A man armed with a sword, crossbows, a knife and a hatchet, was gunned down by London police after he tried to break into a home on Tuesday.. The 30-year-old intruder was wearing body armor and ...

LONDON — Wielding submachine guns and pistols, British police are making rare armed patrols in crime-blighted London neighborhoods — a change in law enforcement tactics that may prompt calls ...

Officers were called to an address in Bywater Place in southeast London at around 4.55 a.m. local time (11.55 p.m. Monday ET) after occupants reported that a man armed with weapons including a ...

There are just under 2,600 armed police officers in London — far more than any other part of England, Scotland or Wales. However London-based firearms officers also play a central role in nationwide ...

LONDON (AP) — A police marksman shot dead a man wearing body armor and reportedly armed with a crossbow and other weapons Tuesday as he broke into a London home… ...

Police forensic officers at the scene in Surrey Quays, south east London, where a man has died after being shot by armed police responding to calls for help early Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.

After a fellow officer was charged with murder in the death of a Black man, several armed officers refused to carry firearms in protest, the Metropolitan Police Service said.

LONDON — London police have been forced to call on neighboring departments and the military for backup after scores of specially trained firearms officers refused to carry guns after a murder ...

Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe announced on Thursday that 600 more armed police officers will be trained and put on the streets, increasing the number to 2,800. The number of armed ...

London police respond to about 4,000 armed incidents every year, with officers firing their weapons less than twice a year on average, Rowley said in his letter to Braverman.