The Latest Breaking News from Met Police

Killer strangled pensioner and stole £13k for luxury purchases in huge spending spree

Xyaire Howard spent the money with his girlfriend Chelsea Grant at Westfield in Shepherd’s Bush and Wembley shops

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023

Sadiq Khan warns Met Police is 'chronically underfunded'

The Government points out that the Met is still England's highest-funded force per capita "by a considerable margin"

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2023

Man stabbed in Croydon as Met issues appeal for witnesses

A 27-year-old man was stabbed in Croydon on Friday evening the Met Police said as they appealed for witnesses.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2023

Met Police officer cleared of gross misconduct after tasering 10-year-old girl

PC Jonathan Broadhead fired his weapon at the girl twice within seconds of entering her home

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023

Met officer who Tasered 10-year-old girl twice cleared of misconduct

PC Jonathan Broadhead had Tasered the girl armed with a hammer and gardening shears

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Met Police officer cleared of gross misconduct after Tasering 10-year-old girl

PC Jonathan Broadhead fired his weapon at the girl twice within seconds of entering her home

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023

‘Prolific and heartless’ serial romance fraudster jailed for 11 years

St Albans resident David Checkley conned at least 10 female victims across UK out of £100,000

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023

Met investigating hate crimes since Hamas attacks probe more than 970 incidents

Force investigates almost 1,000 incidents into offences linked to protests and other incidents

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Sadiq Khan slammed after police survey receives 'abysmal' number of responses

The survey received 112 responses in a period which saw more than 1,400,000 offences committed across London

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023

Met police officer twice tasered a 10-year-old girl, misconduct hearing told

Pc Jonathan Broadhead fired his Taser at the girl twice within 'approximately eight seconds' of entering her home in south-west London after her mother called 999

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023