UK police face far-right rioters seeking to enter hotel thought to be housing asylum seekers

LONDON (AP) — Police in the north of England town of Rotherham struggled to hold back a mob of far-right rioters Sunday who were seeking to break into a hotel believed to be housing asylum-seekers.

Before bringing the riot under some sort of control, police officers with shields had faced a barrage of missiles, including bits of wood, chairs and fire extinguishers, as they sought to prevent the rioters, many of whom wore masks, from entering the Holiday Inn Express hotel. A small fire...