The Latest Breaking News from Met Police

Met police officer sacked after running coffee shop on the side

Commander Brittain ruled PC Stanley Kennett’s actions risked bringing the profession into disrepute

The Independent UK · Feb 26

Second Met Police officer in a week is sacked for running side business

PC Stanley Kennett ran a coffee company while suspended on full pay

Evening Standard · Feb 26

Met Police to slash mounted unit in cost-cutting measure

The historic unit will lose half its horses as Met force tries to plug a funding gap of around £260 million amid a rising number of protests

Evening Standard · Feb 25

A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot review: A paean to dignity in the face of the unspeakable

The Pelicots’ married life was initially happy. Was it her growing success that soured him?

Evening Standard · Feb 20

Two charged with murder after death of three-year-old boy

Tanisha Henry, 28, and Mikael Williams, 30, were charged with murder and causing/allowing the death of a child

The Independent UK · Feb 20

Residents in south London use speed gun to send over 1,000 recordings of speeding cars to the Met Police

Residents on Siward Road and Godwin Road near Bromley town centre have complained of cars speeding through their neighbourhood for years

Evening Standard · Feb 19

Rapist who lured victim to London hotel pretending to be injured sportsman could be serial predator, says Met Police

Gurwinder Singh, 37, has been convicted of raping a woman at a hotel in Paddington. Police have uncovered that he booked the same room 100 times over a nine-month period

Evening Standard · Feb 19

Silent disco partygoer shot dead for ‘petty revenge’, court told

Leroy Mitchell was gunned down outside the party in Croydon, south London, in October 2021, the Old Bailey heard.

Evening Standard · Feb 18

Rapper appears to taunt police online after escaping custody twice in one week

The Met Police have launched a manhunt for Daniel Boakye

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Met crackdown on gangs recruiting children to steal phones for money on Snapchat

Police deploys drones, e-bikes, and live facial recognition to catch phone thieves

The Independent UK · Feb 17