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Jamar Powell: Met Police officer who put Taser to Black teenager's neck during stop given final warning

Police watchdog says ‘no need’ for Taser to be placed on boy’s neck to handcuff him when he was already kneeling on road

Evening Standard

How Huw Edwards was caught by police – and the phone that was never found

The presenter’s crimes were uncovered during an investigation that revealed a sickening WhatsApp chat

The Independent UK

Netflix star Reece Richards 'pepper sprayed and wrongfully arrested' by Met Police as he returns from West End

Sex Education stars claims he was victim of ‘racial profiling’ as he returned home from performance in Hairspray the Musical

Evening Standard

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Police asked Black Studies professor for help on ‘coconuts’ case before his own ‘house n*gro’ investigation

Exclusive: It has emerged that the academic, 41, was approached by the Metropolitan Police in April to lend his expertise to a Crown Prosecution Service review into whether Marieha Hussain should be charged for her ‘coconuts’ placard.

The Independent UK

Government-backed knife crime campaigner wins Met Police payout over wrongful strip-search

Exclusive: Faron Paul, 38, was subjected to a cavity search by six white, male officers in 2021. He’s been paid but the police haven’t apologised

The Independent UK

'Jail the Grenfell culprits': Families call for manslaughter charges over tower blaze

Any court cases are only expected to start in 2027, a decade after fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in the deadliest housing scandal in Britain’s history

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner tells of anger over shocking Grenfell report findings and urges swift justice by Met Police

But first court cases may not start until 2027

Evening Standard

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Grenfell fire survivors demand manslaughter charges and warn against Hillsborough-style wait for justice

Bereaved survivors express fears the seven-year Grenfell inquiry has delayed the prospect of criminal prosecutions as pressure mount on the Met to speed up investigation

The Independent UK

Murder suspect flees country and ‘taunts victim’s family’ after police error

Ilyas Habibi, 17, suffered a fatal knife wound outside Sutton train station last December

The Independent UK

Police hunt three men in connection with far-right Whitehall rally

Force searching for three men after rioting in central London

Evening Standard

Met Police chief grabs journalist's microphone when asked about 'two-tier policing'

THE chief of Metropolitan Police has been recorded grabbing a journalist’s microphone and throwing it on the ground while leaving an emergency…

The National (Scotland)

Muslims in London 'extremely worried' as further mosque protection urged after far right protests

Spread of hate crimes by far right has left many Muslims ‘shaken’, London Assembly member warns

Evening Standard

BBC bosses left reeling over Huw Edwards charges after only being told ‘hours before they were made public’

Edwards will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Met Police officer exposed as serial rapist to serve at least 18 years in prison

Cliff Mitchell boasted that he would never be caught

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Muriel McKay: Police call off search for remains of woman kidnapped and murdered 55 years ago

A new search began last week at Stocking Farm in Hertfordshire, where Mrs McKay was held hostage and murdered in 1969

The Independent UK

Campaigners arrested in Westminster over planned protest ahead of King’s Speech

The Met Police arrested 10 members of campaign group Youth Demand in Westminster on Wednesday morning

The Independent UK

Met Police under fire for ‘racist’ emoji on social media photo

This criticism follows concern regarding police investigations into Black and Asian people’s use of online images across social media

Evening Standard

Grenfell survivor says wait for justice is 'torturous' as London marks seventh anniversary of tragedy

Last month, the Met Police announced there would be no charges brought until late 2026 at the earliest

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Met Police cite human rights law in bid to stop anti-monarchy protest

The Met Police have been accused of seeking to use human rights legislation to block anti-monarchy protests at this weekend's Trooping the Colour.

The Independent UK

Everything we know about three siblings abandoned in seven years as police hunt for parents

The Met Police say a woman spotted at the scene of Baby Elsa’s discovery could hold vital information for their investigation as they search for the unidentified parents

Evening Standard

How to protect your data in case your phone is stolen — and what to do if it's just happened

The Met Police says 90,864 phones were stolen in London in 2022 — the latest year with a full data set

The Independent UK

Three newborn babies found dumped in parks in seven years belong to same parents

Met Police hunting for parents after DNA tests show Baby Elsa, found abandoned in a park in Newham, has the same biological parents as two other infants found in 2017 and 2019

Evening Standard

IOPC end investigation after man died on Tube tracks following police chase

The Met Police were first alerted to reports of a fight and criminal damage outside Colindale Underground Station on May 19

Evening Standard

Fifty muggings a day unsolved in London, warns Lib Dem candidate Paul Kohler who was violent attack victim

More than 18,500 robberies of personal property reported in 2023 in the capital were closed without a suspect being identified, according to figures from the House of Commons Library

The Independent UK

Revealed: Dozens of Metropolitan Police officers still in force despite vetting being revoked

Exclusive: Politicians and campaigners warn trust in Britain’s largest police force has ‘never been lower’

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