Family of Southport stabbing victim release last photo of her hours before her death

A photo of a nine-year-old girl killed in the Southport stabbings at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop has been released from the day of the attack.

Alice da Silva Aguiar is seen next to a cardboard cutout of Taylor Swift at the Hart Space community centre on the morning of July 29.

Her parents Sergio and Alexandra released the photo as her coffin was brought to her funeral in a white carriage pulled by two horses today.

Alice was one of the three young girls killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29.

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Hundreds of people lined the streets of the Merseyside town to watch the cortege go past and pay their respects.

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Alice da Silva Aguiar’s parents made a wonderful, albeit heartbreaking speech at their nine-year-old daughter’s funeral today.

Here’s a look at more of what Sergio and Alexandra said during the ceremony:

‘You were born and raised into love and we loved cuddling you every night for almost nine years. Apart from the sleepovers and nights away with your friends, we were never apart. 

‘You liked to sleep with mummy and daddy, enjoyed shutting the curtains and watching Disney Plus with popcorn. Our room was your comfort place. You were our comfort and peace.

‘As you were growing up from a princess to a pre-teen, we began to notice some changes, seeing your independence take shape.

‘From your skincare regime to playing with makeup, to your dedication to school, to dance and to your faith.

‘Your to-do-list was extensive and we were sure that you would achieve it if only you had the time.

‘We talked about which high school you might attend, about growing up, having a big house and a garden and having children. Children who we will never help you raise. It hurts. We will never see you grow up.’

August 11, 2024 4:55 pmAlice da Silva Aguiar’s parents make heartbreaking speech at funeral Ben Ashton

Alice da Silva Aguiar’s mum Alexandra described her daughter as ‘our perfect dream child’ in a heartbreaking speech at her funeral today.

‘Everything was idyllic from the moment you arrived,’ she said.

The couple said Alice was dedicated to dance during a tribute at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Southport today.

‘A good girl, with strong values and kind nature,’ they said. ‘A lover of animals and an environmentalist in the making. You moved our world with your confidence and empathy. Playful energetic, friendly, and always so respectful.

‘A peacemaker of the playground. No shouting is a house rule you applied. A big task for a small girl, especially in a Portuguese household.

‘Being around you was a privilege, we cherished every milestone. You completed us.

‘In nine short years we never needed time off from you. We never gave up our time for anything that didn’t involve you too. And if we did, we’d always do it separately so you could have one of us always next to you.’

August 11, 2024 4:29 pmLast photo of Alice da Silva Aguiar

The family of Alice da Silva Aguiar have released the last photograph of the nine-year-old taken hours before she died at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

The pupil can be seen standing in a doorway of the Hart Space community centre, where the Southport stabbing took place on July 29, and beaming as she poses next to a cardboard cut out of the singer.

She was one of the three girls who died after several children were injured in the attack.

Her parents, Sergio and Alexandra, released the new picture on the day of her funeral in the Merseyside town.

August 11, 2024 3:44 pmSituation in England has ‘somewhat stabilised’, police chief says Craig Munro

The disorder seen in recent days has ‘somewhat stabilised’ in England, the National Police Chiefs’ Council head of public order has said.

Chief Constable BJ Harrington said the same about Scotland and Wales – where violence has been minimal – but added that the situation in Northern Ireland remains volatile.

He said: ‘Policing continues to stand strong and unified, with hard work and dedication from all of our workforce in the face of daily challenges.

‘The situation in England, Scotland and Wales has somewhat stabilised over the last few days, but our colleagues in Northern Ireland have overnight experienced awful violence with significant injuries experienced by officers on the front line and we are doing all we can to support them.

‘We have seen and continue to see bravery and the utmost professionalism from our officers, staff and volunteers in dealing with these abhorrent incidents of violent disorder.

‘No-one should have to face the prospect of injury or abuse in their work, and our thoughts are with all of those who have suffered injuries in the course of their duties.

‘We are working around the clock to bring offenders to justice and ensure the safety of our communities.’

August 11, 2024 2:46 pmReform voters stand out in opinions of riots Craig Munro

A poll by More In Common has sought to find the opinions of various voting groups on the events of the past week.

The results show that one party sticks out from the others: Reform UK.

Among Reform voters polled, 56% said the riots and protests were borne from ‘legitimate concerns from those worried about immigration to the UK’.

Just 25% of Conservative voters said the same thing – the second-highest percentage by party.

More than two-fifths of Reform supporters also said those participating in the riots and protests ‘speak for me’, compared to 16% of Conservatives and 14% of Labour backers.

What do people think the motivation for the riots are? About 23% say legitimate concerns about immigration, around a third say far right ideology and racism, but the biggest group – nearly half say a desire to engage in violence and criminal damage. pic.twitter.com/MumnE3hLgU

— Luke Tryl (@LukeTryl) August 11, 2024

More results from the poll can be found in the thread from More In Common’s UK director Luke Tryl above.

August 11, 2024 2:20 pmService plays on loudspeakers for hundreds gathered outside Craig Munro

The funeral service of Alice da Silva Aguiar is now taking place in St Patrick’s church on Southport’s Marshside Road.

Loudspeakers have allowed the hundreds of mourners gathered outside to hear what is said.

Around 30 uniformed police officers were among those who lined the streets of the Merseyside town, beside lampposts decorated with pink ribbons and balloons.

They applauded as the cortege made its way past, led by a white carriage pulled by two white horses sporting orange and white plumes.

August 11, 2024 2:04 pmMourners line the streets of Southport for funeral

People have started the line the streets of Southport as friends and family of Alice da Silva Aguiar attend her funeral.

The nine-year-old was one of three youngsters killed on July 29 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the Merseyside town.

Mourners could be seen dressed in white as they lined the streets leading up to the funeral at St Patrick’s Church.

They appeared to fall silent as her coffin, which was carried in a white horse-drawn carriage, made its way towards the funeral.

August 11, 2024 1:09 pmKids will be taught to spot online misinformation Craig Munro

Children will be taught the best ways to spot online misinformation in school after fake news was partially blamed for spawning this week’s riots.

Anti-immigration protests erupted after a false story spread on social media, claiming the person responsible for the Southport attack was a Muslim who had arrived in the UK on a small boat.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was launching a review of the curriculum in England to see how such lessons might be incorporated.

In English, Pupils might analyse newspaper articles to help weed out fabricated clickbait from true reporting.

In computer lessons, they could be taught how to spot fake news sites and maths lessons might include analysing statistics in context.

Phillipson told The Telegraph: ‘It’s more important than ever that we give young people the knowledge and skills to be able to challenge what they see online.

‘That’s why our curriculum review will develop plans to embed critical skills in lessons to arm our children against the disinformation, fake news and putrid conspiracy theories awash on social media.’

August 11, 2024 12:48 pmArchbishop of Canterbury says far-right protests are ‘unchristian’ Craig Munro

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has condemned the violence in UK towns over recent days as ‘racist’.

In a comment piece for the Observer, the Church of England’s top cleric expressed his horror at the use of Christian imagery by the far right, calling it ‘an offence to our faith’.

He continued: ‘Let me say clearly now to Christians that they should not be associated with any far-right group – because those groups are unchristian.

‘Let me say clearly now to other faiths, especially Muslims, that we denounce people misusing such imagery as fundamentally antichristian.’

August 11, 2024 12:35 pmMore charges announced as prison space freed up Craig Munro

We’ve got three more announcements of charges from police forces in Somerset and Northumbria.

Philip Cawthorne, 38, was charged with one count of violent disorder and appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, where he pleaded guilty to his role in the disorder.

Jack Fowler, 24, has been charged with one count of violent disorder and will appear at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning.

Both were linked to the recent unrest in Sunderland.

Meanwhile, Jamie Easterbrook, 43, was also charged with committing violent disorder after he was arrested at his Bristol home on Saturday night.

August 11, 2024 10:48 amBoy, 15, becomes first child convicted over riots in Sunderland Craig Munro

A 15-year-old boy has admitted playing a role in violent disorder in Sunderland earlier this week.

He becomes the first child to be convicted over the riots in the Tyne and Wear city.

The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted one charge of violent disorder and the burglary of a business at South Tyneside Youth Court on Saturday.

He will next appear at the same court on Thursday.

Meanwhile, another 15-year-old boy from Toxteth has been charged with burglary in relation to disorder which took place in Liverpool city centre on Saturday August 3.

The boy has been remanded in custody to appear at Merseyside Youth Court on Monday.

August 11, 2024 10:29 amMan arrested after video shared on social media Craig Munro

A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a clip was shared on social media showing someone suspected of making threats to kill.

West Midlands Police said the arrest was made in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, yesterday evening after the video was brought to their attention.

‘We take swift and effective action against anyone who feels that they can use social media to stir racial hatred or to encourage people to cause violence or take actions into their own hands,’ the force said.

‘We would like to thank the public for making us aware of the video and want to reassure people that action has been taken.

‘We will not tolerate violence in our towns and cities, or tolerate those who use social media to encourage such violence.

‘Our commitment to the safety of all residents remains unwavering and we will continue to work closely with the community to uphold peace and maintain order.’

August 11, 2024 10:16 amNorthern Ireland secretary condemns violence Craig Munro

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has condemned the attacks on police in Derry on Saturday.

As mentioned in our last post, 10 officers were injured in the city during demonstrations yesterday. One person has been arrested so far.

In a post on X, Benn said: ‘I’m appalled at the attacks on police in Derry/Londonderry last night.

‘My thanks to the PSNI for working to keep people safe and our thoughts are with the officers who were injured.’

August 11, 2024 9:54 amRiots in Derry leave 10 police injured Craig Munro

Fireworks and petrol bombs were used against police during riots in Derry that left 10 officers injured yesterday, PSNI has said.

Derry City & Strabane Superintendent William Calderwood described the scenes in the Northern Irish city as ‘disgraceful and senseless’.

He said one person has been arrested so far, and that ‘a robust investigation is underway to bring all those responsible for this violence to justice’.

The unrest seen across the UK in the past week continues to have an impact in Northern Ireland, with several incidents reported on Saturday.

In the early hours of yesterday morning, a petrol bomb was thrown at a mosque in Co Down in an incident described by police as racially motivated.

The mosque in Newtownards was attacked at around 1am, with graffiti sprayed on the front door and walls of the building in Greenwell Street.

Police said the petrol bomb did not ignite.

Thousands of people also took to the streets of Belfast yesterday for an anti-racism demonstration.

August 11, 2024 9:02 amAsylum seeker describes fear inside Holiday Inn attacked by rioters Craig Munro

An asylum seeker who was inside the Rotherham Holiday Inn when it was attacked by far-right rioters a week ago has said people are ‘traumatised’ by the event.

Hundreds of self-described protesters surrounded the hotel last Sunday, clashing with riot police who fended off bricks and chairs with their shields.

Windows were smashed and a flaming bin was pushed against an opening in an apparent attempt to set the building alight with people inside.

At least 10 police officers were injured, with one knocked unconscious, while the rioters broke into the hotel.

The 29-year-old asylum seeker, who did not want to be identified out of concern for his safety, told the PA news agency: ‘They entered from the back/kitchen to the dining area and broke the windows from the inside.

‘From the inside they threw chairs and tables onto the police and were throwing other things at the police.

‘And then they started the fire. People were really scared inside the hotel.’

He said he had a ‘great life’ in his home country of Afghanistan and initially came to the UK as a student, but applied for asylum after the Taliban took over the country.

His experience here had been a ‘very happy’ one where he felt safe, he said, adding: ‘But now I don’t go outside. I don’t want to explore new places. I feel very sad and frustrated. I feel very lost now.’

