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Protesters in Belfast set fire to a house and a bus | Credit: Sky News |
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Cameron Henderson in Belfast |
The tension in Belfast is palpable. Last night, homes, buses, cars and wheelie bins were set on fire. A Middle Eastern supermarket was targeted and bottles were hurled at police officers.
Infants were seen being carried out of neighbouring homes as flames crackled inside the houses, while a pastor said people were being forced out of their homes “because they’re black”.
Widespread disorder in the city came after a Sudanese asylum seeker was charged with attempted murder for trying to behead a man in the street. Stephen Ogilvie, who is in his 40s, suffered “significant injuries” to his face, neck and back and remains in a serious condition in hospital.
Footage shared on social media – the full video is too graphic to publish – appeared to show the attacker pinning the man to the ground before repeatedly stabbing him in the head and hacking at his neck.
Graphic footage of the attack in Belfast was shared widely online |
The barbaric footage showed the best and worst in humanity. One passer-by, Maitiu Mag Tighearnan, swung a hurley, a wooden stick used in the Irish sport of hurling, hitting the assailant repeatedly on the head. His actions may have saved Mr Ogilvie’s life.
The PSNI, who kept a low profile throughout the evening, called for calm as they attempted to quell the anger in response to the attack.
It comes amid heightened tension in the wake of the murder of Henry Nowak in Southampton, with some activists linking the two incidents to criticise immigration and integration.
Protests popped up elsewhere in Northern Ireland, as well as Southampton and London after Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson urged people to demonstrate.
Demonstrators march along Portswood Road in Southampton |
An element that stoked the tension was the fact the alleged assailant – who will appear in court this morning – used a loophole in the asylum system to gain entry to the UK.
The so-called “Irish route” involves migrants flying to Dublin from Europe, sometimes on false papers, before travelling unchecked to Northern Ireland by land to claim asylum. The UK and Ireland share a common travel agreement that allows free movement across the border without routine immigration checks.
In Belfast, a cab driver joked that the most shocking thing he’d seen all day was three Rangers and three Celtic supporters protesting side by side.
‘‘I’m telling you, something’s happening,’’ he said. ‘‘The city’s had enough.’’
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Plus, go deeper with our full coverage:
• ‘Beheading’ suspect used asylum loophole to enter UK ➤
• How ‘horrific’ knife attack brought terror to streets of Belfast ➤
• Ian Acheson: In Belfast, history and mass migration are a toxic combination ➤ |
One week in at The Telegraph...
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Simon Calder Travel Correspondent |
In the 10 hectic days since I joined the superb Travel team at The Telegraph, I have spent a good few hours poring over airport schedules to identify the best times to arrive in and depart from the top five destinations for British holidaymakers, now subject to the EU entry-exit system.
In my new travel newsletter, I recommended that subscribers head for Greece – a biometric-free zone for us – or Armenia, the latest nation to join the budget airline map. The late afternoon and early evening are sweet spots for low traffic in passport control. You can read my full report here – and sign up to my newsletter to receive exclusive tips that you won’t find on the website.
July is three weeks away, yet the peak summer holiday season still seems shrouded in uncertainty. Many prospective travellers have yet to commit. Some are fretting because they are concerned their flight may be cancelled due to a lack of fuel; happily, I see no sign of summer shortages. Others are worried about making contact with the EU’s entry-exit system.
Calder hosts The Travel Expert podcast alongside Greg Dickinson |
The biometric borders scheme was the lead topic in my all-new podcast, The Travel Expert, which I present with Greg Dickinson. We mix information with inspiration: starting with our recommendations of world-class travel experiences.
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Anime images of Andy Burnham ‘come across as if a thinner relative of Kim Jong-un were running for Pyongyang West’ |
What happens when a by-election becomes a proxy war for the future of British politics? Reporting from the streets of Makerfield, Tim Stanley captures the confusion and cynicism of the constituency – and the secret support for Reform. With several parties all vying for attention, the result may matter less than what it reveals about the shifting loyalties of Britain’s voters. For subscribers only ➤ |
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A Paris-based research centre has outlined a radical vision for global progress. We can slow climate change and equalise incomes, the Global Justice Report argues, if we tax wealth out of existence, cap growth and cut material consumption. The Green Party calls it “a vision of hope”. Another analyst describes it more bluntly: “It’s potty.” Continue reading ➤ |
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Despite the stigma attached to being a Bond girl back in her day, Madeline Smith is still proud to have been cast |
When Sean Connery proposed running a bath with 20-year-old Madeline Smith to read Dostoevsky, she flatly refused. The 007 legend was so bruised that he snubbed her the next day. Now 76, the former Bond girl is lifting the lid on her rise to fame – from fleeing a stark-naked Warren Beatty to the “ghastly” dress that required three crew members to hide under it just to get Roger Moore’s magnetic watch working. Continue reading ➤ |
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The wait is nearly over for the 2026 World Cup, which kicks off tomorrow. Assessing nearly 100 years of World Cups to choose its 30 most memorable moments was an intimidating task, but admittedly a pleasurable one too, writes Thom Gibbs. It was a delight to engage with so many familiar stories and dredge up the forgotten or overlooked details. Perhaps you will find some omission blasphemous, but these lists are subjective by their nature. However, I could not disagree with my colleague Sam Wallace’s list on Monday of England’s best World Cup players.
