1. Thursday 4th August 18:15 Mark Duggan is shot dead by the police
Saturday 6th August Before IPCC provides support for Mark Duggan’s family as they identify the
17:00 body
17:00 Around 300 people gather outside Tottenham police station after
marching from Broadwater Farm estate. They say they want "justice"
for Mr Duggan and his family.
Officers are forced to close the High Road and put traffic diversions in
place. Eyewitnesses report that the protest begins peacefully.
20:20 The violence begins as bottles are thrown at two patrol cars close to
the police station. One of the vehicles is set alight, while the other is
pushed into the middle of the road before also being torched.
Unconfirmed reports say the incident was sparked off by a
confrontation between a teenage protester and a police officer.
Riot officers from the Territorial Support Group and police on
horseback are deployed to disperse the crowds but come under
attack from bottles, fireworks and other missiles.
22:25 As the violence continues, a double-decker bus is burnt out and more
petrol bombs are thrown at police and buildings. Shops set alight in
the area include an Aldi supermarket and a carpet shop.
Looting is reported throughout the night and some thieves take the
opportunity to load up car boots and shopping trolleys with stolen
goods. Vision Express, Boots, Argos and JD Sports are among the
shops affected.
20:45 The London Fire Brigade receives its first calls to attend and by 04:30
BST the following morning has dealt with 49 "primary" fires in the
Tottenham area and received more than 250 emergency calls from
the public.
No firefighters are injured in the disturbances but some are
threatened by rioters, according to the London Fire and Emergency
Planning Authority.
Sunday 7th August 12:00 Fire crews have all the fires under control but are still damping down
some burnt-out buildings. Scenes of crime officers begin investigating
and gathering evidence.
Police say 26 police officers were injured in the riots and two remain
in hospital. In total, 55 arrests have been made.
2. Local MP David Lammy tells reporters the community has "had the
heart ripped out of it" by "mindless, mindless people", many of whom,
he says, had come from outside Tottenham to cause trouble.
Sunday 7th August 16:20 Police announce the launch of Operation Withern to investigate the
riots in Tottenham.
Sunday 7th August 18:28 Police are called to High Street Enfield after reports shop windows
are being smashed. A police vehicle is damaged.
Sunday 7th August 18:30 Three police officers are injured after intervening in an altercation in
Brixton, south London. Missiles are thrown.
Sunday 7th August 19:45 Around 100 hooded youths gather outside Enfield Police Station.
Sunday 7th August 21:30 21:30 BST -The Guardian newspaper quotes a source as saying a
bullet found in a police radio after Mr Duggan's death was police
issue.
Sunday 7th August 22:00 More reports of shop windows being smashed in Enfield. Riot police
and mounted police patrol the streets.
Sunday 7th August 22:30 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.
Monday 8th August 00:45 Six fire engines and 30 firefighters are despatched to a blaze at a
Foot Locker store on Brixton Road, after it is set alight.
Three officers are injured after being hit by a vehicle in Chingford
Mount, Waltham Forest. The officers had been making arrests after
a shop was looted.
Police say a police vehicle windscreen was smashed during a
disturbance in Islington and a Tesco store in Ponders End has
3. been vandalised and looted.
Scotland Yard says police are responding to copycat criminal
activity across London. In a statement it says "small and mobile
groups" of looters have been have been targeting areas of north,
east and south London.
Police say gangs of youths are continuing to attack officers and
shops are being targeted in Waltham Forest.
In Enfield, the High Street remains cordoned off after disorder in
the area was contained. The situation in Walthamstow is said to be
under control after some 30 youths - many in masks - vandalised
and looted shops there.
02:38 The London Fire Brigade says firefighters have been called to a
number of fires as a direct result of disturbances in the Enfield,
Brixton and Walthamstow areas. Six fire engines and 30 firefighters
are fighting a blaze at a shop on Brixton road.
06:15 The Metropolitan Police say a further 100 arrests have been
made and 16 people charged in relation to disturbances overnight
on Sunday.
17:19 Skirmishes break out between police and groups of young people
in Hackney. The trouble reportedly started when a man was
stopped and searched by police, but nothing was found.
17:39 Spokesman for Mayor of London Boris Johnson says he is
interrupting his family holiday to return to the capital to deal with
the situation.
18:42 Transport for London says a bus has been set on fire in Peckham,
south-east London.
18:45 Video footage from Lewisham, south London, shows a fire burning
in a street where at least one vehicle has been set ablaze.
4. 20:07 West Midlands Police say some shop windows have been
smashed in various locations, with property stolen.
20:58 Aerial footage is now showing several fires burning in Croydon,
south London.
21:33 - The Prime Minister is to cut short his holiday because the
situation has "demonstrably worsened", it is reported.
