UK PM urges calm as thousands mobilize to block first Protestant parade in Catholic area in 28 years

Thousands gathered in a Northern Irish town to prevent a pro-British Protestant march from passing through a mainly Catholic and nationalist area for the first time in 28 years. UK PM Andy Burnam called for calm amid heightened sectarian tensions. The event marks a significant deviation from established parade routes and could escalate into violence, testing the stability of the region's power-sharing arrangements.