Five charged over football violence

Police investigating alleged football-related violence following a soccer tournament in West Yorkshire have charged five men.

A 32-year-old man from Grimsby, two men from Aberdeen, aged 23 and 33, and a 31-year-old man from Peterhead have been charged with violent disorder.

A fifth man, aged 32 from Aberdeen, has been charged with threatening behaviour.

The charges come after a disturbance in the centre of Bradford following a pre-season competition at Bradford City's Valley Parade stadium on 26 July.

Teams from Aberdeen, Swansea and Coleraine in Northern Ireland took part in the tournament to celebrate 100 years of the Bantams.

All the charged men were held in north Scotland and Grimsby during a police operation earlier this week.

They have been released on bail and will appear before magistrates in Bradford on Wednesday.

A police spokesman said another man arrested in Aberdeen was released without charge.