Anti-racism protesters rally after week of riots.

Thousands of anti-racism protesters have rallied in cities and towns across England after a week of anti-immigrant rioting and disorder.

Gatherings in locations where anti-immigration protests had been expected – including north London, Bristol and Newcastle – were largely peaceful, with counter-protesters chanting “refugees are welcome here” forming the bulk of the crowds.

Police had been braced for further violence, with thousands of officers deployed and more than 100 events anticipated. Rioting was sparked by misinformation online that the suspect in the fatal stabbing of three little girls in Southport on the 29^th of  July was a Muslim asylum seeker.