A Glasgow man has appeared in court charged with assaulting an emergency worker in the disorder which erupted during Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom protest.

Up to 150,000 people attended the rally on Saturday organised by the right-wing English Defence League founder as around 5000 anti-racism demonstrators held a counter-protest.

Violent disorder subsequently broke out, much of which was linked to the Unite the Kingdom event, according to the Metropolitan Police.

Eight people have since been charged with offences relating to assault and public order - with three men appearing in court today, reports the National.

One of which was Richard Hamilton, 42, of Glasgow, who was charged with assaulting a emergency worker and was remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Cour

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