Summary
A 42-year-old man has been jailed for threatening violence at police who were trying to protect a hotel that housed asylum seekers near Rotherham
Lee Crisp, of Grimethorpe, was sentenced to three years and four months at Sheffield Crown Court
Elsewhere, a 34-year-old man has been sentenced to a year and eight months in prison for his part in disorder that broke out in Bristol earlier this month
In London, a man who confronted police during disorder, shouting "come on then" and "let's have it", has been jailed for 16 months
And a 20-year-old who was also part of the disorder near Rotherham was given three years in a young offenders' institution
The weeks-long violence broke out in England and Northern Ireland after a stabbing attack in Southport at the end of July - three young girls were killed
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Edited by Sam Hanco*ck
More sentences to come as judge tells rioter the aim is to 'deter others'published at 18:18 British Summer Time 20 August
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Sam Hanco*ck
Live page editorSentences continue to be handed down in courts across the country, with a judge in Manchester earlier telling one rioter - as he was jailed for two years and two months - that "severe sentences are likely not just to punish you but also to deter others".
The Crown Prosecution Service says 494 people have now been charged in relation to the unrest, with more than 150 people already sentenced - most have been sent to jail.
If you want to read more about the sentences and, in some cases, see the faces of those jailed - use this BBC interactive tool. It has useful information, including who's been given longer sentences and for what offence.
We'll be back with more live coverage tomorrow, but if you want to read more on what happened today then head here.
This page was written by Suneil Asar and Gabriela Pomeroy, and it was edited by Johanna Chisholm and me.
A man who shouted at a police dog and others who used racist slurs among latest jailedpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 20 August
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Before we pause our sentencings coverage for the day, here's a reminder of some of the latest people to be given prison time:
- David Jordan, 59, was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to violent disorder after he threw an object at police and was heard making racial slurs in front of a Holiday Inn, which was housing asylum seekers, in Tamworth
- Bradley McCarthy, 34, admitted to violent disorder after he shouted at a police dog and used racial slurs against counter-protesters during unrest in Bristol - he was jailed for 20 months.
- Liam Gray, 20, pleaded guilty to violent disorder after unrest outside another hotel housing asylum seekers, in Rotherham - his family claimed there isn't "a racist bone in his body" as he was sentenced to three years at a young offenders institution
- And Lee Crisp, 42, who was involved in the same action in Rotherham, was sentenced to three years and four months after also pleaded guilty to violent disorder. A judge said Crisp's behaviour was "truly dreadful"
Man who threw bricks at police jailed for two years and two monthspublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 20 August
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A mechanical engineer, who threw bricks at police during unrest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Newton Heath, Manchester, has been jailed for two years and two months.
Dane Freeman, 25, of Timson Street, Failsworth, had admitted violent disorder during the incident on 31 July.
Despite wearing a face mask, Freeman, who was later identified by distinctive tattoos on his arm, was captured on video among of mob of others smashing house bricks and then launching the fragments at police surrounding the hotel.
Judge Patrick Field KC, sentencing, said Freeman was another example of a young man who has little acquaintance with criminal proceedings but, in recent weeks, had become involved in unacceptable violence without any explanation.
"This sort of behaviour will not and cannot be tolerated. Severe sentences are likely not just to punish you but also to deter others who might think they want to launch bricks at police officers because they are angry about something," Field told Freeman.
Pakistan police question man over misinformation following Southport attackpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 20 August
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Carrie Davies
Pakistan correspondentPolice in Pakistan have told the BBC that they've questioned a man connected to a website that spread false information thought to have fuelled riots in the UK.
Farhan Asif is connected to Channel3Now website. In the hours after the attack, it posted an article about the Southport attacker giving a false name and wrongly suggesting the attacker was an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat last year. This article was then widely quoted in viral posts on X.
According to a police official, Asif said he had written the article himself based on information he copied from a UK based X account, creating an article without verification.
When the UK police issued a statement stating that this information was false, Asif said he deleted the story and posted an apology, but the damage had already been done.
- For context: The violence that broke out in England and Northern Ireland was triggered at the end of July by a stabbing attack in Southport, which left three young girls dead. Misinformation was then spread online about the attacker's identity, including unfounded claims that he was Muslim. You can read more on all that here.
