The Latest Breaking News from Met Police

Met Police looking for 10 football fans after 'attacks' at Millwall vs Crystal Palace FA Cup game

Four arrests were made on the day of the FA Cup third-round tie and police are now appealing to identify ten men after violent disorder and homophobic public order offences

Football London · Mar 24, 2022

Sadiq Khan vows to restore trust in Met Police with new Police and Crime Plan

The plan sets out the key priorities and objectives for policing in the capital over the next three years.

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2022

London pub squatters lived alongside dead body of man ‘wrapped in cling film’ in freezer for months

Exclusive: ‘It was like something out of a horror movie’: Pictures show the scene where Roy Bigg’s body was found

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Met Police to appeal against ruling that it breached rights of Sarah Everard vigil planners

The force said it had 'taken time to consider' the decision but it wanted to 'resolve what's required by law when policing protests and events' in future.

Daily Record · Mar 18, 2022

Met Police to appeal against ruling it acted unlawfully during Sarah Everard vigil

Earlier this month the High Court found in favour of four women who founded Reclaim the Streets who brought the challenge against the force for its handling of the event

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022

Child Q: Black teenager launches legal action against Met Police after strip search

The case has sparked outrage from politicians, campaigners and members of the wider public

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Talking Point: Do you agree with the majority of Londoners who think the Met Police is sexist and racist?

A recent poll by YouGov for the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London found that some 63 percent of those surveyed said the Met is probably or definitely institutionally sexist, while 64 percent said it was probably or definitely racist. This will make difficult reading for anyone high…

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022

Strip search of a black girl in Hackney school shames us all

When will you see black girls? That’s what I thought when reading about Child Q, a 15-year-old black schoolgirl from Hackney, taken out of her exam and strip searched by the Met Police while on her period, without adult supervision, because someone suspected she smelled of cannabis. After no drugs…

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022

Met Police forensics worker admits stealing cameras to sell on eBay

A Metropolitan Police forensic specialist has admitted stealing cameras from work to sell on eBay as he battled debts worth £16,000.

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2022

Outrage at Met Police after black schoolgirl ‘cruelly’ strip searched

The Met has been condemned for the incident

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2022