Aldershot hotel protest: Men sentenced to prison

Two men who took part in a violent protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers have been sentenced to prison.

Police said Joe Howell, 20, and Alby Brannan, 18, threw objects at Potters International Hotel in Aldershot, Hampshire, on July 31.

The couple, from Ash, Surrey, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Salisbury Crown Court.

Howell, who also admitted assaulting an emergency worker, was sent to a young offenders institution for 22 months, while Brannan was sentenced to 18 months in prison.