Phillip Norton
Reporting from Bolton

Two groups of protestors have been clashing in Bolton. Within half an hour after the protest started peacefully, about 250-300 people - most with faces covered with black face masks or balaclavas - charged towards Bolton Town Hall.

They began shouting "Allahu Akbar" - or God is greatest - as they arrived at one side of the town hall where a separate group had gathered waving England flags. Police officers kitted out in full riot gear, with batons raised, were swiftly joined by a line of horses.

At one point, amid a further cry of "Allahu Akbar", some began throwing eggs at police officers - before then charging around streets in the town centre.

Both groups then met up in another street in a flash point - kept apart by police lines, but close enough to throw bottles, broken tiles and launch fireworks at each other.

Greater Manchester police are here in great numbers, keeping both sets of demonstrators apart but the atmosphere is tense.

Greater Manchester Police have issued an order in Bolton which requires people to "remove face coverings used to disguise or conceal their appearance" - known as a Section 60AA order.

Another order - Section 60 - gives officers "extra powers to stop and search people" during the unrest, a statement says, external.

And the earlier dispersal order is also still in place.

These temporary powers will be enforced until 22:00 BST tonight.

“You will see we continue to have a large presence in the town and these additional powers, on top of those authorised earlier which allow us to disperse crowds, will allow us to prevent incidents and keep people safe", Chief Inspector Natasha Evans said in the statement.

Earlier today protesters threw missiles at windows and appeared to force a burning bin into the hotel in Rotherham.

It is unclear whether the hotel is housing asylum seekers. We did call the hotel to ask, but no one picked up.

South Yorkshire's Mayor Oliver Coppard says he is "utterly appalled by the violence" in Rotherham today.

"What we’re seeing is not protest, it is brutal thuggery directed against some of the most vulnerable people in our society", he says in a statement.

"The people carrying out these attacks do not represent the beautiful, brilliant place and people I know. We will come after those carrying out this violence with the full force of the law."

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In the last hour or so, our reporter on the ground in Rotherham has seen rioters get inside a hotel which has been targeted this afternoon.

Individuals wearing balaclavas could be seen at the windows as the crowd outside tried to force its way in.

Police officers have been repeatedly attacked and have had wooden fence panels thrown at them.

One woman who lives locally and joined the anti-immigration protest earlier (which later dispersed) told the BBC's Navtej Johal the scenes at the hotel are “absolutely barbaric… this is not what we’re here for".

Away from Rotherham for a moment and more than 300 people are marching through Middlesbrough, carrying banners and chanting.

The protesters have reportedly broken free of the police guard. Taxis were smashed up and some businesses have closed early.

Pieces of slate, vapes and bottles have been thrown at officers, which has led to two arrests.

Police have been using dogs to hold the group back, but one man sat on the bonnet of a police car to stop it from moving.

Local police say they've made a number of arrests, and are asking people to avoid the town centre.

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We are watching several live streams from people outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, and it looks like police have mostly surrounded the building, and are attempting to push the crowd back.

There are still hundreds of people gathered there but the number of police officers appears to have increased significantly and the fire we reported on earlier has been extinguished.

At least one police officer has been injured.

Some protesters appear to have got into the hotel, though it's unclear how many.

Most people now seem to be standing back, watching and filming on their phones.

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We're getting more pictures coming in from the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham as demonstrators clash with riot police.

As we reported earlier, it is unclear if the hotel is housing asylum seekers, or if it has been evacuated. We have called the Holiday Inn to ask, but no-one answered.

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We're reviewing footage posted online of a disturbance at a hotel in Rotherham.

Hundreds of people have gathered outside a Holiday Inn Express and are clashing with riot police.

Officers with shields are trying to prevent people from getting inside, but several windows have been smashed.

In the last few minutes, a large bin close to a window or door has been set alight.

More riot police officers appear to have been drafted in to deal with the unrest in the last few minutes.

We've just got a short statement from IHG, the company that owns the Holiday Inn Express chain.

All the statement says is: "The safety and security of our guests and colleagues is always our priority."

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We are getting more reports that the situation in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is getting worse.

