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Far-right demonstrations were anticipated by UK police in dozens of locations across the nation on Wednesday night, but they failed to materialize as peaceful anti-racism protestors instead showed up in force. Police had braced themselves for another night of violence following a week of rioting and disorder fuelled by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. Many businesses had boarded up windows and closed as the rioting swept the country, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing the disturbances as “far-right thuggery” and warning those involved in the violence …