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  1. The Bradford Riots were a brief period of violent rioting which began on 7 July 2001, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They occurred as a result of heightened tension between the large and growing British Asian communities and the city's white majority , escalated by confrontation between the far left Anti-Nazi League and far ...

  2. Jul 7, 2021 · 7 July 2021. PA Media. The riots followed an attempt by the National Front to march through Bradford. In July 2001, intense rioting in Bradford represented some of Britain's worst mainland...

  3. Jul 7, 2021 · 6 July 2021. PA Media. The riots followed an attempt by the National Front to march through Bradford. In July 2001, intense rioting in Bradford represented some of Britain's worst mainland...

  4. Jul 7, 2021 · In July 2001, areas of Bradford exploded into violence as rioting broke out. Business and shops were destroyed, hundreds of police were injured and almost as many protesters arrested.

  5. Jul 7, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: One Asian man jailed for throwing a 'small' stone says it was like 'throwing a bomb at my own life' as the repurcussions from the Bradford riots in 2001 are still felt today.

  6. Jan 1, 2021 · In the latest in a series on milestone anniversaries in politics and cultural history, produced with Huddersfield University, we recall the devastation wrought by race riots in Bradford.

  7. Jul 7, 2001 · The Bradford Riots, which started on 7 July 2001, caused £10m worth of damage. The events were a result of heightened tension between the large and growing ethnic minority communities and the...

  8. Jun 1, 2006 · Oldham, Burnley and Bradford experienced violence which saw hundreds of young Asian men (Pakistani and Bangladeshi) take to the streets. In contrast, some other areas of the country with...

  9. Jul 7, 2021 · The Bradford Riots lasted for three days, starting on 7 July 2001, as racial tensions reached breaking point. 20 years on, some argue that not a lot has changed, and that feelings of fear,...

  10. Jul 3, 2021 · The petrol bomb attack happened 20 years ago, on July 9, 2001, just a day after the pub's windows had been smashed during prolonged and vicious rioting in the city by around 1,000 mainly Asian youths which left over 300 officers injured and caused £27m damage.