8 h. ago Three Met Police officers set to face misconduct probe after exposing 15

The teenager, referred to as Child Q, was strip-searched by female Met officers in 2020 after she was wrongly suspected of bringing in cannabis to her school in Hackney, East London.

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12 h. ago Three Met police officers to face misconduct hearing over Child Q search

The officers conducted the search on December 3 2020 on suspicion of the black girl, previously referred to as Child Q, possessing cannabis.

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67 h. ago Dramatic moment brave Met police officer risks life to tackle knifeman in London petrol station

PC Morgan Younger managed to take Fitzgerald Carty, 66, to the ground at a petrol station in Lewisham on January 25

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3 d. ago 'Sleazy' Met Police officer gave unwelcome massages to female colleagues and joked about rape

PC Jack Donovan was branded ‘sleazy’ for his behaviour

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4 d. ago Met detective sacked for 'throwing flare' and wearing balaclava during Arsenal match

Met Detective Constable Gordon Irikefe allegedly threw flare into crowd during Champions League game and taunted rival fans at another game

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4 d. ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let Gen Z mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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4 d. ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let GenZ mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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5 d. ago Met Police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking references

Sources have told the Sunday Times that the Met Police did not properly check references and many were never chased up once a recruit joined the force

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5 d. ago Met Police officers taken to hospital after crash in west London

Footage shared on X showed the overturned vehicle

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5 d. ago Moment mockery is made of the Met Police as schoolchildren steal officers' uniforms and stand on cop car dancing before two boys, both under 16, are arrested

Footage circulating online shows hundreds of youngsters gathering around as at least 10 boys, some wearing stolen police uniforms, hijacked an emergency vehicle in Soho.

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6 d. ago Met Police under fire after recruiting more than 1,000 officers without checking their references over the course of more than a year

The Met police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking their references before they started at the force.

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8 d. 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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