Summary

  • A 13-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to violent disorder at a protest outside a hotel in Aldershot on 31 July

  • She is among dozens of people appearing in court today over their roles in the recent riots

  • Several other people across England are being sentenced - including a man who was jailed for 16-months following a counter-protest in Brighton

  • Earlier, a man who looted shops Lush and Shoezone during riots in Hull pleaded guilty in court

  • On Monday, the government said it was on "high alert" and "not complacent" over the riots, which were sparked after the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport

  1. Man denies violent disorder in Manchesterpublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 13 August

    A man has denied taking part in "disorder and riots" in Manchester city centre on 3 August.

    Scott Chadwick, 34, of no fixed address, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates’ Court this morning.

    Chadwick was remanded into custody and will appear at Manchester Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on 3 September.

  2. Man admits looting Lush and violent disorder during Hull riotpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 13 August
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    A street littered with debris in front of the Lush store in HullImage source, Leanne Brown / BBC
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    The lush store in Hull after a riot in the city on 3 August

    A man who looted cosmetics chain Lush during riots in Hull has pleaded guilty to violent disorder, burglary and racially aggravated criminal damage.

    John Honey, 25, admitted three charges of burglary at Lush, the O2 store and Shoezone in the city on 3 August.

    He also pleaded guilty to the racially aggravated criminal damage of a BMW and damaging nine other cars.

    Judge John Thackray KC, the recorder of Hull, says he hopes to be able to sentence Honey later today.

    Mugshot of John HoneyImage source, Humberside Police
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    A picture of John Honey, 25, was released by police after his guilty plea

  3. More people charged with violent disorderpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 13 August

    Police are continuing to tell us about people they've charged and are down to be in court later.

    In Dorset, two people are due to appear in court in Poole following protests.

    Police say that as part of enquiries into protests in Weymouth on 4 August, they've charged a 47-year-old man from Bournemouth with violent disorder and assault by beating of an emergency worker, and a 36-year-old man from Weymouth with violent disorder.

    Meanwhile, a 10th person has been charged by detectives investigating violent disorder in Bristol city centre on 3 August, Avon and Somerset Police say.

    Joseph Bradford, 20, of Bishopsworth, Bristol, is charged with violent disorder and will appear in Bristol Magistrates’ Court today.

  4. What have people been charged with?published at 10:30 British Summer Time 13 August

    At least 275 people have been charged with offences linked to the violent disorder, with more than 40 already sentenced.

    Of the 389 individual charges analysed by BBC News, violent disorder was the most common, with 154 counts. There were 32 counts of possession of a weapon and 29 of assaulting an emergency worker.

    At least 17 alleged offences were specifically listed as racially or religiously aggravated.

    There were also 18 people charged with offences involving social media or other online activity. More here.

    A graph showing 154 people have been charged with violent disorder, 32 with possession of a weapon, 29 with assaulting an emergency worker, 18 with online offences, 14 with burglary, 142 with other offences
  5. The seven men due in court charged with Aldershot violent disorderpublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 13 August

    As we've been reporting, seven men are due to appear in Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court today charged with violent disorder after a protest in Aldershot outside the Potters International Hotel on 31 July.

    Police say that, external although the majority gathered in a peaceful manner, some disorder was reported.

    The men charged are:

    • Kieron Marney, 25, of Fairview Road, Ash
    • Perrie Fisher, 28, of Hillside Road, Farnham
    • Cameron Bowling, 40, of Broadhurst, Farnborough
    • Clive Patfield, 60, of The Chantrys, Farnham
    • Jamie Lee Turvey, 34, of Montgomery Road, Farnborough
    • Alby Brannan, aged 18, of Winchester Road in Ash
    • Joe Howell, 19, of Bareham Drive, Ash – Howell was also charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker

  6. The sentences handed down so farpublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 13 August

    Of those already sentenced so far, most people have been sent to prison.

    The average prison sentence length was just over two years.

    However, some cases have involved community orders, fines or younger people being sent to young offender institutions. Here's the breakdown below, or you can read more here.

    A graph showing the number of people who have received immediate prison sentences (39), young offender institution (3), community order (1) and fine (1)
  7. We must address causes of riots, says Tory leadership hopefulpublished at 09:44 British Summer Time 13 August

    File photo dated 09/10/23 of shadow security minister Tom Tugendhat, who has become the second senior Tory to announce a leadership bid, indicating he would be prepared to quit the European Convention on Human Rights to protect the UK's borders.Image source, PA Media
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    Before joining Parliament, Tugendhat, 51, was an Army officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan

    Tom Tugendhat - one of the Conservative MPs vying to be the party leader - is planning to address the recent riots in a speech later today.

    The former minister is expected to say there's a "culture of denial" in the UK and people move on too fast from serious violence.

    Instead, work should be done to address the underlying causes of the riots and "identity and motives of the perpetrators", he is expected to say, according to a preview of his comments.

    Tugendhat is also expected to criticise PM Sir Keir Starmer over a "failure of leadership", as well as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage for "reckless political rhetoric". His speech is scheduled for early afternoon.

