From BBC Scotland yesterday:

Deploying 1,700 police officers on the streets to deal with Bonfire Night violence cannot be accepted as normal, the Scottish Police Federation has said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5wyrr3wwlzvo

This is frankly dishonest and BBC Scotland could easily have corrected it in a report of more than 1 000 words.

From a BBC Scotland report on 1 November 2026:

Scotland’s biggest police operation since the visit of President Donald Trump last year is to take place on Bonfire Night, in the face of a “unique” combination of safety concerns.

As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed on and around 5 November to deal with fireworks-related disorder, a European football match involving Celtic and potential protests in Glasgow. Additional public order vehicles and drivers are being brought in from 18 English and Welsh police forces under mutual aid arrangements.

The force has already vowed that anyone caught up in disorder around Halloween and Bonfire Night will face “very real consequences“.

In recent years, emergency crews have been pelted with petrol bombs and missiles – though police said there were fewer instances of this last year.

and:

This year’s Bonfire Night will see police coping with two further challenges – both in Scotland’s biggest city. Celtic will take on Turkish side Beskitas in a Uefa Europa League match at Celtic Park. Officers say they are also aware of images circulating online, suggesting “planned protest activity” will take place in Glasgow the same night. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmgqwgpjpjngo

In this report, there is not one mention of the other two challenges – a massive football match with potential for trouble and ‘planned protest activity.’ To omit that is downright dishonest.