A Southport rioter, Brian Spencer, was captured on CCTV footage throwing bricks at police during a riot following a vigil for three children killed in a stabbing. Spencer was seen being hit in the head and groin by projectiles while taunting police, before racially abusing a fellow patient at the hospital. He was sentenced to two years and six months in jail for violent disorder during the riots and racially/religiously aggravated harassment at Southport Hospital.
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Oil tanker on fire after colliding with cargo vessel in North Sea off East Yorkshire coast
One sailor is feared missing after an oil tanker and cargo ship collided and caught fire off the coast of East Yorkshire in the North Sea. 36 casualties have been brought ashore, with 13 of the 14 Solong crew members safely rescued. The search for the missing crew member is ongoing, while concerns arise over leaked jet fuel and containers of sodium cyanide on board the ships. Full Article
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