The Latest Breaking News from Metropolitan Police

Hadush Kebatu makes bombshell claim: 'I tried to hand myself in to police before arrest'

The Metropolitan Police has said it is ‘not aware of any evidence’ to support Kebatu’s claim.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025

Mother’s tribute to ‘much-loved’ son, 20, stabbed to death in Lewisham as police hunt killer

Messiah Robb, 20, collapsed on Benin Street, near Hither Green Lane, at around 3.20pm on Tuesday

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025

NHS Doctor Rahmeh Aladwan: What We Know About the Medic Arrested Over Hamas Comments

Shocking arrest of British-Palestinian NHS surgeon Rahmeh Aladwan for pro-Hamas 7 Oct posts ignites free speech vs hate row. GMC hearing looms amid lobby claims

International Business Times UK · Oct 29, 2025

Asylum seeker tried to return to prison ‘several times’ after release in error

Police said Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu is carrying a ‘distinctive white bag with pictures of avocados on it’.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025

Kebatu manhunt LIVE: Epping sex offender arrested in north London after mistaken prison release

Kebatu was freed by mistake at HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025

Metropolitan Police Officer Caught Making Racist Remarks

A Metropolitan Police officer who once served at Charing Cross station has been fired after being caught on camera making vile racist comments

The Fashion Central · Oct 25, 2025

Asylum seeker released in error spotted in London area, police say

An asylum seeker, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford instead of being transferred to an immigration detention centre. Kebatu, an Ethiopian national, was last seen in the London area after boarding a train from Chelmsford, prompting an…

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025

Asylum seeker released from prison in error seen in London area, police say

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally set from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025

Hadush Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police issue update after mistakenly released sex offender ‘takes trains across London’

Metropolitan Police make direct appeal to Hadush Kebatu to hand himself in

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025

Protests on opposite sides of London amid police restrictions

Ukip supporters were blocked from meeting and marching near Whitechapel Station in east London.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025