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Deputy Commissioner Dame Lynne Owens writes for the Standard as the Met Police are moved out of ‘special measures’

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police taken out of special measures after two-year overhaul to fix ‘broken’ force

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley vows: ‘We are on the right path to deliver on our promise to Londoners.’

Evening Standard

Watch again: Capitol police react to Donald Trump's Jan 6 pardons

Watch again as former US Capitol police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges are expected to react to Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of people criminally charged for participating in the Jan 6 riot in 2021.

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Jail sentences for pair after TV antique expert’s Chelsea jewellery store robbed

James Dixon, 43, and Thomas Loring, 41, were jailed over a ‘campaign of burglaries in the Greater London area’, Kingston Crown Court was told.

The Independent UK

Ian Towning: Pair jailed after attacking TV antiques expert with hammer in Chelsea shop raid

James Dixon, 43, and Thomas Loring, 41, were jailed over a ‘campaign’ of burglaries including violent attack on antique expert’s shop

Evening Standard

Two Met Police officers cleared of gross misconduct over death of man in custody

The family of Kevin Clarke, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic who died in police custody, said they were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the outcome.

The Independent UK

Police waiting for correspondence from parties in newspaper intrusion case

The Met previously investigated claims of phone hacking at the now defunct tabloid News of the World between 2011 and 2015.

The Independent UK

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Man dies after being ‘pushed down’ escalator at Tube station

Ian Airlie’s family told police he had reportedly been ‘pushed down’ Waterloo station’s Jubilee Line escalator at 5.05pm on September 15.

Evening Standard

Ex-UK counter terror chief brands government plan to extend terrorism definition a ‘mistake’

Former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu warns violent individuals could ‘revel’ in being called a terrorist and says ‘lone wolf’ description risks glorifying perpetrators

The Independent UK

Dramatic moment Met policeman jumps on drug dealer’s bike to chase him down ‘Benny Hill-style’

Quick-thinking Sergeant Alan Cooley rides after suspect Justice Oyedokun, 22, in Greenwich

Evening Standard

Panel retires in misconduct hearing of Met officers over death of man in custody

Kevin Clarke, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic, died in police custody at Lewisham Hospital in 2018 after he was restrained by up to nine officers.

Evening Standard

Police officer tells panel man who died in custody seemed ‘out of breath’

Kevin Clarke, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic, died in police custody at Lewisham Hospital in 2018 after he was restrained by up to nine officers.

Evening Standard

Two Met Police officers accused of ‘dishonesty’ over death of man in custody

Kevin Clarke, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic, died in police custody at Lewisham Hospital in 2018 after he was restrained by up to nine officers.

Evening Standard

Parents make knife crime vow as teenager convicted of Elianne Andam murder

Hassan Sentamu had admitted manslaughter but denied murder on the basis that his autism affected his self-control.

Evening Standard

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Met officer’s ‘disastrous’ claim may prevent 300 rogue police being sacked, force warns

Sergeant Lino Di Maria lost his vetting clearance after allegations of rape, domestic abuse and sex in public car parks

The Independent UK

‘Bro I can’t let this slide’: The chilling warning of troubled teenage killer who murdered schoolgirl

Hassan Sentamu had warned his friend ‘Bro I can’t let this slide’ before launching his murderous attack on schoolgirl Elianne Andam

The Independent UK

Teenager who stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam to death in row over teddy bear guilty of murder

Hassan Sentamu used a kitchen knife to attack 15-year-old in front of her horrified school friends in Croydon

The Independent UK

A brave girl stood up to her friend’s violent ex. Minutes later she was murdered in front of horrified friends

An aspiring human rights lawyer, Elianne Andam’s family said the ‘vibrant’ and ‘beautiful’ beautiful girl ‘would have changed the world’ but her life was stolen

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Evening Standard

Police investigate alleged spiking on parliamentary estate

Scotland Yard said it had received reports of the incident in the Palace of Westminster at around 6.30pm on January 7.

The Independent UK

Promising rapper jailed for life after bragging about ‘tit-for-tat’ gang murder

Kammar Henry-Richards, known as Kay-O, was involved in the murder of Kacey Boothe on August 13 2022.

Evening Standard

Mother of man fatally shot outside party tells of ‘anger, hurt and pain’

Four men appeared at the Old Bailey on Monday to be sentenced over the death of Kacey Boothe, 25, on August 13 2022.

Evening Standard

Met Police officer sacked after sexual assault allegations in Travelodge room

Detective Constable Kamal Baldeo denied the allegations.

Evening Standard

Inside the postcode war ripping south London apart as Kelyan Bokassa, 14, fatally stabbed on a bus

Police fear further serious youth violence after a teenager was killed in Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon

Evening Standard

Police seek two men in desperate search for boy, 7, and his mother who vanished seven months ago

Adam Glanville was last seen by a busy road in Richmond, south west London

The Independent UK

Investigation launched into Met’s handling of sexual assault allegations made against Mohamed al-Fayed

Watchdog oversees investigation into ‘missed opportunities or failures’ over two complaints amid fears ‘it could become much wider’

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