Girl, 13, admits unlawful violence during riot outside migrant hotel
A 13-year-old girl has become the latest youngster to be convicted for her part in the widespread riots sparked by the Southport stabbings.
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted threatening unlawful violence after ‘punching and kicking’ the entrance to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on July 31. She sat with her parents throughout the short hearing at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court today. She was bailed ahead of sentence at the same court on September 30.
if(window.adverts) { adverts.addToArray({"pos": "mpu_mobile"}) }At least 50 under-18s have now been charged, including a 12-year-old boy who admitted violent disorder relating to his involvement in two riots in Rotherham. District Judge Joanne Hirst said the boy had been ‘more involved in the violence and disorder than any other defendant I’ve seen’. As of Monday, 975 arrests had been made and 546 charges had been brought, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said.
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Here is a highlight of what has happened today:
A 13-year-old girl pleaded guilty to using or threatening unlawful violence following a far-right riot outside a hotel in Aldershot.
Meanwhile a man who looted cosmetics chain Lush during riots in Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder, burglary and racially aggravated criminal damage.
A judge hit out at an accused rioter who missed his court appearance after flying out to Dubai on holiday.
A 19-year-old man was jailed for three years after he admitted throwing bricks and lighted arrows at police protecting a hotel housing asylum seekers.
And Tory hopeful Tom Tugendhat said Elon Musk’s claim that civil war was inevitable amid the disorder in parts of the UK was ‘delusional’ and ‘simply false’.
August 13, 2024 10:26 pmMum who took baby along to riot cried in court Jasper KingA mum threw liquid at police officers during a far-right riot outside a hotel housing asylum seekers while her baby sat in a pushchair alongside her.
Nevey Smith, 21, admitted violent disorder during a disturbance outside the hotel in Newton Heath, Manchester, on July 31 and could be seen crying in court.
Manchester Magistrates Court heard Smith was taking her child to her grandmother’s when she saw a family member outside the hotel.
Smith threw a liquid from a bottle towards the police officers after ‘losing her temper’.
District Judge Joanne Hirst granted her bail and said: ‘I am prepared to give you one opportunity. You put your own child at risk.’
August 13, 2024 9:47 pm‘We can’t control him’ – Grandma of 12-year-old rioter reveals Jasper KingThe grandma of a 12-year-old rioter who admitted joining two mob rampages through Manchester revealed the family can no longer control him.
Talking to MailOnline, she said the boy used to live with her but then left after he clashed with her disabled son and wrecked her home.
She said he went missing for a week before getting involved in the rioting.
The grandma also revealed that the boy’s dad is in jail.
She said: ‘I work with young people and if I can help out, I will do. But I just can’t help him anymore. I’ve done my nanna bit.
‘I think he likes the excitement. He’s seen a lot of violence in his life, sadly. His dad is serving a long prison sentence. His mother can’t control him.
‘It’s incredibly sad. He’s a lovely little boy when on his own. You’d think he’d actually listen to what you try to tell him but it goes in one ear and out the other.’
August 13, 2024 8:30 pmMore than 1,000 in handcuffs following riots Josh MiltonThe National Police Chiefs’ Council says that police officers up and down Britain have arrested more than 1,000 people.
Or to be exact, 1,024 people, the national policing body said. With 575 charged so far.
‘We told you justice would be swift and we wouldn’t tolerate this type of criminality,’ the council said in a post on X this evening.
Forces across the country have now made more than 1,000 arrests in connection with the recent violent disorder.
There have now been a total of:
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We told you justice would be swift and we wouldn’t tolerate this type of criminality. pic.twitter.com/h8dYQuHuIC
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Footage shows one of these men, Philip Prescott, throwing missiles at officers, including bricks.
Philip Prescott, 38, was sentenced to two years and four months after pleading guilty to violent disorder in Southport.
Three men have been jailed today for a combined seven years and eight months for violent disorder in #Merseyside. This footage shows one of these men, Philip Prescott, throwing missiles at officers, including bricks, in #Southport. Read more here: https://t.co/EMcTcBhvIj pic.twitter.com/FKhDqf89dJ
— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) August 13, 2024David Frank Hill, 38, was sentenced to two years after pleading guilty to violent disorder in Liverpool city centre.
Gareth Metcalfe, 44, was sentenced to three years and four months after pleading guilty to violent disorder in Southport.
Prescott threw missiles at officers, including a brick from a damaged garden wall. He was arrested six days later after local policing officers saw him and recognised him.
Hill was involved with damaging a police car and taking part in disorder.
August 13, 2024 6:29 pmMan who called for hotel housing asylum seekers to be set on fire jailed Jasper KingA man who encouraged people on Facebook to commit an arson attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for 20 months.
John England, 45, shared an image on August 7 of people setting fire to a hotel saying he was ‘so proud of these great English men’.
He also wrote the same ‘needs to happen’ to a hotel in his hometown.
England pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to using threatening, abusive or insulting words to stir up racial hatred.
His posts also included offensive references to the Grenfell Tower disaster and Islam.
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Hall said: ‘England’s remarks were not a dark attempt at humour, nor were they a one-off aberration.
‘At a time when many people in our communities were experiencing fear and anxiety, he directly challenged other members of the public to set fire to a building with people inside.’
August 13, 2024 6:04 pm16-year-old boy pleads guilty to violent disorder Jasper KingA 16-year-old boy appeared in court and pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Bolton which happened on August 4.
The boy cannot be named due to legal reasons.
He was bailed and will be sentenced on September 17.
August 13, 2024 5:40 pmWoman denies buying eggs for far-right rioters Jasper KingA woman appeared in court and denied buying eggs for some far-right rioters to throw at police.
Barbara Barker, 52, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.
Prosecutor Suzanne Ludlow alleged Barker was a ‘willing participant in the disorder’ and ‘aided and abetted the riots’ by buying the eggs and also water from a nearby shop
Defending Barker, John Black said she went to the area because she was ‘nosey’ and was not present when ‘violence occurred’.
He said she had ‘no reason’ to believe the eggs she purchased would be ‘used in any unlawful purpose’.
Barker was remanded into custody and is due to appear in court on September 3.
August 13, 2024 4:44 pmMan jailed for brandishing stick at anti-racism protesters Jasper KingA 30-year-old man has been jailed after he brandished a stick at some anti-racism protesters in Sheffield.
Curtis Coulson was caught on CCTV doing it and he has been jailed for four-and-a-half months.
The judge Judge Jeremy Richardson KC told Coulson that his actions were ‘outrageous’.
In the CCTV footage he can be seen waving a stick in front of one woman who appeared to be filming him outside Sheffield City Hall.
August 13, 2024 4:10 pmLush looter’s sentencing delayed amid claims he offered probation officer an autograph ‘because he’s famous’ Sam CorbishleySentencing for a man who looted cosmetics chain Lush during riots in Hull has been adjourned after claims he asked a prison probation officer ‘if he wanted his autograph’.
John Honey helped attack a car with three Romanian men in, targeted a garage leaving nine vehicles damaged and pushed bins at police lines during the disorder on August 3.
The 25-year-old ‘played a prominent role’ in the 12 hours of violence and unrest that gripped the city, prosecutors said.
Honey pleaded guilty to violent disorder and three charges of burglary at Lush, the O2 store and Shoezone.
He also admitted racially aggravated criminal damage of a BMW, and to damaging nine other cars during an attack on a garage.
Judge John Thackray KC, the Recorder of Hull, said he had received a letter from a member of staff at HMP Hull who claimed they were conducting an assessment with Honey and that he had asked ‘if I wanted his autograph as he is famous and is all over social media’.
They said he was an ‘over-confident individual’ who ‘presented with no remorse’.
The court heard Honey disputed the probation officer’s claims and wanted to be sentenced on the basis that he was ‘genuinely remorseful’.
The case was adjourned until Friday for further statements to be taken.
August 13, 2024 4:02 pmOne-legged rioter tells judge: ‘Oh yeah, I’m guilty’ Sam CorbishleyA one-legged rioter has been jailed for his role in disorder in Plymouth.
John Cann, 51, pleaded guilty to violent disorder in relation to disturbances during a protest on August 5.
The city’s magistrates’ court heard yesterday how Cann was ‘seen to be on a bike’ in police footage taken on Royal Parade.
Claire Tresidder, prosecuting, said the ‘bike’ was actually a form of mobility scooter as Cann has a prosthetic lower right leg which is emblazoned with a St George’s Cross pattern.
Cann, who appeared in the dock flanked by two security officers replied ‘Oh yeah, I’m guilty’ before putting his hands up in the air when asked to offer a plea to the charge of violent disorder.
Ms Tresidder said Cann was seen to pick up items from the floor and throw them in the direction of the counter-protestors.
Other police footage showed Cann throwing a firework which landed on the counter-protestors’ side and run from where it landed.
The court was told that Cann had previous convictions, the most recent being possession of an offensive weapon in 2019.
District Judge Stuart Smith said Cann had accepted his role in the ‘very significant’ disorder, adding ‘violent thuggery is not going to be tolerated’.
Cann was remanded into custody for a sentencing hearing at Plymouth Crown Court today where Judge Robert Linford jailed him for three years.
