thedailywhat:

Photo of the Day: A woman leaps from the fourth floor of a building set on fire by rioters in Croydon, South London.

[wenn via times / @williamsjon.]

See Also: London riots: Before-and-after images.

The Big Picture:

Two nights of rioting in London’s Tottenham neighborhood erupted following protests over the shooting death by police of a local man, Mark Duggan. Police were arresting him when the shooting occurred. Over 170 people were arrested over the two nights of rioting, and fires gutted several stores, buildings, and cars. The disorder spread to other neighborhoods as well, with shops being looted in the chaos. Collected here are images from the rioting and the aftermath. — Lane Turner