- Streets of London currently calm after Monday's night of mob violence, arson and looting - many shops and pubs boarded up
- Met police flood London streets with 16,000 officers - many drafted in from other forces - in attempt to impose order
- Trouble flares in Greater Manchester, with police in stand-off with youths in Salford
- West Midlands police report sporadic disorder in Wolverhampton and nearby West Bromwich
- No evidence Mark Duggan - whose death sparked first riots on Saturday - opened fire at police, Independent Police Complaints Commission says
- Prime Minister David Cameron recalls MPs from summer recess on Thursday to debate riots
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Paul Tilsley, the deputy leader of Birmingham City Council, says he was appalled to see young children heading into the city centre this evening. He has this message for parents: "Know where your kids are, know what your kids are doing, because you're responsible for them as a parent. Your responsibilities don't finish, and children as young as 10 getting involved in that kind of activity, you wonder what kind of parenting they're getting."
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Graham Stringer, Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton, a constituency which crosses Manchester and Salford, says the authorities have known for most of the day that "the people behind this criminal behaviour have been organising and the police were prepared".
"While I'm not prepared to say the police have got it wrong until I know all the facts, certainly the police have a lot of questions to answer about why there is a shop on fire, why there's been a lot of damage to property, why businesses have been closed down and people are having their employment threatened in this way," he says.
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Joshua from Birmingham writes:
I live by the Mailbox in Birmingham city centre, which is surrounded by Police and locked down. A short while ago, I witnessed the Tesco by Five Ways roundabout getting robbed by three males wearing masks, making racist comments about the plight of Black people to justify their atrocious acts. We all got kicked out of Tesco and have no food or drinks for the evening. Hopefully things get better by tomorrow morning.
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Tom Steedman describes to the BBC News Channel watching rioters target a Salford supermarket. He says they managed to drive away police who had been defending the store. "[The rioters] then proceeded to smash through all the shutters on the store, it's been completely looted, and now they've set the store on fire." Mr Steedman says he has seen a lot of people walking away with bags. "It's not just youths, there was actually a family drove up in a car and filled up their boot with stuff from Lidl and drove off."
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A policeman and his dog walk towards a burning car in Birmingham.
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Assistant general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union Andy Dark says the past few nights have been "extremely tough" for fire crews and the officers in control. He says the fire service has a distinct role from that of the police. He says firefighters sometimes have to delay battling blazes to avoid crews being injured. "We have to ensure we have the right number of crews there at the right time."
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Ramadhan Foundation director Mohammed Shafiq on Oldham Street in Manchester says the disorder seems to be pre-organised, with apparent "team leaders" directing rioters.
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Gita from Camden Town, London
writes: We own a shop in Chalk Farm. The last 24 hours have been very worrying for us. Last night the pub next door was vandalised and today the owner has boarded it up. We saw police and dogs running after youths in the streets - it was like a film. Bins were set on fire and the smell was disgusting. We have closed today and tonight I will be staying awake. I am very worried that our property could be attacked.
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Hampshire Police stress that a fire at the site of a former nightclub in Portsmouth is not thought to be linked to unrest in other parts of the country. "It's understandable that given the civil unrest in London, residents here may be concerned that this fire is a result of impending disorder in Portsmouth," says Chief Inspector Ali Heydari. "I think it's important that we clarify that while the cause of the fire is being investigated, initial inquiries do not point to arson."
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Labour MP for Manchester Central Tom Lloyd says people need to remember the risks police officers are asked to confront at times like this. "It is bizarre if we're still saying to our police officers at the end of this we'll be handing you your P45s," he tells the BBC News Channel.
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Police in Essex have
arrested a 17-year-old boy after comments were made on Facebook allegedly encouraging others to meet in the county and riot.
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Hazel Blears, the Labour MP for Salford and Eccles, tells BBC News she has spoken to her local police chief who feels that disorder in her constituency "is very much copycat behaviour" and says many of those "out and about" are "well known to the police". The former Home Office minister says she believes the activity in central Manchester is also copycat behaviour and that "wall to wall coverage" has almost encouraged people to join in.
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Leonard Newman from London
writes: There is no doubt in my mind and that of a number of local people in Bermondsey that the television coverage has not only exacerbated the problem but has given encouragement to various groups across London to go on a criminal rampage. I was shocked this evening to discover that my local Tesco in Southwark Park Road was closed at 5pm with the shutters down and the windows peppered with holes. I was even more shocked when I could not do any shopping as all the shops were closed with shutters down.
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Local radio reporter John Pickford describes seeing fire "gushing out of the Miss Selfridge shop" in Manchester and says smoke is still coming down Market Street. He tells the BBC's News Channel the pubs and clubs have closed for the evening and the metrolink tram has stopped running. "Manchester is closed for business".
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A group of around 100 young man have gathered on Church Street in Enfield, and say they will defend the streets of the north London suburb from rioters. The area is peaceful at the moment.
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Darren Clayton took this picture at Walsall town centre high street. He says: "There were between 80 and 100 police officers walking systematically in rows through the town. I was told there had been a gang of youths around. I think the police dealt with it very well - not harrassing anybody, just walking through the town."
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West Midlands Police say a large group that gathered in West Bromwich has dispersed but officers are monitoring the situation. Police say officers have responded to reports of disorder in Wolverhampton, with attacks on shops reported. "Officers remain concerned that young people are being drawn into unlawful activity and encourage families and communities to contact their children and ensure their young people are safely at home during this period."
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West Midlands Police say a large group of people are causing disorder in the centre of Birmingham. A
police statement says shops have been attacked and a car has reportedly been set alight on Moor Street. Police have arrested three people and are working "to restore calm and bring the city back to normality".
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The BBC's Ed Thomas in Manchester says about 17:00 a large group gathered at Salford Precinct and missiles were thrown at police. He tells the BBC's News channel a vehicle was overturned and set on fire. He says messages were earlier sent by a BlackBerry telling people to meet in the area.
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It is currently very calm in Croydon, and there is no sense of trouble. People have come to look at the building that burnt down last night, the furniture store. And earlier, politicians including the PM and Mayor of London Boris Johnson visited. There have been reports of vans in the area - but nobody knows if there is going to be trouble again tonight, and if there is, where it will be.
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Mohammed Shafiq of the Ramadhan Foundation tells the BBC's News Channel there have been running battles between police and young people in Manchester since about 1800 BST. He estimates there are about 2,000 people on the streets around the Arndale Centre. Mr Shafiq says the police response seems to be sporadic with five or six officers running at large groups of young people: "There seem to be too many protesters and criminals on the streets of Manchester for the police to do anything."
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The advisory reads: "Do not challenge debate or make unwise comments. This will only increase your chances of becoming a victim of violence." Meanwhile, the State Department in Washington says it has "strong confidence" in the measures being taken by the British authorities.
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The US has warned American citizens to steer clear of the violence in Britain because the situation remains "fluid". A formal travel advisory issued on the US embassy website advises visitors to move away from any civil unrest and to avoid contact with those causing the violence.
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Greater Manchester Police says it has been dealing with "outbreaks of minor disorder" in Salford and Manchester city centre this afternoon "involving a small number of youths". "A handful of shops have been attacked by groups of youths who have congregated and seem intent on committing disorder. As we have said, we will not allow such mindless criminal damage and wanton violence to go unpunished and we will arrest and prosecute anyone found to be involved in looting or acts of criminal damage," the force says.
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Manchester police says there is an increased number of officers on the ground tonight, responding to incidents and dispersing groups of youths before they commit any crimes. The force says it has already made a number of arrests and is appealing for calm in the community. "We would advise they stay out of the city centre while we assess the scale of any disorder and report any concerns they have to us," the statement adds.
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Rioters have set fire to a Miss Selfridge shop on Market Street in Manchester city centre.
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Dr Derrick Campbell, in Birmingham, says the rioters look about 17 or 18 years old, and are "opportunist young thugs who have no political agenda but are causing mayhem on the streets".
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The BBC is hearing eyewitness reports of a newsagents on Newhall Street, in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, having been ransacked by around 20 youths, who used manhole covers to smash windows and take what they could from the shop. We understand police arrived but the youths fled along the nearby canal.
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Police are preparing for a possible fourth night of rioting across the capital.
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It also adds that the Met would "like to take this opportunity to appeal for calm".
"Mr Duggan's family have publicly stated that they do not in anyway condone the violence we have witnessed on the streets of London. There can be no excuses for this behaviour," it concludes.
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"We appreciate that it is frustrating for people to have to wait for the outcome of the investigation but it is important that the investigation is full and thorough, and the MPS [Metropolitan Police Service] is doing everything possible to assist with that process," the Met statement goes on.
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Responding to the IPCC's statement on the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan, the Met says it welcomes the update and it is in the interests of "everyone, the family of Mr Duggan, the public and the police, that the IPCC are able to establish to all the facts of the events of last Thursday so that there is a complete understanding of what happened".
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The Salford precinct has seen skirmishes over the last few hours. The first confrontation saw bricks being thrown at about 20 officers with riot shields, but that has dispersed. Now youths are trying to break into a money shop and a community building has been set on fire. At least a dozen tactical aid units are here while the fire brigade tries to put out the fire.
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It has been confirmed that Prime Minister David Cameron will chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee Cobra at 09:00 BST on Wednesday morning.
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Derrick Campbell, trapped between youths and police in Birmingham, goes on to say: "They've just attacked one of the Sky vehicles with sticks and missiles. The police are keeping them at bay, they've blocked the road off... I must admit that I am a little bit nervous, I'm not sure how I'm going to get home."
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The Central Housing Office in Salford, Greater Manchester, is on fire. Fire crews are said to be at the scene.
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Derrick Campbell tells the BBC he is stuck in his car in Birmingham, in the middle of a stand-off between police and youths.
"My car is actually surrounded by, I'd say, at least 30 riot police. I've got two police vans blocking my car in. There's a group of youths, I'd say, about 50 yards away."
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Mr Davis says the key to restoring order is not police numbers but the way officers are deployed. And he accuses the top ranks of the police of being "short of resolution" when it comes to taking appropriate action.
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Senior Tory MP David Davis calls on the police to stop treating the disorder on the streets as a peaceful demonstration and intervene more quickly to stop rioting and acts of criminality. Speaking on BBC Look North, Mr Davis says the police had been "standing by, presumably under orders," and watching criminal acts happen.
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Riot police are surrounding the Mailbox building in Birmingham. Eight police vans are reportedly outside. Harvey Nicholls has boarded-up its windows. The Mailbox, home to some of Birmingham's most expensive shops, was attacked by looters last night.
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In West Bromwich cars there are reports of cars set on fire and rioting, also smoke coming from the Desi Junction pub.
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Security staff at Gallions Reach in Beckton say all of the shops in the retail park - apart from the Tesco - have closed early. Gallions Reach normally closes at 20:00 BST.
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Scotland Yard says 111 officers and five police dogs have been injured in the rioting in London over the past three nights.
