A huge protest has broken out in Hartlepool as demonstrators throw bricks at a line of riot police. Witnesses say a metal beam has been launched at officers during the unrest. Men in balaclavas are said to be hitting the police with huge wooden bats. Locals say demonstrators are also throwing themselves against officers. Another protest has erupted at the gates of Downing Street this evening in the wake of the fatal stabbing of three children in Southport. More to follow…