August 13, 2024 3:43 pmX user denies stirring up racial hatred with ‘threatening’ messages Sam CorbishleyA man has denied stirring up racial hatred by posting a series of threatening messages on X.
Mark Heath, 45, is charged with publishing written material on the social media platform between July 22 and August 6 which was allegedly abusive and intended to stir up racial hatred.
Heath, of Oakham, Rutland, pleaded not guilty at Leicester Crown Court via a link from HMP Leicester.
Judge Timothy Spencer KC set a provisional trial date for October 21 at Leicester Crown Court or Loughborough Crown Court.
August 13, 2024 3:20 pmWoman, 52, insists eggs she bought during riot were not to chuck at police Sam CorbishleyA woman has denied purchasing eggs and water for protesters to throw at police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Manchester.
Barbara Barker, 52, of Manchester, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecutor Suzanne Ludlow alleged Barker was a ‘willing participant in the disorder’ and ‘aided and abetted the riots’ by buying eggs and water from a nearby shop for protesters on July 31.
Defending, John Black told the court Barker went to the area because she was ‘nosey’ and was not present when ‘violence occurred’.
Mr Black said Barker had ‘no reason’ to believe the eggs she purchased would be ‘used in any unlawful purpose’.
Barker was remanded into custody and will appear at Manchester Crown Court on September 3 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
August 13, 2024 3:12 pmTory hopeful calls Musk’s ‘civil war’ claim ‘delusional’ Sam CorbishleyTom Tugendhat said Elon Musk’s claim that civil war was inevitable amid the disorder in parts of the UK was ‘delusional’ and ‘simply false’.
The Tory leadership hopeful said people make different choices when it comes to engaging with social media when asked if politicians should rethink using X.
‘Frankly I found those comments delusional and simply false. The question as to how we operate on social media is a difficult one,’ he said.
Giving the example of TikTok, he said: ‘I refuse to be on TikTok because the algorithm is set by a foreign dictatorship. Others make different choices.’
August 13, 2024 3:08 pmMasked man who waved stick at anti-racism protesters jailed Sam CorbishleyA 30-year-old man has been jailed for four-and-a-half months at Sheffield Crown Court after he was caught on CCTV brandishing a stick at anti-racist demonstrators.
Footage shown to a judge showed masked Curtis Coulson, 30, waving a stick in front of one woman who appeared to be filming him outside Sheffield City Hall, on Sunday August 4, before others from the demonstration advanced towards him.
Coulson is already subject to a football banning order after he was convicted of throwing missiles at a match, and he told police he found the mask in his pocket after last wearing his jacket at a football match in Serbia.
The Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, told the defendant: ‘This form of public disorder is outrageous.’
Coulson, of Sheffield, admitted affray at a previous hearing.
He sobbed when he appeared before magistrates last week but he showed no emotion when he appeared by videolink on Tuesday.
August 13, 2024 3:06 pmBoy, 16, pleads guilty to ‘participating in riots’ Sam CorbishleyA 16-year-old boy has been convicted of ‘participating in riots’ in Bolton.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates’ Court, sitting as a youth court, on Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecutor Suzanne Ludlow said the charge related to the boy ‘participating in riots’ in Bolton town centre on August 4.
District Judge Lucy Hogarth told the boy: ‘You were involved in an extremely serious incident where real harm was caused around the country by individual people involving themselves in what was happening.’
The boy was bailed and will be sentenced at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on September 17.
August 13, 2024 1:15 pmTeen jailed for three years for bricking police Sam CorbishleyA 19-year-old man has been jailed for three years at Sheffield Crown Court after he admitted throwing bricks and lighted arrows at police protecting a hotel housing asylum seekers.
Father-of-one Drew Jarvis was filmed lighting an arrow with a lighter and throwing it at officers during the rioting outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham, on Sunday August 4, a judge heard.
Footage was shown in court, filmed from inside the hotel, of Jarvis throwing wooden planks at the building, wearing a hoodie and a mask.
When the Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, asked ‘what possessed him to turn up’, Dale Harris, defending, said: ‘Probably stupidity.’
The court heard how Jarvis told police after his arrest that he went to the hotel because it was ‘just another opportunity to vote, to sort out the hotel, to sort out the people staying within it’.
Unemployed Jarvis, of no fixed abode, but originally from Barnsley, admitted violent disorder last week.
August 13, 2024 1:10 pmYoung girl’s involvement in migrant hotel riot ‘distressing’ Sam CorbishleyFollowing the conviction of the 13-year-old girl at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court, Thomas Power, a senior crown prosecutor with CPS Wessex, said: ‘This alarming incident will have caused genuine fear amongst people who were being targeted by these thugs – and it is particularly distressing to learn that such a young girl participated in this violent disorder.
‘Large-scale public unrest is never acceptable and the Crown Prosecution Service will not hesitate to respond swiftly and robustly to uphold law and order.
‘We will continue working with our partners in policing and the wider criminal justice system to make sure those who bring violence and panic to our communities face the consequences of their actions.’
August 13, 2024 1:08 pmCPS announces latest wave of riot-related charges Sam CorbishleySeveral more people have been charged with violent disorder and other offences following riots around England, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Wayne O’Rourke, 35, has been charged with publishing written material to stir up racial hate and will appear at Lincolnshire Magistrates’ Court.
Andrew Hook, 32, has been charged with violent disorder and will appear at Preston Magistrates’ Court.
Paul Thirwell, 42, has been charged with violent disorder and drugs offences, and will appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court, while Michael Stevenson, 34, and Louis McGrother, 22, have both been charged with violent disorder and will appear at the same court.
Luke Sissons, 35, has been charged with violent disorder and will appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court.
In the south, the Crown Prosecution Service charged Steven Tiquin, 41, with violent disorder and he will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court.
Ian Vetier, 35, has been charged with violent disorder and will appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court.
Ian Thomas, 47, has been charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker and violent disorder, and will appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court.
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August 13, 2024 1:01 pmArrest warrant for ‘rioter’ who jetted off to Dubai Sam CorbishleyA judge has hit out at an accused rioter who missed his court appearance after flying out to Dubai on holiday.
Perrie Fisher, 28, was due to appear in court after being charged with violent disorder on Friday.
However, he jetted off to the Middle East on Sunday for seven nights on a ‘pre-booked’ holiday, Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court heard today.
District Judge Tim Pattinson issued a warrant without bail upon his return to the UK.
Fisher is said to have been involved in violent disorder that broke out during a protest at a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on July 31.
The judge said: ‘To say these are serious matters is an understatement. They have attracted national attention at the very highest level. My view is it’s not acceptable for [Fisher] to fail to attend court.’
He therefore issued a warrant without bail for when Fisher lands on UK tarmac on Sunday.
