41 m. ago Man jailed for flying drones containing drugs and phones into London prisons

A Greenwich man has been jailed for flying drones loaded with drugs and phones into London prisons

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71 m. ago Dramatic moment brave Met police officer risks life to tackle knifeman in London petrol station

PC Morgan Younger managed to take Fitzgerald Carty, 66, to the ground at a petrol station in Lewisham on January 25

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4 h. ago Missing children cases are not being acted on quickly enough by the Metropolitan Police, watchdog finds

A report into the force's handling of the sexual and criminal exploitation of children found there had been 'positive progress' since a previous report in June 2023.

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6 h. ago Met Police needs to improve handling of missing children cases, watchdog says

A report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services found work needed to be done despite improvements.

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13 h. ago Met warn public ‘don’t approach’ suspect who ‘attempted to rape male in his 20s’

Officers release CCTV image of man in his mid to late 50s

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19 h. ago Pictured: Man, 34, who died after being restrained by police outside bar near London Bridge

IOPC director Amanda Rowe appealed for anyone who saw Adam Tidman being detained to come forward

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20 h. ago Three stabbed in mass brawl 'during sex party at playboy's London mansion'

Three men were rushed to hospital with stab wounds at a property in Portland Place, the Met Police said

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21 h. ago I watched in horror as my tenant from hell sublet my flat on Airbnb before turning it into party pad and stealing my furniture... police said I had a 'clear' case but STILL took no action

Rohhan Divanji, 39, was 'shocked' to discover the Met Police had closed his case after his two-bedroom apartment in Canary Wharf, east London , was hijacked by an identity thief.

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23 h. ago Met Police Deputy Commissioner Dame Lynne Owens announces her retirement after 35 years

Dame Lynne will retire after 35-year career holding some of the most senior positions in British policing

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24 h. ago 'Sleazy' Met Police officer gave unwelcome massages to female colleagues and joked about rape

PC Jack Donovan was branded ‘sleazy’ for his behaviour

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26 h. ago Police hunt for witnesses after one person killed and child, 9, seriously injured in bus smash

A woman in her 40s was killed when a bus and a car collided in Whitmore Road, in Harrow, north London, on Monday night as Met Police put out an appeal for witnesses to come forward

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39 h. ago Police hunt man after stab victim, 20, killed in Hackney street brawl

Members of the public warned not to approach Renaldo Roberts, 25

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41 h. ago Police watchdog probes death of ‘child attacker’, 45, restrained by officers in south London

IOPC Director Amanda Rowe: ‘Our thoughts are with all those affected by his death’

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42 h. ago Met Police detective is sacked for football hooliganism after he threw a firework into crowd during Arsenal's defeat to Bayern Munich in Germany

Detective Constable Gordon Irikefe was found to have committed gross misconduct in acts of 'unacceptable' football hooliganism.

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42 h. ago Masked robbers launch hammer attacks on cyclists in London’s Regent’s Park

Balaclava-clad gangs strike in the hours before officers start patrols at 8am

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43 h. ago Met officer dismissed for throwing flare and ‘tragedy chanting’ at Arsenal games

Detective Constable Gordon Irikefe was found to have committed gross misconduct at football matches between October 2022 and April last year.

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44 h. ago Met detective sacked for 'throwing flare' and wearing balaclava during Arsenal match

Met Detective Constable Gordon Irikefe allegedly threw flare into crowd during Champions League game and taunted rival fans at another game

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45 h. ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let Gen Z mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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47 h. ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let GenZ mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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59 h. ago Government urged to restore school break times as more children miss out on play

A report has called on the Department for Education to discourage ‘the punitive withdrawal of playtime’ in schools.

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