Jailed father-of-one 'dreadful example' to young son, judge sayspublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 20 August
16:46 BST 20 August
Victoria Scheer
Reporting from Sheffield Crown Court
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceA rioter - part of a mob who physically and verbally attacked police guarding a hotel housing asylum seekers - has been jailed.
David Chadwick, 36, was filmed picking up a large piece of wood which he threw at officers outside the Holiday Inn Express, in Manvers, Rotherham on 4 August.
On two occasions, the father-of-one also poured the contents of a can over a police officer who was attempting to drive a police dog van to safety. The van was later violently rocked from side to side, causing the two officers inside the vehicle to "fear for their lives".
The court heard Chadwick had a number of previous convictions, including Section 20 wounding, affray, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and battery.
In a letter to the court, Chadwick said he was "sorry" for his involvement in the riot, adding: "I have let myself down, I have let my family and friends down and I have let my whole community down."
Chadwick, of Furlong Road, Goldthorpe, Barnsley, had previously pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to two years and eight months imprisonment on Tuesday. He was also made the subject of a criminal behaviour order for 10 years.
Judge Jeremy Richardson KC told Chadwick he was "a dreadful example" to his five-year-old son.
Sentences in Stafford and London after racist slurs used in riotspublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 20 August
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Image source, PA MediaTwo more convictions to bring you now.
A father has been jailed for 28 months after throwing a missile and shouting racist remarks during a protest in Tamworth.
David Jordan, 59, was charged with violent disorder after video footage showed him throwing an object towards a line of police in front of the Holiday Inn Express hotel in the Staffordshire town, where migrants were being housed, on 4 August.
The defendant, of Tamworth Road, Tamworth, could also be heard shouting towards the hotel and swearing at police officers.
And then at the Inner London Crown Court, a 28-year-old tree surgeon was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to violent disorder in Whitehall, London on 31 July.
Bradley Halton, 28, of Hounslow, west London, was filmed chanting offensive language and shouting racist remarks at police officers during the unrest.
He was arrested on 11 August and charged with violent disorder and racially/religiously aggravated harassment, the latter of which he was ordered to pay £400 for at Westminster Magistrates' Court last week.
Man who told officers 'let's go toe to toe' jailed for violent disorderpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 20 August
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Victoria Scheer
Reporting from Sheffield Crown CourtA man who threatened violence and cheered as missiles werethrown at police who were trying to protect a hotel that housed asylum seekershas been jailed.
Lee Crisp “actively encouraged” rioters who had gatheredoutside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham, on 4 August.
The 42-year-old factory worker told officers they should be“ashamed of themselves”, shouted “let’s go toe to toe” and made racistcomments.
At Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday, Crisp, of Mount Road,Grimethorpe, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to threeyears and four months imprisonment.
He was also made subject of a criminal behaviour order for10 years.
Passing the sentence, the Recorder of Sheffield, Judge JeremyRichardson KC, told Crisp his behaviour had been “truly dreadful”.
During his first appearance at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court,Crisp had claimed he accidentally got caught up in the riot when taking hismother for Sunday lunch.
Four takeaways from today's sentencingspublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 20 August
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It's been a busy day in courts across the country. Here's a quick catch up on what's been happening:
- The Crown Prosecution Service says 494 people have now been charged in England and Wales with offences related to the recent public disorder
- We had news of 'swift justice' for some of the rioters at the Holiday Inn Express, in Manvers, Rotherham - which housed asylum seekers - earlier this month. One of them - a 20-year-old man in Sheffield - was sentenced to three years in a young offender institution after pleading guilty to violentdisorder
- Separately, a 31-year-old will go on trial in December, accused among other things of arson after being part of a group which pushed a burning bin against the hotel
- In Bristol, a 15-year-old pleaded guilty to violent disorder. He was given bail and will be back for sentencing in late September. And a 38-year-old single father was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to violent disorder - he threw concrete blocks, bricks and bottles at police
- Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens told the BBC earlier more about Operation Early Dawn, which allows people to be held in police cells until prison space is freed up. She said the measure is "used for a matter of days or at the most months" and that male prisons in some places are 99% full
15-year-old pleads guilty to violent disorder in Bristolpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 20 August
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A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to violent disorder following disturbances in Bristol on 3 August.