  8. Who’s being sentenced today?published at 09:35 British Summer Time 13 August

    As well as those accused of offences, several people have already been convicted and are due to be sentenced later:

    London: Sentencing of Michael Mongan, 39, of Castle Road, Ealing, who racially abused a bus driver and spat at his cab.

    Plymouth: Three men are to be sentenced after disorder in Plymouth on 5 August.

    Brighton: Ian Ward, 53, of Old Mill Close, Portslade, is to be sentenced for affray, assaulting an emergency worker and common assault, relating to a counter-protest in Brighton on 7 August.

    Chester: Two men are to be sentenced for publishing material to stir up racial hatred. Christopher Taggart, 36, and Rhys McDonald, 34, both from Runcorn, Cheshire, published material between 29 July and 6 August.

    Sheffield: Two men are due for sentencing in relation to violent disorder in Rotherham on 4 August - Kaine Hicks, 22, of Wombwell Road, Platts Common, Barnsley, and Drew Jarvis, 19, of no fixed address.

    Liverpool: Three men are due to be sentenced for violent disorder in Southport on 30 July and Liverpool on 3 August.

  9. Girl, 13, among those due in court todaypublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 13 August

    We've been going through the schedules, and there are several people due to appear in court today charged with offences. A reminder - they have not yet entered pleas:

    Basingstoke: Seven men are due to appear in court in Basingstoke accused of violent disorder in connection to a protest outside a hotel in Aldershot on 31 July. One of the men is also charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker.

    A 13-year-old girl from Aldershot, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is also due to appear in court, external charged with violent disorder, in connection with the same protest.

    Belfast: A 26-year-old man is due in court later charged with riot and intentionally encouraging or assisting riot. Police say he was arrested on Monday in the Belfast area.

    Leicester: Mark Heath, 45, of Kestrel Road in Oakham, is due to appear in court charged with publishing written material to stir up racial hatred last Friday.

  10. Throwing a vacuum cleaner and a live TikTok - some of yesterday's sentencingspublished at 08:53 British Summer Time 13 August

    • Thomas Rogers, 22, was sentenced to 26 months in prison for violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon, after he was seen throwing bricks at police in Middlesbrough and threw a vacuum cleaner through a house window.
    • Ricky Hardman, 41, was jailed for two years and eight months after admitting a charge of violent disorder. He'd taken part in unrest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.
    • Dimitrie Stoica, 25, was jailed for three months after he admitted sending a false communication with intent to cause harm. He had falsely claimed on a live-streamed TikTok video that he was “running for his life” from "extreme right-wing rioters" rioters in Derby.
    • Amjad Ali, 19, was sentenced to 14 months' detention after admitting a charge of affray. He was part of a counter-protesting group in Northampton.
    • Guy Sullivan, 43, was jailed for 26 months for violent disorder, after he stole a police officer’s baton, which led to an officer being unable to defend themselves during last week’s disorder in Plymouth.
    Ricky Hardman mugshotImage source, South Yorkshire Police
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    Ricky Hardman received one of the longest sentences yesterday - with two years and eight months

  11. More sentencings and court hearings on waypublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 13 August

    Ben Hatton
    Live reporter

    We’re restarting our live coverage focusing on the ongoing fallout from the disorder seen across parts of the country in the wake of the Southport stabbings last month.

    We’re expecting more people who took part in the unrest to be sentenced today, with others accused of offences also due in court.

    Meanwhile, the government remains on “high alert”, Downing Street said on Monday, insisting the job is not done until people feel safe in their communities.

    Yesterday saw two 12-year-old boys become the youngest people to be convicted following the unrest - one in Southport and the other in Manchester.

    We’ll bring you updates throughout today.

  12. Boys, 12, youngest to admit to disorder as dozens sentenced across UKpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 12 August

    Those involved in the unrest seen around the UK following the knife attack in Southport last month which killed three young girls have been appearing in court today.

    Here's a brief look at what's been happening in some key cases:

    • Two 12-year-old boys have become the youngest people to admit to violent disorder during the unrest. The boys were involved in separate incidents - one in Manchester and one in Southport
    • Lucy Connolly - the wife of Conservative councillor Raymond Connolly - has appeared in court accused of stirring up racial hatred online. She didn't have to enter a plea and has been remanded in custody - she's due back in court next month
    • Forty-one-year-old Ricky Hardman of Norfolk Road in Barnsley has been jailed for two years and eight months for his part in a riot outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham
    • Thomas Rogers no fixed abode has been sentenced to 26 months in prison by Teesside Crown Court after pleading guilty to violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon
    • And two women have admitted to being "agitators" in disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Manchester. Both have been remanded in custody

    The BBC has been looking at who the rioters are and the sentences they have received, click here to read more.

    We're closing our live coverage now, thanks for joining us.

