69 m. ago Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met police take over search for sex offender after London sighting

Commander James Conway says finding Kebatu, whose arrest sparked riots over the summer, is a ‘top priority’On Friday, Sir Keir Starmer called the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu “totally unacceptable”, adding:I am appalled that it has happened and it’s being investigated.The police are working urgently to track him down, and my Government is supporting them This man must be caught and deported for his crimes.Let us be clear, we inherited a collapsing prison system in which the last government was releasing people early and which our prisons were overflowing.And, indeed, we have a sentencing bill in parliament seeking to address that issue, and we have stabilised the system. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London', says Met Police as it takes over manhunt

Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London', says Met Police as it takes over manhunt  BBC

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1 hour ago Frantic hunt for freed migrant sex attacker: Net closes in as asylum seeker who assaulted girl, 14, is spotted in London as police reveal where he got off train

Specialist officers from Met Police have launched a massive manhunt for Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 41, who was released in error from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

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2 h. ago Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police takes over search for sex offender after London sighting

Cmdr James Conway says finding Kebatu, whose arrest sparked riots over the summer, is a ‘top priority’The number of prisoners released in error more than doubled in the year to March 2025, Government data shows.A report by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) said 262 prisoners were released in error from April 2024 to March 2025, up from 115 in the year to March 2024.We’ve confirmed that Kebatu got off the London-bound train at Stratford station.We are examining CCTV from that area and further afield, including on the transport network, to establish information about his subsequent movements. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Epping manhunt latest: Met police take control of search for jailed asylum seeker released in error

Hadush Kebatu was last seen in London after he was mistakenly released from prison on Friday

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2 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London', say Met Police as it takes over manhunt

Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London', say Met Police as it takes over manhunt  BBC

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2 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London' as Met Police takes over manhunt

Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London' as Met Police takes over manhunt  BBC

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14 h. ago Met Police launches massive new grooming gangs inquiry with 9,000 cases probed again after criticism of Sadiq Khan and UK's biggest force

The Mayor of London has repeatedly denied that his city was blighted by the kinds of child abuse seen in towns such as Rochdale and Rotherham.

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15 h. ago Met chief Sir Mark Rowley goes to battle with the BBC over Panorama exposé of shamed police station

This month, the broadcaster released Panorama: Undercover in the Police which exposed racist and discriminatory comments and actions by officers at Charing Cross police station.

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17 h. ago Met Police cop caught 'revelling in use of force' in secret Panorama video sacked

Footage showed Pc Jason Sinclair-Birt claiming to have "whacked the s*** of the back of [the] legs" of a detainee - the officer later claimed to have embellished his account

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17 h. ago Met Police set to reopen 9,000 cases in major London grooming gangs probe

Suspected grooming gangs cases exposed by Standard investigation to be reexamined as part of huge Met Police review

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18 h. ago Fourth Met officer at scandal police station sacked after being filmed boasting about how he 'whacked the s*** out' of a suspect

The undercover footage shows PC Jason Sinclair-Birt tell a colleague he 'whacked the s**t out of the back of his legs' while discussing the use of force on a detainee.

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20 h. ago Met Police reviews 9,000 cases in grooming gangs probe after Sadiq Khan denials

Met Police reviews 9,000 cases in grooming gangs probe after Sadiq Khan denials  Daily Express

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20 h. ago Met Police impose strict conditions on UKIP demonstration and counter

Scotland Yard announced there would be an ‘increased visible police presence’ in London this weekend

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21 h. ago Met Police officer filmed ‘revelling in use of force’ on detainee is sacked

Pc Jason Sinclair-Birt’s comments were captured in undercover footage.

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24 h. ago Metropolitan Police set to use drones in bid to chase down fleeing suspects

The Met Police could start to use drones, launched from the top of buildings, to catch suspect by getting to a crime scene in less than two minutes

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27 h. ago Drill rapper jailed for murdering man whose brother was killed years later

Lekan Akinsoji and accomplice Sundjata Keita were found guilty of murder eight years after 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah was killed.

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27 h. ago Police response to grooming gangs faces ‘significant challenges’, watchdog says

Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley said force had a ‘steady flow’ of ongoing investigations

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28 h. ago Could Prince Andrew ever be prosecuted over his links to Jeffrey Epstein?

The Metropolitan Police is ‘actively looking’ into claims the royal tried to use his bodyguard to smear his accuser Virginia Giuffre - as her family urged the force to reopen a probe into her alleged abuse

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32 h. ago London’s violent crime hotspots: Interactive map reveals tide of knife attacks and other assaults across capital

Capital accounts for almost a third of knife offences in England and Wales, research shows

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