A police station was set on fire and objects thrown at officers as a protest in Sunderland escalated into a night of “criminal thuggery”.

A police office has been attacked and the property next to it set alight as rioters clashed with police in Sunderland during a protest linked to the Southport knife attack.

Clashes between police and rioters led to three injured officers being taken to hospital, though one had since been discharged, Northumbria Police said.

Beer cans and stones were thrown at police in riot gear outside a mosque, and there were other clashes between officers and demonstrators around the city.

Eight people have been arrested for a range of offences, including violent disorder and burglary.

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