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You'd think he'd actually listen to what you try to tell him but it goes in one ear and out the other.'","headline":"'We can't control him' - Grandma of 12-year-old rioter reveals","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21417100","datePublished":"2024-08-13T20:30:42+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T20:31:44+01:00","articleBody":"The National Police Chiefs' Council\u00a0says that police officers up and down Britain have arrested more than 1,000 people.\n \nOr to be exact, 1,024 people, the national policing body said. With 575 charged so far. \n \n'We told you justice would be swift and we wouldn't tolerate this type of criminality,' the council said in a post on X this evening. \n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliceChiefs\/status\/1823402606326161615?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet","headline":"More than 1,000 in handcuffs following 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-21416904","datePublished":"2024-08-13T19:21:31+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T19:27:16+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThree men have been jailed today for a combined total of seven years and eight months for violent disorder in Merseyside.\n \nFootage shows one of these men, Philip Prescott, throwing missiles at officers, including bricks.\n \nPhilip Prescott, 38, was sentenced to two years and four months after pleading guilty to violent disorder in Southport.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/MerseyPolice\/status\/1823418401710117197\n\n \nDavid Frank Hill, 38, was sentenced to two years after pleading guilty to violent disorder in Liverpool city centre.\n \nGareth Metcalfe, 44, was sentenced to three years and four months after pleading guilty to violent disorder in Southport.\n \nPrescott threw missiles at officers, including a brick from a damaged garden wall. He was arrested six days later after local policing officers saw him and recognised him.\n \nHill was involved with damaging a police car and taking part in disorder.","headline":"Three men jailed for combined seven years and eight months","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21416702","datePublished":"2024-08-13T18:29:06+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T21:09:49+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA man who encouraged people on Facebook to commit an arson attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for 20 months.\n \nJohn\u00a0England, 45, shared an image on August 7 of people setting fire to a hotel saying he was 'so proud of these great English men'.\n \nHe also wrote the same 'needs to happen' to a hotel in his hometown.\n \nEngland pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to using threatening, abusive or insulting words to stir up racial hatred.\n \nHis posts also included offensive references to the Grenfell Tower disaster and Islam.\n \nDetective Chief Inspector Nick Hall said: 'England's remarks were not a dark attempt at humour, nor were they a one-off aberration.\n \n'At a time when many people in our communities were experiencing fear and anxiety, he directly challenged other members of the public to set fire to a building with people inside.'","headline":"Man who called for hotel housing asylum seekers to be set on fire jailed","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21416571","datePublished":"2024-08-13T18:04:29+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T18:04:29+01:00","articleBody":"A 16-year-old boy appeared in court and pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Bolton which happened on August 4.\n \nThe boy cannot be named due to legal reasons.\n \nHe was bailed and will be sentenced on September 17.","headline":"16-year-old boy pleads guilty to violent disorder","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21416405","datePublished":"2024-08-13T17:40:35+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T17:40:36+01:00","articleBody":"A woman appeared in court and denied buying eggs for some far-right rioters to throw at police.\n \nBarbara Barker, 52, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates' Court.\n \nProsecutor Suzanne Ludlow alleged Barker was a 'willing participant in the disorder' and 'aided and abetted the riots' by buying the eggs and also water from a nearby shop\n \nDefending Barker, John Black said she went to the area because she was 'nosey' and was not present when 'violence occurred'.\n \nHe said she had 'no reason' to believe the eggs she purchased would be 'used in any unlawful purpose'.\n \nBarker was remanded into custody and is due to appear in court on September 3.","headline":"Woman denies buying eggs for far-right rioters","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21416006","datePublished":"2024-08-13T16:44:51+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T16:44:52+01:00","articleBody":"A 30-year-old man has been jailed after he brandished a stick at some anti-racism protesters in Sheffield.\n \nCurtis Coulson was caught on CCTV doing it and he has been jailed for four-and-a-half months.\n \nThe judge Judge Jeremy Richardson KC told Coulson that his actions were 'outrageous'.\n \nIn the CCTV footage he can be seen waving a stick in front of one woman who appeared to be filming him outside Sheffield City Hall.","headline":"Man jailed for brandishing stick at anti-racism protesters","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21415723","datePublished":"2024-08-13T16:10:06+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T16:17:23+01:00","articleBody":"Sentencing for a man who looted cosmetics chain Lush during riots in Hull has been adjourned after claims he asked a prison probation officer \u2018if he wanted his autograph\u2019.\n \nJohn Honey helped attack a car with three Romanian men in, targeted a garage leaving nine vehicles damaged and pushed bins at police lines during the disorder on August 3.\n \nThe 25-year-old \u2018played a prominent role\u2019 in the 12 hours of violence and unrest that gripped the city, prosecutors said.\n \nHoney pleaded guilty to violent disorder and three charges of burglary at Lush, the O2 store and Shoezone.\n \n\n \n\n \nHe also admitted racially aggravated criminal damage of a BMW, and to damaging nine other cars during an attack on a garage.\n \nJudge John Thackray KC, the Recorder of Hull, said he had received a letter from a member of staff at HMP Hull who claimed they were conducting an assessment with Honey and that he had asked \u2018if I wanted his autograph as he is famous and is all over social media\u2019.\n \nThey said he was an \u2018over-confident individual\u2019 who \u2018presented with no remorse\u2019.\n \nThe court heard Honey disputed the probation officer\u2019s claims and wanted to be sentenced on the basis that he was \u2018genuinely remorseful\u2019.\n \nThe case was adjourned until Friday for further statements to be taken.","headline":"Lush looter\u2019s sentencing delayed amid claims he offered probation officer an autograph \u2018because he\u2019s fam","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-21415650","datePublished":"2024-08-13T16:02:33+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T16:02:33+01:00","articleBody":"A one-legged rioter has been jailed for his role in disorder in Plymouth.\n \nJohn Cann, 51, pleaded guilty to violent disorder in relation to disturbances during a protest on August 5.\n \nThe city\u2019s magistrates\u2019 court heard yesterday how Cann was \u2018seen to be on a bike\u2019 in police footage taken on Royal Parade.\n \nClaire Tresidder, prosecuting, said the \u2018bike\u2019 was actually a form of mobility scooter as Cann has a prosthetic lower right leg which is emblazoned with a St George's Cross pattern.\n \n\n \nCann, who appeared in the dock flanked by two security officers replied \u2018Oh yeah, I'm guilty\u2019 before putting his hands up in the air when asked to offer a plea to the charge of violent disorder.\n \nMs Tresidder said Cann was seen to pick up items from the floor and throw them in the direction of the counter-protestors.\n \nOther police footage showed Cann throwing a firework which landed on the counter-protestors' side and run from where it landed.\n \nThe court was told that Cann had previous convictions, the most recent being possession of an offensive weapon in 2019.\n \nDistrict Judge Stuart Smith said Cann had accepted his role in the \u2018very significant\u2019 disorder, adding \u2018violent thuggery is not going to be tolerated\u2019.\n \nCann was remanded into custody for a sentencing hearing at Plymouth Crown Court today where Judge Robert Linford jailed him for three years.","headline":"One-legged rioter tells judge: 'Oh yeah, I'm guilty'","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-21415422","datePublished":"2024-08-13T15:43:31+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T15:43:32+01:00","articleBody":"A man has denied stirring up racial hatred by posting a series of threatening messages on X.\n \nMark Heath, 45, is charged with publishing written material on the social media platform between July 22 and August 6 which was allegedly abusive and intended to stir up racial hatred.\n \nHeath, of Oakham, Rutland, pleaded not guilty at Leicester Crown Court via a link from HMP Leicester.\n \nJudge Timothy Spencer KC set a provisional trial date for October 21 at Leicester Crown Court or Loughborough Crown Court.","headline":"X user denies stirring up racial hatred with \u2018threatening\u2019 messages","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-21415149","datePublished":"2024-08-13T15:20:03+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T15:20:38+01:00","articleBody":"A woman has denied purchasing eggs and water for protesters to throw at police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Manchester.\n \nBarbara Barker, 52, of Manchester, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates\u2019 Court on Tuesday afternoon.\n \nProsecutor Suzanne Ludlow alleged Barker was a 'willing participant in the disorder' and 'aided and abetted the riots' by buying eggs and water from a nearby shop for protesters on July 31.\n \nDefending, John Black told the court Barker went to the area because she was 'nosey' and was not present when 'violence occurred'.\n \nMr Black said Barker had 'no reason' to believe the eggs she purchased would be 'used in any unlawful purpose'.\n \nBarker was remanded into custody and will appear at Manchester Crown Court on September 3 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.","headline":"Woman, 52, insists eggs she bought during riot were not to chuck at police","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-21415035","datePublished":"2024-08-13T15:12:46+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T15:12:50+01:00","articleBody":"Tom Tugendhat said Elon Musk\u2019s claim that civil war was inevitable amid the disorder in parts of the UK was 'delusional' and 'simply false'.\n \nThe Tory leadership hopeful said people make different choices when it comes to engaging with social media when asked if politicians should rethink using X.\n \n'Frankly I found those comments delusional and simply false. The question as to how we operate on social media is a difficult one,' he said.\n \nGiving the example of TikTok, he said: 'I refuse to be on TikTok because the algorithm is set by a foreign dictatorship. Others make different choices.'\n \n","headline":"Tory hopeful calls Musk's 'civil war' claim 'delusional'","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-21414990","datePublished":"2024-08-13T15:08:04+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T15:08:04+01:00","articleBody":"A 30-year-old man has been jailed for four-and-a-half months at Sheffield Crown Court after he was caught on CCTV brandishing a stick at anti-racist demonstrators.\n \nFootage shown to a judge showed masked Curtis Coulson, 30, waving a stick in front of one woman who appeared to be filming him outside Sheffield City Hall, on Sunday August 4, before others from the demonstration advanced towards him.