Police condemn ’sickening’ riots in Rotherham in ’dark day’ for town

At least ten police officers have been injured with one left unconscious after rioters tried to storm a hotel in Rotherham. Anti-immigration demonstrators threw planks of wood at officers and sprayed them with fire extinguishers, before smashing hotel windows to gain access to the Holiday Inn Express, South Yorkshire Police said. A large bin close to a window of the hotel was set alight, causing a fire which was later extinguished. Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / @independent Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook / Download the iOS & Android app: