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A suspected rioter sobbed in the dock today while a woman who pushed a wheelie bin at police complained she had poor mental health. Steven Mailen, 54, appeared in court over unrest in Hartlepool Ryan Sheers, 28, wept during the hearing over rioting in Hartlepool Sheers and Mailen seen dancing and shouting at police officers during the disorder Spellow Library was torched and looted, with pictures showing the burnt-out interior Scenes after last night's riots in Middlesbrough saw burnt out cars and debris scattered across the town Fires in Middlesbrough caused serious damage to homes and businesses over the weekend Racist graffiti was pictured in Tamworth this morning with phrases 'Get out England' and 'F*** P****' Hundreds of police officers have been injured in clashes with thugs, as far-right activists led the way in attacking police officers, mosques and hotels thought to house asylum seekers this week Anti-Muslim chants were heard and in some areas of the country rioters were filmed stopping cars and interrogating drivers about whether they were 'white and English' Far-right protests spread across England and into Northern Ireland after the deaths of three little girls, fuelled by false information on social media Posts in a Telegram channel called Southport Wake Up listed a series of immigration lawyers and advice centres and urged its 12,000 members to attack them at 8pm on Wednesday Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly said this week's violence is 'clearly far-right extremism' that is 'driven by racism' and said he would have called a Cobra meeting sooner. Hundreds of people came together in Middlesbrough on Monday to begin a huge clean-up operation Local people in Middlesbrough clear broken glass and other hazards from the scene Home Secretary Yvette Cooper appeared on the media round this morning as she condemned far-right violence Riot police officers push back violent far-right activists outside the Holiday Inn Express Hotel after attempts were made to set fire to it - with dozens thought to be inside at the time Rioters attacked police officers in Rotherham on Sunday as far-right thugs led unrest Thugs in balaclavas hurled chairs, wood and bricks at hotels on Sunday, causing thousands of pounds of damage At one of the hotels attacked on Sunday the damage was clear to see once far-right thugs had left the scene Serious damage has been done to buildings including hotels, libraries, local shops and homes since disorder started last week A police dog handler during the far-right demonstration outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham The widespread unrest poses the biggest challenge yet to Sir Keir's premiership, with MPs including Ian Byrne and Dame Priti Patel saying Parliament should be recalled as it was in 2011 so the Commons could debate the riots. A masked thug faces off with police officers at the Holiday Inn in Rotherham while fire rages in the background Members of the public with bin bags, dustpans and brushes took to the streets today Volunteers pick up rubbish and debris from outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham Racist graffiti was daubed on the side of the hotel in Tamworth and windows and doors were smashed before thugs attempted to set the building on fire with people still inside One man was filmed threatening to slit the throats of those inside the hotel 'We want to support the government taking firm action against this violence but they have to move much more quickly and they have to be more agile, more decisive. MIDDLESBROUGH: A car burns on Parliament Road after it was set alight by far-right thugs MIDDLESBROUGH: Police raced off with far-right agitators on Parliament Road yesterday A man is detained as Far-right activists hold a demonstration in Middlesbrough An thug wearing a Union Jack mask outside of the Holiday Inn Express An aerial view of the rioters gathering outside of the Holiday Inn Express Counter-protesters shout at police officers as they push against a cordon in Bolton Objects thrown at the hotel as trouble flares during an anti-immigration attack outside the Holiday Inn Express LIVERPOOL: Police officers attend to a shell-shocked colleague after a face-off with thugs on Saturday Mr Akinbusoye, who was Britain's first black PCC, added: 'Our entire criminal justice system is going to have to be revisited in terms of how the authorities are going to be able to legitimately counter and pre-empt these narratives.