Earlier today, both pro and anti-immigration demonstrators gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express on the outskirts of the town. Here's what we know so far:

• The atmosphere there has "turned ugly", our reporter who was there says. He counted at least eight broken hotel windows
• Protesters are throwing things at the hotel and a road outside was blocked by a group opposing asylum seekers
• Wooden fence panels and glass bottles have also been thrown at police
• Stand Up to Racism demonstrators have left the area, but hundreds of people who oppose asylum seekers are still there
• The day had started peacefully, with nothing more than the two opposing groups shouting at each other

We don't know if the hotel is housing asylum seekers, nor if it has been evacuated. We called the Holiday Inn Express several times, but no-one picked up.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have issued a Section 34 dispersal notice for Bolton, lasting until 22:00 BST tonight.

It means "officers have extra powers to deal with anyone taking part in causing anti-social behaviour" in the area, GMP said in a statement, external.

Officers will be able to order anyone "who is causing, or very likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress" to leave immediately.

The notice applies to anywhere within the map below.

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Navtej Johal
Reporting from Rotherham

A cheer has just gone up from the crowd as another window of the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham is smashed.

I’ve counted eight broken windows so far.

Wooden fence panels from the building’s perimeter and glass bottles have also been thrown at police officers.

There are hundreds of people here, many of them onlookers, some with children. The crowd is moving from one side of the building to another and the atmosphere is turning ugly.

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A cafe and supermarket in south Belfast have been damaged by a fire, following anti-immigration protests.

A number of cars were also burnt out in the Donegall Road area.

Supermarket manager Bashir, whose business was hit, tells the PA news agency: "People attacked this place, racism against Islam and Muslims, especially the Muslim community."

He claims the "police did nothing", adding "what kind of police are letting the people burn everything down?"

“I can't describe it,” he says when asked how he feels. “We couldn't even sleep last night”.

Northern Ireland Justice Minister Naomi Long has condemned the violence in the city, saying the "demonstrations were orchestrated by those motivated by a desire to create fear and division.

"They have no regard for human life and are focused on spreading misinformation and disinformation to alienate some sections of our community," she adds.

Navtej Johal
Reporting from Rotherham

The Stand Up to Racism demonstrators have now left and hundreds of people opposing the housing of asylum seekers at this hotel on the outskirts of Rotherham have now surrounded the building.

A road has been blocked by police vehicles, a line of officers is guarding the entrance to the hotel, and objects have been thrown at the windows.

Riot officers wearing helmets are also lined up in front of the crowd and a police van has just been attacked with protestors rocking it and throwing objects.

The crowd have been chanting: “Get them out” and, “Yorkshire”.

Navtej Johal
Reporting from Rotherham

More now from Rotherham, where as we reported just a moment ago, pro and anti-immigration demonstrators have gathered outside a Holiday Inn Express.

Objects are now being thrown at the hotel, a road has been blocked by the group opposing asylum seekers, with riot police in the thick of it.

Navtej Johal
Reporting from Rotherham

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There are around 100 demonstrators supporting refugees and asylum seekers outside a Holiday Inn Express Hotel on the outskirts of Rotherham in south Yorkshire. The hotel is believed to house asylum seekers.

The crowd has been chanting, “say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here.”

But in the last half an hour, a larger number of people opposing the asylum seekers have arrived in the hotel car park.

Many of them are waving St George and Union flags. They’ve been chanting, “You’re not welcome anymore” and some of them are wearing masks.

There’s also a large group of onlookers, many of them shoppers from the Aldi supermarket opposite, who are watching events.

A large police presence, which includes some officers on horseback, is also here.

The rival demonstrators are being kept apart by an island of purple barriers. Other than some angry chanting, for now, there hasn’t been much trouble.

Street cleaners in Hull worked through the night remove debris from the yesterday's violence, the city council says.

Volunteers also turned up to help with the effort, with people arriving from 07:00 BST this morning.

"Yesterday we saw the worst of Hull but already today we have seen the best," councillor Jack Haines says.

The main streets are largely clear and the interchange has reopened, but a number of shops are still closed.

"The best way anyone can help today is to come together, enjoy our city and support local shops and business," he adds.

Twenty people have been arrested in Hull "after a night of chaos and disorder," police say.

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Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer says yesterday's unrest must be "a wake-up call to all politicians who have actively promoted or given in" to anti-immigration rhetoric.

In a post on X, external, the MP for Bristol Central says she is "appalled by what has taken place in cities across the UK this weekend".

Denyer says "we have seen racists terrorising local communities" and "raiding shops owned by people of colour".

Fourteen people were arrested in Bristol, with Avon and Somerset Police describing some of the scenes there as "completely unacceptable".

Denyer says "our work now is to unite, in Bristol and nationally".