Two notorious thugs were jailed today for posing as Good Samaritans to rob a defenceless Malaysian student during last summer’s riots.

Two men were today convicted of pretending to be Good Samaritans to steal from an injured Malaysian student during the London riots.

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the family of Mark Duggan, whose shooting triggered last summer’s riots in the UK, for failing to inform them of his death.

A man today admitted starting a massive fire which destroyed a family-run furniture shop during the UK riots last year.

A teenager is facing jail for attacking a Malaysian student in an “exceptional” act of violence during the summer riots.

A teenager has become the first person charged by Scotland Yard with the offence of rioting over last summer’s disorder in Britain.

The riots that spread across English cities this summer might have been avoided if police had “appreciated the magnitude of the task”, the head of a Commons committee said today.

A 22-year-old man who created a “Letz start a riot” Facebook page as looting swept English cities last summer has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.

Lack of confidence in the police response to the initial riots in London led to further disturbances across the country, an independent report has found.

A 16-year-old boy will appear at the Old Bailey today accused of murdering a pensioner during the London riots.

An investigation into the death of Mark Duggan who was shot dead by police, triggering a series of riots across Britain, has found no forensic evidence that he was carrying a gun, it was reported today.

This summer’s riots in England made soccer superstar David Beckham feel “physically sick”, he has said.

A 16-year-old youth who used a Facebook page to incite others to riot walked free from court in Britain today after being shown mercy by magistrates.

Mourners turned out today to bid a final farewell to the police shooting victim whose death sparked the first night of devastating riots across England.

Britain's Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke was right when he said a broken penal system needs to be tackled in the wake of the riots, London Mayor Boris Johnson said today.

The Justice Secretary in the UK, Kenneth Clarke, has blamed last month's riots on a flawed penal system that does not prevent reoffending.

Scotland Yard is expected to have spent more on policing the riots than it spent on policing all major public order events in the capital last year, officials said today.

Magistrates have rejected accusations from the leader of Britain’s prison governors that there has been a “feeding frenzy” in sentencing after the recent riots.

Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry executives will meet British Home Secretary Theresa May today to discuss whether their users should be blocked when they are plotting violence and criminality.

Britain's prison population reached a record high today as officials said they were developing contingency plans to manage the unprecedented situation caused by hundreds of people being jailed over the riots.

A woman in Britain who accepted a pair of looted shorts from her housemate has walked free from prison after her sentence was reduced on appeal.

A man who was jailed for four years for using Facebook to incite disorder will appeal against his sentence.

A former youth Olympic ambassador accused of being involved in the riots in London was remanded in custody today.

Tough sentences are being handed out to those involved in the riots to appease “angry Britain”, lawyers and campaigners warned today.

Police in Britain have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after two police officers were mown down while chasing looters during last week’s riots.

British Prime Minister David Cameron visited riot-hit Tottenham today to talk to people affected by the disturbances which sparked violence around Britain.

The UK government is to establish an independent panel to give victims of the riots a chance to “have their voice heard”, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a man attacked during the London riots.

A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a group of friends struck by a car in Birmingham as they protected their community from looters.

A 26-year-old man and a teenager were remanded in custody today after appearing in court charged with the murders of three men who were struck by a car during last week’s riots.

London Mayor Boris Johnson said today that he is “obsessed” with getting more police officers on the street in the wake of the riots that rocked the capital last week.

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May hit back at senior police chiefs over political criticism of their initial riot response, insisting it was her job to tell forces “what the public want them to do”.

Hundreds of people are expected to take to the streets in Birmingham today to hold a peaceful protest in response to the deaths of three men amid violence.

Detectives investigating the murder of a man shot dead during the London riots believe his killers were actively involved in looting and robbed at least two people on the night of his death.

Detectives investigating the murder of a man found shot in his car following rioting have made a fifth arrest.

A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing a fire which destroyed the Reeves Furniture store during rioting in Croydon on Monday, Scotland Yard said tonight.

The disgusted family and friends of those wanted in connection with riots and looting are turning in suspects to face justice, according to police in Britain.

A man accused of robbing a Malaysian student in a raid which was caught on camera during last week’s riots in Britain has appeared in court.

Detectives in Britain investigating the deaths of three men who were struck by a car while guarding shops from looters have arrested two more suspects.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of a man found shot in his car following rioting, Scotland Yard said.

David Cameron was today forced to deny a rift with police over the handling of the devastating riots that swept England.

A London council tenant whose son has been charged in connection with riots in London is facing eviction, a council said today.

Police across the country have now made 1,600 arrests and 796 people have appeared in court charged in connection with riots in the UK, the British Ministry of Justice said.

Britain's police watchdog has admitted it may have wrongly led journalists to believe that police shooting victim Mark Duggan fired at officers before he was killed.