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Derek Drummond punched an officer and threw bricks amid the chaos

Derek Drummond receives longest sentence so far over far-right disorder, with two others jailed for 20 and 30 months each

The ten victims who were seriously injured last week had been taken to hospitals across Merseyside

Prime minister holds emergency Cobra meeting in face of escalation of disorder following Southport stabbings

A string of arrests were made along with an array of court appearances after rioting across the country in the past week

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Critics and the far right have claimed previous protests - including those in 2011 after the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan and the Black Lives Matters demonstrations in 2020 - were policed ‘more favourably’ than racist demonstrations that have spanned the UK since murders in Southport

The UK has erupted into its most violent riots in 13 years, due to misinformation and extremist views. Here's what you need to know.

Pictures emerge of ‘thugs’ behind destruction in towns and cities, including masked rioter who smashed up Liverpool library