| Sporadic violence has broken out in cities across the UK for a fourth night in a row. More than half a dozen violent hotspots have flared up over the past few days. Buildings were set ablaze, and shops looted. Hundreds of people have been arrested, and one man's been confirmed dead. Thousands of police officers flooded Britain's streets on Tuesday in a bid to end the country's worst rioting in a generation, as nervous shopkeepers closed early and some residents stood guard to protect their neighbourhoods. Some 250 people were arrested after two days of violence in Birmingham - where police were investigating reports of shots fired in a restive inner-city neighbourhood. In the northern city of Liverpool, about 200 youths hurled missiles at police and firefighters in a second night of unrest, and the area's police force reported 44 arrests. |
