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The Latest Breaking News from The Metropolitan Police

Rail minister admits using phone while driving vintage London bus

A spokesperson for Lord Peter Hendy said the minister had reported himself to the police.

Evening Standard

Greenpeace activists arrested after blood-red dye poured into US embassy pond

The US Embassy said the protest had ‘damaged a 1.5 million gallon water supply on the property, wasting a local environmental resource’.

Evening Standard

Romanian man arrested by counter-terror police over DHL fire

The Metropolitan Police said a man, 38, was arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service after he arrived in the UK on March 19.

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Romanian man arrested at Stansted over suspected spy link to DHL depot fire

The Metropolitan Police said a man, 38, was arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service after he arrived in the UK on March 19.

Evening Standard

Businessman jailed for exploiting Ukraine war effort for £6.7m money laundering operation

Valeriy Popovych used his business shipping vehicles to Ukraine as a front for a £6.7m money laundering operation

Evening Standard

Cashpoint thief tackled to ground in seconds as off-duty police catch him in act

Two off-duty police officers caught a cashpoint thief whilst on their way to work, according to the Metropolitan Police.

The Independent UK

Boy, 15, who died after getting into difficulty in London park lake is named

The Metropolitan Police named the teenager, who got into difficulty in a lake in Beckenham Place Park, as Izaiah Smith.

Evening Standard

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Mental ill-health is losing its stigma, but it’s still used to blame victims of abuse

In the latest case of its type, the Met police failed a woman targeted by a predatory officer

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Palestine protesters moved on by police in central London rally

The campaigners began gathering at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn, on Saturday morning and made their way to King’s Cross station.

The Independent UK

Boy, 15, dies after getting into difficulty in lake in London park

The Metropolitan Police said the search had been stopped after a boy was found on Friday night.

Evening Standard

UK Comedian Russell Brand Charged With Rape

British comedian and actor Russell Brand denied rape and sexual assault allegations on Friday after being charged with five offences by London's Metropolitan Police.

International Business Times

Brand says he ‘never engaged in non-consensual activity’ after being charged

He has been charged with sexual offences, including rape.

Evening Standard

Timeline of Rupert Lowe’s fallout with Reform UK and Nigel Farage

The party suspended Mr Lowe and reported him to the police on March 7.

Evening Standard

Katy Perry's Ex Russell Brand Accused Of Rape, Oral Rape And Assault: What You Need To Know

British comedian Russell Brand has been formally charged with rape and multiple sexual offences following a police investigation into allegations dating back to 1999.

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Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault by Met Police

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with one count each of rape, indecent assault and oral rape as well as two counts of sexual…

The Independent UK

Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

The charges against the 49-year-old come after a joint investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches and The Sunday Times in 2023

Evening Standard

UK’s biggest police force to axe 1,700 officers and staff despite funding boost

The Metropolitan Police will cut services including the Royal Parks Police.

Evening Standard

Ex-Met chief’s anti-corruption unit tried to discredit woman groomed by officer in Wayne Couzens squad

PC Philip Hunter retired and worked as a London black cab driver

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Zhenhao Zou: More than 20 women come forward with allegations against jailed serial rapist PhD student

Zhenhao Zou is believed to be one of the UK’s most prolific sex offenders

Evening Standard

Girl, 11, missing after entering River Thames ‘had been paddling’

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports that the girl had entered the river near London City Airport.

The Guardian - UK

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt

Evening Standard

Notting Hill Carnival sound system team banned after man seriously injured and left in street

Kensington and Chelsea Council said it had no other choice but to revoke Volcano Sound System’s licence

The Independent UK

Police to be given greater powers to stop protests near places of worship

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the move would ‘prevent intimidating protests outside places of worship to ensure that people can pray in peace’.

Evening Standard

Concerns raised at City Hall over Londoners' low trust and confidence in Met Police

Confidence in the Met is at an all-time low, but mayoral officials argue there has been a ‘wider decline’ in confidence in police nationally

Evening Standard

Police launch investigation after newborn baby’s body found outside church

Officers were called at 12.46pm on Tuesday, to Talbot Road in Notting Hill after a report a baby’s body had been found outside in a bag church.

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