Police failed to follow up on a tip-off before hundreds descended on Preston, using it as a staging post for anti-immigration protests across the south

Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance

Exclusive: Analysis shows 55% of accounts were located overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from US More than half the accounts that posted on Elon Musk’s X about the rioting in Belfast and the civil disorder in Southampton in June were based outside the UK, an analysis by the Guardian can reveal. Of the 8,672 accounts whose combined posts about the events exceeded 1,000 views, just 45.3% were shown as from the UK, according to the social media platform’s own location function. Continue reading...

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The latest Covid inquiry report has found that billions of pounds the UK spent on personal protective equipment were wasted.