Magistrates toughen up after police and MPs attack leniency sentencing
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Magistrates toughen up after police and MPs attack leniency sentencing

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. District Judge Alan Baldwin told him: "The burglary of commercial premises in circumstances such as this where substantial and wholesale public disorder has taken place is in effect what is commonly called looting." Despite fears that keeping so many accused rioters behind bars would put undue strain on police cells, the Ministry of Justice insisted it had enough places for those held. David Walcott, 21, from Upper Norwood, south London, was alleged to have been among 150 youths seen hurling petrol bombs, fire extinguishers and stones at police during the riots in West Croydon on Monday night despite already being on bail for arson over a separate incident.

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‘Application refused’: Judge bluntly denies jailed MP Mike Amesbury’s request for bail to appeal sentence
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‘Application refused’: Judge bluntly denies jailed MP Mike Amesbury’s request for bail to appeal sentence

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Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury jailed for punching man during drunken street row
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Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury jailed for punching man during drunken street row

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MP Mike Amesbury pleads guilty to assault over street attack
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MP Mike Amesbury pleads guilty to assault over street attack

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Reform UK presses ahead with bid for private prosecution over airport fracas
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Reform UK presses ahead with bid for private prosecution over airport fracas

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Magistrates urged to delay locking up criminals in a bid to ease overcrowding
7 months ago

Magistrates urged to delay locking up criminals in a bid to ease overcrowding

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This swift justice for racist rioters won’t be enough to stop this happening again
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This swift justice for racist rioters won’t be enough to stop this happening again

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Within 10 minutes it’s over. Over in Chester, a 53-year-old woman who lived a “quiet, sheltered life” was jailed for 15 months after she admitted posting a threatening Facebook message that stated: “Don’t protect the mosques, blow the mosque up with the adults in it.” Middlesbrough has open image in gallery Some of those who have appeared in court in …

Watch: Sentencing of Liverpool rioters televised from court in rare livestream
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Sentencing of Liverpool rioters televised from court in rare livestream

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Prime minister says rioters will ‘feel the full force of the law’
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Prime minister says rioters will ‘feel the full force of the law’

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Sir Keir Starmer said he is expecting “substantive sentencing” for those taking part in the unrest “before the end of this week”. Speaking to reporters inside Downing Street on Tuesday evening, Sir Keir said: “Those involved will feel the full force of the law… over 400 people now have been arrested, 100 have been charged – some in relation to …

Suspects facing riot charges are mostly locals
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Suspects facing riot charges are mostly locals

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Rotherham A hotel used to house asylum seekers was attacked in the South Yorkshire town as rioters tried to set fire to the building and police were attacked with missiles and fireworks. Two of those charged in the following days live less than five miles away from the Holiday Inn Express in Wath upon Dearne, according to South Yorkshire Police. …

Chaos engulfs Britain AGAIN: Violent disorder descends on Plymouth with far-right agitators confronting police whilst hundreds of Muslims march through Birmingham smashing up one pub
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Chaos engulfs Britain AGAIN: Violent disorder descends on Plymouth with far-right agitators confronting police whilst hundreds of Muslims march through Birmingham smashing up one pub

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Chaos unfolded on the streets of Britain again in the wake of the Southport killings - as hundreds of people took to the streets in Birmingham and Plymouth while speculation of further protests ran rampant on social media. BIRMINGHAM: Young men, some in masks, gathered outside a McDonald's in Bordesley Green, Birmingham amid rumours of a far-right gathering BIRMINGHAM: Some …

UK riots: What happens next as hundreds arrested over disorder?
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UK riots: What happens next as hundreds arrested over disorder?

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Dozens arrested as disorder continues, with fears of more violence to come
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Dozens arrested as disorder continues, with fears of more violence to come

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Watch as Starmer holds emergency press conference in wake of ‘violent disorder’ from Southport stabbings
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Watch as Starmer holds emergency press conference in wake of ‘violent disorder’ from Southport stabbings

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Co-defendant in pub shooting trial attacked in prison
1 year, 8 months ago

Co-defendant in pub shooting trial attacked in prison

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Met ‘failed to persuade Londoners it was ruthless in maintaining standards’
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Met ‘failed to persuade Londoners it was ruthless in maintaining standards’

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Former police chief says court backlog lies behind spate of violent crime
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Former police chief says court backlog lies behind spate of violent crime

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Magistrates’ sentencing powers doubled in bid to tackle courts backlog
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Magistrates’ sentencing powers doubled in bid to tackle courts backlog

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Britain’s most convicted criminal pleads guilty after another arrest in near 700th conviction
3 years, 5 months ago

Britain’s most convicted criminal pleads guilty after another arrest in near 700th conviction

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Man accused of abusing MPs including leading Brexit critics sent to crown court
4 years, 1 month ago

Man accused of abusing MPs including leading Brexit critics sent to crown court

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Officer injured and woman fined £10,000 after police shut down party of 150
4 years, 2 months ago

Officer injured and woman fined £10,000 after police shut down party of 150

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Two prisoners arrested over ‘terror attack’ on staff at high-security jail
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Two prisoners arrested over ‘terror attack’ on staff at high-security jail

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Man gets £100k after wrongly spending time in prison
5 years, 2 months ago

Man gets £100k after wrongly spending time in prison

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Police still 'in control' of London's streets, says Met commissioner after week of bloodshed
6 years, 11 months ago

Police still 'in control' of London's streets, says Met commissioner after week of bloodshed

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More than 20 people charged in corruption investigation at Barkingside Magistrates' Court
11 years, 2 months ago

More than 20 people charged in corruption investigation at Barkingside Magistrates' Court

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Two charged with hit-and-run murders as more are arrested
13 years, 7 months ago

Two charged with hit-and-run murders as more are arrested

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UK Courts Sit Overnight To Try Riot Accused
13 years, 7 months ago

UK Courts Sit Overnight To Try Riot Accused

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London, Aug 11 : As courts in London, Manchester and Birmingham work throughout the night to deal with hundreds of people arrested, the first two criminals convicted for the looting and violence sweeping England were jailed today. No one has been granted bail so far, reflecting Prime Minister David Cameron's commitment to bring the full force of law on rioters …

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