21:50 A BBC correspondent reports seeing a fire burning in Clapham
High Street but he can't see any police besides a police roadblock
further up the road.
22:42 Essex and Suffolk Police confirm they have sent officers to London
to assist Metropolitan Police colleagues.
23:05 A BBC producer reports that phone shops are being looted in
Woolwich High Street. He says there are several hundred youths
involved, but there are no police around. There is also a burnt-out
police car.
23:27 Rioting is taking place in Ealing, west London, where the windows
of a Tesco supermarket have been put out, a car is on fire and
rubbish is strewn in public areas. There is also a fire in Haven
Green park, opposite Ealing Broadway Tube.
23:30 About 40 vehicles were damaged in a night of violence in
Nottingham described by one senior officer as "motivated" by the
London riots. Most of the incidents happened in the St Ann's area,
but police foiled an attempt to break into the Victoria Centre in the
city centre. The trouble lasted about three hours.
5. 23:49 Labour leader Ed Miliband is returning early from his holiday in
Devon because of the riots, it is reported. He is due back in London
on Tuesday morning.
Tuesday 9th August 00:45 West Midlands Police confirm that a police station in Holyhead
Road in Handsworth, Birmingham, is on fire.
00:59 Merseyside Police confirm they are dealing with a number of
incidents in South Liverpool, including cars being set alight.
01:05 BBC staff member reports hundreds of youths ransacking a
Panasonic store in West Ealing - no sign of police.
01:21 The Metropolitan Police issue on their current operations across
London. It includes the following bulletins - Hackney: 250-300
people gathered in Pembury Estate, setting alight cars and
throwing petrol bombs. Businesses in Mare Street were looted and
officers contained the situation. Three officers injured but their
condition is not believed to be serious. Newham: Looting in
Stratford High Street. Lewisham: Roaming groups of youths were
involved in disorder. Bethnal Green: More than 100 people looted a
Tesco supermarket. Two officers were injured. Croydon: Fires
burning at a number of premises, including a very large blaze at a
sofa factory.
03:06 London Fire Brigade lists the major blazes is it fighting in the
capital: 1. Timber yard fire ongoing in East Ham on Plashet Grove.
Four fire engines and 20 firefighters on site. 2. Shopping centre
and offices of four floors fire on Woolwich New Road. Whole of the
ground floor is alight. 20 firefighters attending. 3. The fire on
Lavender Hill now has eight fire engines and 40 firefighters at the
scene. Most of the ground floor and part of first floor alight. 4. 40
firefighters at a fire in a warehouse on Solar Way in Enfield.
09:43 London Fire Brigade says it faced its busiest night in recent history.
The brigade's 999 control centre answered 2,169 calls between
18:00 BST on Monday and 07:19 BST on Tuesday. This is around
15 times the normal rate of calls the brigade would expect on an
average day.
6. 09:55 The Football Association confirms that England's friendly against
Holland at Wembley tomorrow has been called off because of the
rioting in London.
11:06 David Cameron makes his first statement outside Number 10 after
cutting short his holiday to return to London. He announces a
massive increase in police numbers and the recall of Parliament.
14:15 Prime Minister David Cameron visits Croydon to view the
devastation from Monday's violence and looting.
14:45 London Mayor Boris Johnson visits Clapham Junction to thank
volunteers for clearing up the damage and apologise to those who
have lost their businesses. He is heckled by angry residents who
say there were inadequate police on the streets.
15:24 Scotland Yard says 525 people have been arrested in relation to
the riots. Ninety-nine people have been charged so far - of those
63 face burglary charges.
17:29 The Independent Police Complaints commission says ballistic test
results show no evidence that a hangun found at the scene of the
fatal police shooting of Mark Duggan had been fired.
17:46 Reports of rocks and stones being hurled at police vans by gangs
of youths in Salford, Manchester.
19:28 Manchester police appeal for calm following a number of attacks by
rioters on shops in Manchester city centre and Salford. There are
also reports of trouble in Birmingham and West Bromwich where
there have been confrontations between police and gangs of
youths.
22:36 A police station in Nottingham is firebombed by a group of rioters.
7. In the Bootle area of Merseyside a man is arrested on suspicion of
vehicle theft after allegedly using a dumper truck to break into a
Post Office.
Wednesday 00:24 The Metropolitan Police say 685 arrests have been made in
connection with the riots across London. Of these, 111 people
have been charged - 69 with burglary. Greater Manchester Police
say they made 47 arrests, Merseyside Police 35 arrests and West
Midlands police 87 arrests on Tuesday night following trouble in
Birmingham, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.
04:00 Avon and Somerset Police say four people have been arrested
following disorder in Bristol city centre.
05:37 A murder investigation is launched in Birmingham after two men
are killed and one critically injured in a hit and run incident. The
third man later died in hospital. It is not known if the deaths were
linked to the rioting.
