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Lawyer for young adult at center of BBC scandal says claims presenter broke law are 'rubbish'
British detectives met with representatives of the BBC on Monday over allegations that a leading presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos. But police said they had not opened a criminal investigation, and a lawyer for the young person denied anything inappropriate had happened.
Kevin Spacey due in UK court to face sexual assault charges
Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was on Thursday due to appear at a London court, charged with four counts of sexual assault.
The 62-year-old star was expected at Westminster Magistrates' Court from 0900 GMT to face the charges, which he has vowed to fight.
UK’s Johnson says he paid a police fine for lockdown parties
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he paid a fine from police for attending a lockdown-breaching birthday party in his official residence, making him the first British leader to be sanctioned for breaking the law while in office.
Turkey, UK, US asked to arrest senior UAE officials
A British law firm filed requests on Feb. 11 with the authorities in Britain, the United States and Turkey to arrest senior officials from the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of carrying out war crimes and torture in Yemen.
Police shoot man dead in London after stabbing described as terrorism
British police shot dead a man who stabbed two people on a busy street in south London on Feb. 3 in what officials described as a terrorist incident believed to be related to Islamist militancy.
Police said in a statement that a hoax device was found strapped to the body of the man killed by armed officers.
A Man Attacked Several People in London, Police Believe it's a Terrorist Attack
An unidentified person attacked a passerby with a knife in south London, according to a Scotland Yard tweet.
"We can confirm that the man shot by police at around 2pm today in #Streatham High Road has been pronounced dead,"
"The circumstances are being assessed; the incident has been declared as terrorist-related.", London's Metropolitan Police said on Twitter.
A Man Doused Himself with Gasoline in in front of the British Parliament
A man with a lighter has been detained outside the UK's Parliament after covering himself in what appeared to be gasoline, London's Metropolitan Police said, quoted by the CNN.
Police have closed the famous Carriage Gate of parliament.
An unidentified man was reportedly arrested after spilling gasoline. Photos from the event show a man standing against a wall near the gates.
Four dead in London terror incident, inc. attacker
The head of counterterrorism at London's Metropolitan Police, says four people have died in the terror incident in London, including an attacker and a police officer.
Mark Rowley says some 20 people have been wounded and Parliament was locked down. A search is underway to make certain no other attackers are in the area — though police believe there was only one attacker.
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Royal Navy disposes of suspected WWII bomb in London
Britain's Royal Navy has disposed of a suspected World War II bomb discovered in London's River Thames close to parliament, leading to the closure of two bridges, police said on Jan. 20.
"Victoria Embankment has now reopened after police and the Royal Navy worked together to remove a suspected WWII ordnance," London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
Kosovo Activists Plan New Rally Over Dehari Death
Kosovo civil society activists have called another protest on Thursday in Pristina's main Skenderbeg Square over the death of Vetevendosje activist Astrit Dehari who died early in November in a jail in Prizren.
The rallty is supported by thousands of social media users using the hashtag #JusticeForAstrit or Albanian #DrejtesiPerAstritin.
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