Families react with fury after teenagers detained for Facebook riot posts
Family members reacted angrily on Monday when two Dundee youths were each sentenced to three years in detention for attempting to incite riots in the city centre on Facebook. (...)
Fife police charge 18-year-old with inciting riots on Facebook
Another Fifer has been taken into police custody after allegedly inciting riots on Facebook. (...)
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'I thought the riots had started in Dundee' — Grampian Police race through city on non-emergency journey to London
Scottish police were sent south on Wednesday as reinforcements for London officers trying to maintain calm in the capital. (...)
Kirkcaldy teenager accused of inciting riots held on remand
A Fife teenager accused of inciting riots on a social network has been remanded in custody. (...)
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David Cameron pledges to get tough on rioters
David Cameron has unveiled tough new measures to crack down on rioters as MPs returned to parliament to debate the crisis. (...)
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Lecturer's claim that riots could spread to Scottish cities
A criminologist and sociologist in Dundee has said he would not be "massively surprised" to see riots spread to Scottish cities. (...)
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The Salvation Army gives Courier country the chance to help riot-hit cities
People across Tayside and Fife can now help the riot relief effort — thanks to The Courier. (...)
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'Like living in a war zone' — Former Angus man frightened to leave home during London riots
A former Angus man has been left feeling like "a prisoner in his own home" after the London borough where he lives was caught up in riots that have swept the capital. (...)
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Scottish riot police on patrol in English cities
A total of 250 riot-trained Scottish police officers were on patrol in English cities on Wednesday night. (...)
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'The worst face of nationalism' — Alex Salmond criticised for 'English problem' riot comments
Alex Salmond has provoked a furious political row after insisting the riots that have brought chaos to the streets of Britain were solely an "English problem." (...)
