Rioting and looting has spread to Manchester and the Midlands with plans to prevent a fourth night of violence on the streets of the London appearing to have worked.
British Prime Minister David Cameron flew back from his holiday early to join police chiefs in warning rioters they would face the full weight of the law.
He chaired a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee today, with another due to take place at 9am tomorrow.
Businesses and shops across the capital shut down early in a bid to avoid attack from the gangs of youths who have ransacked buildings across the city over the previous days.
Many firms also sent staff home amid fears that rioters could attack again.
The Metropolitan Police flooded the streets with officers tonight - nearly three times as many as were on duty last night - to quash concerns they were losing control of parts of London.
Canning Circus Police Station in Nottingham was firebombed by a gang of 30-40 men.
Canning Circus Police Station in Nottingham was attacked by the group but no injuries were reported, Nottinghamshire Police said just after 10pm. The force said a number of men were detained nearby.
The violence followed the arrest of 10 youths earlier this evening after a small group of people got on to the roof of one of the buildings at Nottingham High School.
In Manchester, rioters set fire to a branch of fashion store Miss Selfridge in the city centre. Hundreds of youths rampaged on the streets, leading to running battles with riot police.
Greater Manchester Police said it was engaged in outbreaks of disorder in both Manchester city centre and Salford.
Assistant Chief Constable Terry Sweeney vowed: 'We will not allow such mindless criminal damage and wanton violence to go unpunished.'
In Salford Shopping City, an off-licence was targeted and windows of a branch of the Money Shop smashed.
Sporadic looting broke out across the city centre, with gangs playing cat-and-mouse with riot police. Officers in vans chased large groups of youths wearing ski masks and hoods as they rampaged through the city streets.
Elsewhere in England, West Midlands Police said they were dealing with sporadic disorder in Wolverhampton and the arson of two vehicles in nearby West Bromwich.
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Mr Cameron has pledged to speed up court procedures to deal with the 'many more' arrests expected as police scour hundreds of hours of CCTV for evidence about those responsible for the violence.
He warned the young people involved in the riots: 'You will feel the full force of the law. And if you are old enough to commit these crimes, you are old enough to face the punishment.'
The violence first erupted in Tottenham, north London, on Saturday night after a peaceful protest over the fatal police shooting of Mark Duggan, 29, last Thursday.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirmed today that there was no evidence that Mr Duggan fired at officers before he was shot in the chest.
Mr Duggan's family said today they were 'deeply distressed' by the disorder across the country which has followed his death.
Hundreds of people were arrested overnight after the worst rioting in decades as looting, violence and arson spread across London and to other major cities, including Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol.
A 26-year-old man who was shot in a car during riots in Croydon, south London, has died in hospital.
Three people were held on suspicion of the attempted murder of a police officer who was injured by a car while trying to stop looters in Brent, north-west London.
A total of 111 Met officers and five police dogs have been injured in the violence after being attacked with bricks, glass bottles and planks of wood.
So far Scotland Yard has made 563 arrests over the three nights of rioting and charged 105 people with offences ranging from burglary to possessing offensive weapons.
The force has launched a dedicated webpage to show images of people wanted over the disturbances.
The riots have led to a series of domestic football matches being called off, including Carling Cup ties at West Ham, Charlton, Crystal Palace and Bristol City.
In an exceptional move, the Football Association announced that England's friendly against Holland at Wembley Stadium tomorrow had also been called off.
UK riots updates (7pm-11.30pm)
2326 West Midlands Police made a total of 80 arrests tonight as fresh disturbances saw looting and vehicles set alight in Birmingham, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton, the force said.
2324 BBC News is reporting that National Express coaches will not be serving Birmingham or Manchester.
2318 Police have said it is the worst violence to hit Manchester in 30 years.
2309 In Manchester, several hundred youths briefly squared up to a line of around eight officers across Cross Street.
They moved away down towards Deansgate but when police vans met them they returned.
A number of them ran back into the path of the officers who charged several of them with their batons.
No arrests were made as the majority ran off towards Albert Square.
2251 PA is reporting former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher's recently opened fashion boutique in King Street has fallen victim to the looters.
2223 Police in Nottinghamshire have said Canning Circus Police Station was 'fire bombed' by a group of 30-40 males.
There is no reports of injuries at this stage. A number of men were arrested.
2219 Police in the West Midlands made a total of 36 arrests tonight as fresh disturbances saw looting and vehicles set alight Birmingham, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.
But West Midlands Police said the disorder was not as severe as Monday's looting in Birmingham city centre, which led to 142 arrests and saw 13 people taken to hospital.
Shops, including a branch of Marks & Spencer and a hi-fi store, were again targeted in Birmingham tonight, although two groups of youths were largely kept away from the city centre by riot police.
2217 London Fire Bridgade says it has been a reasonably quiet night in the British capital so far.
2157 Stand-offs with police have continued in Manchester and Salford.
According to reports, up to 200 rioters are involved in confrontations with police in Manchester.
2108 Ray Kennedy is in London and has been gauging the mood in Clapham and Croydon - two of the worst affected areas of Monday night's violence. Read his special report here.
2053 Large groups of people gathered along Deansgate. Looters helped themselves to bottles of alcohol from Sainsbury's Local at the corner of Bridge Street.
The thieving continued for several minutes in front of onlookers.
All had grabbed what they wanted and disappeared into the side streets before three police vans arrived.
2050 A van was set on fire in Bordesley Street, Birmingham, where looters targeted a cafe, smashing its windows and helping themselves to food.
2010 'Captured lots of criminals on CCTV - we will identify you and we will be coming for you,' says Greater Manchester Police on Twitter.
1952 West Midlands Police have said they are continue to deal with some instances of disorder across the region.
Police in Birmingham are managing a large group of people causing disorder in several areas within the city centre. There have been some shops attacked, and there is also a report of a car having been set alight in Moor Street.
Police have currently arrested three people in Birmingham city centre.
In West Bromwich there were reports of a large group of people in the town centre earlier this evening, but they have now dispersed, with no further incidents reported. Officers remain on the ground monitoring the situation.
Police in Wolverhampton have responded to reports of a large group of people in the city centre, with some reports of attacks on shops.
1950 Around 100 youths looted Foot Asylum in the Arndale Centre in Manchester after two raiders smashed open the glass entrance with a large stone slab.
Once the glass was shattered, youngsters rushed in and carried out clothing and shoes.
They dispersed towards Deansgate when a police van arrived at the scene and a lone officer in riot gear stepped out.
1938 BBC Manchester is reporting that one of its radio cars has been set alight during unrest in the city. There were no injuries.
1931 There have been 563 arrests so far, and 105 people have been charged over the violence.
1915 Rioters have set fire to a Miss Selfridge shop on Market Street in Manchester city centre.
Hundreds of youths ran down the street smashing the windows on another clothes store, while dozens tried to force the door of the Arndale shopping centre.
1910 A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Bournemouth on suspicion of incitement to riot, Dorset Police said.
A force spokesman said he was arrested this afternoon 'following reports of information being forwarded by an electronic device regarding a potential planned disorder in the town centre'.
