内容摘要：But regulators take their cue and their powers from government. There have been negative comparisons with the telecoms industry and its regulator Ofcom, which was prompted by the government to ensure things like fast broadband received adequate investment.

But regulators take their cue and their powers from government. There have been negative comparisons with the telecoms industry and its regulator Ofcom, which was prompted by the government to ensure things like fast broadband received adequate investment.

"Everyone was smashing things on the table," she said.BBC reporter Scott Ellis followed the protests throughout the day.

He said: "There's been three or four hours or either stand offs or running battles through the city centre's streets."You can see people having a nice drink in the sun and the next thing is there will be protesters running back, throwing things at the police who are coming through with dogs and horses."While at the demonstration in Castle Park, protesters sang Rule Britannia, "England 'til I die" and "we want our country back".

Meanwhile, anti-racism campaigners chanted "refugees are welcome here".Beer cans were thrown at the anti-racist group, and some of the rival protesters were baton-charged by officers.

Avon and Somerset Police have been granted extra powers in Bristol, allowing them greater stop and search powers and enhanced ability to disperse crowds.

Insp Hayward-Melen said she hoped this would be the end of the protests."He knew numbers; he knew facts and figures, and he wanted to be responsible for the most number of casualties ever killed within a school."

In August 2023, Prosper made a booking at a shooting range, but did not attend.However, his online history gives a fuller insight into what drove him.

"There's a general theme of extreme violence; content which you can't believe is readily available on the internet," said Det Ch Insp Khanna."There's pretty much not a mass shooting event that he hadn't researched in detail.