Parents must ‘take responsibility’ after two days of disorder in London, police say

Six teenage girls arrested after hundreds of young people gathered in Clapham in ‘swarming the streets’ TikTok trend

Police have urged parents to “take responsibility” after scenes of widespread disorder in Clapham, south-west London, on Saturday and Tuesday. Officers said the incidents were fuelled by a TikTok trend for swarming the streets.

Six teenage girls have been arrested so far, and the Metropolitan police said there would be more arrests in the coming days as officers reviewed CCTV and bodycam footage of the disorder. It urged parents not to allow their children to take part in similar events over the Easter weekend.