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Six members of phone snatching gang arrested as police drive down crime in south west London

The Met Police has said it has driven down crime in Battersea and Nine Elms as well as surrounding areas

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Notting Hill Carnival sees drop in serious violence despite Met Police making 528 arrests

The Met Police made 528 arrests over Notting Hill Carnival while the British Transport Police made a further 30 arrests

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Drivers in Soho and Mayfair may soon be fined for loudly revving their engines

A new proposal would enable the council and the Met Police to issue fixed penalty notices for a string of actions

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Row breaks out as Sadiq Khan says knife crime has fallen in London

London mayor says ‘still a long way to go’ as he highlights fall in crime in recent figures - but critics target long term trend of a rise in knife offences in London

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More than 450 arrested at protest in support of Palestine Action in London

More than 450 people have been arrested as protesters gathered in central London to show support for Palestine Action in defiance of its ban as a…

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Nine arrests as protesters clash outside Islington asylum hotel

Masked protesters had clashed with rivals outside an Islington hotel housing asylum seekers

Evening Standard

Mapped: London’s knife crime hotspots revealed

The West End is the capital’s knife crime hotspot, accounting for one in every 15 knife attacks in London, report says

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Lives are in dangers, warns Coroner as he slams 18-month delay in dog walker hit-and-run death investigation

Maria Theobald was out walking her dogs when she was hit by a car

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Police officers in Bristol faced ‘worst nightmare’ in suitcase murders

The suitcases contained the body parts of two murder victims.

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Met Police tried to prosecute itself for not answering its own letters

The Met Police charged itself with crimes, then abandoned the cases

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Met Police warn protesters supporting Palestine Action will be arrested ahead of mass demonstration

The Met Police has warned anyone expressing support for Palestine Action at a stand alone protest or as part of a large -scale Palestine Coalition march will likely be arrested

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Mapped: London boroughs with highest crime rates and most common offence of 2025 so far

There were 455,768 offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police from January to June 2025

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Met police drops second terror charge against Kneecap

THE Metropolitan Police have confirmed that they will not charge Kneecap over a video where one of the band’s members appears to say, “kill your…

The National (Scotland)

Hounslow murder: Man, 22, stabbed to death in broad daylight on busy west London street

No arrests have been made following the attack and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward

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Police ban Palestine Action protest from taking place outside Westminster

Police have banned a planned protest against the proscription of Palestine Action from taking place outside Westminster

Evening Standard

Three people arrested after Torah scrolls desecrated in London synagogue attack

Shocking images show items including the Torah thrown on the floor of Gur Synagogue in north London

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'A profound force for good in the world': Tributes to mother stabbed to death in Stoke Newington home before gas explosion

Charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, was found after a huge blast ‘shook’ the London street with man, 44, arrested on suspicion of murder

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Voices: I’m a Met Police whistleblower – and these are the horror stories I’ve heard

COMMENT: It's not the life-and-death situations that make ‘blue-light’ work intolerable, it’s the rogue employees who the forces won’t sack, says former 999 call handler turned police conduct campaigner Issy Vine

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Met Police officer who called Des O’Connor’s daughter ‘hot’ faces new misconduct hearing

Detective Chief Inspector James Mason sexually harassed mugging victim Kristina O’Connor by saying she was his ‘favourite Camden victim of crime’

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Super-strength drug warning as opioid 'up to 500 times stronger than heroin' linked to London clubber deaths

A 28-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman died after allegedly taking green pills in London, the Met Police has said

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Met Police silent after unlawful seizure of pro-Palestine journalist's property

LONDON’S police have remained silent after their seizure of a pro-Palestine journalist’s property was ruled unlawful.

Evening Standard

Five protesters arrested for targeting film set of new Gal Gadot movie in London, police say

Gal Gadot is believed to be filming action thriller The Runner in London

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Third man appears in court accused of arson conspiracy after Starmer-linked property fires

Petro Pochynok, 34, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

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Five top tips on how to stay safe on London's streets

Here’s our guide of what you can do to stay safe in the capital:

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Man arrested on suspicion of drug driving after woman hit by car in Finsbury Park

The collision happened shortly after 9pm on Tuesday, the Met Police said

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