But the court ruled that the defendants should be remanded in custody owing to the level of suspicion and the nature of the crime.

BBC: Kathy Dinsmore and Marion Graham

Anyone charged with violent disorder and other serious offences should expect to be remanded in custody not let back on the streets and anyone convicted should expect to go to jail.

BBC: Riots: David Cameron's Commons statement in full

He said anyone charged with violent disorder should expect to be remanded in custody.

BBC: England