The Latest Breaking News from Met Police

Teenager who stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam to death in row over teddy bear guilty of murder

Hassan Sentamu used a kitchen knife to attack 15-year-old in front of her horrified school friends in Croydon

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Elianne Andam: Teenager guilty of murdering schoolgirl in Croydon teddy bear row

Hassan Sentamu was found guilty after an Old Bailey trial

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025

A brave girl stood up to her friend’s violent ex. Minutes later she was murdered in front of horrified friends

An aspiring human rights lawyer, Elianne Andam’s family said the ‘vibrant’ and ‘beautiful’ beautiful girl ‘would have changed the world’ but her life was stolen

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Pressure growing on Met Police after force ‘bans’ Palestine march outside BBC

Pressure is "growing" on the Metropolitan Police to reverse its “ban” on a pro-Palestine protest which was meant to take place…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 13, 2025

Difficult childhood and autism no excuse for ‘frenzied’ murder, jury told

Hassan Sentamu, 18, is accused of fatally stabbing Elianne Andam, 15, in Croydon, south London, on September 27 2023.

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025

Roy Bigg’s body was found in the freezer of a disused pub - police now have a theory about how he died

Exclusive: Mystery has surrounded the death of the pensioner after his body was found in a freezer in the basement of Simpson’s wine bar in 2021

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025

A boy and his mother disappeared last summer – now police are hunting for these two men

Seven-year-old Adam Glanville and Karima Mahmoud – who is in breach of a family court order – were last seen together in Richmond, south-west London

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025

Met Police blocks plans for Pro-Palestine march near BBC as it will take place close to synagogue

Force have used Public Order Act powers to prevent the Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstration

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

Police warn Pro-Palestine march organisers to stay away from synagogue

The Met said it could impose Public Order Act conditions to stop the proposed rally

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025

Prince Andrew 'reported to the police after accusation he used fake name to set up company'

The Duke of York has been accused by an anti-monarchy group of using a fake moniker to register a company

Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025