Liverpool: Renewed street violence in British cities left several police officers injured as they faced a fourth day of unrest following the murder of three young girls in northwest England.

Riots involving hundreds of anti-immigration protesters erupted after false information spread on social media that the suspect in the knife attack at a children's dance class in Southport was a radical Muslim migrant.

The suspect, Axel Rudakubana, 17, was born in Cardiff, Wales, but protests, driven by anti-immigration and anti-Muslim sentiments, continued and turned violent.

In Sunderland, demonstrators threw stones at police, overturned vehicles, and started fires, resulting in injuries to four officers and 12 arrests.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the violence and backed police efforts to restore order.

Additional police forces have been deployed, and mosques have been advised to strengthen their security.