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Evening Standard Comment: As Dame Cressida departs, the new Metropolitan Police chief will have much to fix

In her final days as our Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick has issued a thinly veiled attack on Mayor Sadiq Khan for his handling of Scotland Yard. In an exclusive letter to London, published in today’s Standard, Dame Cressida suggests that the “current politicisation of policing is a threat…

Evening Standard

Sabina Nessa cops had 'breakthrough' moment that led them to catch evil murderer

Metropolitan Police officers trawled through hours of CCTV footage to hunt down vile killer Koci Selamaj who attacked primary school teacher Sabina Nessa in Cator Park, Kidbrooke, south-east London

Daily Mirror

‘Glint’ of light in hunt for Sabina Nessa’s killer

A senior police officer outlined the meticulous work that led investigators to Koci Selamaj.

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Sabina Nessa killer Koci Selamaj was reported to police by concerned hotel staff hours before murder

Hotel staff members thought there was ‘something not quite right’ on day of attack

The Independent UK

Sabina Nessa: Predator Koci Selamaj sentenced to life in prison for teacher’s murder

The judge said Selamaj targeted Sabina Nessa because she was attractive and walking alone, and he ‘took considerable pleasure’ in the murder

Evening Standard

Sabina Nessa killer who beat teacher to death in park sex attack is jailed for life

Koci Selamaj, 36, targeted 28-year-old Sabina Nessa as she walked through a London park on her way to meet a friend in September last year in a premeditated attack with "extreme violence"

Daily Mirror

London Metropolitan Police Warn Public Against Illegal Cannabis Sweets After Woman Dies

The Metropolitan Police released a public warning following a death of a woman in east London, who passed away after consuming a cannabis edible,

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Met adopts zero tolerance policy on racism and misogyny after probe into ‘disgraceful’ Whatsapp messages

The Met had also agreed to making a ‘public commitment to being an anti-racist organisation’

The Independent UK

Met pledges zero-tolerance on bullying and harassment after Charing Cross probe

Details of messages from chat groups including references to rape, violence against women, and racist and homophobic abuse were revealed this year.

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

The Independent UK

Daniel Laskos: Four jailed for total of 81 years over ‘frenzied’ knife murder of teenager

Prosecutor William Emlyn Jones said Mr Laskos suffered a frightening attack

Evening Standard

Sabina Nessa killer branded ‘coward’ for failing to attend sentence

Koci Selamaj did not attend court.

The Independent UK

British voters want lying politicians to face consequences – new study

Does the British public care about the integrity and honesty of its politicians? The answer to this question may profoundly shape domestic politics in the weeks ahead. The Metropolitan police are in the process of issuing fines to government officials who broke lockdown restrictions in 2020 and 2021, and the…

The Conversation

Sex predator facing life behind bars for Sabina Nessa murder

Koci Selamaj, 36, targeted the 28-year-old as she walked through a London park on her way to meet a friend in September last year.

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Heartbroken mum issues warning as 'very kind' law student dies after ingesting cannabis gummy

Damilola Grace Olakanmi, 23 passed away last week after ordering cannabis gummies to her house in Ilford via a messaging app

The Independent UK

Partygate: Javid dodges questions over whether Boris Johnson presided over ‘widespread criminality’

Keir Starmer made the accusation amid Met investigation into 12 events held during Covid restrictions

Daily Mirror

'Death of my teenage son torments me every day - I want him to knock on my door'

Richard Okorogheye, 19, was discovered in Epping Forest on 5 April 2021 after going missing from his home in west London for over a week and now the Met's initial response is being investigated

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Former ethics chief issues apology after being fined for party during lockdown

She was among the initial group of people to be issued with an FPN following the Metropolitan Police investigation

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The Independent UK

Ukraine: Metropolitan Police receives potential evidence of war crimes

Force has received undisclosed number of ‘referrals relating to alleged war crimes in Ukraine’ since appeal launched in March

Daily Mirror

Woman dies after eating ONE gummy 'cannabis sweet' she bought on messaging app

The Metropolitan Police said a 23-year-old woman purchased the "gummies" - which they suspect to contain a synthetic form of Class B drug cannabis - through a messaging app on her phone before they were delivered to her home in Ilford, east London on March 29

Evening Standard

Return of conventional politics could be bad news for Boris Johnson

We might just have found the perfect metaphor for this government. Yesterday the news broke that Boris Johnson’s former head of propriety and ethics had been fined by the Metropolitan Police over a karaoke party in the Cabinet Office at which there was a drunken brawl. As many as 20…

The Independent UK

Fines issued for No 10 party on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral – but minister says world has ‘moved on’

Cabinet minister defends PM and warns against ‘self-indulgent leadership contest’

Daily Record

Partygate: Former ethics chief 'fined' over karaoke night during covid lockdown

Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice .

Daily Mirror

Partygate: Former Whitehall ethics chief 'fined over lockdown karaoke party'

Helen MacNamara was named among the first people handed fixed penalty notices by police investigating Downing Street parties

Evening Standard

Met police officer charged with sexually assaulting colleague

A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a colleague while on duty.

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