Residents came together to clean-up Southport after a riot took place after a stabbing attack that killed three children. Volunteers were 'furious' at the far-right protest, which they said was 'like a war zone' and did not represent the town. On Tuesday evening, riot police charged at the demonstrators after a police van was set alight and other police vehicles were damaged. Officers used teargas on the angry crowds of predominantly men covering their faces