Protests over the mass-stabbing that took place in Southport spread to other areas of the country on Wednesday evening.
Hundreds gathered outside Downing Street, in the centre of London, at 7pm for a rally following the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the Merseyside town on Monday.
In Hartlepool, Co Durham, a number of arrests were made after protesters clashed with riot police in the centre of town as they attempted to march towards a nearby mosque, reports suggest.
In London, the Metropolitan Police issued a warning ahead of the planned rally saying that “any disorder will be dealt with swiftly”, instructing protesters to remain within the immediate vicinity of the Downing Street entrance gate and to leave by 8.30pm.
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