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3rd & 7 37yd

#ukriots 685 arrests have been made in connection with the incidents of disorder seen across London in the last 3 days, scotland yard

by UKRiotsNewsInfo via twitter 8/9/2011 11:19:56 PM
Video of some of the police gathering earlier on tonight #manchester #ukriots ow.ly

by RebeccaWho via twitter 8/9/2011 11:22:44 PM
#telegraph reports Smithdown Road in #Liverpool is no go zone as mobs are "causing disorder". #UKriots

by Alphadeus via twitter 8/9/2011 11:22:58 PM
!! Firearms discharged at police officer in Aston, Birmingham. #ukriots sky

by MagsNews via twitter 8/9/2011 11:23:57 PM
As the violence grows in Manchester, Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan has released a statement.

Shewan says, "Over the past few hours, Greater Manchester Police has been faced with extraordinary levels of violence from groups of criminals intent on committing widespread disorder.

Shops have been targeted, looted and set on fire and I, like everyone else, am absolutely appalled by the shameful actions of these criminals who have attacked our cities and have put Manchester and Salford in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons."

by Amil Niazi 8/9/2011 11:26:24 PM
RT @LiveRawUncut: Police Officer shot at in #BirminghamRiots Armed Response Deployed. #Londonriots #ukriots

by syrieyes via twitter 8/9/2011 11:27:57 PM
RT @PaulLewis: Approaching midnight. #Manchester seems worst, but glad consensus is that #ukriots this evening far calmer. (Not riots.)

by Sunrise via twitter 8/9/2011 11:29:51 PM
"If you are old enough to commit these crimes, you are old enough to face the punishments" -David Cameron. #UKriots.

by JakeLibertarian via twitter 8/9/2011 11:30:44 PM
RT @citizentube: The riots in the UK spread well beyond London. Videos from #Liverpool #Bristol and beyond: goo.gl #ukriots

by TopNattapat via twitter 8/9/2011 11:30:54 PM
Seems that London survived unscathed on day 4 of the #ukriots, which have enveloped Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham.

by weredogs via twitter 8/9/2011 11:32:51 PM
Armoured vehicles now lined up in side street in #Enfield goo.gl - VIDEO (via @richard_conway) #UKRiots

by Michael Rusch via twitter 8/9/2011 11:33:16 PM
#SPAR supermarket on Evington Road just got robbed in #Leciester.. Police cars now outside #UKRiots

by Majstar7 via twitter 8/9/2011 11:34:05 PM
Riots have kicked off in #Liverpool, 200 confirmed in south Liverpool by Sky - #ukriots #englandriots #londonriots

by BNN_News_Intl via twitter 8/9/2011 11:34:21 PM
#Nottingham #UKRiots our gorgeous pub the Golden Fleece has been burnt down& trouble in hyson green starting.

by Zest4change via twitter 8/9/2011 11:35:08 PM
Police in West Midlands have tweeted: "23 charged with offences relating to the disorder.19 to appear at court tomorrow,4 bailed to appear at later date."

by Amil Niazi 8/9/2011 11:36:17 PM
by ki5h0re via twitter 8/9/2011 11:36:42 PM
Reports from Metro London, Bedfordshire and Essex police suggest calmer evenings in those areas. Manchester, Nottingham and Leicester, however, face growing chaos.

by Amil Niazi 8/9/2011 11:39:13 PM
More in NQ, Stephenson Square. Police arrived in van & deployed; gang running away. No significant gang activty though. #manchester #ukriots

by CheShA via twitter 8/9/2011 11:39:55 PM
Reports saying there is a building on fire in Leic. City Centre #ukriots

by samjohnson23 via twitter 8/9/2011 11:40:11 PM
by arslanalf via twitter 8/9/2011 11:42:11 PM
RT @PaulLewis: Police in #Birmingham confirming it is considerably quieter tonight #ukriots

by BrumProtestor via twitter 8/9/2011 11:46:08 PM
by geftakysfanmily via twitter 8/9/2011 11:48:54 PM
Nottingham police report: "Since 6pm yesterday evening, the force has dealt with well over 1,000 reports of incidents taking place throughout the city and elsewhere."

by Amil Niazi 8/9/2011 11:49:35 PM
Also reported by police: "At 10pm this evening a number of cars were fire bombed at a car lot in Carlton Road, Nottingham."

by Amil Niazi 8/9/2011 11:51:16 PM
PM says parts of UK society are "sick."#UKriots

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 8/10/2011 2:38:07 PM
"We needed a fight back and a fight back is underway."#ukriots

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 8/10/2011 2:38:09 PM
London police say 3 million people have gone to its flickr site to try and identify thugs on cctv footage bit.ly #londonriots

by Alison Crawford via twitter 8/10/2011 2:38:46 PM
PM Cameron: major police op underway now to pick up more ppl id'd thru cctv. Judges presided all night to process ppl arrested #londonriots

by Alison Crawford via twitter 8/10/2011 2:42:49 PM
Interesting Tweets: @skynewsgatherer Spending the day at a magistrates court to see just who was involved in the #ukriots

by n0ddles via twitter 8/10/2011 2:45:58 PM
RT @ukhomeoffice: #UKriots: what you can do to keep safe, identify the offenders and help the clean up: tinyurl.com #stoptheriots #riotcleanup

by surjitbharath via twitter 8/10/2011 2:48:09 PM
Here's a charmer: A youth makes a rude gesture Wednesday as he leaves Highbury Magistrates court where he appeared over his alleged involvement in the trouble in London. (Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 2:52:04 PM
Riveting and terrifying audio clips from BBC's Nick Ravenscroft in Manchester last night: "I'll keep doing this every day until I get caught," one rioter tells him. news.bbc.co.uk

