Clashes in Bolton between rival groups after protest

An anti-immigration protest began peacefully outside Bolton Town Hall earlier, but within half an hour, about 300 people, who mostly had their faces covered with black face masks or balaclavas, charged towards the building.

They began shouting "Allahu Akbar" - a phrase meaning God is greatest - as they arrived at one side of the town hall, where a separate group had gathered waving England flags.

Police officers in full riot gear, with batons raised, were swiftly joined by a line of horses.

At one point, amid a further cry of "Allahu Akbar", eggs were thrown at the officers, before the group began charging around streets in the town centre.

Both groups then met up in another street, where they were kept apart by police lines, but were close enough to throw bottles, broken tiles and launch fireworks at each other.