Riots Spread In England -- News Updates August 9, 2011





16,000 Police To Retake London: PM Recalls Parliament As The Police Lose Control Of Britain's Streets -- Daily Mail



Prime Minister David Cameron recalls Parliament on Thursday as Government tries to quell uprising

Plastic bullets could be used for the first time in Britain in riots tonight

'Unprecedented' 16,000 police on duty in London - compared with just 6,000 last night

Man, 26, shot in Croydon last night dies in hospital

Man, aged in his 60s, critically ill after clashing with rioters in Ealing

England game against Netherlands at Wembley tomorrow called OFF

400% surge in 999 calls on night of violence with 20,800 dialling the emergency services in London

Cost of clean-up expected to run into 'tens of millions'

Metropolitan Police use armoured vehicles to push back 150 rioters in Lavender Hill, Clapham

'There are no plans for the Army to get involved,' says police chief

Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of police officer

525 people arrested in total and more than 100 people have been charged

16-year-old arrested on suspicion of trying to incite riots via Facebook

All police cells in London are now FULL

Copycat riots reported in Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Liverpool and Leeds



Police today admitted they were prepared to use plastic bullets against rioters if a fourth night of lawlessness sees gangs of youths marauding across London and looting businesses.



With an 'unprecedented' 16,000 police officers due on the streets of London tonight, answers were today being demanded over the failure of police to bring last night's riots under control.



Just hours after David Cameron warned rioters they would face the 'full force of the law' there were rumours on Twitter that violence was already starting up again in isolated areas across the capital.



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More News On The Riots In England



London riots and UK unrest: day four live coverage
-- The Guardian

London reels from riots, Cameron pledges crackdown -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Cameron vows to restore order after 'mob rule' -- Yahoo News/AFP

Looting, arson spread widely in London, as civil unrest escalates -- Washington Post

Britain Burning: Riots Rattle London, Spread Across U.K. -- ABC News

London Riots: Fires Spread on Third Night of Violence -- Time

London riots: Police use armoured vehicles to clear streets -- The Guardian

Use of water cannon on rioters backed from right and left, but doubts remain -- The Guardian

Cameron deploys 10,000 more police to stop London riots -- Washington Post

London riots: police will use baton rounds if necessary, warns Met -- The Guardian

What Happened Last Night in the London Riots -- Atlantic Wire

London riots claim first fatality as shot man dies -- Reuters

UK PM recalls Parliament for London riot crisis -- Yahoo News/AP

David Cameron meets police over London riots as relations hit low point -- The Guardian

UK cop says plastic bullets possible in riots -- Yahoo News/AP

London riots: police 'prepare to use plastic bullets' if violence continues -- The Telegraph

London won't let riots ruin it -- The Telegraph

UK riots: every verified incident - interactive map -- The Guardian

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