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Rioter who lit fire in hotel car park during mob violence jailed for six years

Scott Greenwood admitted setting light to a generator outside a hotel housing more than 200 asylum seekers during rioting in Rotherham in August.

Evening Standard

Man whose truck was filled with debris used by rioters jailed for 27 months

Jake Turton, 38, was part of the disorder which broke out outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham

Evening Standard

Rioter found dead in jail is believed to have killed himself, inquest hears

Peter Lynch, 61, had been convicted of rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham

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Man jailed over hotel rioting died from ‘hanging’ in prison, inquest told

Peter Lynch died on October 19 after he was jailed for two years and eight months for his part in the disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.

Evening Standard

Man admits stoking fire outside hotel housing asylum seekers during riot

Levi Fishlock, 31, pleaded guilty to arson with intent to endanger the lives of dozens of people inside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham.

Evening Standard

Grandfather jailed over race riot at Rotherham asylum hotel dies in prison

Peter Lynch was sentenced to over two years for screaming abuse at police officers

The Independent UK

Grandfather jailed over rioting outside Rotherham hotel dies in prison

Peter Lynch, 61, was jailed in August for his part in the disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express, in Manvers.

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Man jailed for raping girl, 14, in Rotherham alley 21 years ago, NCA says

Waleed Ali, 42, was investigated by the force’s probe into historic allegations of abuse in the Yorkshire town between 1997 and 2013.

Evening Standard

Arsonist caught on camera fuelling fire outside asylum seekers’ hotel in Rotherham

Thomas Birley threw a wood panel onto a fire outside a hotel containing asylum seekers in the riot in Rotherham

The Independent UK

Urgent protections needed for asylum seekers in hotels, say refugee groups

Exclusive: Post-riots letter urges Home Office to ensure evacuation protocols are clear, and to house people in communities instead

The Guardian - UK

Grandad among offenders jailed after wielding bicycle and being bitten by police dog during riot

Judges up and down country again sentencing perpetrators after ‘hate-fuelled’ violence

The Independent UK

Ex-soldier among several jailed over riots in Rotherham and Southport

Peter Beard, sentenced over disorder at asylum seeker hotel, is told his conduct was ‘astonishing’ given his army past

The Guardian - UK

Factory worker jailed for role in riot at Rotherham asylum seeker hotel

Lee Crisp given sentence of more than three years for ‘high octane’ abuse of police and egging on crowd

The Guardian - UK

‘Depraved’ stretch limo driver who raped and abused UK schoolgirls jailed

David Saynor, who picked up girls from school and gave them alcohol and cigarettes, jailed for 24 years

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The Independent UK

Rioters jailed for ‘utterly terrifying’ attack on Rotherham asylum hotel

Trevor Lloyd was jailed for three years after filming himself storming a Holiday Inn housing asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Immigration services batten down hatches amid fears they are next targets of far-right violence

Police have almost 6,000 riot police on standby amid reports of mass action against immigration services

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers ‘glad to be alive’ after Rotherham hotel attack, says activist who guarded entrance

Far-right rioters tried to set fire to a hotel with asylum seekers inside on Sunday

The Independent UK

Family of ex-Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fears leaving home due to Rotherham violence

Former cricketer Azeem Rafiq reveals his family are unable to go out amid anti-immigration riots

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The Guardian - UK

‘A dark day’: anger in Rotherham after riot at hotel housing asylum seekers

Residents attempt clean-up after far-right mob attacked police, smashed windows and tried to set building on fire

The Independent UK

‘We were in fear’: Rotherham residents after horror of far-right asylum hotel attack

Families describe fleeing the area as rioters took over the streets

The Independent UK

No plans to deploy army to quell rioters on UK streets, defence secretary says

Prime minister Keir Starmer is holding an emergency Cobra meeting as the violence enters its second week

France 24

UK PM Starmer promises 'swift criminal sanctions' after more anti-immigrant violence

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with ministers and police chiefs on Monday in an emergency meeting aimed at finding a way to quell the unrest that has swept across various English cities this past week. Vowing to impose "swift criminal sanctions", he said a standing army would be deployed…

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: After 250 arrests in two days, why the UK still isn’t under control

In today’s newsletter: What next after a weekend of ‘far right thuggery’

The Guardian - UK

Rioters try to torch Rotherham asylum seeker hotel amid far-right violence

Home secretary condemns ‘utterly appalling’ scenes as bottles and chairs thrown outside Holiday Inn Express

Al Jazeera

Far-right rioters attack asylum seeker hotels in UK’s Rotherham, Tamworth

Days of unrest continue in UK as prime minister says rioters will be ‘brought to justice’.

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