A woman alleged to have organised a protest that led to a statue being toppled into Bristol Harbour has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges relating to fundraising pages she allegedly set up in June 2020. Xahra Saleem, 22, of Romford, east London, appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday accused of two counts of…
Protest Organiser Denies Fundraising Fraud Related to Bristol Statue Toppling
Girl Born Blind With Neurological Condition Amazingly ‘Cures Herself,’ Learns to Walk, Talk, Leaves Doctors in Disbelief
A blind girl has baffled doctors after she regained her sight and “cured herself” of a usually life-long brain condition. Evie-Mae Geurts was registered blind at just a few months old, and when her head started to swell some months later, her mom Amy, 28, demanded answers. Doctors discovered she had hydrocephalus—the build-up of fluid…
Balaclava-Clad Trans Activists Mob Women’s Group in England
A feminist group in Bristol, England, was threatened by a group of trans activists and anarchists on Sunday, with the group refuting claims made by Avon and Somerset Police that there was bad behaviour on “both sides.” On June 19, the Standing For Women group organised an event on women’s rights for its Speakers’ Corner…
UK School Renamed As Colston Airbrushed Out Of History
The governors of one of Bristol’s most famous schools have chosen to rename it, dropping any reference to merchant and slave trader Edward Colston. Colston’s School, a private institution that was set up more than 300 years ago, will now be known as Collegiate. According to Bristol City Council’s museum website Colston, a 17th-century merchant…
Kyle Busch Steals Bristol Win as Reddick and Briscoe Crash
BRISTOL, Tenn.—Kyle Busch backed into the record book by stealing a win at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. That’s what he’d say if it had been anyone else, right? Busch won his first race of the season Sunday night by sliding past the leaders as Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe spun racing for the win. Busch…
Bristol Jury Acquits 4 BLM Protesters Who Toppled Statue of Edward Colston
Four people who pulled down a statue of Edward Colston in Bristol during a Black Lives Matter protest have been acquitted of causing criminal damage on Wednesday. Milo Ponsford, 25, Jake Skuse, 36, Sage Willoughby, 21, and Rhian Graham, 29, were handed a verdict of not guilty by a jury at Bristol Crown Court. A…
Violent Mob Attack on Police in Bristol ‘Disgraceful’: Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the violent mob attacks on police officers in Bristol on Friday evening, and pledged his “full support” for the police. “Last night saw disgraceful attacks against police officers in Bristol,” Johnson wrote on Twitter on Saturday morning. The police said officers came under attack when a protest against the…
More Arrests Made Over Violent Disorder After ‘Kill the Bill’ Protest in Bristol
Two more people have been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of violent disorder as a part of a large investigation into a protest-turned-riot in Bristol last Sunday that left a police station vandalised, vehicles burnt, and officers injured. Avon and Somerset Police said they arrested a 20-year-old man and another man who was refusing to provide…
‘More Arrests Are Imminent’ Over Bristol Riot: Police Says
Bristol police on Monday said they are going through “an enormous amount” of evidence on the riot on Sunday, and are confident that “more arrests are imminent” in light of this evidence. Following a protest against a new policing bill on Sunday, hundreds gathered outside Bridewell police station in Bristol city centre. Rioters vandalised the…
Bristol Protest Turns Violent, 20 Officers Injured, Vehicles on Fire
A protest on Sunday in Bristol against a new policing bill turned into a violent riot, leaving 20 police officers injured. According to the police, two of the officers were taken to hospital with broken bones, and one of them also suffered a punctured lung. Hundreds gathered outside Bridewell police station in Bristol city centre…
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