August 11, 2024 8:30 amRioters face up to 10 years in prison Craig Munro

The head of the Crown Prosecution Service is gearing up to hand out charges that could result in 10 years’ imprisonment to those involved in the riots, according to reports.

Many of those who have been wound up in court in the past week have been charged with violent disorder, which has a maximum sentence of five years.

But the Sunday Times has reported that Stephen Parkinson – who leads the service once run by PM Keir Starmer – said he is preparing to enter a ‘new phase’ of cases.

That will mean ‘more serious charges with stiffer penalties’, he is quoted as saying, which suggests the CPS may choose to charge people with rioting.

Those convicted would face a maximum sentence of a decade in prison.

August 10, 2024 10:02 pmImpact of rioting on justice system will be ‘felt for months and years’ Katie Boyden

The Justice Secretary has said the justice system will feel a long-term fallout from the days of rioting and violent disorder.

Shabana Mahmood said the riots will set back the new Labour government’s efforts to fix the justice system, which was already facing a massive backlog of court cases and dwindling space in prisons.

Soon after being elected in July, the government announced plans to release some inmates early to free up prison space.

The Ministry of Justice has risen to the challenge of ‘bringing rapid charges against these thugs and hooligans’, including by bringing forward more than 500 prison places to make sure there is space for those the courts are sending to custody, Mahmood said.

But she said this was made more difficult by the situation her government inherited from the Conservatives.

She added: ‘The impact of these days of disorder will be felt for months and years to come. They make the job of rebuilding the justice system harder.

‘They also offer a sobering reminder of how much worse things might have been had this government not acted fast, a few weeks ago, to address the crisis in our criminal justice system before it was too late.’

August 10, 2024 9:28 pmTwo men charged over violent disorder outside hotel in Aldershot Katie Boyden

Two men have been charged with violent disorder following a demo outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers.

Police were called to the hotel in Aldershot on July 31 and say the majority of people taking part acted in a peaceful manner.

However some disorder was reported and one Hampshire Police officer suffered a minor injury.

Earlier today. Jamie Lee Turvey, 34, of Montgomery Road, Farnborough, and Alby Brannan, 18, of Winchester Road, Ash, were charged with violent disorder.

They will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 13.

Five other men who were charged with violent disorder on Friday will also appear in court on the same day: Joe Howell, 19, of Bareham Drive, Ash; Kieron Marney, 25, of Fairview Road, Ash; Perrie Fisher, 28, of Hillside Road, Farnham; Cameron Bowling, 40, of Broadhurst, Farnborough; and Clive Patfield, 60, of The Chantrys, Farnham.

Howell was also charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker.

August 10, 2024 8:55 pmStarmer cancels family holiday as government focuses on responding to the riots Katie Boyden

The prime minister has cancelled his holiday plans to focus on the response to widespread rioting.

Starmer was set to head on a break in Europe with his family this weekend – but instead he’ll be working from Number 10 and Chequers.

On Friday, Sir Keir reiterated that police should remain on ‘high alert’ this weekend, in spite of several far-right demonstrations failing to materialise as planned.

He said a ramped-up police response after days of disorder and swiftly moving cases through the courts had had an impact, but his message was to stay on ‘high alert’ to ‘make sure our communities are safe and secure and feel safe and secure’.

More people appeared in court on Saturday over the recent protests as anti-racism demonstrators gathered in cities including Belfast and Edinburgh.

August 10, 2024 8:24 pmPolice share more details of attempted mosque petrol bomb attack in Northern Ireland Katie Boyden

Earlier today we reported that a petrol bomb had been thrown at a mosque in Northern Ireland in the early hours of the morning.

Police described the attack on the mosque in Newtownards as racially motivated.

Graffiti was also sprayed on the mosque’s walls and front door – but thankfully the petrol bomb failed to ignite.

Chief Inspector Hutchinson said: ‘This is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime, and I want to send a strong message to those who carried this out, that this type of activity will not be tolerated and any reports of hate crime are taken very seriously.

‘I am appealing to anyone with any information or footage that could assist with enquiries to come forward and help to identify those responsible and put them before the courts.’

Several protests across Belfast passed off without incident on Friday, however the force is now investigating a number of overnight reports to damage to property and vehicles.

Cars were set alight in Tavanagh Street and Sandhurst Gardens in Belfast and police said both incidents are being treated as racially motivated hate crimes.

The rear door of a restaurant on Ormeau Road was also kicked with racial slurs shouted at the workers inside.

