21 h. ago Police arrest 55 protesters in central London for holding placards supporting Palestine Action

The force has already arrested 70 people for taking part in similar protests in the past fortnight

Events

48 h. ago Facial recognition cameras to be used at Notting Hill Carnival, Met says

It is among a range of crime-cutting measures being used at the west London event over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the Metropolitan Police said.

Politics

48 h. ago Met Police put up message urging victims of phone thefts to CALL them to report the crime

The Met Police put out a message urging victims of phone thefts to call 999 to report the crime - before being forced to change direction on signs in east London.

Events

49 h. ago Neurosurgeon loses High Court claim against McLaren branch over snowmobile crash

Andrew Cannestra suffered a brain injury when his snowmobile crashed near Ivalo, northern Finland, on February 2 2020.

Events

49 h. ago Notting Hill Carnival fugitive jailed for bus driver’s stab murder

Kamar Williams, 34, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday for stabbing Derek Thomas, 55, in Hackney.

Events

50 h. ago Four face 2027 trial over alleged Palestine Action aircraft damage

About £7 million worth of damage was caused to the aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in an incident alleged to have a ‘terrorist connection’.

Events

50 h. ago Moment baby left stranded on floor during vicious fight involving three men at London Tube station

British Transport Police are investigating disturbing viral phone footage of the brawl

Sport

2 d. ago Man, 23, charged after ‘screwdriver stabbing by suspect in gas mask’ at Tesco branch in Kilburn

Leandro Bruce appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday

Events

3 d. ago Law should change to allow review of cases of jailed officers, lawyer says

Errol Campbell was posthumously cleared almost 50 years after being convicted, with the case against him led by a discredited officer.

Events

3 d. ago Man jailed based on corrupt officer’s evidence has name posthumously cleared

Errol Campbell, who died in 2004, had his convictions for theft and conspiracy to steal quashed.

Events

3 d. ago Seven arrested as 11 Met officers attacked by ‘shoplifters’ in Wood Green

Police called to large group attempting to steal items from business on High Road

Events

4 d. ago Teenage prankster admits throwing chair from top floor of shopping centre

Previous stunts included ‘throwing objects off bridges at trains’.

Economics

4 d. ago 'National failure to deliver justice': Up to three quarters of rape victims withdraw from cases, damning new report reveals

London’s Victims Commissioner details shocking number of victims who abandon hope of seeing justice being done as she calls for ‘radical’ new approach

Events

4 d. ago Only 40% of London crimes reported as victims despair of justice

Only 40% of London crimes reported as victims despair of justice  The Times

Events

4 d. ago Drug dealer was shot dead after serving sentence over dismembering of body

Janayo Lucima had admitted running a drugs line from William Algar’s property in west London.

Events

5 d. ago Stalker once dubbed 'London's most dangerous woman' jailed for campaign to destroy ex

Farah Damji who has ‘truly appalling’ criminal record is serving her prison sentence alongside Constance Marten at HMP Bronzefield

Events

5 d. ago Moment shoplifters caught stealing baby clothes worth £800 from boutique popular with Princess of Wales

Metropolitan Police officers appeal for information over theft on Walton Street, South Kensington

Economics

5 d. ago How the elephant in the courtroom crashed into Constance Marten’s trial

The scene was set before the case began, as Mark Gordon’s defence team raised the thorny subject of the ‘white aristocrat and black rapist’.

Events

6 d. ago Met officer ‘who groped woman’s breasts’ on Heaven dancefloor faces the sack

PC Sijanta Thapa, 30, acquitted of sexual assault in court but due before a gross misconduct panel

Events

6 d. ago Air India crash pilot's medical records examined amid 'mental health issues' as probe into tragedy continues

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was among the 260 victims of Ahmedabad disaster, reportedly considered leaving the airline to look after his elderly father

Events