" When the helpless old man approached a railway official, he was told, "There is nothing we can do.

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Tuesday in Philadelphia's Chinatown, after a man approached a 23-year-old woman and asked her for a lighter.

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The 28-year-old was walking with two friends in the west end of Princes Street at 03:00 when a man approached and made racist comments towards them.

BBC: Edinburgh police investigate racial attack

Central Scotland Police said Mr Gillespie had been approached by a man who tried to rob him, resulting in the 88-year-old being pushed to the ground and injured.

BBC: Stirling family plea over father's death after robbery