Courts in London, Birmingham and Manchester stayed open through a second night and into Friday to deal with alleged offenders.

Hundreds of stores were looted, buildings were set ablaze and several people died amid the mayhem that broke out Saturday in London and spread over four nights across England.

Victims include three men in Birmingham run down by a car as they defended their neighbourhood. Police are questioning three suspects on suspicion of murder.

And police opened a murder inquiry after a 68-year-old a man found in a London street after confronting rioters died of his injuries late Thursday.