37 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

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47 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.

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50 h. ago Elon Musk praises Doge efforts to cut federal workforce after judge ruling – live

Musk claims Trump administration is ‘finding savings’ amid mass terminations; federal judge won’t block administration from laying off federal workersJudge rules Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workersDonald Trump signed another round of executive orders onboard Air Force One last night, among them one aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.The order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens”, according to the White House, although it was not clear which benefits will be targeted. Continue reading...

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55 h. 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

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57 h. ago Council tax to rise by 5 per cent in Bury amid new parking charges

The council has called for a review of local government funding as demand for services, espcially adult social care, increases

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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

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3 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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3 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

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3 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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3 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

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3 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

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4 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

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4 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

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

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

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4 d. ago Man jailed for ‘deplorable’ email to Jess Phillips amid Musk criticism

Jack Bennett, from Seaton, Devon, was jailed for targeting Jess Phillips, Sir Sadiq Khan and Matt Twist, the assistant commissioner at the Met Police.

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4 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden discusses chemotherapy treatment with King Charles as she receives MBE

The Welsh dancer received the honour for services to fundraising and raising awareness of inflammatory bowel disease

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4 d. ago Strictly star Amy Dowden receives MBE at Buckingham Palace for services to Crohn's disease

Strictly Come Dancing star Amt Dowden will receive her MBE for services to fundraising and raising awareness of inflammatory bowel disease

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4 d. ago Gang violence behind one in three London killings, new report finds

Researchers studied 147 murder and manslaughter convictions over a two-year period

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4 d. ago Met police cuts will be 'substantially scaled back' says Sadiq Khan after £83m council tax windfall

Mayor’s pledge comes as seven more London boroughs announce council tax hikes from April

Economics

5 d. ago Three teenagers charged after boy, 17, shot in the leg in Croydon

Three teenagers have been charged with attempted murder following a shooting in Croydon

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