A 15-year-old boy has become the first person to be charged with riot in a “surprising” decision, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, as law enforcement clamps down on suspects.

LONDON (Reuters) - Two men on Friday received the longest jail sentences yet over the recent widespread violent disorder in Britain, as prosecutors charged another man with the more serious offence of ...

Police failed to realise the significance of a series of precursor events leading up to the summer riots and there were gaps in intelligence linked to social media and the dark web, a watchdog has ...