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rewrite this title Why Scotland may have avoided far right unrest

Summarize this content to 1000 words PA MediaLiverpool is one of the English cities which saw clashes over the last weekFor more than a week, far-right violence has been flaring up in cities in England and Northern Ireland – but not so far in Scotland.It begs the question, are we immune north of the border?The violence began after the murders of three girls in Southport in Merseyside. Posts online erroneously
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rewrite this title Crowd surge at Boardmasters leaves festival-goers injured

Summarize this content to 1000 words A crowd surge at a music festival has left a small number" of people injured with some requiring hospital treatment, police said.The incident happened on Friday in Newquay at the Boardmasters music festival, which is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors over five days.Devon and Cornwall Police said the incident was isolated with festivities continuing, although organisers said a planned set by
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rewrite this title Starmer says swift justice acting as riot deterrent

Summarize this content to 1000 words Merseyside PoliceBrothers Ellis Wharton (L) and Adam Wharton (R) were jailed at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting to looting a library in the city on Saturday nightThe Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has said swift justice including sentencing has been a deterrent to more violent disorder. There do not appear to have been any new anti-immigration protests in England overnight. Unrest erupted last week
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rewrite this title Early photojournalists recorded suffragettes and ‘mush-fakers’

Summarize this content to 1000 words AlamyChristabel Pankhurst, in a 1909 portrait by photojournalist Christina BroomTwo of the earliest pioneers of photojournalism, who captured groundbreaking images of street life and political upheaval, are being honoured with blue plaques at their former homes.Christina Broom, one of Britain’s first female press photographers, recorded the burgeoning suffragette movement in the early 1900s.John Thomson captured Victorian street characters, such as 'Hookey Alf of Whitechapel'
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rewrite this title Starmer says rioters can expect rapid sentencing

Summarize this content to 1000 words Keir Starmer: 'We are able to cope with this disorder'The prime minister has said those caught being involved in riots across England and Northern Ireland can expect to be rapidly processed through the courts.After chairing his second emergency co-ordination meeting with police chiefs in as many days Sir Keir Starmer emerged to say he was now expecting “substantive sentencing” of rioters within days.James Nelson,
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rewrite this title Ex-police chief likens riots to terrorism

Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesNeil Basu was in charge of counter-terrorism at the Metropolitan Police from 2018 to 2021The former head of counter-terrorism policing says some violence during the riots has “crossed the line into terrorism”.Neil Basu, who held the top counter-terror job between 2018 and 2021, said: “I hope my successors are looking at that very closely.”He told the BBC: “I think we have seen serious
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rewrite this title Police officer injured after second hotel targeted in Tamworth

Summarize this content to 1000 words Rioters celebrate as fire blazes at Tamworth hotelThree petrol bombs were thrown at a Holiday Inn Express hotel in Tamworth on Sunday night, Staffordshire Police said.One officer suffered a suspected broken arm in what the force described as "targeted violence", with projectiles and fireworks thrown from a "hostile" crowd.Extra officers were drafted in from neighbouring forces in order to deal with the incident -
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rewrite this title More than 90 arrests made at far-right demonstrations

Summarize this content to 1000 words Watch: Clashes and burning cars at protests in UKMore than 90 people were arrested after far-right demonstrations descended into riots in towns and cities across the UK on Saturday.Bottles were thrown, shops looted, and police officers attacked in areas including Hull, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Blackpool and Belfast - but not all demonstrations turned violent.The prime minister has pledged to give police forces the government's
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rewrite this title Sunderland rioters attack police office and set car alight

Summarize this content to 1000 words Police HourA fire has been set next to a police buildingA police office building has been attacked and the property next to it set alight during clashes between rioters and police in Sunderland. Three injured officers were taken to hospital and eight people arrested, Northumbria Police said. Beer cans and stones were thrown at police officers in riot gear outside a mosque and at
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rewrite this title Exodus of new mums fuels teacher shortage in schools

Summarize this content to 1000 words Gemma Laister/BBCCara Carey left teaching after finding it incompatible with raising a familyWomen in their 30s are, numerically, the biggest single group leaving teaching, according to new analysis seen exclusively by the BBC. More than 9,000 of them left teaching in England 2022-23, compared with just over 3,400 men of a similar age. In a report called Missing Mothers, researchers urge more family-friendly policies