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Man critical as police restrained him after he tried to 'set himself on fire'
The man remains in hospital following the incident near Camden, north London, during which he lost consciousness after becoming unwell
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Outrage as violent gang member who robbed women at knifepoint avoids deportation
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has lost a fight to deport Erlandos Vyte, 27, who was jailed for 12-and-a-half years in 2020 but could be freed in less than three years
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Neighbour shares rumour 'petrol poured into letterbox' caused blaze killing girl
Tiffany Regis, 14, was named locally as the teenager who died in a flat fire in Beckton, east London, which left five others injured. A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and later released
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Tributes to 'funny and loving' 14-year-old schoolgirl 'murdered' in horror blaze
Firefighters raced to the scene in Beckton, East London where a blaze ripped through a residential building last night - with one eyewitness describing how people jumped from the building to flee the inferno
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Beckton flat fire killed woman
Crews from the London Fire Brigade were called to Beckton in London shorty after 5pm on Thursday, as flames were seen bursting through at least two second floor windows
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Black girls 'three times more likely to endure Met Police strip search'
Almost half of all girls subjected to strip searches by the Metropolitan Police between 2017 and 2022 were Black, according to a study of data analysed by Liberty Investigates
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One dead after huge fire at block of flats with residents ‘jumping from windows’
Emergency services were called to the scene at Beckton, east London this afternoon and police said that there had been a fatality as a result of the blaze
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Met crackdown on rogue cops will NOT focus on racism
The Metropolitan police will not be looking at racism in its plans to root out rogue officers despite the Casey report labelling the force institutionally racist
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Police horse attacked by American Bully shows he still loves dogs in cute snap
The Metropolitan Police posted an update on police horse Urbane's condition after he was attacked by a dog in a viral video, revealing he is still friends with the animals
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Nearly 200 Met cops facing the boot in drive to root out unfit officers
Almost 200 serving Metropolitan Police staff previously accused of sex crimes or domestic abuse could face being booted out of the force in new plans revealed by the Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley
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Rapist Met officer searched the name of woman he assaulted in police records
Met police officer Ireland Murdock, 26, has been convicted of raping a woman and admitted to attempting to access a restricted crime report after the offence was reported
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Man left with life-changing injuries after plane crash at London air field
Metropolitan Police and London ambulance crews were called to Damyns Hall air field in Upminster after a plane crashed shortly after take-off at Tuesday lunchtime
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Girl, 11, left 'covered in blood' after being savaged by 'family dog' in home
A girl was seen 'covered in blood' after she was savaged in a dog attack in Erith, London, with the Metropolitan Police arresting one woman in connection
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Schoolgirl, 11, attacked by dog rushed to hospital as woman arrested
Armed police officers, and ambulances raced to the scene in south east London after an 11-year-old girl was attacked by a dog - leading to a woman being arrested
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Woman's home infested by maggots as she lived below dead neighbour for two years
Sheila Seleoane's neighbours continually raised the alarm with housing association Peabody due to a bad odour and other indicators before her remains were found after two-and-a-half years
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Man who lost partner and home in Salisbury poisonings plans to sue Russia
Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after she was exposed to the nerve agent Novichok left in a perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018
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Strip rapist killer Wayne Couzens of £4,000-a-year police pension, mayor urges
Before joining the Met Police, Wayne Couzens was an officer at the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) for seven and a half years. His service makes him eligible for a pension of up to £4,000 a year
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Four cops injured as youths run riot in shopping mall with 5 arrests
Footage shows cops running towards a group of teenagers in the South East London shopping centre, while another clip shows two girls fighting inside a clothing shop as screams ring out
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Met Police host Iftar for Muslims after scathing report slams racism in force
The Met Police host Iftar for Muslims just days after damning report found force institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic
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Met Police blocks social media on officers' phones and adds new Whatsapp rules
TikTok has been banned from Metropolitan Police staff phones as part of a major smartphone rollout across the force, which also sees other social media apps blocked
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Hunt for prisoner convicted of assault after he was released by mistake
Rayon Newby, 20, was being held at HMP Thameside in Greenwich and was serving a sentence for assault, harassment and burglary offences
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Menacing Tube 'serial killer' suspected of pushing 30 people in front of trains
Kieran Kelly, who died in 2001, is thought to have been responsible for more than 29 deaths around London in the 1970s after witnessing a suspicious number of "suicides"
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Firefighters told female colleague they'd 'rape her' before acting out attack
Inspectors uncovered evidence of bullying, harassment and discrimination in fire brigades including a senior officer referring to a black colleague using the "n-word" and putting it down to "having a laugh"
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Met Police officer may face charges after unarmed Chris Kaba shot dead
Chris Kaba, 24, was shot in the head on September 5 after police followed the vehicle he was driving with no lights or sirens for 15 minutes before he turned into a residential street
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Woman working on her car cheats death after motorist crashes into her on street
The victim had the bonnet up on her silver hatchback as she worked on it outside her home in north London when she was suddenly thrown into the air
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