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Riot victim father guilty of GBH
A bereaved father who publicly appealed for calm hours after his son was killed in last summer’s riots is given a 12-month suspended jail sentence after being convicted of a roadside attack.
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Man ‘devastated’ over police race insults
A young black man who recorded a policeman using racist insults after he was arrested during last summer’s riots tells Channel 4 News he felt “devastated” to be addressed in such a manner.
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Riots report reveals Met failed to issue ‘red alert’
The final police report into the London riots shows the failure by officers to issue a “code red” warning delayed the response to violence in Tottenham, writes Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Israel.
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Rioter who killed Ealing pensioner named
A teenager who killed pensioner Richard Mannington Bowes during the London riots has been named after he admitted manslaughter.
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Smacking ban led to riots, says MP Lammy
Tottenham MP David Lammy says restrictions on parents smacking their children were partly responsible for last summer’s riots. MP Harriett Baldwin and columnist Laurie Penny debate the issue.
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Is the younger generation getting a raw deal?
With austerity looming, pension strikes back on the agenda and youth unemployment on the rise, is intergenerational conflict inevitable? Channel 4 News hears from both sides.
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IPCC admits ‘mistake’ over Mark Duggan shooting
A police watchdog investigator admits a “mistake” was made in releasing information suggesting Mark Duggan fired on officers before he was killed.
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Police investigated in Mark Duggan inquiry
Two Metropolitan Police officers are on restricted duties following developments in the Mark Duggan shooting inquiry. The shooting led to the outbreak of rioting in north London over the summer.
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FactCheck: Broken Britain and broken promises – Clegg’s riot payback collapses
“In fact, it seems only a tiny minority of people who have already been dealt with by the courts have been ordered to don the famous orange vests. The precise number, according to London Probation Trust, is 15 in the capital.”
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First riot sentences to be challenged
Defendants, including two men jailed for inciting rioting via Facebook, face appeal court judges in a bid to overturn their sentences following the summer disturbances.
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Two thirds of rioters with previous conviction never jailed
Many of the people who have appeared in court in connection with last month’s riots have never been sent to jail before despite multiple previous convictions, new figures show.
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Jailed rioters targeted by existing inmates
Jailed rioters are being targeted by existing inmates because prison conditions have been made worse by the influx of prisoners following last month’s civil unrest, Channel 4 News has learned.
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Four officers under investigation for Duggan shooting
Not one, but four officers involved in the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan, an incident which sparked the London riots last month, are under investigation, Channel 4 News understands.
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Riots led by ‘criminal classes’
Riots which swept across England in August were the result of a “broken penal system” which failed to stop a “feral underclass” from reoffending, says Justice Secretary Ken Clarke.
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Cautious mood at Notting Hill carnival after riots
Police warn would-be troublemakers “do not come” to the Notting Hill carnival as extra police are deployed to prevent repeat scenes of the London riots. More than 30 people were arrested on day one.