Australia Increases UK Travel Warning as British Leader Vows to Get Tough on Riots

The Australian government advises travellers to the UK to exercise a ‘high degree of caution’ in areas where protests and riots are in progress.

A car burns after being overturned during an anti-immigration protest in Middlesbrough, England, on Aug. 4, 2024. Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Australia has upgraded its travel warning for the UK in the wake of widespread protests and riots, instructing travellers to exercise a high degree of caution.

Protests in the UK have arisen in the wake of the murder of Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Standcombe, 7, and Alice DaSilva Aguiar, 9, at a dance event in England on July 29.