82 m. ago Met Police officer who ‘took selfies at scene of sex attack’ faces sack

PC Max Haywood allegedly shared images and videos taken on his mobile phone with others in June last year

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14 h. ago More than 140 people have reported crimes to Al Fayed investigation – Met Police

The revelation of the number of potential victims comes after Scotland Yard apologised for the distress suffered.

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16 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: The march of facial recognition cameras is so sinister. Police say they get results... but they send a shiver down my spine and they should yours too

Hurrying into London's Paddington Station the other evening, I was amazed to see a large white van with odd-shaped devices and aerials on its roof'.

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18 h. ago Met Police officer accused of raping girl on 13th birthday in West London park

Met Police officer accused of raping girl on 13th birthday in West London park  My London

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20 h. ago Cooper defends live facial recognition expansion amid privacy row

The Home Secretary said ‘safeguards and protections’ would govern use of the cameras.

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21 h. ago Live facial recognition is 'worrying for our democracy', experts warn as the government expands the 'Orwellian' system across Britain

Experts have warned of a 'frightening expansion' of 'Orwellian' technology as the government expands the use of facial recognition across the country.

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23 h. ago Rollout of live facial recognition vans treats us all as a ‘nation of suspects’, say critics

Critics issue warning over nationwide expansion of ‘intrusive’ technology which ‘turns every passerby into a walking barcode’

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23 h. ago Facial recognition technology not about ‘total surveillance society’ – minister

Dame Diana Johnson said it was about ‘giving the tools to our police officers to enable them to keep us safe’.

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25 h. 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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25 h. ago Government rolls out expansion of police facial recognition vans

A new legal framework will be drawn up to support the expanded use of the technology, the Government has said

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26 h. ago Public must tackle shoplifters, Thames Valley police and crime commissioner says

Thames Valley police and crime commissioner Matthew Barber has stood by his comments that the public should call out shoplifters

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27 h. ago Police deploying vans to catch criminals using facial recognition

The vehicles scan faces in real time to look for wanted criminals and those subject to court orders

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28 h. ago Live facial recognition to be rolled out in Greater Manchester as part of government crackdown

"We understand the concerns," police chief says

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32 h. ago Trans Met Police volunteer, 27, met with 'rape victim' when she was so young she was 'interested in things like teddies', court hears  

James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, was violent towards the complainant despite her asking them to be gentle during sex, Amersham Law Courts heard.

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33 h. ago Live facial recognition to expand across the country amid Government overhaul of neighbourhood policing

The technology will be deployed to catch 'high-harm' offenders with new rules to support its use and ensure 'safeguards and oversight', the Home Office said.

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34 h. ago Facial recognition vans to be deployed across Britain to help police target serious criminals

The Home Office has announced 10 new Live Facial Recognition vans will be distributed across seven forces, allowing officers to use cutting-edge technology to target and locate wanted criminals

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34 h. ago Live facial recognition to be widened in neighbourhood policing drive

A new legal framework will be drawn up to support the expanded use of the technology, the Government said.

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45 h. ago Met Police volunteer officer 'told child she enjoyed being raped', court hears

Defendant James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, is accused of rape and sexual activity with a child during their time as a police volunteer for London's Met Police

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49 h. ago Trans Met Police special constable accused of grooming and raping child

Ex-Met Police special constable Gwyn Samuels, previously known as James Bubb, is accused of sexual abuse of a child

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62 h. ago Trans Met Police volunteer, 27, groomed child after meeting online and told her 'you enjoy being raped', court hears

Gwyn Samuels, who was born a man named James Bubb, told one victim she 'enjoyed being raped' and forced her to perform a sex act in public which was interrupted by a dog walker, prosecutors said.

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