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Tuesday 5 December 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# rioting

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Clinical psychologist: How do we help children make sense of the horrors of yesterday?
Dr Sara O’Byrne says there are ways to help children deal with the trauma of events in Dublin this week.
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Two men appear in Derry court charged with rioting on night Lyra McKee was shot
Paul McIntyre aged 51, and Christopher Gillen aged 38, were refused bail today at Derry Magistrates’ Court.
Clashes kill 32 in India as court convicts guru of rape
In 2015 he was accused of encouraging 400 followers to undergo castration at his ashram so they could get closer to god.
Activist shot dead as protesters storm government building in Paraguay
Offices were ransacked and 30 people were injured as a demonstration turned violent.
Asian community in uproar in Paris after police shoot dead Chinese man in home
Police arrested 35 demonstrators at a protest against the shooting yesterday in Paris.
A Baltimore mother dragging her son out of riots has taken over the internet
She gave him some wallop.
Ferguson to be under curfew for the second night
The US Attorney General has asked for a second autopsy on the body of Michael Brown.
PSNI officers hospitalised following Belfast rioting
The violence began following a Loyalist protest to Republican anti-internment march.
In pictures: The last time Ireland met England on that infamous night in ’95
We look back on that notorious match where English fans rioted at Lansdowne Road.
Thunderstorms, rioting and cute Irish babies: here are the 50 most iconic images of Euro 2012
Featuring no less than 25 Ireland-related pics…
A different view: a look back at the 2011 London riots
The most powerful images of the London riots of August 2011.
PHOTOS: Nine police officers injured in Belfast riots
Petrol bombs were thrown and shots fired amid disturbances after the Twelfth of July marches.
Street gangs not to blame for UK riots, analysis shows
Most of those who joined the violence and looting were from Britain’s most deprived areas, suggesting that poverty could be at the root of problems.
Social network chiefs meet British government, police over riots
A spokeswoman for the Home Office said there was “no suggestion” that the sites would be closed down.
London police used BlackBerry messages to foil attacks
Police were sent to areas at high risk of rioting and looting after detectives checked through the messages of handsets taken from people allegedly involved in the violence.
Former FBI, NASA man tracks laptop thief
Greg Martin’s MacBook Pro was stolen during the London riots last week – but tracking software helped him photograph the alleged thief as they used it.
Seventh man arrested over Birmingham hit-and-run deaths
Three men, two of whom were brothers, were struck by a car and killed during last week’s riots.
Cameron: "The fightback has well and truly begun"
Speaking in the Commons today, the British prime minister said the army would not be drafted in to help deal with unrest, but said police would be given extra powers.
London police raid houses over riots
Several courts sat through the night to deal with the number of arrests over the nights of rioting and looting across several English cities.
In pictures: Riots spread to new cities
Videos and photographs of last night’s violence have emerged, showing the full scale of the disorder.
Police probe: No evidence that Mark Duggan fired at officers
Ballistic tests indicate that a handgun found at the scene of Duggan’s death had NOT been fired.
BlackBerry website hacked by anti-police 'hacktivist' group
BlackBerry’s manufacturer said it would allow police to access BlackBerry Messenger posts – and got hacked in return.
Man injured in London riots dies as inquest into Mark Duggan death opens
Meanwhile, social media campaigns have been launched to target those who have been rioting and looting.
In photos: Fire crews work through the night as rioting spreads from London
Hundreds of people have been arrested as rioting and looting spread to Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol.
Hundreds arrested as riots spread beyond London (video)
There were 100 arrested in Birmingham overnight, while the number of arrests in London stands at 334.
Latest: Violence breaks out in London for a third day
Looting and violence has now spread to Hackney in east London. At least 160 people have been arrested since trouble erupted on Saturday night.
Over 100 arrests in second night of London "copycat" riots
Police blame “copycat criminal activity” as over 100 are arrested following violence in Enfield, Brixton and Walthamstow.
London braces for more violence as tensions continue to simmer
Riot police are reported to be heading for Tottenham amid fears of a repeat of last night’s disturbances.
Gallery: Pride and violence at Twelfth parades in Belfast
Loyalists of all ages take part in Orange Order parades; Nationalist youths later turn on police. Our gallery.
Second night of violence across Northern Ireland as the Twelfth parades pass
Violence flared in parts of Belfast, Derry and Antrim last night as violence erupted before and after Orange Order parades.
Riots break out in east Belfast
At least five people reported injured after masked men entered the Short Strand area.