The Latest Breaking News from The Metropolitan Police

Grenfell United accuses Government of ‘shameless betrayal’ over bans probe pause

The group said the Government ‘failed to do its basic due diligence’ in engaging with police and prosecutors before announcing its own investigation.

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025

Probe into bans for Grenfell firms paused amidst criminal investigation

The Cabinet office confirmed in February that seven companies were facing possible bans.

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025

Notting Hill Carnival SAVED and will go ahead next month after almost £1m found to boost security

Street festival gets bailout from City Hall and two councils but there’s dismay that Government has declined to help

Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025

Met Police chief says football clubs should pay for their own policing

Sir Mark Rowley said the cost across the country is around £70million

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2025

Thomas Partey: Former Arsenal Midfielder Charged With Multiple Counts of Rape

Partey, who became a free agent on July 1, has been under investigation since July 2022.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 4, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Ex-Arsenal star Thomas Partey charged with five counts of rape

Thomas Partey played as a defensive midfielder for Arsenal

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Met Police use live facial recognition technology to make 1,000 arrests

The Metropolitan Police has released footage of arrests made by using live facial recognition (LFR) technology, which has been successful in leading to the arrests of more than 1,000 people across London.

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Huge county lines operation sees police arrest 2,000 people and seize hundreds of weapons

One suspect was arrested in the Isle of Dogs where he was found in possession of sports cars, designer watches, drugs and more than £5,000 in cash

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Police arrest 300 suspects across London in week-long county lines crackdown

Forces across the country made 1,965 arrests, shut down 241 lines and seized 501 weapons, approximately 178kg of class A drugs and around £2.4million in cash

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025