Woman who ‘first shared fake name’ of Southport suspect arrested (www.thetimes.com)
A mother-of-three who works as a swimwear designer has been arrested on suspicion of stirring racial hatred by spreading a fake Muslim name for the suspect in the Southport attack. Bernadette Spofforth, 55, was taken in for questioning by police on Thursday....
UK riots: five essential reads on what triggered a week of violence. (theconversation.com)
Civil servants cannot wear ‘fetish gear’ to work, minister confirms (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Staff at the DWP reportedly objected to the clothes of Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale, a trans woman who co-chairs the LGBT+ Civil Service Network
The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots. (theconversation.com)
Cannabis: Drug production booming in UK's empty high streets (www.bbc.co.uk)
Britain ignored its far-right threat and demonized Muslims. Now racist mobs have spiraled out of control. (www.analystnews.org)
Deep space radar site in Wales to go ahead to protect UK from ‘space warfare’ (www.theguardian.com)
Plans for a network of radars tracking deep space activity to help protect the UK from “space warfare” are to go ahead in Pembrokeshire, despite the opposition of local campaigners....
Far-right disorder in England is at ‘turning point’ after arrests, say police (www.theguardian.com)
Senior police have described a “turning point” in the disorder seen across England in the past week, suggesting swift sentencing and a major public order operation acted as deterrents to far right-led agitators....
Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk shared a fake Telegraph article claiming Keir Starmer was considering sending far-right rioters to “emergency detainment camps” in the Falklands....
UK riots: how does the violence compare with unrest in August 2011? (www.theguardian.com)
The sight of scurrying looters and widespread rioting across multiple English cities may be an unusual one. But the disorder has a 21st-century precedent in another overheated August....
Thousands of counter-protesters take to UK streets as far-right unrest fails to materialise (news.sky.com)
Counter-protesters have turned out in UK cities amid warnings of at least 100 far-right marches being planned for Wednesday night....
Drone pictures show extent of Grantham Aldi supermarket fire (archive.is)
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BREAKING: A woman has reportedly fallen through the boards on Blackpool Central Pier onto the beach below. (x.com)
Attack submarines stuck in port waiting for maintenance (www.thetimes.com)
Royal Mint opens factory in south Wales to recover gold from e-waste (www.theguardian.com)
Immigration lawyers fear offices being targeted (www.bbc.com)
Labour has been virtually silent on Britain’s neglected seaside towns – they need a national strategy. (theconversation.com)
Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines for sewage spills (www.bbc.co.uk)
Police officers injured in Plymouth and disorder in Belfast as violence spreads (www.theguardian.com)
UK Labour MP Says Right-Wing Politicians, Media Fueled Xenophobic Mob Attacks. (www.commondreams.org)
Mosque leaders find moments of hope after violent disorder (www.bbc.co.uk)
UK minimum wage to rise – here’s how it could really tackle the cost of living and inequality. (theconversation.com)
Malaysia is first country to issue ‘do not travel to UK' warning over riots (www.standard.co.uk)
Malaysia has become the first country to issue a safety warning to its citizens about travel to the UK due to anti-immigration protests and riots....
Far-right thugs throw rocks at Filipino NHS nurses on way to work (www.dailyrecord.co.uk)
Thugs threw rocks at Filipino NHS nurses on their way to work in a hospital as emergency cover during riots....