10 h. ago Met Police releases footage of Canary Wharf protest clash amid claims of force

The Metropolitan Police said a small number of protesters acted aggressively in a Canary Wharf shopping centre on Sunday.

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11 h. ago Met releases footage of Canary Wharf protest clash amid claims of force

The Metropolitan Police said a small number of protesters acted aggressively in a Canary Wharf shopping centre on Sunday.

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11 h. ago Man released by police after arrest over death of woman, 53, is arrested again after second woman, 40, is found dead as Met launches double murder probe

A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murdering Carmenza Trujillo and re-arrested on suspicion of murdering Sheryl Wilkins.

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12 h. ago Murder arrest after two women die five months apart in London

The 40-year-old was first arrested on suspicion of murder on April 1 after Carmenza Trujillo, 53, died in the Aylesbury Estate, south-east London.

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12 h. ago London 'murders': Man arrested as two women found dead months apart

Met Police detectives have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of murder following the deaths of two women in London - police say he has been remanded in custody

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13 h. ago Met Police spends £10m on Palestine Action protests and other events in just one month

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said 62,829 officer shifts have been extracted from local communities since June

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13 h. ago People who show support for Palestine Action ‘will be arrested’, say Met Police

Campaign group Defend Our Juries said hundreds of people were expected to demonstrate against the Palestine Action ban in London on Saturday.

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14 h. ago Policing protests will cost Met £10m this month as chief says they have ‘no choice’ but to arrest Palestine Action supporters

The deputy assistant commissioner has warned any attempt to overwhelm policing ‘absolutely will not work’

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15 h. ago Teenager believed to be carrying guns outside busy football match tackled by unarmed police

Watch as a teenage suspect believed to be armed with guns in a busy crowd outside a football stadium is tackled by unarmed police.

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17 h. ago Watch: Moment passengers scream in terror after bus crashes outside Victoria station as peer among 17 injured

Former Lib Dem MP David Alton taken to hospital amid claims the ‘out of control’ No24’s brakes may have failed

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19 h. ago Activists urge Met Police chief to halt arrests at Palestine Action ban protest

Defend Our Juries said hundreds of people are set to demonstrate on Saturday against the ban of Palestine Action.

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24 h. ago Scottish Government accused of 'contempt for women' over language clash on day of For Women Scotland protest

On the day For Women Scotland campaigned outside the Scottish Parliament, minister were accused to showing “contempt” after using the language “pregnant people” in official government communications.

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31 h. ago Moment 'armed cosplayer' is tackled by cops outside Chelsea match after spotting 'gun in holster'

The moment unarmed Met Police officers raced to tackle a boy and take a 'firearm' from his holster while surrounded by thousands of Chelsea fans was caught in startling footage

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41 h. ago Met’s axing of safer school officers ‘catastrophic’, says ‘crushed’ south London headteacher

Jessica West sent welfare staff to a knife suspect pupil’s home because Scotland Yard stopped sharing information

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42 h. ago Trump’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers sets a dangerous precedent | Kenneth Roth

Unless this dangerous precedent is condemned and curtailed, it will enable US authorities to summarily shoot anyone they chooseThe US military’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers traveling by boat in international waters in the Caribbean is an illegal use of war powers to address what should have been a situation of law enforcement. Unless this dangerous precedent is condemned and curtailed, it will enable US authorities to summarily shoot anyone they choose by simply declaring a “war” against them.Last month, it was reported that Donald Trump had signed a secret decree authorizing the Pentagon to use military force against certain designated Latin American drug cartels, claiming that they were “terrorist” organizations. On Tuesday, Trump wrote that on his orders the military had targeted Tren de Aragua “narcoterrorists”, accusing them of “operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro”, the Venezuelan leader, and being “responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, ...

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53 h. ago Politicians have put us in an impossible position over free speech, says Met Police chief

The head of the Metropolitan Police has blamed politicians for putting his officers in an 'impossible position' over online speech.

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64 h. ago Epstein files show off a naked Ghislaine Maxwell and photos of powerful figures in resurfaced videos

Police footage released on Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee gave a look inside Epstein's mansion in 2005, when police investigated the financier.

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64 h. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan to sue Met over arrest for ‘anti

JK Rowling and Elon Musk among high-profile critics of arrest of Irish comedian, 57, by armed officers after stepping off flight at Heathrow

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65 h. ago Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest

Rowley says officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars debates’ and are in an impossible positionThe Metropolitan police have declined to drop their investigation into the comedy writer Graham Linehan for tweets about trans issues, and said that the law used by officers to detain him needs reviewing.The Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said on Wednesday officers should not be “policing toxic culture wars debates”, and while any review took place, officers would investigate only more serious cases concerning online messages. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Graham Linehan is 'considering suing the Met' after being arrested over 'anti

The Father Ted creator was detained by five armed officers as he returned to Britain from Arizona, and accused of 'inciting violence' in relation to three posts he had made on X.

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