Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the police are to remain on “high alert” this weekend following days of violent disorder and unrest in England and Northern Ireland.

It comes as cabinet minister Nick Thomas-Symonds also issued a warning to football fans who “engage in violent, thuggish behaviour” that they will be dealt with quickly. As police examine the links between far-right thugs and football hooligans ahead of the new season.

Our Political Editor Nicholas Cecil reveals the latest developments.

In part two, The Standard’s El Hunt examines the increasing number of artists using dynamic pricing for concerts, and asks when did they get so greedy? 

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