Baltimore: Night protests erupt after Freddie Gray mistrial declared

A mistrial was declared on 16 December in the case of a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who’s killing sparked riots in April. The judge dismissed the jury in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Officer William Porter – the first of six officers to be tried in Grays death – after 16 hours of deliberations during which the jurors were unable to reach a verdict on any of the charges against the policeman. Dec 17, 2015

Leytonstone Tube stabbing: David Cameron defends police response to attack

Prime Minister David Cameron praised Britains police force on 7 December following a knife attack at an underground station in east London over the weekend. Speaking at a school in Burton-upon-Trent, the PM defended the actions of those who intervened during the attack, which injured two people at Leytonstone Tube station on 5 December. Dec 7, 2015