https://www.scmp.com/rss/524715/feed The latest news and top stories on British police. A Britain-based collective term for governmental law enforcement bodies, the British police are dedicated to maintaining public order and enforcing laws. Its main areas of focus include protecting life and property, preserving peace and preventing and detecting criminal offences. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press The British government said on Sunday it will unveil plans this week to create a new national police force, dubbed the “British FBI”, to take charge of complex investigations such as counterterrorism, fraud, online child abuse and criminal gangs. The National Police Service will bring under the same umbrella the work of existing agencies dealing with terrorism and crime, police helicopters and policing of the roads, and regional organised crime units in England and Wales. Home Secretary Shabana... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341189/uk-create-british-fbi-bring-national-investigations-under-single-police-force?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341189/uk-create-british-fbi-bring-national-investigations-under-single-police-force?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:37:46 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong Several more pets have been rescued from the burned buildings of a residential complex in Tai Po, as animal charities continued to search for separated owners and expressed concerns that animals still trapped will have gone days without food or water. Authorities said on Saturday that a sweep of two blocks where flames were first extinguished at Wang Fuk Court – Wang Yan House and Wang Tao House – found no human remains, but three cats and a turtle were rescued and passed to the Society for the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334639/3-cats-and-turtle-rescued-hong-kong-residential-complex-days-after-fire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334639/3-cats-and-turtle-rescued-hong-kong-residential-complex-days-after-fire?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:36:13 +0000 Reuters Reuters King Charles was heckled by a protester on Monday over his brother Prince Andrew’s ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while greeting royal fans during a cathedral visit in Britain. “How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein?” the man could be heard shouting as the monarch went on a walkabout outside Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire, close to Birmingham. Although Andrew, 65, said this month that he would give up using his title of Duke of York after years of scrutiny over... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3330539/britains-king-charles-heckled-over-brother-prince-andrew-during-cathedral-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3330539/britains-king-charles-heckled-over-brother-prince-andrew-during-cathedral-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:24:13 +0000 Reuters Reuters British police said they arrested five people on Saturday after masked men tried to force their way into a hotel used by asylum seekers, a day after the government won a court ruling on the use of another hotel to house migrants. Two groups of anti-asylum protesters marched to the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Heathrow Airport before some demonstrators tried to break in, London’s Metropolitan Police force said. Two police officers suffered minor injuries, it said. “We understand strength of feeling on... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3323789/uk-police-arrest-5-men-hotel-near-london-during-anti-asylum-protest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3323789/uk-police-arrest-5-men-hotel-near-london-during-anti-asylum-protest?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2025 20:27:27 +0000