\n \nCoulson is already subject to a football banning order after he was convicted of throwing missiles at a match, and he told police he found the mask in his pocket after last wearing his jacket at a football match in Serbia.\n \nThe Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, told the defendant: 'This form of public disorder is outrageous.'\n \nCoulson, of Sheffield, admitted affray at a previous hearing.\n \nHe sobbed when he appeared before magistrates last week but he showed no emotion when he appeared by videolink on Tuesday.","headline":"Masked man who waved stick at anti-racism protesters jailed","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-21414982","datePublished":"2024-08-13T15:06:10+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T15:06:11+01:00","articleBody":"A 16-year-old boy has been convicted of 'participating in riots' in Bolton.\n \nThe boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates\u2019 Court, sitting as a youth court, on Tuesday afternoon.\n \nProsecutor Suzanne Ludlow said the charge related to the boy 'participating in riots' in Bolton town centre on August 4.\n \nDistrict Judge Lucy Hogarth told the boy: 'You were involved in an extremely serious incident where real harm was caused around the country by individual people involving themselves in what was happening.'\n \nThe boy was bailed and will be sentenced at Manchester Magistrates\u2019 Court on September 17.","headline":"Boy, 16, pleads guilty to 'participating in riots'","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-21414135","datePublished":"2024-08-13T13:15:42+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T13:16:08+01:00","articleBody":"A 19-year-old man has been jailed for three years at Sheffield Crown Court after he admitted throwing bricks and lighted arrows at police protecting a hotel housing asylum seekers.\n \nFather-of-one Drew Jarvis was filmed lighting an arrow with a lighter and throwing it at officers during the rioting outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham, on Sunday August 4, a judge heard.\n \n\n \nFootage was shown in court, filmed from inside the hotel, of Jarvis throwing wooden planks at the building, wearing a hoodie and a mask.\n \nWhen the Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, asked 'what possessed him to turn up', Dale Harris, defending, said: 'Probably stupidity.'\n \nThe court heard how Jarvis told police after his arrest that he went to the hotel because it was 'just another opportunity to vote, to sort out the hotel, to sort out the people staying within it'.\n \nUnemployed Jarvis, of no fixed abode, but originally from Barnsley, admitted violent disorder last week.","headline":"Teen jailed for three years for bricking police","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-21414085","datePublished":"2024-08-13T13:10:00+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T13:10:00+01:00","articleBody":"Following the conviction of the 13-year-old girl at Basingstoke Magistrates\u2019 Court, Thomas Power, a senior crown prosecutor with CPS Wessex, said: 'This alarming incident will have caused genuine fear amongst people who were being targeted by these thugs \u2013 and it is particularly distressing to learn that such a young girl participated in this violent disorder.\n \n'Large-scale public unrest is never acceptable\u00a0and the Crown Prosecution Service will not hesitate to respond swiftly and robustly to uphold law and order.\n \n'We will continue working with our partners in policing and the wider criminal justice system to make sure those who bring violence and panic to our communities face the consequences of their actions.'","headline":"Young girl's involvement in migrant hotel riot 'distressing'","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-21414078","datePublished":"2024-08-13T13:08:24+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T15:12:40+01:00","articleBody":"Several more people have been charged with violent disorder and other offences following riots around England, the Crown Prosecution Service said.\n \nWayne O\u2019Rourke, 35, has been charged with publishing written material to stir up racial hate and will appear at Lincolnshire Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \nAndrew Hook, 32, has been charged with violent disorder and will appear at Preston Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \nPaul Thirwell, 42, has been charged with violent disorder and drugs offences, and will appear at Teesside Magistrates\u2019 Court, while Michael Stevenson, 34, and Louis McGrother, 22, have both been charged with violent disorder and will appear at the same court.\n \nLuke Sissons, 35, has been charged with violent disorder and will appear at Sheffield Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \nIn the south, the Crown Prosecution Service charged Steven Tiquin, 41, with violent disorder and he will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \nIan Vetier, 35, has been charged with violent disorder and will appear at Poole Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \nIan Thomas, 47, has been charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker and violent disorder, and will appear at Poole Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \n\n \nMeanwhile, in County Durham, Abul Rahman, 47, and Abul Koveen, 33, have both been charged with violent disorder and will appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \nAnthony Hobkirk, 34, has been charged with violent disorder and burglary, and will appear at Newcastle Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \nA 52-year-old woman has been charged with violent disorder over the riots during the summer.\n \nBarbara Barker will appear at Manchester City Magistrates\u2019 Court over the incident.\n \nDaniel Stewart, 28, has been charged with assault by beating and violent disorder, and will appear at Preston Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \nGraham Doherty, 35, has been charged with violent disorder and will appear at Sheffield Magistrates\u2019 Court.","headline":"CPS announces latest wave of riot-related charges","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-21414026","datePublished":"2024-08-13T13:01:36+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T13:10:30+01:00","articleBody":"A judge has hit out at an accused rioter who missed his court appearance after flying out to Dubai on holiday.\n \nPerrie Fisher, 28, was due to appear in court after being charged with violent disorder on Friday.\n \nHowever, he jetted off to the Middle East on Sunday for seven nights on a \u2018pre-booked\u2019 holiday, Basingstoke Magistrates\u2019 Court heard today.\n \nDistrict Judge Tim Pattinson issued a warrant without bail upon his return to the UK.\n \nFisher is said to have been involved in violent disorder that broke out during a protest at a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on July 31.\n \nThe judge said: \u2018To say these are serious matters is an understatement. They have attracted national attention at the very highest level. My view is it's not acceptable for [Fisher] to fail to attend court.\u2019\n \nHe therefore issued a warrant without bail for when Fisher lands on UK tarmac on Sunday.","headline":"Arrest warrant for 'rioter' who jetted off to Dubai","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-21413449","datePublished":"2024-08-13T11:53:20+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T11:53:21+01:00","articleBody":"Five more people have been charged by Merseyside Police over violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool.\n \nJake Lowther, 20, of Banks; David Engleby, 29, of Southport; Luke Summerfield, 33, of Ashton-under-Lyne and Connor Prescott, 25, of Birkdale, have all been charged with violent disorder in relation to unrest in Southport.\n \nAll will appear at Liverpool Magistrates\u2019 Court on Tuesday.\n \nA 16-year-old boy from Stockbridge Village has also been charged with violent disorder, criminal damage and three counts of burglary in Liverpool city centre, and has been remanded in custody to appear at Merseyside Youth Court on Tuesday afternoon.\n \nIt brings the total number of people charged by Merseyside Police over the riots to 35.\n \n","headline":"Five more charged over violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool","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-21413367","datePublished":"2024-08-13T11:44:18+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T11:45:41+01:00","articleBody":"A 13-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to using or threatening unlawful violence following a protest outside a hotel in Aldershot.\n \nThe girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted the offence that would cause a person to fear for his or her personal safety when she was with three or more other people on July 31 in the Hampshire town.\n \nThe teenager sat with her parents at the short hearing at Basingstoke Magistrates\u2019 Court on Tuesday.\n \nDistrict Judge Tim Pattinson ordered for a pre-sentence report to be made and adjourned for the youngster\u2019s sentencing to take place on September 30 at the same court.\n \nA Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson said on Monday that a 13-year-old from Aldershot had been charged with violent disorder after reports of disorder at a protest outside Potters International Hotel on July 31.\n \n","headline":"Girl, 13, attends court with parents to admit riot offence","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-21413054","datePublished":"2024-08-13T11:13:49+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T14:00:14+01:00","articleBody":"A man who looted cosmetics chain Lush during riots in Hull has pleaded guilty to violent disorder, burglary and racially aggravated criminal damage.\n \nJohn Honey, 25, admitted three charges of burglary at Lush, the O2 store and Shoezone in the city on August 3.\n \nHe also pleaded guilty to the racially aggravated criminal damage of a BMW and damaging nine other cars.\n \nJudge John Thackray KC, the Recorder of Hull, said he hoped to be able to sentence Honey later on Tuesday.\n \n","headline":"Looter in St George's shirt raided Lush and Shoezone","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-21412812","datePublished":"2024-08-13T10:44:10+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T10:44:11+01:00","articleBody":"A man who made \u2018hateful and threatening\u2019 comments on TikTok linked to the riots has pleaded guilty to stirring up racial hatred.\n \nJames Aspin posted the content last Friday, August 9, which gained traction on the social media app.\n \nThe 34-year-old was arrested in the early hours of the following morning after being recognised by officers.\n \nHe appeared before magistrates in Bedlington yesterday charged with one count of distributing a recording to stir religious hatred.\n \nAspin, of Blyth, Northumberland, pleaded guilty to the offence and was remanded in custody. He will appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday, August 19, for sentencing.\n \n","headline":"Man admits stirring up racial hatred with TikTok comments","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-21412784","datePublished":"2024-08-13T10:36:54+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T10:36:54+01:00","articleBody":"Two more rioters are facing jail after admitting violent disorder over ugly scenes in Sunderland.\n \nJohn Kirtley, 26, of Sunderland, and Jack Fowler, 24, of Newcastle, were each charged with one count of violent disorder.\n \nBoth were remanded in custody. Kirtley will be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday, August 22. Fowler will appear on Friday August 23.\n \nThe pair were identified following images and footage shared with police, which included shocking scenes of Kirtley kicking out at frontline officers.\n \nAfter officers issued a public appeal to locate Kirtley due to his involvement in the disorder, he handed himself in at Southwick police station on Sunday.