London Riots

By alicegibson

  • Mark Duggan

    18:15 BST - Mark Duggan, 29, is shot dead by police at Ferry Lane, Tottenham.The death occurs during an operation where specialist firearm officers and officers from Operation Trident, the unit which deals with gun crime in the African and Caribbean communities, are attempting to carry out an arrest. Mr Duggan is a passenger in a minicab and is shot after an apparent exchange of fire. A police officer's radio is later found to have a bullet lodged in it.

  • Disturbances

    A series of disturbances by people in Tottenham in Haringey (8.8% unemployed) followed the protest march on 6 August. The rioting occurred shortly after about 120 people marched from the Broadwater Farm estate to Tottenham Police Station via the High Road.

  • Gathering

    19:45 BST - Around 100 hooded youths gather outside Enfield Police Station.
    22:30 BST - Reports on Twitter of a police presence at Oxford Circus in London's West End. Police later say a mob of around 50 people damaged property in the area.

  • Rioting

    23:27 BST - Rioting in Ealing, West London. Windows of a Tesco supermarket been put out, a car on fire and rubbish everywhere. Also a fire in Haven Green park, opposite Ealing Broadway Tube.
    23:30 BST - About 40 vehicles damaged in a night of violence in Nottingham.

  • Fire Brigade busy and football called off

    09:43 BST - London Fire Brigade says it faced its busiest night in recent history. The brigade's 999 control centre answered 2,169 calls Around 15 times the normal rate of calls the brigade would expect on an average day.09:55 BST - England's friendly against Holland at Wembley tomorrow has been called off because of the rioting in London.11:06 BST - David Cameron makes his first statement outside Number 10 after cutting short his holiday to return to London. Increase in police numbers.

  • Man arrested

    09:13 BST - A 21-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of starting a fire at the House of Reeves furniture store in Croydon - destroyed during Monday night's rioting in London.
    11:15 BST - Prime Minister David Cameron makes a statement from Downing Street, paying tribute to police and the emergency services. He warns that more people will be arrested and charged. He said: “We will not allow a culture of fear to exist on our streets”

  • Prime Minister statement

    Questions to be answered over the shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham last week. Calls the rioting "criminality, pure and simple".

  • People arrested

    00:22 BST - The Metropolitan Police say 1,103 people have now been arrested in connection with the riots and 654 people have been charged.