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Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old aspiring architect, was murdered on his way home in an unprovoked attack by a gang of racists in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993

Police have confirmed the name of a sixth alleged attacker in the UK's most notorious racist murder after the Metropolitan Police admitted 'many mistakes' were made in the 1990s investigation

Police have confirmed the name of a sixth alleged attacker in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence after the Metropolitan Police said 'many mistakes' were made in the 1990s investigation

De Zoysa was still handcuffed when he shot Sgt Ratana at the Croydon custody block in South London, after being stopped and searched in nearby Norbury and found with seven rounds of ammunition

The failed Tory London Mayor candidate admitted, through his lawyers, that his claim to have left to go on BBC Newsnight was "unintentionally inaccurate"

After joining the Met Police in 1991, Sergeant Matt Ratana returned to New Zealand working with the British High Commission wing of the New Zealand police in 2003, before returning to the UK in 2008

Sgt Matt Ratana was just weeks from retirement when he was shot by Louis de Zoysa in a custody station in Croydon in September 2020

A Met Police officer was stunned when a 999 caller rang the emergency service claiming to be stalked "for some time" by a cat in Finchley, North London

A gang of smugglers have been jailed for bringing Albanian migrants to the UK, with new photos released by police showing the claustrophobic conditions inside the lorries

PC Luke Wenham, of Dartford, Kent, was convicted of two counts of common assault following attacking serial robber Carl Cumberbatch in Elephant and Castle, London

Two men, who are in their 40s, suffered injuries at Central Middlesex Hospital in Park Royal, west London, yesterday, which led to armed police arriving at the facility

Metropolitan Police, probing the murder in Croydon, south London, confirmed officers are investigating the suggestion there might have been a burglary attempt at Nelly Akomah's address

Metropolitan Police can confirm the deaths of Monika, Maja and Dawid Wlodarczyk are being treated as murder after their bodies were discovered at a flat near Hounslow, west London

London Ambulance Service paramedics found her deceased at an address in Croydon, South London on Wednesday morning. Her family have since been informed

His elevation to the Lords is under fresh scrutiny after the Mirror published bombshell footage of a 'jingle and mingle' Christmas gathering organised by his campaign in December 2020

Amie Ferris-Rotman was ordered to hide in the dialysis unit by armed police for around 45 minutes, while her father was getting treated - and described seeing 'lots of armed police'

The first victim is in a critical condition, said the Metropolitan Police, while the second victim sustained non life-threatening injuries following the stabbing at a hospital in Brent, North West London

In a sick stunt that escalated into a brawl, Josh McDonald, George O'Boyle and others stormed an Asda store in south-west London, before they attacked and violently beat staff

Former Metropolitan Police officer Adam Provan, 44, of Newmarket, was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl in a second trial and six more sex attacks on a colleague

Police are probing the spate of attacks which reportedly saw each woman approached by a man and sexually assaulted in the vicinity of Shoreditch Park, and believe more offences may have taken place

Maja Wlodarczyk, 11, and her family were found dead at their flat in west London on Friday - and the girl's best friend told her parents she thought something had happened

Scotland Yard requested the damning video published by the Mirror that showed aides dancing, drinking and laughing at Covid rules at a bash in Conservative Party HQ

The Home Secretary defended the disproportionate use of stop and search on young Black men by saying they are more likely to be victims of knife crime

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said footage of a knees up at Tory HQ - published by the Mirror - told a much clearer story than a previously seen photograph

Sergeant Laurence Knight is accused of raping a woman in the sea at Brighton while on his stag do in July last year, just two weeks before his wedding