\n \n\n \n\n \n","headline":"Pair admit violent disorder over Sunderland riot","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-21412470","datePublished":"2024-08-13T10:06:39+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T10:06:39+01:00","articleBody":"Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat will call for a national conversation about the root causes of the recent riots, arguing that Britain\u2019s social fabric has deteriorated.\n \nIn his first major speech since declaring his bid for the Conservative leadership, the former security minister is expected to attack a \u2018culture of denial\u2019 that moves on too quickly from acts of serious violence without addressing their underlying causes and the \u2018identity and motives of the perpetrators\u2019.\n \nHe will say today: \u2018Too often, over the last two decades or more, we have avoided being brutally honest, preferring instead the warmth and false comfort of denial and complacency.\u2019\n \n\n \nMr Tugendhat is expected to accuse the Prime Minister of a \u2018failure of leadership\u2019 and urge the police to use \u2018uncompromising force\u2019 in dealing with violent disorder.\n \nHe will say: \u2018For officers on the streets, policing a violent crowd is a dangerous job.\n \n\u2018We sometimes hear of the need to go softly, softly, and to make arrests later. But visible lawlessness encourages others to join in and commit crime.\u2019\n \nHe will also criticise Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, for \u2018reckless political rhetoric\u2019 and the spread of misinformation that erodes social trust.","headline":"Tory leadership hopeful to accuse Starmer of \u2018failure of leadership\u2019","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-21412187","datePublished":"2024-08-13T09:38:01+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T09:38:01+01:00","articleBody":"A tenth person has been charged by detectives investigating violent disorder in Bristol city centre.\n \nJoseph Bradford, 20, of Bishopsworth, Bristol, was charged with violent disorder on Monday following an incident on August 3.\n \nBradford is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates\u2019 Court on Tuesday.\n \nA total of 24 people have been arrested so far as part of Avon and Somerset Police\u2019s continuing investigation.\n \n","headline":"Tenth person charged over Bristol riot","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-21412093","datePublished":"2024-08-13T09:29:24+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T11:44:09+01:00","articleBody":"A 13-year-old girl from Aldershot is due in court today accused of violent disorder in relation to a demonstration outside a hotel in the Hampshire town on July 31.\n \nShe will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates\u2019 Court.\n \nSeven men will also appear at the same court after being charged in connection with disorder at the same event.\n \nPolice said: \u2018We note this incident has attracted commentary on social media \u2013 we understand the community\u2019s concern, however we urge people to please not speculate on the circumstances through online commentary.\u2019","headline":"Girl aged 13 due in court today accused of rioting","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-21412021","datePublished":"2024-08-13T09:21:02+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T09:21:03+01:00","articleBody":"Nearly 1,000 arrests have been made since riots and disorder broke out around the country this summer, and more than 500 people have been charged.\n \nAccording to the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council, as of Monday, 975 people had been arrested and 546 had been charged.\n \nSeveral people have already appeared in court, and some have been sentenced but many prosecutions remain in progress and other cases are still being investigated.\n \nGovernment reports published at the time of the August 2011 riots show the 2024 tally is yet to reach that for the last similar period of unrest more than a decade ago.\n \nAfter the August 2011 riots police made 4,105 arrests, according to a Home Office report published a month after the disorder broke out.\n \nBy October that year, 1,984 people had appeared in court, the document said.\n \nThis had risen to 3,103 a year after the unrest, a Ministry of Justice report published in 2012 said.\n \n\n \n","headline":"How do 2024 riot arrest and charge figures compare with 2011 disorder?","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-21410423","datePublished":"2024-08-12T21:31:05+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T13:59:47+01:00","articleBody":"Rioters could spend less time behind bars amid efforts to cut prison overcrowding.\n \nThe government confirmed those involved in recent unrest will not be excluded from its plans to release some inmates from jail early, after serving 40% of their sentence.\n \nHowever Keir Starmer repeatedly warned those involved in the violence will feel the 'full force of the law'.\n \nConservative shadow justice secretary Edward Argar criticised the government and said those convicted after the disorder should face 'tough sentences' and it was 'deeply concerning' they could 'benefit from less time spent behind bars'.\n \nHe called for the government to 'urgently review' its plans to release prisoners early.\n \nJustice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans to cut the proportion of the sentence inmates must serve behind bars from 50% to 40% last month.\n \nThis does not apply to those convicted of sex offences, terrorism, domestic abuse or some violent offences.","headline":"Rioters could serve less time to cut overcrowding","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21410109","datePublished":"2024-08-12T19:02:38+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T13:10:15+01:00","articleBody":"The government is on 'high alert' over the violent disorder that swept through parts of Britain.\n \nPolice had been braced for further riots but no widespread unrest arose after a large turnout of anti-racism protesters and warnings that those involved could face 10-year prison sentences.\n \nBut the government said it is 'not complacent' as 'the work is not done' in dealing with the fallout from the violence.\n \nStarmer has cancelled a planned holiday to Europe in order to 'ensure that we can respond to the disorder', a spokeswoman said.\n \nMeanwhile the government confirmed rioters could spend less time behind bars amid efforts to cut prison overcrowding.\n \nOfficials said those involved in unrest will not be excluded from its plans to release some inmates from jail early, after serving 40% of their sentence.","headline":"Government still on 'high alert' over disorder","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21409960","datePublished":"2024-08-12T18:04:31+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T18:04:31+01:00","articleBody":"A man has admitted throwing a missile at a hotel housing asylum seekers in Manchester.\n \nLynden Parker, 26, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates' Court this afternoon.\n \nProsecutor Tess Kenyon said Parker 'was seen to throw a missile towards the Holiday Inn' during the disturbances on July 31.\n \nDistrict Judge Joanne Hirst said Parker's 'thuggish conduct' had 'inflamed the crowd and frightened people seeking refuge in this country'.\n \nParker was remanded into custody and will be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on August 19.\n \nLaurence Dunkerley, 37, of Old Road, Failsworth, pleaded not guilty to a charge of violent disorder from the July 31 disturbances.\n \nDunkerley was remanded into custody and will appear at Manchester Crown Court on September 2 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.\n \nJames Cooper, 34, also pleaded not guilty to a charge of violent disorder dating from the July 31 disorder.\n \nCooper, of Reedsdale Road, Manchester, was bailed and will appear at Manchester Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on September 2.","headline":"Man admits throwing missile at hotel housing asylum seekers","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21409795","datePublished":"2024-08-12T17:40:00+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T17:40:00+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nCriminal proceedings against the wife of a Conservative councillor accused of stirring up racial hatred have been adjourned for three weeks.\n \nLucy Connolly, the wife of West Northamptonshire councillor Raymond Connolly, spoke only to confirm her identity during an 11-minute hearing at Northampton Crown Court today.\n \nProsecutors allege the 41-year-old childminder intended to stir up racial hatred when she posted a message to X, on the day three girls were stabbed to death in Southport.\n \nIt read: '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 \nConnolly, of Parkfield Avenue, Northampton, has yet to be asked to enter a formal plea to a charge of publishing threatening or abusive material intending to stir up racial hatred.\n \nApplying for the case to be adjourned, Connolly's barrister Liam Muir told Judge Adrienne Lucking KC that the 'great public interest' in the case was not lost on him.\n \nThe court heard he intends to seek a psychiatric report before the charge is put to Connolly to enter a plea.\n \nConnolly, whose husband attended the hearing in the public gallery, was remanded in custody to reappear at the same court on September 2.","headline":"Case against Tory councillor's wife is adjourned","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21409719","datePublished":"2024-08-12T17:27:09+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T17:27:09+01:00","articleBody":"A rioter will miss the birth of his child after he was jailed for launching missiles at a police van during mob violence which broke out after a vigil in Southport.\n \nDylan Carey's pregnant girlfriend burst into tears in the public gallery as he was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 18 months in prison after he earlier admitted violent disorder.\n \nCarey, 26, from Hindley, Greater Manchester, travelled to Southport on July 30 with his girlfriend, Natasha Keenan, to lay flowers and light a candle.\n \nWidespread disorder involving a group of about 1,000 people started after the vigil ended with the focus of violence aimed at a local mosque and fuelled by misinformation on social media, Liverpool Crown Court heard.\n \nChants of 'who the f*** is Allah?' and 'this is our f****** country' were heard as police officers came under fire from missiles as they formed a cordon to prevent the group from reaching the mosque.\n \nCCTV footage was played to the court which showed Carey, twice fly-kicking a police van and hurling a bottle and a tin of paint at the vehicle.\n \nProsecutor Nardeen Nemat said CCTV and mobile phone footage of the incident was shown 'quite quickly' online on X and other social media platforms.\n \nA police officer at Southport railway station was shown the footage and stopped Carey about an hour later at 9.05pm when he walked past with his girlfriend and his father.\n \nThe defendant told the officer he was present at the disturbance but denied any involvement.\n \nHe was arrested at his home in Castle Hill Road, Hindley, on August 5 and when later interviewed he said was at the vigil when he saw a notice for a 'peaceful' protest about the stab attack.\n \nHe attended and the crowd became angry as missiles were launched, the court heard, and Carey also 'grew angrier' and threw items himself.\n \nColin Buckle, defending, asked the judge to consider a suspended jail sentence as he submitted that Carey's first time in custody since his guilty plea last week had already served as a deterrent.\n \nJudge Dennis Watson KC disagreed and told the defendant, who had no previous convictions: 'You were an active and persistent participant. Those who choose to take part in mob violence can expect to receive significant sentences.\n \n'The violence which was directed at the mosque and its community was racially aggravated.