All news on the topic: Metropolitan Police

Crime

15 Jan 2025 653

Two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, arrested for suspected murder of 14-year-old aspiring rapper stabbed on bus

Three people have been arrested by police investigating the killing of a 14-year-old on a London bus.

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14 Jan 2025 669

Search underway for attacker cutting women’s hair in southeast London

Police have stepped up patrols in London over fears of an attacker preying on women in the streets of south east London.

13 Jan 2025 837

Second man charged with aiding ex-soldier Daniel Khalife’s prison escape

A second man has been charged with helping former soldier Daniel Khalife after he escaped from prison.

Crime

13 Jan 2025 864

Hackney Incident: Two men sustain gunshot wounds, one man stabbed, attackers still at large

Police are investigating a shooting in Hackney, where two men were found with gunshot wounds and where another was stabbed, with the attackers believed to still be on the run

News

10 Jan 2025 564

Met Police bans pro-Palestine march outside BBC HQ

Scotland Yard imposes Public Order Act owing to proximity of Broadcasting House to a nearby synagogue.

Sport

09 Jan 2025 773

Premier League club will keep picking star accused of rape after major update

Metropolitan Police this week confirmed an evidence file had been passed onto the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to a Premier League star accused of rape.

Crime

04 Jan 2025 663

Man in his 30s found dead after falling from flats in Gillender Street

A man in his 30s after falling from a block of flats in east London.

World

04 Jan 2025 842

British citizen killed in New Orleans terror attack as truck plows into New Year’s crowd

A British man was killed in a terror attack in New Orleans after an army veteran rammed a truck through crowds of New Year’s celebrators.

News

01 Jan 2025 816

Two men injured, one seriously, as car ’swerves towards crowds’ during New Year fireworks on Primrose Hill

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving, causing grievous bodily harm and possession of controlled drugs, after a car swerved towards crowds of people watching the New Year fireworks in London.

News

25 Dec 2024 803

Car ploughs into people in central London on Christmas morning

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after driving his car into a crowd of party-goers after a ‘row at a nightclub’.

Politics

20 Dec 2024 642

Metropolitan Police apologizes to black community leader detained by officer using excessive force

Jason Matthews was searched by PC Connor Jones who had faced three misconduct proceedings in two years

News

14 Dec 2024 773

Police hunt for two men in connection with £200k luxury handbag theft

The owner of a vintage handbag business has been forced to move premises after a "high percentage" of her stock was stolen.

News

11 Dec 2024 596

Police chief reveals ’dozens’ under investigation in Post Office scandal

A meeting has been held between senior Metropolitan Police officers and victims - with officers currently sifting through at least 1.5 million documents.

News

09 Dec 2024 838

Images released of two possible witnesses who may hold ’vital’ information over Mussie Imnetu’s death near Notting Hill Carnival

Mr Imnetu, 41, died four days after he was found with a brain injury on Queensway, west London, while visiting the UK from Dubai.

Crime

03 Dec 2024 574

Prolific London fraudsters who dealt with over 5,000 stolen phones jailed

The Met police said the cost of their crimes totalled at least £5.1 million.

Crime

01 Dec 2024 632

Man arrested for alleged rape of woman at London’s Groucho Club

A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape in Soho’s famous Groucho Club days after Westminster Council suspended its licence.

News

29 Nov 2024 728

Met Police refers itself to information watchdog after Westminster honeytrap victims’ identities were disclosed to each other

The email was sent by an officer with all recipients’ email addresses mistakenly visible to each other. The scandal involved various figures in Westminster being targeted with flirtatious messages.

Crime

25 Nov 2024 640

Kensington shooting: Girl, 8, injured and man seriously hurt as police search for gunman

Met Police were called to Kensington following reports of a shooting - a man and a young girl were found suffering from serious injuries at the scene on the weekend

News

22 Nov 2024 744

Met Police could lose 2,000 officers as budget faces potential £450 million cut

The Metropolitan Police could lose 2,000 of its officers as the force looks to cut £450 million from its budget.

News

15 Nov 2024 643

Met officer dismissed for accessing Sarah Everard case files

A serving Metropolitan Police officer who accessed files relating to Sarah Everard’s murder has been dismissed.

Crime

15 Nov 2024 616

London nightclub Heaven has its license suspended following claims of rape by security staff

One of London’s best known nightclub has had its licence suspended over claims a woman was raped by a member of its security staff.

News

12 Nov 2024 758

Man carrying knives arrested following incident outside Houses of Parliament

A man has been arrested after he was allegedly carrying knives outside the Houses of Parliament.

News

12 Nov 2024 707

Armed police rush to Parliament after man is arrested with knives outside Carriage Gates

Metropolitan Police officers rushed to Parliament this afternoon after they received reports that a man was carrying knives, confirming they had arrested a 34-year-old man at the scene

Crime

10 Nov 2024 779

London market stabbing: One dead and multiple injured in knife attack by ’man on rampage’

Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation following a fatal stabbing in Walworth, Southeast London, with police called to the scene at around 10.40am

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