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BBC News understands that the CO19 officers involved in the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham last Thursday discharged their firearms because they believed there was a threat to human life. Their guidelines allow them to shoot in such circumstances. Another key witness, the driver of the minicab in which Mark Duggan was travelling, has yet to give his description of what happened. He is understood to be in a severe state of shock.
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A number of London theatres are cancelling their performances tonight in response to the riots. The Battersea Arts Centre, Greenwich Playhouse and the Arcola Theatre in Dalston are among them. The Albany in Deptford tweets it has been "advised to close by the police". So far no West End theatres have announced any closures.
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Greater Manchester Police say a Wigan man has been arrested on suspicion of using social media to incite violence.
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On its
Twitter feed, Greater Manchester Police say reports of a "stand off" between gangs and police in Salford have been exaggerated. It says police dispersed 20 or so youths and one brick was thrown but there were no injuries.
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A special edition of the BBC's Question Time to discuss the riots will air on Thursday, live on BBC One, 22:35 BST. The public can apply to be in the audience
by filling in this form.
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Dan Crow from London writes: I work in Hoxton - we were sent home early from work - Police came to ask us to close early. The shops in this area were closed early too. When I got home to Belsize Park the shop keepers there were boarding up the windows - I had a chat with them - they too had been asked to close their shops early.
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Strathclyde Police say they have charged a 16-year-old boy with breaching the peace in relation to a message posted on Facebook, which allegedly incited people to commit acts of disorder. The teenager was arrested in Glasgow at lunchtime and is due to appear in court tomorrow.
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BBC reporters in Salford say looters are breaking into Bargain Booze and the Money Sho on Hankinson Way. A BBC cameraman has been assaulted.
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Liverpool ONE shopping centre says "following recent events across the country" its stores are closing at 18:00 BST today - two hours earlier than usual. It says it will monitor the situation.
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BBC Radio Manchester reporter Richard Stead says rocks and stones are being hurled at police vans by a large gang of youths in Salford, Manchester. He says there's a stand off between officers and a crowd of between 70 and 80 at Salford Precinct and businesses there have closed early.
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We are continuing to hear that shops are closing earlier than usual today. Some shopkeepers in Notting Hill Gate have closed their stores and police community support officers are warning businesses there to remain vigilant. Jigsaw says it has closed its stores in Westbourne Grove, Putney, Richmond, Kingston, Wimbledon, Birmingham and Whiteley's Shopping Centre. Police in Wembley say that larger stores on the High Road closed a few hours ago.
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writes: I am a manager at the Game store in Woolwich. This morning we saw that the shutters had been wedged open with a bin and a mannequin had been used to smash the window to get in. Every shelf had been cleared, easily £5,000 or £6,000 worth of stock.
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IPCC Commissioner Rachel Cerfontyne says she is aware it is a difficult time for Mark Duggan's family who "have made it abundantly clear that they in no way condone the violence" seen on the streets over the past three nights. "I am committed to ensuring they are provided with answers from the IPCC about the investigation into Mark's death as soon as we have them, and I acknowledge their frustration that this can be a lengthy process."
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BBC reporter Lesley Ashmall tells 5 live the mood in Peckham is "tense" and a lot of people are very frightened at the prospect of more trouble.
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The IPCC says the Forensic Science Service has also confirmed that the bullet lodged in a police radio was police issue and consistent with being fired from a police gun.
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The Independent Police Complaints commission says ballistic test results so far show
It says the Forensic Science Service is carrying out further tests to confirm this.
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BBC 5 live reporter Louise Brierley is in West Bromwich, where three shop windows were smashed in earlier.
She says police managed to contain the violence quickly and now the crowd has dispersed, although there is still a high police presence around the local pubs.
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Labour Leader Ed Miliband and deputy Harriet Harman are in effect saying Prime Minister David Cameron is right in saying the rioting is criminality that needs to be dealt with.
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London's chief crown prosecutor Alison Saunders says the Crown Prosecution Service has set up a dedicated team to deal with the prosecution of alleged rioters. "We are working closely with the police and have a team of prosecutors available to provide charging decisions 24/7 as quickly as possible," she says.
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Jeremy Yates from London writes: I was in Clapham Junction when the looting was taking place and was part of a human barricade. About eighty of us joined together to stop them from going further into residential areas. One of them was shouting things like "you are rich, we are poor" and "we rule London tonight, not you." The scariest bit was when the police arrived and there was a stampede as about 200 looters ran down the street. Today I took part in the clean-up in Clapham Junction. It was like a civil coming together, a great atmosphere.
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Scotland Yard
updates its figures to say 563 people have been arrested and 105 charged in relation to the riots.
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Sir Hugh Orde, president of Acpo - the Association of Chief Police - tells BBC 5 live the Met commissioner is "determined" to find and punish the people who looted last night.
"The game is over, the police will respond robustly and we will move on. We will get the streets back," he says.
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Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham says on its Facebook page that it is closing at 17:00 BST instead of 20:00 BST. Shops have also closed in Salford, Manchester, after reports that a gang raided a shop in the area at 15:30 BST. In Bristol, the BBC's Jon Kay says some stores in Cabot Circus have decided to close early, but most are trading normally.
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Birmingham police say they have arrested five men and two women in the West Midlands in relation to property stolen during last night's disorder. Officers say they recovered items of designer and sportswear worth several thousand pounds and electrical items from some of the addresses.
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Two 18-year-olds are arrested in Folkestone, Kent, after Scotland Yard says a number of "inflammatory" comments were seen on Facebook in relation to rioting in London and other cities.
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has warned those responsible for last night's vandalism and looting will be arrested if they go out again. "My question also is for the families, for the mothers and fathers. Do you know where your teenage son is? Do you know where your teenage daughter is? Get hold of them on their mobile phone. Get them back at home which is where they should be tonight, not out on the streets."
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A Hackney local tells BBC 5 Live: "When you've got bankers taking their bonuses and MP's taking money off people like me for their moats, and their chateaus and their castles, this is the result."
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In the last hour several shop windows have been smashed in West Bromwich. Up to 200 youths in hoodies have been seen on the streets and police have now pushed the crowd to one side.
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Twenty-three people have appeared before magistrates at Camberwell Green in south London charged with offences connected to last night's rioting in Brixton, Streatham and Clapham. The 20 men and three women ranged in age from 18 to 47. Twenty-two were charged with entering electrical goods and clothing shops with intent to steal goods. One man was charged with assaulting a police officer. They have been remanded in custody to appear in court at a later date.
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Mr Watson says for the past two days it felt like there was no-one in charge. He says people need to know their politicians are focusing on the situation.
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Labour MP Tom Watson tells the BBC's News Channel he would have "preferred Boris [Johnson] to turn up with reinforcements yesterday than a broom today".
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Visiting Croydon, London Mayor Boris Johnson says police must "deal robustly but fairly" with rioters and stop them causing more unrest. Mr Johnson says Londoners have "privileges and freedoms that other people around the world can only dream of" and there is no ideological justification for the rioting. Mr Johnson says "London will cope brilliantly with the Olympics".
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Stephen Hope from Liverpool writes: As a seventeen year old lad, I have a job and pay my taxes and I think the behaviour being demonstrated by a minority of youths is disgraceful. It is this sort of behaviour that fuels anger from adults against the majority of people my age, which is unfair. I just hope that the same is not reflected in these riots.
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EasyJet says it has been inundated with calls from MPs trying to get home in time for Thursday's parliamentary debate. The airline sent an e-mail to MPs earlier today offering to help get them back to London and says that so far it has helped more than 60.
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A shop owner in Muswell Hill says about eight officers are in the area, where some shop windows were smashed last night. She says businesses, including the Halifax Bank on the Broadway are closing early. One shop front is boarded up. West Midland Police Superintendent Mark Payne tweets that the Asda supermarket in Wolverhampton is closing. "We have not advised any shops or establishments to close, some have done so but [it is] their own decision," he says.
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Crowds boo Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg during a walkabout in Birmingham. "Go home" is shouted before he is ushered into a waiting car. As the car leaves New Street some of those gathered heckle "go on, run, run run".
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Sally from Lewisham, London
texts: Army on the streets? Curfew? Plastic bullets? Have you forgotten Northern Ireland? Is that really what you want to see on your street?
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In Hackney, a Burberry outlet store, a Tesco Metro supermarket, Primark, JD Sports and Marks and Spencer are closed and a Ladbrokes bookmaker and an optician's have their windows boarded-up.
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Shops and businesses across London are closing early today amid fears of more unrest. They include Southside shopping centre in Wandsworth and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. On Ealing Broadway, Marks & Spencer, Topshop and the Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre all closed early. The Exchange Shopping Centre in Putney, the Centre Court Shopping Centre in Wimbledon, and many shops in Tooting, including Iceland and Vodafone, have also closed.
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Scotland Yard releases more information on the death of a 26-year-old man found shot in the head in Croydon last night. It statement says initial inquiries indicated the man had travelled to the area with friends. "It is believed the group became involved in an altercation with a group of approximately nine individuals. This altercation culminated in a vehicle pursuit involving three vehicles which commenced in Scarbrook Road, Croydon, passing along the A232 flyover into Duppas Hill Road where the victim was shot."
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On a visit to Peckham, Labour leader Ed Miliband the first priority has got to be to restore public order. "The issue of deeper underlying causes of some of the activity that we have seen, of why people indulge in this criminal behaviour, is something that, of course, needs to be looked at," he says. "We need to look at issues of parenting, issues of aspiration, issues of prospects for people, but there can never be any excuse for the kinds of things we have seen."
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The Association of Chief Police Officers says 30 forces are now providing assistance to the Metropolitan Police. The assistance is channelled through an ACPO-led unit called PNICC - Police National Information Co-ordination Centre.
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Brandishing a broom given to him by volunteers gathering to clean-up the streets in Clapham Junction, London Mayor Boris Johnson says the riots are "nothing more than wanton criminality". "I ask any body who has a faintest vestige of sympathy for these people to ask yourself 'what is the good - in times of economic difficulty - in raiding and destroying businesses that are the lifeblood of our community and that give people jobs?'"
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"You cannot riot on your own. A one-man riot is a tantrum. At some point the bigger crowds confronting the police realise that they are in control." So says criminologist Prof John Pitts on
the psychology of rioting.
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Boris Johnson has popped up again in Clapham Junction. He flourishes a broom and promises to help clean up the borough.
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More from Scotland Yard: Sixty-three people face burglary charges, eight face public order offence charges, two face charges of assaulting police, three face robbery charges, four face charges of possession of an offensive weapon, five face charges of handling stolen goods, one has been charged with criminal damage, one of going equipped to commit an offence, three face drug offences charges and nine face miscellaneous other charges.
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Scotland Yard says 525 people have been arrested in relation to the riots, 310 of them between 16:00 BST on Monday and Tuesday morning. Ninety-nine people have been charged and of 32 cases heard at court, 18 of those individuals have been remanded in custody.
