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Laurence Fox arrested as video shows police officers searching his home

The Metropolitan Police said a 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage.

The Independent UK

Who is Barry George, the man who went to prison for Jill Dando’s murder?

George was later acquitted of her murder, and has talked about the anger he feels at losing years of his life to the case

Evening Standard

Knife crime offences: What the official figures show

More than half of forces in England and Wales recorded fewer knife crime offences in 2022/23 than in 2019/20.

The Independent UK

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OPINION - Even Russell Brand is innocent until he is proven guilty

Not as nice as he looks, it’s probably fair to say about comedian Russell Brand. Four women who spoke to The Sunday Times and the Channel 4 Dispatches programme have accused him of serious sexual assault, including one alleging rape. The Metropolitan Police has begun an investigation in a number…

Evening Standard

Family of woman killed by a police driving at 84mph in Brixton call for 999 speed limit

The parents of a woman knocked down and killed by a police car travelling at 84mph have slammed an “insulting” sentence given to the Met officer who was behind the wheel.

Evening Standard

Vanessa Ford: Body found in search for missing mother of two

Police investigate death on tracks in Hackney on morning of same day Vanessa Ford went missing

The Independent UK

Who killed Jill Dando? The theories about what happened to BBC presenter 24 years after unsolved murder

Jill Dando, one of the BBC’s most high profile presenters in the 1990s was killed outside her own home

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Met Police has received sex offence allegations after Russell Brand news reports

The Metropolitan Police said it has received sex offence allegations following news reports about comedian and actor Russell Brand.

The National (Scotland)

Sadiq Khan announces London Policing Board to help scrutinise the Met

The board was set up in line with a recommendation in the review of the culture and standards in the Metropolitan Police by Baroness Casey.

The Independent UK

Team set up after Savile case works with Met Police following Brand allegations

Police have urged people to report any allegations.

The Independent UK

‘Jimmy Savile police unit’ working with Met on Russell Brand allegations

The comedian is accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse between 2006 and 2013

The Independent UK

‘Jimmy Savile police unit’ helping Met Police with Russell Brand investigation

Unit investigating non-recent sexual offences helping Met probe

Evening Standard

Why allegations like the ones against Russell Brand can take years to come to light

Social media is awash with conspiracy theories about a supposed ‘coordinated attack’ on Brand. But investigations into sexual assault allegations take months, if not years, of work in order to gather sufficient evidence

The Independent UK

Which investigations have been launched into claims against Russell Brand?

The comedian and actor has been accused of sexual assault by four women from between 2006 and 2013.

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Why allegations like the ones against Russell Brand can take years to come to light

The Independent UK

Russell Brand: Which organisations have launched an investigation into comedian’s sexual assault allegations?

The comedian and actor has been accused of sexual assault by four women from between 2006 and 2013.

Evening Standard

Russell Brand: Metropolitan Police receive sexual assault allegation after media investigation into comedian

Scotland Yard said the alleged assault took place in Soho in central London in 2003, as more women come forward to make claims after TV exposé

The Independent UK

Which investigations have been launched into claims against Russell Brand?

The comedian and actor has been accused of sexual assault by four women from between 2006 and 2013.

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The Independent UK

Russell Brand faces further claims as more women reportedly come forward

‘Several women’ are said to have contacted The Times and The Sunday Times in the wake of a joint investigation with Channel 4 Dispatches.

The Independent UK

Met officers face the sack after Team GB sprinter handcuffed in front of baby

Bianca Williams and her partner have accused police of racism after the stop in west London

The Independent UK

Met Police apologise and agree to pay settlement to man injured after being struck by baton at protest

Alfie Meadows was injured while ‘protesting peacefully’ during 2010 university tuition fees demo

The Independent UK

Met Police agrees payout to injured student hit on head by baton at protest

Alfie Meadows was injured while ‘protesting peacefully’ during the 2010 university tuition fees demo in Westminster, the Metropolitan Police said.

The Independent UK

Brixton Academy cleared to reopen nine months after fatal crush

The south London music venue can continue operating so long as it meets 77 ‘extensive and robust new conditions’.

Evening Standard

Met Police makes apology and pays damages to women arrested at Sarah Everard vigil

Metropolitan police apology and damages for arrests of women at sarah everard vigil on clapham common

The Independent UK

Heathrow Airport terminal evacuated over ‘suspected terror incident’

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