4 h. ago Met Police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking references

Sources have told the Sunday Times that the Met Police did not properly check references and many were never chased up once a recruit joined the force

Events

10 h. ago Met Police officers taken to hospital after crash in west London

Footage shared on X showed the overturned vehicle

Events

11 h. ago Moment mockery is made of the Met Police as schoolchildren steal officers' uniforms and stand on cop car dancing before two boys, both under 16, are arrested

Footage circulating online shows hundreds of youngsters gathering around as at least 10 boys, some wearing stolen police uniforms, hijacked an emergency vehicle in Soho.

Events

24 h. ago Met Police under fire after recruiting more than 1,000 officers without checking their references over the course of more than a year

The Met police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking their references before they started at the force.

Events

56 h. ago Brit tourist found dead at hotel in Costa del Sol holiday hotspot

The man, aged in his 60s, had been due to check out of the room at the unnamed hotel yesterday - officers are now investigating the circumstances behind his death

Society

56 h. ago Brit tourist found dead at hotel in Costa del Sol after staff spot something strange

The man, aged in his 60s, had been due to check out of the room at the unnamed hotel yesterday - officers are now investigating the circumstances surrounding his death

Society

60 h. ago Met Police hunt three men after ‘good guy’, 20, stabbed to death in Hackney street fight

Public urged to call 999 if they see Raynolph Asante, Rhamyah Bailey-Edwards or Travis Mitchell

Events

2 d. ago Wind up to 70mph, heavy rain expected to batter parts of Britain

A number of yellow weather warnings come into force on Friday morning across Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of Scotland.

Politics

3 d. ago Susan Hall says she wants to throw Sadiq Khan into a black hole, in row over London's finances

The row began after the mayor sought to blame Boris Johnson for the Met Police’s current funding gap

Politics

4 d. ago Met Police’s new gang database still ‘racist’ for targeting young black Londoners, claims charity

Amnesty UK’s chief Sacha Deshmukh accused officers of ‘supercharging racism’ after 870 black names added - three times more than whites

Events

4 d. ago Trump's firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours

The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Two days ago he hugged me...now he’s dead’: Family friend's horror as Hackney stabbing victim named

Police and paramedics tried to save the victim’s life on Bodney Road just before 6pm on Tuesday

Events

4 d. ago ‘Two days ago he hugged me...now he’s dead’: Woman’s horror as family friend, 20, stabbed to death in Hackney

Police and paramedics tried to save the victim’s life on Bodney Road just before 6pm on Tuesday

Events

4 d. ago Scottish Highlands estate hiring couple with £60,000 salary and 'excellent accommodation'

At the moment, a "very remote" Scottish Highlands estate located around 90 minutes out of Inverness is looking to hire a couple — with a £60,000 salary and "excellent accommodation" on offer.

Economics

4 d. ago Met Police recorded 2,780 child abuse image crimes in London last year

NSPCC chief executive Chris Sherwood said the figures were “deeply alarming”

Events

4 d. ago Murder probe as man, 20, stabbed to death yards from east London nursery and pre

Police and paramedics tried to save the victim’s life on Bodney Road just before 6pm on Tuesday

Events

4 d. ago 'Harder for children to buy paracetamol than a knife' warns Met Police

There are ‘huge flaws’ in online age verification processes for buying knives, a Met Police commander has warned

Events

5 d. ago Knife age checks ‘a huge vulnerability’ at sale and delivery, review finds

Measures to restrict knife sales have been published by the Home Office, amid concern at lax age checks and online sales by illegal dealers.

Politics

5 d. ago Emily Mortimer to play Cressida Dick in Disney+ Met police drama

Emily Mortimer to play Cressida Dick in Disney+ Met police drama  BBC.com

Events

5 d. ago Met Police still facing ‘substantial tough choices’ over cuts despite £83m windfall

Funding rises from local and central government are not enough to plug the budget gap, the Metropolitan Police has warned

Economics