6 h. ago Admit you did wrong, relatives of late grandmother, 81, mowed down by Met Police royal escort plead

The family of grandmother Helen Holland, 81, killed by a police motorcyclist escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh after he sped through a red light, say they are suing the Metropolitan Police.

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29 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: mass production of Ukrainian ‘Octopus’ interceptor drones begins

Defence ministry says locally developed technology tested in combat and shown to work against Russia’s deadly Shaheds. What we know on day 1,361See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkraine says it has started mass production of its new domestically developed interceptor drones to strengthen air defences. The first three manufacturers had begun production and 11 more were preparing to set up production lines, the defence ministry said on Friday. The drones would be based on a domestically developed technology called “Octopus” to intercept Shahed drones. It had been tested in combat and proved to be working “at night, under jamming and at low altitudes”, the ministry said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the goal is to manufacture up to 1,000 of the interceptors a day. Russia has been steadily increasing the number of drones it uses in a single strike on Ukraine.Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described Russia’s latest attack against Ukraine as “deliberate, calculated and wicked” aft...

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39 h. ago London businessman jailed for life after filming his sex attacks on women

Chao Xu, 33, may be one of worst sex offenders in British criminal history, police fearA businessman has been jailed for life for drugging women then subjecting them to sexual attacks which he recorded for his pleasure, as well as committing hundreds of other sexual offences.The Metropolitan police fear Chao Xu, 33, may be one of the worst sex offenders in British criminal history. The judge said his offending was “calculated and planned” and he posed a high risk to women. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Rapist thought to be among ‘most prolific sex offenders of all time’ is jailed

The Metropolitan Police said Chao Xu filmed himself ‘raping and sexually assaulting women who appear to be unconscious or heavily incapacitated’.

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54 h. ago Serial rapist who drugged victims to be sentenced for 24 sexual offences

Chao Xu, 33, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences over the course of three years including rape, sexual assault and upskirting.

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56 h. ago Face recognition vans rolled out police forces to locate people on 'watchlists'

The Metropolitan Police, South Wales Police and Essex Police have been using the facial recognition vans for some time and now it is being expanded to more sources

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65 h. ago Police officer not guilty of causing death of pensioner hit during royal escort

Pc Christopher Harrison was among the team of convoy motorbike outriders escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh when Helen Holland was hit on May 10 2023.

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66 h. ago Police motorcyclist who hit pensioner while escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh found not guilty

Helen Holland, 81, tragically lost her life after after she was hit by the motorcycle operated by Metropolitan Police officer Christopher Harrison as a verdict was made over the charge of causing death by careless driving

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68 h. ago New facial recognition vans rolled out for use by seven more police forces

Police have received new facial recognition vans in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley and Hampshire.

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3 d. ago Five arrests made outside Bob Vylan gig as protests take place

Officers said the arrests in London took place at two protests prior to the performance.

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4 d. ago Moment ‘bitcoin queen’ fraud arrested in her bed as she’s jailed over £5bn stash

Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling were sentenced following a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme

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4 d. ago Fraudster jailed after UK's largest cryptocurrency seizure worth £5.5bn

Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling were sentenced following a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme

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4 d. ago Chinese fraudster involved in largest UK cryptocurrency seizure jailed

Zhimin Qian and her accomplice Seng Hok Ling were sentenced over the roles they played in a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme.

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5 d. ago Police biker 'drove straight into' woman, 81, during royal escort before she died

Metropolitan Police officer PC Christopher Harrison is on trial, accused of causing the death of Helen Holland, 81, by dangerous driving after she was fatally struck at a pedestrian crossing

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5 d. ago Police officer ‘drove straight into’ pensioner who died after royal escort crash

Helen Holland, 81, died after being struck during a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh in May 2023.

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5 d. ago Moment phone thief is snared by undercover cops as over 140 people are arrested in West End crackdown on shoplifting and thefts at tourist spots

Around 100 extra Metropolitan Police officers were deployed to tackle some of the most common offences blighting the capital as part of Operation Baselife.

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6 d. ago Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood to appear in court over rape charges

The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 1983 and 2016.

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6 d. ago Video Caroline Flack filmed days after her arrest shown in new documentary

The TV presenter took her life at the age of 40 in February 2020 after learning that prosecutors were going to press ahead with an assault charge.

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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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