2 h. ago Met Police PC jailed for nine years for 'predatory' abuse of children

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Merriman’s crimes while a Met Police officer can finally be reported today after The Standard successfully applied for reporting restrictions to be lifted

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3 h. ago Terrifying moment man shoots woman before killing himself at popular north London park

Resident tells of how she heard gunshots ring out as people ran from Clissold Park in Stoke Newington

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4 h. ago Murder probe launched as man, 43, dies days after assault in south London

Michael Edwards, of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, died four days after the assault on Saturday

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7 h. ago Three arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence service

Two men and woman arrested in Grays have been bailed while investigation continues, say Metropolitan police Two men and a woman have been arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting Russian state intelligence, the Metropolitan police have said.The Met said the two men, aged 41 and 46, and 35-year-old woman were arrested at two separate addresses in Grays on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service and taken to a police station in London. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Two men and a woman arrested in Essex on suspicion of spying for Russia

Arrests follow counter-terrorism investigation into suspected National Security Act offences, Met police sayTwo men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia amid increasing alarm at the activities of Moscow’s intelligence services in the UK.The Metropolitan police said two men aged 41 and 46 and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at two separate homes in Grays, Essex, on suspicion of assisting the Russian intelligence service and taken to a police station in London. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Three people arrested just outside London suspected of 'spying for Russia'

All three were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service and taken to a police station in London

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9 h. ago Clissold Park horror: Man 'shoots woman before turning gun on himself' in Stoke Newington beauty spot

A man and woman in their 40s both suffered gun shot wounds following a ‘deeply distressing incident’ in Stoke Newington

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12 h. ago Clissold Park: Man killed and woman injured in 'deeply distressing' double shooting in Stoke Newington

A man and woman in their 40s both suffered gun shot wounds following a ‘deeply distressing incident’ in a busy London park

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31 h. ago Madeleine McCann: What next for infamous cold case as prime suspect walks free and refuses to answer Met Police questions

Madeleine’s case remains one of the most high-profile unsolved disappearances of recent decades – but 18 years on, investigators appear no closer to bringing a culprit to justice

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33 h. ago Fact check: Video posted by police was from Unite the Kingdom protest in 2025

A video appears to have been correctly labelled by the Metropolitan Police, despite claims to the contrary.

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49 h. ago Met Police expecting 50 protest groups to march against Trump state visit

More than 1,600 officers will be deployed to central London.

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50 h. ago Met chief reveals why facial recognition was not used at Tommy Robinson protest

Live facial recognition has been used in more than 700 arrests this year

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68 h. ago Unite the Kingdom: Cops want your help to trace 11 people in CCTV after disorder

The Met Police has launched an appeal to trace 11 people 'linked to disorder' following the 'Unite the Kingdom' rally in London on Saturday

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2 d. ago Police launch search for 11 violent disorder suspects linked to Tommy Robinson rally

It comes as eight people have been charged after the rally following several incidents of violent disorder

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3 d. ago Eight charged after disorder at Tommy Robinson rally in London

The Metropolitan Police said there were several incidents of violent disorder at the event

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3 d. ago Met Police plans to close half of London's police station front desks will 'undoubtedly' lead to spike in crime, union bosses warn

The force is proposing to permanently reduce the number of public-facing front counters from 37 to 19, despite the fact they were used to report 50,000 crimes last year.

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3 d. ago Revealed: How criminal gangs are offering sick 'sex holiday packages' to tourists wanting 'young' partners

Paedophiles skulking on the dark net are being offered children to abuse during sordid underage 'sex holiday packages' organised by criminal networks.

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3 d. ago Give London police officers guns to keep them safe from knife attackers, Met report says

The confidential review suggested all officers should be given semi-automating pistols as a matter of routine.

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3 d. ago Metropolitan Police officers 'should be armed with guns' amid soaring knife crime, confidential report advises

The internal document said the force should consider arming staff from basic command units with semi-automatic pistols to protect them from violent criminals

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner refuses to speak to Met Police before German prison release

The force says the 49-year-old German national remains a suspect in its own investigation

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