London riots: Violence erupts for third day
Violence has broken out for a third consecutive day in London, with riot police deployed and firefighters tackling blazes across the capital.
Shops were looted and buildings, among them a furniture store in Croydon, set alight as police clashed with youths.
Trouble first flared on Saturday after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by police.
The prime minister is returning early from holiday to chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee Cobra.
June Kelly reports.
08 Aug 2011