15 h. ago Former Met Police officer found guilty of sexual assaulting teenage boy in Heathrow hotel room

Former PC Grant Fulker was convicted of the offences at Southwark Crown Court

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35 h. ago Many schools closed for fifth day as wintry weather continues

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of snow and ice covering much of Scotland until midday on Friday.

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38 h. ago Met Police officer created fake Instagram accounts to send unwanted sexual messages to women

PC Joss Astley sent unwanted messages to 11 women using fake accounts between 2014 and 2020, a misconduct panel found

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39 h. ago Dozens of schools to close for fifth day as new yellow weather warning issued

It comes after several days of “intense” snowfall, ice and sub-zero temperatures.

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49 h. ago Suspected burglar falls from wall after being tasered by Met Police officer

Body cam footage shows the moment a suspected burglar fell from a wall after he was tasered by a Metropolitan Police officer.

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51 h. ago Met police hired black child rapist to boost diversity, report reveals

Damning review reveals thousands of police officers and staff were not properly checked amid recruitment drive

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52 h. ago Met Police 'failed to keep London safe' by not properly vetting up to 22,000 recruits including serial rapists

Damning review reveals thousands of police officers and staff were not properly checked amid recruitment drive

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59 h. ago UK's Met police failed to properly vet thousands of officers

UK's Met police failed to properly vet thousands of officers  Reuters

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59 h. ago Met Police's 'dereliction of duty to keep London safe' in scandal over checks on 22,000 recruits including serial rapists

More than 130 officers and staff at Scotland Yard committed crimes or misconduct after they were not properly vetted, a damning review has found

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59 h. ago Many schools remain closed for fourth day as recovery efforts continue

A yellow warning of snow and ice has been issued for the whole of Scotland on Thursday morning.

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59 h. ago Serial rapist David Carrick among Met Police officers not properly vetted before joining force

Carrick, who was given 37 life sentences for his crimes, was not properly vetted in 2017, with checks failing to reveal an allegation of domestic abuse against him

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65 h. ago UK braces for heavy snow from Storm Goretti as amber warnings issued

It comes after two buses full of school children crashed on icy roads on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago Many schools shut for a third day amid warning of further ice and snow

The Met Office said up to 20cm of snow could fall on higher ground in northern Scotland on Wednesday.

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4 d. ago Almost 200 schools in Northern Ireland remain closed amid icy conditions

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins paid tribute to gritting teams working on the road network.

Politics

4 d. ago Met officer tasered man who was running away from police and was 'no threat', court hears

Pc Liam Newman, 31, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of GBH after he tasered a man on top of a wall. The man fell and suffered serious injuries as a result.

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1 week ago Freemasons seek injunction against Met policy requiring officers to declare membership

Exclusive: Organisation accuses Sir Mark Rowley of religious discrimination and ‘whipping up conspiracy theories’Freemasons have demanded an emergency injunction from the high court to halt the Metropolitan police’s new policy that orders officers to tell their bosses if they are members of the organisation.The Freemasons filed papers in London on Christmas Eve and claim the Met’s policy amounts to “religious discrimination” against Freemasons who are also police officers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Freemasons call in lawyers to stop the Met Police from forcing officers to declare their membership

A letter has called on the Met, led by Sir Mark Rowley, to suspend its decision to make officers publicly declare membership or face a judicial review.

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3 w. ago Notorious police killer Harry Roberts who murdered three Met officers in Shepherd's Bush dies aged 89

The infamous case shaped public debate on sentencing, parole and the protection of police officers

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3 w. ago Virginia Giuffre's furious family say 'justice has not been served' as Met police says they will not investigate claims Andrew asked officer to dig up dirt on her

The family of Ms Giuffre have said they are 'deeply disappointed' by the force's decision to drop the investigation 'without explanation', as they were not told the announcement was coming.

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3 w. ago Met Police will take no action after Andrew asked one of their officers to dig up dirt on accuser Virginia Giuffre

A bombshell email obtained by the Mail On Sunday exposed how Andrew asked his taxpayer-funded Met bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre.

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