Over 450 people have been arrested and 44 police officers injured after London suffered its third night of riots, looting and arson attacks on Monday evening, the capital's Deputy Mayor has said.

Kit Malthouse said rioters attempted to murder a police officer and admitted officers were stretched as they struggled to cope with the violence.

“We had 44 who reported injured this morning, four seriously, it looks like we’re going to have an allegation of attempted murder on one particular police officer so it was a very serious night and a very stretching night and I have to say I feel for all those people who’ve woken up this morning to see the charred remains of their businesses, perhaps their homes, and who’ve suffered in London, it’s really been a terrible night”, he told the BBC.