Senior police have warned that more violent protests are expected in the coming days, and say nearly 4,000 extra officers are ready to respond. Tensions have escalated since the killing of three young girls in southport on monday, there were more than 90 Arrests Yesterday in cities including bristol, Belfast And Hull. Earlier i spoke with the bbc s shelley phelps. We heard earlier on from the Policing Minister, Dame Diana Johnson, who was keen to stress that the government are reassured that the police have the resources they need to deal with the disorder that we are seeing this weekend. She said they had been clear about that and they had the powers that they needed. She talked about things like mutual aid, so this is where different police forces can work together and allow them to put extra officers in certain parts of the country. Another element of the approach to this by the government is focusing on pushing this point that there this point that there will be consequences for pe
Arrested after far right demonstrations descended into scenes of violence in towns and cities on saturday. It follows days of unrest after false information was spread online about the killings in southport. Greg Mckenzie reports. Tensions had been building all week, and yesterday saw an escalation of the Violence And Unrest linked to far right groups across england and northern ireland. Police forces stretched to their limits, fighting running battles like this in liverpool overnight. The scene of some of the worst violence, which turned into reported looting late in the evening. A number of officers were injured, with the mayhem spilling out into the citys main shopping areas. There were reports of youths throwing fireworks at the police. In a statement, merseyside police said. The people who have brought such Aggression And Destruction into the heart of our communities do not represent the people of merseyside. This is disgraceful and we will not tolerate it. The prime minister, Sir
Officers are available to respond. Tensions have escalated since the murder of three young girls in southport nearly a week ago. At least a 100 people have been arrested after far right demonstrations descended into scenes of violence in towns and cities on saturday. Greg Mckenzie reports. Tensions had been building all week, and yesterday saw an escalation of the Violence And Unrest linked to far right groups across england and northern ireland. Police forces stretched to their limits, fighting running battles like this in liverpool overnight. The scene of some of the worst violence, which turned into reported looting late in the evening. A number of officers were injured, with the mayhem spilling out into the citys main shopping areas. There were reports of youths throwing fireworks at the police. In a statement, merseyside police said. The people who have brought such Aggression And Destruction into the heart of our communities do not represent the people of merseyside. This is disg
Girls in southport nearly a week ago. More than 90 people have been arrested after far right demonstrations descended into scenes of violence in towns and cities on saturday. It follows days of unrest after false information was spread online about the killings in southport. Greg mckenzie reports. Tensions had been building all week, and yesterday saw an escalation of the Violence And Unrest linked to far right groups across england and northern ireland. Police forces stretched to their limits, fighting running battles like this in liverpool overnight. The scene of some of the worst violence, which turned into reported looting late in the evening. A number of officers were injured, with the mayhem spilling out into the citys main shopping areas. There were reports of youths throwing fireworks at the police. In a statement, merseyside police said. The people who have brought such Aggression And Destruction into the heart of our communities do not represent the people of merseyside. This
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