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London road deaths 'crisis' as number of pedestrians killed in collisions soars 25 per cent

10 cyclists died in 2024, including rider hit by London bus who died a fortnight after suffering critical injuries

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

Chelsea striker broke taxi window ‘after driver refused to let her out’

Chelsea striker Samantha Kerr and fellow footballer Kristie Mewis told officers they felt ‘very scared’ after a taxi driver ‘refused to let them out’.

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Daniel Khalife jailed: Soldier turned Iran spy who broke out of prison sentenced to 13 years behind bars

Daniel Khalife, 23, strapped himself to underside of food truck and used kitchen trousers as makeshift sling to break free from HMP Wandsworth

Evening Standard

Daniel Khalife: Prison break soldier who spied for Iran wanted to be James Bond

Daniel Khalife passed on secrets to Iran after his efforts to become a British secret agent were rebuffed

Evening Standard

Police officers in England and Wales: Latest numbers and trends

The overall size of the police workforce has been on an upwards trend in recent years.

Evening Standard

Jurors shown videos of student allegedly raping nine women in China and London

Zhenhao Zou, 27, is accused of drugging and raping 10 women in total.

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No cuts to neighbourhood policing despite ‘stretched’ system – Met chief

Sir Mark Rowley, who heads the country’s largest police force, has previously warned of ‘eye-watering’ cuts to the force’s spending this year.

Evening Standard

Police search for two teenage girls from Morocco reported missing in London

Douae, 14, and Houda, 15, were last seen leaving a central London hostel they were staying in at around 8.30pm on Tuesday, detectives said.

Evening Standard

Local inquiry into grooming gangs needed in London – former mayoral candidate

Susan Hall, who also chairs the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee, said the public needed ‘transparency’ on the issue.

Evening Standard

Driver in fatal primary school crash rearrested after investigation review

Victims’ families raised concerns after police said in June the motorist would face no criminal charges after suffering an epileptic seizure.

Evening Standard

Met Police officer found guilty of ‘abhorrent’ rape

Samuel McGregor, 33, was convicted after a trial at Inner London Crown Court.

Evening Standard

Met Police chief welcomes contempt of court review after Southport stabbings

Sir Keir Starmer defended the decision taken by authorities not to share information about the case earlier on.

The Independent UK

Met officers hold largest-ever mock terror exercise at The O2 Arena in London

Scotland Yard said training was not in response to any specific threat or intelligence

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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

Watch again: Capitol police react to Donald Trump's Jan 6 pardons

Watch again as former US Capitol police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges are expected to react to Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of people criminally charged for participating in the Jan 6 riot in 2021.

The Independent UK

Jail sentences for pair after TV antique expert’s Chelsea jewellery store robbed

James Dixon, 43, and Thomas Loring, 41, were jailed over a ‘campaign of burglaries in the Greater London area’, Kingston Crown Court was told.

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Evening Standard

Ian Towning: Pair jailed after attacking TV antiques expert with hammer in Chelsea shop raid

James Dixon, 43, and Thomas Loring, 41, were jailed over a ‘campaign’ of burglaries including violent attack on antique expert’s shop

The Independent UK

Two Met Police officers cleared of gross misconduct over death of man in custody

The family of Kevin Clarke, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic who died in police custody, said they were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the outcome.

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

Man dies after being ‘pushed down’ escalator at Tube station

Ian Airlie’s family told police he had reportedly been ‘pushed down’ Waterloo station’s Jubilee Line escalator at 5.05pm on September 15.

The Independent UK

Ex-UK counter terror chief brands government plan to extend terrorism definition a ‘mistake’

Former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu warns violent individuals could ‘revel’ in being called a terrorist and says ‘lone wolf’ description risks glorifying perpetrators

Evening Standard

Dramatic moment Met policeman jumps on drug dealer’s bike to chase him down ‘Benny Hill-style’

Quick-thinking Sergeant Alan Cooley rides after suspect Justice Oyedokun, 22, in Greenwich

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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