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London Riots

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Article
/ 8 February 2012

London police target street gangs six months after riots

London’s police have begun a crackdown on street gangs which UK politicians blamed for the August riots, the worst disorder Britain saw in decades.

By Michael Holden
Smacking will never be right
Article
/ 3 February 2012

Smacking will never be right

Parental duties must not be done in anger and corporal punishment is therefore not justified

By Zoe Williams
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Article
/ 15 December 2011

UK’s unemployment level hits 17-year high

Austerity measures, prolonged economic weakness and a eurozone crisis have taken their toll on UK’s work force, with unemployment at a 17-year high.

By Meera Selva
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Article
/ 4 September 2011

British protesters clash with police, 60 arrested

Members of a far-right group clashed with police at a rally in London, despite a ban on marches imposed after deadly riots that rocked the country.

By Staff Reporter
The Juju rioters — bored with no hope for the future?
Analysis
/ 1 September 2011

The Juju rioters — bored with no hope for the future?

What made children violently riot for Julius Malema outside Luthuli House? <b>Ayanda Sitole</b> thinks it’s the value systems instilled in our youth.

By Ayanda Sitole
UK riot fears during street party
Article
/ 28 August 2011

UK riot fears during street party

Revellers have packed London streets for one of Europe’s biggest street parties with record numbers of police on duty to curb any further riots.

By Stefano Ambrogi
Blair criticises UK riots response
Article
/ 21 August 2011

Blair criticises UK riots response

Tony Blair has weighed in on the debate over the causes of this month’s riots, attacking claims that the country’s "moral decline" was to blame.

By Alice Ritchie
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Article
/ 19 August 2011

UK rioters face harsh justice

Two men who posted messages on Facebook inciting other people to riot in their home towns have been sentenced to four years each in prison.

By Helen Carter and Owen Bowcott
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Article
/ 19 August 2011

Looters learn from venal leaders

There is a connection between a disregard for the law and politicians who acquire wealth corruptly, writes <b>Richard Calland</b>.

By Richard Calland
UK riots were political. They were looting, not shoplifting
Article
/ 15 August 2011

UK riots were political. They were looting, not shoplifting

The riots cannot be explained by criminality or deprivation alone. But they were unwise and failed to advance any cause.

By Gary Younge
Protests rage over UK handling of riots
Article
/ 14 August 2011

Protests rage over UK handling of riots

Some 200 students have held a demonstration in Tehran against what they call the "savage" police treatment of people involved in unrest in London.

By Staff Reporter
Violence unlikely to resolve UK rioting
Article
/ 13 August 2011

Violence unlikely to resolve UK rioting

A United States street crime expert has warned that solving the problem of rioting was more complex than just arresting people.

By Danny Kemp
Fears sparked by BlackBerry assistance in British riots
Article
/ 13 August 2011

Fears sparked by BlackBerry assistance in British riots

A media watchdog has voiced concern at the cooperation between British authorities and BlackBerry smart phones to identify rioters in London.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 August 2011

London on lockdown to prevent new riots

Police were out in force in London on Saturday in a bid to prevent any repeat of England’s worst riots in decades, which left five people dead.

By Robin Millard
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Article
/ 12 August 2011

Where are all the good kids gone, asks London

The London riots have left some parents wondering what happened to their children. But others say the state’s to blame for depriving them of a future.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 12 August 2011

The empire riots back

It is not difficult to understand the outpouring of smug schadenfreude that has greeted the news of riots in Britain, writes <b>Chris Roper</b>.

By Chris Roper
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Africa
/ 12 August 2011

Police ‘ill-prepared’ for scale of the rioting in London

Twenty-year-old Mohammed Naji and his friends say they are not surprised by the rioting and looting in several suburbs in and around London this week.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 12 August 2011

‘Honest conversations’ needed about UK spending cuts

David Cameron risks his government’s austerity drive, particularly its plans to cut police funding, becoming the focus of Britons’ fear of the future.

By Peter Griffiths
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Article
/ 11 August 2011

Tottenham-Everton match postponed over riots

Tottenham’s opening Premier League match against Everton has been postponed due to the violence in London, the league’s chief executive has confirmed.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 August 2011

The Great UK Shopping Riots

Funny. All those tweets about how social media was the force that provoked the revolutions of the Arab Spring have become mysteriously muted.

By Chris Roper
British cities clean up after burning and looting
Article
/ 10 August 2011

British cities clean up after burning and looting

British cities began on Wednesday to clean up shopping streets littered with debris from a night of looting by gangs of hooded youths.

By Jodie Ginsberg and Stefano Ambrogi
Violence erupts for fourth night in Britain
Article
/ 9 August 2011

Violence erupts for fourth night in Britain

Rioters broke into stores and torched cars in central England on Tuesday as Britain’s worst riots for decades entered a fourth night, police said.

By Jodie Ginsberg and Stefano Ambrogi
Cameron vows to restore order after ‘mob rule’
Article
/ 9 August 2011

Cameron vows to restore order after ‘mob rule’

As news came of the first death in Britain’s fiery riots, the prime minister recalled Parliament and ordered thousands more police onto the streets.

By Alice Ritchie
Cameron recalls UK Parliament after riots
Article
/ 9 August 2011

Cameron recalls UK Parliament after riots

British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would recall Parliament from its summer recess for a day after rioting swept through through London.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 August 2011

London violence raises 2012 Olympic concerns

Less than a year before London hosts the 2012 Games, scenes of rioting and looting have raised concerns about security and policing for the event.

By Stephen Wilson
Britain burns: Riots spread to other cities
Article
/ 9 August 2011

Britain burns: Riots spread to other cities

A chaotic wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday.

By David Stringer
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Article
/ 8 August 2011

UK police arrest 100 after London riots

More shops were looted on a second night of clashes in London and nine more police hurt as disorder spread after police killed a man during an arrest.

By Peter Griffiths and Michael Holden
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Article
/ 7 August 2011

London riot leaves 26 officers injured

The violent riot that tore through a deprived north London neighbourhood and injured 26 police officers has cast a pall over Britain’s capital

By Raphael G Satter

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