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\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeTryl\/status\/1822547848350577075\n\n \nMore results from the poll can be found in the thread from More In Common's UK director Luke Tryl above.","headline":"Reform voters stand out in opinions of riots","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21402365","datePublished":"2024-08-11T14:20:05+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T14:20:06+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe funeral service of Alice da Silva Aguiar is now taking place in St Patrick's church on Southport's Marshside Road.\n \nLoudspeakers have allowed the hundreds of mourners gathered outside to hear what is said.\n \nAround 30 uniformed police officers were among those who lined the streets of the Merseyside town, beside lampposts decorated with pink ribbons and balloons.\n \nThey applauded as the cortege made its way past, led by a white carriage pulled by two white horses sporting orange and white plumes.","headline":"Service plays on loudspeakers for hundreds gathered outside","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21402304","datePublished":"2024-08-11T14:04:23+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T16:29:20+01:00","articleBody":"People have started the line the streets of Southport as friends and family of Alice da Silva Aguiar attend her funeral.\n \nThe nine-year-old was one of three youngsters killed on July 29 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the Merseyside town.\n \nMourners could be seen dressed in white as they lined the streets leading up to the funeral at St Patrick\u2019s Church.\n \nThey appeared to fall silent as her coffin, which was carried in a white horse-drawn carriage, made its way towards the funeral.\n \n\n \n\n \n","headline":"Mourners line the streets of Southport for funeral","author":{"name":"isobel-frodsham-met"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21402136","datePublished":"2024-08-11T13:09:08+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T16:45:41+01:00","articleBody":"Children will be taught the best ways to spot online misinformation in school after fake news was partially blamed for spawning this week's riots.\n \nAnti-immigration protests erupted after a false story spread on social media, claiming the person responsible for the Southport attack was a Muslim who had arrived in the UK on a small boat.\n \nEducation Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was launching a review of the curriculum in England to see how such lessons might be incorporated.\n \nIn English, Pupils might analyse newspaper articles to help weed out fabricated clickbait from true reporting. \n \nIn computer lessons, they could be taught how to spot fake news sites and maths lessons might include analysing statistics in context.\n \nPhillipson told The Telegraph: 'It\u2019s more important than ever that we give young people the knowledge and skills to be able to challenge what they see online.\n \n'That\u2019s why our curriculum review will develop plans to embed critical skills in lessons to arm our children against the disinformation, fake news and putrid conspiracy theories awash on social media.'","headline":"Kids will be taught to spot online misinformation","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21402068","datePublished":"2024-08-11T12:48:13+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T12:48:14+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nArchbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has condemned the violence in UK towns over recent days as 'racist'.\n \nIn a comment piece for the Observer, the Church of England's top cleric expressed his horror at the use of Christian imagery by the far right, calling it 'an offence to our faith'.\n \nHe continued: 'Let me say clearly now to Christians that they should not be associated with any far-right group \u2013 because those groups are unchristian. \n \n'Let me say clearly now to other faiths, especially Muslims, that we denounce people misusing such imagery as fundamentally antichristian.'","headline":"Archbishop of Canterbury says far-right protests are 'unchristian'","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21402037","datePublished":"2024-08-11T12:35:09+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T12:35:09+01:00","articleBody":"We've got three more announcements of charges from police forces in Somerset and Northumbria.\n \nPhilip Cawthorne, 38, was charged with one count of violent disorder and appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates\u2019 Court on Saturday, where he pleaded guilty to his role in the disorder.\n \nJack Fowler, 24, has been charged with one count of violent disorder and will appear at South Tyneside Magistrates\u2019 Court on Monday morning.\n \nBoth were linked to the recent unrest in Sunderland.\n \nMeanwhile, Jamie Easterbrook, 43, was also charged with committing violent disorder after he was arrested at his Bristol home on Saturday night.","headline":"More charges announced as prison space freed up","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21401819","datePublished":"2024-08-11T10:48:09+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T15:44:34+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA 15-year-old boy has admitted playing a role in violent disorder in Sunderland earlier this week.\n \nHe becomes the first child to be convicted over the riots in the Tyne and Wear city.\n \nThe teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted one charge of violent disorder and the burglary of a business at South Tyneside Youth Court on Saturday.\n \nHe will next appear at the same court on Thursday.\n \nMeanwhile, another 15-year-old boy from Toxteth has been charged with burglary in relation to disorder which took place in Liverpool city centre on Saturday August 3.\n \nThe boy has been remanded in custody to appear at Merseyside Youth Court on Monday.","headline":"Boy, 15, becomes first child convicted over riots in Sunderland","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21401781","datePublished":"2024-08-11T10:29:08+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T10:29:09+01:00","articleBody":"A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a clip was shared on social media showing someone suspected of making threats to kill.\n \nWest Midlands Police said the arrest was made in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, yesterday evening after the video was brought to their attention.\n \n'We take swift and effective action against anyone who feels that they can use social media to stir racial hatred or to encourage people to cause violence or take actions into their own hands,' the force said.\n \n'We would like to thank the public for making us aware of the video and want to reassure people that action has been taken.\n \n'We will not tolerate violence in our towns and cities, or tolerate those who use social media to encourage such violence.\n \n'Our commitment to the safety of all residents remains unwavering and we will continue to work closely with the community to uphold peace and maintain order.'","headline":"Man arrested after video shared on social media","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21401751","datePublished":"2024-08-11T10:16:30+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T10:16:31+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nNorthern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has condemned the attacks on police in Derry on Saturday.\n \nAs mentioned in our last post, 10 officers were injured in the city during demonstrations yesterday. One person has been arrested so far.\n \nIn a post on X, Benn said: 'I\u2019m appalled at the attacks on police in Derry\/Londonderry last night.\n \n'My thanks to the PSNI for working to keep people safe and our thoughts are with the officers who were injured.'","headline":"Northern Ireland secretary condemns violence","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21401689","datePublished":"2024-08-11T09:54:55+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T09:54:55+01:00","articleBody":"Fireworks and petrol bombs were used against police during riots in Derry that left 10 officers injured yesterday, PSNI has said.\n \nDerry City & Strabane Superintendent William Calderwood described the scenes in the Northern Irish city as 'disgraceful and senseless'.\n \nHe said one person has been arrested so far, and that 'a robust investigation is underway to bring all those responsible for this violence to justice'.\n \nThe unrest seen across the UK in the past week continues to have an impact in Northern Ireland, with several incidents reported on Saturday.\n \nIn the early hours of yesterday morning, a petrol bomb was thrown at a mosque in Co Down in an incident described by police as racially motivated.\n \nThe mosque in Newtownards was attacked at around 1am, with graffiti sprayed on the front door and walls of the building in Greenwell Street.\n \nPolice said the petrol bomb did not ignite.\n \nThousands of people also took to the streets of Belfast yesterday for an anti-racism demonstration.","headline":"Riots in Derry leave 10 police injured","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21401549","datePublished":"2024-08-11T09:02:21+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T09:02:21+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nAn asylum seeker who was inside the Rotherham Holiday Inn when it was attacked by far-right rioters a week ago has said people are 'traumatised' by the event.\n \nHundreds of self-described protesters surrounded the hotel last Sunday, clashing with riot police who fended off bricks and chairs with their shields.\n \nWindows were smashed and a flaming bin was pushed against an opening in an apparent attempt to set the building alight with people inside.\n \nAt least 10 police officers were injured, with one knocked unconscious, while the rioters broke into the hotel.\n \nThe 29-year-old asylum seeker, who did not want to be identified out of concern for his safety, told the PA news agency: 'They entered from the back\/kitchen to the dining area and broke the windows from the inside. \n \n'From the inside they threw chairs and tables onto the police and were throwing other things at the police.\n \n'And then they started the fire. People were really scared inside the hotel.'\n \nHe said he had a 'great life' in his home country of Afghanistan and initially came to the UK as a student, but applied for asylum after the Taliban took over the country.\n \nHis experience here had been a 'very happy' one where he felt safe, he said, adding: 'But now I don\u2019t go outside. I don\u2019t want to explore new places. I feel very sad and frustrated. I feel very lost now.'","headline":"Asylum seeker describes fear inside Holiday Inn attacked by rioters","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21401438","datePublished":"2024-08-11T08:30:33+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T08:30:34+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe head of the Crown Prosecution Service is gearing up to hand out charges that could result in 10 years' imprisonment to those involved in the riots, according to reports.\n \nMany of those who have been wound up in court in the past week have been charged with violent disorder, which has a maximum sentence of five years.\n \nBut the Sunday Times has reported that Stephen Parkinson - who leads the service once run by PM Keir Starmer - said he is preparing to enter a 'new phase' of cases.\n \nThat will mean 'more serious charges with stiffer penalties', he is quoted as saying, which suggests the CPS may choose to charge people with rioting.\n \nThose convicted would face a maximum sentence of a decade in prison.","headline":"Rioters face up to 10 years in prison","author":{"name":"Craig Munro"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21400751","datePublished":"2024-08-10T22:02:55+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T22:02:55+01:00","articleBody":"The Justice Secretary has said the justice system will feel a long-term fallout from the days of rioting and violent disorder.\n \nShabana Mahmood said the riots will set back the new Labour government's efforts to fix the justice system, which was already facing a massive backlog of court cases and dwindling space in prisons.\n \nSoon after being elected in July, the government announced plans to release some inmates early to free up prison space.\n \nThe Ministry of Justice has risen to the challenge of 'bringing rapid charges against these thugs and hooligans', including by bringing forward more than 500 prison places to make sure there is space for those the courts are sending to custody, Mahmood said.\n \nBut she said this was made more difficult by the situation her government inherited from the Conservatives.\n \nShe added: 'The impact of these days of disorder will be felt for months and years to come. They make the job of rebuilding the justice system harder.\n \n'They also offer a sobering reminder of how much worse things might have been had this government not acted fast, a few weeks ago, to address the crisis in our criminal justice system before it was too late.'","headline":"Impact of rioting on justice system will be 'felt for months and years'","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21400632","datePublished":"2024-08-10T21:28:46+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T21:28:46+01:00","articleBody":"Two men have been charged with violent disorder following a demo outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers.\n \nPolice were called to the hotel in Aldershot on July 31 and say the majority of people taking part acted in a peaceful manner.\n \nHowever some disorder was reported and one Hampshire Police officer suffered a minor injury.\n \nEarlier today. Jamie Lee Turvey, 34, of Montgomery Road, Farnborough, and Alby Brannan, 18, of Winchester Road, Ash, were charged with violent disorder.\n \nThey will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, August 13.\n \nFive other men who were charged with violent disorder on Friday will also appear in court on the same day: Joe Howell, 19, of Bareham Drive, Ash; Kieron Marney, 25, of Fairview Road, Ash; Perrie Fisher, 28, of Hillside Road, Farnham; Cameron Bowling, 40, of Broadhurst, Farnborough; and Clive Patfield, 60, of The Chantrys, Farnham.\n \nHowell was also charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker.","headline":"Two men charged over violent disorder outside hotel in Aldershot","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21400524","datePublished":"2024-08-10T20:55:22+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T20:55:22+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe prime minister has cancelled his holiday plans to focus on the response to widespread rioting.\n \nStarmer was set to head on a break in Europe with his family this weekend - but instead he'll be working from Number 10 and Chequers.\n \nOn Friday, Sir Keir reiterated that police should remain on 'high alert' this weekend, in spite of several far-right demonstrations failing to materialise as planned.\n \nHe said a ramped-up police response after days of disorder and swiftly moving cases through the courts had had an impact, but his message was to stay on 'high alert' to 'make sure our communities are safe and secure and feel safe and secure'.\n \nMore people appeared in court on Saturday over the recent protests as anti-racism demonstrators gathered in cities including Belfast and Edinburgh.","headline":"Starmer cancels family holiday as government focuses on responding to the riots","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21400471","datePublished":"2024-08-10T20:24:46+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T20:24:46+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nEarlier today we reported that a petrol bomb had been thrown at a mosque in Northern Ireland in the early hours of the morning.\n \nPolice described the attack on the mosque in Newtownards as racially motivated.\n \nGraffiti was also sprayed on the mosque's walls and front door - but thankfully the petrol bomb failed to ignite.\n \nChief Inspector Hutchinson said: 'This is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime, and I want to send a strong message to those who carried this out, that this type of activity will not be tolerated and any reports of hate crime are taken very seriously.\n \n'I am appealing to anyone with any information or footage that could assist with enquiries to come forward and help to identify those responsible and put them before the courts.'