Andrew McIntyre, 39, set up a Telegram channel in the aftermath of the Southport knife attack in which three young girls were killed.

A taxi driver, whose posts on a social media channel were a "catalyst" for violent disorder which broke out after three girls were stabbed at a dance class, has been jailed seven-and-a-half years. Andrew McIntyre,

A taxi driver who spread misinformation and incited violence on social media following the Southport attack has been jailed for seven and a half years.

Andrew McIntyre set up a Telegram channel called ‘Southport Wake Up’, in the aftermath of the knife attack in the town, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

A Lancashire taxi driver became the “catalyst” for riots in Southport when he set up a social media account urging “English lads” to “rise up”, a court has heard.

A taxi driver has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years after his social media posts acted as a "catalyst" for riots in Southport following a knife attack at a dance class last summer. Andrew McIntyre,

A taxi driver whose social media posts were a "catalyst" for riots that broke out after three girls were stabbed to death in Southport has been jailed seven and a half years. Andrew McIntyre, 39, set up a Telegram channel called "Southport Wake Up" in the immediate aftermath of the knife attack at a children's dance class in the Merseyside town on 29 July.