renewed rioting has broken out in some cities in England and Northern Ireland with the worst outbreaks of violence occurring in Belfast Plymouth and Birmingham nearly 400 people have been arrested after a week of violent disorder which began in Southport after the Fatal stabbings of three girls the violence escalated following misinformation about the identity of the perpetrator spread on social media in Plymouth at least three police officers were injured in what the police described as sustained violence with bricks and fireworks thrown at them six arrests were made in Belfast where Riot officers had stones and petrol bombs thrown at them in Birmingham cars were smashed and a pub was damaged after protesters gathered following false rumors of a planned far-right demonstration a hate crime investigation is underway in Burnley after gravestones in the Muslim section of a cemetery where covered in white paint the Prime Minister has criticized the owner of X Elon Musk who posted that Civil War is inevitable in the UK the government is urging social media companies to do more to stop the spread of misinformation online political correspondent Harry Farley reports that ministers are concerned about criminal activity online such as inciting violence and are urging social media companies to do more the Justice Minister Heidi Alexander has rejected accusations of two-tier policing saying that the police will take operational decisions about how to police protests effectively the government is looking to arrest and sentence those who are participating in violence on the streets and is urging social media companies to do more to stop the spread of misinformation on their platforms regarding the availability of prison space the government is creating an extra 500 prison places in the coming weeks to cope with the arrests made the National Police Chief's Council says they are expecting more arrests in the coming days as police go through footage to identify those perpetrating the violence additional protocols have been set up to allow courts to sit for longer if needed to process the extra hearings