\n \nSeveral protests across Belfast passed off without incident on Friday, however the force is now investigating a number of overnight reports to damage to property and vehicles.\n \nCars were set alight in Tavanagh Street and Sandhurst Gardens in Belfast and police said both incidents are being treated as racially motivated hate crimes.\n \nThe rear door of a restaurant on Ormeau Road was also kicked with racial slurs shouted at the workers inside.","headline":"Police share more details of attempted mosque petrol bomb attack in Northern Ireland","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21400395","datePublished":"2024-08-10T19:50:55+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T19:50:56+01:00","articleBody":"Police were forced to intervene after a protester at the anti-racism demonstration in London clashed with a GB News cameraman.\n \nCharlie Peters, a journalist at the scene, said the man was wearing a t-shirt with 'choose love' written on it and had been chanting 'GB News off our streets'.\n \nHe claims the man lunged to try and hit the camera, before hitting the hand of another person who tried to get between him and the camera.\n \nThree police officers then led the man away.\n \nOn X, Charlie said: 'We'll broadcast wherever and whenever we want, thanks very much.'\n \nThe Met has shared a statement responding to the incident below.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/metpoliceuk\/status\/1822336370494337370","headline":"Police intervene in London after protester clashes with GB News cameraman","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21400266","datePublished":"2024-08-10T19:16:20+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T19:16:20+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nAnti-racist organisers and campaigners say the atmosphere has changed at their counter-protests now far-right agitators are regularly being significantly outnumbered.\n \nSamira Ali, a member of Stand Up To Racism who spoke at the rally in Whitehall this afternoon said: 'We feel like we have turned the tide. It's a testament to our mobilisation that they failed to come out.\n \n'They would not have been stopped if it was not for our mobilisation.\n \n'We were protesting outside of Reform UK, against the likes of Nigel Farage and his dangerous rhetoric.\n \n'The constant rhetoric about 'stop the boats', about immigration being a problem, about refugees and Muslims being to blame in society. \n \n'This is all rhetoric that's been replicated on the far-right riots. That's created the toxic atmosphere in which the far right have been able to build.\n \n'That's why we brought the protest to his doorstep today, because we believe he has questions to answer for.\n \n'We want this movement to reach into every area, every workplace, every community. The far right is on the back foot now, but we're going to keep pushing.'\n \nGary McFarlan added: 'A few days ago, the atmosphere was very different. \n \n'Lots of people were very scared, worried about coming out on to the streets, thinking \"Will I get a half-brick in my head? Will I get kicked in the face by a Nazi?\". \n \n'We turned it around this week.'\n \nThe Met Police say no arrests were made at the protest, although one man was briefly removed from the march by officers.","headline":"Stand Up To Racism organiser: 'Far-right wouldn't have stopped without our mobilisation'","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21400026","datePublished":"2024-08-10T17:52:00+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T17:52:00+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nAround 2,500 people have marched from Reform UK's offices in Victoria, central London, to gather on Whitehall in support of refugees.\n \nThe march, organised by Stand Up To Racism, saw protesters chant 'refugees are welcome here' after speeches given outside the political party's HQ.\n \nThey then gathered in Trafalgar Square to hear speeches. Speakers condemned X boss Elon Musk, and accused Reform UK MP Nigel Farage of 'spreading racism'.\n \nOne speaker said: 'After being outnumbered, we turned it around this week.'","headline":"Anti-racism protesters have marched on Whitehall from Reform UK's offices","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21399901","datePublished":"2024-08-10T17:09:20+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T17:09:21+01:00","articleBody":"","headline":"WATCH: Whitehall anti-racism protest","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21399789","datePublished":"2024-08-10T16:39:48+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T16:39:48+01:00","articleBody":"Another Section 34 dispersal order has been put in place in Liverpool city centre, Everton, Kensington, Vauxhall and Kirkdale.\n \nIt came into effect at 4pm and will stay in place until just before 4pm on Monday.\n \nHere's a map of the area covered by the order:\n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/MerseyPolice\/status\/1822295202444271773\n\n \nNeighbourhood Policing Inspector Chris Taylor said: 'This order will give officers on the ground the ability to direct people suspected of being involved in or planning criminality to leave the designated area for a period of 48 hours, and to arrest them if they return.\n \n'It is in addition to a Section 60 issued earlier which gave officers enhanced powers to stop and search individuals across Liverpool city centre and is also designed to protect the community from disorder.'Both orders are extra tools at our disposal to help keep the public safe, and highly visible police patrols will enforce them in the next 48 hours\n \n'If you have information about people intent on committing acts of anti-social behaviour or criminality, let us know and we will take action.'We will continue to deploy such tactics where we believe they can help our efforts to keep people safe.'","headline":"Dispersal zone back in place in Liverpool city centre","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21399670","datePublished":"2024-08-10T16:10:08+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T14:11:53+01:00","articleBody":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metpoliceuk\/status\/1822287729872207936","headline":"Man who spat at bus driver in viral video pleads guilty in court","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21399669","datePublished":"2024-08-10T16:08:56+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T16:08:56+01:00","articleBody":"Three people have pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Manvers, Rotherham, on Sunday August 4, South Yorkshire Police (SYP) has said.\n \nKaine Hicks, 22, of Wombwell Road, Platts Common; Drew Jarvis, 19, of no fixed address; and a 17-year-old boy admitted the offence at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Saturday, the force said.\n \nA SYP spokesperson said Hicks and Jarvis were remanded in custody and will be sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday, while the teenager will be sentenced at the same court on August 20.\n \n\n \n","headline":"Three plead guilty for disorder in Rotherham","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21399614","datePublished":"2024-08-10T15:54:21+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T15:54:21+01:00","articleBody":"","headline":"Protesters in Glasgow","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21399536","datePublished":"2024-08-10T15:34:13+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T15:34:13+01:00","articleBody":"\n \n\n \nAnti-racism protesters have arrived at Reform UK's London offices to send a message to Nigel Farage.\n \nFarage has been accused of sparking much of the hate online which led to riots - he also questioned if police were withholding information on the identity of the attacker in Southport. Farage has denied any wrongdoing. \n \nOutside of the party's offices, anti-racism protesters were seen chanting and holding signs.","headline":"Hundreds gather outside of Reform UK's London offices","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21399424","datePublished":"2024-08-10T15:10:02+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T15:10:06+01:00","articleBody":"Police will increase in South Yorkshire this weekend, as officers have been made aware of 'rumoured events'. \n \nIn a statement, they said: 'We have plans in place to respond to any planned or spontaneous disorder and would like to reassure our communities that public safety is our priority.\n \n'We are aware of a number of reports and rumoured events circulating on social media and within communities, we are monitoring the situation and will respond effectively.'","headline":"South Yorkshire Police increase numbers due to 'rumours' of events","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21399294","datePublished":"2024-08-10T14:23:13+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T14:23:13+01:00","articleBody":"","headline":"Thousands march in Belfast","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21399290","datePublished":"2024-08-10T14:22:41+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T14:22:42+01:00","articleBody":"\n \n","headline":"Pictured: protests in Ireland, Scotland","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21398994","datePublished":"2024-08-10T13:39:18+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T13:39:18+01:00","articleBody":"A County Down mosque was targeted in an attempted arson attack in Northern Ireland in what police are considering a hate crime.\n \nThe mosque in Newtownards was targeted at 1am when a petrol bomb was thrown, but didn't ignite. Racist graffiti was scribbled on the building, the Belfast Telegraph reported. \n \nChief Inspector Hutchinson said: 'This is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime and I want to send a strong message to those who carried this out, that this type of activity will not be tolerated and any reports of hate crime are taken very seriously.'","headline":"Petrol bombs thrown in attempted arson attack on a mosque in Northern Ireland","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21398827","datePublished":"2024-08-10T12:54:04+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T13:09:18+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe parents of little Bebe King have spoken out for the first time since their daughter was killed in Southport.\n \nThey wrote: 'On Monday, the 29th of July, our world was shattered by the loss of our precious daughter, Bebe. Along with two other beautiful souls, Elsie and Alice, she was taken from us in an unimaginable act of violence that has left our hearts broken beyond repair. Our beloved Bebe, only six years old, was full of joy, light, and love, and she will always remain in our hearts as the sweet, kind, and spirited girl we adore.\n \n'The outpouring of love and support from our community and beyond has been a source of incredible comfort during this unimaginably difficult time. From the pink lights illuminating Sefton and Liverpool, to the pink bows, flowers, balloons, cards, and candles left in her memory, we have been overwhelmed by the kindness and compassion shown to our family. The response from Southport, the whole of Liverpool, and even further afield has deeply touched our hearts, and we are so grateful to everyone who has reached out to us.\n \n'We want to acknowledge our older daughter, Genie, who witnessed the attack and managed to escape. She has shown such incredible strength and courage, and we are so proud of her. Her resilience is a testament to the love and bond she shared with her little sister, and we will continue to support her as we navigate this painful journey together as a family.\n \n'Our thoughts are also with everyone else involved in this tragedy and all those who were injured. We hope that they find strength and healing in the days ahead. To the children who witnessed this terrible event, we send our love and hope that they too can begin to heal, surrounded by the care and support of those who love them.\n \n'To the emergency services, who acted with such care and professionalism on that terrible day: thank you. Your support has continued as you have looked after our family with compassion and dedication, and we will forever be grateful for the way you have helped us through this harrowing time.\n \n'To our community, friends, and strangers who have shown us such love: thank you. Your messages, your tributes, and your presence have meant the world to us and have helped us find some solace in our grief. We are also thinking of Elsie and Alice\u2019s families, who are sharing in this unimaginable loss, and we hold them close in our hearts.\n \n'Our hearts are broken, but we find some comfort in knowing that Bebe was so deeply loved by all who knew her. She will forever be our shimmering star, and we will carry her with us in everything we do.\n \n'With love and gratitude, Lauren, Ben, and Genie.'","headline":"Parents of slain little girl, Bebe King, speak out for the first time","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21398615","datePublished":"2024-08-10T11:57:34+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T11:57:34+01:00","articleBody":"Thousands are expected to take to the streets yet again in a display of unity against racism as other far-right demonstrations are planned.\n \nThe locations include:","headline":"Anti-racism protests planned across the country","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21398571","datePublished":"2024-08-10T11:49:54+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T12:30:47+01:00","articleBody":"\n \n","headline":"Protester arrested for carrying a hammer to far-right demonstration","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21398412","datePublished":"2024-08-10T11:13:23+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T11:13:23+01:00","articleBody":"A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is currently facing several charges in Liverpool after taking part in the August 3 riots.\n \nThe court heard how he was seen on CCTV pulling a police officer off of his bike before attacking him, then jumping on a police vehicle.\n \nThe teen also allegedly used an electric scooter to smash the window of a shop, where he looted \u00a315,000 worth of disposable vapes. He then stole another \u00a34,000 worth of vapes at a different shop.\n \nHe's plead guilty.","headline":"Teen pleads guilty to stealing \u00a319,000 worth of disposable vapes in Liverpool riots","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21398244","datePublished":"2024-08-10T10:37:47+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T10:37:47+01:00","articleBody":"\n \n","headline":"First arrests made at Newcastle demonstration","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21397854","datePublished":"2024-08-10T08:32:48+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-10T08:32:48+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe King has called for unity and praised the 'community spirit' that countered the riots over the last week.\n \nCharles also offered his 'heartfelt thanks' to the police for restoring order, as they continue to remain on high alert for further disorder amid the start of the new football season.","headline":"King Charles calls for unity","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21397348","datePublished":"2024-08-09T22:56:14+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T22:56:15+01:00","articleBody":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerseyPolice\/status\/1821970062003085546\n\n \nPolice are hoping to speak to the 12 people above about the recent disorder in Merseyside.\n \nThe force has been reviewing hundreds of hours of CCTV and social media pictures and video, and this is the third set of pictures they've released this week.\n \nDetective Superintendent Paul Speight said: 'If you believe you know any of these people pictured, or you recognise yourself in one of these images, please come forward.\n \n'We believe the people captured in these CCTV images could have information to assist our ongoing investigation.\n \n'So far, we have charged 22 people and made 52 arrests and these numbers are only going to increase as we continue inquiries.\n \n'There will be more sentenced and the courts are acting swiftly to jail those who brought violence, destruction and hatred into our communities.