evidence: - In Liverpool, hundreds of people gathered outside an asylum services office, whose windows had been boarded up as a precaution, to support refugees and immigrants - In London, the Metropolitan Police said thousands of people had attended protests in Walthamstow and North Finchley which had "passed without major incident" - About 1,500 counter-protesters gathered in Bristol where streets were filled with trade unionists, anti-fascists and members of the black and Asian community - In Brighton, eight protesters gathered outside a building they believed contained the office of a lawyer specialising in nationality and refugee law but they were surrounded by 2,000 counter-protesters and forced to shelter against a building surrounded by police - In Newcastle, about 1,000 counter-protesters, mostly Muslims, took over the pavement in front of the Beacon Centre, where an immigration service business had been on a list of expected targets - One verified video in Accrington on social media showed pubgoers embracing Muslims on the town's streets.