The Latest Breaking News from Met Police

Man stabbed on busy south London high street

The man in his 20s was treated by paramedics at the scene in Streatham Hill

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025

Phone snatching network behind one in four thefts in London targeted in police crackdown

An organised crime gang was behind ‘industrial scale’ theft of phones being shipped to China, Met Police say

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025

‘Enough is enough’ says chief of Police Federation as ‘exhausted’ officers arrest 492 at Palestine Action protest

Met Police said many of those arrested needed carrying away after they refused to walk from Trafalgar Square – but Amnesty International says arresting hundreds of people at the demonstration is ‘not the job of police’

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025

Voices: A racist and sexist locker-room culture still exists at the Met I left five years ago

COMMENT: The BBC’s ‘Panorama’ investigation into Charing Cross police station has unveiled more shocking behaviour. As former Met Police officer Shabnam Chaudhri writes, nothing has changed – and it must

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

The five most shocking revelations from BBC Panorama documentary exposing Met police misconduct

An undercover documentary exposed Met Police officers exhibiting racism, misogyny and Islamophobia

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

Shamed Met Police PC sobs as he is spared jail for 'despicable' WhatsApp images of vulnerable suspects

Jose Cunha was a PC in the Met Police when he committed the misconduct offences

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

Sadiq Khan blames Tory 'decriminalisation' of shoplifting for explosion in London crimes

‘Shops don't report it because the police won't turn up, and if they do, people will be let off with a slap on the wrist’ - London mayor

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025

Woman convicted after Met Police make 'world's largest' cryptocurrency seizure worth £5.5bn

Zhimin Qian, 45, was convicted for her role in the multibillion Bitcoin fraud scheme

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

Woman shot in Walthamstow within minutes of Sadiq Khan disputing Donald Trump's claim about rising crime in London

Mayor points to reduction in crimes that cause injury - but doesn’t mention increases in knife crime or the overall crime toll in the capital

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

Man, 43, arrested on suspicion of murder after man fatally assaulted in Uxbridge

A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody, where he remains, police said

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025