  13. Man jailed for stealing PC's baton during disorderpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 12 August

    John Henderson and Dan Wareing
    BBC News, Devon

    A mugshot of 43-year-old Guy Sullivan.Image source, Devon & Cornwall Police

    A man who stole a police officer’s baton, which lead to an officer being unable to defend themselves during last week’s disorder in Plymouth, has been jailed for 26 months for violent disorder.

    Guy Sullivan, 43, had already been sentenced for stealing alcohol from a Tesco Express, a jail term which was reduced from 16 months to 10.

    The sentences, handed out at Plymouth Crown Court, will run consecutively, meaning he has been sentenced to a total of three years behind bars.

    The court was shown footage of Sullivan jumping down from a wall and grabbing PC Leon Hannaford’s baton during public disorder on 5 August.

    • You can read more here
  14. Two women admit being 'agitators' in disorder outside Manchester hotelpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 12 August

    Two women have admitted to being "agitators" in disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Manchester on 31 July.

    Tracy Pearson, 53, and Michelle Jibson, 45, pleaded guilty to violent disorder during the incident.

    After being remanded into custody, Pearson shouted over the judge: "Don't care. Freedom of speech is gone. Joke."

    Jibson was remanded into custody and is due to be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on 19 August.

  15. Wife of a Conservative Party councillor appears in courtpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 12 August

    Lucy Connolly has apologised for the social media post and said she acted on false informationImage source, X
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    Lucy Connolly has apologised for the social media post and said she acted on false information

    The wife of a Conservative councillor has appeared in court charged with publishing written material to stir up racial hatred.

    Forty-one-year-old Lucy Connolly, who works as a childminder in Northampton, was not required to enter a plea to the charge during a hearing at Northampton Crown Court today.

    Her husband, West Northamptonshire councillor Raymond Connolly, watched from the public gallery as she was remanded in custody.

    She is due back in court on 2 September.

  16. Man who threw vacuum cleaner through window jailedpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 12 August

    A 22-year-old who threw a vacuum cleaner through a house window and made an offensive statement to a police officer has been sentenced to 26 months in prison.

    Thomas Rogers pleaded guilty to violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon after he was seen throwing bricks at police in Middlesbrough on 4 August.

    In mitigation, the court heard Rogers was a "complex and vulnerable young man".

  17. Man denies sharing false information in videopublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 12 August

    A 30-year-old man who posted a video online accusing Tommy Robinson of calling on people to attack mosques has appeared in court.

    Omar Abdirizak is charged with conveying information known to be false, intending at the time of sending to cause non-trivial psychological or physical harm to a likely audience.

    The 30-year-old, a rapper from Sparkbrook in Birmingham, is alleged to have made the video that claimed Robinson has been "running his mouth, saying 'we're going to attack the mosques"'.

    Abdirizak pleaded not guilty - with his solicitor claiming he had listened to a podcast which mentioned that Robinson had made that claim and that he had "believed it to be a true fact".

    At the same hearing, Abdirizak pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.

    He has been bailed and is due to appear at the magistrates' court again on Friday.

  18. Scaffolder took knuckle-duster to protest 'on a whim', court hearspublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 12 August

    Mugshot of Lee James of SouthamptonImage source, Hampshire Police

    A scaffolder who took a knuckle-duster to an anti-immigration protest in Southampton has been handed a 12-month prison sentence.

    Southampton Crown Court heard that 42-year-old Lee James had been out for dinner with his two teenage sons on 7 August when he decided to go to the protest to "see what it was like".

    The court heard he had read online about "gangs and violence" at protests and had visions of people with machetes and zombie knives at the demonstration.

    But Judge Christopher Parker KC said when he sentenced James that the knuckle-duster's "only purpose can be to cause injury to other human beings", adding: "You said you wore it to protect yourself but you wore it openly, you were not under any threat."

    James will serve half of the 12-month sentence before being released on licence, and a further 12 months post-sentence supervision.

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  19. Four more men in court after Northern Ireland disorderpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 12 August

    Four more men have appeared in court charged with offences related to recent disorder in Northern Ireland.

    30-year-old John Edward Robinson and 28-year-old Corey McNabb were denied bail at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court after being charged with online offences.

    At Belfast Magistrates' Court, 58-year-old Glen Kane was charged with possessing written material intended or likely to stir up hatred or arouse fear.

    And 26-year-old Jason Galbraith was charged with a number of offences relating to 3 August. They include riot, arson, conspiracy to commit arson, three counts of possession of an offensive weapon with intent and two of criminal damage.

    • You can read more here.
  20. Man jailed for two years after punching officerpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 12 August

    Jess Banham
    BBC News, South

    Jason FrancisImage source, DORSET POLICE

    A man has been jailed for two years after admitting assaulting a police officer at a protest in Weymouth.

    Jason Francis, 38, of Meadow View Road in Weymouth, was involved in an anti-immigration protest which led to violent disorder on 4 August.

    Dorset Police say he was seen moving towards a police line pushing and kicking out at officers – before punching one officer in the face.

    He was jailed for two years after pleading guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court to violent disorder and assault of an emergency worker.