A judge said rioters had been ‘inspired by the ignorance of racism’ as he locked up the first criminals to be dealt with in Manchester. Judge John Potter said ‘lies’ had been ...

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A man “inspired by the ignorance of racism” who threw bricks at police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for two years and 10 months. Paul Smith, 21, appeared "to be ...

Judge John Potter (pictured) has been appointed resident judge at Manchester Crown Court in Minshull Street. But before he presided over his last cases in Bradford, his fellow judges, barristers ...