Thomas Mackintosh
Live reporter

That's it from us today and our team around the country.

The page was written by Jake Lapham and has been edited by Paul Gribben and myself, with coverage from the various courts by our team of journalists.

For those interested in the types of sentences being handed out for people caught being involved in violent disorder, head here to our interactive map.

We also have an explainer you can watch here on how the UK's far-right riots spread across the UK in seven days of disorder.

Thomas Mackintosh
Live reporter

Image source, Staffordshire Police

We will shortly be bringing a close to our coverage of people appearing in court over various scenes of unrest and disorder across parts of the UK this summer.

Before we go, let's quickly recap on the key takeways from today:

• The youngest person to be involved in the riots - a boy aged 12 - has been sentenced this afternoon
• He admitted to throwing stones at police, apologised for his actions and was given a 12-month referral order
• Over in Manchester, a court heard that a boy who celebrated his 14th birthday joined a group of adults and youths who threw missiles at police outside a hotel in Newton Heath
• He too was given a 12-month referral order for what was described as "cowardly and shameful" violent disorder
• In Tamworth six men and two women, including a care worker who broadcast a violent protest on social media, have been remanded in custody today after appearing in court in connection with disorder on 4 August
• Cameron Bell, 24, "live-streamed" scenes of violent disorder on "her TikTok account", Stafford Crown Court heard
• Elsewhere, Mitchell Cleaver, 25, of Burton-on-Trent, admitted a charge of riot relating to events outside a Holiday Inn Express hotel housing asylum seekers. He will be sentenced on 30 October

Phil McCann
Reporting from Liverpool Youth Court

As we've just reported, the youngest person to appear in court after this summer’s riots has been given a 12-month referral order.

To recap, Liverpool Youth Court heard the 12-year-old boy threw two stones at police officers in Southport on 30 July.

The boy – who cannot be named because of his age – was said to have gone to the scene outside the town’s mosque because he was “curious” after seeing a fire.

But, his defence said he was not involved in racist chanting and had no previous convictions.

He pleaded guilty last month – which the court heard meant he avoided a prison sentence.

District Judge Wendy Lloyd told the boy “it was an angry mob and you chose to be a part of it”.

“It was a really horrible situation and you made it all the more horrible by joining in and throwing stones," she added.

The district judge has just sentenced the 12-year-old to a 12-month referral order - and the boy will also be subject to a curfew between 21:00 and 07:00 each night.

A referral order is a sentence available to the courts when dealing with young people below the age of 18 who have admitted an offence. It requires them to take part in a rehabilitation programme aimed at preventing them from offending in the future.

“You’ll work with the young offending team – to make sure you don’t offend again and to protect other people from your offending,” the district judge tells him.

Phil McCann
Reporting from Liverpool Youth Court

The 12-year-old boy “threw a couple of stones” at police, the court is told.

Defence lawyer Heather Toohey explains the boy was not seen to be involved in any chanting.

The boy handed himself in at a police station and “asked me to advance his deepest regret and sympathies to the people of Southport," she adds.

"He knows he acted foolishly, he knows he acted out of stupidity.

“It's got to be taken into account that he’s a 12-year-old boy, he’s two years criminally culpable," she adds.

Phil McCann
Reporting from Liverpool Youth Court

A representative from the local youth offending team is explaining that the 12-year-old boy being sentenced has no previous convictions and that he "did not attend the scene with his face covered with the intention of causing malicious damage to the mosque”.

She also explained there are “mitigating circumstances regarding his life experience”.

The judge referred to the boy having “alcohol problems in the past” but she was told he is now in the care of his father whose parenting "has boundaries and is appropriate”.

Phil McCann
Reporting from Liverpool Youth Court

A statement from the chairman of the mosque in Southport that was targeted by the disorder, Imam Ibrahim Hussein, is being read out in court.

Inside the mosque, he, three worshippers and some men who said they’d been sent by the Home Office to act as security for the mosque, all armed themselves with metal poles in case they were attacked because “I believed they would kill us”.

He could see around 1,000 people outside, he said, and they had decided that if rioters broke into the mosque they would all lock themselves in his office.

