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Kensington High Street was on lockdown for around an hour and a half tonight, as police investigated a suspect package.

Restaurants and shops were evacuated after a suspicious item was found near Kensington Court at around 6.30pm.

Reports suggest the package was found in a restaurant.

The item turned out not to be dangerous and the road was reopened at around 8pm.

Firearms officers are reportedly being poached from the home counties and areas outside of the capital to protect London.

The woman was charged with encouraging others to engage in terrorist acts, while the man was charged separately.

The officer is seen attacking the car with a baton and what looks like a pen knife completely shattering the glass.

Police have issued CCTV footage of a knife-wielding man and are appealing for information after a 21-year old was slashed in the face.

A man in his 60s has been injured in a hit-and-run involving a car being pursued by police, the second such incident this week.

This is the face of 10-year-old Makayah McDermot, who died when a car police were pursuing crashed into him.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Oliver Dearlove, who was killed by a single punch during a night out.

Three girls injured when a car being pursued by police crashed into them have injuries that are not life threatening, police say.

A 10-year-old child actor and his aunt were killed when a car ploughed into them after it mounted the kerb during a police chase.