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The most famous police station in Britain is New Scotland Yard in London, but there are police stations all over the country. They've all got a blue outside to show they are police stations.

This is the custody room of the police station. a suspected criminal is being charged with crime. He must hand over everything he's carrying or has got in his pockets.
Next they take fingerprints to check the person's identity. This machine scans fingerprints electronically and compares them with the national police database. They also take mouth swabs for analysis of DNA.

Next day he went to court. Here three magistrates listen to evidence from the police and witnesses. They then decide if the person is guilty or not guilty.

The evidence that the police collect from a crime scene is analysed in laboratories like this.
The people who work here are called forensic scientist. They can examine and analyse material form the crime scene to find out exacly what happened.
The police are the most obvious part of the law in Britain.
Forensic scientist provide the evidence that helps the courts decide whether a suspect is guilty of a crime or not. The courts then decide on the sentence.

Shopping.

Do you like shopping?
People in Britain really like shopping. In a recent survey 56% of women between the ages of 16 and 40 described shopping as their main hobby. They often go shopping every day! Traditional, locals shop exist in some areas. They sell different thing like food, medicines and cosmetics, clothes and books. In most high streets in Britain the same shop names appear all the time. There are lots of big out-of-town shopping centres where there are many shops in a large indoor area. This is Bluewater near London. It's the largest shopping complex in Europe with over 330 different shops and three big departments stores. There are also 40 bars and restaurants and a thirteen-screen cinema. For a lot of people 'going shopping' doesn't mean they are going to buy anything. Shopping centres are open late most nights of the week and from 11 o'clock until five o'clock on Sundays.