The 15-year-old - who can't be named - appeared in court in Bristol accused of being involved in the violence and only spoke to confirm his personal details and enter his plea.
District Judge Lynne Matthews said: "I would not use the words stupid and silly. I would use words criminal, disorder, violence and you will be sentenced accordingly.
"You will come back for sentence on 25 September and I am going to give you bail."
What is Operation Early Dawn? And how does it work?published at 15:19 British Summer Time 20 August
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Image source, PA MediaIn case you missed the news yesterday, here's a reminder of how the government's emergency prison measures will work:
- Defendants will only be summoned to a magistrates' court when a space in prison is ready for them, the government says
- This means court cases could be delayed, with people kept in police holding cells or released on bail while they await trial
- The Prisons Service, courts and police will assess which defendants can be transferred from police cells to courts to ensure there is a space for them if they are remanded in custody
- Ongoing trials in the Crown Court will not be directly impacted, the government says
- It also says anyone who "poses a risk to the public" will not be bailed and the police's ability to arrest criminals will not be affected
- Prisons in the North East and Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and East and West Midlands will be affected
- Operation Early Dawn will be kept under "constant review" and will be activated and deactivated as needed, the government says
- The system was previously used in May under the last government
You can read more about the plans here.
Emergency prison plan 'a short term measure' - ministerpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 20 August
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Image source, PA MediaAs more and more people are charged with offences related to the unrest (see our last post), concerns remain about the shortage of prison places available.
Yesterday, thegovernment activated an emergency measure known as Operation Early Dawn to ease prison overcrowding - meaning defendants waiting for a court appearance acrossthe north of England and parts of the Midlands will be kept in police cells until prison space is available.
Wales Secretary Jo Stevens was on the airwaves earlier, saying the government expects the system - which has been used before - "to be a short term measure".
It's a longstanding contingency measure, she explained on Radio 4's Today programme, which is "used for a matter of days or at the most months to tackle immediate pressures". She said male prisons in some places are 99% full.
Asked about the maximum amount oftime someone would be held in a police cell, Stevens added: "We would anticipate that this should be no longer than a day after being charged. That's the basis on which we are working."
Number of people charged rises to 494, CPS sayspublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 20 August
14:19 BST 20 August
An update now from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Some 494 people have been charged with offences related to the recent public disorder as of today, the agency says.
The CPS is responsible for criminal prosecutions in England and Wales.
This same figure yesterday stood at 474.
More sentences, including for man who shouted 'let's have it' at London policepublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 20 August
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Image source, PA MediaWith judges across the country continuing to hand down sentences, here are some that have come in over the last half an hour:
- Apprentice bricklayer Alfie Conway, 19, of Park Avenue, South Kirby, Pontefract has been jailed for two years and three months at Sheffield Crown Court - he pleaded guilty to violent disorder after throwing missiles at police protecting a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham
- A single father who took part in clashes with the police during an anti-immigration protest in Bristol has been jailed for two and a half years - Craig Timbrell, 38, of Hartcliffe also pleaded guilty to violent disorder after throwing concrete blocks, bricks and bottles at police near to a hotel used to house asylum seekers
- And roofer Alfie Arrowsmith, 28, has been sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment for his role in the unrest on Whitehall, central London days after the fatal stabbing attack in Southport - he pleaded guilty to one charge of violent disorder after being filmed repeatedly confronting police and shouting "come on then" and "let's have it"
Judge describes man accused of providing rioters with supplies 'the quartermaster'published at 13:33 British Summer Time 20 August
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Victoria Scheer
Reporting from Sheffield Crown CourtA man has appeared in court accused of being the "quartermaster" during the riot outside a hotel in Rotherham earlier this month (see our earlier post for more on that).
Jake Turton, 38, of Darfield, Barnsley,is accused of driving his vehicle to the Holiday Inn Express, in Manvers, carryingwood in the back of his vehicle.
Stephanie Hollis, prosecuting, said it was thecrown’s case that Turton was providing supplies for rioters at the scene.
Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, the Recorder of Sheffield, said if that was true, Turton was acting as "thequartermaster".