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Nutritionist Sam Rice ranks eight supermarket loaves based on their glycaemic load, fibre, processing method and taste |
Made mostly from carbohydrates, bread can send blood sugar levels soaring for people with, or at risk of, type 2 diabetes – but it’s not as simple as counting carbs. New research suggests that how a loaf is made can have a big impact on how it affects the body. For Diabetes Awareness Week, nutrition expert Sam Rice has sifted through the supermarket bread aisle to reveal the best loaves for keeping blood sugar steady, and the ones best left on the shelf.
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Here is another article I hope you’ll find helpful this morning:
- The biggest stock market listing in history is just around the corner. Is it worth buying into SpaceX? For those who can’t make their mind up, read our Money team’s verdict.
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There are 1,851 works in the exhibition – you’d think finding a nice little piece to buy would be easy |
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Christopher Howse |
I had two goals in pottering around the 1,851 works in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: to buy a nice little artwork and to find the most annoying exhibit. There was more competition for the latter.
Paintings covered with words, for example. “My chin cried as it’s [sic] last breath was taken,” wrote Dame Tracey Emin in capital letters 10 times on one canvas – only it wasn’t “chin”, but another four-letter body part. At least she’d bothered to paint an accompanying nude.
“Disarm” said Fiona Banner’s graphite work Disarm at Eros (£36,000). That was it, apart from the aluminium frame – made from a Tornado F3 jet. Imagine greeting visitors: “Did I tell you that the frame of the picture over the mantelpiece is from a Tornado F3?”
Disarm at Eros, by Fiona Banner, features an aluminium frame made from a Tornado F3, and sells for £36,000 |
Beyond words was I Pollute Therefore I Am, a bottle of San Benedetto water with the label removed, £10,000. With similar small items on a ledge, it resembled a crowded surface at a railway station where the litter bin had been removed.
For someone you really dislike, consider Speaking Clock by Peter Liversidge – a tannoy announcing the time each minute. At £7,500, the hate crime would be expensive.
I left empty-handed.
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Singing the bluesWhile Orlando Bird, our loyal reader correspondent, is away, Kate Moore is on hand to share an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Kate writes...
Heaven knows we’re miserable now. That was the thesis of Eleanor Halls’s article on the rise of “sad girl” or “sad boy” pop, in which musicians mine their personal troubles for chart-topping songs.
Today’s confessional artists lay bare subjects that would once have been considered taboo, such as mental illness and suicidal ideation.
As readers were quick to point out, these things often embody the political and cultural zeitgeist. “I suppose misery must be popular right now,” observed Mike Page. “It was the same in the late 1970s: the last time we had similarly terrible leaders and prospects.”
Angsty teenagers gravitate towards this stuff. Were I 14 years old again, the algorithm would surely be feeding me a steady diet of Billie Eilish, Lewis Capaldi and Tom Odell. The artists may evolve, but youth disaffection is not a new concern.
“I remember reading a Daily Mail article in the 1960s about how miserable and depressed all us teenagers were because The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore by the Walker Brothers was number one in the charts,” recalled John Lewisham.
“I love You Oughta Know by Alanis Morrisette, a breakup song of raw emotion and pain,” said Robin Cropper.
“Unfortunately, the strongest emotions we humans feel are generally bad – we’re noisily angry and quietly happy. This is why unhappy songs are the most powerful.”
So how to dispel the gloom? A blast from the past might help. “Boom Radio is the antidote”, suggested John MacAlevey, while Craig Adams offered an excellent prescription: “If I am tempted to feel a bit grumpy, I listen to Mr Blue Sky, by the Electric Light Orchestra.” That’ll be my earworm for the rest of the day. Is popular music really unhappier than ever? Let us know here and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of this newsletter.
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1934 | Italy wins the second Fifa World Cup, beating Czechoslovakia 2-1 in Rome
1999 | Nato suspends air strikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo (and our front page the following day, below)
2003 | The Spirit rover is launched, and on the same day 15 years later, it sends its first image from Mars
Birthdays: David Platt (60), Liz Hurley (61), Sir Lindsay Hoyle (69)
Plus, in today’s news, a newly built Ford Escort Mark 1 has been unveiled in London for the first time in almost 60 years. How much does it cost?
A newly built Ford Escort Mark 1 comes with a six-figure price |
1. £500,000
2. £295,000
3. £395,000
4. £620,000 |
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Thank you for reading. Have a fulfilling day and I hope to see you tomorrow. Chris Evans, Editor
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