9 h. ago Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris denied release from prison

The 49-year-old publicly spoke about his role in the murder for the first time at a parole hearing in October.

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10 h. ago Student accused of chanting ‘put the Zios in the ground’ during protest charged

Samuel Williams will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, January 27.

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15 h. ago Metropolitan Police call centre staff to go on strike on New Year's Eve in row over pay

Trade union Unite said 175 of its members were expected to walk out on one of the busiest days of the year, in a 25-hour-long protest.

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27 h. ago Congressional panel accuses DC police chief of pressuring commanders to manipulate crime data

A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city’s crime rates

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30 h. ago Metropolitan Police staff to strike on New Year’s Eve over pay

Union chief has warned strikes may mean ‘delays to emergency callouts’

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31 h. ago Met Police staff to strike on New Year's Eve in row over pay

Staff from UK’s biggest force will walk out on one of busiest days of the year for the police

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35 h. ago Mother jailed for nine and a half years after killing baby daughter

Three-month-old Kaylani Kalanzi died in July 2024 after she was admitted to hospital having been violently shaken.

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37 h. ago Targeted action in town centres to keep Londoners safe during Winter Nights

Targeted action in town centres to keep Londoners safe during Winter Nights  Metropolitan Police

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39 h. ago Louvre faces standstill as staff weigh move after jewel heist and shutdown

The crunch vote comes as the museum struggles with the aftermath of a daylight jewel heist

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43 h. ago Louvre faces fresh test as staff weigh strike after jewel heist and June shutdown

The world’s most visited museum faces another moment of reckoning as hundreds of employees at the Louvre in Paris gather to decide whether to strike or continue negotiations with the government — a choice that could again bring the vast institution to a standstill

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58 h. ago More police in British Jewish communities after Bondi terror attack

Prime Minister Keir Starmer sent his condolences, saying Hanukkah ‘should be a time of celebration and joy’.

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60 h. ago Met Police step up visibility at Hanukkah events following Bondi Beach terror attack

Mayor of London shared his condolences following the anti-Semitic terror attack at Bondi Beach, in Australia, and vowed to increase Metropolitan Police visibility at Hanukkah celebrations

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Christmas service’ draws about 1,000 people

Number is stark contrast with estimated 110,000 at far-right activist’s ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in SeptemberThe far-right activist Tommy Robinson led a carol concert to “put the Christ back into Christmas” on Saturday in an event that had a huge drop-off in attendance from his last rally in London.The Metropolitan police said about 1,000 people attended the event at its peak, in stark contrast to the estimated 110,000 who turned up to Robinson’s “unite the kingdom” rally in September. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Met will not investigate claims against Andrew relating to Virginia Giuffre

Scotland Yard says it is sticking with earlier decision not to launch criminal inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not be the subject of a criminal investigation in Britain over allegations he had sex in London with a teenager who was trafficked, and then put pressure on his police protection officer to dig up dirt on her.The Metropolitan police on Saturday said after weeks of review, it would not launch any formal criminal investigation into King Charles’s brother. Mountbatten-Windsor’s ties to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein led to the stripping of his royal status. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UK police won't probe claim former prince asked bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre

British police say they have found no evidence that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked a bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre

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3 d. ago Met will not investigate claims Andrew asked bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre

Scotland Yard says there will not be a criminal investigation into claims about Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorThe Metropolitan police will not be launching a criminal investigation into reports that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his personal bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre, the force has said.More details soon Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Met Police rule out investigation into claims Andrew ordered smear campaign on Virginia Giuffre

The Metropolitan Police has decided not to launch a criminal investigation into reports that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his taxpayer-funded bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre in 2011.

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4 d. ago Metropolitan police chief accuses Trump of talking 'nonsense' about London crime

Metropolitan police chief accuses Trump of talking 'nonsense' about London crime  Sky News

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4 d. ago Met police agree to pay £7,500 to woman arrested over Gaza protest placard

Exclusive: Force to pay damages to Aisha Jung, who was put into a police van and held until 4amThe Metropolitan police have agreed to pay £7,500 in damages to a woman arrested at a Gaza protest for holding up a placard that said: “Apartheid Israel, what a cuntry.”Aisha Jung, 53, from south London, was with her husband and two of her sons, aged 10 and 11, when police arrested her at the November 2023 demonstration in Trafalgar Square, central London, telling her that the sign could be considered offensive. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Illegal pangolin meat and cane rats seized by police in Deptford

Officers from the Food Standards Agency and the Metropolitan police found the bushmeat at a site in south-east London on December 5

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