Thomas Mackintosh
Live reporter

Let's quickly round-up some of the cases in court across England today following the recent nationwide disorder:

• Hatton Garden jeweller Russ Cooke, 66, of Islington has been jailed for eight months after he committed racially aggravated public order offences in central London last month
• In Sunderland, a 15-year-old boy has become the first person in England to be charged with the offence of riot - he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court and his case has been adjourned for a fortnight
• Northumbria Police said detectives had reviewed more CCTV which the force believes shows "the boy was allegedly involved in further criminality"
• The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) says it is reviewing other cases and should there be evidence to support a charge of riot then it will be sought
• Oliver Chapman, 23, of Radcliffe has been jailed for 20 months having pleaded guilty to violent disorder after he carried out a "spinning kick" against a shop window in Manchester
• Also in Manchester, Paul Smith, 21, of Keynsham Road has been jailed after "launching bricks" at police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers
• Welsh plasterer Daniel Kingsley, 33, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison over two racist messages posted on Facebook on 8 and 10 August
• Railway safety supervisor Paul Dixon, 35, of Bestwood, Nottingham, has been jailed for using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour

We're pausing our live coverage for now, but more sentences are expected in the coming days and we will continue to report on this story as it develops.

This page was edited by Sam Hancock, myself and Jeremy Culley. The writers were Jamie Whitehead and Suneil Asar.

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A father-of-one who poured a can of cider over a police officer during a protest in Weymouth has been jailed for 21 months.

Kevin Searle, 40, of Weymouth, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and assault by beating of an emergency worker during the demonstration on 4 August.

The court heard Searle had been fishing during the day, drank six cans of cider and while walking home he "heard the noises of the protest" and "decided to join in".

Searle has previously appeared in court 32 times for 52 offences, magistrates were told.

Defence solicitor Richard Martin said Searle "cried" when he saw footage of himself at the protest.

Judge William Mousley KC said there was "no lawful reason" for Searle's behaviour.

He said: "You were at the front of the group for much of the time, one of those leading the disorder, gesturing in an aggressive manner, you pushed and shoved at police and you threw a can of drink towards them."

The 15-year-old boy charged with riot we reported on earlier is the first person to be accused of that offence in England in relation to the widespread disorder earlier this month - but he is not the first to be charged in the UK.

In Northern Ireland - which has a different prosecuting body to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in England and Wales - three men and a boy were charged at the weekend with riot.

Diego Audley, 18, Matthew Brogan, 28, and David Dubois, 62 - all of Belfast - and a 16-year-old boy appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

Neither of the four were granted bail ahead of further hearings.

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A man who threw a punch while trying to protect a mosque during disorder in Middlesbrough has been sentenced to 14 months.

More than 1,000 people were estimated to have taken to the town’s streets during violent disorder on 4 August.

Noman Ahmed, 24, who was part of a group of men who went out to confront a mob, admitted violent disorder.

He was seen on police footage throwing a punch at a man being attacked by a larger group who has not been identified, Teesside Crown Court heard.

Judge Francis Laird KC said Ahmed’s case was different to others being prosecuted and the defendant was “deeply ashamed” of his behaviour, and he accepted Ahmed had gone to defend the mosque.

He said the public was “rightly outraged” by the disorder and only imprisonment was appropriate.

• Read more about this sentencing here

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Avon and Somerset Police say the force have so far arrested 28 people and charged 15 in connection with unrest in the city on 3 August.

Two of the latest are Elly-Jayne Cox, 33, of Bishopsworth, and Lisa Bishop, 38, of Lawrence Weston, who have each pleaded guilty to violent disorder charges.

During the hearing at Bristol Magistrates' Court, video footage was played which showed Cox shouting at officers and being "racist in tone".

"She can be seen with a can which it looks like she throws at the opposing group," prosecutor Paul Rickets told the court.

When asked if she pleaded guilty or not guilty, Cox replied: “Yeah, I’m guilty.”

Cox and Bishop will appear before Bristol Crown Court on Friday to be sentenced and have both been remanded into custody.

