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Moment knifeman who killed Porsche driver in 'Wild West' attack is tackled by police

Awad Abdel Samad, 24, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years for murder on Thursday

Evening Standard

How one of the UK’s worst sex offenders was finally caught

Chao Xu had offered guests at his networking events and parties a drink called ‘The Spirit of Life’ - but unbeknownst to his victims, he had spiked them with ‘date-rape’ drugs

The Independent UK

Man jailed for stealing £270k Banksy print from London art gallery

Judge Anne Brown described the incident as a ‘brazen and serious non-domestic burglary’

Evening Standard

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‘Calculated’ predator who spiked and raped students jailed as police fear there could be hundreds more victims

Chao Xu had also filmed and upskirted hundreds of other victims around London

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan accused of 'taking mickey' out of London grooming gang concerns as Met reviews 9,000 cases

The Met Police is reviewing 9,000 child exploitation cases dating back 15 years

Evening Standard

Killer faces life sentence for murder of man left to decompose in bathtub in north London

Dante Forrest, 36, will be sentenced on November 18 after killing Marvin Dickson, 40

Evening Standard

Black Met officer lied about being called a ‘dodgy Nigerian’ in race claim, force says

Detective Sergeant Nonso Anidi, 39, was sacked but is appealing the decision

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Bob Vylan face ‘no further action’ over IDF chants at London gig

Met Police say there is likely ‘insufficient evidence to take the case forward’

The Independent UK

Police to take ‘no further action’ over alleged chants at Bob Vylan performance

An investigation was launched by the Met Police after footage emerged allegedly showing singer Bobby Vylan, saying ‘death to the IDF’.

Evening Standard

Teenager jailed for life over Primrose Hill murder of 16-year-old schoolboy Harry Pitman

Harry Pitman died after going to watch the New Year fireworks with friends

Evening Standard

Teenager locked up for fatal knife attack on ‘charming’ boy on New Year’s Eve

Harry Pitman was killed after accidentally bumping into another boy on Primrose Hill, north London, on December 31 2023.

Evening Standard

Met Police snares 140 criminals in week-long blitz on West End phone thieves and shoplifters

Over 100 additional officers were deployed to tackle offences including shoplifting and phone theft as part of Operation Baselife

Evening Standard

Caroline Flack's distressing video telling of post-arrest torment weeks before death revealed in new documentary

The former Love Island host is the subject of a new Disney+ documentary, Caroline Flack: Search For The Truth

Evening Standard

Met Police to hand golden goodbyes to underperforming officers

Underperforming senior officers are being given a chance to jump before they are shown the door

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Met Police officer who tried to meet girl, 10, for sex after messaging her ‘stepfather’ online spared jail

PC Grant Long, 34, snared by an undercover officer posing as a paedophile

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Selfies and the smiling phone video that snared teenage county lines killers

Three teenagers convicted of killing homeless Anthony Marks, 51, in brutal attack near King’s Cross Station

Evening Standard

Met Police to review 9,000 cases of child sexual exploitation

The force said many of the cases did not fit the common understanding of grooming gang offending.

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Fourth Met cop sacked after he’s caught bragging about ‘whacking suspect with a baton’

A panel found PC Jason Sinclair-Birt had committed gross misconduct

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Wagner Group stooges jailed for warehouse arson in planned ‘sabotage campaign’

The warehouse was targeted because it was being used to supply humanitarian aid and StarLink satellite equipment to Ukraine.

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Drill rapper jailed for murdering man whose brother was killed years later

Lekan Akinsoji and accomplice Sundjata Keita were found guilty of murder eight years after 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah was killed.

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Pictured: Murder victim found wrapped in sheet on East London road as police offer £20k reward for information

The body of Derrick Jones, 56, was found wrapped in a sheet on Walton Road, Ilford

Evening Standard

Warehouse terror attack organiser was ‘easy meat’ for Wagner Group, court told

Dylan Earl, from Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, was working under the instruction of the proscribed Wagner Group, the Old Bailey was told.

Evening Standard

Police on misconduct charges over use of force to face ‘more consistent’ rules

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed the rule change for fairness but also public safety.

Evening Standard

Three men arrested in London by counter-terrorism police on suspicion of 'spying for Russia'

Officers are now carrying out searches of addresses in west and central London

Evening Standard

Met Police officer accused of sharing images of rapes cleared of misconduct

Pc Adam Aspinall Da Encarnacao remains suspended from duty.

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