# Riots

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London police used BlackBerry messages to foil attacks

Police were sent to areas at high risk of rioting and looting after detectives checked through the messages of handsets taken from people allegedly involved in the violence.

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Aug 16th 2011, 3:38 PM

# Riots

Former FBI, NASA man tracks laptop thief

Greg Martin’s MacBook Pro was stolen during the London riots last week – but tracking software helped him photograph the alleged thief as they used it.

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Aug 16th 2011, 11:48 AM

# Splash Mob

Man arrested over BlackBerry messages planning... a water fight

Social networks are under scrutiny from UK police after they were used to organise looting in last week’s riots.

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Aug 16th 2011, 11:21 AM

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Teenage boy charged with murdering pensioner in London riots

Richard Mannington Bowes, 68, was attacked as he tried to put out a fire started by rioters near his home.

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Aug 16th 2011, 10:18 AM

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MI5 called in to decrypt rioters' BlackBerry Messenger data

The Guardian says the UK’s electronic interception centre has also been asked to try and find those responsible for starting riots.

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Aug 15th 2011, 9:12 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Monday

In your fix today: Dublin Fire Brigade faces a staff crisis, the regal origins of the Laois bog body, the girl who sleeps 23 hours a day, and what it’s like to see snow for the first time…

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Aug 15th 2011, 8:01 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Aug 15th 2011, 4:45 PM

# Riots

Cameron: Britain must tackle 'moral collapse'

David Cameron insists “social problems that have been festering for decades” in Britain must be tackled head-on, while the Opposition has called for a full public inquiry into the cause of the riots.

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Aug 15th 2011, 4:06 PM

# Week in Photos

The week in photos

This is the week that was, in pictures

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Aug 13th 2011, 11:02 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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Aug 13th 2011, 8:57 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should governments be able to block social network users?

In the wake of this week’s violence in England and David Cameron’s Commons speech yesterday, we’re asking for your views on curtailing social network use.

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Aug 12th 2011, 10:01 AM

# Irony

Cameron using Irish mercenaries to fight UK riots, says Libya

A news caption on Libyan state TV claims “Cameron’s brigades” are being backed up by “mercenaries” from Ireland and Scotland.

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Aug 12th 2011, 9:59 AM

# Riots

Man attacked during riots dies

Meanwhile, UK police sources have criticised David Cameron for blaming them for not anticipating the scale of the rioting.

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Aug 12th 2011, 9:36 AM

# Riots

Mother sees daughter rioting on TV - and calls the police

Courts have been open around the clock as justice is meted out to those involved in the riots earlier this week.

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Aug 12th 2011, 8:45 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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Aug 12th 2011, 8:29 AM

Voices

Column: Riots show the worst in us, but also the best

As English cities struggle to recover from several nights of rioting, London councillor Mike Harris looks at the aftermath.

Aug 12th 2011, 7:51 AM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Thursday

Tough jail sentences for looters, Republican election hopefuls gear up for debate in the US, €50,000 on urinals for men caught short in Dublin, and U2 featuring… Jedward?

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Aug 11th 2011, 7:58 PM

# Riots

Student jailed for six months for looting a case of water in London

The 23-year-old student has said he’s ashamed of his actions. He stole the water from a Lidl store in Brixton.

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Aug 11th 2011, 6:21 PM

# London riots

Organising chairman Coe stays mum on London riots

Although no Olympic venues have been touched by the violence, London and its organizing committee have taken a big publicity hit.

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Aug 11th 2011, 5:03 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock

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Aug 11th 2011, 4:47 PM

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Cameron: "The fightback has well and truly begun"

Speaking in the Commons today, the British prime minister said the army would not be drafted in to help deal with unrest, but said police would be given extra powers.

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Aug 11th 2011, 12:33 PM

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Riots force Spurs' Premier League opener to be postponed

Ongoing unrest in Britain causes disruption to the first weekend of Premier League action.

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Aug 11th 2011, 11:23 AM

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London police raid houses over riots

Several courts sat through the night to deal with the number of arrests over the nights of rioting and looting across several English cities.

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Aug 11th 2011, 10:47 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know…

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Aug 11th 2011, 8:29 AM

# Riots

'Vigilantes' protect areas of London as David Cameron feels pressure

Cities across England were relatively quiet last night, but police have warned of a possible “catastrophe” should riots break out again.

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Aug 11th 2011, 7:38 AM

# Riots

Manchester Police: "If you want to commit disorder, we'll lock you up"

Police have tweeted warnings to those intent on causing violence, while there has been a small standoff between officers and a gang in London.

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Aug 10th 2011, 11:00 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

In today’s Fix: first jail sentences following UK riots, is a bailout on the way for Cyprus, the Lord Mayor in a poncho, and creating a beard out of thin air…

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Aug 10th 2011, 8:04 PM

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First people jailed in connection with UK riots

One man had been arrested on suspicion of murder in Birmingham. One thousand people have now been arrested across the UK.

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Aug 10th 2011, 7:20 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Aug 10th 2011, 4:47 PM

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Man fights for his life after riot confrontation

The man confronted rioters as he tried to put out a fire in Ealing, west London.

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Aug 10th 2011, 3:39 PM

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Support shown for young man robbed during riots

The mystery young man seen bleeding and then robbed in a YouTube video has been identified. Now, people are being asked to ‘do something nice’ for him.

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Aug 10th 2011, 3:18 PM

Voices

Column: 'Young girls dared each other to go and loot something'

Hayley Matthews was trapped with brick-throwing rioters as the looting spread to Salford in north-west England. She writes about her experiences.

Aug 10th 2011, 3:05 PM

# Riots

Blow to music industry after Sony warehouse burns

Dublin-based [PIAS] Ireland was one of the businesses affected. It is encouraging people to support independent labels who lost stock in the fire by downloading music from their websites.

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Aug 10th 2011, 2:55 PM

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UN Security Council attacked for inaction on England riots... by Iran

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wonders why the Security Council is “silent” as British citizens lash out against their government.

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Aug 10th 2011, 1:47 PM

# Riots

Tough words from PM David Cameron to rioters

As police get ready to make arrests based on CCTV footage, he said that “phoney concerns about human rights” will not get in the way of publishing pictures of rioters.

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Aug 10th 2011, 12:01 PM

# why riot

Why do people riot?

Various experts and journalists have been giving their verdict on why the UK riots started. And we take a look at how the rioters are communicating.

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Aug 10th 2011, 10:12 AM

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In pictures: Riots spread to new cities

Videos and photographs of last night’s violence have emerged, showing the full scale of the disorder.

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Aug 10th 2011, 8:58 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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Aug 10th 2011, 8:37 AM

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Violence and arrests as UK riots continue overnight

A video has emerged of what appears to be a young man setting fire to clothing in a Miss Selfridge store in Manchester.

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Aug 10th 2011, 7:56 AM

# Riots

Latest: Looting and violence continues in Manchester and Birmingham

There are teams of riot police on the streets in London but the capital is a scene of relative calm. There have been outbreaks of violence in Manchester, Salford, Birmingham, Woverhampton and West Bromwich.

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Aug 9th 2011, 10:25 PM