All news on the topic: Metropolitan Police

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Murder victim’s family slams police failures in Stephen Port case
Port, 48, killed four young gay men but despite obvious similarities the Met Police failed to spot a connection, or even realise they were murdered
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Met Police receive 10 times more complaints over officer's online behaviour
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that over 500 complaints have been made about Met staff behaviour on Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter
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Armed masked mob set restaurant on fire as terrified diners flee for their lives
A group of men rushed into Monak in West London at about 10.30pm where they threatened staff with knives and then set the place on fire - no one has been arrested as police are investigating the attack
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Boy, 8, killed after being hit by car as police appeal for dashcam footage
An eight-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a car in Enfield, north London, yesterday. Detectives are now appealing for witnesses to come forward. There have been no arrests so far
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Missing mum found safe after concerned police warned public not to approach her
A 37-year-old woman called 'Sana' went missing in London with an urgent search by police being launched - but on Saturday afternoon the Metropolitan Police said she has been found
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EastEnders actor arrested on suspicion of sexual communications with a child
A man, who is believed to have appeared on the BBC soap EastEnders, has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communications with a child
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King's Coronation will see snipers on rooftops amid terrorism concerns
King Charles and Camilla's Coronation wills see thousands of police officers deployed to London's streets, and counter-drone radar units set up along the procession route
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Two teens stabbed and man knifed to death during grisly 31 hours in London
Within 31 hours in the capital, a 14-year-old was stabbed, a man was knifed to death and an 18-year-old was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries after being stabbed
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Top cop gives loudmouth Tory humiliating lesson on Extinction Rebellion protests
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley clashed with Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson after he accused him of not doing his job properly
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Met Police officers stop and search black man but not white pal who was with him
Tallan Bent, 36, has reached an out-of-court settlement with the Metropolitan Police after accusing officers of racial discrimination for stopping and searching him but not a white friend
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Brit's £105,000 Range Rover stolen from official airport car park
Alan Powell, 51, dropped his Range Rover Sport SVR, at Luton Airport Priority Parking on April 10 before jetting off to Spain with his wife and mother-in-law - he was horrified to learn through an app it has been stolen
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Police officer 'used bank cards of dead people and stole from member of public'
Former Met Police officer Muhammed Mustafa Darr, 37, based in North London, is facing corruption allegations after allegedly using the bank cards of dead people
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Man, 19, charged with murder of 20-year-old stabbed to death above shops
Caudel Haughton, 19, has been charged with the murder of 20-year-old Filipe Oliveira who was stabbed to death above some shops in south London earlier this month
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'Nothing really touches Boris Johnson and his latest luxury holiday shows it'
Instead of keeping his head down and doing his work as an MP, the former prime minister jetted off on holiday to the Dominican Republic, his forth in the six months since resigning as PM
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Stephen Lawrence's family gather for memorial 30 years on from murder
Stephen Lawrence's loves ones gathered for a memorial as they continue their fight for justice 30 years after the teenager was murdered in an unprovoked, racially motivated attack
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UK armed forces member charged with offences under Official Secrets Act
Thomas Newsome, 36, was deployed overseas until April 17, when he is alleged to have made "a damaging disclosure of information relating to defence and which was in his possession by virtue of his position"
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Stephen Lawrence pal eyeing London Mayor bid as 'nothing's changed' 30 years on
Duwayne Brooks had mayoral ambitions in 2018 but commitments took him abroad at short notice. But now he appears determined to channel his energy into holding the police to account
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Moment banker fatally attacked outside swanky Ivy as family slam sentence
Family of Paul Mason, who was attacked after being wrongly accused of stealing a phone by Steven Allan, says the three-year and nine-month sentence is "insulting to us, to Paul’s memory, and society"
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Late-night Greggs banned as police fear it will cause a 'wave of crime'
Greggs opened its Leicester Square store with a blue-carpet premiere in 2022, but Westminster City Council has denied the store permission to serve hot food 24 hours a day
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London Marathon fans warned to avoid travelling to the most famous part of route
Hugh Brasher, event director for the TCS London Marathon, has urged people to "watch the marathon from other locations and avoid the Parliament Square area on the day"
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Police launch investigation as Bukayo Saka suffers horrific racial abuse online
Bukayo Saka suffered horrific racial abuse following Arsenal's 2-2 draw against West Ham after missing a penalty - and the matter is now being dealt with by the police
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Famous soap star who was arrested on suspicion of rape has case dropped
Metropolitan Police have confirmed 'following extensive enquiries, no further action will be taken', after a top TV star was arrested on suspicion of rape earlier this year
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Furious drivers resort to stealing traffic cameras ahead of £12.50 daily charge
Sadiq Khan's Ultra Low Emission Zone scheme is already estimated to have made almost £250 million since it was first implemented in 2019 and more protests have been staged over its expansion
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Mum terrorised by teens 'kicking down door in middle of night for TikTok trend'
The craze first went viral in the USA in 2021 when pranksters filmed themselves kicking doors to the beat of Kesha's 2012 hit 'Die Young' with a well-timed double punt
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Man dies after being Tasered by Met Police and falling from flat balcony
Met Police officers had attended the home in Peckham, south east London, where the man had been threatening to jump before Taser was used, causing him to fall several floors