London Riots: Journalists attacked in Hackney

Guardian's Paul Lewis interviewed on BBC's Newsnight tells how journalists covering the rioting were attacked in Hackney.

He said a colleague was beaten to the ground.

Lewis doing great reporting via Twitter @PaulLewis of riots in North London, moving from Hackney to Chalk Farm in Camden.

Camden New Journal team @RichardOsley @tomfoot1 @dannycarrier live tweeting from streets of Camden.

Satellite TV vans withdrawn from Croydon after coming under attack.

Vivid reporting on Twitter of rioting in Croydon by Croydon Advertiser's Gareth Davies @Gareth Davies09

TheBusinessDesk West Midlands editor Marc Reeves @marcreeves tweets that furniture shop set on fire at Reeves Corner in Croydon is owned by his relatives and been in his family for generations.

• MediaGuardian's Josh Halliday reports on ITN, CNN and SKY journalists being attacked in Croydon.