Almost 40 police officers injured at scene of violent disorder in Southport
Merseyside Police said eight officers suffered serious injuries.
Merseyside Police said eight officers suffered serious injuries.
Injuries included fractures, lacerations, a suspected broken nose, a concussion, and other head and serious facial injuries.
Police say the riot outside a Southport mosque was made up of supporters of the English Defence League.
The Prime Minister said rioters in Southport on Tuesday evening had ‘hijacked’ a vigil for victims.
University leaders have been calling on the Government to raise the annual tuition fee for domestic students in line with inflation.
The Home Secretary said ‘scenes of thuggery’ bore no relation to the way in which Southport’s community had come together.
Officers put on helmets and riot gear after stones and bottles were launched at them and police riot vans were attacked.
Many of those taking part in a vigil on Tuesday evening in Southport were in tears as they laid flowers and cards of remembrance.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper urged social media companies to take more responsibility for speculation about the attack spread online.
In a statement to the Commons, Yvette Cooper said ‘our thoughts are with the little children’ while James Cleverly described the attack as ‘heinous’.
Officers should be given the space to probe the case without people guessing at the possible motive or circumstances, Number 10 said.
A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, remains in custody.
Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were all fatally stabbed in the incident in Southport on Monday.
Alice Dasilva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe died in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club on Monday.