A man has admitted starting a fire during a riot at a hotel where more than 200 asylum seekers were staying.

Mason Lowe, 27, was part of the violent disorder which broke out outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, near Rotherham, on August 4.

More than 60 police officers were injured as rioters smashed windows and set fires around the building.

Lowe, of Lowfield Road, Bolton-upon-Dearne, pleaded guilty at Sheffield Crown Court to arson with intent to endanger life after previously admitting a charge of violent disorder.