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HTML

<div class="expandable" onclick="expand(this);">A police officer stands guard in front of a building destroyed by fire during rioting in Tottenham. Photograph: Akira Suemori/AP The Metropolitan police admitted it "had not anticipated" the extreme violence that saw police attacked and buildings and</div>

CSS

.expandable{
    height:1.2em;
    overflow:hidden;
}

JavaScript

window.expand = function(el) {
        el.style.height = "auto";
    }