A grinning protester photographed giving a two-fingered salute while sprawled across the front of a torched police van at the height of the Bristol anarchy is the son of a senior civil servant working for the courts service, MailOnline can reveal. Given Mr Cooper's position, dealing with lawyers, judges and police officers, his son's appearance amid the carnage in Bristol will doubtless cause him grave embarrassment. A major investigation into the violent disorder in Bristol is well underway with more than 100 officers and staff working on the inquiry. Officers from Avon and Somerset Police have now issued pictures of ten people they want to speak to in connection with the Bristol riots. One 28-year-old man from the Bedminster Down area of Bristol, appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court this morning.

Source: Daily Mail March 23, 2021 19:24 UTC