Turton, who's been charged with violentdisorder, did not enter a plea during today's hearing at Sheffield Crown Court. His case will next be considered by the court in October.
Man who shouted at police dog and used racist slurs in Bristol jailed for 20 monthspublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 20 August
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Image source, Avon and Somerset PoliceAt Bristol Crown Court, Bradley McCarthy has been jailed for 20 months.
McCarthy, 34, of Knowle, admitted to violent disorder after being accused of shouting at police officers and in a police dog's face, and also using racial slurs against counter-protestors during unrest in Bristol on 3 August.
McCarthy had joined an anti-immigration march in the city, which became involved in clashes in Castle Park and on Bristol Bridge.
The court heard that McCarthy was arrested for breach of the peace and then let go by officers but remained in the area. "Instead of taking that as a sign to go home, he can later be seen shouting at police officers and also shouting in a police dog's face," Emily Evans, prosecuting, said.
Police later made a public appeal after issuing a photo of McCarthy, who has previous convictions for violence, weapons offences and public order but had not been in trouble for several years. It was then that he handed himself in.
'No racist bone in his body' - family of rioter jailed for three yearspublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 20 August
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Victoria Scheer
Reporting from Sheffield Crown CourtThe family of a rioter who took part in major public disorder outside a hotel in Rotherham claim he doesn't have a "racist bone in his body".
Liam Gray, 20, was filmed aggressively pushing against a line of officers who were trying to disperse the 400-strong crowd at the Holiday Inn Express, in Manvers, Rotherham on 4 August.
The hotel is believed to have housed 200 asylum seekers at the time.
Sheffield Crown Court heard today that it took three to four officers to later arrest Gray.
Ed Moss, defending, said his client’s family was shocked when they learned of his involvement in the riot, adding: "Despite what it appears to everybody else, [they say] there isn’t a racist bone in his body."
Asked why Gray attended the scene if that was the case, Moss said that was "the imponderable question".
Gray, of Randerson Drive, Mexborough, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to three years in a young offender institution. He was also made the subject of a criminal behaviour order for 10 years.
December trial for man charged after fire outside Rotherham hotelpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 20 August
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Image source, Getty ImagesThere's an update on the case of a 31-year-old man, accused of being in a group which pushed a burning bin against a hotel in Rotherham where asylum seekers were being housed.
Levi Fishlock, 31, has been told his trial date is fixed for December.
He was arrested following unrest outside a Holiday Inn Express, in Manvers, on 4 August.
Fishlock - who is also accused of throwing missiles at police - is charged with violent disorder and arson with intent to endanger life.
He didn't enter any pleas when he appeared at Sheffield Crown Court this morning, and was remanded into custody until his next hearing on 25 October.
- Abdullah, an Iraqi Kurd, who was inside the hotel when it was set upon previously shared his experience with the BBC - read that here
The names and faces of those sentenced - so farpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 20 August
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If it's the specifics you're interested in, try using this interactive tool.
You're able to see the names and mugshots of some of those who've been sentenced in relation to this disorder - as well as their charges and sentences, and (further down the page) which are most common.
Of the 591 charges analysed by BBC News, violent disorder was the most common, with 270 counts.
Teenager, 15, due in court charged with violent disorderpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 20 August
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In Bristol, a 15-year-old has become the latest person to be charged after a protest turned violent in the city earlier this month.
The teenager - who can't be named for legal reasons - is charged with violent disorder will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court later.
Hundreds of protesters and a counter-protest group gathered for two demonstrations near Castle Park on 3 August.
A total of 30 people have been arrested as a result and six have been given prison sentences.
- Read more about this specific case here
Merseyside Police charge three more peoplepublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 20 August
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Some fresh charges to bring you now.
Mark Blanchard, 37, of Saints Close, Old Swan, and Carlos Sharp McStravock, 33, of Middle Way, Croxteth, have been charged with violent disorder following the unrest in Southport at the end of July.
They were remanded in custody and will appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court later.
Meanwhile, Max Higson, 22, of no fixed abode, was charged with violent disorder and appeared at the same court yesterday.
It brings the total number of people, charged by Merseyside Police over the disorder, to 48.
Image source, Getty Images