\n \n'Violence was also directed at the police who were performing a difficult and dangerous task.\n \n'The appropriate sentence can only be achieved by immediate custody.'","headline":"Rioter jailed after throwing items at police will 'miss birth of his child'","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21409648","datePublished":"2024-08-12T17:12:26+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T17:13:27+01:00","articleBody":"A man admitted throwing a pint of cider towards police officers during far-right riots in Manchester on August 3.\n \nGraham Brookes, 42, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates' Court this afternoon.\n \nProsecutor Tess Kenyon said Brookes was seen to 'throw a plastic pint of liquid towards officers' that 'appeared to have been aimed at a group of Asian males'.\n \nMs Kenyon said Brookes later accepted the liquid was fruit cider.\n \nDistrict Judge Joanne Hirst said Brookes had admitted 'provocative and quite shameful, racist actions'.\n \nBrookes was remanded into custody and will be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on August 19.","headline":"Man admits throwing fruity pint of cider at police","author":{"name":"jasper-king"}},{"@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-21409234","datePublished":"2024-08-12T16:12:31+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T16:12:32+01:00","articleBody":"A rapper who told his social media followers that Tommy Robinson was telling people to attack mosques has appeared in court.\n \nOmar Abdirizak, 30, is alleged to have made and posted a video in which he claimed the English Defence League founder had been 'running his mouth, saying \"we're going to attack the mosques\"'.\n \nHe is is charged with conveying information which was known to be false, intending at the time of sending to cause non-trivial psychological or physical harm to a likely audience - an offence under Section 179 of the new Online Safety Act 2023.\n \nKnown by the stage name Twista Cheese, the Birmingham rapper pleaded not guilty in an appearance at the city's Magistrates' Court today, the PA news agency reported.\n \nHis solicitor claimed that Abdirizak had listened to a podcast which mentioned that Mr Robinson had made that claim and that he had \"believed it to be a true fact\".\n \nAt the same hearing, Abdirizak pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.\n \nDistrict Judge David Wain bailed Abdirizak to appear at the magistrates' court again on Friday, ordering him not to mention Mr Robinson or the EDL on social media without prior agreement of the court.","headline":"Rapper denies sharing false information with Tommy Robinson video","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-21408989","datePublished":"2024-08-12T15:44:19+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T15:44:19+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA 16-year-old boy has denied taking part in what a judge described as 'mass civil unrest' in Bolton earlier this month.\n \nDistrict Judge Joanne Hirst said the teenager was facing an 'extremely serious' charge of violent disorder.\n \nOn August 4, police separated two groups in Bolton town centre - one largely made up of Asian men, and the other waving Union flags - while projectiles were thrown.\n \nThe 16-year-old boy was bailed and will appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court for a further hearing on August 28.","headline":"Boy, 16, pleads not guilty to taking part in Bolton 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-21408364","datePublished":"2024-08-12T14:55:02+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T14:55:02+01:00","articleBody":"A library in Liverpool has raised nearly \u00a3250,000 to fix the damage left after rioters set it on fire.\n \nSpellow Community Hub Library, in the north of the city, initially hoped to raise \u00a3500 to replace books that were burned.\n \nAlex McCormick, who spearheaded the effort, has been interviewed for a video with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.\n \nSitting inside the fire-damaged building, she says: 'I think seeing a library be damaged through the riots just really broke my heart.\n \n'I felt a little bit helpless, and I thought maybe we could fundraise a couple of hundred quid.'\n \nShe added: 'I never expected it to get to the point that it's at now.'\n \nCulture Secretary Lisa Nandy quote-tweeted the video, adding: 'There is power in community.'\n \n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/DCMS\/status\/1822933783164649756","headline":"Library raises \u00a3250,000 after it was set alight in 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-21408262","datePublished":"2024-08-12T14:45:38+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T13:16:01+01:00","articleBody":"An 18-year-old rioter who yelled 'I am a child' at police while being arrested in Darlington has been jailed for 18 months.\n \nCole Stewart threw rocks at police who were protecting a mosque in the County Durham town on August 6.\n \nWhen he hit one officer on the arm, he was seen 'celebrating'.\n \nStewart was among a group of around 30 men who were chanting racist and far-right slogans, Judge Francis Laird KC said today.\n \nHe added: 'Police officers were attacked. The Muslim community in Darlington was in fear for their own personal safety and the place in which they worship.\n \n'The public in Darlington and the wider community are rightly outraged.'\n \n","headline":"Rioter who shouted 'I am a child' during arrest is jailed","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-21407926","datePublished":"2024-08-12T14:14:21+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T14:14:21+01:00","articleBody":"A twelve year old boy from Southport has become the second child to admit throwing missiles at police during right-wing riots in the UK.\n \nThe youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, sat at the back of the court with his mum and dad while wearing a grey prison-issue tracksuit.\n \nLiverpool Crown Court, sitting as a youth court, heard he was charged with violent disorder after the riots in Southport on July 30, the day after three young girls were killed and several others were injured. \n \nHe confirmed his name, address and date of birth and entered a guilty plea to the offence.\n \nProsecutor Ms Jessica Pridding said: 'Merseyside Police\u2019s Operation PepperBerry is the force\u2019s response to the disorder from July 30 onwards.\n \n'On July 30 the defendant is seen on footage amongst the crowd throwing something with his right hand towards a line of uniformed police officers wearing body armour and helmets. He then mounts a bicycle and then rides away from the officers.'\n \nIn mitigation, Ms Heather Toohey said because of his age and lack of previous convictions he can only be dealt with by a referral order.\n \nJudge Paul\u00a0Healey adjourned sentencing to September 17.\n \nHis parents thanked the judge as he was allowed to leave the courtroom.","headline":"Second 12-year-old boy admits throwing missile at police","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-21407641","datePublished":"2024-08-12T13:49:40+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T13:49:40+01:00","articleBody":"A 12-year-old boy has admitted throwing a missile at a police van and taking part in two separate incidents of disorder in Manchester.\n \nThe boy pleaded guilty to two charges of violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates\u2019 Court, sitting as a youth court, on Monday afternoon.\n \nProsecutor Tess Kenyon told the court the boy was part of a group that gathered on July 31 outside a Holiday Inn hotel housing asylum seekers.\n \nMs Kenyon said the boy was 'seen in footage handing a rock to another youth during the disorder' and was part of a group that attacked a bus.\n \nThe prosecutor added: 'He kicks the bus at the side as it drove past him.'\n \nDuring subsequent disorder in Manchester city centre on August 3, Ms Kenyon said the boy was \u201cfilmed by police kicking the front window of a vape shop'.\n \nMs Kenyon added: 'He was also seen to throw a missile at a police van.'\n \nDefending the boy, Natasha McGarr said he was 'very sorry' and 'absolutely ashamed' of his conduct.\n \nDistrict Judge Joanne Hirst said the case was 'very serious', adding it was the first she had dealt with of a person \u201cattending both incidents\u201d of disorder.\n \nThe judge added: 'He\u2019s more involved in the violence and disorder than any other defendant I\u2019ve seen coming through these courts, adult or child.'\n \nThe boy was remanded to local authority accommodation and will be sentenced at Manchester Magistrates\u2019 Court on September 2.","headline":"Child becomes the youngest person to admit disorder","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-21407231","datePublished":"2024-08-12T13:05:58+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T09:30:48+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nA Downing Street spokeswoman has confirmed that people convicted over the riots could be released early from prison.\n \nAs mentioned in our 9.53am post, the Labour government has spoken before about the challenge of tackling prisons that are close to capacity - and that was before the unrest broke out.\n \nIn response, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood introduced a scheme in which some prisoners would be released after serving 40% of their sentence if they were handed four years or less by a judge.\n \nThe spokeswoman said: 'There's no specific exclusion for the rioters, the scheme is as previously set out by the Justice Secretary.\n \n'Also, we're very clear that those who are convicted of serious violence and serve sentences of four years and over, or a terrorism offence, will be excluded.'","headline":"Downing Street confirms rioters could be released early from 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-21407137","datePublished":"2024-08-12T12:56:39+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T12:56:40+01:00","articleBody":"Another 12-year-old is due to appear in court after being charged with violent disorder.\n \nThe Crown Prosecution Service said the youth will appear at Manchester City Magistrates' Court.\n \nAlso due in court today is Lucy Connolly, the wife of West Northamptonshire councillor Raymond Connolly.\n \nShe's alleged to have posted on X on the day three girls were stabbed to death in Southport, saying: 'Mass deportation now, set fire to all the f hotels full of the bastards for all I care\u2026 If that makes me racist, so be it.'\n \nA Holiday Inn housing asylum seekers in Rotherham was later almost set alight by a crowd of hundreds.","headline":"Second 12-year-old charged over 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-21407008","datePublished":"2024-08-12T12:37:24+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T13:10:11+01:00","articleBody":"A 12-year-old boy from Southport was charged with violent disorder after riots broke out in the Merseyside town on July 30.\n \nThe child was remanded to appear in Merseyside Youth Court this morning.\n \nHarvey Gabbott, 21, and Paul Dryhurst, 33, have also been charged with violent disorder and were remanded to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court today\n \nViolence erupted on the streets of Liverpool and Southport the day after three children were fatally stabbed at a dance class, with police vehicles set on fire.\n \nIt was the earliest example of unrest that was to spread to cities across England and Northern Ireland over the following two weeks.\n \nThe total number of people charged in connection with the disorder on that day is now 30.","headline":"Boy, 12, charged with violent disorder","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-21406785","datePublished":"2024-08-12T12:05:11+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T12:05:11+01:00","articleBody":"The Crown Prosecution Service has given the green light to three charges relating to online activity.\n \nSouth Wales Police has been authorised to charge two men over Facebook posts that allegedly intended to stir up racial or religious hatred.\n \nGeraint Boyce, 43, and Jamie Michael, 45, are accused of publishing threatening material on a Facebook account, contrary to Section 29C(1) of the Public Order Act 1986.\n \nAnd Northumbria Police was authorised to charge a man with distributing a recording intending to stir up racial hatred.\n \nJames Aspin, 34, is accused of an offence contrary to Section 29E of the Public Order Act 1986.\n \nThe CPS said the charge relates to an alleged video published on TikTok on or before August 8, 2024.\n \nMeanwhile, a man has admitted throwing a missile at police during 'shameful disorder' in Bolton town centre on August 4.\n \nNiall Charnock, 31, of Edward Street, Bolton, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates\u2019 Court this morning.\n \nProsecutor Tess Kenyon said Charnock was 'actively involved' in the disturbances and social media footage had shown him breaking through a police barricade.\n \nMs Kenyon added: 'He was captured on further footage throwing a missile at an officer.'\n \nCharnock has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at Bolton Crown Court on August 19.","headline":"More charges - and a guilty plea - over rioting","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-21406384","datePublished":"2024-08-12T11:23:56+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T11:23:56+01:00","articleBody":"A personal safety alarm provider has reported a 10% upsurge in demand for the products over the past two weeks.\n \nPeoplesafe said the jump resulted from fears over the rioting and violence that spread around the UK in the aftermath of the Southport stabbings.\n \nThe company's CEO Naz Dossa said: 'Terrible events like this bring to the fore concerns for personal safety. \n \n'We have seen in research that this is not just down to isolated events \u2013 it is always there.'\n \nIn a recent YouGov poll, 71% of people said they do not think the police have had sufficient resources to deal with the riots.","headline":"Jump in demand for personal safety alarms","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-21406173","datePublished":"2024-08-12T10:59:47+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T10:59:47+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThree men will appear in court in Northern Ireland today, facing charges connected with recent rioting in Belfast.\n \nA 26-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences, including riot, arson, conspiracy to commit arson, three counts of possession of an offensive weapon with intent, and two of criminal damage.\n \nAnd a 58-year-old man has been charged with possessing written material intended or likely to stir up hatred or arouse fear.\n \nBoth men will appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court.\n \nMeanwhile, a 30-year-old man has been charged with intentionally encouraging or assisting riot, publishing written material intended to stir up hatred, sending menacing messages through a public electronic communications network, and possession of fireworks without a licence.\n \nHe will appear at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court.","headline":"Three men to appear in Northern Ireland court on riot-related charges","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-21406153","datePublished":"2024-08-12T10:57:49+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T09:29:47+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nYvette Cooper has criticised the 'shameful behaviour' of politicians and pundits who took aim at the police in the past two weeks.\n \nSome figures in the media have amplified suggestions that police treated anti-immigration protests more harshly than previous ones - such as the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.\n \nThis has led to accusations of 'two-tier' policing in the country, concerning demonstrations by left-wing activists versus right-wing activists.\n \nBut the Home Secretary wrote in the Telegraph yesterday that officers around the country had her full support.\n \nShe said: 'We will work with the police, rather than just blaming them from afar, to tackle problems and raise standards. \n \n'And we won\u2019t engage in the kind of shameful behaviour we have seen from some senior politicians and pundits who sought to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the police, just at the time they needed our full backing to restore order to the streets.'","headline":"Home Secretary blasts 'shameful behaviour' of politicians undermining police","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-21405839","datePublished":"2024-08-12T10:19:59+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T09:29:45+01:00","articleBody":"Government ministers reportedly believe the large-scale riots seen across the UK in the past two weeks have fizzled out.\n \nThere has been a considerable drop in the level of group violence over the past few days in England, although tensions continue to simmer in Northern Ireland.\n \nThat's despite fears continued hot weather and the beginning of the English football season might reignite unrest.\n \nThe i newspaper quoted a source close to the Prime Minister and Government who believes the worst of the rioting is now over.\n \nYesterday, the National Police Chiefs' Council public order chief BJ Harrington said: 'Policing continues to stand strong and unified, with hard work and dedication from all of our workforce in the face of daily challenges.\n \n'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.'\n \nWe'll have more on events in Northern Ireland in the next post.","headline":"Ministers 'confident rioting has come to an end'","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-21405605","datePublished":"2024-08-12T09:53:40+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T09:53:41+01:00","articleBody":"You might remember from the early days of the new Labour government (i.e., around this time last month) that there was a problem with prison overcrowding.\n \nIn short, there were very few spaces left in the UK's prisons, meaning tough new measures had to be brought in - including the early release of some inmates.\n \nSo what happens now, following a massive wave of violent disorder that the PM has vowed to punish?\n \nOn Saturday, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said more than 500 prison places had been 'brought forward'. Metro has asked the Ministry of Justice what exactly this means.\n \nLabour plans mean most people sentenced to less than four years will be released 40% of the way through - and that applies to many of those sentenced over the riots so far.\n \nYesterday, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was unable to guarantee to Sky News that this would not be the case for rioters, but added: 'I understand that they won't be [released early].'\n \nHowever, Politico's Playbook this morning reported otherwise, as the rules for those sentenced over the unrest are the same as for any other criminals.","headline":"Some rioters 'will be released early from 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-21405128","datePublished":"2024-08-12T08:51:35+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-13T09:29:36+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nMerseyside Chief Constable Serena Kennedy was one of several speakers at the funeral of Alice da Silva Aguiar.\n \nWhile most focused on Alice's short life and the impact she had, Kennedy touched on the violence that has spread across the UK following the stabbings on July 29.\n \nAddressing the nine-year-old's mum Alexandra and dad Sergio, she said: 'You have shown great courage in asking me to be here today to give a message from you, Alice's family, to say that you do not want there to be any more violence on the streets of the United Kingdom in the name of your daughter.\n \n'I am ashamed and I'm so sorry that you had to even consider this in the planning of the funeral of your beautiful daughter, Alice.\n \n'And I hope that anyone who has taken part in the violent disorder on our streets over the past 13 days is hanging their head in shame at the pain that they have caused you, a grieving family.\n \n'I know that you asked that there is no more violence and that you are now given time as a family to grieve in peace.\n \n'And that our traumatised community is allowed time to heal, the time it needs to start to heal, with quiet dignity, to remember the loss of three innocent lives.\n \n'The people who came together to repair the damage to mosques and homes, the people who have been handing refreshments to the emergency workers for the past 13 days, who've been working in the community.\n \n'The children who have been spending their pocket money buying refreshments, the people who have been fundraising relentlessly for the families and communities affected by the events of the past 13 days.\n \n'The people who have spoken out about the violent scenes across the country, and those who tend to the hundreds of tributes and flowers and teddies laid to remember our girls.\n \n'These are the actions of the community of Southport we are all so proud of. This is our community, united in tragedy, not divided.\n \n'Please rest assured that Alice, along with Elsie and Bebe will be forever in our hearts.'","headline":"Full remarks from Serena Kennedy at Alice da Silva Aguiar's funeral","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-21404124","datePublished":"2024-08-11T23:00:53+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T23:00:53+01:00","articleBody":"It was a very emotional day today for the people of Southport - and in particular the family of Alice da Silva Aguiar.\n \nThe nine-year-old's funeral was held in the town and hundreds, if not thousands, of people lined the streets to pay their respects.\n \nHer coffin was decorated in pink flowers, which looked equally as beautiful as the carriage she was carried to her funeral in. \n \nElegant white horses, which pulled her along, were draped in pink and wore orange and white plumes.\n \nSee all the pictures from an aptly stunning procession here.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/11\/funeral-southport-victim-held-nine-year-old-alice-da-silva-aguiar-21401721","headline":"Alice da Silva Aguiar given beautiful send-off","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21404116","datePublished":"2024-08-11T23:00:12+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T23:00:13+01:00","articleBody":"It was a very emotional day today for the people of Southport - and in particular the family of Alice da Silva Aguiar.\n \nThe nine-year-old's funeral was held in the town and hundreds, if not thousands, of people lined the streets to pay their respects.\n \nHer coffin was decorated in pink flowers, which looked equally as beautiful as the carriage she was carried to her funeral in. \n \nElegant white horses were draped in pink and wore orange and white plumes.\n \nSee all the pictures from an aptly stunning procession here.\n \n\nhttps:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/11\/funeral-southport-victim-held-nine-year-old-alice-da-silva-aguiar-21401721","headline":"Alice da Silva Aguiar given beautiful send-off","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21403943","datePublished":"2024-08-11T21:57:29+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T21:57:29+01:00","articleBody":"Two more men have been charged in connection with rioting in Sunderland on August 2.\n \nIt brings the total of people charged by Northumbria Police to 17.\n \nAshley Mark Wilkinson, 35, of Porter Terrace, Murton, Durham, has been charged with violent disorder, relating to the events in Sunderland. \n \nHe was also charged with possessing articles with intent to cause criminal damage and possession of a Class B Drug, relating to protest activity in Newcastle on Saturday.