'Rioters face football ban' and 'Britain boarded up'

A protester wearing an England flag turned out in Finchley, north London on 7 August

Several of the front pages carry pictures of the thousands of anti-racism protestors who took to the streets on Wednesday including the Daily Mail which calls it the "night anti-hate marchers faced down the thugs".

According to the Guardian the paper says some formed human shields to protect asylum centres in towns, cities and areas across England.

Metro leads on a report Russian users of the messaging app Telegram have been infiltrating far-right channels, where the violence has been discussed.

On the front of the Times the paper says thousands of anti-racists outnumbered and "scared off far-right extremists" on Wednesday night.

The Daily Express says a "war of words" has erupted over allegations of "two-tier policing", when it comes to managing the disorder. The head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has dismissed allegations of bias as "complete nonsense."

Those involved in the street violence could be barred from attending football matches, the i newspaper says adding police are looking into links with hooliganism.

In other news, the Daily Telegraph reports on a study by academics in Poland, that suggests there could be health benefits to eating ice cream made with milk from horses, rather than cows.

The Financial Times leads with a move by asset manager H2O to pay investors €250m in order to avoid a Financial Conduct Authority fine.

Finally, the Daily Star splashes on a report that cats have been misunderstood and are not as aloof and standoffish as thought.

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