The Latest Breaking News from Met Police

Hundreds of stolen phones recovered from north London shop in police raid

Four men have been arrested after police uncovered shelves filled with phones during the raid on Kilburn High Road

Evening Standard · Apr 9

Moment thief steals £2million Faberge egg and watch in Soho bag snatch- as he is jailed for two years

Enzo Conticello, 29, grabbed bag containing emerald-encrusted egg while woman was in smoking area of central London pub

Evening Standard · Apr 9

Thief jailed for stealing £2m Faberge egg in handbag theft at Soho pub

Enzo Conticello, 29, took the Givenchy handbag from a woman as she stood in the smoking area of the Dog and Duck in November 2024.

Evening Standard · Apr 9

BBC Radio DJ Scott Mills Investigated Over Allegations Involving Minor Following Sacking

BBC Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills has been sacked following allegations of inappropriate conduct with a teenage boy, linked to a Met Police investigation.

International Business Times UK · Mar 31

Less than one per cent of phone theft cases lead to a criminal charge, figures show

The issue has been highlighted after Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney had his government phone stolen last year

The Independent UK · Mar 30

DNA found on asthma inhaler and cigarette helps convict teenager in man’s death

When Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto climbed out of the car, he was stabbed multiple times, including once in the chest, as he attempted to get back into the vehicle

The Independent UK · Mar 28

Man who fled to Pakistan over fatal Thornton Heath stabbing convicted after two-year hunt

Ali Abdul Basit fled the country after the 2023 killing of Michael Peixoto but was tracked down and convicted following a two-year Met investigation

Evening Standard · Mar 28

Row as Sadiq Khan gives Notting Hill Carnival extra £4.6m 'that could have kept police stations open'

Mayor’s emergency funding to prevent overcrowding ensures carnival can celebrate 60th anniversary in August

Evening Standard · Mar 27

Full transcript of Morgan McSweeny phone theft 999 call - as Keir Starmer says cover-up theory is ‘far-fetched’

PM - ‘The idea that everybody could have seen that .. there there’d be a request over the phone is, to my mind, a little bit far-fetched’

Evening Standard · Mar 26

Why did the Met Police not investigate Morgan McSweeney's phone snatching?

Keir Starmer's former chief of staff had his phone, which contained messages with Lord Peter Mandelson, stolen in London in October

Evening Standard · Mar 25