Law enforcement in the United Kingdom

A controlled explosion and the arrest of a man outside Buckingham Palace days before the coronation of King Charles III.

British police have arrested a man who approached the palace gates and threw objects over the fence.

He was detained on suspicion of possession of a weapon. No shooting or injuries were reported. Police are not treating the case as an act of terrorism.

Criticism from human rights watchdogs mounted on Friday over the alleged brutality of French police in handling protests opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.

French authorities arrested more than 450 people on Thursday in the most violent day of demonstrations since the start of the year against the bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

British police said on Tuesday they made a third arrest linked to Friday's tube attack in Parsons Green, London, that injured 30 people, Reuters reported.

The arrest, of a 25-year-old man, was made in Newport, Wales, they said in a statement. 

A search was taking place at an address in the town.

British police on Tuesday arrested a third suspect over the bombing of a packed London Underground train which injured 30 people last week.

The 25-year-old man was detained by anti-terror officers in Newport, Wales, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

“A search is taking place at an address in the Newport following the arrest,” police added.

A man has attacked two British policemen near Buckingham Palace with a knife, world agencies said.

The man is arrested for causing bodily injury and attacking police officers. The law enforcement officers are slightly injured. According to reported data around 20.35 local time police tried to detain a man holding a knife on Mall Street, which is located near Buckingham Palace.

British police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the Manchester bombing that killed 22 people last week, Voice of America radio reported.

The arrest was made late Sunday during a raid in the Gorton area of Manchester on "suspicion of offences contrary to the terrorism act," the Greater Manchester police said in a statement.

British police confirmed Wednesday that the suicide bomber who died in an attack on a Manchester concert was not acting alone, AFP reported.

"It's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating," Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins told reporters, as four people remained in custody.

The head of counterterrorism at London's Metropolitan Police, says four people have died in the terror incident in London, including an attacker and a police officer.

Mark Rowley says some 20 people have been wounded and Parliament was locked down. A search is underway to make certain no other attackers are in the area — though police believe there was only one attacker.

British police said on Saturday that they are investigating new leads after the family of Ben Needham, the toddler who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos 24 years ago, appeared on Greek TV on Friday night.

South Yorkshire police said they received ?a number of calls? after the Fos sto Tounel (Light at the End of the Tunnel) show on Alpha TV.

Two 17-year-old boys from Dewsbury, northern England, are believed to have traveled to Syria through Turkey, British police said April 7.

"North East Counter Terrorism Unit can confirm that West Yorkshire Police has received a report that two 17-year-old boys from Dewsbury are believed to have traveled to Syria," West Yorkshire Police said in a statement.