09:13 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 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." Mr Cameron
also said there were contingency plans for water cannon to be
used at 24 hours' notice.
13:43 1Ministry of Justice statement says there are enough prison places
for all those sentenced to custody. The Met Police release a
second tranches of images of people they would like to speak to
about the recent disorder. Greater Manchester Police release a
batch of CCTV images of suspects wanted in connection with the
rioting and looting.
14:44 Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, says 250 police officers
8. have been dispatched from Scotland to the Midlands and the north
of England to help combat the rioting.
16:31 The Association of Chief Police Officers - which is co-ordinating the
transfer of police officers, dogs, horses and other riot equipment -
says six forces have requested assistance tonight. They are: Avon
and Somerset, Gloucestershire, Greater Manchester Police,
Metropolitan Police, Nottinghamshire and West Midlands. Fifty-one
forces across the UK are helping supply the extra officers and
equipment.
17:59 In London, the number of people arrested in connection with
violence, disorder and looting rises to 805, with 251 charged,
Scotland Yard says.
18:19 Greater Manchester Police's twitter feed confirms that two men
have been sentenced to 10 weeks and 16 weeks over rioting.
19:36 Tariq Jahan, whose 21-year-old son, Haroon, died after he was run
over by a car in Birmingham, has called for people not to resort to
vigilantism against rioters and asked his community to ''stand
united".
21:51 Scotland Yard has named the 26-year-old man who died after
being found shot in a car during riots in Croydon as Trevor Ellis, of
Brixton Hill.
22:03 In a statement, West Midlands Police say the situation across the
area is calm at the moment as 1,000 officers parade the streets.
23:55 Magistrates courts in London, Solihull and Manchester among
others stay open through the night to fast track those already in
custody for disorder related offences.
9. 01:50 A candle-lit vigil held in Birmingham at the spot where three men
were killed on Wednesday night when they were hit by a car
passes off peacefully. About 250 people took part. Police have
been given more time to question a 32-year-old man on suspicion
of murder.
06:27 The Metropolitan Police say the total number of arrests in London
is now 888 in connection with the rioting and looting - and of those,
371 have been charged. London and other cities affected by the
recent rioting have remained largely calm overnight.
10:00 MPs have been recalled from their summer break for an
emergency debate on the riots.
10:57 Housing minister Grant Shapps says 100 families have been made
homeless following the disturbances. He says he is looking at
measures to prevent rioters from being given social housing.
11:15 The Premier League match between Tottenham and Everton at
White Hart Lane, scheduled for this weekend has been postponed,
amid fears of further unrest.
11:30 Prime Minister David Cameron makes a statement to MPs in which
he admits there are questions to be answered over the shooting of
Mark Duggan in Tottenham last week. He calls the
rioting "criminality, pure and simple" and says the courts will
continue sitting for as long as necessary to deal with the extra
cases. He says police will be given powers to force people to
remove masks and scarves covering their faces where there are
reasonable grounds to believe they are planning criminal activity.
Mr Cameron also announces a £10m recovery scheme to make
areas safe and clean again.
11:55 Labour leader Ed Miliband calls for an inquiry to look at the deeper
causes of the "wanton vandalism and looting". He says the riots
have been a "stark reminder" of the need for police on the streets
and he calls on the government to rethink cuts in police spending.
10. 17:02 MPs are continuing their debate in the Commons - it has now been
extended until 20:00 to ensure everyone gets their say.
18:09 Scotland Yard says it has arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion
of robbery, in connection with the attack on Malaysian student
AsyrafHaziq. West Midlands Police says it has arrested three men
over the deaths of three people in the Winson Green area of
Birmingham. A 32-year-old man arrested earlier over the case is
released on bail.
19:38 Summing up for Labour in the Commons, shadow education
secretary Andy Burnham says Parliament has spoken for the
"majority" in the country in condemning the violence of the last few
days.
19:48 Concluding for the government, Education Secretary Michael Gove
says a "culture of rootless hedonism" has taken root in some parts
of society but the last week has shown the "worst and best of our
country".
20:04 The debate concludes and the Commons adjourns. It will re-
convene next month.
21:50 Metropolitan Police now say 1,009 people have been arrested in
connection with the riots - and 464 have been charged so far.
Friday 00:22 The Metropolitan Police say 1,103 people have now been arrested
in connection with the riots and 654 people have been charged.
Greater Manchester Police said they had so far made 147 arrests
and more than 70 people had already gone through the courts.
Merseyside Police said they had made 77 arrests and charged 45
people. West Midlands Police said 445 people had been arrested
and Nottinghamshire Police said they had arrested 109 people and
charged 69.
The night passes off peacefully - with officers still on the streets in