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Comedian John Bishop condemns the violence on Richard Bacon's BBC 5 live programme. The star says: "None of us really know what's driving it. It's not rioting for any political reason, it's not rioting for any social motivation, it's not even rioting for a materialistic reason because once the lootings done why set fire to the building? And that to me, gives some sort of indication that people don't feel socially connected to the environment they're in."
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Here's Prime Minister David Cameron speaking to emergency services in Croydon.
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says
the earlier exchange between Boris Johnson and angry locals in Clapham Junction was "pretty tense". She adds: "There are a lot of very, very angry shopkeepers and residents here, who have been waiting all day to find out when they can get back into their homes or businesses."
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The family of Mark Duggan issues a statement after the inquest into the 29-year-old's fatal shooting by police was opened and adjourned. They say they want to establish the truth about his death. "The family want everyone to know that the disorder going in has nothing to do with finding out what happened to Mark. They also want everyone to know that they are deeply distressed by the disorder affecting so many communities across the country. "
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Watch London mayor Boris Johnson being heckled by the people of Clapham
here.
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Guards have been stationed at Bluewater and garages across Kent are refusing to sell fuel in cans today as police try to prevent a repeat of last night's violence,
says Kent Online
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The London 2012 Organising Committee issues a statement saying it is bringing forward the last three beach volleyball matches today. The competition will be played on practice courts and will end at 19:15 BST rather than 22:00 BST. "We feel this is a sensible and pragmatic approach given recent events in London," it says.
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Southwark Council leader Peter John says last night's violence was unacceptable. "The vast majority of people know that Peckham and Southwark have a lot more to offer than what we saw last night."
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Some disturbing before-and-after images of the destruction wreaked by the rioters
here
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Sky News sources say a man in his 60s is critically ill after clashing with rioters in Ealing.
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Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman tells the BBC's News Channel that police must use "whatever means is necessary to ensure that order is restored People cannot be living in fear in London."
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writes: We saw a mob gathering three times last night near our flat in Mare Street, Hackney. It was about 20:00 when I got home. The building I live in is on top of a post office and my flatmate was scared that the mob would loot it trying to get to the public funds kept there. As the night went on, youths kept jumping on to the terrace at the back of our house. We called the police three times - and they turned up each time with dogs.
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One resident demanded of Mr Johnson: "What are you going to do tonight." Another woman, stuck in her hairdressing salon overnight, asked "Where were the police".
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Mr Johnson - who flew back early from his summer holidays - faced an angry reaction from people who complained that last night's police was far from adequate.
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Mr Johnson adds: "I just want to say to the people that instigated the riots, to those who have been robbing and stealing that they will be caught, they will be apprehended and they will face punishments that they will bitterly regret."
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London Mayor Boris Johnson thanks volunteers in Clapham Junction for cleaning up the damage, saying their work represents "the spirit of London". He says he is very sorry for the loss and damage business openers have suffered.
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writes: I live in Battersea and was utterly terrified last night. I drove home through Clapham Junction as the problems started and there were hundreds of kids running in all directions, all wearing masks.
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"collates all images of looters" and
asks members of the public to call Crimestoppers if they recognise them. "This site does not support vigilante action," says the author of the blog.
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Professor Gus John of the Moss Side Defence Committee in Manchester tells the BBC News Channel the young people involved in the unrest have lost hope in their futures. "We're dealing with a betrayed generation of young people," he says. "They have been marginalized from any debate about the country's future and they are making themselves heard on the streets."
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Strathclyde Police have arrested a 16-year-old from Glasgow after a Facebook message allegedly inciting others to commit acts of disorder. Police say they're monitoring social networking sites closely and will take "decisive action" to prevent copycat violence in the Strathclyde force area.
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A bit more on the Met's confirmation that plastic bullets, or baton rounds to give them their proper name, will be made available to officers. They have been
used before in Britain although it is not thought this was in a public order situation.
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Sky News crime reporter Martin Brunt says he has been talking to senior police officers at Scotland Yard who "accept last night wasn't a success, but wasn't a failure either". Different tactics will be applied tonight.
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Clean-up volunteers move in to St John's Hill, Clapham Junction.
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Sir Hugh Orde, Chief Constable and President of the Association of Chief Police Officers, tells Sky News the service responded "magnificantly" to the riots.
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Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting Croydon to view the devastation from last night's violence and looting.
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There were cheers from the crowds as firemen finally left the scene at the party shop which was set alight be rioters last night. About 50 people who have been waiting to help with the clear up operation waved brooms in the air in celebration.
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Media commentators are trying to find reasons for the violence and looting spreading across the country.
Click here for a selection of their views.
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The Met appeal for people to ID those in photographs and warn "we'll come and find you".
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh says plastic bullets - never used before during British disturbances - have been considered as "one of the tactics" available to officers at the riots.
"That's a tactic that will be used by the Metropolitan Police if deemed necessary," he says.
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Two girls who took part in Monday night's riots in Croydon boast they were showing police and "the rich" that "we can do what we want".
Listen to them talk to a BBC reporter.
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British National Party leader and MEP Nick Griffin describes policing last night "pathetic". He says it came "too late for so many victims and business owners".
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The record label run by the ironically-named BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank
loses all its records the fire at the Sony warehouse.
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More details on Surrey Police's role. It says it sent two support units to London on Monday and two of its helicopters also helped the Metropolitan Police.
"Surrey Police will do all it can to support officers in London and any further requests for assistance over the coming days will be considered alongside the need to maintain the level of local policing," it says in a statement.
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blogs: "For now, there is only one question the prime minister must answer - can he regain control of the streets of the country he's meant to be in charge of. Soon, however, he will face other questions - why did this happen and how can it be prevented in future?"
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Labour MP David Winnick says he hopes the Commons home affairs committee, of which he is a member, will decide to open an urgent inquiry into the riots. But he says first and foremost, law and order must be restored.
Mr Winnick says, the current violence shows "it's madness to go ahead and reduce the number of police numbers over the next few years".
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Mr A Clark from Croydon, London
I am proud to be Croydon born & bred - 1933. Disgusted with the scenes on TV across London including my home town. The pictures of property in flames 40ft high etc, reminds me of May 1941 as an 8yr old when the luftwaffe dropped a landmine on our house, we lost everything and lived underground for six months.
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Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes welcomes the increase in the number of police on London's streets, saying there clearly weren't enough officers last night.
Speaking on the the BBC News Channel, he adds that "youth clubs should not be closing down" and "community sports clubs should be staying open, not closing" in order to help prevent trouble.
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A partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers says the financial impact of the riots on insurers will be small.
"There may be some specific increases in premium for the worst affected areas but, for customers nationwide, there is also too much competition for these events to have a significant impact," Mohammad Khan says.
"The key issue is how quickly insurers can deal with claims as many small businesses may not have the cashflow to survive without quick payments and more will not have business interruption insurance."
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Sixteen thousand officers will be available from midday on Tuesday until Wednesday morning to respond to any unrest in London, the Met confirms. The numbers include patrol, response, and riot squad members as well as community support officers. On a normal Tuesday night there would be fewer than 3,000 officers available. So far 525 people have been arrested and about 100 charged.
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh apologises "that London has got to wake up to these scenes". He tells reporters: We need to do better for London because those images last night were shocking for everyone."
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Association of Chief Police Officers president Sir Hugh Orde tells the BBC's News Channel that police are doing their "level best" to contain unprecedented and unexplained levels of violence. But Sir Hugh says the violence needs to be stopped before wider issues in the community ,such as the rebuilding of trust, can be addressed.
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blogs about the reasons for the violence: "Everyone wants to be rich and famous, without wanting to work hard to reach those otherwise acceptable ambitions. So I think the prime motivators behind the looting are greed and jealousy, rather than sorrow and anger. Basic human failings that have been around forever. Not contemporary political gripes but certainly contemporary social malaise."
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Saying it with flowers - a battered florist's shop in Ealing, west London, this morning.
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Commander Simon Foy of the Metropolitan Police says more than 100 riot suspects have been charged in London since the start of disorder.
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The Archbishop adds: "I ask that Catholics pray especially for those directly affected by the violence, for those facing danger on the streets, for those whose livelihood has been ruined, for those whose lives are marked by fear, for those whose parents are worried about the behaviour of their youngsters and for those who, at this time, are being tempted into the ways of violence and theft."
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The Most Rev Vincent Nichols, Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, says scenes of violence and theft over the last few nights should be condemned."They are a callous disregard for the common good of our society and show how easily basic principles of respect and honesty are cast aside," he says in a statement.
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Scotland Yard says it has launched a murder investigation after the death of a 26-year-old man who was found shot in Croydon last night.
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writes: I live between Wood Green and Tottenham - both places have been trashed and boarded up. I couldn't even buy a pint of milk last night at 17:30 as everywhere was locked down. There's an unpleasant atmosphere and I've been kept awake for three nights by the police helicopters.
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"We need calm to return to our streets and I would appeal to all those young people taking part in these disturbances to go home and think about the consequences of their actions for their victims, their community and their futures," council leader Julian Bell says.
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Ealing Council is advising businesses to close early and residents to stay indoors "as a precautionary measure" tonight. A
statement on its website says clean-up work is under way after last night's vandalism and violence.
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Prime Minister David Cameron talking to officers during a visit to the Metropolitan Police's Gold Command headquarters earlier
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The UK riots are attracting worldwide reaction from BBC viewers. Mirian Macedo Pereira from Brazil writes: "First world? Third world? Or underworld? Problems like lack of education, opportunities, unemployment, discrimination, and lack of values, are not just third world problems." An anonymous viewer from China hints at double standards: "If there are riots in China, countries in the west often say happily that that is the result of an autocratic regime. Are they going to say that that is the result of a democratic system? Yu in Japan worries that these riots "will only make local people who have nothing to do with the violence suffer. And finally, Rassuditelny from Moscow, Russia, sees an opportunity: "Let's move the Olympics from London to Moscow."
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Labour leader Ed Miliband has called for government support for people whose homes or businesses have been destroyed in the looting and rioting across London. He said that the government needs to help people who've been affected by the violent disorder.
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Chief Constable Chris Sims says West Midlands police have made around 138 arrests after the violence in Birmingham last night. Mr Sims says at least 30 shops and other premises were targeted. He accuses rioters of greed: "This was not an angry crowd, this was a greedy crowd."
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Media attempts to blame the Tottenham riots on a network of organised thugs is the latest way to distance ourselves from the problems of this community and our young people who desperately need a voice, says Gavin Knight,
writing in the Guardian.
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Ealing MP Angie Bray tells BBC News the sort of violence that occurred last night was unexpected in her community. "It says it all when a children's shop - which is also a charity shop - is vandalised," she says. "I think we are all absolutely heart-broken and devastated by it."
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on Iain Dale's Conservative blog: "We're witnessing the return of the mob, last seen on London's streets in the 1700s (...) What sort of society do we want in the 21st century? Something that resembles the 1700s, or something that we had in the latter half of the last century?"
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A 26-year-old man shot in a car in Croydon last night has died in hospital, Scotland Yard says.
