Dozens of people are appearing in court following the worst violent disorder that the UK has seen in more than a decade.

Those sentenced include a man who used racist slurs and shouted at a police dog, and another man who threw missiles at police protecting a hotel housing asylum seekers.

The violence, in towns and cities across England and in Northern Ireland, has been fuelled by misinformation online, the far-right and anti-immigration sentiment.

“Dozens of people are appearing in court following the worst violent disorder that the UK has seen in more than a decade.

Those sentenced include a man who used racist slurs and shouted at a police dog, and another man who threw missiles at police protecting a hotel housing asylum seekers.

The violence, in towns and cities across England and in Northern Ireland, has been fueled by misinformation online, the far-right and anti-immigration sentiment.”
BBC