“Most X accounts posting about #Belfast and #Southampton unrest were based outside #UK
Analysis shows 55% of accounts were located overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from USA”
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Exclusive: Analysis shows 55% of accounts were overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from USCarmen Aguilar García (the Guardian)
State department’s incendiary charge into UK politics comes from Trump who leant into personal feud with London mayor, Sadiq KhanAndrew Roth (the Guardian)
State department warns of ‘ideological conditioning’ in message of condolence to family of murdered studentJamie Grierson (the Guardian)
The Hampshire force whose officers responded to the murder of Henry Nowak have a higher than average racial disparityVikram Dodd (the Guardian)
Comments from Europe and Japan focus on immigration and statements about ‘Britain’s descent into depths of the earth’Kim Willsher (the Guardian)
Senior police figures are pushing back against politicians they accuse of stoking tensions over Henry Nowak’s murderPeter Walker (the Guardian)
Clear-up has begun but psychological impact likely to last much longer as community recovers from violent protestsSteven Morris (the Guardian)
Badenoch differentiated herself from Nigel Farage in response to Henry Nowak’s murder and supporters say her ratings are risingPeter Walker (the Guardian)
Christi Hill and male police officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa case on AI platforms including GrokJamie Grierson (the Guardian)
Cars damaged and bricks strewn across streets after demonstration over Henry Nowak’s murder erupts into riotSteven Morris (the Guardian)
Sarah Jones says guidance that black and white suspects should be treated differently gives ‘wrong impression’Ben Quinn (the Guardian)
Demonstration follows family’s plea for death not to be used to create divisionSteven Morris (the Guardian)
Prime minister echoes family’s plea that case should not be used to target communitiesPeter Walker (the Guardian)
Hampshire police commissioner writes to Keir Starmer over ‘national tragedy’ of Southampton stabbing last DecemberSteven Morris (the Guardian)
Vickrum Digwa, 23, who fatally stabbed Henry Nowak, 18, to serve at least 20 years before being eligible for paroleSteven Morris (the Guardian)
Company found to have had ‘laissez-faire’ attitude to bullying of Parmjit Bassi, whose colleagues also accused him of knife attackJamie Grierson (the Guardian)
