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[banana1234]

its really sad, i dont know if half the businesses that have been burnt down will recover and they're just fucking up our community..

its the olympics in 2012, everyones going to be too scared to come to london!

 

[Alisha1]

Apparently the riots have started here in Birmingham! People have gone mad!

 

[Mac-Guy]

I've been constantly watching the news and it looks so surreal. :-( How terrifying!

 

[Eleentje]

Same here,,, I'm terrified that these people are just continuing looting, burning and destroying houses, cars, shop windows around them, and nobody is there really who can stop them.
Like my sister said: bring on the army to really sort it out. I hope each and every one of these thugs and opportunists will be severely punished.

 

[Mac-Guy]

I just spoke to my friend who lives in Camden and it's chaos there too. She doesn't even recognize her neighborhood anymore. London is totally out of control :-(

 

[Alisha1]

I hope it all gets under control soon before it starts to spread to other areas, it must be so scary living where the riots are taking place I still have no idea where in Birmingham the riots have started, probably the city centre but online it says 'various locations in Birmingham'.

 

[Mac-Guy]

My friend reported that the Electric Ballroom is on fire. :-( It's totally out of control.

 

[Alisha1]

My friend reported that the Electric Ballroom is on fire. :-( It's totally out of control.

It really is! The police seriously need to do something cause what ever they have been doing for the past few days is clearly not working

 

[rockin]

Don't know how much this will affect you, Lou, but the Sony Distribution Centre at Waltham Abbey is apparently on fire. They say it employs over 700 people

 

[nazia]

The rioting has gone beyond insane. Totally agree that we need the army in now. It's practically all over London, they found a man shot in a car a little while ago, he's in critical condition. It's spreading across the country too - not just Birmingham but Bristol too.

These people are disgusting. So many livelihoods ruined, jobs gone. We're in a bad enough state as a country as it is - and this is supposed to help?!

Sorry I'm ranting a little, I'm just very very scared.

SO proud of the people in my community though. I live in a very Asian occupied area, with loads of expensive clothes stores and 22ct gold shops. When the shop keepers and people from this area heard rioters were heading our way, they actually all banded together and saw off about 150 of them! Which is fantastic but it's obvious it's not gonna be the last of it.

Just heard that the Sony Centre in Enfield is ablaze. Huge fire apparently.

Stay safe people. I have a hospital appointment for later today but I'm going to cancel. No way I'm going out in this.

 

[Anitacska]

Guys, I've just read all the previous 14 posts and looked at the BBC news and now I'm really scared to go home in 2 days time. We live in a small town, but our house is only a block away from the local high street, so if anyone wanted to cause trouble there, we could be affected too (as it is, quite a few of our neighbours have had their cars vandalised a while ago by stupid drunks on their way home from the pub on a Saturday night). Hope everyone is safe, I see Sony Centers are being targeted, Lou hope you are okay. It must be so scary for everyone living near affected areas.

 

[LMD84]

Guys, I've just read all the previous 14 posts and looked at the BBC news and now I'm really scared to go home in 2 days time. We live in a small town, but our house is only a block away from the local high street, so if anyone wanted to cause trouble there, we could be affected too (as it is, quite a few of our neighbours have had their cars vandalised a while ago by stupid drunks on their way home from the pub on a Saturday night). Hope everyone is safe, I see Sony Centers are being targeted, Lou hope you are okay. It must be so scary for everyone living near affected areas.

i hope things will be ok for you when you do get home. i have no idea why sony centres seem to be targeted. is it because people just want the product? many currys and comets have been hit badly too. it's such a sad day to see the country in such a state. bloody children are rioting for goodness sakes

 

[rockin]

I'm guessing they looted the place, then set fire to it, either as an afterthought, for 'fun', or to destroy any evidence, such as fingerprints or security cameras. Electricals seem to have featured strongly in the looting, along with sportswear, food and, strangely, packets of Imodium from Boots!

Just found out a small group of troublemakers started setting fires in Kent yesterday, too, in Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham and Gravesend. The report suggests they may have come from outside of the area, by train
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway_messenger/news/2011/august/9/night_of_trouble_in_medway.aspx

 

[Alisha1]

I was just watching the news, these thugs are just disgusting I feel so sorry for all the people who have had their property stolen/vandalised I hope justice is served and all these low life thieving opportunists are caught! Really hope it doesn't start again tonight...

 

[rockin]

Don't forget that insurances don't cover loss or damage caused by 'civil unrest' so those people that have lost their homes, possessions and/or businesses may not get paid out. A friend of mine told me it is down to the government to decide whether or not a state of 'civil unrest' exists, so they could make all the difference to the outcome for many people

 

[Alisha1]

Don't forget that insurances don't cover loss or damage caused by 'civil unrest' so those people that have lost their homes, possessions and/or businesses may not get paid out. A friend of mine told me it is down to the government to decide whether or not a state of 'civil unrest' exists, so they could make all the difference to the outcome for many people

*jaw drops* thats so sad! They are not just robbing businesses but they are robbing peoples livelihoods! I'm soooo annoyed by these people! In a few days/weeks they will get burnt with the rest of the country when our barely improving economy gets worse!

 

[Mac-Guy]

The only positive thing about it is the community spirit. My friend, who lives in Camden, reported that they - the residents- started a big Camden clean-up this morning.

Does anybody know if the Russel Square area is affected?

 

[Anitacska]

Do we know when we're getting the new Glam Glosses in the UK? I thought it was supposed to be August, but it's clearly not.

 

[LMD84]

Do we know when we're getting the new Glam Glosses in the UK? I thought it was supposed to be August, but it's clearly not.

somebody said they should come out on the 15th august but i'm not so sure...

 

[rockin]

There are people on Twitter saying that there are riots in Maidstone, where I live. They are saying there are loads of police and large groups of youths, that shops have been smashed, some are on fire (there was a chip pan fire in KFC earlier, but no other shops involved) and that there are helicopters all over the place. Ermm, I can see the town centre from my upstairs windows, and there is no fire, and no helicopters for sure. People are walking through the town centre, or looking out of their office windows, and tweeting that nothing is going on. Even the Kent Police have tweeted that nothing is happening, yet the rumours and panic persist! The Police say they are ready should anything happen, though, which is reassuring.

That's not to say that something won't happen later - who knows, especially after there was trouble in the Medway towns last night.

Probably very wise to lock stuff away in your store just in case, Lou. Better to be safe than sorry!

My friend's daughter is in our local hospital waiting for a bed to become available at St George's Hospital in Tooting, so she can be transferred there by ambulance (poor girl has a heart problem and needs a defibrillator implanted urgently). I've checked the map, and it seems to be surrounded by the areas in London where there have already been trouble (Lewisham, Peckham, Croydon, Bromley and Clapham). I'm hoping she will be transferred during daylight, for obvious reasons.