“I could see fire out of every window," he said.

He thought at one point, “if we don’t get killed by the crowd we’re going to die from smoke inhalation”.

Despite all of this, he continued to lead prayers in the mosque.

“I went ahead with prayers as normal, and ignored the missiles."

Phil McCann
Reporting from Liverpool Youth Court

The youngest boy to appear in court in relation to this summer’s riots is sitting next to his dad in Liverpool Youth Court.

The boy, 12, pleaded guilty to violent disorder last month and this morning the court was told he could be seen throwing an item at a police officer before riding off on a bike.

This was during rioting in Southport the day after the stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the town.

The prosecution has just begun outlining what happened during the unrest and is now showing aerial footage.

A statement from a police officer has been read out – where he described blacking out after being hit with concrete three times.

We have been covering the various court cases so far today so let's take a look at where the unrest spread across England and Northern Ireland - which came after the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport in July.

Crowds attacked mosques and accommodation housing asylum seekers, cars and buildings were set on fire, and shops looted. The Police Federation estimated more than 100 officers were injured.

The disorder was fuelled by misinformation online, far-right activity and anti-immigration sentiment.

Counter-demonstrators responded with a series of rallies, which you can read more about here.

Mat Trewern
BBC Radio Manchester journalist

A bit more now from Manchester Magistrates' Court where a teenager who was arrested on his 13th birthday, for his part in violent disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in the city, has just been sentenced.

The teenager, who was 12 at the time of the incident in July, was given a 12-month referral order by District Judge Margaret McCormack.

The hearing was told he threw objects at police, including an egg, and also goaded police officers.

District Judge McCormack told the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, that the group of adults and youths outside the Holiday Inn were "terrorising people trying to go about their daily lives".

"You may have been 12 but you knew what you were doing was wrong", she told him.

In defence, the court was told the boy was "not a racist" and was "ashamed by his actions" .

His mother, who was in court, was ordered to pay £150 compensation to a bus driver, who was assaulted by others during the violence.

Tracey Higgins
Reporting from Stafford Crown Court

Image source, PA Media

Back to Stafford Crown Court where two more people have been convicted for their roles in the violent disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express a few weeks ago.

Tommy McQuaker, 29, from Tamworth has admitted to a violent disorder charge and has pleaded not guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a police dog.

But the Crown Prosecution Service told the court it is not seeking a trial on this charge and McQuaker's case will move to a sentencing on 8 November.

Finally, Aimee Hodgkinson-Hedgecox, 37, from Rugeley has also pleaded guilty to a charge of violent disorder.

She will be sentenced at Stafford Crown Court at the start of November.

Mat Trewern
Reporting from Manchester Magistrates' Court

Let's head to Manchester Magistrates' Court where a 14-year-old boy has just been sentenced for "cowardly and shameful" violent disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in the city.

The boy, who can’t be named for legal reasons, was celebrating his 14th birthday when he joined a group of adults and youths who threw missiles at police and the Holiday Inn, Newton Heath, on 31 July.

Magistrates were shown CCTV footage of the teenager throwing bricks at police vans and kicking a bus.

The bus driver was later assaulted, although the boy was not involved in that attack, the court heard.

The court was told the boy was also part of a group goading police officers and trying to knock their helmets off. The boy, who pleaded guilty to violent disorder at an earlier hearing, said he was "ashamed" and "very sorry" for what he had done.

District Judge Margaret McCormack gave the boy a 12-month referral order and described his behaviour as "wicked" but accepted he had made a "stupid mistake" and was sorry for what he had done.

The boy's mother, who was in court, was ordered to pay £150 compensation to the bus driver.

Tracey Higgins
BBC Midlands Investigations

Another case to bring you from Stafford Crown Court - where one man has had his hearing put back to next month as there is some dispute over his involvement.

Kyle Barber, from Tamworth, did not enter a plea during his hearing this morning.

The 24-year-old, who is the partner of Cameron Bell, will appear back at the same court on 8 October.

