Before they started appearing in court, most people assumed London’s rioters and looters were unemployed youths with no hope and no future. So there was much surprise when details of the accused began to emerge, and they included some from wealthy backgrounds or with good
London riot
A desperate escape act
London Riot A desperate escape act She came to the UK in March to learn English and to join her older sister, who has lived in the UK for five years. But when marauding yobs set her street on fire, Monika Konczyk had to fight for her very survival. The image of her jumping from ... Read more
Bangalees stand against rioters
Members of Bangalee community fended off looters and chased them out of neighbourhoods in London that saw a lull in violence yesterday after three days of rioting. In Whitechapel, home to Britain’s largest Bangladeshi population, Bangalee youths, who had gathered for evening prayers outside East London Mosque, had chased 70 masked rioters out of the ... Read more
Surreal city, unreal images
It is a gloom-filled evening here in London, a depressed city where the spectre of violence seems to be taking increasingly wider swathes of it in its grasp. After the unexpected and, of course, unprecedented rioting that left Tottenham devastated and its residents fearful over the weekend, it was hoped that order would swiftly return ... Read more