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New AI tool to identify knives could ‘transform’ policing of knife crime

Researchers at the University of Surrey have created a tool which can quickly identify weapons and help track their origins.

The Independent UK

Rowley: Officials ‘dragging feet’ over calls for powers to sack rogue officers

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley blamed the Home Office for failing to introduce strengthened rules.

Evening Standard

Sam Kerr verdict: what it means for law in the UK and the star athlete’s soccer career

A London court has found Sam Kerr not guilty of the racially aggravated harassment of Metropolitan Police officer Stephen Lovell.

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Who is Lino Di Maria? The Met police officer at the centre of the High Court vetting case

Sgt Di Maria’s past history of sexual allegations meant he couldn’t continue in role, say force

Evening Standard

Protesters against proposed Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London clash with police

More than 1,000 people gathered outside the historic former site of the Royal Mint on Tower Hill.

Evening Standard

Surviving Al Fayed brother accused of Harrods sexual assaults

Ali Fayed, now 82, denies allegations made against him by three former employees

The Independent UK

Home Secretary to chair smartphone theft summit after Met Police clampdown

The Metropolitan Police seized more than 1,000 stolen devices in one week.

Evening Standard

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More police funding a ‘drop in the ocean’ for force which costs £3.8 billion

Metropolitan Police officers are ‘abstracted away’ from outer London streets to cover city centre protests, MPs heard on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

MPs told of ‘suspicions’ of UK-wide spying on journalists by police

Two Belfast journalists told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that such surveillance was an ‘attack on democracy’.

Evening Standard

Mother of custody officer’s killer ‘concerned’ about ‘unstable’ son in prison

Sgt Ratana, 54, who was attached to the Metropolitan Police, was murdered in the early hours of September 25 2020 by De Zoysa.

The Independent UK

Voices: When did we become a nation of shoplifters?

COMMENT: Britain is in the grip of a pilfering epidemic – but there’s a good reason why shoplifting offences have fallen down the policing pecking order, says former Met commander John Sutherland

The Independent UK

Sir Sadiq Khan Slammed For Spending £2M On 'Woke Plaques' Amid Possible Police Budget Cuts

London officials dog on Mayor Khan for £2 million spent on diversity art amid police budget cuts and rising crime rates.

International Business Times UK

Man arrested after Nando's worker struck in face with plate at east London restaurant

Distressing footage shows the young woman serving a table at the Stratford restaurant when a man suddenly strikes her in the face

Evening Standard

Police arrest six people as Tommy Robinson supporters enter counter-demo area at London protest

Thousands of Tommy Robinson supporters and counter-protesters gathered in central London on Saturday

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Evening Standard

Outrage as mystery vandal targets Hackney street trees in fresh wave of attacks

Locals have lobbied the Town Hall over “aggressive, brainless snapping”, ring-barking and other “sophisticated” techniques used to vandalise and destroy trees throughout Cazenove ward

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Russell Brand’s time at BBC ‘marked by culture in which individuals felt unable to raise concerns about his behaviour’

After an intensive investigation, a report has found Russell Brand’s time at the BBC was marked by a culture in which individuals “felt unable to raise” concerns about his behaviour.

Evening Standard

Knife crime in England and Wales: Key numbers and trends

Some 55,008 offences were recorded by forces in England and Wales in the 12 months to September 2024.

Evening Standard

Timeline of events around Russell Brand allegations and the BBC review

The BBC said it has apologised to staff who felt ‘unable to raise’ complaints about Brand.

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Christian preacher arrested with anti-Islam sign at London Cathedral protest loses High Court battle with Met Police

Met Police officers acted lawfully when arresting a Christian preacher with a ‘ban Islam’ sign

Evening Standard

Change was needed at the Met - here is the progress we've made

Deputy Commissioner Dame Lynne Owens writes for the Standard as the Met Police are moved out of ‘special measures’

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police taken out of special measures after two-year overhaul to fix ‘broken’ force

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley vows: ‘We are on the right path to deliver on our promise to Londoners.’

The Independent UK

Police waiting for correspondence from parties in newspaper intrusion case

The Met previously investigated claims of phone hacking at the now defunct tabloid News of the World between 2011 and 2015.

Evening Standard

Knife crime offences: What do the latest figures show?

Some 19 forces saw a year-on-year increase in knife crime offences in the 12 months to June 2024.

Evening Standard

Manhunt for killer of Citibank executive, 43, beaten to death in her flat

The Metropolitan Police have launched a murder investigation after Marianne Kilonzi was found dead in Woolwich on Friday.

Evening Standard

Panel retires in misconduct hearing of Met officers over death of man in custody

Kevin Clarke, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic, died in police custody at Lewisham Hospital in 2018 after he was restrained by up to nine officers.

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