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Andy Burnham Ordered Ministers To Stop PC Harper Killers' Release After Police Chiefs Warned They Felt 'Let Down'

The UK government faces pressure to prevent the early release of two men convicted in the death of PC Andrew Harper, as police chiefs and the public express concerns over justice and public safety.

International Business Times UK

Met police incapable of change, says mother of murdered sisters after Simon Levy case

Mina Smallman, whose daughters were killed in north London park in 2020, says force ‘decides who matters’

The Guardian - UK

Sex offenders released on bail ‘day in, day out’ claims police chief in wake of Levy failings

Simon Levy was jailed for life on Wednesday after being found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third

The Independent UK

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Police leaders heap pressure on PM to prevent early release of Pc Harper killers

The letter from police leaders included the signatures of Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and National Crime Agency Director General Graeme Biggar

Evening Standard

Minister describes chasing down London thief who snatched her phone

Housing minister Sally Jameson was crossing Lambeth Bridge earlier this year when a would-be robber on a bike grabbed her phone

Evening Standard

London Muslim community leader tells of 'shock' after police thwarted suspected terror attack targeting mosque

A 14-year-old boy was arrested last week in connection with the alleged plot to attack the place of worship on August 28

Evening Standard

Met Police boss: London’s rivals to blame for city’s ‘lawless’ label

Sir Mark Rowley said rival cities and hostile states are amplifying social media posts that portray the capital as dangerous

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London's mayor says falling crime shows the city is safe despite alarming online claims

London’s mayor and police chief have highlighted a drop in street crime to reassure tourists about the city's safety

The Independent UK

Crime across London falls as Sadiq Khan addresses online misinformation

Sir Sadiq Khan said phone thefts halved in the West End alone

The Independent UK

Neighbourhood crime plunges in London as Sadiq Khan slams 'dystopian hellhole' narrative

‘Neighbourhood crime’ falls 14% with 35,000 fewer offences in a year

Evening Standard

UK bans Iran Revolutionary Guards, blames IRGC-backed group for attacks on Jews

The UK has listed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, in a major escalation of diplomatic tensions with Tehran, as it also outlawed a proxy group behind a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in Britain.

The Times of India

‘She was put on this earth to solve crime’: Laura Donnelly on new crime series

The six-part series is adapted from the novel From the Shadows by Scottish crime author G R Halliday

Evening Standard

London's Met police to scale up use of drones and live facial recognition

UK civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has criticised the use of technologies such as drones and facial recognition.

Euronews

Drones to police every part of London as Met chief hails 'turning point'

Forces have less spending power on tech than other public bodies and should have more freedom to keep up with developments, Sir Mark Rowley will say.

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Live facial recognition cameras to be installed in West End and Soho

A six-month pilot in Croydon, south London, led to 173 arrests, including one woman sought for over two decades

The Guardian - UK

Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas

Technology to be used in six more areas next year as critics say tens of thousands of people will be forced into ‘digital police lineup’

The Independent UK

Facial recognition cameras heading to London’s West End in bid to cut crime

The Met Police hailed a six-month pilot programme in Croydon as a success

TechRadar

‘This is going to make a massive difference’: iPhone snatchers are being foiled by our new Apple partnership, says the UK’s Met Police — and another clever iOS trick could be coming soon

The Met Police and Apple want to make stolen phones useless, and progress is already being made on that front.

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International Business Times UK

Apple Kill Switch Makes Stolen iPhones Unsellable Worldwide — What Every Phone Owner Should Do Today

Apple has enabled a default kill switch that locks stolen iPhones worldwide, cutting reactivations by 60%. Here is what iPhone and Android owners should do now.

The Independent UK

Turn stolen phones into ‘unusable bricks’, police chief urges tech firms

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Evening Standard

Police push for phone companies to be forced to make stolen handsets unusable

Head of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Rowley wants to undermine the market for stolen phones by reducing their resale value.

The Independent UK

Met Police chief calls for tech companies to be forced to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley is asking home secretary Shabana Mahmood to crack down on phone giants

The Guardian - UK

Met police chief calls for law to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’

Home secretary also urged to force tech firms to share data on stolen devices and if they are reactivated

Evening Standard

Phone thefts halve in central London as Apple joins police crackdown to make stolen handsets 'unusuable bricks'

Drones are being used to pursue phone thieves on e-bikes through the capital’s streets

Evening Standard

Met Police face cuts after Sadiq Khan blocks Palantir AI tech deal

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley warns of potential cuts to frontline police services amid row over AI deal

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