London shops close early amid 'bad vibe'

Shops across London closed their doors early today amid fears of further rioting.

Managers decided to shut the Southside shopping centre in Wandsworth, south London, to avoid the risk of looting and violence.

A spokesman for the shopping centre said: “At the present everything is fine. We are going to close as a precautionary measure.

“There is nothing to suggest anything untoward is going on in the area but there’s a really bad vibe – a number of our retailers have already closed.

“Our customers aren’t enjoying the experience and our retailers aren’t enjoying the experience.”