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A police van buns as and unruly crowd clashed with police, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Southport, northwest England, near where three girls were stabbed to death in a dance class the day before. The violence erupted shortly after a peaceful vigil was attended by hundreds in the center of Southport to mourn the 13 victims of the stabbings, including seven still in critical condition. (Richard McCarthy/PA via AP)

U.K. police prepare for another night of violence as country reels from disorder

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

A photograph of Sarah Everard amoungst floral tributes and candles placed at the bandstand on Clapham Common, London, Monday March 15, 2021. On Saturday hundreds of people disregarded a judge's ruling and police requests by gathering at Clapham Common in honor of Sarah Everard. Everard disappeared while walking home from a friend's apartment and was found dead a week later. The slaying sent shockwaves across the U.K. because a Metropolitan Police officer is charged with her kidnapping and murder. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK police protest response stokes outrage before crime bill

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

This undated handout photo provided by the Metropolitan Police shows a stolen 15th century Chinese Ming Dynasty vase which has been recovered by the Metropolitan Police during a Specialist Crime operation. British police say they have recovered a 15th-century Chinese vase valued at 2.5 million pounds that was stolen in Switzerland last year. The Metropolitan Police force said Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 that they have arrested two men over the theft of the Ming Dynasty vase, which is thought to have been stolen from a Swiss collection in June 2019 by a London-based organized crime gang. (Metropolitan Police via AP)

UK police recover stolen Ming dynasty vase worth $3 million

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Police officers conduct a search in Kesgrave, England, Monday Sept. 7, 2020, where a 15-year-old student from Kesgrave High School was shot just after 8.40am this morning. British police said a teenager in eastern England has been arrested in connection with the shooting on Monday of a 15-year-old boy on his way to school. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

UK police arrest teenager after shooting of 15-year-old boy

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People are evacuated from near London Bridge in central London following a police incident, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. British police said Friday they were dealing with an incident on London Bridge, and witnesses have reported hearing gunshots. The Metropolitan Police force tweeted that officers were “in the early stages of dealing with an incident at London Bridge.” (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

The Latest: Police ID London Bridge attacker as ex-convict

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This undated photo issued on Tuesday Oct. 29, 2019 by Essex Police shows Ronan Hughes, right, and his brother Christopher Hughes from Northern Ireland, as the investigation widens into the deaths of 39 people who were found in truck container in southeastern England. Both are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking. (Essex Police via AP)

UK police say truck victims from Vietnam; 3 suspects held

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

Illustration on rights and privacy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

How the government infringes on the right to be left alone

By Andrew P. Napolitano

A police van parked outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police and taken into custody Thursday April 11, 2019. London police say they've arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy, it was reported on Thursday. (Rebecca Brown/PA via AP)

The Latest: Quito arrest part of Assange probe

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UK police arrest man on suspicion of encouraging terrorism

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British police officers stand facing a residential property in Amesbury, England, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. British police have declared a &quot;major incident&quot; after two people were exposed to an unknown substance in the town, and are cordoning off places the people are known to have visited before falling ill. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: Police say Britons were exposed to nerve agent

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A woman leaves flowers outside Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, England, following the death of 23-month-old, Alfie Evans, Saturday April 28, 2018. Alfie Evans, the sick British toddler whose parents won support from Pope Francis during a protracted legal battle over his treatment, died early Saturday. He was 23 months old. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

How Britain has fallen

By Judson Phillips

British police secure the area outside RAF Mildenhall, England, an incident and a suspect was arrested after a disturbance at the base, Monday Dec. 18, 2017. The Midenhall airbase, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of London, is used by the U.S. Air Force, and was briefly locked down and a man was taken into custody after a disturbance Monday, police said. (Sam Russell/PA via AP)

The Latest: UK base incident not being treated as terrorism

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People hold a minute of silence in a square in central Manchester, England, Thursday, May 25, 2017, for the victims of the suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert that left more than 20 people dead and many more injured, as it ended on Monday night at the Manchester Arena. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

U.K. police make new arrest in concert bombing investigation

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Police patrol past a pink ribbon tribute in central Manchester, England Friday May 26 2017. More than 20 people were killed in an explosion following a Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena late Monday evening. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

The Latest: Head of world track attends Manchester event

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Police activity at an address in Elsmore Road, in connection with the concert blast at the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, England, Wednesday May 24, 2017. British police say officers investigating the Manchester Arena concert blast have arrested a fifth suspect, and are assessing a package the suspect was carrying. Greater Manchester Police said the suspect was detained in Wigan, a town to the west of Manchester. ( Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

The Latest: Britain resumes sharing bombing intel with US

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A forensic officer works near the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, the day after a terrorist attack, Thursday March 23, 2017. A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage in the heart of Britain's seat of power Wednesday, plowing a car into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. Five people were killed, including the assailant. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

The Latest: Dozens of French teenagers return to homeland

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Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, left, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speak during a news conference inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in this Aug. 18, 2014, file photo. (John Stillwell/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Julian Assange to accept arrest if U.N. panel rules against him

By Gregory Katz - Associated Press

The Yellow Notice issued by the international police force Interpol, Friday Aug. 29, 2014, asking for help to locate the missing five-year old boy Ashya King, who is believed to be in France. Police are searching for the five-year-old British boy who is suffering with a severe brain tumor whose parents, believed to be Jehovah’s Witnesses, took him out of a British hospital on Thursday and were last seen in France. The boy needs urgent medical treatment. (AP Photo/Interpol)

Spain orders custody for parents of ill UK boy

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

** FILE ** This is a Friday, March 3, 2006, file photo of Moazzam Begg outside the United States Embassy in London. British police say a former Guantanamo Bay detainee is one of four people arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offenses. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

UK police arrest ex-Guantanamo detainee over Syria

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Savile report details child sex abuse

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press