Riots Spread to Lewisham

The shocking 'riots of London' have recently spread to Lewisham. The whole high street and roundabouts at either end were cordoned off, opposite one of the biggest Police stations in the country. Lines of riot police formed by half past five in the afternoon today. One young man named Michael walked out of the local pub 'the fox and ferkin' in Lewisham after hearing rumors of possible trouble about an hour beforehand. Michael was already heading out of the area when he was suddenly charged at by riot police, caught up in an exchange between 100 to 200 hooded people lobbing rocks at police. Michael said 'it was full of police, police were everywhere, there were more police here than at the student protests!' Bus lanes and streets towards Catford were blocked. Questions and fear spread, as it emerges the lead members of the riots are 13/14 and 15 years old. The riots have recently spread to Clapham, Ealing and Willsden Junction and Camden. At least in Lewisham it seems the violence was calmed and controlled by police presence.