Andrew McIntyre, a 39-year-old taxi driver, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for using social media to incite violence after a stabbing incident in Southport. His Telegram channel, ‘Southport Wake Up’, was identified as a key instigator of riots following the attack on three girls. The court highlighted McIntyre’s posts, which included threats to police and calls for protests, as contributing to a violent atmosphere in the wake of the incident.

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