All news on the topic: Metropolitan Police

15 Jul 2026 652

Man arrested over death threat to Nigel Farage on social media

A man in his 20s has been arrested after allegedly sending Reform UK leader Nigel Farage a death threat on social media.

Crime

15 Jul 2026 567

First picture of man found dead in suitcase after body discovered during teddy bear hunt

This is the first picture of a man found dead in a suitcase by shocked families on a teddy bear hunt.

Crime

13 Jul 2026 597

Police fear more victims after church leader convicted of decades of sexual abuse

Police are appealing for further victims of a church leader to come forward after he was convicted of abusing four vulnerable young men over more than 40 years.

Sport

13 Jul 2026 635

Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after World Cup axe following UK arrest

Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died weeks after he was axed from the World Cup following his arrest over the alleged sexual assault of a teenager in the UK.

Crime

12 Jul 2026 658

Woman, 24, stabbed to death in west London as murder suspect arrested

A man has been arrested over the murder of a 24-year-old woman in west London, police said.

Politics

10 Jul 2026 552

Scotland Yard probes Reform UK over £500,000 donations linked to Cottrell family

Scotland Yard have been looking into potential offences relating to the "evasion of restrictions on donations" after the six-figure sum was given to Reform by Fiona Cottrell, The Times reports.

Sport

10 Jul 2026 783

Violence erupts in London after Morocco crash out of World Cup as police injured

Football fans have descended on parts of Paris and London following Morocco’s loss to France at the World Cup.

Politics

09 Jul 2026 604

Police launch investigation into Robert Jenrick over £37,500 donation linked to foreign funds

Police are investigating a political donation made to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative leader. The Metropolitan Police has been examining claims that a £37,500 donation originated from a foreign donor, following a referral from the Electoral Commission.

Crime

08 Jul 2026 635

Former Tesco worker jailed for plotting terrorist attack after building neo-Nazi hit list

Former Tesco worker Alfie Coleman, now 22, was just 14 when he first began to trawl the internet for extreme right-wing material on is electronic devices.

Crime

06 Jul 2026 707

Man and woman arrested after 22-year-old stabbed to death in west London

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in west London, police have said.

Crime

03 Jul 2026 694

"Potential serial killer" jailed again after release despite chilling rape and murder plot

A ’potential serial killer’ who was freed from prison despite plotting the murders of women and children has now been jailed again for sickening new crimes.

Crime

03 Jul 2026 680

Fake G4S guard stole £117,000 from Santander before fleeing to Ghana for four years

Kwabena Kissi, 40, walked into a Santander branch in Brixton, south-west London wearing a uniform, helmet and mask with visor. He was buzzed into a back room where staff handed over cash containing £117,000 before he left with the money in a briefcase.

Crime

02 Jul 2026 660

Gary Glitter charged with historic child sex offences dating back to 1978

The disgraced pop star, real name Paul Gadd, 82, is accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 and three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14.

Crime

30 Jun 2026 617

Man, 22, stabbed to death after fleeing London bus and collapsing near McDonald’s

A knife victim staggered towards a 24-hour McDonald’s but collapsed shortly after being stabbed on a London night bus.

Crime

29 Jun 2026 611

Man charged with attempted murder after car ploughs into pedestrians in west London

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a vehicle hit multiple pedestrians on a busy London road before allegedly driving away.

Crime

27 Jun 2026 731

Man convicted of murdering 15-year-old boy at London family music festival

A man has been convicted of shooting a 15-year-old boy dead in a children’s play area during a family music festival at a London park.

Crime

21 Jun 2026 615

Man charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh spark terror probe

Police Scotland said a man was charged after a series of attacks in Edinburgh on Friday night that are being treated as potential anti-Muslim hate crimes.

News

21 Jun 2026 659

Three men die after fire tears through White City pavilion

The fire service said they received reports of the blaze on New Zealand Way in White City, at 6.52pm on Saturday evening.

Crime

20 Jun 2026 651

UK man convicted after sharing ISIS execution videos and possessing bomb-making manual

A 20-year-old man in the UK who was under the scanner of security agencies after a trip to Pakistan has been convicted of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material.

World