52 m. ago Heathrow Airport closure update: Police issue fresh statement revealing results from probe into cause of the sub

The Met Police has said there appear to be 'no suspicious circumstances' surrounding the fire at an electricity sub-station that led to the closure of Heathrow Airport.

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72 m. ago Met Police releases major update on cause of fire that shut down Heathrow Airport

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77 m. ago Laurence Fox charged with sex offence as Met Police issue statement

Fox is alleged to have sharing an upskirting photo on social media

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3 h. ago Met Police officer PC Elvis sacked for having sexual chats with 11

PC Elvis Moreira, attached to West Area Command Unit, was found to have breached standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct and was sacked from his job

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6 h. ago Father's fury after cyclist smashes son's car windscreen with bike lock in road rage incident

The incident, which has been reported to Met Police, took place during rush hour on Friday near Elephant and Castle Tube station

Transport

8 h. ago Met officers cleared of misconduct after tasered man jumped from Chelsea Bridge and died

Oladeji Omishore, 41, died after a confrontation with the officers on June 4, 2022

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14 h. ago Met Police officers 'had case to answer' as man is tasered and jumps from bridge

Oladeji Omishore's family said the "credibility and the purpose" of his inquest was lost after the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) cleared the Metropolitan Police officers of misconduct

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20 h. ago No misconduct from Met officers in Chelsea Bridge death, watchdog finds

Oladeji Omishore, 41, died after a confrontation with the officers on June 4 2022.

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22 h. ago Museum burglars convicted of plot to murder £54m Securitas robber in his east London home

Paul Allen, now 47, was left paralysed for life after six shots were fired into his kitchen

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23 h. ago Father 'bloody furious' after cyclist 'smashes' his son's car windscreen with bike lock in road rage incident

The incident, which has been reported to Met Police, took place during rush hour on Friday near Elephant and Castle Tube station

Transport

24 h. ago Moment ‘dangerous’ man caught with knife and drugs in Trafalgar Square in routine stop and search

Ali Al-Hindawi, 29, was initially seen acting suspiciously on his e-bike in central London

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26 h. ago Three men guilty of plotting to murder £54m Securitas robber

Paul Allen was paralysed for life after shots were fired at his large detached rented home in east London in 2019.

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30 h. ago Holocaust survivor, 87, questioned by police after laying flowers at Trafalgar Square during Gaza protest

Stephen Kapos was among nine people called in over 18 January pro-Palestine protest

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33 h. ago Two teenagers stabbed after dozens of youths storm school hall birthday party in east London

One neighbour described seeing ‘total chaos’ and saw 40 to 50 young people running through the streets

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33 h. ago Met Police gets first permanent facial recognition cameras in London, sparking fears of 'dystopian nightmare'

Met Police gets first permanent facial recognition cameras in London, sparking fears of 'dystopian nightmare'  LBC

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33 h. ago Two teenagers stabbed at birthday party 'gatecrashed by youths with knives' in east London

One neighbour described seeing ‘total chaos’ and saw 40 to 50 young people running through the streets

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42 h. ago Elm Park: Two teenagers stabbed at birthday party 'gatecrashed by youths with knives'

One neighbour described seeing ‘total chaos’ and saw 40 to 50 young people running through the streets

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44 h. ago Heroic moment Met Police pounce on phone snatcher after spotting robbery

Two plain clothes cops were able to apprehend the thief who was operating in central London at night and arrested him on the pavement in front of stunned tourists

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47 h. ago Heroic moment Met Police pounce on phone snatcher before returning the mobile handset to the victim

In dramatic footage of the encounter, one of the apprehenders shouts for the thief to put his hands behind his back before handcuffing him on the pavement.

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56 h. ago Met Police hits back at 'misleading' claims it abandoned No10 security during Black Lives Matter unrest

A newspaper report claimed police chiefs ‘capitulated to a mob’ by pulling armed officers away from No10's gates

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