All news on the topic: UK riots

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Grandfather Peter Lynch jailed over riot outside Rotherham hotel dies in prison
Peter Lynch was serving a prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to being part of a mob which gathered outside a Holiday Inn Express housing asylum seekers in August.
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First person to admit UK riot charge jailed for over four years after unrest in Sunderland
Kieran Usher, 32, was part of a group of 20 people who threw missiles at police during unrest in Sunderland in August.
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UK riots: 12-year-old boy becomes the youngest person in England to be sentenced
Child given 12-month referral order and 9pm-7am curfew, while father is given six-month parenting order
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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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’Innocent’ mum fatally stabbed at Notting Hill in front of 3-year-old daughter during ’fight’
A man has appeared in court charged with the fatal stabbing of a mother who was attacked in front of her three-year-old daughter at Notting Hill Carnival.
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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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British government to boost fight against illegal migrants
UK government to boost staff, crack down on employers, in bid to fight people smuggling.
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King Charles to visit Southport to meet people affected by stabbings and riot
King to meet some of children who survived attack in which three girls were killed and thank emergency workers
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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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Boy, 12, admits participating in two scenes of violent disorder in Manchester
Boy and another 12-year-old among string of offenders pleading guilty at courts in Manchester and Liverpool
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Jailed rioters could be freed early under overcrowded prison scheme
Downing Street says there is no specific exclusion for those who took part in disorder after Southport knife attack
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Children to be taught how to identify fake news and ’putrid’ conspiracy theories online in wake of riots
Changes to the curriculum could mean schoolchildren analyse articles in English lessons to weed out fabricated stories, learn how to identify fake news in computer classes and analyse statistics in maths.
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Justice secretary warns impact of far-right riots will be felt for months and years to come
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said 779 people have been arrested over the riots, with courts working extended hours to deal with those who were charged.
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Around 15,000 people gather for an anti-racism rally in Belfast as tensions escalate in Derry
More than 120 groups take part in demonstration after week of rioting and disorder
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Numerous anti-racism rallies are planned in the heart of the right-wing chaos
Over 700 people have been arrested over violent disorder across Britain following stabbing attack in Southport
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UK Police reports 741 people arrested and 302 people charged
‘Hundreds more suspects’ from violence led by far right should expect to be arrested, say police chiefs
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An individual sentenced over spreading hatespeech via Facebook
Jordan Parlour is one of the first people in the UK to be sentenced for stirring up racial hatred from the comfort of his home after the 28-year-old from Leeds wrote vile posts on Facebook
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Thug who feebly shoved huge wheelie bins at riot police jailed for more than two years
Footage from the night shows Hodgson taking a run up as she attempts to roll the large dumpster towards the police. But, instead of hitting the nonplussed officers, it rolled to a pathetic halt several feet from them
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British PM orders police to remain on ’high alert’
Starmer: police to remain on ’high alert’ heading into the weekend
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