London riots

Violence breaks out across London for a third night in a row as riots also spread to other cities across Britain, including Birmingham and Bristol. Keme Nzerem surveys the damage.

The blogosphere reveals that police officers blame the wave of rioting in London on ineffective leadership and the weakness of the criminal justice system.

An inquest has found that Mark Duggan, the man whose death sparked the London riots, died of a single gunshot wound to the chest.

David Cameron vows to do “everything necessary to restore order to Britain’s streets as he recalls Parliament and trebles police presence in London. There will be 16,000 officers on patrol tonight.

Rapper Guvna B pleads for young people to stop rioting but says he understands how deprivation can lead to violent depravity.

Hundreds of people have been arrested after large scale violence and disorder spread from London to Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, and Nottingham. There has also been minor violence in Leeds.

Shopping centres, high street shops and other businesses have closed early across the capital as police warn of a fourth night of disturbances.

The instant messaging service on BlackBerry smartphones, thought to be used by London rioters to organise themselves, may be shut down at the request of the police tonight, as Benjamin Cohen reports.

Coverage of riots in cities around the UK has made headlines across the globe, with interest in the story intensified by London’s hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games.

After three nights of riots, looting and arson in London and across Britain, Channel 4 News looks at who the rioters are and why they are taking to the streets so violently.

Volunteer cleaning squads have been sweeping the streets after the riots. A group in south London told Channel 4 News “what people have done is pretty awful” but we “wanted to come out and help”.

A man has died after being shot during rioting in Croydon which also saw buildings set on fire.

As rioting grips London, Channel 4 News speaks to an eyewitness in Birmingham where trouble is “brewing”. There have also been clashes in Liverpool and police have stepped up patrols in Leeds.

In the run-up to the Olympics the Met Police are dealing with chaotic scenes of violence on London streets. Channel 4 News asks a former senior officer if plans for London 2012 will be affected.

Exclusive: Mark Duggan’s partner tells Channel 4 News the London riots are “out of control”. Semone Wilson says she is “100 per cent sure” that Mark did not fire at police before he was killed.