The Latest Breaking News from Metropolitan Police

Inside the world of luxury watch robberies as owners warned ‘Rolex Rippers’ could be watching them

Singer Aled Jones was the most recent celebrity to be targeted for his expensive watch

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Daniel Morgan murder: Met apologises for ‘corruption’ in unsolved case

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the family of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan, admitting liability for an unsolved case “marred by a cycle of corruption, professional incompetence and defensiveness”.

The Week · Jul 20, 2023

‘No more’: Anti-racism group to monitor UK police after scandals

The Alliance for Police Accountability is launched in the UK on the heels of explosive scandals linked to the police.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023

Daniel Morgan: Met police apologise and pay £2m settlement to family of murdered private detective

Commissioner admits liability for a ‘cycle of corruption and incompetence’ that mired investigations into Morgan’s 1987 axe killing

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

Dan Wootton: Ex Sun showbiz editor says he is victim of ‘witch hunt’ over claims he offered cash for sexual images

Sun and Mail publishers looking into claims rejected by Dan Wootton as ‘simply untrue’

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

London’s 100 worst sex offenders targeted by police using counter-terror tactics

The Cambridge Crime Harm Index is being used by the Metropolitan Police to identify the 100 worst offenders in London at any one time.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

Counter-terrorism tactics used against predators who attack women

The Cambridge Crime Harm Index is being used by the Metropolitan Police to identify the 100 worst offenders in London at any one time.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Met Police ‘to pay £2m to family of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan’

The UK’s largest police force agreed to pay the sum after admitting the original murder investigation was mired in corruption, The Times reported.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Witness sought after death of elderly woman who was hit by pedestrian

The Metropolitan Police are on the hunt for a witness after an elderly woman collided with another pedestrian in north-east London and died from an infection following her injuries.

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023

Police arrest teenager on suspicion of murdering 17-year-old boy after birthday party in London

Boy dies in Granville Road, Brent, at about 11.30pm on Friday

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023