2 h. ago Met Police to cut 1,700 police and staff amid shock funding fears

London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan confirms Royal Parks unit will be disbanded - despite fierce opposition from councils and victims

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5 h. ago Heavy criticism of Met Police at rally after arrests of Youth Demand supporters

Around 100 people gathered outside the University of London’s Senate House Library in central London on Tuesday evening.

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7 h. ago Policeman who became hero of the 1980 Iranian embassy siege in London, but shunned the limelight, dies at the age of 85

PC Trevor Lock became the de facto leader of the 26 hostages and went on to rugby tackle the lead gunman in a room full of gas as the SAS stormed the building.

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12 h. ago CCTV shows moment shoplifters tackled in police sting in London

CCTV shows moment shoplifters tackled in police sting in London  Sky News

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15 h. ago Three dead after bus and car crash which left both vehicles on fire

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16 h. ago Multiple killed in Heathrow Airport bus smash as witness heard 'boom like a bomb'

Metropolitan police rushed to the scene in Feltham, west London, after reports of a vehicle involved in a collision with a bus leaving three people dead and one hospitalised

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17 h. ago CCTV images released after clubber attacked on dancefloor in south London

Anyone with information is urged to contact police via 101

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26 h. ago River Thames missing girl: Youngster, 11, 'had been paddling' in water on day off school

The missing girl entered the river close to Barge House Causeway, near London City Airport on Monday afternoon and emergency services, including Metropolitan Police, launched a "large-scale response"

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27 h. ago Police conduct investigation after 16 kittens found dumped in New London

Police conduct investigation after 16 kittens found dumped in New London  NBC Connecticut

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28 h. ago Girl, 11, missing after entering River Thames ‘had been paddling’

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports that the girl had entered the river near London City Airport.

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33 h. ago ‘Extensive search’ under way after girl, 11, enters River Thames

The force said they were called at about 1.15pm on Monday to reports the girl had entered the river near to Barge House Causeway.

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33 h. ago ‘Extensive search’ underway after girl, 11, enters River Thames

The force said it was called at around 1.15pm on Monday to reports the girl had entered the river near to Barge House Causeway.

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34 h. ago Registered sex offender allegedly swallows narcotics during London police chase

Registered sex offender allegedly swallows narcotics during London police chase  Fox 56 News

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34 h. ago Police launch urgent search after girl, 11, falls into River Thames

Metropolitan Police launch ‘extensive search’ after child falls into water in east London

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34 h. ago Harrods opens compensation scheme for survivors of alleged abuse by Al Fayed

The redress scheme will remain live for one year.

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35 h. ago Report: Tennessee man admits to swallowing drugs during police chase in London

Report: Tennessee man admits to swallowing drugs during police chase in London  LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY

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35 h. ago Police firearms officer accused of City of London cocktail bar sexual assault

City of London Police Sergeant Constandino Simeonidis claims contact in the bar was ‘consensual’

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40 h. ago Police offer £10,000 reward in bid to solve case of boy missing from north London since 2008

Huge reward offered in effort to solve mystery surrounding disappearance of Alexander Sloley who went missing 17 years ago aged 16

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49 h. ago Mother claims she was 'treated like a US school shooter' after blazer row sends classrooms into lockdown

Police stormed Harris Academy in Wimbledon, southwest London, after a pupil called her mother after being 'aggressively screamed at' and 'forced' into her undersized jacket by a teacher.

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51 h. ago Sam Kerr avoids Football Australia sanction as path cleared to retain Matildas captaincy

‘Additional context’ not in public sphere helps inform FA’s decisionStriker included in training squad for South Korea friendliesMatildas striker Sam Kerr will be free to return as national team captain once she recovers from her serious knee injury after the Football Australia board decided on no further sanctions for her drunken night during which she verbally abused a London police constable.The 31-year-old will continue her recovery in camp with the Matildas for the April matches against South Korea, but has not been cleared for a return to competitive football. Continue reading...

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