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A new way of thinking about empathy could cool Britain’s migration rows

Recent protests at asylum hotels in Epping, Essex, have prompted calls from the hotel’s residents for something rare in UK migration debates: understanding. This is something that has been clearly lacking in the conversations fuelling anti-immigrant protests, from Southport in summer 2024 to Ballymena in Northern Ireland and Essex this…

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‘The Lions built this club’: watching the first Test at Ballymena RFC, home of Lions legends

The Northern Irish club that produced Willie John McBride and Syd Millar is steeped in the history of the Lions even if it has no players in the 2025 squad

The Guardian - UK

‘The place is empty, a lot have left’: Ballymena weighs up impact of anti-migrant riots

Plenty feel shame at last month’s unrest, but mobs who targeted Roma families feel they got what they wanted

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More than 100 officers were hurt in Northern Ireland riots – Boutcher

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said the actions of his officers had saved lives during the first night of violence in Ballymena last month.

Evening Standard

Teenage boys accused of Ballymena sex assault appear before court again

The 14-year-olds are charged with the attempted rape of a girl in the Clonavon Terrace area of the town last month.

Evening Standard

Man bailed over charges of spraying manure on road before Ballymena Pride parade

Isaac Adams, of Lislaban Road, Cloughmills, appeared before Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday charged with a number of offences.

The Independent UK

Teen in court after manure sprayed on streets in ‘protest against Pride event’

Isaac Adams admitted he’d been spreading the manure over the surrounding roads in order to disrupt the Ballymena Pride parade

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The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that

History tells us attacks on migrants are a predictable result of political failings, distorted media coverage and far-right opportunism, says Lanre Bakare, an arts and culture correspondent for the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

More than 30 arrests made by police investigating disorder in Northern Ireland

Some 23 people, including a 13-year-girl and her mother, have been charged in connection with the disorder.

Evening Standard

Absence rates spike at schools closest to Ballymena disorder

Stormont Education Minister Paul Givan said children have been coming to schools traumatised.

Evening Standard

Further five arrests made by police investigating disorder

The latest arrests include a man, aged in his 20s, who has been detained in relation to an arson attack on Larne Leisure Centre.

Evening Standard

More police officers hurt during fifth night of violence in Northern Ireland

The violence followed an alleged sex attack on a teenage girl in Ballymena.

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland one petrol bomb away from a racist murder, Belfast rally hears

Hundreds braved the rain to attend the anti-racism rally in the city centre.

Evening Standard

The Ballymena violence has nothing to do with ‘protecting women’. It is racism, pure and simple

Northern Ireland has always seen high levels of violence against women and girls. Blaming migrants is a useful way to distract from that, says political commentator from Northern Ireland Sarah Creighton

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‘Where are the foreigners?’: does a facile explanation lie behind Ballymena’s outbreak of hate?

Northern Ireland faces stark questions over the racism, xenophobia and intolerance that has forced families from abroad to flee

The Independent UK

Petrol bombs thrown at police during fifth night of Northern Ireland disorder

Police have come under attack for a fifth consecutive night in Northern Ireland, in what has been dubbed a ‘week of shame’ for the region.

Evening Standard

PSNI prepares ‘scaled-up’ operation for weekend after disorder

There will be ‘a large policing presence across Northern Ireland’ over the weekend, a senior officer has said.

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The Guardian view on riots in Northern Ireland: racist violence does not express ‘legitimate grievance’

Editorial: Politicians must analyse the forces behind mob unrest, but not in terms that make excuses for it

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Evening Standard

63 police officers injured in ‘week of shame’ in Northern Ireland

Disorder began in Ballymena on Monday after an alleged sexual assault on a girl at the weekend.

Evening Standard

22 police officers injured in night of disorder in Portadown

The scenes in the Co Armagh town came after three consecutive nights of trouble in Ballymena, Co Antrim.

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Why have anti-immigration riots broken out in Northern Ireland?

Anti-immigrant riots began in Ballymena, but economic grievances may not be enough to explain the phenomenon.

The Independent UK

‘Stop this violence’ plea as disorder continues in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s police chief said the victim’s family was ‘mortified’ by the disorder

Evening Standard

Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.

The Independent UK

History is repeating itself in my hometown and it’s terrifying to watch

NORTHERN IRELAND: Like everywhere in Northern Ireland, Ballymena has suffered its share of atrocities. Now it’s happening all over again, writes Kate Devlin

Evening Standard

PSNI chief warns rioters ‘we will arrest you’

Forty-one officers have been injured in the unrest, which had resulted in 15 arrests by Thursday evening.

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