also taken on a more aggressive dimension and according to the limited and as yet unconfirmed reports they describe murderous acts of violence towards innocent members of the public. We can now cross over to our eyes on the ground, London reporter Lucy Jones, who is at the scene of a police riot squad build up. Lucy…

A woman appears on screen as the video feed shifts from the news desk to an outdoor location. To her rear the police are forming a wall of riot shields like a phalanx of Spartan warriors with water cannons to their rear.

Lucy: Hi Kay, we are reporting live from central London where the metropolitan police riot squad have almost finished organising this blockade in an attempt to contain the mob and quell the unrest. As we saw in 2011 however