Rioting and Disorder Across England and Northern Ireland Enters 2nd Week

Published on August 6, 2024

Rioting and disorder in the UK has now lasted for a week, with unrest witnessed across England and parts of Northern Ireland. Police were injured during “sustained violence” in Plymouth on Monday, while similar trouble on the streets of Darlington saw officers pelted with bricks. Six people have, meanwhile, been charged in connection with riots outside a hotel in Rotherham on Sunday, which was being used to house illegal immigrants. Justice minister Heidi Alexander said the government will bring more than 500 additional prison places into use to deal with rioting, and some 6,000 specialist police officers were at the ready. Extra cells at HMP Stocken in Rutland will be in use from next week, Alexander said, with plans to also use space at Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution in Kent for adult prisoners....

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