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Thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets in several English cities on Wednesday to oppose days of far-right violence that have had U.K. police on high alert.

British police have arrested four suspects after the body of a Turkish radio DJ kidnapped with his girlfriend was found in the woods.

The 43-year-old DJ, who was the owner of London radio station Bizim FM, was tragically discovered by the Essex police.

The Met Police said 26 arrests were made on Saturday for wilful obstruction of the highway

Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists have moved into London's Westminster and Parliament Square for a second day of protests, as they demand urgent government action on climate change.

An unidentified person attacked a passerby with a knife in south London, according to a Scotland Yard tweet.

"We can confirm that the man shot by police at around 2pm today in #Streatham High Road has been pronounced dead,"

"The circumstances are being assessed; the incident has been declared as terrorist-related.", London's Metropolitan Police said on Twitter.

A man has been killed and another left fighting for life after a shooting in north west London.

Cops were called to reports of a man injured outside Queensbury Tube station shortly after 9pm.

He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.

A man in his twenties was taken to a north London hospital with gunshot wounds.

Police are investigating a suspicious substance at the British parliament in Westminster, with two people taken to hospital as a precaution, reported Reuters. 

London's City Airport reopened and was operating as usual on Tuesday, the airport said, after a World War Two bomb which was found nearby was safely removed from the River Thames.

All flights to and from the airport were canceled on Monday after the half-tonne ordnance was found at the nearby George V Dock in east London, and a 200-metre exclusion zone was also put in place.

Witnesses described seeing medics giving CPR to three people lying on the ground.

One passerby, Holly Eddleston, told the Standard: “I was on Parsons Green walking my dog when a policeman ran up to us and said to leave the park immediately so that a helicopter could land.

Russell Square has been cordoned off and The British Museum evacuated after reports of a security scare.

Shocked social media users mentioned hearing a “loud explosion” amid reports a controlled explosion has been carried out by cops.