\u00a0\u00a0'To anyone intent on causing disorder here I have one clear message: we will find you, and we will put you before the courts.'","headline":"Police looking for 12 more people over rioting in Merseyside","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21397170","datePublished":"2024-08-09T21:21:12+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T21:21:15+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nScotland has seen its first anti-racism protests following rioting and disorder elsewhere in the UK.\n \nProtests have been held in Bathgate in West Lothian and Paisley in Renfrewshire this afternoon.\n \nIn Bathgate, demonstrators carrying banners and placards gathered outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers.\n \nPlacards carried by members of the crowd bore slogans that included 'refugees welcome', 'smash fascism & racism' and 'stop the far right'.\n \nTrade union banners could also be seen in the crowd that gathered in the West Lothian sunshine on Friday evening.\n \nA similar demonstration took place at the same time outside the Watermill Hotel in Paisley.\n \nPrior to these events there had been no far-right demonstrations, or counter protests, in Scotland.\n \nFurther anti-racism protests are planned in a number of Scottish cities on Saturday.","headline":"Anti-racism demonstrations held in Scotland for the first time","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21397029","datePublished":"2024-08-09T20:42:12+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T20:42:12+01:00","articleBody":"It's understood the king hopes to express more direct support for communities impacted by rioting in the near future, potentially in the form of a visit.\n \nHowever this would only happen if his visit didn't place an extra burden on police forces which are currently already stretched and on 'high alert' over the possibility of more rioting.","headline":"King Charles 'hopes to visit communities impacted by riots'","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21396945","datePublished":"2024-08-09T20:00:49+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T20:00:50+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe number of anti-immigration demonstrators in Belfast has dwindled significantly in the last hour after being met by a significant amount of counter-protesters.\n \nAssistant Chief Constable Melanie Jones said the police expected a very busy weekend across Northern Ireland with a risk of spontaneous protest as well as scheduled events such as the Apprentice Boys of Derry parade in Londonderry and the West Belfast Festival.\n \nShe also said that from today, officers 'may have' additional powers to stop and search or require the removal of face coverings.\n \n'We will have a significant visible policing operation in place across Northern Ireland to ensure that everyone is kept safe,' she said.\n \n'We will be supporting the right to peaceful protest that is lawful, but this does not extend into intimidation, harassment or disorder.\n \n'I encourage anyone who is planning to engage in protest to do so peacefully and within the law, and to engage with the police and follow our advice and instruction.'","headline":"Anti-immigration demo dwindles in Belfast","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21396844","datePublished":"2024-08-09T19:29:17+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T19:29:17+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nNot only has an anti-immigration protest been vastly outnumbered by counter-protesters, it looks like they've also been shown up by ice cream vans.\n \nA grand total of about four anti-immigrant demonstrators showed up outside a hotel in Crawley which is used to house asylum seekers.\n \nTheir shouting was easily drowned out by hundreds of counter-protesters who chanted 'refugees are welcome here', 'we stand together' and 'hold strong, stop the deportations'.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ClareHymer\/status\/1821962747413983358?t=28_ym0yPhNDXI2bkSLdWEw&s=19\n\n \nResidents in the hotel, including a child, gave a thumbs-up and waved to the counter-protesters.\n \nThe number of anti-immigration demonstrators dwindled until a sole man wearing a Union Flag-patterned waistcoat was left - and was outnumbered by two ice cream vans.\n \nThe crowd cheered at the hotel which was guarded by police, as police vans and two ice cream trucks surrounded the car park.","headline":"Far-right outnumbered by counter-protesters... and ice cream vans","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21396718","datePublished":"2024-08-09T18:57:47+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T18:57:48+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nTwo protests in Belfast have begun this evening as both a far-right, anti-immigration group and an anti-racist counter protest arrive in the city centre.\n \nThere's a heavy police presence and barriers in place to keep the two groups apart.\n \nAround 1,000 people turned up to the counter-protest, with the far-right group seeing much smaller numbers.\n \nThe people at the anti-immigration protest were seen holding signs with slogans such as 'Shankill Road says no to illegal immigration' and chanting 'send them home'.\n \n\n \nTrade union banners and signs with anti-racism messages are being held aloft at the counter protest, with chants of 'when migrant lives are under attack, what do we do? Stand up fight back' and 'Belfast is anti-fascist'.\n \nQueen's University has closed its campus and a number of businesses have closed their offices as a precaution following violent scenes at an anti-immigration protest last Saturday.","headline":"Anti-immigration and counter-protesters gather in Belfast","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21396656","datePublished":"2024-08-09T18:42:23+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T18:42:23+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA father-of-three has been jailed after re-posting a tweet calling for attacks on asylum seekers originally written by the wife of a Tory councillor.\n \nTyler Kay, 26, used X in the early hours to back calls to 'set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the bastards'.\n \nHe copied and pasted part of a tweet originally posted on the day of the Southport knife killings by childminder Lucy Connolly, the partner of Conservative West Northamptonshire councillor Raymond Connolly.\n \nMrs Connolly, 41, was arrested and bailed on suspicion of inciting racial hatred and has since apologised for acting on 'false and malicious'; information.\n \nIn a now deleted post, Mrs Connolly, from Northampton, wrote: 'Mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the bastards for all I care... If that makes me racist, so be it.'\n \nKay copied, pasted and uploaded Mrs Connolly's post at 12.27pm on Wednesday from a BBC News report and added the hashtags #standwithlucyconnolly #lucyconnolly #f***northamptonshirepolice #conservative #FaragesRiots #RiotsUK and #Northampton.\n \nAs well as a post which urged people to 'mask up' during a protest targeting an immigration law firm, Kay tweeted to his 127 followers at 2.34am: 'That's 100% the plan, plus gloves. No car either so no number plate to trace and a change of clothes ready nearby.'\n \nAfter being warned by another Twitter user that he could be jailed, Kay tweeted: 'I can categorically tell you now, I will not be arrested by Northants Police.'\n \nDefence lawyer Will Forber-Heyward said what Kay, who has a previous conviction for theft from his employer in 2020, had done was horrific but he had shown a degree of remorse. He could lose his council accommodation due to his conviction.\n \nDuring a two-hour hearing, Kay attempted to argue in the witness box that he was not racist and was 'quite happy' to be part of a multi-cultural town.\n \nHe said of the post regarding hotel housing asylum seekers: 'I disagreed with somebody (Mrs Connolly) being arrested for their opinion and so I copied and pasted the tweet into X - kind of as a protest. At the time I didn't expect a lot to come of it.'\n \nJudge Adrienne Lucking KC rejected Kay's claim that he had not intended to stir up race hate, ruling that he was 'intelligent, articulate and media savvy'.\n \nHe was sentenced to 38 months in prison after admitting publishing material intended to stir up racial hatred.","headline":"Dad-of-three jailed for 'repulsive' X post inciting attacks on asylum hotels","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21396521","datePublished":"2024-08-09T18:00:24+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T18:00:25+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA suspended Labour councillor has been remanded in custody after he was charged with encouraging violence while addressing a crowd during an anti-fascist protest in Walthamstow, east London, on Wednesday.\n \nRicky Jones, 57, was wearing a Hugo Boss t-shirt and entered no pleas at Westminster magistrates court on Friday.\n \nDeputy Senior District Judge Tan Ikram said: 'It is alleged that using a microphone you addressed a crowd at an anti-fascist protest and, talking about others you described as \"disgusting Nazi fascists\", you said \"we need to cut their throats and get rid of them\".'\n \nHe was remanded in custody and will next appear at Inner London crown court on September 6.","headline":"Labour councillor accused of 'making death threats' enters no plea in court","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21396401","datePublished":"2024-08-09T17:30:39+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T17:30:39+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nFour people who took part in rioting in Sunderland last Friday have been sent to jail.\n \nAndrew Smith, while wearing all black and a face covering, threw an object at officers before resisting arrest and being detained by a police dog.\n \nJosh Kellett was recognised on a live stream of the disorder \u2013 and was found to throw missiles at officers four times. The balaclava Kellett wore while offending was later discovered when he was arrested.\n \nLeanne Hodgson, who was under the influence of alcohol, shouted abuse at officers and handed out bricks to others. She later smashed the window of a police vehicle and pushed a large wheelie bin into officers.\n \nBradley Makin shared disorder footage on his own Instagram account and was later identified through his handle. He was captured chanting and encouraging people to commit disorder. Upon arrest, Makin was found in his bedroom with suspected cocaine and heroin.\n \nThey were handed the following sentences at Newcastle crown court this afternoon:","headline":"Three men and a woman jailed for throwing bricks and missiles at officers in Sunderland","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21396259","datePublished":"2024-08-09T17:06:42+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T17:06:43+01:00","articleBody":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/05\/everyone-appeared-court-far-widespread-riots-21366566","headline":"Mum who pushed burning wheelie bin towards police and fell on her face jailed","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21395838","datePublished":"2024-08-09T16:17:23+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T16:39:32+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nJordan Plain has been sentenced to eight months in prison after he was filmed making monkey gestures and shouting 'rubber lips' towards black and Asian people.\n \nHe previously admitted racially aggravated harassment after he was filmed with others mocking Muslim prayers.\n \nHe told a probation officer he was 'ashamed of what he had done and it should never have happened'.\n \nThe court heard he told probation that he was out drinking in Leeds when he came across the demonstration while he was 'six-out-of-ten intoxicated'.","headline":"Jordan Plain sentenced to eight months in prison for 'absolutely despicable' racist acts","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21395556","datePublished":"2024-08-09T15:45:13+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T15:45:13+01:00","articleBody":"A man has been jailed after he was seen with a knife near a vigil for the victims of the Southport stabbing.\n \nJordan Davies, 32, of Portland Street in Southport, was sentenced to two years and four months at Liverpool Crown Court after he admitted possession of a knife in a public place in the town on July 30.\n \nHe told officers he was in the town for a 'peaceful protest' after he was seen with the knife, wearing a balaclava, by members of the public.\n \nSentencing him, judge Denis Watson KC said Davies was on his way to join a \"mob\" who had seen an opportunity to 'stir up trouble'.","headline":"Balaclava-wearing knifeman jailed for attending 'peaceful' protest in Southport","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21395342","datePublished":"2024-08-09T15:27:06+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T15:27:07+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA man who threw rocks and smashed the door of a TK Maxx store during disorder in Plymouth has been jailed for 32 months at Plymouth Crown Court, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.\n \nJustin Crimp, 49, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and criminal damage to property valued at more than \u00a35,000 after being identified from footage of the unrest on Monday.\n \nHe was arrested at his home address in Palace Street, Plymouth, on Wednesday and was charged by CPS Direct at 3.30am on Thursday.\n \nVictoria Cook, chief crown prosecutor for the South West, said: \"Justin Crimp acted disgracefully during the collective disorder in Plymouth on Monday.","headline":"Mna who threw rocks at Plymouth TK Maxx jailed for nearly three years","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21395310","datePublished":"2024-08-09T15:21:41+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T16:21:58+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nSuspended Labour councillor Ricky Jones has been charged with encouraging violent disorder after appearing at a London counter-protest, the CPS has confirmed.\n \nHe is due to appear in court this afternoon.\n \nA statement from Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said: 'The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Ricky Jones, 57, with one count of encouraging violent disorder.\n \n'Jones was filmed addressing a crowd in Walthamstow on Wednesday 7 August during which he appeared to make remarks and a gesture to encourage others to act violently towards far-right protestors.\n \n'He has been arrested and charged within 48 hours, and will now appear at Westminster Magistrates\u2019 Court this afternoon, 9 August 2024.'","headline":"Labour councillor charged with making 'death threats' in court this afternoon","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21395142","datePublished":"2024-08-09T15:05:51+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T15:05:51+01:00","articleBody":"","headline":"Judges remarks on 'armchair rioter'","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21395115","datePublished":"2024-08-09T15:02:04+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T15:02:05+01:00","articleBody":"","headline":"Armchair rioter jailed for nearly two years over racist Facebook posts","author":{"name":"Sarah Hooper"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21394425","datePublished":"2024-08-09T13:30:08+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T13:39:54+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nTwo men have been jailed for a combined 32 months for involvement in a mass brawl in Leeds city centre.\n \nSameer Ali, 21, of West Park Drive, Leeds, is jailed for 20 months for affray.\n \nAdnan Ghafoor, 31, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for affray, with his sentence including a 12-month term for breaching a suspended sentence.\n \nThe pair were part of a group of 17 people who became involved in a street fight with a group of 'pro-EDL far-right' demonstrators on August 3 after allegedly receiving racist abuse.\n \n\n \nCCTV footage shows Ali punching three men, while Ghafoor can be seen punching one man who was being held in a chokehold by others.\n \nThe defence barrister for Sameer Ali told the court that Ali had been provoked by 'Islamophobic threats' and 'abuse', with comments such as 'f*** Allah' made by far-right demonstrators during the day. \n \nBut Judge Guy Kearl KC said the racist abuse could not be confirmed by the CCTV footage.\n \nSentencing, Judge Kearl said it is 'not clear' who spoke first between the two groups of protesters, and 'in one sense, it matters little'.\n \n\n \n'The law applies to everyone, no matter what colour, race, religion or political persuasion, there is no distinction,' he added.