British Prime Minister David Cameron has cut short his family holiday and returned home to chair a meeting of his government's emergency committee following a third night of violent rioting across the UK.

Police in Birmingham have arrested around 100 people after rioters and looters rampaged across the city centre, mirroring the chaotic scenes in London.

NINETY people were arrested as anti-fascist campaigners clashed with right-wing protesters in a city centre, police in England have confirmed.

BIRMINGHAM’S police chief defended his decision to evacuate 20,000 people from the city centre on Saturday night, insisting there had been a “real and significant” threat to lives.

With the Easter holidays looming, some of the London market’s smaller companies will take their turn in the spotlight this week.

Two men have been arrested by Wexford Gardai investigating a lunchtime robbery at a building society.