A 15-year-old boy from Sunderland has become the first person in England to be charged with the more serious offence of riot over recent unrest in the UK
The boy's case has been adjourned for two weeks, with Chris Wilson, defending, telling the court the charge raised "a number of complex issues" that may have "far wider repercussions"
Hundreds of people have been charged over the disorder, which followed the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport in July - more people are in court today
Paul Smith, 21, who threw bricks at police officers outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, is jailed for two years and 10 months for violent disorder
With charges continuing to come in (see our last couple of posts), here's a detailed look at the various offences people are being sentenced for in relation to the unrest.
At least 354 people in England and Wales have been charged so far, with some facing more than one.
Of the 489 charges analysed by BBC News, violent disorder was the most common, with 218 counts.
The graphic above gives a breakdown of the charges.
We've some other fresh charges to bring you now, this time from Bristol where Avon and Somerset Police say two women and a man are due in court later today.
All three have been charged with violent disorder offences and will appear in Bristol Magistrates' Court. The force released the following details about them:
Image source, PA MediaPolice wearing riot gear were deployed around Bristol during the unrest
As dozens of people continue to appear in court, others are still being charged for their part in the disorder.
Merseyside Police have this morning charged two more people - Daniel Carrigan, 41, of Preston Grove, Anfield, with violent disorder and criminal damage in Southport, and Luke Moran, 38, of Leybourne Avenue, Birkdale, with violent disorder.
Both will appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court later today.
Seventy-four people have now been arrested by Merseyside Police in connection with the unrest, the force says, and 41 people have been charged.
More than 200 people have been charged with violent disorder and 40 with assaulting an emergency worker, analysis by BBC News has found. The overwhelming majority of those involved are men.
As we've said already, these riots - the worst violent disorder the UK has seen in more than a decade - were sparked by the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport.
Counter-demonstrators responded with a series of rallies, with thousands gathering on Wednesday 7 August.
Here's a timeline of the disorder:
Sam Hancock
Live page editor
More people - charged in relation to the recent unrest in parts of the UK - are due to be sentenced today.
Among them is a 15-year-old, who's admitted to a charge of violent disorder and theft, and a 48-year-old who will be sentenced for causing racially, religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress through words.
The disorder, in towns and cities across England and Northern Ireland, came after three young girls were killed in a stabbing in Southport at the end of last month. Misinformation subsequently circulated online about the identity of the attacker, including false claims he had arrived in the UK on a small boat.
Hotels housing asylum seekers were attacked during the unrest. Shops were also looted and police officers attacked.
We'll be bringing you key lines as the various suspects appear in courts across the country - stay with us for more.
Ben Hatton
Live reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesSentences continue to be handed down across the country as the courts deal with the aftermath of recent rioting.
Many of those convicted in recent days have been charged with violent disorder, but one judge today suggested that for those "playing front and central roles" in the disorder prosecutors should consider a more serious charge of riot.
The BBC's home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford reflected on this earlier today - you can read his post here.
If it's the sentences you're interested in, you use this BBC interactive tool to see the names, faces and further details for those sentenced so far – it allows you to search by sentence length, gender, age and the type of offence.
There's also in-depth coverage available on what caused the riots and the political implications.
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 Nadia Ragozhina and Emily Atkinson. The writers were Andre Rhoden-Paul and me.
Image source, PA MediaSince this morning, we have continued to follow the large numbers of people being put through the courts over their roles in the recent unrest.
Here's a look back at key lines from today:
An 18-year-old has been sentenced to 26 weeks in a young offender institution after turning up to a rumoured protest site with a knife in his possession.
Thomas Connelly, 18, of Regency Square, Warrington, pleaded guilty at Chester Magistrates’ Court to a charge of possession of a bladed article in a public place.
He was arrested after being searched by officers in Orford Lane, Warrington, where there had been rumours – which turned out to be false – that a protest related to the wider national disorder was planned, prompting police to exercise their stop and search powers.
Cheshire Police said Connelly told the officers searching him that he had a folding lock knife in his pocket.
A spokesperson for the force said Connelly "had clearly made his way to Orford Lane after hearing this speculation".
Image source, Northumbria PoliceTwo men have been sentenced for their role in a riot in Sunderland on 2 August.
Riley Adey, 19, was filmed repeatedly throwing objects at officers, including a brick and a scaffolding pole, and was also seen standing and waving on top of an overturned vehicle after it had been set alight, and looting two fire extinguishers from a damaged building, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Adey, of Heworth Crescent, Washington, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and has been detained for two years in a youth offenders institution.
Meanwhile, father-to-be Reece Greenwood, 31, of The Gardens, Washington, has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for violent disorder after he live-streamed himself shouting racial slurs, encouraging rioters and verbally abusing officers during the unrest in Sunderland.
Sentencing the pair at Newcastle Crown Court, Judge Paul Sloan KC, Recorder of Newcastle said "the two of you together, with others, brought shame upon the city of Sunderland”.
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceA 23-year-old man who threw objects at police during rioting at a hotel housing asylum seekers near Rotherham has been jailed for two years and four months.
Elliott Wragg, of Assembly Way, Barnsley, admitted to violent disorder and was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court.
Wragg was one of a large "mob" of around 70 to 100 people who were throwing objects at a group of 10 police officers outside the Holiday Inn Express on 4 August, the Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, said.
Dale Harris, defending, said his client said he had "no racist views" and his actions were "wholly out of character".
He said Wragg went to the hotel after reading on social media about a protest about immigration.
Image source, Getty ImagesMany of those sentenced for their part in the recent unrest have been charged with violent disorder.
