Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Its the longest Prison Sentence that has been handed down so far after the wave of riots that swept parts of england and Northern Ireland last month. 27 year old Thomas Birley from rotherham has been sent to jail for nine years after helping to set fire to a Hotel Housing Asylum seekers in the town and attacking Police Officers in august. The judge told Thomas Birley, you were a leading participant in an ignorant, racist attempt at mob rule. From sheffield, heres danny savage. It was one of the most notorious events of the nationwide civil unrest over the summer the attack on a hotel at Housing Asylum seekers in south yorkshire. A mob targeted police and those inside. AJudge Today described this as an ignorant, racist attempt at mob rule. One of them was Thomas Birley, seen here at the time. He was filmed throwing a bin at officers. And then stoked the fire in a burning Wheelie Bin rammed against one of the hotel exits. He today received
Crossing my fingers all week. Thats what weve done for all of them, havent we . Youre crossing your fingers all week . I yep, all week. And then you said shes died from the incident. Holly fitzgerald was one of a number of viewers who contacted us about that interview, writing. The bbc s coverage of the appalling incident in southport has been excellent, and Judith Moritz is one of my favourite reporters, but i was deeply uncomfortable with this interview. It felt inappropriate and insensitive to be asking a child about this terrible event, even if her mother was with her. Maggie gabbe added. Soon after the attack, an article started spreading widely on Social Media that included a false name for the alleged assailant, and wrongly suggested he was an Asylum Seeker who arrived in the Uk By Boat Last year. That rumour seems to have been a factor in the violence that followed, and it was only three days after the killings that a Court Ruling allowed Media Organisations to broadcast the na
Number one. In new york. From one set down against the World Number one. In new york. Has she done it . She Number One. In new york. Has she done it . She has and yet another extraordinary win for britains greatest paralympian, dame Sarah Storey, claiming her 19th Career Gold in paris. On newsnight at 10 30pm tonight, we will bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and, of course, look at the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Hello. The Sentencing Judge told Thomas Birley that it was clear hed been intent on spreading a hateful message of violence and racism. Those words came as birley, whos 27, was handed the Longestjail Term so far following the Rioting And Disorder this summer across parts of england and northern ireland. Hed helped to stoke a fire outside a Hotel Housing Asylum seekers in rotherham, and he attacked the police. The court heard that staff in the hotel barricaded themselves in a Panic Room. The
Also tonight, france finally has a prime minister. You will know him he is the former Brexit Negotiator Michel barnier. Parliament. He will need all his skills to Negotiate a raucus french parliament. And not entirely immune from prosecution. Trump pleads not guilty, as his Jan 6 case returns to court in washington. Welcome to the programme. The Waterways here in britain are awash with Records Amount of sewage. Today, the governement announced a new bill that will beef up the powers of the Water regulator. In future the Water Bosses in england and wales will face 2 years in prison if theyre found to have obstructed an investigation into a Sewage Spill and their bonuses will be blocked if they fail to meet environmental and financial standards. But activists say it is not enough. The system is broken, and that current regulations arent being enforced. Heres our environment correspondentjonah fisher. Profits and pollution. For years, our Water Companies have paid out dividends to shareho
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