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I've seen it coming! I work in education and have seen students come through the system and leave with very little prospects of a job and lifeskills. There is a lot of anger about families under financial strain, the gulf between rich and poor, the media spreading consumerism, and financial institutions putting pressure on troubled families.
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Liberal Democratic MP Simon Hughes says he hopes the 1600 officers set to be on streets of London tonight will be enough but that it is not just up to police to stop the violence. "Other people have to take responsibility - crime doesn't happen automatically," he tells BBC News. Mr Hughes also calls for community leaders to appeal for calm and for parents to take responsibility for their children.
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Vince Cable, the business secretary, tells BBC 5 live that his department is currently talking to insurance companies trying to sort out liability for looted and damaged businesses.
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Russian TV channel Rossiya 24 says parts of London resembled a "battlefield". Citing Twitter, the Rossiya 24 correspondent claims animals had been released from London Zoo and lions and tigers could now be heard roaring on the streets. This is wearily contradicted by the Zoo's press officer. "It's been very quiet," she tells us.
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Liverpool City Council leader Joe Anderson says the council deplores in "the strongest terms" the violence of last night. "Cleaning-up work has already started and the council, along with the police and other partners, are working hard to put all the areas affected back to normal as soon as possible."
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A blaze at a Sony warehouse in Enfield is still being tackled.
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In Clapham, youths are reported to have raided a Debenhams store and a number of shops in Lavender Hill, while some broke into a fancy dress store near Clapham Junction, stealing masks to conceal their identities.
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texts: On the train out of Waterloo I can see loads of people with brushes, gloves and dustpans heading to join the cleanup: London at its best.
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BBC political correspondent Sean Curran says Prime Minister David Cameron doesn't want to look like he's behind the curve after returning from holiday and needs to show he is taking decisive action. He says further rioting tonight would lead to difficult questions in the Commons.
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The BBC's Mark Sandell photographed the aftermath in Hackney, London.
Collecting the burnt out cars in Hackney
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I am a school teacher in south London and I am saddened and appalled by the level of violence being committed by my brothers, young black men. They need to find a voice, a leader, a moral compass. Parents and grandparents may have suffered, but today they have and will have opportunities.
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Clapham resident Sean Fitzpatrick tells BBC News he was at the end of Lavender Hill when the unrest started last night. He says residents came out of their homes to see a crowd of youths gathered outside Lavender Hill Police Station.
He says he can understand police were stretched by violence in south London "they were literally outnumbered by 300, 400 kids at least".
"What happened last night was lawless thuggery," he says. He points to a looted a charity shop: "That's low".
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Sky NewsThe Sony Distribution Centre in Enfield is still on fire following an arson attack last night.
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Julian Spooner from the London Fire Brigade tells the BBC's News Channel most of the worst-damaged buildings in Croydon will have to be demolished. He says in some buildings, firefighters have had to fix hoses in place and withdraw from the premises as it is too dangerous to stay.
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Brian Coleman, Chairman of the London Fire Authority, says the brigade had 2000 phonecalls last night, which is 15 times more than the normal amount, but he insists they are "coping, but fairly stretched".
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Crime researcher at Civitas Nick Cowen
suggests "Cyclically, an outbreak of aggression makes potential offenders realise they are unlikely, as individuals, to get caught while the police are swamped. So they join in the looting and vandalism - thus making yet more potential offenders confident enough to have a go."
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The Reverend Sally Hitchiner tells the BBC there were "extreme acts of selfishness" in Ealing overnight. She says her parish, which neighbour central Ealing, was totally ransacked as police focused on the worst violence.
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Here's one of the pictures the Met are putting up
on their Flickr site in a bid to track down suspects
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BBC journalists
report on last night's aftermath from around the country.
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Mark, an Ealing Broadway resident, says: "I actually felt really emotional seeing the place where I grew up torn apart." He thinks David Cameron should bring troops home from Afghanistan because there is a "war" in Britain.
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I would like to make an appeal to the communities affected by this disorder that if they have any images, photographs or mobile phone footage of any criminal incidents, people can help us with our enquiries by sending them through to us.
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can't find comments from the Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster condemning the violence. He
blogs: Have these two prelates really no thoughts to offer us? And, if so, why the hell not? After all, they can't get to the microphones fast enough when there's a chance to bash bankers or pontificate about climate change.
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Here are some of the volunteers in Ealing who are helping to clear the street after last night's disturbances.
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say outbreaks of "copycat" violence broke out in Oxford and Reading last night.
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says: "Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended quite a high number of incidents, attacks on vehicles and other properties, a number of which there was life risk involved which quite frankly is unforgiveable. Our fire crews are highly professional, but what is very difficult for us to deal with is the civil disorder that goes with this."
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The Met Police release the first images of suspects as part of Operation Withern, the investigation into the serious disorder and violence that has been affecting parts of London. Commander Simon Foy says: "Those who have or intend to go out and commit violent, criminal acts should be warned. We will have photographs and evidence that we will use to identify you and bring you to justice."
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tells a news conference: "Last night was a terrible night for the country and a very bad night for Birmingham. We experienced several hours of wanton theft, damage and disorder. This wasn't an angry crowd, this was a greedy crowd."
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BBC 5 live - Chief Constable of West Midlands police Chris Sims, says: "This was very different to any public disorder we've experienced before. We had to adjust our tactics as we went along. I think the primary way that we're going to deal with this, is by arresting and bringing to justice as many offenders as possible. This is about getting people off the street, but it also about creating a climate of deterrent."
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There is a sense of disbelief amongst the community here that something of this nature has happened in this neighbourhood. Lots of the side streets off the main road are littered with coat hangers, rubbish, small boulders and broken glass, and the stale stench of burning still hangs over Clapham. But people are trying to do what they can to reclaim their roads, and many are now armed with brooms and sweeping the streets.
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Birmingham police have made 133 arrests in total. There were five further arrests this morning in raids on homes where a large quantity of high value clothing was recovered.
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say 10 people have been arrested after three cars were set alight in Chatham and a number of bin fires were started in Gillingham and Rainham.
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writes: Last night, gangs of people were running up the road and smashing shops. The police arrived in riot gear but they were completely outnumbered. It was no particular type of person - everyone got involved. I was scared because there were fights breaking out - I was trying to prevent my children from seeing and hearing what was going on.
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tells the BBC News Channel: "We need numbers of officers on the streets - it's not about the Army."
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writes: I'm not sure the curfew that Diane Abbott talks about will work. Things have changed, and it's not as if teenagers will ask permission to leave the house - they just do, whether parents like it or not.
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A burnt-out supermarket in Ealing.
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A Libyan TV presenter who claims he can talk to spirits and mobilize them in support of Colonel Gaddafi, says Libya was "proud" of the rioters in England. Speaking in English on state-run Al-Jamahiriyah TV, Yusuf Shakir said people in Libya would hold a demonstration to show their solidarity. "We support you black power in Tottenham," he said.
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says the number of police officers on the streets of London will be almost trebled tonight to 16,000 after "sickening" scenes of violence.
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More devastation in Croydon. This used to be Reeves furniture store.
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Home Affairs Correspondent Danny Shaw tells BBC 5 live the Independent Police Complaints Commission says the investigation into Mark Duggan's death is "going to be complex". He also says reports that a gun found at the crime scene was a replica are not correct. It was a working firearm.
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writes: You create a society where vastly overpaid footballers and models can flaunt their wealth and behave in any manner they see fit, and are still treated as near gods by the media. You lead our youth to expect instant fame and wealth, and instead they get unemployment, poverty, and no future. And now you act surprised when they revolt.
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All leave in the Met cancelled and support coming from police forces up and down the country.
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"You will feel the full force of the law. And if you are old enough to commit these crimes you are old enough to face the punishments."
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"You are not only wecking the lives of others, you are not only wrecking your communities, you are potentially wrecking your own lives too."
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Two concrete measures announced by David Cameron - massive increase in police numbers and recall of Parliament. The impression is that the government is being very much led by the police.
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"This is criminality pure and simple and it has to be confronted and defeated."
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"No doubt we will do everything necessary to restore order to British streets and make them safe for the law abiding".
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Parliament to be recalled for one day on Thursday to discuss the riots
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Water cannon ruled out by Home Secretary Theresa May.
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asks "Could there be a general hardening of public opinion towards not only crime (where public opinion cannot get much harder) but also welfare and other social issues?" It continues "already, some are arguing that the Los Angeles riots of 1992 helped to create the climate for welfare reform four years later, and that the riots that broke out in French ghettoes in 2005 worked in favour of the generally conservative Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential election in 2007."
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writes: I have been unemployed and broke for three years now. I have never taken to the streets, smashed public or private property or looted a shop. Unemployment, poverty and disenfranchisement are just lousy excuses for thuggish behaviour.
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More on that Parliament flash. Matthew Hancock MP (West Suffolk) has just told BBC Radio Suffolk that Parliament has just been recalled for Thursday.
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says after Cobra meeting: "This is not a game, this is criminality, this is burglary, this is violence. We will be out there in ever greater numbers tonight." There are no plans for the Army to be involved.
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Unconfirmed reports that Parliament will be recalled on Thursday.
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BBC's David Eades reports on an injured boy, who gets help from a group of teenagers, before one of them
robs him of his belongings
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission is hoping to give some more details about the shooting of Mark Duggan later today - probably this afternoon. It is understood that the weapon found at the scene of the shooting was not a replica firearm, as has been reported. It was a gun that was capable of firing live rounds.
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Believe it or not, this used to be a bus. Pictured in Croydon this morning.
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Speaking to BBC 5 Live, Julian Bell leader of Ealing Council, says: "I think it's very, very disturbing. People are shocked. It feels as if Ealing has been violated. It almost feels like a war zone, like the heart has been ripped out of Ealing this morning."
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says it sent 22 officers, led by an inspector, to London last night after a request from the Met.
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Restaurant owner Colin in Ealing Broadway tells BBC 5 live says a gang of 10 men attacked him last night as he was locking up. They took his wallet and mobile phone, before breaking into his business and taking all the alcohol.
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Martin Hoscik
says on the site Mayor Watch: "However loud the calls to spend more public money appeasing the looters, the first priority for any public money spent in response to this violence must be to ensure not a single displaced homeowner or business is left worse off."
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appeal to residents to the south east of Solar Way business park in Enfield to remain indoors with windows and doors shut following a fire at an electrical goods distribution centre last night. A plume of smoke is still rising.
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say people used Facebook and Twitter social networking sites last night to try to organise disorder in Southampton.
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And that PM statement in Downing Street has slipped yet again. Now expected at 11:05 BST
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a post mortem unveils Mark Duggan died of a single bullet wound.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
are rolling on the riots - lots of eyewitness accounts and news updates
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on "spontaneous" community clean-ups: "People have been meeting up in different parts of the area and cleaning up debris. I think people are quite upset and angry because really people have been getting their jollies, saying 'lets go and have a riot in Toxteth'. Who are these people?"
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The Association of British Insurers
tells the BBC mosts householders and business owners whose property was wrecked or stolen should be able to make a claim.
