Police moved in to disperse crowds at a memorial for a London murder victim on Saturday evening after warning that vigils to pay tribute to Sarah Everard and to protest about violence against women would breach COVID-19 restrictions.

Incidents of Bonfire Night disorder have been reported across the UK with police officers attacked with fireworks and trees torched. London Fire Brigade (LFB) took 831 calls on November 5, the highest figure on Bonfire Night since 2016 and a 20% rise on last year.

UK police charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder on Monday over a mass stabbing attack on a train that wounded 11 people and said he also tried to kill someone at a London transit station earlier the same day. British Transport Police said Anthony ...

As British police face criticism over clashes with mourners at a weekend vigil for murdered Londoner Sarah Everard, lawmakers started debating a bill on Monday that opponents said would give police too much power to restrict peaceful protests.

Fireworks exploded not in the skies but within the streets of cities last night as Bonfire Night celebrations turned violent. Young people launched fireworks in the middle of Birmingham city centre yesterday, directing the blasts at people walking down the high street.