Insisting that tweets must "continue to flow," Twitter refuses to close down the accounts of London rioters who have used the service to spread unrest, saying "freedom of expression" is essential to keeping information moving.
Johnson added: ?This is not a time to think about making substantial cuts in police numbers.?
David Cameron is pushing England's police force to use new methods of fighting back against rioting and looting across the country.
The rioting and looting taking over England has turned deadly as it enters a fifth day with three men killed by a hit-and-run driver in Birmingham.
Facebook's new Messenger is already the top free app in Apple's App Store. The communications tool is directly taking on BlackBerry's popular BBM.
Facebook has come up with a new instant messaging service for mobile phones. It was announced on Tuesday on the company's blog. This application for iPhones and Android devices allows the users to contact their individual Facebook friends or group of people. As of now it is only available in the United States but soon it will be rolled out in other countries.
HSBC is selling its U.S. credit card arm to Capital One Financial Corp in a $32.7 billion deal as Europe's top bank streamlines its mammoth operations.
The dark angels of anti-security, hacker collective Anonymous, have set eyes on Facebook for its alleged large-scale security violations and sell-off of private individuals' data to government agencies.
Renowned auction house Christie's has announced a new exhibition and sale dedicated to the collection of late British-American actress Elizabeth Tailor in September 2011.
Since Aug. 6, 2011, Tottenham and certain other parts in London have witnessed widespread rioting, burglary and public disturbances following the fatal shooting of 29-year old Mark Duggan by Metropolitan police officers.
More than 150 independent record labels were dealt a huge blow on Monday night, when a facility owned by Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation was destroyed in a fire that resulted from the riots that have torn through England in the past three days.
London Riot Photos Show Terrifying Scene as Violence Continues
More than 300 volunteers took to the streets of London to clean up the remains of vehicles destroyed in riots in the north following three nights of unrest. About 16,000 police will be out patrolling the streets to prevent a fourth night of unrest, which has spread to Manchester, northern England's biggest city. Rioters in Manchester reportedly set fire to a property in Salford, west of the center, and a clothing retail store in the main shopping area, Greater Manchester Police said.
Rioters turned against their fellow countrymen Tuesday night, as the chaos and violence continues in the British capital.
As a frightened nation asks itself "when will this violence end?" some have started the healing process. Others, however, continue on the looting spree that has shocked the capital since Saturday night.
Metropolitan Police posted first images and descriptions of people rioting in West Norwood and Croydon
The rioting that has engulfed London and several other cities should have come as no surprise, given the huge numbers of unemployed and idle British youth.
The riots convulsing London could cost taxpayers over £100 million, or $162 million, after the Metropolitan Police pick up the insurance tab, the Guardian reported.
To stop the four day-long riots in London, police and politicians are considering a number of crowd control methods never before used in the United Kingdom.
Sales for baseball bats on Amazon UK have risen by more than 6,000 percent over the past 24 hours, as the London riots stretch into their third day and spread to other cities.
Mark Duggan, the 29-year-old man whose death sparked London's riots, did not shoot police officers before he was killed, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said Tuesday. The IPCC said a CO19 firearms officer shot him twice and that the bullet lodged in a police radio was "consistent with being fired from a police gun."
As the chaos in Britain goes into its third day, Internet rumors have claimed that in addition to the widespread destruction, people were having their clothes stripped by looters as police attempted to contain the violence.
