Sunderland left to pick up pieces after far-right riot causes chaos in city Ten people have been arrested after beer cans and bricks were thrown at riot police in night of violence The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024
UK Police Mobilise For Far-right Protests After Third Night Of Riots UK police readied Saturday for more far-right protests across England after a third night of rioting linked to misinformation about a mass stabbing that killed three young girls. International Business Times · Aug 3, 2024
Man with swastika tattoo at Sunderland riots praised by far right protester for ‘pure British’ body art Mob comdemned as ‘plain Nazis’ after another evening of disorder in England The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024
Teenager accused of Southport murders played Doctor Who in Children in Need advert The Southport suspect was signed up to a casting agency as a child Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2024
Far-right riots flare in Sunderland amid ongoing UK anti-immigrant protests Police say officers faced ‘serious and sustained levels of violence’ after several hundred people rampaged city centre. Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2024
Far-right rioters in Sunderland ‘will not define us’, says mayor Kim McGuinness says rioters do not define city and praises residents clearing the streets after riots The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024
'Shameful': Rioters hospitalise three police officers in Sunderland disorder EIGHT people have been arrested and three police officers taken to hospital following rioting in Sunderland city centre, police said. The National (Scotland) · Aug 3, 2024
Starmer vows ‘all necessary action’ as far-right protesters and police clash in UK cities Arrests were made for a range of offences, including violent disorder and burglary Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2024
Dozens arrested across UK as Cooper says ‘violent thugs will pay the price’ – as it happened Far-right groups and anti-racism campaigners are facing off in cities around the UK The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024
Violent Unrest Erupts In Britain's Northeast Violent unrest in Britain's northeast leads to arrests and injuries after fatal stabbings, sparking protests and government warnings. Top News · Aug 3, 2024
Sunderland condemn ‘shameful’ disorder following protest in city centre The club said the city ‘will forever be for all’. The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024
Police station torched and mosques on high alert after rioting spreads to Sunderland Education secretary and Sunderland MP Bridget Phillipson describes unrest as ‘unforgivable violence and thuggery’ The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024
Eight people arrested and three police injured in Sunderland after another night of disorder Overturned car set alight and beer cans and stones thrown at police amid face-off with hundreds of demonstrators The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024
The new town I grew up in radically improved life for my family. Labour is right to champion them In Washington, Tyne and Wear, we found space, security and community. It shows the power of good planning, says architect and presenter George Clarke The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024 Rapid results: UK ballot counters braced for race to declare first winner Boundary changes, paper thickness and ace returning officer’s transfer could have a bearing on who declares first
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024 The Farage faithful know he’s a fraud but they don’t care The Reform UK candidate brought the air of a televangelist to a rally in Sunderland that was all show and no substance
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2024 Flash the Qash: Nissan Qashqai Tekna+ Although a Japanese brand, Nissans have been a great British success story, writes Sean O’Grady. Built in Sunderland, with a design team in London, the ubiquitous SUV has been given a definite lift
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 We have abandoned our vulnerable children For 14 years, the Conservative government has shown no interest in the lives of young people in difficulty
Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2024 Who is Bridget Phillipson? Labour's shadow education secretary promises 3,000 more nurseries Ms Phillipson’s political career started in 2010 as MP for Houghton and Sunderland South
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024 Centre forward: Sunderland sets sights on a revival by bringing homes and jobs to its inner city In the 1980s Thatcher helped attract the likes of Nissan to the region, but it could not revitalise the city itself. Now a new industrial strategy, backed by the local council, is aiming for more sustainable results
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024 Doctor Who original cast member William Russell dead at 99 The Sunderland-born actor played schoolteacher Ian Chesterton, Doctor Who’s first male companion, in the first two series of the hit sci-fi show
InsideEVs · May 27, 2024 Next Generation Nissan Leaf Reportedly To Go On Sale In March 2025 Nissan's Sunderland UK plant has undergone $2.5 billion in upgrades to support the Leaf and other future EV production.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2024 George Clarke: ‘I’m 50 soon. I will have lived 24 years longer than my dad, so I live every day to the max’ The presenter on his love of architecture, being too shy for TV, and losing his dad aged seven
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024 Time’s up for inept Lindsay Hoyle By allowing himself to be swayed by Labour arguments over Gaza, the House of Commons speaker has shown himself unworthy of the position
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024 Sunderland may not be like London, Cynthia Erivo, but neither is it like the Britain of old Challenging racism wherever it expresses itself is not the same as disparaging a place because it is too white