内容摘要：Outside, the ornate turquoise tiles on the embassy's façade are intact, but the defaced giant image of Iran's vastly influential former military Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani - killed on the orders of Donald Trump during his first presidency - is a further reminder of the series of blows Iran has faced, culminating on Sunday in the fall of a key ally, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.

Outside, the ornate turquoise tiles on the embassy's façade are intact, but the defaced giant image of Iran's vastly influential former military Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani - killed on the orders of Donald Trump during his first presidency - is a further reminder of the series of blows Iran has faced, culminating on Sunday in the fall of a key ally, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.

"I like my windows open... I can't have them open in case they crawl in," she said. "I was spraying them with some bleach, but it didn't touch them."Another resident, 54-year-old Lyn Abell, said the "disgusting" phenomenon meant she had to move her car to prevent the seats from being eaten.

"They're hanging [down], so you can't walk on the path; you've got to walk on the road. It's a nightmare," she said.She added all of her flowers had died because of them, and she could not pick up her watering can because that had also been "covered in silk".Although the scene has left numerous residents feeling uneasy, there are other locals who find the circumstances "novel".

Charles Shellard, 24, said it appeared as though the trees had been "turned to stone or petrified", and that it looked "spooky"."I think it's pretty cool to have such a strange sight around," he said.

"I'm quite looking forward to see if they all hatch and turn into beautiful butterflies at some point; that would be a good sight.

"It's just nice to see a bit of variation in nature, you know, these things you don't see every day."It has previously concluded there was a "clear connection" between the disorder in England and posts on social media and messaging apps.

Sir Andy made the remarks as His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services published its second report on the police response to the riots, focussing on the impact of social media.More than 30 people have been arrested for posts they made during the riots, which were sparked by the killing of three children in Southport.

Among them were Tyler Kay, 26, and Jordan Parlour, 28, who were sentenced to 38 months and 20 months in prison respectively for stirring up racial hatred on social media., the watchdog found police were unprepared for the scale of disorder that broke out in parts of the UK.