Full list of where all the arrests took place this weekend
More than 90 people have been arrested in connection to the riots in towns and cities across England and Northern Ireland so far this weekend. The majority of these were made in Lancashire and Merseyside, though the full breakdown offers further detail about the arrests;
Sky News understands many of the police forces mentioned below anticipate they’ll make further arrests as investigations continue. There was also disorder in Nottingham yesterday but Nottinghamshire Constabulary is yet to release any figures around arrests. In addition to the data below, Northumbria Police arrested several people on Friday.
Avon and Somerset Police: 14 arrested for various offences in Bristol. The force added “there will be further arrests over the coming days”.
Humberside Police: 20 were arrested “for various public order offences throughout the afternoon and evening” in Hull.
Lancashire Constabulary: More than 20 people have been arrested “following tension in Blackpool and some minor disruption in parts of Preston and Blackburn”.
Leicestershire Police: Two people have been arrested, for breach of the peace and for public order offences respectively.
Merseyside Police: 23 arrests made, with 12 arrested for disorder in Liverpool city centre, nine for the disorder on County Road, and two arrested in connection with disorder in Southport.
Staffordshire Police: 10 arrests were made in Stoke-on-Trent. The force added it is “continuing to dispel false claims that two men were stabbed during the protest”.
West Yorkshire Police: One person was arrested at the protest in Leeds, before “a handful of arrests” were made over a fight in Millennium Square.
Police Service of Northern Ireland: Two people were arrested in Belfast as protesters outside a mosque threw objects at the media.
