Police today admitted they were prepared to use plastic bullets against rioters if a fourth night of lawlessness sees gangs of youths marauding across London and looting businesses.
With an 'unprecedented' 16,000 police officers due on the streets of London tonight, answers were today being demanded over the failure of police to bring last night's riots under control.
Just hours after David Cameron warned rioters they would face the 'full force of the law' there were rumours on Twitter that violence was already starting up again in isolated areas across the capital.

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Prime Minister David Cameron recalls Parliament on Thursday as Government tries to quell uprising

Plastic bullets could be used for the first time in Britain if there are riots tonight

'Unprecedented' 16,000 police on duty in London - compared with just 6,000 last night

Man, 26, shot in Croydon last night dies in hospital

Man, aged in his 60s, critically ill after clashing with rioters in Ealing

England game against Netherlands at Wembley tomorrow called OFF

400% surge in 999 calls on night of violence with 20,800 dialling the emergency services in London

Cost of clean-up expected to run into 'tens of millions'

Metropolitan Police use armoured vehicles to push back 150 rioters in Lavender Hill, Clapham

'There are no plans for the Army to get involved,' says police chief

Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of police officer

525 people arrested in total and more than 100 people have been charged

16-year-old arrested on suspicion of trying to incite riots via Facebook

All police cells in London are now FULL

Copycat riots in Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Liverpool and Leeds