28 m. ago Canary Wharf carnage: Police fire pepper spray inside shopping centre in clash with masked anti

Several people, including at least one child, are pepper sprayed as anti-migrant hotel protest descends into chaos

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7 h. ago Technology will give officers more time on the beat, new police chief says

Rob Carden, who takes up the role on Monday, said forces needed to keep pace with technology.

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8 h. ago Dine and dash thief scoffed £500 worth of food at three different restaurants

Lauren Halliday and her then-boyfriend targeted three different restaurants in Newcastle earlier this year and enjoyed fancy meals but left without paying their bill, a court heard

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12 h. ago Police officer is punched in the face as migrant hotel protesters march with children through Canary Wharf in wake of Epping hotel ruling

The Met Police have made several arrests after imposing restrictions on people wearing masks as anti-asylum protest made its way through the Isle of Dogs.

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14 h. ago Lucky escape for pensioner, 92, and woman as their car overturns near Lord’s Cricket Ground

Man and woman in her 80s taken separately to a major trauma centre and a nearby hospital following St John’s Wood incident

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14 h. ago Court hearing set Sunday on US efforts to deport some Guatemalan children

U.S. attempts to deport some Guatemalan children are on hold until at least Sunday afternoon

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15 h. ago Burglary gang took £46,000 worth of vapes in warehouse break

A court heard the group had been 'recruited by others' but did so 'willingly'

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33 h. ago Shirley Ballas admits she will 'never feel safe again' as she recounts the terrifying moment her stalker followed and confronted her 87

A stalker who made Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas' life hell over a terrifying six-year ordeal was spared jail earlier this year - after a court heard he believed she was his aunt. 

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36 h. ago Five arrested after masked men try to enter west London asylum hotel

Two anti-asylum groups marched to Crowne Plaza before attempting to enter building at rear, Met police sayFive people have been arrested at a protest in London where a group of masked men attempted to enter a hotel housing asylum seekers on Saturday.At about noon, two anti-asylum groups marched to the Crowne Plaza in Stockley Road, west London, and a group of men in masks attempted to enter the building through the rear entrance and damaged security fences, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Boy, 16, ‘with fake gun’ arrested in Chelsea on way to comic book convention

Scotland Yard rubbished online claims suspect was an attempted mass shooter

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37 h. ago Gang of masked men try to break into migrant hotel in angry demo as Met police arrest five and two officers are injured

The Metropolitan Police said a group of masked men attempted to enter the Crowne Hotel via the rear entrance.

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38 h. ago 'Teenager with gun' swarmed by cops outside Premier League ground after game

The Met Police confirmed a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm and was confronted by officers outside a London tube station on Saturday afternoon

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47 h. ago Met arrests six teenage gang members in London phone snatching crackdown

Police said robbery in Nine Elms has dropped by 72 per cent, while Battersea Park and Shaftesbury and Queenstown wards have seen reductions of 46 and 45 per cent respectively

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60 h. ago Six members of phone snatching gang arrested as police drive down crime in south west London

The Met Police has said it has driven down crime in Battersea and Nine Elms as well as surrounding areas

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61 h. ago Prolific predator faces 'lengthy' jail sentence after drugging and raping victims

Chao Xu, 33, of south-east London, who "preyed on unsuspecting women", has pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences against at least 12 victims during a three year period, a court heard

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62 h. ago Boy, 15, bragged about being a 'Nazi' and planned to 'shoot up' his school

The court heard how a 50lb crossbow was bought for him by his mother

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63 h. ago Moment Chinese sex predator businessman is arrested as he admits rape and upskirting offences against six women

Chao Xu, 33, preyed on women at his office, at his riverside apartment and in the street, Woolwich crown court heard but it is feared that he has claimed hundreds more victims.

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64 h. ago Pensioner charged with child cruelty offences after boys fell ill at summer camp appears in court

Jon Ruben, 76, appeared at Leicester Crown Court for a brief hearing on Friday

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64 h. ago Trump urges judge to deny Lisa Cook’s appeal to remain at Fed

Federal court hears argument against US president’s firing of central bank governor

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65 h. ago Retired vet 'will face more charges' after he was accused of lacing summer camp boys' sweets with sedatives

Jon Ruben, 76, has been charged with child cruelty offences relating to three boys, but was not asked to enter any pleas during his brief 15-minute hearing at Leicester Crown Court this morning.

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