In the U.K., a Violent Cycle: Hateful Attacks, Right-Wing Agitation and Riots NYT - Top Stories By: Michael D. Shear 11 June 2026 at 18:08 Two stabbings have fueled violent protests in England and Northern Ireland in the last 10 days, fanned online by right-wing voices. In Britain and across Europe, it’s a grim pattern. © Paul Faith/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesProtests north of Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday in response to a stabbing attack two days earlier.