Protests continued for a second consecutive night in Leeds as hundreds of people demanded the return of children taken by police. Violence erupted in the Harehills area of Leeds on Thursday following a disturbance involving social services and children.
It is believed that social services removed all four children from one family.
On Friday, hundreds of people engaged in more peaceful demonstrations, with crowds heard chanting, “please bring the kids back”. Some protesters were seen holding signs with the same demand.
The father of the children has also since claimed he is on “hunger strike” until they are returned to his family.
This follows several arrests on Thursday after large groups of people were rioting, shouting, and smashing up a police car. A large double-decker bus was also set alight, later being reduced to a charred wreck.