12 h. ago Met Police charge 47 more people over support for Palestine Action amid backlash

It brings the total number of those charged over support for Palestine Action to 114 following a wave of protests

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12 h. ago Police charge 47 more people over alleged support for Palestine Action

The total number of suspects charged so far is 114, and hundreds have been arrested in total.

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5 d. ago Met Police officer charged with four counts of rape appears in court

PC Robert Wing, 57, of Waltham Forest appeared in court charged with a spate of sexual offences

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6 d. ago London’s Met Police charge 67 people over support for outlawed Palestine Action group

London’s Met Police charge 67 people over support for outlawed Palestine Action group  Firstpost

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6 d. ago Met Police officer charged with rape and further sexual offences

The charges relate to an alleged incident in March 2025 when PC Santos Rodriguez was off duty

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1 week ago Man, 26, charged with murder of ice cream seller in north London

Shazad Khan, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene after reports of an altercation in Monks Park, Wembley on Tuesday evening

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1 week ago Police watchdog closes investigations into Met Police's charging of Caroline Flack

An investigation into the death of Caroline Flack and the charges brought against her has now been closed, following the belief that her celebrity status had 'influenced' the decision

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1 week ago Fifth suspect charged over ‘murder’ of man, 21, stabbed in Walworth street fight after his arrest in Spain

Giovanny Rendon Bedoya, 21, was attacked on Hillingdon Street in Walworth

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1 week ago Asylum hotels latest: Labour councils join backlash with potential legal action against government

Chaos facing Starmer comes after Epping council granted temporary injunction blocking migrants from being housed at The Bell Hotel

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1 week ago Met Police officer is charged over ‘inappropriate relationship with vulnerable woman’

PC Peter Woodfine will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday

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2 w. ago No 10 warns against funding Palestine Action after Sally Rooney cash pledge

The author suggested she would use royalties from her books and BBC adaptations to fund the banned group.

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2 w. ago Normal People author Sally Rooney vows to use BBC royalties to support Palestine Action despite terror ban

Novelist, 34, said if this makes her a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law ‘so be it’

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2 w. ago Middle East crisis live: time not right to recognise Palestinian state, says Danish PM – updates

Mette Frederiksen says recognition should take place when a ‘sustainable and democratic state’ could be created, and that Denmark would use its EU presidency to increase pressure on Israel and HamasThe Metropolitan police has said that 60 more people will be prosecuted for showing support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed by the UK government last month.More than 700 people have been arrested for supporting the group since its proscription on 5 July.We are deeply concerned about the unimaginable crisis in Gaza, which is having a terrible impact on civilians and especially the children. Starvation is deepening. Water scarcity is increasing very much each day. Colleagues on the ground are reporting that people are now basically rationing between either using water for drinking or for hygiene. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Middle East crisis live: 25 reported killed in Gaza as UN warns one in five Gaza City children malnourished – updates

Four children said to be among those killed in strikes on Bureij refugee camp, while 12 people were killed seeking aid, according to Al JazeeraThe Metropolitan police has said that 60 more people will be prosecuted for showing support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed by the UK government last month.More than 700 people have been arrested for supporting the group since its proscription on 5 July.We are deeply concerned about the unimaginable crisis in Gaza, which is having a terrible impact on civilians and especially the children. Starvation is deepening. Water scarcity is increasing very much each day. Colleagues on the ground are reporting that people are now basically rationing between either using water for drinking or for hygiene. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Another 60 people to be prosecuted for ‘showing support for Palestine Action’

More prosecutions are expected in the coming weeks, the Metropolitan Police said.

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2 w. ago Migrant staying at Canary Wharf hotel arrested after ‘walking into blind woman’s flat’

Met Police say woman, 22, separately charged with assaulting security guard at Britannia International

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2 w. ago Police ordered to reveal ethnicity of suspects charged in high

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said it is right to release further details even if that might ‘embolden racists’

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3 w. ago ‘Draconian and foolish’: Starmer faces backlash as hundreds arrested during Palestine Action protest

Diane Abbott warned the government was in danger of making itself look ‘both draconian and foolish’

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3 w. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 450 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Separately, thousands took part in Palestine Solidarity march through London to protest against humanitarian crisis in Gaza

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3 w. ago Police arrest 466 people over Palestine Action support at protest

Hundreds attended Saturday’s demonstration in Parliament Square, organised by Defend Our Juries.

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