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Rioter who punched police officer jailed: ‘I’m stupid and I’ve let my family down’

A rioter who said he was “stupid” for causing chaos in a mosque and punching a police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison. Derek Drummond, 58, of Pool Street, Southport, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday after admitting charges of violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker. Drummond was among… Read More »

Footage shows how a youth boxing event turned into a ‘battlefield’ when armed bandits arrived in a convoy

CCTV shows the moment a youth boxing event turned into a “battle zone” when an armed crowd arrived in a convoy of vehicles. The group of around 60 people arrived in 13 vehicles at the family event in the Warwickshire village of Ryton, on the border with Coventry. They entered the venue and targeted a… Read More »