Rioters target mosque in Sunderland following protest linked to Southport attack

There was also a standoff between police and protesters outside a mosque on Sunderland’s St Mark’s Road

Mounted police followed the march, along with officers in vans who battled their way through traffic to keep up (PA)

Rioters battled police in the streets of Sunderland city centre following a planned protest linked to the Southport knife attack.

Hundreds of people gathered in Keel Square, many of them draped in England flags, on Friday evening.