Tracey Higgins
BBC Midlands Investigations

Image source, PA Media

Let's bring you the latest from Stafford Crown Court where three people have been convicted for their roles in disorder outside a Holiday Inn Express hotel in Tamworth.

Mitchell Cleaver, 25, of Tamworth, has admitted to one charge of riot - he will be sentenced on 11 November.

Martin McClusky, 60, will also be sentenced on the same day after he pleaded guilty to three charges including violent disorder and two counts of assaulting a police officer.

Finally, carer Cameron Bell, 23, of Tamworth, has pleaded guilty to violent disorder, but will have her sentencing hearing adjourned until the end of October after her defence team asked for a pre-sentence report.

Oli Constable
BBC Yorkshire Live

The next case to be heard at Sheffield Crown Court is Lee Marshall.

The 39-year-old, of Princess Street, Barnsley, has appeared on a video link from HMP Nottingham, wearing a grey T-shirt.

His defence barrister has begun the hearing explaining how the prison "has failed to produce Mr Marshall for a conference this morning".

This means the defendant has not had a chance to speak to his barrister or see any of the video evidence set to be used in the case, with the hearing being adjourned.

"He's perfectly entitled to see that footage and [for his defence barrister to] discuss that with him...", the judge says.

He is due to appear at the same court, in person, on Wednesday.

Oli Constable
BBC Yorkshire Live

The sentencing of Daniel Dicks is being adjourned as there are technical issues with the video which has been playing to the court.

The issue is one of the files not being fully uploaded to the systems used by barristers and the court. This means the defence barrister has not been able to discuss any possible mitigation with his client.

The case is due to reconvene on Thursday when the defence counsel will be able to speak on Dicks' behalf.

Dicks, of Probert Avenue, Goldthorpe, will remain in custody until that date.

Oli Constable
BBC Yorkshire Live

The case against Daniel Dicks is being opened at Sheffield Crown Court by the prosecution barrister.

The court is told the defendant was seen initially breaking up fencing, verbally abusing officers and then throwing items at police on 4 August at Manvers, Rotherham.

He later engages with officers to explain why people were in the vicinity of the Holiday Inn Express hotel, which was housing asylum seekers, to protest.

Dicks is then filmed pushing a shopping trolley towards police. He is seen to "square up" to an officer, the prosecution barrister says.

The footage ends with an officer hitting Dicks with a baton on the legs.

Oli Constable
BBC Yorkshire Live

Sheffield Crown Court has seen dozens of people be sentenced for their roles in rioting in Rotherham.

Today is no different. We're in court seven where Judge Sarah Wright will hear the cases.

Two people are listed this morning for sentence.

They are Daniel Dicks, a 33-year-old from Goldthorpe in Barnsley. He pleaded guilty to violent disorder last month.

Also appearing is Lee Marshall - a 39-year-old from Barnsley. He pleaded guilty to violent disorder and assault of an emergency worker.

On a video link from HMP Hull, Dicks is sat awaiting the judge to start proceedings.

Image source, PA Media

Some of those facing court today are charged with the offence of 'violent disorder'.

It is an offence under section 2 of the Public Order Act 1986, and the sentence can vary from a community order to a maximum of five years in custody depending on the circumstances.

The prosecution has to prove that three or more people, present together, use or threaten unlawful violence against a person or property, and that the group's behaviour would cause a reasonable person to fear for their safety.

Let’s have a closer look at the six people we just mentioned who are due to appear in court over disorder in Tamworth.

It all relates to a protest outside a Holiday Inn hotel, which had been used to accommodate asylum seekers, on 4 August.

The following are due at Stafford Crown Court later accused of the following offences:

• Aimie Hodgkinson-Hedgecox, 37, from Rugeley, charged with violent disorder
• Kyle Barber, 24, from Tamworth, charged with violent disorder
• Simon Orr, 38, from Tamworth, accused of violent disorder and assaulting a police officer
• Martin McCluskey, 60, from Tamworth, charged with violent disorder and two counts of assaulting a police officer
• Darren Woodley, 55, from Tamworth is also charged with violent disorder
• Tommy McQuaker, 29, from Tamworth, is charged with violent disorder and causing unnecessary suffering to a police dog