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Boy, 13, among 15 arrested after protest outside asylum seekers’ hotel

Fifteen people, including a 13-year-old boy, have been arrested after a police van was set alight and fireworks were thrown at officers during a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. Thirteen men and two women, aged between 13 and 54 and ...

11 Feb 2023 at 16:50

Police extend powers to disperse groups gathering outside asylum seekers’ hotel

Police powers to stop people gathering outside a hotel housing asylum seekers have been extended for a further 48 hours to ensure “there is no repeat” of violent disorder. The dispersal zone was put in place outside the Suites Hotel in Knowsley, ...

15 Feb 2023 at 14:28

Missiles hurled and police van damaged during protest over refugees

Protesters have reportedly thrown missiles and damaged a police vehicle at a rally against refugees in Merseyside on Friday. Merseyside Police said officers in Prescot, Knowsley, were dealing with two groups of protesters after a demonstration ...

10 Feb 2023 at 22:53

‘The people of Knowsley are not bigots’: Anti-refugee protesters condemned

Protesters who became violent outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Merseyside have been condemned by police and MPs. Three people were arrested on Friday night on suspicion of violent disorder and taken to police stations to be ...

11 Feb 2023 at 12:38

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Lorcan Williams has plenty to look forward to on big day at Warwick

Lorcan Williams has two leading Grade Two chances at Warwick on Saturday as he will take the rides on both Complete Unknown and Knowsley Road. Both horses are trained by Paul Nicholls, for whom Williams works, and are at the head ...

13 Jan 2023 at 16:07

Rare Somali wild ass born in UK safari park

An extremely rare foal, of which there are just a few hundred left in the wild, has been born in a UK safari park. The male Somali wild ass was born on August 10 at Knowsley Safari in Merseyside to first-time parents Lahra, four,...

19 Aug 2024 at 15:46

Braverman: Frustrations over hotels for migrants ‘understandable’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said housing asylum seekers in hotels is causing “understandable tensions” following ugly clashes between protesters. She said violence was “never acceptable” but “we are all frustrated with the ...

22 Feb 2023 at 19:00

Teenager arrested following protest outside asylum seeker hotel in court

A teenager arrested following protests outside a hotel which has been housing asylum seekers will appear in court. Jarad Skeete, 19, of Aigburth, Liverpool, is accused of violent disorder and assault by beating of an ...

13 Feb 2023 at 02:45

Man, 19, charged over violent protest outside Merseyside asylum hotel

Man charged over violent protest outside Merseyside asylum hotel

A man has been charged with violent disorder and assault over a protest outside a hotel which was housing asylum seekers. Jarad Skeete, 19, of Irwell Close, Aigburth, Liverpool, was among 15 people arrested amid the ...

12 Feb 2023 at 12:30

Poorer pupils’ GCSE grades trail behind their peers’ for over a decade – study

The gap between poorer pupils’ GCSE grades and those of their peers has stalled for over a decade since 2011, new analysis has found. In 2020, the average GCSE grade gap between pupils trapped in long-term poverty ...

10 Feb 2022 at 01:55

Teenagers among five arrested over violent disorder outside hotel

Five people have been charged with violent disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, Merseyside Police have said. Three teenage boys were among those arrested on Thursday after warrants were executed as ...

14 Jul 2023 at 03:08

Deregulation drive meant safety concerns ‘ignored’ before Grenfell – inquiry

A government drive for deregulation meant concerns about the safety of life were “ignored, delayed or disregarded” in the years before the Grenfell Tower fire, the inquiry into the disaster has found. In its ...

04 Sept 2024 at 12:18

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