Protests in Leeds, UK

I think the torching a Bus and damaging a Police car is a bit more than a simple protest as you imply

The reports so far I've heard was that it was not a "protest" but started as a family argument.

The UK has a number of laws to provide protection for children that place a statutory duty on authorities to act. I have not seen a post where anyone knows the facts.
However the burning of vehicles is beyond a ‘protest’

I just heard it was a family issue that got out of hand

That area is a bit of a potential tinder box by virtue of the various communities in close proximity to each other.

Most of the time people stick to their own and it's a form of 'townships'. (If you remember how South Africa used to be)

So there's an uneasy peace until there's a festival or celebration or, more likely, 'officialdom' in the form of the police or civil enforcement having to enforce law to protect a suspected victim or similar.

And then it'll all kick off after dark.
Usually young men with or without 'consent' from the 'elders' in the community.

Toxteth
Broadwater farm
Brixton.....etc.

I heard a few of the locals were protesting about the abolition of hereditary peerages.

Oh yea, one of those 'protests' where one makes their environment much, much worse.
A great idea, not.

Don't make a judgement until the full facts are known (and don't rely upon social media as your source). I'm sure that to anyone living in the neighbourhood, "riot" seems quite an accurate description.

Protesting against what?

It started because a social worker had removed a child from a home.

That’s in the far north where the snow never thaws and they have whitewalkers and Greggs.

Ah yes, those bus burning kind of protests 🔥

Probably Leeds United supporters celebrating their 3-0 win over Harrogate on Friday 😆

I heard about them.

I heard that a child had a suspected head injury and social services tried to get the child checked out medically. Family members protested,cops called and then the protests began.