POLICE have dispersed hundreds of people gathering in two of London's parks, for the fourth night of illegal raves in the capital.
Cops attempted to shut down two large "unlicensed music events" which caused "significant disruption" following hundreds of people crammed together on Clapham Common and Tooting Bec Common.
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This is the fourth day of illegal raves in the capital - causing Met Police to enhance their operation.
Specially-trained officers have taken to the streets of London to disperse the unlicensed rave in Tooting, and the unofficial Pride event in Clapham.
Met Police Events tweeted: "Officers are at the scene of two large unlicensed music events in Clapham Common & Tooting Bec Common.
"They are dispersing those in attendance.
"We understand the impact these are having on the local community.
"Officers will remain at both scenes until the events are cleared."
Meanwhile a third illegal rave was reportedly held in Springfield Park in Hackney.
Two people were stabbed nearby, although it is not known if there was any link.
ILLEGAL GATHERINGS
Around 1,000 cops were on standby on Saturday ready to deal with any trouble after three nights of trouble at street parties in the capital.
It came 24 hours after illegal street parties were broken up in Kensal Green, Newham and Maida Vale yesterday, with seven people arrested after police were pelted with objects.
Officers also broke up another rave in Tottenham, North London.
Dispersal orders - giving cops the powers to move people on - were issued in Hackney, Upminster, Lewisham, Kingston, Notting Hill, and Paddington.
Met Police commander Bas Javid said officers were "doing a very good job in some difficult circumstances".
And he warned: "If these situations do descend into chaos and violence and disorder, which is completely unacceptable, we will take a much more thorough and a robust position."
Disturbances in Clapham and Tooting Bec come as the capital battles illegal gatherings for the fourth time this week.
Commander Bas Javid said in a video tweeted by the force: "As today's protests come to a close, we are maintaining a significant policing presence in London tonight.
"That's because, throughout the last week, we've seen a series of unlicensed music events take place across London, some of which have descended into disorder.
These events are unlawful, they are unregulated, and we will take a very firm position against them
Commander Bas Javid, Frontline Policing
"That is something we will not tolerate.
"These events are unlawful, they are unregulated, and we will take a very firm position against them."
He continued to say that the police were informed that similar music events were set to take place tonight, prompting the team of "specially-trained" officers to take to the streets of London.
He ended: "We will take a very firm stance and close down these events."
Earlier this afternoon, people draped in bright, rainbow colours were seen meeting in Clapham Common for an 'unofficial' Pride gathering.
London usually hosts one of the largest Pride events, attended by hundreds of thousands of people each year.
However, because of coronavirus, the event which would have taken place on Saturday was postponed.
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2020 marks the official 48th anniversary of Pride events in the UK - with the first being organised in London in July 1972.
A local, Paul Halliday, tweeted that there was "more like 2000" people on Clapham Common, with the whole of the north side "rammed" without a police officer in sight.
On Wednesday dozens of officers were also injured in violent scenes in Brixton, south London, which saw at least one police car trashed, and left 22 officers injured.
The UK's most senior officer said police "closed down several before they even got going", but condemned violence in Colville Gardens, Notting Hill, as "completely, utterly unacceptable".
She said: "These events are unlawful. They shouldn't be happening and we have a duty to go and close them down and to disperse them.
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"The local communities hate them, (it is) incredibly anti-social behaviour, very noisy during a pandemic and sometimes (there is) violence.
"For our officers who are simply doing their duty to be attacked is utterly unacceptable."
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