• You can read more about what has been happening in Bristol here

A Hatton Garden jeweller has been sentenced to eight months in prison after he committed racially aggravated public order offences at a demonstration near Downing Street in Whitehall last month.

Russ Cooke, 66, of Islington, made offensive remarks to officers, and pushed a metal barrier towards them.

He had been drinking with friends in central London on 31 July, when he decided to join in with the disorder and "got carried away", Inner London Crown Court heard.

Cooke, who the court heard is "deeply ashamed" of his behaviour, admitted the three racially aggravated public order offences at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Judge Benedict Kelleher said the jeweller's actions had been motivated by his hostility towards a particular group, and added that "only a custodial sentence can be justified."

An 18-year-old from Derbyshire will go on trial in November after he pleaded not guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court to a charge related to the unrest.

Owen Lawrence, of Orchard Street in Ilkeston, denied using threatening behaviour during a protest in Nottingham on 3 August.

District Judge Sunil Khanna has set a trial date for 29 November and has granted Lawrence bail with the conditions he does not enter Nottingham city centre, except in limited circumstances, and not to be in a group of more than three people in a public place.

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The unrest that took place in parts of the UK followed a stabbing attack in Southport at the end of last month.

Three young girls - Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar - were killed and eight other children injured, with five left in a critical condition. All those in hospital have since been discharged.

The children were attacked at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July.

Violent disorder was then sparked by misinformation online that the suspect was a Muslim asylum seeker. Mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers were targeted by some, cars set alight and police officers injured.

Counter-demonstrators then responded with a series of rallies as the unrest spread around English towns and cities including Manchester, Hartlepool, Sunderland, Plymouth and Rotherham - plus Belfast in Northern Ireland.

At least 354 people in England and Wales have been charged in connection with the violent disorder. Some people face multiple charges.

We've just heard that the case of the 15-year-old who's been charged with riot - which we reported on a little earlier - has been adjourned for two weeks.

The boy, who can't be named for legal reasons, had pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Sunderland on 2 August but was then charged with the more serious offence of riot. We explain why it is a more serious charge here.

Chris Wilson, defending the boy, told the court the fresh charge "raises a number of complex issues and those issues may well have far wider repercussions".

He explained he needed the adjournment to discuss the evidence fully with the boy.

District Judge Zoe Passfield said it is an "unusual situation when a new charge is brought after the person has pleaded guilty".

"I am sure what has happened today has come as a surprise, and will be confusing for you," she said.

Sion Tootill
Reporting from Mold Crown Court

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A plasterer from north Wales, who admitted to stirring up racial hatred on Facebook, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.

Daniel Kingsley, 33, from Shotton in Flintshire, posted two racist messages on social media on 8 and 10 August, in support of the riots.

During sentencing at Mold Crown Court Judge Rhys Rowlands described Kingsley as a "bigot" who holds "deeply offensive and racist views".

Judge Rowlands expressed hopes this case would "stand as an example to any others thinking of inciting hatred".

Defence solicitor Alexandra Carrier told the court Kingsley was "truly sorry for his actions” and "admitted to the offence as soon as the police arrived at his door".

• Read more about this sentencing here

Although many people have been charged over the recent disorder, the 15-year-old boy is the first person to be charged with riot.

As a criminal offence it carries a more severe maximum punishment compared to the more than 200 violent disorder charges which have been issued.

Rioting is a charge which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years prison, which is double the maximum a violent disorder carries.

As reported in our recent post from home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford, riot must be "for a common purpose" and must involve at least 12 people.

Violent disorder must only involve three or more people.

Below, our graphic shows the charges handed out so far.

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The chief crown prosecutor for the north-east of England says the 15-year-old boy charged with riot will appear at South Tyneside Youth Court later today where he will be asked to enter a plea.

Gale Gilchrist adds: “This defendant is one of a number of individuals who we expect will be charged with riot.

"As these are live proceedings we remind all concerned that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) also confirms it is reviewing other cases and should there be evidence to support a charge of riot then it will be sought.

A 15-year-old-boy has been charged with riot - the first person to be charged with the offence in the wake of recent unrest.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged following disorder that took place in Sunderland on 2 August.

