All news on the topic: Metropolitan Police

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Wrongly released inmate triggered costly police operation across Essex and London forces
The manhunt for the wrongly-released sex offender at the center of the Epping asylum hotel protests cost taxpayers more than £150,000, a review has found.
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Man and woman arrested over attempted arson attack on Finchley synagogue
"We are a community who would always choose to build bridges rather than walls," the Synagogue said in a statement.
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Two Met officers charged after pregnant woman and unborn baby killed in police crash
Two Metropolitan police officers have been charged in connection with the death of a pregnant woman who was killed in a collision with a police vehicle in southeast London in 2024.
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Attempted arson at Finchley Reform Synagogue probed as antisemitic hate crime
An investigation has been launched following an attempted arson at a London synagogue.
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Police oversight body investigates Met officers regarding fatal school crash investigation
The police watchdog is investigating complaints made against 11 police officers over their handling of an inquiry into a road crash that killed two schoolgirls.
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Murder charge brought after fatal stabbing of 21-year-old in north London
A man has been charged with murder after a 21-year-old was fatally stabbed in north London, police said.
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Over 200 arrested at London protest over ban on Palestine Action
Police arrested more than 200 people for allegedly voicing support for the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday.
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BBC cuts ties with Scott Mills after new information on past allegations
Scott Mills has been axed from another job. The former BBC icon was dismissed from all roles at the BBC following claims surrounding his "personal conduct".
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London and Manchester police get £5m boost after wave of synagogue attacks and hate crimes
Police in London and Manchester are to be given an extra £5 million to pay for more patrols around places of worship, the Home Office has said.
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A British man has been charged with terrorism-related offences linked to the Islamist group Al-Shabaab
A British man has been charged with offenses related to an Islamist terror group based in Somalia.
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Meta engineer accused of bypassing security systems to access over 30,000 private user images
A former worker at Meta is being investigated by police over suspicions he downloaded about 30,000 private Facebook images.
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Five officers pulled from duty after firearms bag left on London street
Five Metropolitan Police officers have been removed from front-line duties after a bag containing firearms and a Taser was found on a London street, the force has said.
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Sadiq Khan protection officers ‘leave bag with guns and Taser on south London street’
Armed police officers assigned to protect the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, reportedly left a bag containing firearms and a Taser on the street, which was found by a member of the public.
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‘Out of control’: M&S boss warns crime is ‘more brazen and aggressive’ after teen mobs storm high street
The boss of M&S has warned that crime has become ‘more brazen, more organised, and more aggressive’ after the Clapham branch was targeted by a mob of teenagers.
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Chaos erupted in a South London car park as a driver rammed a machete-wielding suspect during a brazen motorbike theft attempt
This is the moment a heroic driver rams a machete-wielding "thief" as he reportedly attempts to steal a motorbike in a busy car park.
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Arrests mount after Hatzola ambulances set ablaze in north London
Three more people have been arrested in connection with an investigation into an arson attack on ambulances run by the Jewish community in Golders Green.
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South London unrest sees crowds of youths clash with police and shut shops
Hundreds of teenagers gathered on the high street as they caused chaos in the South London neighborhood.
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Man shot dead in car outside Euston Station as gunman flees on bike London shooting victim named as police hunt killer after Euston attack
Nahom Medhanie was shot dead in a car outside Euston Station in London - Metropolitan Police officers were called to reports of gunshots at 11pm on Saturday.
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Scott Mills sacked amid renewed scrutiny over historic sexual offence allegations connected to a police inquiry
The BBC’s decision to dismiss Scott Mills is connected to a 2016 police investigation into “serious sexual offences” against a teenage boy.
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UK reform aims to refocus police on crime, not non-crime incidents
Non-crime hate incidents will officially be discontinued in five months after the Metropolitan Police announced it would stop investigating them.
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Missing phone of Morgan McSweeney sparks political row over Peter Mandelson documents
The Metropolitan Police are reviewing CCTV from the day Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff had his phone stolen, according to reports.
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Police question suspect over alleged links to Mohamed Al Fayed trafficking and abuse network
One man has been interviewed under caution in relation to the police investigation into the individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by the former Harrods boss, Mohamed Al Fayed, the Metropolitan Police has said.
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Political storm over stolen phone as Mandelson-linked messages disappear and police were not alerted
Sir Keir Starmer has said it is "a little bit far-fetched" to suggest the theft of his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney’s phone was in any way linked to the release of files on Lord Peter Mandelson.
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Two men arrested in connection with the Golders Green ambulance attack have been released on bail
Two men who were arrested in connection with the Golders Green ambulance attack have been released on bail.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing renewed calls to testify in the US over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces fresh demands to give evidence in the US over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.