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

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.

McIntyre shared content from a site named after far-right activist Tommy Robinson (Jordan Pettitt/PA ... McIntyre was working as a taxi driver when he was intercepted by police in Liverpool ...