Follow latest updates on twitter.com and www.facebook.com The violence that has spread across London has now reportedly reached Birmingham. In several parts of the capital, groups of youths are clashing with police, buildings and cars are again ablaze. In Hackney, East London, dozens of youths attacked shops and windows on Monday and pelted riot police with fireworks, pieces of wood and other objects. It follows unrest over the weekend after a man was shot dead by police.