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The parents of the six-year-old girl who died in a fatal stabbing have paid an emotional tribute to their daughter

The woman was arrested on suspicion of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred and false communications and has now been bailed.

After more than a week and a half of unrest, The Independent looks at what each leadership candidate has said about the riots sweeping the UK

The UK has experienced more than a week of violent rioting, during which white nationalists have marauded through towns and cities, fighting with police and calling for borders to be closed to keep out immigrants. Gangs have intimidated non-white citizens and laid siege to hotels housing vulnerable asylum seekers. Arrests…

Who influences the influencers? This is one of the pressing questions about the coordination and management of the far-Right riots and assaults following the murder and mayhem at the Taylor Swift children’s dance event in Southport on July 29.

When news broke that a 17-year-old male had stabbed a number of young girls in Southport, misinformation swiftly followed. First, that the perpetrator was an asylum seeker or refugee who had come to the UK on a boat. This was discredited and information emerged that the individual was British-born. But…

More rioters are being sentenced in Leeds today (9 August), following days of unrest across the UK, off the back of a knife attack on three young girls in Southport.

Well-wishers raise £2,000 for driver, who wife says feels responsible for children’s deaths

Editorial: After terrible days since the Southport stabbings, rightwing rioters have been rebuffed by the law and the people

The girl’s family said they were ‘deeply saddened’ by unrest that has broken out since the attack

Police across the UK issued warnings over the spreading online of an ‘incorrect’ name for the suspect