(uk) Petrol Bombs Thrown As Rioters And Cops Clash

Exactly. Rioting is bad enough. They start tossing Molotov cocktails and all bets are off. Or should be.

D’accord.

Sign of things to come?

Supposedly the group UK Uncut is behind this. They are the ones who have been using Twitter and social media to organize flash-mob protests of Cameron Government budget cuts. Except that they are no longer peaceful protests apparently.

I’m prepared.

Where did you get that information? It’s mostly unemployed young men from the African-Caribbean community who used BBM to get together to riot, loot and wreak havoc. There is a term used in Northern Ireland that I think fits well here - recreational rioting.

At one point, several people broke into the back of a stationary lorry.

Well, there's yer problem right there. If they'd just ship their goods on trucks like normal people this never would have happened.

What?

The Guardian is running a Live Blog of the troubles across the area:

London riots: the third night – live coverage

6.30pm: Good evening. After two nights of violence and looting following protests at the death of Mark Duggan on Saturday, police and residents are again bracing themselves for disruption.

• There have been skirmishes in Hackney, east London this afternoon, with police in riot gear confronting groups of youths. There have been skirmishes on Mare Street, with television pictures of youths using sticks to try and break windows of buses and shops. Our reporter Mark Brown says the disturbances had begun to fizzle out at around 6pm, although there remain sporadic outbreaks of stone-throwing.

• Trouble spread to many parts of London last night as disturbances continued across the capital. There was violence in Enfield, Walthamstow and Brixton, with instances of looting and vandalism. The acting Metropolitan police commissioner Tim Godwin pledged a robust response to what he described as "pure criminality" seen in recent days. The Met said Twitter users could face arrest for inciting violence.

• The home secretary, Theresa May, has condemned the "sheer criminality" of the riots. She said at least 215 people have been arrested, with 27 people charged. May, who returned from holiday today, praised the bravery of the police, saying: "The violence we've seen, the looting we've seen, the thuggery we've seen - this is sheer criminality, and let's make no bones about it."

• In Tottenham, scene of the violent clashes and blazes on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, a vigil is taking place tonight in honour of Mark Duggan. The 29-year-old father of four was shot dead by police on Thursday. Doubts have since emerged over whether Duggan was killed in an exchange of fire.

• The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has rejected claims that the government has failed to provide leadership. Many senior ministers were away from London as the rioting began. David Cameron remains on holiday in Italy. "I reject completely this notion that somehow this Government hasn't been functioning very effectively," said Clegg. He added that he had spoken to Cameron by phone this morning.

• The Independent Police Complaints Commission issued a statement which appeared to criticise the Metropolitan police.The IPCC is carrying out the investigation into the death of Mark Duggan. Rachel Cerfontyne, the commissioner overseeing the investigation, said the Duggan family's concerns were about "lack of contact from the police in delivering news of his death to Mark's parents".

We'll have the latest news from our reporters around the capital throughout the evening.

Sign of things to come, considering the advent of our "flash mobs" ???