

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3 w. ago James Martin furious as his car is broken into and his window smashed in broad daylight

TV chef James Martin shared with on social media and told fans that his car had been broken into during 'broad daylight' leaving his windscreen smashed to pieces

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3 w. ago James Martin rages at lawless London as yob smashes his car window after friends were mugged or had cars stolen in last two weeks

Martin, who hosts James Martin's Saturday Morning on ITV every week, took to Instagram to hit out at crime rates in the capital after he and several friends were all targeted in the space of a week.

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3 w. ago James Martin rages at lawless London as yob smashes his car window after friends were mugged or had cars stole

James Martin rages at lawless London as yob smashes his car window after friends were mugged or had cars stole  Daily Mail

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3 w. ago Watch as brazen thief smashes ambulance window to steal crew’s bags

Watch as brazen thief smashes ambulance window to steal crew’s bags  This Is Local London

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3 w. ago Hunt for thief who smashed ambulance window in London and stole backpacks

Hunt for thief who smashed ambulance window in London and stole backpacks  Sky News

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3 w. ago Paramedics’ backpacks stolen from ambulance while they attend medical emergency

An ambulance window was smashed to gain entry

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