Four people were taken into custody after the operation off the coast of southeast England. No one was injured.
Tag: England
‘The Criminals Are Winning’: Londoners on the Police Response to Minor Crimes
The London police make an arrest in 4 percent of domestic burglaries in the city. Victims and witnesses speak up about their experiences.
Peter Boizot, Founder of the PizzaExpress Chain, Dies at 89
He grew up on a limited diet, but in Italy he discovered pizza and took that love home to England, where an international success was born.
Overlooked No More: Noor Inayat Khan, Indian Princess and British Spy
Khan, who was recently suggested as the new face of the £50 note, was an unlikely candidate to engage in espionage in World War II, but she did so with a “steely strength of will.”
Bullying Video Prompts Outrage and Refugee Support in Britain
Footage showing a 15-year-old tackled to the ground and doused with water has provoked an outpouring of sympathy and fund-raising.
A Brexit Compromise Nobody Likes: What Could Be More English?
After the sputtering of a coup against Prime Minister Theresa May, Britain’s body politic seems to be moving, grudgingly, toward accepting her plan.
A Somber World War I Memorial in London Seeks to Finally Lay the Fallen to Rest
The display of 72,396 shrouds, dedicated to soldiers killed in France on the battlefields of the Somme, is tied to the 100th anniversary of the war’s armistice.