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says: "Security is the top priority for the IOC but is it not our direct responsibility, that is something for the authorities in London in whom we have complete confidence."
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Firefighters spray water onto building set on fire by rioters last night in Croydon, south London
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Football Association says decision to call off England match was the sensible one after guidance from the police.
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A reminder for BBC Radio 5 listeners. David Cameron's statement on the riots
can also be heard here when it happens
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says: "Our street workers have done a marvellous job in clearing away debris last night to ensure Enfield town is open for business. This shows we will not let these criminals beat us. We will not surrender our streets to these mindless morons."
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writes: My family are visiting the UK for three weeks in September. Trouble is, my 13 year old son and 10 year old daughter now don't want to go because they are frightened. I bet they are not the only kids who are scared stiff.
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That Downing Street statement by the prime minister following this morning's Cobra crisis meeting appears to be slipping a bit - now expected at 10:45 BST.
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Janise is a co-owner of a boutique shop in Peckham. Tearfully she tells BBC 5 live her shop was "completely ransacked". Looters took fabric, mannequins and wedding dresses which were made to measure. "I have customers coming to collect their garments. I don't know what to tell brides. We weren't warned by police," Janice says.
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confirms the force is sending officers to support the Met in London. It does not reveal how many.
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David Cameron is expected to make a statement outside 10 Downing Street at about 10:30BST following the Cobra meeting. We'll cover that live in video and text.
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Sports reporter Iain Dennis tells BBC 5 live the Football Association are due to give a statement regarding its decision to postpone tomorrow's friendly match between England and Holland.
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Wiltshire Police are to deploy 25 officers and three armoured vans to London.
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says police arrested 140 suspected criminals in the city last night and early today.
He tells Sky News: "This is basically looting, they're trying to get money out of things. Over 140 people now have been arrested. The police have done a good job in catching as many people as possible and people will get punished."
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says: "From 5.30am this morning, we have deployed 45 street cleaners, four trucks with cages and two large mechanical sweepers around the borough's trouble hot-spots. Some areas are cordoned off as crime scenes, so we can't get to them until the police give their clearance. We are also starting the operation to move burnt-out vehicles to our Greenford depot where we can."
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A woman jumps from a burning building in Surrey Street last night in London as rescuers prepare to catch her
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Bristol City's Carling Cup match with Swindon at Ashton Gate is postponed after rioting in the city last night.
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tells the BBC News Channel: "I don't call it a riot, I call it an insurrection."
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Chris is a Met police office from south london. He has cancelled his holiday to help with the crisis. He tells BBC 5 live that "morale is high" among his colleagues. "The people who were out on the streets looting, are the people we've been arresting time and time again and have been in front of the courts and walked. This is happening as a result of our failure of instilling disclipine."
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writes: As an Army officer, please do not go on about bringing the military in. More or less all the army has been in a warzone within the last two years, they have been fighting literally for their lives. I would have great concern that our troops are too prepared for using lethal force to be placed into an environment of violence on British streets.
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England's friendly against Holland at Wembley tomorrow
has been called off in the wake of the rioting in London, the Football Association confirms.
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suspects the political ramifications will spread far. "There has to be more doubt, this morning, about the ability of the government to see through five years of austerity and thus to justify the low bond yields on long-term debt."
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texts: The government are talking about bringing in more police officers for the riots but it was only a few months ago that they were talking making these police officers redundant.
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Scattered sports wear and shoes are seen through a broken shutter at a sports wear shop in Hackney.
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says it faced its busiest night in recent history. The brigade's 999 control centre answered 2,169 calls between 18:00 on Monday and 07:19am on Tuesday. This is around 15 times the normal rate of calls the brigade would expect on an average day.
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"London is burning - North London looked like a war zone yesterday", says a headline in today's Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv.
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To block, or not to block, social media applications - like Blackberry's BBM service - that are helping to spread the word about the riots. Tory MP Patrick Mercer tells the Today programme on Radio 4 that blocking the service would be "interfering with our own liberties". Meanwhile Mike Butcher, editor of the TechCrunch Europe website and a digital adviser to the Mayor of London, says any block on the service would be ineffective as information about riots would "root around" it.
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Chinese newspaper Renmin Ribao comments that with the Olympics to be hosted in the British capital next year, "the security situation in London, which has always been a first-choice site for terrorist attacks, will be even grimmer".
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estimates the total cost of the riots could run into "tens of millions of pounds" of damage.
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A fireman sprays down his colleague at the scene of a burnt out Lloyds TSB after disturbances in the Handsworth area of in Birmingham.
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Peter Hoskin
argues in the Spectator cuts in police numbers won't have that much of an effect on the ground. "The total number of police officers in the Met has fallen by around 900 over the past year. That still leaves over 32,000 officers across the capital, rivalling the NYPD."
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has urged the UK government to avoid "harsh confrontation" and exercise restraint when dealing with demonstrators, BBC Monitoring reports.
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Police in Nottingham confirm the local derby between Nottingham Forest and Notts County in the Carling Cup is still on tonight, despite disturbances in the city last night. Kick-off 19:45.
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blogs about a
Night of Shame: There can be no justifications and nowhere to hide from such behaviour. We all need to stand together on this and condemn all those who perpetrated these acts. No ifs - no buts.
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calls for all special constables to report for duty and "for employers to support this".
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Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh
argues for more youth services in the Independent. "It costs money to care. But it also costs money to clear up riots, savagery and antisocial behaviour. I leave it to you to do the financial and moral sums."
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says "disturbing levels of violence were directed at officers again", leading to 44 being injured last night, which included an officer being driven at resulting in broken bones, and another officer receiving an eye injury that is likely to need surgery. Some 14 members of the public were also hurt, including a man in his 60s who has life-threatening head injuries. Over the last 24 hours the Met says it has taken almost 400% more 999 calls than normal (28,000 compared to 5,400 normally).
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Speaking on BBC 5 live, Patrick Mercer, Conservative Party politician for Newark, says: "Police forces must establish a proper, decent and sensible rule of law and order on our streets. We need peace on our streets, but if a fire break out we have to fight it with fire."
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Police say all routes into Birmingham, some of which were closed to traffic last night, are open this morning.
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Scotland Yard are tweeting: "In the next 24 hours there will be 13,000 police officers on duty in London."
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The Indian press has expressed concern that violence across major England cities could jeopardize the third cricket test match between India and England, BBC Monitoring reports. Hindustan Times and India Today say the match, to be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham, now seems doubtful.
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"A significant number of arrests were made (well over 200 overnight - in excess of 450 over the three nights), leading to all MPS cells being full and prisoners being taken to surrounding forces."
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Burnt out cars in Grove Street in the Toxteth area of Liverpool.
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Roger from Clapham is a military officer. "I was sick to my core what I saw yesterday," he tells BBC 5 live. "From a military prospective, the police have completely lost all confidence from the public. They were not able to bring any law and order."
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"People riot because it makes them feel powerful, even if only for a night. People riot because they have spent their whole lives being told that they are good for nothing, and they realise that together they can do anything - literally, anything at all."
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says last night was the worst the MPS (Metropolitan Police Service) has seen in current memory for unacceptable levels of widespread looting, fires and disorder.
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The Met says it responded with the largest policing operation of the three nights to date, a total of 6,000 officers. This included receiving aid from other forces and using armoured vehicles to support officers on the ground to clear areas of trouble.
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The spontaneous community clean-up operation "is far more reflective of the true face of Britain" than the riots, Liverpool Councillor Paul Brant tells the Today programme.
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Deputy Assistant Commisser Steve Kavanagh tells BBC 5 live, the Met is "pulling out every resource" to make sure London is protected tonight.
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writes: My road had cars set on fire. I don't feel safe and I'm leaving London until this is over. I hope Cobra decide to bring the army out - this is the only way to solve this.
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says because all police cells in London are full, anyone arrested now is being taken to surrounding areas. A spokesman said.
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have sent 25 police support unit officers, trained to deal with riot situations, to London.
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Bakery chain Greggs says one of its stores in Peckham was destroyed by fire, another in Enfield looted and a delivery driver assaulted at an undisclosed location in London.
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BBC 5 live reporter Judy Hobson says witnesses in Liverpool saw looters as young as 13, looting a local Tesco store. She says residents are concerned there may be more trouble tonight.
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says it was called to "large numbers of incidents associated with the violent disturbances across the capital overnight". A total of 22 patients were taken to hospital from the main scenes of trouble. The service says more people were treated but not taken to hospital, while others are likely to have made their own way to casualty departments.
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writes: "Woolwich is completly ruined, there are no shops left, and a pub has been burned to a crisp." Mike Jelves uploaded
a video to youtube of The Great Harry Weatherspoons pub burning down.
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Phil Higgs owns a jewellers in Birmingham. He tells the BBC he watched people smashing the windows to his shop last night and describes it as "shocking". He is unsure whether his insurance will cover civil unrest.
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Suffolk police sent 32 riot trained officers to London yesterday. Another unit is expected to be despatched again today.
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"I'm not going to give you an answer this morning" about using army/water cannon/curfew, Theresa May tells Today presenter John Humphrys. Says she is "listening to the police about what they need"
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calls for recall of Parliament, saying all three main parties need to stand together as "democracy is under attack".
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Selhurst Park club confirm that Crystal Palace's Carling Cup tie against Crawley is postponed tonight.
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say staff were called to 34 incidents in Birmingham last night, the last of which came in at just after 03:00. The majority of calls were to reports of people being assaulted.
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's visit to Newquay is cancelled. He will be attending the Cobra emergency committee meeting to be chaired by the prime minister.
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on BBC Breakfast repeats her call for a curfew: "We have to regain control of the streets and we have to have a decisive strategy for doing that. One thing I think we should consider is some sort of curfew. Very hard to enforce in a 24-hour city but what's happening is kids are sitting at home, seeing other kids looting trainer shops, looting phone shops, and thinking 'I'll have some of that'. What we can't have is increasing numbers of young people coming out to loot night after night."
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Paul Fuggel, a flat owner in Ealing,
tells Sky News he thinks the police are "struggling due to being outnumbered" by the number of people out on the street.
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The inside of a Tesco Metro on East Dulwich Road in south London, attacked by looters last night.
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who was working in a Met Police control room overnight tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Probably there aren't [enough police], but we gave it everything we could. We didn't surrender the streets, over 50 of my colleagues were injured last night defending those streets."
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Police officers across London have had their leave and training cancelled to "stop the thuggery", Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steve Kavanagh tells BBC 5 live. He appeals to members of the public to report anyone who might have possession of stolen goods. "We want to react very quickly to this. The Met is absolutely committed to bringing these greedy thugs to justice."
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say 10 men have been arrested in Medway following incidents of vandalism in Chatham, Rainham and Gillingham.
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Watch amateur footage
What this boils down to for the prime minister and the government is who is in charge? There is a perception when you look at the pictures is it isn't the police or the politicians who are in charge, it's the looters.
