The Latest Breaking News from Metropolitan Police

Appeal court kicks out judge’s ban on police investigation

Veto on Met interviews into child abuse allegations ‘overreached powers’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022

Senior Met Police officers earning over £100,000 while others 'use foodbanks'

The Metropolitan Police is currently in special measures after a string of errors which led to the resignation of commissioner Dame Cressida Dick who was paid £250,000

Daily Mirror · Jul 16, 2022

Knifepoint watch robberies soar in London in last month as moped gangs ambush victims

Knifepoint watch robberies by moped gangs in the capital have soared by 60 per cent in the last month, the Metropolitan Police has said.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022

Government issues new guidance on strip searches in schools following Child Q scandal

Pupil wellbeing must be balanced with suspicion of crime, says government guidance

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Two Met Police officers charged with assault ‘after using excessive force during stop and search’

Sergeant Emily Joshi and Constable Ozan Yelken due in court after incident in Hendon, north London

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Two serving Met police officers charged with assaulting man during stop and search

Two serving Metropolitan Police officers have been charged with common assault after complaints that they had used excessive force when they stopped a man in north-west London.

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022

MAGA cultists aren't innocent dupes

Trump is a "man, not an impressionable child" — but his followers aren't naive children, either

Salon · Jul 13, 2022

Flight attendant admits stealing £5,500 from passenger after he left bag on plane

Flight attendant Karina Parygina is reported to have confessed to taking the bag into a toilet and removing the cash on her way with it to the Lost and Found

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

Extreme right-wing groups recruiting military personnel

The Intelligence and Security Committee said current policies that do not limit which organisations personnel can join are ‘somewhat risky’.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Cost of Living: Economic crisis will increase far-right terror threat in UK, security services warn

Report says ‘economic decline’ is driving increased threat and that individual hardship can push people towards attacks

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022