British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a ``standing army'' of specialist police will be set up to deal with rioting and the justice system will be ramped up to deal with hundreds of arrests after violent disorder rocked cities across the nation over the past week. 

Starmer has held an urgent meeting with ministers and top law enforcement officials as he seeks to end violence and attacks on immigrants, mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers. 

Starmer has called such attacks far-right thuggery. Misinformation spread online has whipped up anger over a stabbing rampage at a dance class that left three girls dead and many more wounded.

Meanwhile ..Canadian travellers are being urged to exercise a ``high degree of caution'' if headed to the United Kingdom.
    
Ottawa  has updated its travel advisory for the country over violent disorder that has been driven in part by misinformation on social media in the aftermath of a deadly stabbing attack north of Liverpool.