The Latest Breaking News from Metropolitan Police

Queen held my hand and consoled me when I got cancer, reveals her Lord-Lieutenant

Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, was the Queen's Lord-Lieutenant in London - he has written movingly about his memories of Her Majesty ahead of her funeral on Monday

Daily Mirror · Sep 18, 2022

The number of police lining the route of Queen’s journey to Windsor Castle on Monday

'This is a policing operation the Met has been planning for a considerable amount of time but on Monday we will enter our final and most complex phase of our policing operation'

Wales Online · Sep 18, 2022

2,300 police to oversee Queen’s journey to Windsor Castle

Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said Monday will see the ‘final and most complex phase’ of the policing operation.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2022

Thousands of protesters gather at Scotland Yard over killing of Chris Kaba

Members of the public outside Scotland Yard protest against the Metropolitan Police, following the shooting of Chris Kaba, 24, in Streatham earlier this month. They further protested the handling of the subsequent IOPC investigation.Chants of ‘no justice, no peace’ and ‘no racist police’ were heard amongst the protest, which remained…

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2022

Female police officer stabbed in Leicester Square discharged from hospital

Male officer who was stabbed three times in the neck and once in the chest remains under medical supervision

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2022

One of two police officers stabbed in Leicester Square discharged from hospital

The Metropolitan Police said the female officer has been discharged.

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

King says ‘encouraging’ policing plans for Operation London Bridge are working

Charles and the Prince of Wales met police officers during at visit to Lambeth, south London.

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

Man jailed after stabbing landlady to death when she told him to move out

‘Penny was a kind, giving, loving , respected and wonderful individual,’ her family said in tribute

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

The King and Prince of Wales meet people waiting in the queue for Lying-in-state

King Charles III and Prince William have met members of the public on Lambeth Bridge in a surprise visit to ‘The Queue’. The King and the Prince of Wales thanked people who have come to pay their respects to the Queen. They had earlier visited the Metropolitan Police central control…

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2022

King Charles and Prince William surprise mourners in queue to see Queen's coffin

King Charles and Prince William made a surprise visit to shake hands with mourners queuing to view the Queen's coffin in Westminster Hall today, with cries of "God save the King" ringing out from the crowd

Daily Mirror · Sep 17, 2022