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British terror threat at 65-year high

LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Islamic terrorists pose the greatest threat to British security since World War II, London's police commissioner said. "The threat of another terrorist attempt is ever-present," said Commissioner Ian Blair. "Christmas is a period when that might happen."

12 trained to set up terror cells in West

LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida has trained 12 Westerners, including nine British Muslims, to set up terror cells in London and other Western capitals, it was reported Saturday.

British top cop: Islamist terrorists worst

LONDON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Britain's top police officer says Islamist terrorists are a greater threat to civilians than the Nazis were in World War II.

Muslim cop refuses Israeli Embassy duty

LONDON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- London's Metropolitan Police force is conducting a policy review after a Muslim officer refused guard duty at the Israeli Embassy on moral grounds.

Sex offenders in Britain to get Prozac

LONDON, June 25 (UPI) -- Jailed pedophiles and other sex offenders in Britain will receive Prozac to help them avoid committing more of the same crimes, the Independent said.

British police commander under fire

LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- Britain's Crown Prosecution Service may charge Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair with gross negligence manslaughter.

Cops pose as dealers to get coke users

LONDON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Britain's senior police officer tells the Times of London cops are posing as drug dealers to catch well-heeled cocaine users.

Gene linked to bipolar disorder

SYDNEY, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Australian researchers found those with a gene linked to being bipolar, or manic-depressive, are twice as likely to develop the disease.

Scotland Yard cash poor in terror fight

LONDON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Scotland Yard officials are warning they are underfunded and undermanned to fulfill their mandate to fight terrorism.

London to get 200 more armed police

LONDON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Mounting gun violence has led London's Metropolitan Police to request 200 more armed officers for its street patrols 24 hours per day, The Independent reports.

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Sir Paul Stephenson emerged unscarred from three years of civil war at Scotland Yard among the top ranks during Sir Ian Blair's embattled tenure.

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