UK riots: the clean-up and aftermath - in pictures

Cynthia joins locals in Clapham to help clean up the mess Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

A large crowd of locals in Clapham turn out with their brooms and dustpans to help clean up the devastation left by the rioting and looters Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

Chain Reaction shop in Clapham was looted during the riots. Vandals and thieves broke in through shutters and smashed glass cabinets using a fire extingusher, pavement slab fragments and an empty champagne bottle Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

George Cox surveys the damage to his workshop inside The Lock Centre on Lavender Hill, Clapham, which was broken into during the riots. Stolen chains were used to smash the windows of other shops and businesses along the road Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

Onlookers take pictures of the abandoned tables in Pizza Express on Lavender Hill that was vandalised during the rioting Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

Boris Johnson addresses a large crowd in Clapham Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

Firemen douse a smouldering building with water on Lavender Hill Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

Local residents survey the damage in Rye Lane, Peckham, near to the remains of a burnt building Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

The remains of a building on Rye Lane that was burned during the riots Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

A board of messages outside a Poundland store which was damaged during the rioting. The message board was set up by local theatre company Peckham Shed, asking passersby to write a message of 'Why We Love Peckham' Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

A friend of the family of Shahzad Ali and Abdul Musavir – who died after being run over during rioting on Dudley Road, Birmingham, in the early hours of Wednesday morning – uses 'tasbih', prayer beads, while paying his respects at the scene where they were killed Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

Local residents and members of Winson Green's Muslim community pay their respects at the scene where three men were killed by a car during rioting in Birmingham Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

Abdul Nassir Khan, first cousin of Shahzad Ali and Abdul Musavir, is consoled by a friend as he comes to visit the scene were they were killed Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

Well-wishers leave flowers at the scene of the incident Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian

Footage of suspects is displayed on an outdoor screen in Birmingham Photograph: David Levene for The Guardian