A serene spring afternoon shattered by violence as a 17-year-old boy faced a terrifying attack by a masked gang in an east ...

But for much of the last century, armed crime has been very rare here too. London’s police, who had occasionally carried revolvers for night patrols in some areas since Victorian times ...

Police are searching for the perpetrators, and footage of the incident has already been released online. ...

A newspaper report claimed police chiefs ‘capitulated to a mob’ by pulling armed officers away from No10's gates ...

Armed police have descended on a residential street. Eyewitnesses said there is currently a large police presence on Ferrey Road in Fazakerley this afternoon. Pictures seen by the ECHO showed ...

Police were called to Elm Park Primary School, in Havering, East London, on Saturday after a gang stormed the hall and two ...

Passers-by fled for their lives after a violent sword and machete fight broke out on a British street, according to reports.

Two teenagers were stabbed after a large group of youths, some armed with machetes and knives, reportedly gatecrashed a 16th ...

A sixteenth birthday party at a school hall was crashed by a group of youths with knives who stabbed two teenagers. Three ...

The vehicle was seen to have crashed into pedestrians in central London near the entrance to King's College London - police, ambulances and the fire service are at the scene ...

A woman has died and others have been hurt after a van reportedly ploughed into pedestrians in central London. Emergency ...