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Elizabeth Pilgrim, owner of a baby clothes shop in Ealing,
tells Sky News that rails and rails of clothes and toys were taken by a gang of "feral rats". She is "livid" about the "mindless violence".
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was shocked by what he saw from a police command centre in the city: "I could not believe what I was seeing on the CCTV cameras. It was just mindless violence by kids as young as 13 and you just wonder what control the parents had over their children, if any."
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says radical solutions might be needed if the police cannot cope: "Is it time that we looked at deploying the military, bringing the Army in? Because at the end of the day we can't see another night like this in Croydon or anywhere else in London. It's just not acceptable."
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Sky News
is reporting that the Met police says all their holding cells in London are now full
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has
blogged a bullet point plan telling Cameron what to do now he's back in the UK. It includes toning down "gushing praise for the police", hitting back at "any attempt by Labour" to turn this into "a story about the consequences of cuts" and getting to work to restore "London's credibility internationally".
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say there were "small pockets of disorder" in the Chapeltown area of Leeds last night after a shooting. A 34-year-old man was taken to Leeds General Infirmary with serious injuries.
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More from that Radio 5 Live interview with Claudia Webbe, who chairs the independent advisory group for Operation Trident, which investigates black-on-black crime: "Instead of seeing those young people who are disenfranchised, disaffected, disengaged - instead of seeing them turn inwards, what you've now got, I'm seeing, is young people exploding right across London. This is young people in a sense operating on the edge of society are quite prepared to explode because they don't see a society that necessarily cares about them."
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Here's Home Secretary Theresea May on BBC Breakfast
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say the remnants of a clothes shop in Rye Lane, Peckham, which was engulfed in flames last night, could collapse at any time. The road has been cordoned off.
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This is the sort of scene many Londoners are waking up to: looted office equipment lying outside a bank in Clapham Junction.
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welcomes the return of the prime minister to the UK. He says: "The level of violence and criminality taking place across London and in Birmingham is very concerning. Police forces must work with local community leaders, be provided with whatever resources necessary and given whatever special powers they need to bring this lawlessness to an end urgently."
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Here's a couple of tasters of how last night's disturbances are being seen in the US.
The Washington Post says "The images of violence ..deeply shocked Londoners, dealing the city an enormously damaging blow less than a year before the start of the Olympics.
Ravi Somaiya and John F.Burns in the News York Times write: "For a society already under severe economic strain, the rioting raised new questions about the political sustainability of the Cameron government's spending cuts, particularly the deep cutbacks in social programs."
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tells BBC Breakfast News: "It is a shocking and appalling morning for Londoners to wake up to." He adds: There were over 200 arrests overnight, taking the total to more than 400 and "further arrests are planned this morning. There were multiple, fast-acting groups and the Met were stretched beyond belief in a way it hasn't been before."
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Every ground floor window at Admiral Street police station in Liverpool smashed and police van burned out.
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Beefing up police resources is going to be very important when Downing Street's Cobra committee meets at 09:00. Home Secretary Theresa May sounded cautious when she appeared on BBC Breakfast earlier, effectively ruling out bringing in the Army.
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"These were the worst scenes of violence on our streets for many years. It is completely unacceptable."Many brave police officers who put themselves in harm's way in order to protect the public and property. We need to bring an end to this soon." The home secretary rules out bringing in the Army: "The way we police in the UK is by consent."
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Claudia Webbe, Chairperson of New Scotland Yard's Operation Trident Independent Advisory Group, speaking on Radio 5 Live: "The reality was that starting on Saturday there was no leadership in providing information from the mayor of London, the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary. They were all on holiday."
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writes: What do you expect to happen when you let the banks get away with ripping off trillions of dollars? Now they're cutting services for the poor and middle classes. You can't expect the poor to join hands and sing Kumbaya. Society is failing.
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In the Daily Telegraph,
Mary Riddell writes: "London's riots are not the Tupperware troubles of Greece or Spain, where the middle classes lash out against their day of reckoning. They are the proof that a section of young Britain - the stabbers, shooters, looters, chancers and their frightened acolytes - has fallen off the cliff-edge of a crumbling nation."
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"The government knows very well that it is taking a gamble, and that its policies run the risk of sparking mass unrest on a scale we haven't seen since the early 1980s," says Nina Power,
writing in the Guardian
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There were groups of youths rampaging through London Road and many of them were armed - people here said they were carrying sticks and crowbars. The pattern has been that people have moved on pretty quickly. The groups seem to be fairly well organised. They hit and then they run.
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Here's a shot of firefighters battling a large fire that broke out in shops and residential properties in Croydon in the early hours of the morning.
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"It was an overwhelming evening and the police were incredibly stretched." Forty-four police injured, four seriously. Number of arrests expected to rise "very significantly" during the morning. Mayor Boris Johnson expected back in London this morning and will be "on the streets".
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It's clear last nights police operation was a failure and the government has to make sure it is a success tonight. They cannot afford a fourth night of rioting. Talk of the army beinmg deployed is premature, but there is pressure for much more robust police response.
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This is a test of David Cameron's leadership. He will be very visible today. The question is who is in charge - the looters, the government or the police? Bringing in the Army is still on the table.
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writes: Returning home from the mosque is like crossing war zones. I'm worried about being away from home and it feels really sad that my favourite city in the world is being terrorised.
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More than 100 police officers in Nottingham dealt with trouble last night. Forty vehicles have been damaged, 200 tyres set alight, and two petrol bombs were thrown at a police station. Police say a hardcore gang of around 30 people were responsible. Two people are in custody. A large operation is still underway although the trouble has died down.
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writes: Last night was a surreal experience. The sky was covered in black smoke from the various fires burning in and around the city centre. Scores of masked and hooded youth were loitering the streets looking menacing, with police vans going past doing nothing to stop them. As local residents we are extremely worried for our safety.
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More on the transport situation in London: All overground stations are open as normal. Some local bus services may be disrupted due to diversions being in place. Tramlink services are running but the Croydon loop is closed. Check
the Tfl website for the latest updates.
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Prime Minister David Cameron arrived back at Number 10 in the early hours after cutting short his family holiday in Italy, Downing Street says. He will meet Home Secretary Theresa May and Acting Scotland Yard Commissioner Tim Godwin before chairing a Cobra emergency meeting at 09:00 BST.
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London Transport says all Tube stations affected by unrest overnight will be open as normal this morning. The only exception is Ealing Broadway, which is inside a police cordon, meaning some of its entrances will be closed.
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that appears to have been taken in Woolwich, south-east London, shows
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Scotland Yard say three people were arrested earlier on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was injured by a car in Brent, north-west London, while trying to stop suspected looters.
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The riots also dominate the front pages of Britain's tabloid newspapers. The Sun's print edition sums up events in a single word: Anarchy, while its website opts for
Descent into hell, over a dramatic picture of a woman leaping to safety from a burning building.
The
Daily Star , goes with Anarchy in the UK, while its sister paper The Daily Express opts for
"Flaming Morons".
The print version of the Daily Mirror, whose web story keeps it short and simple with "Yob Rule".
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Understandably, coverage of the riots dominates the British newspapers, with much debate about the root causes of the civil disobedience that has gripped London and other cities.
Claims by ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone, who aims to unseat Boris Johnson next year, that government cuts are to blame are
And the in recent days.
However, the
Guardian feels the unrest is a product of the lives which the rioters choose or feel constrained to live.
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writes: Young people were dragging boxed flat screen TV's in their hands with impunity. I saw a convoy of police cars driving past. The officers were clearly stretched. No cars stopped. I also saw Seba Electronics being ransacked; two or three TV's were stolen by one person. His audacity brought gasps from onlookers. I feel awful for the owner and his wife who are always pleasant and helpful and have had their business there for years. They do not deserve what has happened. Carphone Warehouse is engulfed by plumes of smoke. Wilkinsons, Boots, Cash Converters and other stores in the area were also attacked. It was simply pure greed.
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A pub in Woolwich was one of the buildings that burned down during unrest in that part of south-east London.
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writes: I am at home with my family in West Ealing, 300 meters from the shops that are being attacked. There are hooded teenagers walking past our house with bottles and bats. The shop owner from the corner shop is standing up in front of his shop to defend it in case it is attacked. We are starting to talk about ways to defend our house because there are people shouting outside. We do not feel safe at all. We need help. I don't see any other way but to bring in the army.
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Woolwich town centre, in south-east London, is visibly scarred after looters ran amok in its parade of shops.
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A resident in the Toxteth area of Liverpool, where this image was taken, says about 300 people gathered to loot shops and many cars were set alight.
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The Metropolitan Police has just issued an update on its current operations across London.
It says 334 people have been arrested, 69 people were charged and two received cautions in connection with rioting and looting across the city.
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Eyewitness reports say a Tesco Express store was looted at Myrtle Street, on the fringes of Liverpool City Centre.
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Tommy Thompson, who works at a pub next to the Sony warehouse in Enfield, north London, that was set alight tells BBC Radio 5 Live he saw youths carrying petrol bombs at the scene. "We heard a smash at the Sony centre and I went outside to have a look. It was youths just looting and taking loads of products like Wii consoles and stuff like that. They had petrol bombs in bottles. As I went back to work to tell everyone what's going on, about five minutes after that the whole Sony centre was ablaze."
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writes: The common feeling in Hackney Central is that our community has been hurt and damaged by causeless violence. We spoke to looters trying to get home, the only explanation they gave for their behaviour was that they had no money today. It is sad to think that these people are thinking of only the next moment, and the moment they have created is a nightmare. As we watch them now moving on in small pockets, we hope that our community will unite together this morning to react against these riots.
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Video: Tommy Thompson, who works in a hotel neighbouring the Sony distribution centre in Enfield,
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Here are the latest updates from the London Fire Brigade's Twitter site on major blazes currently being fought in the capital: 1. Timber yard fire on going in East Ham on Plashet Grove. The yard 100 x 50 is 50 per cent alight. 4 fire engines and 20 firefighters on site. 2. Shopping centre and offices of 4 floors fire on Woolwich New Road. Whole of the ground floor is alight. 20 firefighters attending. 3. The fire on Lavender Hill has now 8 fire engines and 40 firefighters at the scene. Most of the ground floor and part of first floor alight. 5. 40 firefighters at a fire in a warehouse on Solar Way in Enfield.
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In Birmingham, about 100 people have been arrested so far for offences including violent disorder and aggravated burglary, and are currently in custody, police say. There have been no reports of any major injuries to members of the public or police officers. Police are currently controlling access on some of the main routes into the city centre, including the inner-city ring road.
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A 26-year-old man is in a serious condition in a south London hospital with gun shot wounds. Police found him inside a car at about 21:15 BST in Warrington Road, Croydon. Two other people, believed to be in their late 20s, were also at the scene. They were arrested for handling stolen goods and taken to a south London police station.
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Scotland Yard has said it is considering using more armoured police vehicles against rioters after they were used to push back more than 150 people in the Lavender Hill area of Clapham where shops and business were attacked.