\n \n'The violence used by you and others was unlawful'.\n \nAddressing Ali, Judge Kearl went on to say: 'You threw left and right-handed punches towards a bald man and\u00a0then you participated in the smaller group by following that group across the road towards the bar.\n \n'There you confronted a second man whom you also punched.\n \n\n \n'You then attacked a third man who was being held by others. Then you returned to the second man - you punched him, causing him to fall to the ground and then kicked him whilst he was on the ground.'\n \nThe judge adds: 'You walked away down the centre of the road, laughing and congratulating yourself and others in your group.'\n \nThe two men, who were not known to eachother prior to the attack, handed themselves into police the next day following a 'moment of madness.'","headline":"Counter-protesters jailed for brawling with 'pro-EDL far-right protesters' in Leeds","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21394248","datePublished":"2024-08-09T13:06:42+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T13:06:42+01:00","articleBody":"Two men have pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Bristol city centre on Saturday night.\n \nMark Bowen, 40, of no fixed address, and Daniel Russell, 47, of Redfield, Bristol, appeared separately before Bristol Magistrates' Court on Friday afternoon.\n \nBoth admitted the single charge against them and were remanded in custody ahead of their sentencing hearing at Bristol Crown Court on August 14.\n \nDistrict Judge Lynne Matthews described how Bowen commented to police: 'I didn't even know what was going on, I don't have social media, I was just a drunk idiot'.\n \nThe judge told Russell: 'You will appear for your day of reckoning at the crown court at Bristol on Wednesday.'","headline":"Bristol riot suspect told police 'I'm just a drunk idiot'","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21393831","datePublished":"2024-08-09T12:41:51+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T12:41:52+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe Government will have to 'look more broadly at social media' after recent rioting, the Prime Minister has said in an apparent hint that further regulation could be considered.\n \nFalse information spread on social media about the identity of the alleged Southport knife attacker has been seen as playing a role in sparking the recent violence, leading some to call for tougher regulation.\n \nMayor of London Sadiq Khan has been among those calling for reform, saying recent events have shown regulations due to come into force under the Online Safety Act are 'not fit for purpose'.\n \nAsked on Friday if he agreed with Mr Khan, Sir Keir Starmer told broadcasters: 'I do think that we're going to have to look more broadly at social media after this disorder.'\n \nHe added that social media executives should be 'mindful of the first priority, which is to ensure that our communities are safe and secure'.\n \nThe role of social media in the riots has been a major theme of the response to the disorder, with police already taking action against some individuals for posts online.","headline":"Government to 'look more broadly at social media' after riots","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21393647","datePublished":"2024-08-09T12:25:06+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T12:25:06+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nScotland's First Minister John Swinney has called on social media companies X, TikTok and Meta to reveal what 'immediate and decisive' action they are taking to combat the spread of misinformation on their platforms.\n \nIn a statement, Swinney told the three companies that 'everyone has a role in stopping the spread of misinformation' and told the platforms they have 'a specific responsibility to do so.'\n \nFollowing the riots, Swinney said Police Scotland raised concerns to him about the amount of time it takes for 'problematic posts to be removed when these are identified by law enforcement agencies'.\n \n'This increases the risk of spread of malicious content,' he added.","headline":"First Minister calls on social media to take 'immediate and decisive' action to stop spread of misinformation","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21393455","datePublished":"2024-08-09T12:05:30+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T12:05:30+01:00","articleBody":"A man has been charged with a false communications offence in relation to an allegation of information given during a livestream on TikTok in Derby on Wednesday evening, Derbyshire Police said.\n \nDimitri Stoica, 25, of Langley Street, Derby, will appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court on Friday.\n \nGary Thompson, 64, and Paul Chell, 50 are also set to appear at the same court following widespread disorder across the country over the past 10 days.\n \nChell is charged with using threatening, insulting or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress, and Thompson is accused of two assault offences, assault of an emergency worker and three racially aggravated public order offences, the force said.","headline":"Man charged with spreading misinformation on TikTok livestream","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21393376","datePublished":"2024-08-09T11:58:29+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T11:58:29+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nSir Keir Starmer says social media is not a 'law-free zone' as the rioters charged over social media posts are set to appear in court today.\n \nSpeaking to broadcasters on a visit to Scotland Yard, the PM said of social media: 'The first thing I'd say is, this is not a law-free zone.\n \n'And I think that's clear from the prosecutions and sentencing. Today we're due sentencing for online behaviour.\n \n'That's a reminder to everyone that whether you're directly involved or whether you're remotely involved, you're culpable, and you will be put before the courts if you've broken the law.'\n \nHis remarks come as a woman accused of being the first to spread fake rumours about the Southport killer's identity which\u00a0sparked nationwide riots\u00a0has been arrested.\n \nA 55-year-old woman from\u00a0Chester\u00a0has now been arrested on suspicion of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred, and false communication. She remains in police custody.\n \nA 34-year-old man from Ewloe, Flintshire has also been charged with malicious communications and remanded in custody after 'posting material on a social media site connected with the ongoing national tensions'.","headline":"Starmer: Social media is not a 'law-free zone'","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21393068","datePublished":"2024-08-09T11:29:36+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T11:29:37+01:00","articleBody":"Three men and three boys have been charged with violent disorder, assault and public order following protests across Greater Manchester.\n \nDavid McCrea, 43, of Partington Street, Manchester, has been charged with violent disorder, he has been remanded into custody ahead of an appearance at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Friday 9 August 2024.\n \nAnthony Livesey, 30, of Moorfield Avenue, Denton, has been charged with violent disorder, he has been remanded into custody ahead of an appearance at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Friday 9 August 2024.\n \nColin Demulder, 35, of Altrincham Road, Manchester, has been charged with assault and public order, he has been remanded into custody ahead of an appearance at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Friday 9 August 2024.\n \nThree boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have all been charged with violent disorder.","headline":"Six charged with violent disorder in Manchester","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21393013","datePublished":"2024-08-09T11:22:41+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T11:22:41+01:00","articleBody":"A 21st man has been charged in connection with violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool.\n \nCurtis Faure, 19, of Thomas Lane, Broadgreen, has been charged with Violent disorder in Liverpool city centre.\n \nFaure was remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Friday 9 August.","headline":"21st person charged in connection with violence in Merseyside","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21392498","datePublished":"2024-08-09T10:32:24+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T10:32:24+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA Hartlepool resident who set up an online fundraiser for a local mosque following disorder in the town said it had raised more than \u00a312,000.\n \nAndrew Cooper said it was 'heartbreaking' to hear protesters were heading towards the Nasir Mosque on July 31, adding it was \"lucky\" police proactively blocked off roads surrounding it.\n \nDiscussing the fundraiser, Mr Cooper told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'At the moment, we are at \u00a312,251 - we actually smashed that \u00a3200 target within about 15 minutes.\n \n'I increased that to \u00a31,000, which we'd hit in an hour, and after just 24 hours we'd managed to break the \u00a310,000 mark, which is incredible.'","headline":"Hartlepool mosque fundraiser surpasses \u00a312,000 in donations","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21392439","datePublished":"2024-08-09T10:26:37+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T10:26:38+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nPolice in Northern Ireland have urged the public not to allow criminals to hide in their communities after a fifth consecutive night of far-right chaos.\n \nThe PSNI said it responded to several race-related hate crime incidents and other disorder on Thursday night.\n \nOfficers in Belfast dealt with a number of reports of criminal damage to property, including a car being set on fire and a window of a house being broken in Benburb Street.\n \nElsewhere, a number of bins were set on fire in Castlereagh Street in east Belfast and police were attacked by a group of masked men who threw bricks and masonry at officers in Flora Street.\n \n\n \nAssistant Chief Constable Melanie Jones said: 'Our officers dealt with a fifth night of incidents such as criminal damage, disorder and arson.\n \n'Those who are intent on causing disorder or committing offences, need to think of the consequences of their actions.\n \n'Yesterday we issued six images of people we want to speak to in relation to this recent disorder.\n \n'One individual has since been identified and we thank the public for their assistance with this.\n \n'Please look at these images and let us know if you can identify any of these individuals.\n \n'I am also appealing to the public directly, do not let these criminals hide in your community.\n \n'Anyone with any information which can help identify any of these individuals should contact us.'","headline":"Belfast police battle fifth consecutive night of racial violence","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21391963","datePublished":"2024-08-09T09:35:49+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T09:38:56+01:00","articleBody":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/obinnauzor78\/status\/1821636486019920125\n\n \nTwo people were arrested in Barnsley yesterday after a group of far-right demonstrators clashed with a peaceful protest in the city centre.\n \nThe two groups, totalling around 110 people, gathered outside Barnsley Town Hall yesterday for a 'largely peaceful gathering', South Yorkshire Police report.\n \nHowever, footage from the scene shows minor unrest as a group of masked protesters, some draped in Union Jack flags, become involved in a confrontation with the police, resulting in at least one arrest.\n \n The force said a 43-year-old man had been taken into custody on suspicion of possession of a banned breed of dog, believed to be an XL Bully, and possession of a controlled drug.\n \nA 15-year-old boy was also arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon.\n \n\n \nA third person was arrested for being drunk and disorderly at the scene, but this was reportedly unrelated to the gathering.","headline":"Two arrested during unrest in Barnsley","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21391769","datePublished":"2024-08-09T09:01:58+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T09:01:58+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nHere's some more from Thomas-Symonds, who has told the BBC the government is going into the weekend in a 'state of high readiness'.\n \nWhen asked by the braodcaster whether he is expecting more unrest over the coming days, the minister says everyone has seen various information 'and in some cases misinformation' shared online.\n \nThomas-Symonds refused to comment on intelligence, said the government will approach the weekend 'prepared for different eventualities'.","headline":"Government 'prepared for different eventualities' this weekend","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21391721","datePublished":"2024-08-09T08:55:49+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T08:55:50+01:00","articleBody":"Football fans who 'engage in violent, thuggish behaviour' face being dealt with quickly after days of violent disorder, a Cabinet Office minister has said.\n \nMinister Nick Thomas-Symonds, who is doing media rounds this morning, was asked by Sky News about fears 'far-right groups could seek to exploit' unrest at football fixtures this weekend.\n \nThomas-Symonds responded: 'You always are vigilant about far-right activity and that is what the Government will continue to be.\n \n'As I say, going into this weekend, it's important that the message continues to go out that if you engage in violent, thuggish behaviour on our streets, you're going to be dealt with quickly by the criminal justice system.\n \n'We've already seen sentences of up to three years handed down, people now facing the inside of a prison cell because of the appalling way in which they've conducted themselves in recent days.\n \n'But also we'll continue to make those additional officers available and where there are communities with particular fears - I was in Bristol for example yesterday talking to Muslim community leaders - we will make sure that we make protection available to those communities as well. It's hugely important.'","headline":"Football hooligans warned unrest will be 'dealt with' after riots","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21391663","datePublished":"2024-08-09T08:46:31+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T08:46:31+01:00","articleBody":"Three more men are due to appear in court after being charged with violent disorder in Sunderland.\n \nNorthumbria Police said the charges relate to \"recent disorder\" in the city.\n \nPaul Williams, 45, of Esdale, Sunderland, and Dean Groenewald, 32, of no fixed abode, have both been charged with violent disorder.\n \nLiam Doeg, 33, of Tatham Street, Sunderland has been charged with violent disorder and one count of burglary.\n \nAll three are due to appear at South Tyneside Magistrates Court on Friday morning.","headline":"Three more Sunderland rioters to appear in court today","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21391657","datePublished":"2024-08-09T08:45:49+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-09T08:45:49+01:00","articleBody":"Government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has said there is a distinction between the 'tradition of British peaceful protest' and 'people who turn up outside with weapons'.\n \nSpeaking to Sky News, the Paymaster General said: 'Having spoken to police officers yesterday about the strain that they are under, the hours that they are working, I certainly don\u2019t think it helps for politicians to be encouraging even more people out on our streets.'\n \nHe added: 'Nonetheless, we should make that distinction between that tradition of British peaceful protest - which is very much part of our politics - and the violent thuggery we\u2019ve seen on our streets.\n \n'People who turn up outside with weapons are not coming to protest about anything - they are coming with criminal intent. We should be very clear about that distinction.'