The Latest Breaking News from Metropolitan Police

London teenager who threatened to blow up school collected homemade guns and explosives in his bedroom

Sakhile Ntsele, 18, from Wandsworth, stored terrifying armoury of homemade guns and explosives in his home

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Met police using facial recognition in fresh crackdown on e-bike phone snatchers

Metropolitan Police commissioner said rules around e-bikes are clear and ‘pretty tough’

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

Met Police launch Christmas blitz on e-bike phone snatchers in London’s West End using facial recognition

Standard invited out on patrol with unit ‘taking the fight’ to criminals as Sir Mark Rowley turns to high-tech cameras to combat scourge

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Putin's Russia already waging conflict on streets of London, says military expert

The warning came from Leyton and Wanstead MP Calvin Bailey who served for over 24-years in the Royal Air Force

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025

Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for Novichok death of Dawn Sturgess – inquiry

Ms Sturgess died after being exposed to the chemical weapon which was left in a discarded perfume bottle.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025

Salisbury novichok poisonings timeline: How Russian spy incident unfolded in 2018

Dawn Sturgess was killed by the Russian nerve agent, while a police officer and a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

Government will look at ‘full details’ in case of paedophile nursery worker

Minister Josh MacAlister told BBC Breakfast that children are safe at nursery after the conviction of Vincent Chan.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025

Facial recognition to be expanded across the country in fresh crime crackdown

Critics called on the government to limit roll-out of facial recognition, but others have urged ministers to accelerate the expansion to ‘boost safety’

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

Paedophile nursery worker admits filming himself abusing children

Vincent Chan, 45, of Stanhope Avenue, Finchley, north London, admitted 26 offences at Wood Green Crown Court including sexual abuse of children.

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

Presenter Holly Willoughby learns punishment after moped rider injured in collision

Willoughby drove her Mini Cooper without due care near her home in Richmond on August 28, court documents say

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025