All news on the topic: UK rioters

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Manchester rioter’s mother must pay compensation equal to the cost of her £1,200 Ibiza trip
The boy was given a 12-month referral order after admitting violent disorder.
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Thomas Birley, the arsonist responsible for a fire outside a migrant hotel, has received the longest sentence yet for the UK riots
Thomas Birley, 27, has been sentenced to nine years over his role in the riots at the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, a hotel housing asylum seekers who were targeted by "racist mob violence".
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Lucy Connolly, a childminder from Northampton married to a Tory councillor, pleads guilty to inciting racial hatred
Connolly posted on X on the day of the Southport stabbings when false claims had spread on social media that the attacker was an illegal migrant.
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Woman sentenced to two years in jail for throwing a brick at police during a riot in Hartlepool
Donna Conniff, 40, encouraged boy to throw missile at police and was seen kicking out at an officer
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Police searching for these men in connection with disgraceful riots at migrant hotel in Rotherham
Police searching for these men in connection with disgraceful riots at migrant hotel in Rotherham
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Racist thug jailed for vile Leeds riots revealed to be a paedophile hunter
Phil Hoban, founder of a controversial paedophile hunting group Predator Exposure, made vile racist gestures and yelled "who the f*** is Allah?" at the Leeds event, but told West Yorkshire Police he was asking "who is Allan?"
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Starmer plan to expand facial recognition technology after far-right riots condemned by charities
Charities and human rights organisations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reverse a planned expansion of the use of facial recognition technology following far-right riots across England and Northern Ireland.
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UK riots: First perpetrators receive prison sentences for disorder
Rioters across the country are being jailed as the government warns those found to have taken part in the unrest would face the "full force of the law".
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Girl, 13, pleads guilty to violent disorder during riots as Lush looter admits vandalizing 10 cars
More than 500 people have been charged in relation to the disorder, but the government says it can’t guarantee some won’t end up being released after serving less than half of their sentences.
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Rioters receive a shock as police carry out dawn raids across London
Suspected rioters got quite the awakening this morning as police conducted a wave of dawn raids, arresting 10 people.
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Belfast disorder erupts with fears of more unrest as counter-protests triumph
Far-right thugs are feared to be plotting new chaos and violence in 11 areas after anti-racist counter protesters came out en masse across the UK last night
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BBC star condemns racist rioters as ’f***ing ugly’ and ’absolute mingers’
BBC star Greg James has taken aim at rioters who have torn through the streets of major towns and cities across the country over the past week.
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Retailers advised to shut early amid concerns over potential riots
Some retailers have been advised to "err on the side of caution" amid worries of further disorder following vandalism, arson and looting in recent days.
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Southport rioter jailed for three years after punching police officer in the face
Derek Drummond receives longest sentence so far over far-right disorder, with two others jailed for 20 and 30 months each
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Thousands of police ready as rioters warned they will be dealt with quickly
Police are preparing for more possible riots across England - with reports at least 30 protests could be planned for Wednesday
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UK riot thugs face up to 10 years in prison under government crackdown
Justice Minister Heidi Alexander said thugs taking part in disorder have a ’prison place waiting for them’ and could face the maximum 10 year sentence for taking part in riots
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Tory councillor’s wife arrested over ’racial hatred’ ’telling rioters to set fire to migrant hotels’
Rioters have thrown parts of England and Northern Ireland into chaos with far-right thugs targeting and setting fire to hotels housing migrants in Rotherham and Tamworth
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Violence spreads: Police officers injured in Plymouth and unrest in Belfast
Disorder continues for a seventh day after the Southport stabbings with more than 370 arrests made so far
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Exact date revealed for far-right thugs’ plan to plunge UK into chaos with 39 protests nationwide
Hundreds of far right thugs have been told to "mask up" for yet more planned violence expected this week across the country, after distressing scenes over the weekend in the UK
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Asylum seekers ’slept in the woods’ as rioters attacked Rotherham hotel in a ’disgusting display of thuggery’
A senior South Yorkshire Police officer describes "a particularly sickening moment" when a wheelie bin was pushed against the Holiday Inn, which provides accommodation for asylum seekers, and set on fire "with the clear intent to cause serious harm to the residents and staff".
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UK riots: Police arrest nearly 400 over violent disorder as travel warnings issued to tourists
Almost 400 people have been arrested over mob violence spreading across the UK, with the prime minister setting up a “standing army” of specialist police officers to deal with further attacks.
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Rioters set up ‘race checkpoint’ to ask drivers if they’re white and English
Far-right extremists set up literal ‘race checkpoints’ during the riots that have swept through Middlesbrough.
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Tommy Robinson suns himself in Ayia Napa while fueling ’migrant’ fears online
Tommy Robinson has been spotted lounging around by a swimming pool at a five-star hotel in Ayia Napa while fanning the flames of race riots across Britain.
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‘Nick them quick’ approach to be used against UK rioters, minister says
Courts could sit for 24 hours to rapidly remove rioters from streets, but there are no plans to bring in army