The Latest Breaking News from Scotland Yard

Man, 57, charged with murder of woman, 58, 'he knew' at Croydon home, Scotland Yard confirm

Earlston Bennet, 57, will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court over the death of Sarah Reynolds, 58

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025

Fury over plans for 'spy dungeons' beneath new Chinese embassy in London

The Conservatives have accused Keir Starmer of adopting ‘a policy of appeasement’ towards China

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2025

Police warned ‘there will be more knives’ as teachers fear plan to take officers from London schools

Scotland Yard says decision to transfer 371 safer schools officers into neighbourhood policing roles was ‘not taken lightly’

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

Axing Met’s Royal Parks police unit ‘a very bad decision’, say angry campaigners

Scotland Yard is having to slash 1,700 staff amid a £260 million budget shortfall

Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025

Scotland Yard protesters demand justice for drag artist found dead in Soho in 2023

Friends and fans of Heklina denounce Met’s investigation of unsolved death in her London flat

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025

Counter-terror police say fire that shut down Heathrow airport not suspicious

Scotland Yard says electrical substation fire in Hayes last week no longer ‘a potentially criminal matter’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case could be freed from prison soon - but German prosecutors have ‘no current plans’ to charge him

Christian Brueckner has filed a motion for early release from prison for an unrelated rape in Portugal

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

Man charged with murder of boy, 16, shot dead in south London

Lathaniel Burrell died at the scene in Paradise Road, Stockwell, on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2025

Who’s who in Get Millie Black – from Tamara Lawrance to Joe Dempsie

The show has been written by Booker Prize winning author Marlon James

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

TV tonight: Tamara Lawrance is an ace detective in a Jamaica-set thriller

Get Millie Black is an action-packed story by Booker prize-winner Marlon James. Plus, Lucy Boynton stars in a dark true crime drama. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025