Conrad Hackett

Police officers take pictures of giant puppets as they move through the streets of Liverpool, northern England July 25, 2014.

This is how many times British cops fired guns all of last year: 3

Global Scan

As the debate over gun control — and, now, the use of force by police — rages in the US and elsewhere, Britain offers a stark contrast. Police there rarely carry guns, fire them or kill anyone. Meanwhile, Beijing is getting machines that inspire people to both recycle and ride public transit. And Ebola is killing Liberians who don’t even have the disease, in today’s Global Scan.