A rioter who repeatedly attacked police while draped in an England flag during a night of disorder has been jailed for almost five years. John Kirtley, 27, was a "leading" figure in the violence ...

John Kirtley was a leading figure in the Sunderland riot, a court heard A rioter who repeatedly attacked police while draped in an England flag during a night of disorder has been jailed for ...

Kirtley, who was seen draped in an England flag, also shouted "Come on this is England' at police during the disorder. Kirtley appeared at Newcastle Crown Court at the end of last year and pleaded ...