
LONDON (Reuters) – London police could deal with an attack by heavily armed marauding terrorists, one of the capital’s most senior officers said on Wednesday, rejecting suggestions the mostly unarmed force would struggle to cope with a Paris-style assault. Following
by Reuters2 Dec 2015, 1:31 AM PST0

It has been revealed that as many as 450 would-be British jihadis have returned to the U.K. and have not been detained when re-entering the country. Returning jihadis pose a “significant” risk to the safety of the U.K. according to the
by Sarkis Zeronian23 Nov 2015, 10:23 AM PST0

More armed police are to be deployed in London after the Paris attacks, but the move is unlikely to herald a shift toward providing weapons to most officers in the largely unarmed British force, experts said. Britain is proud of
by AFP20 Nov 2015, 2:09 AM PST0

British police have used anti-terrorism laws to seize the laptop of a young journalist at Newsnight, the BBC’s flagship evening news programme.
by Allum Bokhari29 Oct 2015, 6:43 AM PST0

Two of the country’s most senior police officers have said funding cuts will result in a transformation to crime investigation and an end to routine patrols by “bobbies on the beat”. The suggestion was made to the BBC by the chairwoman
by Sarkis Zeronian28 Oct 2015, 10:38 AM PST0

British police have been withdrawn from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has sought refuge since 2012.
by Allum Bokhari12 Oct 2015, 10:51 AM PST0

British police are currently in talks with a technology company regarding plans to introduce predictive software said to be capable of predicting when serious criminals will strike, despite the obvious ethical problems posed by such software. It sounds more like the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds7 Jun 2015, 8:35 AM PST0