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I just ran across a UK link to this "Ask the police" site with an answer to this question:
Are there any legal self defence products that I can buy?

The short answer:

The only fully legal self defence product at the moment is a rape alarm. These are not expensive and can be bought from most local police stations or supermarkets.

The rest of the response shows me that self defense (US spelling) in the UK is pretty much illegal unless you have Chuck Norris type abilities and a good lawyer.

edit to fix your link--m380g