The Latest Breaking News from Metropolitan Police

UK police make nearly 900 arrests at Palestine Action demo in London

A total of 890 people were arrested in London during a protest this weekend in support of the banned group Palestine Action, the capital's Metropolitan Police said Sunday. But supporters say the ban is an unwarranted curb on free speech and the right to protest.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 7, 2025

Huge Palestine Action protest results in 890 arrests

POLICE arrested 890 people at what is believed to be the largest ever Palestine Action protest in central London.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2025

Nearly 900 people arrested at Westminster protest in support of banned group Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that 890 arrests were made during the demonstration in Parliament Square on Saturday

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2025

UK Met Police chief calls for law change after arrest of Graham Linehan over anti-trans posts

Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley has responded to the controversial arrest of Graham Linehan earlier this week, saying that police "should not be policing toxic culture war debates." Linehan's arrrest over anti-trans posts has sparked heated debate in the UK over freedom of speech.

Euronews · Sep 4, 2025

Met chief backs officers over Graham Linehan arrest row, but says they shouldn’t ‘police toxic culture wars’

Both Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting have re-emphasised that police should prioritise street crime following backlash over comedy writer’s arrest

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025

Teenage murders at 13-year low in London as Met Police chief insists capital’s streets are ‘safer’

Sir Mark Rowley and London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan announce there were no killings of under-25s in July and August

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

Graham Linehan claims he was arrested at Heathrow Airport for posts about trans people

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a man in his fifties was arrested at Heathrow airport on Monday

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Boy, 14, rushed to London hospital with 'life-changing injuries' after being stabbed in stomach

Metropolitan Police officers were called to reports of a group of boys carrying weapons in Bermondsey

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025

Aristocrat who appeared on I’m a Celebrity charged with rape and sexual assault

Police said Lord Charles Brocket, 73, had been charged with two counts of rape in London and one count of sexual assault in East Sussex

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025

Volunteer Met officer used position to ‘intimidate’ child he met online

James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, was a volunteer special constable with the Metropolitan Police.

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025