It it 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.
In order for the defendant to be found guilty, 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.
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceA 38-year old man, who drove more than 50 miles (80km) to hurl racist abuse at police during rioting, is jailed for two years and eight months.
Stuart Bolton was captured on CCTV threatening to "kill and knock out officers" protecting a hotel, which was housing more than 200 asylum seekers, near Rotherham on 4 August.
He had driven with his partner and 15-year-old son from his home in North Lincolnshire.
Bolton pleaded guilty to using or threatening to use unlawful violence, driving without insurance and driving while disqualified.
The Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, said: "You were encouraging the remainder of the crowd around and about you to engage in violence."
For those just catching up, here's a look at the key developments so far today:
Image source, PA Media / Avon and Somerset PoliceA 40-year-old man is jailed for 25 months after admitting violent disorder in Bristol on 3 August.
Mark Bowen, 40, of no fixed address said he had consumed up to 10 pints of cider and claimed in a police interview that he believed he was joining in with a “football celebration”.
Defending, Giles Nelson said his client was homeless, did not have social media, is not racist and was “mortified” to hear of the comments he had made to police.
Prosecuting, Robert Yates told how Bowen was heard shouting at police: "I hope it’s your [expletive] kids next mate".
Judge Moira Macmillan, said the language was "despicable" and said officers had been in "genuine fear for their personal safety" as a consequence of Bowen's actions.
Bodycam footage played to the court showed officers being pelted by objects as protesters screamed “we want our country back” during the disorder.
Andy Gill
BBC North West Tonight, reporter
We can bring you more now on the news that a woman from Cheshire who suggested on Facebook that a mosque “should be blown up with the adults inside” has been jailed for 15 months.
Julie Sweeney, 53, from Church Lawton, admitted a charge of sending a communication threatening death or serious harm when she appeared at Chester Crown Court this afternoon.
The court heard that Sweeney was responding to a Facebook post which showed people helping to repair the Southport mosque after it was damaged in violent disorder after the stabbings.
She wrote: “It’s absolutely ridiculous. Don’t protect the mosque. Blow the mosque up with the adults in it.”
Sarah Badrawy, prosecuting, said the Facebook group usually carried items about local events and lost and found items. It has just over 5000 members.
She accepted that Sweeney’s post was made out of anger, not because of racism, and was reckless rather than genuinely intended to put people in fear.
John Keane, defending Sweeney, said she’d lived a “quiet, sheltered life in Cheshire.” She’d never been in trouble before and was genuinely remorseful.
He said Sweeney was the primary carer for her husband who has health problems.
Judge Stephen Everett told Sweeney: “You should have looked at the news with horror like right minded people. Instead you chose to take part in stirring up hatred. It was a truly terrible threat.”
The judge said no one was suggesting that Sweeney would have taken part in any violence but “so called keyboard warriors like her have to learn to take responsibility for their inflammatory and disgusting language.”
Sweeney wiped away tears as Judge Everett jailed her for 15 months and said “Thank you, your honour” at the end of the hearing.
Image source, Cheshire PoliceA 53-year-old woman is jailed for 15 months after she admitted to sending a threatening Facebook message on 3 August.
Julie Sweeney posted a messaged suggesting to "blow up a mosque with adults inside".
She was sentenced at Chester Crown Court.
Image source, Avon and Somerset PoliceA man is jailed for two years and eight months after he was seen kicking a black man.
Bristol Crown Court heard Daniel Russell had been attending an anti-immigration protest when he attacked a black man, who may have been part of an anti-racism protest and broke through police lines separating the two groups in Castle Park.
Russell, 47, from Bristol, was then captured on footage posted on social media kicking out at counter-protesters who were stood in front of a hotel used to house asylum seekers.
He pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
Image source, Avon and Somerset PoliceA 34-year-old man has been sentenced to 34 months for violent disorder.
Dominic Capaldi, from Bristol, had been charged in relation to clashes between protesters and police in Bristol city centre on 3 August. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court.
The court was told that video footage had shown Capaldi throwing items at police officers during the disorder.
Judge Martin Picton said Capaldi attended an extremist anti-immigration protest that ended up in front of the Mercure Hotel "because it houses asylum seekers".
The judge gave Capaldi credit for his early guilty plea and said he would serve half of his 34-month sentence in custody, and remain on licence and liable for recall for the remainder.
Defending, John Stokes said Capaldi’s child was turning seven on the day of his sentencing, with the consequences of his client’s offending having a “significant” impact on his family.
As we've been reporting, almost 400 people have been charged following the worst violent disorder the UK has seen in more than a decade.
Those sentenced include a man who assaulted a female police officer at a counter-protest and a haulage firm boss involved in rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.
Here's more about the rioters and what jail sentences have they received.
Further updates now on two separate cases where the defendants deny the charges against them.
A man has denied throwing a bottle near mounted police during disorder in Bolton on 4 August.
Zakaria Sadiq, 21, of Bentinck Street, Bolton, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday afternoon.
The prosecution alleged CCTV footage had shown Sadiq throwing an object "identified to be a bottle”, but David Philpott, defending, said Sadiq “does not accept he’s thrown anything during the course of this incident”.
Sadiq was remanded into custody.
Elsewhere, a man has denied assaulting a police officer during disorder in central London last month.
Danny Fournier, 41, is alleged to have “struck” a female officer wearing a helmet “to the back of the head twice”.
Fournier, of Lambeth, south London, admitted threatening behaviour by striking out at another officer during the anti-immigration demonstration, the court was told.
He was granted conditional bail.