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More on the situation in Bristol. A spokeswoman for Avon and Somerset police said a number of shops and vehicles have been damaged and several main roads have been closed "to allow officers to take control of what is currently a volatile situation".
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The BBC's Tamsin Curnow, in Bristol, says police there have reported disorder in the last few hours. Shops and cars have been damaged in several areas, including the city centre, St Pauls, Stokes Croft and St Werburghs. Officers are now working to keep people out of the city centre, urging them to go home. Most of the damage was caused by about 150 people who moved around the city centre in small groups, police say.
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tweets: Contrary to earlier reports no looting at Westfield shopping centre, shepherds bush #Londonriots
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A fire has taken hold of a distribution centre in Enfield, north London.
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Mike Butcher, blogging at TechCrunch Europe, argues that
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Sharon Rowe, of West Midlands Police, says: "We want to protect the people of Birmingham by restoring order and returning the city to normality as soon as possible. We will not tolerate mindless violence anywhere in the West Midlands and are working hard to ensure that the offenders are identified and caught as soon as possible."
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writes: My flat is about 2 minutes walk from the main part of the town. I can see lots of black smoke billowing across the horizon and I can see looters trying to get into the Barclays bank. The old Wetherspoons pub has burnt down and barricades in the main square have been pulled down. The Wimpy restaurant, Wilkinsons and Primark are all on fire, whilst JD Sports, Burtons and Primark are all currently being raided. I went out to take photographs and I saw looters carrying boxes walking out of these stores. It's pretty scary.
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Firefighters in Clapham Junction are attempting to bring a fire under control.
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Back to the latest Met statement.
Commander Christine Jones says: "The violence we have seen is simply inexcusable. Ordinary people have had their lives turned upside down by this mindless thuggery.
"The Met will ensure that those responsible will face the consequences of their actions and be arrested."
So far, 225 people have been arrested and 36 people have been charged in London, according to police.
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West Midlands Police says it has made about 100 arrests after rioters took to the streets across Birmingham city centre and some surrounding areas.
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writes: I live a few minutes away from the main high street in Clapham. Every shop along the street was looted. Nothing was left unscathed. The rioters didn't bother to cover their faces. There were no police officers present to deter them. Some local residents stood and watched. Others were milling around surveying the damage. I've now returned home but I can still hear helicopters overhead.
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The Metropolitan Police have just issued an update on their current operations across London. It includes:
Hackney: 250 - 300 people gathered in Pembury Estate, setting alight cars and throwing petrol bombs. Businesses in Mare Street were looted and officers contained the situation. Three officers injured but their condition is not believed to be serious.
Newham: Looting in Stratford High Street.
Lewisham: Roaming groups of youths were involved in disorder.
Bethnal Green: More than 100 people looted a Tesco supermarket. Two officers were injured.
Croydon: Fires burning at a number of premises, including a very large blaze at a sofa factory.
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BBC News producer Bill Hayton in Canning Town, east London, says about 25 people armed with hammers descended on a McDonalds restaurant. He says they took food and stole money from the tills, but nobody appeared to have been hurt.
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BBC staff member reports hundreds of youths ransacking a Panasonic store in West Ealing - no sign of police.
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Burnt-out cars smoulder on a street in Ealing, West London
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Merseyside Police confirm they are dealing with a number of incidents in South Liverpool, including cars being set alight. Members of the public have been advised to avoid Smithdown Road, Lodge Lane and Upper Parliament Street. In a statement, Merseyside Police's Andy Ward said: "Officer have tonight dealt with a small number of incidents of violence across the city. We will not tolerate any violence on the streets of Liverpool and have taken swift and robust action in response."
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There are reports of a fire at the Sony warehouse in Enfield, north London.
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Patrick Wettergren, a BBC IT technician, tells us he saw looters on Portabello Road, which is near his west London home. He says several car windows on the street were smashed, a moped was on fire and he saw about 50 people, the majority of whom had covered their faces.
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West Midlands Police confirm that a police station in Holyhead Road in Handsworth, Birmingham, is on fire.
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It's an extremely volatile situation here. On Lavender Hill, as we drove up, we were flanked by hundreds of young people, the majority of whom had their faces covered and were peering into cars. Local residents are telling us they have been extremely upset by what they feel is a lack of police presence.
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West Midlands police confirm that they made 87 arrests on Monday evening.
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Scotland Yard says 225 people have been arrested and 36 were charged in relation to the ongoing riots.
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The BBC's Kevin Peachey in Camden, north London, says the main street has been closed off with police cordoning off the stretch from Camden to Chalk Farm underground stations.
He says: "There is an undoubted tension on the streets, with a number of groups of young men on foot and on bicycles in the area. Police officers said action was being taken to protect members of the public in the area.
"At one spot poles and pieces of wood supposed to be used for scaffolding appeared to be being taken from a lorry in the area. Some police in protective equipment arrived in Camden in an unmarked police car."
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Guardian journalist Paul Lewis says looters in Camden have moved to nearby Chalk Farm. He says he has seen a group of up about 25 people taking part in the looting in that area.
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This is the scene just off Hackney Central, in east London.
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Labour leader Ed Miliband is returning early from his holiday in Devon because of the riots. He is due back in London on Tuesday morning.
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Riot police examine the scene of a looted sportswear shop in central Birmingham.
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Adrian Mills, who owns a restaurant in Ealing, says his staff - with whom he is in regular telephone contact - report that there are about 100 looters in the area and a shopping centre is on fire.
The till in the restaurant was emptied by looters and all the alcohol was taken.
"The police don't seem to have the numbers to cope with the way this is spreading. It is complete and utter lawlessness," he says.
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Police at the scene of the Croydon disturbances are investigating a "non-fatal" shooting, according to a source.
No more details are immediately available.
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Downing Street says the meeting of the Cobra emergency committee will be held at 09:00 on Tuesday.
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"Local residents in Clapham are telling me that parts of Lavender Hill are now a no-go zone. Groups of people have been turning up with their faces covered. I am told that residents cannot see any police officers. They are deeply concerned."
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Rioting is taking place in Ealing, west London, where the windows of a Tesco supermarket have been put out, a car is on fire and rubbish is strewn in public areas. There is also a fire in Haven Green park, opposite Ealing Broadway Tube.
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Former London mayor and future mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone tells the BBC that the anger is fuelled by disengagement.
"There is a level of despair out there. We have got to have a government that speaks to the whole community, not just the layer at the top."
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Looters have been indiscriminate in their targets. Here, they clear the shelves of a Hackney newsagent.
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He says that there is no sense that things are calming down in Woolwich, and the atmosphere is getting a bit more serious, with the young people "fearless" and "acting like they are untouchable".
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Mr Fenton-Smith says the young people there knew what they were doing, with some people laughing and treating the looting in Woolwich as a cheap thrill.
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Richard Fenton-Smith, a BBC producer, says phone shops are being looted in Woolwich High Steet. He says there are several hundred youths involved, but there are no police around. There is also a burnt-out police car.
He says some young people with loud-hailers are organising looting, while others are handing out scarves to hide faces.
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writes: Just been watching a BMW x5 pull up, eight guys congregate around it for five mins putting their hoodies on and then they have run off to Battersea Rise to rob stuff. People been running up our road with televisions, hiding nicked stuff in gardens and under cars and then running back down for more. So many cars and vans are turning up with people just loading up. I can hear the alarms going off at the end of the road. All the people sound young, and they are laughing and enjoying themselves.
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Gangs of masked youths are roaming the streets with petrol bombs in Clapham Junction.
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We've seen the most extraordinary scenes. Walking through the streets, there was looting going on. I saw 100 or so young men with ski masks and hoods pulled down. They seemed to be very well-organised, communicating with each other on radio. The police were in force but they did not seem to know what to do. It's a really tense atmosphere here.
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Police officers and firefighters are struggling to cope with the sheer level of damage. Several properties and vehicles have been set alight in Croydon.
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Prime Minister David Cameron is due to be flying out of Italy - where he was in the second week of his holiday in Tuscany - at 0300 GMT on Tuesday, Downing Street says.
The source says Mr Cameron had now decided to return because: "The situation has become more serious".
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Some families have been forced to leave their homes because of the violence. Here is another image of Hackney residents leaving Clarence Road.
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John Adderlely, a cameraman from south London, describes
t as a bus was set alight.
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Essex and Bedfordshire Police have issued statements denying rumours of disturbances in their respective counties circulating on social networking sites. Essex Police are describing such rumours as "malicious".
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Essex and Suffolk Police have confirmed that they have sent officers to London to assist Metropolitan Police colleagues.
It has understood that each force has sent a Police Support Unit - around 50 officers in total. These are officers specially trained in public order policing and will also include medics.
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Daniela Ritorto, a BBC reporter in Clapham Junction, says hundreds of people are walking down St John's Road with armfuls of stolen goods after ransacking department store Debenhams and sports shops in the area.
"The alarms have been going off for about two hours, and I've only seen about five police officers trying to deal with the looting, but this mob doesn't seem to be going anywhere," she told the News Channel.
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There are still rioters out there across London, but it is in pockets, with youths hanging around in Peckham, Lewisham, Croydon, Hackney and Clapham Junction.
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Eyewitnesses say local people have been terrified by the violence that has broken out on their doorsteps. Here, two residents of Clarence Road, in Hackney, leave as a fire burns behind them.
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Croydon pub landlord Alan McCabe tells the BBC he is furious about the fires raging in Croydon.
"I have never seen such a disregard for human life. I hope they rot in hell.
"The grief they have caused people, the fear they have put in people's hearts, decent people who have done nothing to anyone."
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In Croydon, south London, a bus was set alight as rioters took to the streets.
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It is unusual for a PM to return from his summer holiday, as there is often a sense that it can deepen a sense of a crisis rather than dispel it. But politicans are quite keen to show there are in some kind of control now.
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Mr Clegg has cancelled a planned visit to Cornwall on Tuesday. The deputy prime minister was due to visit Newquay in the morning to take part in a town hall-style debate with local people at a school.
But a Lib Dem spokesman said he would now be remaining in London to attend the meeting of the Cobra emergency committee, chaired by the PM.
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Number 10 says "Twitter rumours" that the army have been deployed in some areas in response to the rioting "are just rumours".
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Police officers have been out in force in riot gear in Hackney.
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West Midlands Police Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Rowe says: "We will not tolerate mindless violence and damage anywhere in the West Midlands and are working to ensure that the offenders are identified and caught as soon as possible.
"Our communities have made it clear to us that they do not want this kind of violence in their city and we will continue to work with them to bring anybody who commits acts of crime or anti-social behaviour to justice as soon as possible."
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The BBC understands nine people have been arrested following pockets of disorder in Birmingham city centre this evening - four on suspicion of aggravated burglary, four for violent disorder and one for a breach of the peace.
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Ed Miliband goes on: "It is right that the prime minister is chairing Cobra. We need a co-ordinated response to ensure public safety and help those people who have lost homes and businesses."
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Labour leader Ed Miliband says he is "shocked" by the scenes in parts of London.