\n \nIn a seperate interview with LBC this morning, Thomas-Symonds lamented the 'slowness' of the criminal justice system in bringing knife crime offenders to justice.","headline":"Distinction between peaceful protest and violent disorder, says government minister","author":{"name":"Tom Sanders"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21390362","datePublished":"2024-08-08T22:30:45+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T22:30:45+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe Prime Minister has hosted his third emergency Cobra meeting since rioting kicked off last week and said police need to remain on 'high alert'.\n \nHe believes the levels of policing in the right places, as well as swift justice including sentencing over the last week, have acted as a deterrent to further disorder.\n \nKeir earlier insisted it is 'important that we don't let up'.\n \nAnticipation of more disorder largely failed to materialise on Wednesday, but the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) chair Gavin Stephens warned that those people 'intent on violence and destruction have not gone away'.\n \nHe says police forces are 'very focused on the weekend' ahead, and has suggested patrols could be stepped up at lower league football matches at the start of the season.\n \nSome rioters have already been jailed for up to three years, as other suspects continue to face court over disorder across the country.\n \nThe total number of arrests made after violence erupted in the wake of the Southport stabbings now stands at 483, with 151 charges brought so far.\n \nThe figures are expected to 'continue to rise significantly', the NPCC said.\n \nMore than 160 demonstrations were planned for Wednesday but only about 36 took place with 'minimal disorder and only a handful of arrests', according to police chiefs.","headline":"PM tells police to stay on 'high alert'","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21390340","datePublished":"2024-08-08T22:12:18+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T22:12:18+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA man has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker.\n \nThe 38-year-old, who's from the Weymouth area, was identified after officers reviewed footage of the rioting on Sunday.\n \nHe was arrested at his home and has been taken into custody to be interviewed by detectives.\n \nAssistant Chief Constable Mark Callaghan said: 'Our approach to recent demonstrations has been clear, we will facilitate safe and legal protest but we must balance this with minimising impact on our communities.\n \n'Where individuals are suspected of committing public order or criminal offences, we will deal with this robustly as this will not be tolerated.\n \n'Dorset Police has a team of officers dedicated to reviewing crime reports and video footage of protest activity in order to identify any crimes that may have been committed. \n \n'These will be swiftly investigated with suspected offenders being put before the courts.\n \n'Our role is to facilitate safe and legal protest, and where individuals are intent on acting outside of the law, they can face arrest either during demonstrations or in the immediate aftermath. \n \n'We are working closely with the Crown Prosecution Service in order to seek swift justice.'","headline":"Man arrested after an emergency worker was assaulted in Weymouth","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21390239","datePublished":"2024-08-08T21:34:06+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T21:34:07+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nBilly Thompson, 31 and of Mill Street in Maryport, was arrested on Wednesday and charged earlier today.\n \nHe posted a racially aggravated and threating comment on a Facebook social media post informing the public of a dispersal order being imposed in Carlisle relating to potential planned disorder.\n \nChief Superintendent Carl Patrick said: 'I hope today's swift charge and sentencing sends a clear message to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to post racially aggravated comments online.\n \n'This type of behaviour will not be tolerated and will continue to carry out this proactive policing approach.\n \n'Where there is evidence of people inciting hatred or promoting violence on our streets, our officers will not hesitate to take action.'\n \nThompson appeared at North Cumbria magistrates court this afternoon where he pleaded guilty to an offence under section 127 of the Communications Act and was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison.","headline":"Man jailed for posting racially aggravated and offensive content on social media","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21390154","datePublished":"2024-08-08T20:58:42+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T20:58:43+01:00","articleBody":"","headline":"Bodycam footage from rioting in Hartlepool released","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21390038","datePublished":"2024-08-08T20:30:57+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T20:30:57+01:00","articleBody":"A man has been charged with malicious communications over material posted on social media 'connected with the ongoing national tensions'.\n \nRichard David Williams, 34, of Maes Deri, Elwoe, was taken into custody and he'll appear at\u00a0Llandudno\u00a0magistrates court tomorrow.\n \nNorth Wales Police said: 'This investigation followed the posting of material on a social media site and was connected with the ongoing national tensions.\n \n'We will respect the court process and withhold from further comment regarding this case at this time.'\n \nChief Constable Amanda Blakeman said: 'I would like to remind the public of North Wales that we take any allegation of criminality, whether committed online or in person, extremely seriously.\n \n'Those who post in a suspected criminally irresponsible way will be located, swiftly investigated and, where appropriate, charged.'","headline":"Welsh man charged with malicious communications","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21390015","datePublished":"2024-08-08T20:21:44+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T20:21:44+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA supporter of Spellow Lane Library Hub in Liverpool asked for \u00a35,000 to replace books after it suffered severe damage when it was torched on Sunday.\n \nAs of Thursday more than \u00a3215,644 had been donated to the recently opened library, which also operated as a food bank.\n \nBash Cafe in Belfast, which sells Arabic coffee and falafel, was also burned in the riots and has received more than its target for repairs, with \u00a327,321 raised.\n \nThe GoFundMe organiser said the owner Mohammed 'did not see himself reopening' after the windows were broken and the interior was extensively damaged by smoke and fire.\n \nHowever, he has been 'so encouraged by the support he has seen on this page from near and far that he is now looking for options to reopen the cafe in a different location', the supporter said.\n \nA Citizens Advice building in Sunderland was also set alight and has received \u00a314,912 in donations.\n \nRiots swept the UK after Bebe King, six, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were fatally stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class at the Hart Space on Monday July 29 in Southport.\n \nIndividual GoFundMe pages for each of the girls' families have raised nearly \u00a3200,000.\n \nOne page organised for all of their families raised \u00a3112,200 in 2,900 donations.\n \nThe Southport Dance Group Emergency Fund said: 'The dance world is a wonderful community of people who gain such joy from dancing and it's impossible to comprehend what has happened at this dance class.'\n \nMore than \u00a318,561 has been donated to support Leanne Lucas, the yoga class instructor injured while protecting children at the holiday club.","headline":"Thousands raised to rebuild after rioting","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21389645","datePublished":"2024-08-08T18:37:18+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T18:37:19+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe Home Secretary has said the ramped-up police response to potential further riots would continue and suggested it was having an impact on stemming days of disorder.\n \nYvette Cooper met with police officers and Deputy Commission Dame Lynne Owens at the Metropolitan Police\u2019s specialist operations room in Lambeth on Thursday.\n \nShe was asked by the BBC if the deployment of a \u2018standing army\u2019 of 6,000 officers would continue over the weekend.\n \nMs Cooper said: \u2018We\u2019re going to continue with this strong policing response, making sure that there are additional police officers ready to respond.\u2019\n \nAfter police were braced for disorder on Wednesday that largely failed to materialise, Ms Cooper said that expedited arrests, convictions and sentencing, as well as the thousands of additional officers on the streets, were having an impact.","headline":"Home Secretary says police \u2018standing army\u2019 will stay in place this weekend","author":{"name":"Sam Corbishley"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21389521","datePublished":"2024-08-08T18:09:41+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T08:13:38+01:00","articleBody":"A 55-year-old woman from Cheshire has been arrested in suspicion of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred, and false communication.\n \nChief Superintendent Alison Ross said: 'We have all seen the violent disorder that has taken place across the UK over the past week, much of which has been fuelled by malicious and inaccurate communications online.\n \n'It's a stark reminder of the dangers of posting information on social media platforms without checking the accuracy.\n \n'It also acts as a warning that we are all accountable for our actions, whether that be online or in person.'\n \n\nhttps:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/08\/woman-first-shared-fake-southport-suspect-rumour-sparked-riots-arrested-21389346","headline":"Woman who first shared fake Southport rumour that sparked UK riots arrested","author":{"name":"danny-rigg"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21388842","datePublished":"2024-08-08T16:43:27+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T16:50:31+01:00","articleBody":"Dartford councillor Ricky Jones has already been suspended by the Labour Party.\n \nNow he's been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after calling for far-right activists' throats to be 'cut'.\n \nHe was filmed making the comments during a speech at an anti-racist protest in Walthamstow yesterday.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/08\/labour-councillor-arrested-encouraging-murder-uk-riots-21387684","headline":"Councillor arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder","author":{"name":"danny-rigg"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21388470","datePublished":"2024-08-08T16:15:54+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T16:15:54+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nAn 18-year-old man has admitted being part of a group who violently rocked a police van during rioting in Rotherham, leaving a police community support officer (PCSO) fearing for his life.\n \nKenzie Roughley, of Barnsley Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, was filmed punching and kicking a South Yorkshire Police CCTV van as hundreds of people battled with officers outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, a district judge was told.\n \nFootage of the van being rocked from side, with its rooftop mast swinging alarmingly, was one of many dramatic images of Sunday's violence.\n \nProsecutor Simon Walton told Sheffield Magistrates Court on Thursday that the PCSO inside the vehicle \"described fearing for his life\".\n \nThe officer got into the driver's seat and managed to drive it away, Mr Walton said.\n \nWearing a light blue hoodie, blond-haired Roughley yawned in the glass-fronted dock as he confirmed his details and pleaded guilty to one count of violent disorder.\n \nHe was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday.\n \n","headline":"Teen yawns as he admits role in violent disorder that left police 'fearing for life' outside asylum seeker hot","author":{"name":"danny-rigg"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21388396","datePublished":"2024-08-08T16:09:10+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T16:09:10+01:00","articleBody":"Footage emerged earlier today of now-suspended Labour councillor Ricky Jones saying 'we need to cut all their throats'.\n \nThe comment was made in relation to far-right activists during a speech at the anti-fascist protest in Walthamstow yesterday.\n \nIn response, the Metropolitan Police said on X: 'We are aware of the significant public concern around this video. Officers are investigating as a matter of urgency. We will update as soon as we can.'","headline":"Police investigating clip of councillor saying 'we need to cut all their throats'","author":{"name":"danny-rigg"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21388368","datePublished":"2024-08-08T16:04:55+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T16:04:55+01:00","articleBody":"While much of the UK saw far-right violence fade in the face of 25,000 anti-racist counter-protesters last night, Belfast has seen riots continue.\n \nBins were set on fire, cars and homes were attacked, and projectiles were thrown at riot police, who have received water canons previously loaned to the Irish police.\n \nQueens University Belfast has announced it's closing its campus and public buildings tomorrow as it urges young people to steer clear of the unrest.\n \nVice Chancellor Professor Sir Ian Greer said: 'We abhor violence and condemn without reservation Islamophobia, racism and xenophobia in all forms.\n \n'As a university community, we are committed to diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging, and to our campus being a safe, secure environment for all staff and students.\n \n'I urge young people who might become involved in violence to understand that the biggest threat to your future prospects does not come from people fleeing persecution in other parts of the world, or from committed international staff who underpin the Health Service, or from families, like yours, who wish to live in peace and contribute to society here.'","headline":"University campus to close as violence continues","author":{"name":"danny-rigg"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21388063","datePublished":"2024-08-08T15:40:07+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T15:40:07+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nTwo men who looted a library community hub which had already been set on fire by rioters have been jailed.\n \n28-year-old Adam Wharton and his 22-year-old brother Ellis Wharton targeted the site in County Road, Liverpool after widespread rioting on Saturday, after police came under attack.\n \nAs the rioting died down at around 2am on August 4, Adam Wharton acted as lookout while Ellis went inside the burnt-out Spellow Hub premises.\n \nA police officer went inside and caught a masked Ellis Wharton in the act of removing a large computer monitor.\n \nWhen challenged Ellis Wharton took up a 'fighting stance' as the officer attempted to restrain him and the defendant responded by lashing out and striking him in the chest.\n \nJudge Neil Flewitt KC said he had 'no doubt' that Adam Wharton, who has a string of convictions for dishonesty including burglary, had involved and encouraged his younger brother, with no previous convictions.\n \n\n \nSentencing Adam Wharton to 20 months in jail and Ellis Wharton to 11 months in jail, the judge said: 'The Spellow Hub was a valuable local resource and its loss will be felt deeply by the community.\n \n'Although your offending amounts in law to the offence of burglary, your conduct is more commonly described as \"looting\" - a despicable crime in which the offender seeks to profit from the misery of others.'\n \nBoth pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to burglary with intent to steal while Ellis Wharton changed his plea on Thursday to admit assaulting an emergency worker.\n \nEllis Wharton received an eight-month jail term for the burglary and a consecutive three months sentence for the assault.","headline":"Brothers who looted a burnt-out library jailed","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21387776","datePublished":"2024-08-08T15:12:33+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T15:12:33+01:00","articleBody":"A man who admitted carrying out a 'spinning karate kick' against a shop window in Manchester on Saturday has been jailed.\n \n23-year-old Oliver Chapman pleaded guilty to violent disorder this afternoon.