All news on the topic: Metropolitan Police

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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Met officer who killed Jean Charles de Menezes on tube defends his actions
Retired officer says he feared he was about to die when he shot innocent man he mistook for terrorist in 2005
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Police investigating historical sexual offense allegations against Russell Brand have reportedly submitted a file to the CPS
Russell Brand has denied the allegations against him and has said his relationships were "always consensual".
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In 1995, police dismissed a teenager’s sexual assault allegation against Mohamed Al Fayed
Family of Samantha-Jane Ramsay says she made allegation 10 years before police say first complaint made
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Police accessed sensitive files on Sarah Everard out of ‘curiosity,’ panel told
Seven Met officers accused of accessing X-rays and witness information after Wayne Couzens was arrested
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Islington: Man faces murder charge following the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy
Francie McCarthy, 21, is set to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said.
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A Met firearms officer has been found not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba in a police shooting
Metropolitan Police marksman Martyn Blake, 40, has been cleared at the Old Bailey of the murder of Chris Kaba.
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Met police only pursued charges against Al Fayed for two victims
The Metropolitan Police only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge Mohamed Al Fayed in relation to two out of 21 women who accused him of sexual offences while he was alive, the BBC has established.
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Police hunt all-female Chinese blackmail gang in Islington
Police are investigating a series of blackmail offences where Chinese people faced threats about their family if they refused to withdraw huge amounts of money.
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Murky world of ’hitmen for hire’ sites revealed, featuring a ’kill list’ individual who paid $50,000 to inject his ex with heroin
Chillingly the man who shone a light onto the murder-for-hire plot warns scores of Brits may not know they are on a ’kill list’ too...
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Police investigate 40 new allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed and others
Forty people come forward to report alleged offences, including rape and sexual assault, covering 34-year period
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Former Met Police officer David Carrick charged with eight sexual offenses against two women
Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been charged with eight sexual offences against two women.
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15-year-old boy rushed to hospital after stabbing at Sloane Square Tube station
A 15-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a stabbing at Sloane Square Tube station.
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Two Met police officers sacked over stop-and-search of Team GB athlete Bianca Williams reinstated ’with back pay’
Two Metropolitan Police officers who were sacked over the stop and search of black athlete Bianca Williams and her partner have been given their jobs back.
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Met Police officer charged over death of woman hit by motorcycle escorting Duchess of Edinburgh
Christopher Harrison, 67, will appear in court charged with causing death by careless driving after 81-year-old Helen Holland suffered serious injuries in the collision and died two weeks later.
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Met officers allegedly took hampers and cash bribes to help Fayed persecute staff
Scotland Yard faces claims corrupt officers helped Harrods owner quash potential complaints of abuse