The former head of counter-terror policing today likened the worst of the riots to 'terrorism' and called a bid to torch a migrant hotel 'an attempt at a modern day lynching'. Neil Basu said thugs who tried to burn down a Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham while people were inside should be facing life in jail 'not a five-year sentence for violent disorder'. He said the shocking incident on Sunday was an example of a serious act of violence that was 'designed to cause terror' and 'people should look very carefully' at the legal definition of terrorism. Six people will...