71 m. ago Murder detectives find body in urgent searches for Colombian woman, 46, missing from Ilford

Yajaira Castro Mendez had not been seen by her family or friends who raised the alarm, police said

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25 h. ago Met police launch murder probe after woman, 46, disappeared in Ilford

Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, was reported missing to the Metropolitan Police last Saturday on May 31. Today, a man known to the Colombian national, appeared in court charged with her murder.

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35 h. ago Pensioner 'living in fear' after Met Police raid his Hampshire home in drugs bust

Lorrimer Christians, 80, from Southampton, was getting ready for bed when drugs squad officers smashed through his front door with a battering ram.

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52 h. ago Met Police deploy helicopter in pursuit of suspected phone thief

Met Police deploy helicopter in pursuit of suspected phone thief  BBC

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56 h. ago Man rushed to trauma unit following crash near Edgware Road station

Met Police confirmed the man suffered a medical emergency in his car prior to the crash

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3 d. ago Bollywood film worker and ‘lovely’ girlfriend found dead after ‘taking mystery green pills’ in London

Tributes to Gagan Brar and ‘beautiful’ Kamaldeep Kaur who died after consuming substance while clubbing

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3 d. ago Massive rise in London mobile phone thefts as Met Police admit 'we have a growing and very serious problem'

Some 80,000 devices were stolen in the capital last year - about 16,000 more than in 2023

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3 d. ago Cop 'threatened to smash' boy, 15, while pinning him down in shock arrest footage

PC Lorne Castle was sacked by Dorset Police after a misconduct hearing found he behaved aggressively and used unreasonable force while arresting a 15-year-old boy

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3 d. ago Senior Met police officer who claimed £120,000 salary for nearly five years despite refusing to take drugs test is finally sacked

Commander Julian Bennett was dismissed after a disciplinary panel found his refusal to provide a urine sample in July 2020 amounted to gross misconduct.

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3 d. ago Met chief clashes with Rachel Reeves as he appeals to PM for Spending Review funds to fight crime in London

Scotland Yard boss warns of ‘stark choices about which crimes we no longer prioritise’ if the police’s funding plea is ignored

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves clashes with Met chief Mark Rowley who appeals to PM for Spending Review funds to fight crime

The Scotland Yard boss has warned of ‘stark choices about which crimes we no longer prioritise’ if the police’s funding plea is ignored

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3 d. ago UK's top cops say they will have to deprioritise crimes in dire warning to PM

Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and the head of the National Crime Agency say they will face 'stark choices' if Rachel Reeves wields the axe next week

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3 d. ago Police warn Starmer of ‘stark choices’ on investigating crimes if faced with cuts under spending review

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley among senior police officers who reportedly issued direct warning in letter to prime minister ahead of spending review

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3 d. ago Senior Met Police officer sacked for second time after refusing drugs test will keep pension

Commander Julian Bennett entitled to lump sum of £400,000, plus index-linked £80,000-a-year

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4 d. ago Child Q: Black schoolgirl, 15, ‘demeaned and physically violated’ by Met Police strip search, misconduct hearing told

Three officers face gross misconduct hearing over strip search of London schoolgirl on her period wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis

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4 d. ago Man arrested on suspicion of breaking into Windsor Castle grounds

Thames Valley Police said the man allegedly entered ‘restricted grounds’ at the royal residence at just after 1pm on Sunday.

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4 d. ago Hackney police strip search 'demeaned and physically violated' Black schoolgirl

Child Q was made to strip naked, while on her period, and bend over to expose her genitals in the incident in Hackney. When no cannabis was found officers then scoured her hair

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4 d. ago Black schoolgirl, 15, was 'physically violated' by Met Police officers who strip

The 15-year-old girl, known as Child Q, had arrived at the school in Hackney, East London , for a mock exam when she was taken to the medical room to be strip-searched.

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4 d. ago Black schoolgirl, 15, ‘demeaned and physically violated’ by police strip search

The schoolgirl was strip searched by police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis in December 2020.

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4 d. ago Two clubbers are dead and urgent warning is issued amid fears pills '500 times stronger than heroin' are being sold in London nightspots: Man, 28, and woman, 20, died over Bank Holiday weekend

A man, 28, and woman, 20, are thought to have taken Nitazenes, believed to be up to 500 times stronger than heroin, after partying at a south London nightclub during the Spring Bank Holiday weekend.

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