Great Britain on Sunday put its army on standby after a number of London metropolitan police officers handed in their weapons in support of a fellow officer who has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a young black man.
Two women who were left covered in blood following a homophobic attack on a bus have said they will not be cowed into hiding their sexuality. Melania Geymonat, 28, from Uruguay and Chris, 29, US citizen say they were attacked by several males on the top deck of a London night bus in the early hours of 30 May after they refused to kiss one other.