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The long read: A year and a half ago, Hindus and Muslims clashed in the streets of one of Britain’s most diverse cities. What lay behind the violence?

Sir Peter Soulsby, the city’s mayor, said he feared for the future unless more financial support was given.

Sir Peter Soulsby said despite the cost of living and energy crises facing the city, there was still a lot to be positive about

Since late August, the city of Leicester in England has seen violent confrontations between groups of Hindu and Muslim men. The situation escalated on September 17 when about 200 Hindu men marched through a Muslim-majority area of east Leicester. Wearing masks, hoodies and balaclavas, they chanted “Jai Shri Ram” (meaning…

To the outside observer, the Golden Mile in Leicester appeared to teem with its usual, colourful life this week.

Residents and leaders alike are shell-shocked by the clashes, but many are now asking why no one saw this coming

Review to look at whether extremist and outside groups encouraged Hindu and Muslim clashes

In today’s newsletter: Arrests and disinformation stoke fears among people in one of the UK’s most diverse cities that unrest might spread

‘There are people with other battles to fight who are coming to Leicester to fight them’