"This violence and vandalism is disgraceful criminal behaviour. What we need to see is the strongest possible police response to restore calm and security to our streets and for communities to work together," he says.
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He says there are quite a lot of groups of youths walking around with things like TVs, and rows of shops on Lavender Hill have reportedly been attacked.
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Chris Rogers, a BBC correspondent, says there is a fire burning in Clapham High Street but he can't see any police. There is a police roadblock further up the road though, he says.
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Mr Fisher says there are three properties on fire in Croydon, including a furniture store which was a "landmark" of Croydon.
He says about 100 masked youths are attempting to loot and cause criminal damage, and additional police forces are on the way to Croydon.
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He says the council will do everything it can to identify the culprits on CCTV footage.
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He says police are doing the best they can but there needs to be more resources.
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Mike Fisher, leader of Croydon council, says "mindless thugs" are destroying businesses and people's livelihoods, and it is an "outrage".
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Government sources say the PM decided to cut short his holiday because the situation has "demonstrably worsened" this evening.
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Number 10 says the PM has been monitoring the situation on "an hourly basis".
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Here's a picture of that large furniture store which is still ablaze in Croydon.
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PM David Cameron is boarding a plane tonight to return home from his holiday in Italy. He will arrive home in the early hours of Tuesday morning and chair a Cobra meeting. He will also be talking to the home secretary and the acting Met Police commissioner in the morning.
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The BBC understands the Metropolitan Police has called in air support unit helicopters from Surrey and Sussex police to help cope with the workload.
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Aerial footage is showing what the BBC believes is a large furniture store on a street corner in Croydon completely ablaze.
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Peter Truman, a reporter at the Croydon Guardian, tells the BBC most people in Croydon have just gone indoors and shut their doors, and the main reaction is shock.
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Aerial footage is now showing several fires burning in Croydon, south London.
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Photos continue to emerge showing the kind of scenes police officers are facing this evening. This was taken in Hackney.
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The police seem to be pulling back in Hackney, after a very few tense hours.
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Hackney MP Diane Abbott is at the scene of the riots, which she says are "terrifying" for the community. "It's appalling. These people are trashing their own community. Who would invest here, who would create jobs? I'm calling on parents and families to urge these people to come home. The looting has to stop."
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He says senior police officers have been warning the government that there was a danger of violence like this for a while.
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Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone says the government has failed to realise the level of discontent among young people who are facing a "bleak" future.
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Live pictures from Hackney show riot police are still being confronted by burning vehicles.
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South London MP Simon Hughes tells the BBC that regardless of whether there was any justification for Saturday's violence in Tottenham, people have no excuse for attacking police and civilians in places like Southwark: "I don't think it is anger. A lot of it is motivated by people sending messages to one another... looking for something exciting to do."
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A string of railway stations are closed for safety reasons, says National Rail. They include Barking, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Peckham Rye, West Croydon and South Bermondsey.
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Three hooded youths kicked down the door of a Tesco Metro store in East Dulwich Road, near Peckham Rye, before jumping over the counter, reports the Press Association.
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In that statement a moment ago, Tim Godwin, the Met Police's Acting Commissioner, called on parents to make sure they knew where their children were and to keep them off the streets.
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Images from Hackney are giving an idea of the police presence on its streets.
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Acting Met Police Commissioner Tim Godwin says the force will be publishing photographs and CCTV footage of those involved in the trouble and asking the public to provide details of their identities.
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Mr Lewis says some rioters are attacking shops and throwing wine bottles at cars: "They are young people, local people causing a considerable amount of damage in their own areas."
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Guardian reporter Paul Lewis tells the BBC the violence in Hackney is worse than in Enfield last night: "Rioters have control of an estate here. They have set up barricades along a number of roads."
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Back in Birmingham, Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Rowe says: "We will not tolerate mindless violence and damage anywhere in the West Midlands and are working to ensure that the offenders are identified and caught as soon as possible."
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A peaceful bit of Hackney, near St John's church, has essentially been closed down. It looks as if police have advantage in numbers. Police have been charging and retreating.
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West Midlands Police have more details on the trouble in Birmingham. They say some shop windows have been smashed in various locations, with property stolen.
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Back in Birmingham, reports suggest people are smashing windows on a street between the Bullring Shopping Centre and the West Midlands Police HQ.
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Reports suggest tension is rising in Hackney, while photographic evidence of this evening's violence continues to emerge.
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A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service says its vehicles are on standby at several locations across the capital, including in Hackney. But she says there are no confirmed reports of any injuries so far.
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Away from the capital, there are reports of a standoff between police and youths outside Birmingham's Pallasades Shopping Centre. That's close to the city's New Street railway station.
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Groups of young men on bicycles and foot are gathering around police cordons in central Hackney, hoods pulled over their heads and scarves disguising their faces; tension in the area is palpably rising. Police reinforcements have been seen arriving in the direction of Mare street.
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A bus on fire on Peckham Road outside the Oliver Goldsmith primary school
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writes: I can hear the police sirens from my house in Upton Park. I heard the riots are in Stratford already which is less than 10 minutes from home. I just hope they don't move anywhere nearer.
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Fire officers are on the scene of that burning building pictured a few minutes ago in Peckham. It appears they are checking on the safety of the buildings next door.
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A quick recap of the situation in London, where police are dealing with violence for a third night:
- Problems began in Hackney, north London, at about 1620 BST, reportedly after a man was stopped and searched by police
- About 200 officers in riot gear were drafted in to deal with crowds of youths, hurling wooden poles and metal bars
- Violence has since flared in Lewisham and Peckham, where a building has been set alight
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In their latest statement, the Met Police have urged witnesses to any violence to report what they saw by calling 020 8345 4142.
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More footage filmed by helicopter in Peckham, south London.
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steve Kavanagh says extra officers have been drafted in to police the capital's streets this evening: "People who are using current events as an excuse or cover to break the law, steal, attack police officers and cause fear to Londoners will not be tolerated by the vast majority of Londoners and us."
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More pictures, this time from Hackney. Here was the scene earlier outside a branch of the workwear store Carhartt.
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Lewisham councillor Michael Harris tells the BBC the culprits appear to be youths: "There are threatening and intimidating groups of young people moving around the town centre."
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Here's the scene in Lewisham where cars have been set alight.
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Mr Clegg has told a town hall meeting of guests invited by London radio station LBC that recalling Parliament is not a priority: "I totally back the very brave police officers.. and that's the priority right now, not politicians talking to each other at Westminster."
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Footage is coming in from Lewisham, south London, showing a fire burning in a street where at least one vehicle has been set ablaze.
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Transport for London says a bus has been set on fire in Peckham, south-east London.
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Commenting on this afternoon's disturbances, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tells a town hall event in south London: "I think the police are moving quickly. Let's hope tonight does not see a repetition of what we saw last night."
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In Hackney, the people I've been speaking to are quite strong in their condemnation of the rioting, saying it will be local people will pay the price. There is a lot of frustration, and those are the emotions that are spilling out on the street here.
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Most of the police in Hackney seem to have moved off the streets, but there is still a cloud of smoke hanging over Mare street.
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"Young people who feel vulnerable feel that there's no jobs, there's no future, there's no prospects. They feel that nobody cares about them so they don't care.
"They've lost respect for authority because at the end of the day if it was just about what happened in Tottenham, that'd be an isolated situation. That was just a trigger," Ms Griffiths says.
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Ros Griffiths, who runs the Employment café in Brixton, which provides advice to jobseekers, says the violence across the capital is the result of years of tension between working-class people and the authorities.
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In Lewisham, Sky News reports that a lot of young people are still running around the streets.
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BBC London says there is criminal activity on the A202 Peckham High Street, which is blocked near Rye Lane - with shops being smashed and buses attacked.
All buses have been pulled out of the area surrounding Lewisham and Peckham.
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The damage in Tottenham is estimated at £7m to £9m, the council says.
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Haringey Council says five buildings suffered serious structural damage in the initial riots in Tottenham. They include the 1930s Carpet Right building which was completely burnt out.
In addition, more than 100 premises were damaged in and around the High Road and Tottenham Hale.
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A candlelight vigil is due to be held at The High Cross in Tottenham, between 19:00 and 20:00 BST.
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In Tottenham, people are still counting the cost of Saturday night's violence with burnt out buildings, properties and vehicles.
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So far, 27 people have been charged. The charges include burglary, theft and violent disorder.
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We've got a breakdown of the arrest figures that came through a few moments ago: 62 arrests were made overnight on Saturday and 153 overnight on Sunday and on Monday morning.
The youngest person to be arrested was 11 and the oldest was 46.
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Reports from our colleagues at BBC London say that the A21 Lewisham High Street is closed near B236 Ladywell Road. There are reports of riots in the area closing off the High Street.
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The BBC's "newscopter" is on its way to Lewisham - so make sure you tune into the News Channel for live pictures of what's going on there.
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is to attend a community event in south London tonight. He is expected to speak about the "loss and destruction" he saw in Tottenham when he visited on Monday morning. But he is expected to say he was "struck by the determination of local people to stand together against the violence".
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Reports suggest police are coming under attack in Lewisham, south London.
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Ms May also plays tribute to "brave police officers who have put themselves in harm's way" to protect people and properties.
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At least 215 people have been arrested and 25 people charged following the riots in London, Ms May says.
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She says anyone who has broken the law will be made to face consequences of their actions, and it is "sheer criminality".
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The Home Secretary says there is "no excuse for violence, no excuse for looting, no excuse for thuggery".
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Theresa May says the violence in London over the last few days has been "totally unacceptable".
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steve Kavanagh tells the BBC the force has sufficient numbers of officers to deal with the Hackney violence.
"What we can see is that the Metropolitan Police are getting police officers there in numbers. When we have large numbers of criminals intent on that type of violence, we can only do that, get lots of officers there quickly and try to protect local businesses and local people," he says.
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Police cars have been smashed by youths, who are armed with wooden poles and metal bars. Planks of wood taken from a lorry have also been hurled towards riot officers.
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson is interrupting his family holiday to return to the capital to deal with the situation.
His spokesman said: "He will be back in London tomorrow lunchtime."
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Groups of people began attacking the police at about 16:20 BST, throwing rocks and a bin at officers.
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About eight riot vans have been drafted in to Hackney and there are up to 200 police officers in riot gear in the area.
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Meanwhile, Home Secretary Theresa May is meeting police chiefs about rioting in London.
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The latest violence was reportedly started when a man was stopped and searched by police, but nothing was found.
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Here at Hackney Central the mood is extremely tense. A line of riot police is confronting demonstrators, some of them masked. Police helicopters are flying low overhead. Some of the rioters tried to rush the police line, they were throwing rocks. The police pushed back, sending the demonstrators running down Mare Street.
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The BBC's "newscopter" captures footage of the scene in Mare Street, Hackney.
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The latest violence follows two nights of unrest in London, which came after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting by police of Mark Duggan, 29.
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Skirmishes have broken out between police and groups of young people in Hackney.
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Hello and welcome to our rolling news coverage of the London riots.
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