LONDON RIOTS - UPDATES

• Violence has erupted on the streets of London for a third night running. Here are the latest developments:
  
  • Rioting is in progress across London, in Hackney, Lewisham, Peckham, Croydon and reports suggest it has spread to other areas of the country, including Birmingham
  • Prime Minister David Cameron is returning home from his summer holiday
  • Fires are burning in several parts of London, including a major blaze in Croydon
  • Police call for parents to find out where their children are to prevent further trouble
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 5:17 AM
• Scotland Yard commander Christine Jones said tonight's events were "simply inexcusable" as she announced the force had now arrested 225 people and charged 36 people over the escalating riots.
  by Press Association LiveBlog 7:17 AM
• West Ham and Charlton have postponed Carling Cup home matches which were due to take place on the request of police. The Hammers were set to host Aldershot at Upton Park while Reading were scheduled to travel to Charlton.
  by Press Association LiveBlog 7:02 AM
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  People try to kick in the window of a jewellers shop near the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham as violence spread outside London

  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 6:39 AM
• Reports from the scene suggest there's still violence on the streets of Hackney as midnight approaches
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 6:37 AM
• These riots are a first for us. How do you think the people in the middle east feel who have to go through this terror every single day!?
  by justSABBY_ via twitter 6:31 AM
• Thoughts are with every innocent person caught up in these awful riots. Stay safe out there you guys!
  by levkaizer via twitter 6:20 AM
• I feel nothing but hopelessness and anger for the people causing the london riots. There are effective PEACEFUL ways to change it all.
  by RachaelCAbbey via twitter 6:19 AM
• Police forces are trying to quell rumours both @gmpolice (Manchester) and @leicspolice say local speculation and rumours about trouble are incorrect
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 6:17 AM
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  Pictures from Peckham show rioters on the rampage in a scene described as a "war zone"

  by Press Association LiveBlog AM 6:13 AM
• Here's a Google Map showing the affected areas: maps.google.co.uk
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 6:13 AM
• Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes: "There is just one simple message for young people. Don't give in to the temptation to trash your own communities - these are the places which we all need for our future jobs, housing and prosperity."
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 6:11 AM
• The boss of a 100-year-old store destroyed in a fire has spoken of his devastation. Owner Trevor Reeves told Sky News: "Words fail me. It's just gone, it's five generations. My father is distraught at the moment. It's just mindless thuggery."
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 6:09 AM
• The football club said in a statement that "all major public events in London" are being rearranged because of the need to focus police resources elsewhere.
  by Press Association LiveBlog AM 6:08 AM
• West Ham have announced their Carling Cup match against Aldershot tomorrow has been postponed on request from the police.
  by Press Association LiveBlog AM 6:05 AM
• EYEWITNESS: East Dulwich commuter 'Jack' says: "I looked out of the window (of the bus) and there was a bunch of lads who were pushing a big industrial bin towards our bus. It crashed into the side and the window shattered. There was a few people crying. The driver didn't want to open the doors but a few people forced them open so they could get out."
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 5:56 AM
• A Downing Street source says David Cameron will be returning to the UK on a military flight leaving Italy at 3am
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 5:54 AM
• TV pictures are showing widespread scenes of damage and destruction in Clapham
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 5:51 AM
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  A bus ablaze in Croydon in what Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell described as "wanton violence". He added: "I'm sickened to see this happening in my town."

  by Press Association LiveBlog AM 5:50 AM
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  The family business had been a landmark in Croydon for a century.

  by Press Association LiveBlog AM 5:44 AM
• EYEWITNESS: Teacher Matthew Yeoland, 43, says: "For the kids it's their only way of venting their anger. They've all got BlackBerrys and gangs have got together. It's like a war zone and the police weren't doing anything. There were too many people and not enough police."
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 5:43 AM
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  The Reeves furniture shop in Croydon was engulfed by flames, with nearby homes evacuated.

  by Press Association LiveBlog AM 5:42 AM
• Just think all them soliders that have lost thier lives fight for this country and look at just wat thier fighting for riots all over the country bring them back nd defend our country instead of others! !!!!!!
  by Ben Taylor via facebook 5:34 AM
• As of now I'm "American" until these riots stop... Too ashamed to be British atm...
  by Ryan Carroll via facebook 5:31 AM
• Facebook is full of riots reaction as well as Twitter...
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 5:31 AM
• @gracedent: it's quite hard to stay liberal on my second night of being in this.
  by Press Association LiveBlog DB 5:25 AM
• Sky reporter Mark Stone has won a lot of fans on Twitter for his reporting from the thick of the action in Clapham Junction where there was no visible police presence.
  by Press Association LiveBlog AM 5:17 AM
• Train has left Clapham Junction, and as it went past the view of Debenhams I saw a huge crowd of youths swarming around. God, this is awful.
  by PRO_WIDOW via twitter 5:13 AM
• Rioting in Clapham Junction is reported to have included the ransacking of a department store as well as windows being smashed and looting in several other stores.
  by Press Association LiveBlog AM 5:12 AM
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  Stoke Newington High Street - police vans everywhere

  by Press Association LiveBlog 5:06 AM
• Among the mainline stations that were shut were Peckham Rye and Queens Road, Peckham, as well as Barking in east London, West Croydon in south east London, and Bethnal Green in east London
  by Press Association LiveBlog 5:01 AM
• The widespread rioting led to railway station closures while numerous roads were also shut and there were reports of bus crews coming under attack
  by Press Association LiveBlog 5:01 AM
• Sky News reporter says that nine people have so far been arrested in Birmingham as the skirmishes appear to spread across the country
  by Press Association LiveBlog 4:49 AM
• LATEST: Clapham also fell victim to rioting, with rows of shops on Lavender Hill reportedly attacked
  by Press Association LiveBlog edited by Press Association LiveBlog DB 4:44 AM
• Labour leader Ed Miliband said: "I am shocked by the scenes we are seeing in parts of London. This violence and vandalism is disgraceful criminal behaviour."
  by Press Association LiveBlog 4:44 AM
• On his Twitter feed, MP Tom Watson is demanding that Parliament is recalled to debate the riots
  by Press Association LiveBlog 4:40 AM