70 m. ago Met Police to hand golden goodbyes to underperforming officers

Underperforming senior officers are being given a chance to jump before they are shown the door

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8 h. ago Met Police chief accused of making ‘thinly veiled threat’ to senior officers over job cuts

Sir Mark Rowley faces backlash over a proposed pay-off scheme for senior ranks, with union leaders accusing him of pressuring loyal officers to leave

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9 h. ago Former Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty

Exclusive: Imran Patel, who resigned last year after reports about his conduct, is being investigated by the IOPCA former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal.Britain’s largest police force has been described as “institutionally misogynistic” after widespread claims that a “toxic” sexist culture has been allowed to thrive for decades. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Donald Trump's White House lashes out at '100 per cent fake news' BBC over Panorama doctored video scandal

In a leaked memo, Michael Prescott details how the corporation 'doctored' a speech by Donald Trump to make it appear like he had encouraged the Capitol Hill riots during an episode of Panorama.

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15 h. ago Met Police sergeant who was filmed saying detainee 'deserves to be beaten up' becomes yet another officer sacked after BBC Panorama undercover documentary about scandal

The footage, which was aired in a BBC Panorama documentary, showed Sergeant Lawrence Hume calling a detainee a 'prick', a misconduct hearing in south London was told on Friday.

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20 h. ago Met Police sergeant who said detainee ‘deserves to be beaten up’ in BBC Panorama footage sacked

Police Sergeant Lawrence Hume, based within the Metropolitan Police detention unit, was filmed as part of a BBC Panorama programme

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21 h. ago Met Police sergeant filmed saying detainee ‘deserves to be beaten up’ sacked

Police Sergeant Lawrence Hume, based within the Metropolitan Police detention unit, was filmed as part of a BBC Panorama programme.

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23 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Until BBC boss Tim Davie either comes clean on how Panorama doctored Trump's speech

So where is Tim Davie? What has happened to the Director-General of the BBC? It rather looks as though he has decided to go to ground.

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24 h. ago Met Police sacks fewer than a THIRD of cops probed for misconduct in last four years

Just 413 Metropolitan Police officers lost their jobs, or voluntarily quit, over allegations of misconduct, despite 1,345 being probed for wrongdoing in the toxic, misogynistic culture

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25 h. ago Met officer who shared messages about sexually abusing children avoids jail— but does get the sack

Messages of a ‘extreme, violent and sexual nature’ were found on former PC Duncan Bouette’s phone

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27 h. ago Wrongly released prisoner arrested after being spotted by member of the public

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Islington, north London, the Met Police said

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28 h. ago Sex offender prisoner Brahim Kaddour Cherif released by mistake arrested and pictured

HMP Wandsworth prisoner Brahim Kaddour Cherif, who was mistakenly released last Wednesday, has been been arrested after the Met Police launched a major manhunt to find him

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28 h. ago Released sex offender prisoner Brahim Kaddour Cherif arrested as he says 'I'm someone else'

HMP Wandsworth prisoner Brahim Kaddour Cherif, who was mistakenly released last Wednesday, has been been arrested after the Met Police launched a major manhunt to find him

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32 h. ago Dramatic moment casino worker caught on CCTV stealing £10,000 arrested by police

Juliana Quintero Velasco, 24, ‘thought cameras weren’t watching’ at venue in Westfield Stratford City

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40 h. ago Met police’s culture makes racial harm ‘inevitable’, internal review finds

The revew, the first to focus on the racism of the institution as a whole, found a culture and leadership determined to prevent real changeThe “racial harm” the Metropolitan police inflicts on black people is “institutionally defended”, with its leadership and culture protecting the force from real change, an internal review has found.The report by Dr Shereen Daniels, published on Friday, draws on internal documents and evidence, with the Met responding by accepting long-standing evidence of racism and discrimination within Britain’s biggest force. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Man, 87, fighting for life after being robbed outside Post Office branch in north London

Enfield MP Feryal Clark ‘deeply concerned’ about attack witness said happened as victim ambushed at cashpoint machine

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52 h. ago Prisoner manhunt LIVE: Wrongly freed man hands himself back in to London jail

Surrey Police said Billy Smith handed himself into to HMP Wandsworth following his accidental release

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52 h. ago Moment Rolex knife slasher snared by live facial recognition cameras arrested in street

Adenola Akindutire, 22, stole luxury timepieces valued at £28,300 after posing as a buyer on Facebook marketplace

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57 h. ago Prisoner manhunt LIVE: Search continues for migrant sex offender and fraudster wrongly released from jail

Justice Secretary under fire for staying silent during PMQs on the release of two HMP Wandsworth prisoners despite reportedly knowing about it

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69 h. ago Burglars targeted victims in London using Grindr in 'callous' scam

Two burglars have been convicted after targeting victims on the dating app

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