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

Footage shared on X showed the overturned vehicle

Events

6 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.

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7 h. ago Police officer and suspect who took hostages at Pennsylvania hospital killed in shootout

A doctor, a nurse and a custodian at UPMC Memorial, and two other officers were shot and wounded in attackA man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead, authorities said.Three workers at UPMC Memorial hospital, including a doctor, a nurse and a custodian, and two other officers were shot and wounded in the attack, York county district attorney Tim Barker said. A fourth staffer was injured in a fall.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...

Events

19 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

22 h. ago Police officer killed, 5 injured after gunman took hostages at Pennsylvania hospital

Five people were injured and one police officer was killed during the shooting

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25 h. ago Police officer killed amid shooting at Pennsylvania hospital

Andrew Duarte of West York borough police department was slain Saturday at UPMC memorial hospital in YorkA police officer was killed Saturday after responding to a shooting at a central Pennsylvania hospital, officials said.The officer slain in the shooting at UPMC memorial hospital in York was identified as Andrew Duarte of the West York borough police department. He had been responding to a mutual aid call, the department posted on its Facebook page.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Hospital official says gunman killed after shots were fired at a Pennsylvania hospital

A hospital official says a gunman has been killed after shots were fired at a hospital in central Pennsylvania

Events

36 h. ago West Ham striker Michail Antonio 'is back running' less than three months after car crash which broke his leg and left him fearing for his life

On December 7, Antonio, 34, was airlifted to hospital with a broken leg after being cut from the wreckage of his £260,000 grey Ferrari by fire crews in Essex.

Events

55 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

66 h. 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

3 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 ‘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

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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 Met Police recorded 2,780 child abuse image crimes in London last year

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

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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 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

5 d. ago Met Police to cut workforce and services despite funding increase

Met Police to cut workforce and services despite funding increase  BBC.com

Economics