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 2:59:46 PM
RT @fieldproducer: RT @skynewsgatherer Defence lawyers tells me no one at Croydon or Camberwell granted bail over riot-related offence. #ukriots

by Jeffdelviscio via twitter 8/10/2011 3:00:44 PM
Manchester Riot Police:boots+truncheons on kids lying down www.youtube.com .@gmpolice .@johnprescott .@nick_clegg .@guardian #UKriots

by adpucci via twitter 8/10/2011 3:06:37 PM
Definitely perceptible police presence on the streets of London.#UKriots

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 8/10/2011 3:08:18 PM
UNVERIFIED VIDEO: Clip uploaded to YouTube last night of what is described as a squad of Manchester tactical officers using force to stop youths on bicycles fleeing the city centre.

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 3:15:41 PM
RT @RossLydall: Naughty #Boris: was 15 minutes late for Cobra meeting this morning. Cameron said to have been 'furious' #londonriots

by Alison Crawford via twitter 8/10/2011 3:21:39 PM
Residents affected by rioting in London's Peckham neighbourhood have posted their thoughts on a 'Peace Wall' on a boarded up window of a discount store. Get a closer look at the messages with our interactive: www.cbc.ca

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 3:30:14 PM
RT @skynewsgatherer: Some solicitors in Croydon unable to see their clients as the cells are so busy #ukriots

by ShoutingGoddess via twitter 8/10/2011 3:30:27 PM
CBC News Network's interview Chris Hamnett, professor of geography at King's College, London who studies social change, housing, social polarization and exclusion, in which he discusses what could be fuelling the riots.

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 3:30:59 PM
Closer look of some of the messages on the Peckham "Peace Wall."

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 3:33:22 PM
Ahmadinejad on UK protests: "The ugliest treatment is the police's unacceptable attack on the ppl, who have no weapons in hand." Incredible.

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 8/10/2011 3:36:04 PM
Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi come to the aid of a fellow protestor who was being beaten by Iranian government security members on Sunday, June 14, 2009. (Associated Press)

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 3:46:38 PM
rather a tense environment here in Birmingham town centre. everyone trying to get home before the trouble. #UKRiots

by annemarieeex via twitter 8/10/2011 3:47:26 PM
For those just catching up, this is how insane the world is right now: www.google.com

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 3:52:43 PM
RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Iran calls on UK police to "exercise restraint" and proposes human rights monitors! bit.ly #UKriots

by kimberlymackoy via twitter 8/10/2011 3:53:28 PM
Back to reality. The Guardian has identified the three men killed after being struck by a vehicle in Birmingham last night as Haroon Jahan, 21, and brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31. West Midlands Police have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of murder and recovered a car. www.guardian.co.uk

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 3:56:22 PM
Police officers hold a local man who was inebriated outside a pub on Eltham High Street in London. (Matt Dunham/Associated Press)

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 8:53:38 PM
If the new policing policy is to arrest everyone in Britain who's drunk in public, well, good luck with that.

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 8:56:33 PM
Maybe the only effective way of stopping riots RT @wmpolice: Currently pouring with rain in West Midlands. The streets are quiet and calm.

by darshnasoni via twitter 8/10/2011 8:59:07 PM
1,000 riot officers out in West Midlands this evening, some from other forces. 48 further arrests in last 4 hours.

by darshnasoni via twitter 8/10/2011 9:01:27 PM
Police officers speak with children in Manchester on Wednesday. (Jon Super/Associated Press)

by Andrew Davidson 8/10/2011 9:03:31 PM
RESPECT RT @sarahnaq: Sikhs are guarding a Mosque in Southall so Muslims can pray their Taraweeh prayers in peace. #egypt #ukriots"

by Egyptiennaya via twitter 8/10/2011 9:42:39 PM
I can hear sooo many sirens!!! Whats going on now? @Londonriots

by Charleenx via twitter 8/10/2011 11:10:40 PM
In case you've been wondering, the Queen is safely away from any of the rioting. She is at Balmoral Castle in Scotland for her annual break. This photo of her arrival at Balmoral on Monday was provided to the Associated Press by the British Ministry of Defence.

by Carolyn Ryan 8/10/2011 11:17:52 PM
These riots are probably the only time people tune in to watch the news #UKRIOTS #LondonRiots @UKRiots @LondonRiots2011

by SerefAFC via twitter 8/10/2011 11:18:51 PM
We're seeing contradictory tweets about the riots having moved to Edinburgh. Some are calling it "absolute anarchy" but others are taking back their earlier tweets and calling the report "a joke."

by Carolyn Ryan 8/10/2011 11:28:00 PM