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Knife Man Shot By Police In Paris Suburb
A man killed his mother and sister and wounded a third person on a street in a Paris suburb before being killed by police.
French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said the incident was not currently being treated as a terror attack.
The Islamic State group claimed it was behind the attack but offered no proof. Some reports say the man threatened to kill police and shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic) before he was shot.
The man ran into a house after attacking his victims before coming out with a knife in his hand, at which point he was shot by police.
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Islamist Arrested In Germany On Terror Charges
A Russian man believed to hold radical Islamist views has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of planning an attack with explosives.
Police said the man, named as Magomed-Ali C, and a French accomplice had stockpiled explosives in their flat in October 2016. However, their plans were disrupted by police and they separated soon after. The Frenchman, Clément B, was arrested in Marseilles in April 2017, accused of plotting an imminent attack.
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Guns And Ammunition Discovered On Industrial Estate In Sussex
Crime investigators have uncovered what they say is a "sophisticated" illegal gun factory on an industrial estate.
Two handguns and ammunition were found by officers who arrested three men leaving the building on the Diplocks estate in Hailsham, East Sussex.
The National Crime Agency said it subsequently found equipment which it believes is part of a "large-scale" gun and ammunition manufacturing operation.
Three men have been remanded in custody until 17 September on firearms charges.
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Weapon And Vehicle Crime At Uk Airports Doubles
Passengers travelling with banned items like CS spray, knives and air rifles are partly to blame for a doubling of crime at airports in two years, police have said.
There were 5,234 crimes at or close to airports in England and Wales in 2017, compared with 2,432 in 2015.
Vehicle crime and weapons are among the types of crime to have increased. Police said they confiscated small weapons from people whose own countries legally allow possession.
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95 Year Old Nazi Collaborator Deported From US To Germany
A 95-year-old former Nazi collaborator who served in the notorious SS as a labour camp guard in World War Two has arrived in Germany after a long deportation battle in the US.
Jakiw Palij has been stateless since a federal judge revoked his US citizenship in 2003. For years Germany refused to accept him as he never had German nationality. After arriving in Düsseldorf he was being taken to a care home for the elderly, German reports say.
The US ambassador in Berlin, Richard Grenell, praised Germany's new government for resolving the case.
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Spanish Police Stations On Alert As Knife Man Tries To Attack Officers
A man wielding a knife and shouting in Arabic was shot dead as he entered a police station south of Barcelona, Spanish authorities said on Monday.
The attacker, said to be 29 and of Algerian origin, had gone into the building at 05:52 (03:52 GMT) and was shot by an officer on duty.
Catalan police said the attacker had targeted officers. He had shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest), reports said.
The attacker lived in the town of Cornellà de Llobregat, just south of Barcelona. He had been living in Spain for several years and had a foreigners' identity number, reports said.
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Government Takes Back Control Of Birmingham Prison
Birmingham Prison is being taken over by the government from the private firm G4S, after inspectors said it had fallen into a "state of crisis".
Some inmates were scared to leave their cells, Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke said.
Describing it as the "worst prison" he had "ever been to", Mr Clarke said: "Surely somebody must have been asleep at the wheel."
The prison will be returned to G4S when "sufficient progress" has been made. A new governor and extra staff are being brought in and the capacity of the jail will be cut by 300.
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Pentagon Report Warns Of China's Increased Military Capabilities
China's military "is likely training for strikes" against US and allied targets in the Pacific, a Pentagon report warns.
The annual report to Congress says China is increasing its ability to send bomber planes further afield. The report highlights its increasing military capability, including defence spending estimated at $190bn (£150bn) - a third that of the US.
China has not yet commented on the report.
The warning about air strikes is one part of a comprehensive assessment of China's military and economic ambitions.
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Four Teenagers Stabbed In South London
A boy is in a critical condition in hospital after four people were stabbed in south London.
The victims, aged between 15 and 16, were attacked outside Landor House on the Elmington Estate in Camberwell on Thursday evening, police said.
One remains critical, another is in a serious but stable condition and the other two were not seriously injured. Six boys, aged between 15 and 16, have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and grievous bodily harm.
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Librarian Jailed For Hoax Bomb Alert At Gatwick Airport
A passenger who called in a bomb hoax in order to delay his flight has been jailed.
Jacob Meir Abdellak rang police eight minutes before the plane was due to leave Gatwick Airport for Los Angeles on 11 May.
The phone number used to make the call was the same one Abdellak used to book his flight, Sussex Police said. He admitted a false information charge at Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday and was sentenced to 10 months.
Abdellak, from Hackney in east London, made the anonymous call at 05:47 BST, delaying take-off by 90 minutes.
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