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Met chief demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed a review into the situation by Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

The Independent UK

Army on standby to fill in after dozens of Met’s armed police downed weapons

Military personnel could perform counter-terrorism duties if armed Metropolitan Police officers are unavailable.

The Independent UK

Braverman orders review after armed police step back from firearms duties

Home Secretary Suella Braverman intervened after officers refused to carry out armed duties following a murder charge in a London police shooting.

The Independent UK

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‘Hundreds of Met officers hand in weapons’ after marksman charged with Chris Kaba murder

“They feel betrayed by a total lack of support from Scotland Yard,” said ex marksman Tony Long

Evening Standard

‘Size of a small police force’ of Met officers are suspended or on restricted duties

Scotland Yard says it will take ‘two or more years to root out those who are corrupting policing’

The Guardian - UK

Britain likes to think it ‘stood alone’ against the Nazis. So why did it convict so few for war crimes?

Out of 274 suspects investigated in England, Wales and Scotland, there was only a single conviction, says academic and author Jon Silverman

The Guardian - UK

Anti-monarchy protester suing Met chief over coronation day arrest

Exclusive: Republic’s Graham Smith seeking judicial review of lawfulness of arrest as well as damages

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - The Standard View: A year in to the job, Sir Mark Rowley has far more still to do

Sir Mark Rowley can no longer be described as the Metropolitan Police’s “new” Commissioner. And while a year into the job, Sir Mark may point to some areas of progress, he will know there is far more to do in order to turn Scotland Yard around.

Evening Standard

Heat on Met chief Sir Mark Rowley 12 months into the job as he’s warned: Speed up reform

One year into the job, the Standard analyses Sir Mark Rowley’s progress in fixing Scotland Yard

Evening Standard

Met chief ‘dismissed child safety warnings’ in wake of Baby P case, says former detective

Bernadette Murray, who worked in wake of scandal, said her concerns about police database failures were dismissed by Sir Mark Rowley in 2012

The Guardian - UK

Ex-soldier accused of terrorism flees London prison, sparking police hunt

Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, escapes from HMP Wandsworth where he awaited trial for alleged terrorism and Official Secrets Act offences

The Guardian - UK

Rowley says progress made on ‘cutting out the cancer’ of rogue officers in the Met

Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley said significant progress has been made “cutting out the cancer” of rogue police officers who riddled his force.

Evening Standard

Who killed Jill Dando?

A forthcoming documentary about the murder of Jill Dando has reignited speculation about one of Britain’s high-profile unsolved cases.

The Week

O2 Academy Brixton operator plans new crowd barriers if venue can reopen after fatal crush

Future of the venue will be decided by Lambeth Council next month

Evening Standard

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Man killed in Erith was involved in ‘fight’ moments before being hit by bus

Police are working to identify him

The Guardian - UK

Met officers to be told to arrest landlords who try to illegally evict tenants

Exclusive: Guidance says police should presume evictions they are called to are likely to be unlawful after concerns about bias

The Independent UK

Britain’s most notorious whole life killers as Sunak plans to make UK’s toughest sentence mandatory

Ministry of Justice confirmed 70 criminals are currently serving a whole-life order in UK

Evening Standard

Fate of Brixton O2 Academy to be decided next month after crowd crush

Councillors set to decide future of Brixton O2 Academy on September 11 and 12

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Evening Standard

How many more predators in the Met? New heat on police chief to root out sex offenders

Sir Mark Rowley faces intensified demands to clean up the Met after its latest rapist officer Adam Provan was jailed

Evening Standard

Met probing if serial rapist officer attacked other women as he is jailed for 16 years

Scotland Yard reviewing whether force should have caught Adam Provan sooner after judge criticises officers for protecting ‘one of their own’

The Independent UK

Met under fire for protecting ‘one of their own’ as serial rapist ex-Pc jailed

Adam Provan was found guilty of eight rapes against two women and jailed for 16 years with a further eight years on extended licence.

Evening Standard

Three London men convicted after £2m Ming Dynasty vase stolen from museum

Undercover police posed as buyers during a meeting at a central London hotel

The Guardian - UK

Three convicted after Met police sting operation recovers £2m Ming vase

Detective from force’s specialist crime unit says cross-border operation was the result of four years’ work

Evening Standard

Man arrested after teenage girl reports being raped in Erith playground

Scotland Yard is investigating the ‘extremely concerning incident’

Evening Standard

Stolen British Museum artefacts may have already been ‘melted down or sent abroad’, expert warns

Scotland Yard is investigating the incident but said no arrests have yet been made

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