Riot or violent disorder?published at 13:25 British Summer Time 15 August

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Daniel Sandford
Home affairs correspondent

Judge John Thackray KC, the Recorder of Hull, has suggested that some of those involved in the disorder in the last few weeks should be charged with riot and not just violent disorder.

"The prosecution do need to look - for those who are playing front and central roles - at the alternative charge of riot rather than violent disorder," Thackray said.

The offences are similar in many ways, but the maximum sentence for riot is 10 years and the maximum sentence for violent disorder is five years.

The most significant differences between the definition of the two offences is that riot must be "for a common purpose". Also riot must involve 12 or more people and violent disorder only three or more people. No-one has yet been charged with riot in the last two weeks.

Those being sentenced for violent disorder have been getting prison sentences of between 12 months, and three years and four months.

That is because at this stage all those being sentenced have pleaded guilty, which earns a third off the sentence. Five years (60 months) minus a third is three years and four months (40 months).

Only one person has been given three years and four months so far - Gareth Metcalfe, who was involved in the rioting in Southport and was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday.

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A 21-year-old man who threw bricks at police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for two years and 10 months after being convicted of violent disorder.

Prosecutor Phillip Hall told Manchester Crown Court that Paul Smith, of Keynsham Road, could be seen in video footage of the incident "smiling - and appears to be taking some delight from the event".

"Inspired by the ignorance of racism, mobs gathered in towns and cities throughout the country intent on retribution," Judge John Potter said in his sentencing remarks.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) gave some extra detail, adding: "Greater Manchester Police reviewed CCTV and body worn camera footage which clearly showed Smith launching bricks and missiles at police vans. While this was happening, a group of men was storming the Holiday Inn Hotel trying to find and attack asylum seekers."

In the last 20 minutes or so we've had a flurry of updates from various courts where people have been sentenced.

These include:

• Self-employed roofer Kevin Musgrave, 37, of Ilkeston, who was given a 12-week suspended sentence after grabbing an officer's arm in reaction to his partner being arrested in Nottingham on 3 August
• Ian Vetier, 36, of Weymouth, who has been jailed for 18 months at Bournemouth Crown Court after pleading guilty to violent disorder during a protest in Dorset on 4 August
• And Oliver Chapman, 23, of Duke Street, Radcliffe, who has been sent to prison for 20 months after he carried out a "spinning kick" against a shop window in Manchester

An update now on the riot that took place outside a Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, on 4 August, which had been housing asylum seekers.

South Yorkshire Police (SYP) say:

• 38 people have now been charged over the unrest
• Of those, 20 have been convicted
• And eight of them have been sentenced, with six more appearing in court for sentencing today

Trouble flared outside the hotel when missiles were thrown at officers and a bin fire was started next to the building, which was then entered by a number of people wearing balaclavas.

At the time, SYP described the violence as "nothing short of disgusting" and said at least 10 of its officers had been injured. Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the incident as "far-right thuggery".

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Ahead of more people appearing before judges, let's recap the sentences which have been handed down already.

More than 75 people have so far received a sentence for their role in the disorder - most have been sent to jail - with the average prison term lasting two years.

However, some cases have involved community orders, fines or teenagers being sent to young offender institutions.

This graphic gives you a full breakdown of the different types of sentences we've seen:

Another new charge has just come in.

Cleveland Police say a woman, 40, has been charged with violent disorder, in connection with the unrest in Hartlepool on 31 July.

Donna Conniff, of Alford Court, Hartlepool will remain in custody until she appears at Teesside Magistrates Court later today.

There's a summary of the different offences people are being charged with here. The most common is violent disorder, with assaulting an emergency worker in at second.

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An area of England where various sentencings are happening today is the north-east - where, among others, a man will appear before a judge after defending a mosque during the disorder.

Two men who travelled from Wigan to Hartlepool to take part in the unrest there will also be sentenced in the region.

Three others will be sentenced in Newcastle for their involvement in the action in Sunderland - all have pleaded guilty to violent disorder:

• Dean Groenewald, 32, of no fixed abode
• Paul Williams, 45, of Esdale, Sunderland
• Liam Doeg, 33, of Tatham Street, Sunderland - who has also admitted burglary