\n \nProsecutor Robin Lynch told the court a 'few hundred' people had broken off from a police containment operation in Piccadilly Gardens and headed down Mosley Street after officers were 'outnumbered'.\n \nMr Lynch said: 'A large number of people began to kick shop windows and businesses.\n \n'This defendant was seen to do a spinning karate kick against a window.'\n \nChapman, of Duke Street, Radcliffe, was wearing a balaclava at the time.\n \nIn a police interview, Chapman said he was 'very sorry for what had happened', adding he had 'just got mixed up' and had felt 'excited and adrenaline-filled'.\n \nHe was 'disruptive' while in custody, throwing coffee over his cell and being 'abusive towards police officers'.\n \nHe's been remanded in custody until he's sentenced on August 15.","headline":"Rioter who 'karate kicked' a shop window sent to jail","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21387476","datePublished":"2024-08-08T14:40:43+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T14:40:44+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nTwo men have been convicted of violent disorder after getting involved in rioting in Sunderland at the weekend.\n \nRiley Adey, 19 and of Heworth Crescent, and 31-year-old Reece Greenwood of The Gardens, appeared in court in South Tyneside this morning,\n \nThey both pleaded guilty of one count of violent disorder and they've been remanded in custody until they're sentenced at Newcastle crown court next Wednesday.\n \nNorthumbria Police executed arrest warrants at addresses in Washington yesterday responding to intelligence including footage of Adey during the Sunderland protests.\n \nIt showed the 19-year-old standing on top of an upturned vehicle after it had been set alight \u2013 behaviour which Detective Chief Inspector Graeme Barr said will not be tolerated.\n \nHe said: 'This is a great result for all involved \u2013 and will hopefully further reassure communities that we\u2019re taking action.\n \n'The behaviour demonstrated by these two individuals put a lot of people\u2019s safety at risk \u2013 and we simply will not tolerate it.\n \n'There is no place for this type of criminality in our communities and we will come down hard on anyone who causes such unrest.'","headline":"Two convicted for rioting in Sunderland at the weekend","author":{"name":"katie-boyden"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21387293","datePublished":"2024-08-08T14:15:55+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T14:15:55+01:00","articleBody":"If you thought last night was the end of far-right disorder, you might be wrong.\n \nOf the 160 gatherings planned for last night, only 36 actually took place after roughly 25,000 anti-racist protesters gathered to face them down.\n \nPlans for tonight are much smaller. Just 20 are said to be taking place, with three counterprotests, the National Police Chiefs' Council said.","headline":"More disturbance on the cards with 20 riots and three counter-protests planned","author":{"name":"danny-rigg"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21387223","datePublished":"2024-08-08T14:10:40+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T14:10:40+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nDaniel McGuire, 45, of Crescent Avenue, Plymouth, has been jailed for 26 months after pleading guilty to a charge of violent disorder relating to a protest in Plymouth.\n \nProsecuting, Gareth Warden told Plymouth Magistrates\u2019 Court how McGuire was \u2018clearly intoxicated\u2019 and pushed up against police shields, with the defendant \u2018spitting on officers and shields\u2019 despite being told to stop.\n \n\u2018This was violent thuggery, it will not be tolerated in our society. You will be subjected to the full force of the law.\u2019\n \nJudge Robert Linford, sentencing McGuire at Plymouth Crown Court on Thursday, said the defendant had been drunk and returned after police asked him to leave.\n \nHe said McGuire was \u2018seen to repeatedly spit at the police\u2019 and video footage showed him \u2018swearing and threatening to punch the police\u2019.\n \nFeleena Grosvenor, for McGuire, said that the defendant was \u2018sorry for spitting and he was so ashamed during his interview he could barely watch the video\u2019.\n \nShe said he had sustained a broken arm.\n \nYou can see our full list of people charged and sentenced after the riots here.","headline":"Rioter slammed to ground by shield after spitting on police is jailed for","author":{"name":"danny-rigg"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21387131","datePublished":"2024-08-08T13:57:43+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T14:48:18+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nRyan Sheers, 29, went viral when a police dog nibbled his bum after he taunted police with a slap on his arse and jeers of 'I pay your wages'.\n \nHe and partner Steven Mailen, 54, had joined a riot targeting homes used by refugees in Hartlepool after spending the afternoon playing bingo.\n \nNow they have each been jailed for two years and two months after pleading guilty to violent disorder.You can read our full report here.","headline":"From the bingo hall to a prison cell - rioter bitten on arse gets 26 months in jail","author":{"name":"danny-rigg"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21386799","datePublished":"2024-08-08T13:19:58+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T14:44:58+01:00","articleBody":"Ricky Jones drew his finger across his neck while speaking to the thousands of anti-racists gathered in Walthamstow last night.\n \n'They are disgusting Nazi fascists', the Dartford councillor said in reference to far-right activists, 'and we need to cut all their throats and get rid of them all'.\n \nHis speech ended with applause and a chant of 'free Palestine'.\n \nThe Dartford Labour website says Jones 'has been a strong voice for residents on issues ranging from housing and fly-tipping to unfair car parking charges'.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PolitlcsUK\/status\/1821517483737591919\n\n \nJones has now been dropped by the party.\n \nA Labour spokesperson said: 'This behaviour is completely unacceptable and it will not be tolerated. The councillor has been suspended from the party.'\n \nThe Met Police has since said it's investigating the clip 'as a matter of urgency'.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/metpoliceuk\/status\/1821523996132671690","headline":"Councillor who called to cut throats of fascists is dropped by Labour","author":{"name":"danny-rigg"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21386603","datePublished":"2024-08-08T12:59:56+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T12:59:57+01:00","articleBody":"\n \n'Those people who have come out to commit these hateful crimes will be pursued with the full force of the law.'\n \nThis is the strong message to the Belfast rioters from Chief Constable Jon Boutcher. \n \nTensions are high in Northern Ireland, with the country's legislature, Stormont, being recalled.\n \nThe Northern Irish government, known as the Executive, held an emergency meeting this morning. \n \nFollowing the meeting, Boutcher\u00a0said police are knocking on the doors of suspected rioters who took part in Saturday's unrest.\n \n'I have met the leadership of the Muslim communities, but all our migrant communities, all our diverse communities feel under threat,' he added.\n \n'They feel a fear of the like I have not seen in over 40 years of policing. That\u2019s not just here, that\u2019s across the country. This has got to stop and we will stop it.'","headline":"Fear felt by Muslim communities 'like nothing I've seen in 40 years of policing', says PSNI chief","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21386289","datePublished":"2024-08-08T12:39:24+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T12:39:25+01:00","articleBody":"Last night,\u00a0Metro.co.uk\u00a0reported live on the ground from North Finchley, where a large counter-protest formed to ward off any far-right demonstrators from an immigration centre listed in an online list.\n \nIn an exclusive video now shared widely on\u00a0social media, we caught the moment a protester who was draped in an English flag began yelling at counter-protesters.\n \nHe reacted exactly how you'd expect. You can read our full report here. \n \n\nhttps:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/08\/man-draped-england-flag-throws-tantrum-counter-protesters-led-away-21384638","headline":"Rioter has a toddler tantrum after realising racists are massively outnumbered","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21385854","datePublished":"2024-08-08T11:57:12+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T11:57:12+01:00","articleBody":"","headline":"Watch: Moment two Sunderland riot suspects arrested","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21385777","datePublished":"2024-08-08T11:51:48+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T08:13:34+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nJohn O'Malley, 43, described being at the 'front of a baying mob', has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for violent disorder in Southport.\n \nThe judge described that as much as O'Malley said he 'regretted' his actions, the 'scale' of violence he took part in could not be ignored. He used 'obviously racist' language outside a mosque, Judge Andrew Menary added.\n \nO'Malley muttered something inaudible as he left the dock.\n \nSemi-retired welder William Nelson Morgan, 69, was sentenced two years and eight months for the same charge as well as possession of an offensive weapon.\n \nMorgan stood silently with his head bowed as his sentence was read out. \n \nHis 'advancing years plainly did not prevent' him from taking part in the 100-strong mob 'running amok' through Liverpool.\n \nMorgan had the cosh, which he claimed he brought in self-defence, was 'clearly' a weapon, the judge said. \n \nThe two sentences will run concurrently, rather than at the same time.\n \nBoth were reduced by a third as they pleaded guilty.","headline":"Merseyside rioters jailed for two years and eight months","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21385648","datePublished":"2024-08-08T11:41:59+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T11:43:54+01:00","articleBody":"John O'Malley, a gas fitter described as being at the 'heart of the violence' unleashed onto Southport in the wake of a fatal stabbing, is one of two rioters about to be sentenced. \n \nHe was part of\u00a0a group of up to 1,000 people who were involved in disorder outside a mosque on St Luke's Road, which saw 50 officers injured, missiles lobbed and windows shattered. \n \nWilliam Nelson Morgan, a retired welder, wielded a wooden bat while riots unfolded across Liverpool, is also in the dock.\n \nBoth were at the 'forefront of lawless behaviour', Judge Andrew Menary\u00a0said in the televised sentencing, which saw a 'pitched battle' erupted in Southport. \n \nWhat they were protesting exactly, he added, 'remains a mystery'. Agitators 'were exploiting the anguish of others' for 'their own twisted ideology' or simply for 'violence'.\n \n'They are criminals who do not represent the decent people who are appalled by the behaviour and left subsequently to clean up their mess.'\n \nBoth men pleaded guilty to violent disorder earlier in the week, while Morgan admitted possession of an offensive weapon.","headline":"Judge sentencing Merseyside rioters","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21385603","datePublished":"2024-08-08T11:35:32+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T12:30:36+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will chair another meeting of the government's\u00a0crisis management committee, called\u00a0Cobra.\n \nThis will be to 'reflect on last night' and plan for the coming days, he said.","headline":"Another Cobra meeting to be held, Starmer says","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21385572","datePublished":"2024-08-08T11:32:36+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T08:13:31+01:00","articleBody":"Eight men found themselves surrounded by thousands of anti-fascist protesters chanting \u2018Nazi scum off our streets\u2019 in Brighton last night.\n \nThe gaggle who did appear in the seaside city found themselves so outnumbered that they needed a line of police to keep the crowd clogging the street at bay.\n \nYou can read all about and - and watch the moment this happened - here.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/08\/would-be-rioters-rescued-police-outnumbered-brighton-21384603","headline":"Would-be rioters get police protection after realising how outnumbered they are","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21385480","datePublished":"2024-08-08T11:24:32+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T11:24:32+01:00","articleBody":"Three people were arrested last night following protests in Hampshire yesterday.\n \nIn Southampton, a 40-year-old man from Eastleigh was arrested on suspicion of affray. An 18-year-old, also from Eastleigh, was also arrested on suspicion of attempting to cause criminal damage.\n \nWhile in Portsmouth, a 17-year-old boy, from the city, was arrested on suspicion of wilfully obstructing the highway.\n \nThe port city saw about 40 people with Union flags gather at the cross channel terminal and block Mile End Road all while chanting 'save the kids'.\n \nSouthampton saw up to 400 people gather in\u00a0Grosvenor Square chanting 'racists go home' as about 50 anti-immigration proters were also at the scene.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/HantsPolice\/status\/1821489182205727098","headline":"Three arrested in Hampshire following protests","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21385414","datePublished":"2024-08-08T11:16:56+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T11:16:57+01:00","articleBody":"Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and owner of the social media platform X, is keeping himself busy this morning by rolling his eyes at the British authorities tackling the far-right race riots. \n \nHe posted 'woke stasi' in response to the director of public prosecutions promising to prosecute people who post material that incites racial hatred.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1821459215007035568\n\n \nMusk then added, 'This is really happening', to the director, Stephen Parkinson, saying officers are scouring social media to look for inflammatory social media posts.","headline":"Elon Musk is now mocking British police for attempting to tackle far-right riots","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21385332","datePublished":"2024-08-08T11:07:56+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T11:29:10+01:00","articleBody":"William Nelson Morgan is next on the dock. He was part of a group of 100 people who set fire to bins, lobbed bricks and damaged businesses in County Road, in the Liverpool neighbourhood of Walton.\n \nThe retired welder has admitted violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon - a wooden bat. He had it on him, Morgan said, to protect himself as at his age 'what else they expected him to do'.\n \nProsecutors say it took three officers to control him.","headline":"Rioter, 69, had wooden bat on him to 'protect himself' in his old age","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}},{"@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/29\/major-incident-in-southport-after-stabbing-21318313\/#entry-21385202","datePublished":"2024-08-08T10:56:53+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-08T10:56:53+01:00","articleBody":"'Hundreds of people are observing as if it's some kind of Tuesday night entertainment.\u00a0\n \n'All of them should be frankly ashamed of themselves.'\n \nThis is how Judge Andrew Menary KC reacted to footage shown to the court of a group of rioters hurling traffic cones and bricks at police officers.","headline":"Riots treated like 'Tuesday night entertainment'","author":{"name":"Josh Milton"}}],"author":{"name":"jasper-king"},"name":"UK riots latest: Family of Southport stabbing victim release last photo"}

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Family of Southport stabbing victim release last photo of her hours before her death

Family of Southport stabbing victim release last photo of her hours before her death

Family of Southport stabbing victim release last photo of her hours before her death

Family of Southport stabbing victim release last photo of her hours before her death

Family of Southport stabbing victim release last photo of her hours before her death