\n \nJohn Paul Kirtley, 26, of Rutherglen Road, Sunderland, has been charged with violent disorder. \n \nBoth men will appear at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court tomorrow.","headline":"Two more charges over Sunderland riots","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21403811","datePublished":"2024-08-11T20:45:20+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T20:45:20+01:00","articleBody":"Alice da Silva Aguiar's headteacher Jinnie Payne rounded off her tearful speech at the nine-year-old's funeral by listing through her 'seven qualities'.\n \nMs Payne told mourners: \u2018Number one, to have a big smile. Not to smile big, there is a difference. Alice wore a natural smile every day, it wasn't forced and it wasn't put on. It was everywhere she went. It was her best friend.\n \n\u2018Number two, polite and respectful. Alice's manners took her everywhere. She showed politeness, not just 'thank you', but always 'thank you' with a reason attached.\n \n\u2018Number three, to have interest in others, genuine interest and being inquisitive. Alice asked lots of questions and she remembered things about you.\n \n\u2018She remembered the names of your children, she remembered where you went on holiday, so you had to be very careful about what you told Alice.\n \n\u2018Number four, equality, I love this one. This has to be my favourite, how a child at such a young age could not favour one other friend over another. Friends, she played equally with them all. That is so hard to do, and she mastered it. \n \n\u2018(Number five), enthusiasm for life. Alice wanted to do everything there was on offer and she seized those opportunities and you (her parents) provided them for Alice.\n \n\u2018But along with those opportunities is number six. She did support and guide. So if she felt things weren't up to her standard she would tell you, and she would then help you put it right.\n \n\u2018Finally, the number seven is family. Alice's words, 'it doesn't matter who your family are as long as they love each other', and Alice did that.\u2019","headline":"Alice\u2019s \u2018seven qualities\u2019 described by headteacher - including \u2018respect, equality and family?","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21403617","datePublished":"2024-08-11T19:45:14+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T19:45:15+01:00","articleBody":"Alice da Silva Aguiar's headteacher paid an emotional tribute to the nine-year-old at her funeral, tearfully saying \u2018teach those angels a few dance moves\u2019.\n \nJinnie Payne, Alice's headteacher at Churchtown Primary School in Southport, said the youngster's smile and enthusiasm for life were among her \u2018seven qualities\u2019.\n \nMs Payne read a poem about her pupil, called Here Comes Alice, in which she mentioned how Alice once decorated a teacher's pointer to look like a magic wand.\n \nFinishing it, she fought back tears and said: \u2018The time has come to say 'there goes Alice'. We are letting you go dancing now, Alice. Teach those angels a few dance moves.\n \n\u2018Keep daydreaming, Alice, it's a magical place to be, in your own thoughts. Make magic every day with your teacher pointer, Alice, and we will feel the power of your magic ability.\n \n\u2018Let your beaming smile guide you, Alice, and shine brightly on us all.\u2019\n \nMs Payne told of \u2018Alice qualities\u2019, which she wished \u2018every child\u2019 at her school could have. The headteacher said the qualities \u2018were in abundance\u2019 and \u2018came naturally to her\u2019, demonstrating the youngster's \u2018character\u2019.","headline":"Headteacher pays tearful tribute to \u2018polite\u2019 girl with \u2018big smile\u2019","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21403522","datePublished":"2024-08-11T19:02:58+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T13:06:07+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nAlice da Silva Aguiar's family have released this recent video of her chatting away to the camera.\n \nThey've shared the footage following her funeral in Southport today.\n \nIt shows the nine-year-old talking about the make-up she's put on herself.\n \n'Hey guys, today it's me,' she says. 'I've got my make-up on to test my teacher. Look at this.\n \n'And now guys, thank you for watching all my videos. Look at my eye shadows.'\n \nShe rounds off the clip by saying: 'Bye guys, see you later, bye.'","headline":"Family release adorable video of Southport stabbing victim Alice da Silva Aguiar","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21403335","datePublished":"2024-08-11T17:55:18+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T18:23:19+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThese are the final words from an extremely emotional speech by Alice da Silva Aguiar's parents today.\n \n'From time to time, the pin drops,' her mother Alexandra said. 'When mummy says 'good night, Sergio, good night Alice' and then it hits us all over again. We don't hear you back.\n \n'Moving forward will be hard. Some days are better than others, but none will be perfect. \n \n'Some moments we are weak and we say wild things. But we made a promise to always be there for each other in moments of despair, a pinky promise.\n \n'We share a strong bond and we'll always have each other to rely on. We won't be alone. \n \n'We are surrounded by a wonderful community and their full support, family and friends, neighbours, work colleagues, the wonderful servicemen and women who serve the community, your school, your church and all your friends and their parents.\n \n'We have the full support of the country and the privilege of multiplying that by two. For that, we're thankful.\n \n'For now, our beloved angel, keep dancing, mummy and daddy will always, always love you.'","headline":"'Keep dancing': Final words from Alice da Silva Aguiar's mother at funeral","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21403250","datePublished":"2024-08-11T17:25:54+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T12:56:45+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nAlice da Silva Aguiar's mother Alexandra has revealed more details about the unimaginable pain of losing a daughter.\n \nIn a speech at the nine-year-old's funeral today, she said: \u2018A day before your final struggle, mummy kept asking if you were okay. So much so that you and daddy asked 'why?'\n \n\u2018A part of me wondered if I was being too British. But ultimately, I realised I always wanted to know that you were okay. Now, daddy feels sorry for mummy, she has seen things no human should.'\n \nAlexandra also explained how she has so many questions that may never be answered as she and her husband Sergio, Alice's father, come to terms with their heartbreak.\n \nShe added: \u2018You were taken away from us too soon and we often ask why? Why here? Why us? Why you? We wonder if you ever thought of us. Called for us. We wondered if you felt any pain. We hope not my darling.\n \n\u2018We then question could this have been avoided? Could we have stopped it somehow... we will never get over this pain. We promise to get all the answers. Mummy has seen too much, and we need to know.\n \n\u2018We feel shocked, unimaginable pain, we miss you.\u2019","headline":"Mum reveals gut-wrenching pain of Alice da Silva Aguiar's last moments","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21403206","datePublished":"2024-08-11T17:08:32+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T18:23:29+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nAlice da Silva Aguiar's parents made a wonderful, albeit heartbreaking speech at their nine-year-old daughter's funeral today.\n \nThe family have also released a number of pictures of Alice begore her tragic death in Southport.\n \nHere's a look at more of what Sergio and Alexandra said during the ceremony: \u2018You 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.\u00a0\n \n\u2018You 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.\n \n\u2018As you were growing up from a princess to a pre-teen, we began to notice some changes, seeing your independence take shape. \n \n'From your skincare regime to playing with makeup, to your dedication to school, to dance and to your faith.\n \n\u2018Your to-do-list was extensive and we were sure that you would achieve it if only you had the time.\n \n\u2018We 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.\u2019","headline":"'We will never see you grow up', say Alice's parents","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21403137","datePublished":"2024-08-11T16:55:01+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T11:00:06+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nAlice da Silva Aguiar's mum Alexandra described her daughter as 'our perfect dream child' in a heartbreaking speech at her funeral today.\n \n'Everything was idyllic from the moment you arrived,' she said.\n \nThe couple said Alice was dedicated to dance during a tribute at St Patrick's Catholic Church in Southport today.\n \n'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.\n \n'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.\n \n'Being around you was a privilege, we cherished every milestone. You completed us.\n \n'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.'","headline":"Alice da Silva Aguiar's parents make heartbreaking speech at funeral","author":{"name":"ben-ashton"}},{"@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-21403036","datePublished":"2024-08-11T16:29:09+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-12T10:20:03+01:00","articleBody":"\n \nThe 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.\n \nThe 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.\n \nShe was one of the three girls who died after several children were injured in the attack.\n \nHer parents, Sergio and Alexandra, released the new picture on the day of her funeral in the Merseyside town.","headline":"Last photo of Alice da Silva Aguiar","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-21402784","datePublished":"2024-08-11T15:44:20+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T17:26:02+01:00","articleBody":"The disorder seen in recent days has 'somewhat stabilised' in England, the National Police Chiefs' Council head of public order has said.\n \nChief 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.\n \nHe said: 'Policing continues to stand strong and unified, with hard work and dedication from all of our workforce in the face of daily challenges.\n \n'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.\n \n'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.\n \n'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.\n \n'We are working around the clock to bring offenders to justice and ensure the safety of our communities.'","headline":"Situation in England has 'somewhat stabilised', police chief says","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-21402447","datePublished":"2024-08-11T14:46:25+01:00","dateModified":"2024-08-11T16:55:13+01:00","articleBody":"A poll by More In Common has sought to find the opinions of various voting groups on the events of the past week.\n \nThe results show that one party sticks out from the others: Reform UK.\n \nAmong Reform voters polled, 56% said the riots and protests were borne from 'legitimate concerns from those worried about immigration to the UK'.\n \nJust 25% of Conservative voters said the same thing - the second-highest percentage by party.\n \nMore 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.\n \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":"2024-08-12T09:02:59+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":"2024-08-11T19:03:09+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"}}],"author":{"name":"jasper-king"},"name":"UK riots latest: Girl, 13, admits unlawful violence over hotel riot"}Sign Up for News UpdatesGet your need-to-know latest news, feel-good stories, analysis and moreSign upThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Girl, 13, admits unlawful violence during riot outside migrant hotel
Girl, 13, admits unlawful violence during riot outside migrant hotel
Girl, 13, admits unlawful violence during riot outside migrant hotel
Girl, 13, admits unlawful violence during riot outside migrant hotel
Girl, 13, admits unlawful violence during riot outside migrant hotel
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