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The Latest Breaking News from Metropolitan Police

Retired ballet dancer in his 80s who was Tasered by armed police raiding the wrong address wins payout

Roy Morton was arrested for affray and held in police custody for 11 hours in shocking case of mistaken identity

Evening Standard

Man, in his 80s, left fighting for life after e-scooter crash in London

Metropolitan Police said rider stopped briefly but ran away from scene on The Vale, Ealing

Evening Standard

Teenage gunman, 18, cowers inside a divan bed after double shooting left victim paralysed

Ronnie Hill, 18, was jailed for the attempted murder of two brothers walking their dog in Canning Town, east London

Evening Standard

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Killer who stabbed grandmother at bus stop detained indefinitely

Anita Mukhey, 66, was fatally stabbed by Jala Debella in north London.

Evening Standard

Met Police block UKIP Whitechapel march as protestors banned from whole of Tower Hamlets

A planned march in Whitechapel on January 31 was deemed too ‘provocative’ by Scotland Yard

Evening Standard

Met Police Commissioner calls for widespread police reforms

Sir Mark Rowley called for a reduction in police forces across England in Wales as part of his suggested reforms

Evening Standard

Met Police officer cleared of GBH after Tasering suspect left in wheelchair

PC Liam Newman, 31, was found not guilty of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm on Tuesday after incident in Redbridge

Evening Standard

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Most Britons think London is unsafe - but Londoners disagree

According to a new YouGov poll, 61 per cent of Brits agree that London is an unsafe place to live, and only 30 per cent view it as a safe place

The Independent UK

Met Police officer sacked for not disclosing arrest and gun possession probe

PC Mohammad Bhatti claimed he didn’t remember being arrested after crashing his car in 2008

Evening Standard

Hundreds of Met police officers and staff declare Freemasons membership

Judge says ‘some 300 officers and staff have already declared their involvement in Masonic and other hierarchical associations’

Evening Standard

Revealed: The number of Met officers and staff who have links to the Freemasons

The Met now insists officers must declare if they are members of the organisation

The Independent UK

Two Met Police officers spared jail after sexually assaulting woman during drunken night out at London casino

‘There is, rightly, grave public concern at present concerning conduct of officers of the Metropolitan Police. The public is entitled to expect much better’, says judge

Evening Standard

London’s murder rate at record low as mayor says it disproves Trump's 'dystopian' claims

The Metropolitan Police force says the rate by population is the lowest since comparable records began in 1997, at 1.1 murders for every 100,000 people.

Euronews

Met boss hits out at Trump’s claims about London crime as homicide rates fall

New figures showed that there were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025 - the lowest number recorded since 2014

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

London murder rate falls to lowest in over a decade as Met Police chief hits out at ‘disinformation’

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said facts ‘speak for themselves’ with homicides dropping 36 per cent in just six years

The Independent UK

Killer accused of rapping about murdering teen recommended for open prison

Open prisons have minimal security and allow eligible prisoners to spend most of their day out of prison on licence

The Independent UK

Washington Metropolitan Police officer dies from injuries suffered while helping stranded motorist

A Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer struck by a car last month while helping a stranded motorist has died from his injuries, the department announced

Evening Standard

Moment Met PC on trial for GBH Tasers man ‘who fell 6ft’ and was left paralysed

Jurors hear Leonard Sandiford was running away from constable Liam Newman when stunned in east London

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The Independent UK

Suspected burglar falls from wall after being tasered by Met Police officer

Body cam footage shows the moment a suspected burglar fell from a wall after he was tasered by a Metropolitan Police officer.

The Independent UK

Two serial rapists among police officers not properly vetted

A report found 131 Metropolitan Police officers and staff who were not fully checked went on to commit crime or misconduct.

Evening Standard

Revealed: Map of London’s luxury theft hotspots as £22m of watches, handbags and jewellery stolen

Around 15,860 high-end accessories swiped in two years but less than one per cent were returned to owners, an investigation by the Standard found

International Business Times UK

Teenage Drug Runners Who Posted Selfies After Bludgeoning Homeless Man Receive Jail Time

Three then-teenage drug runners were sentenced to over 23 years in prison for the murder of a homeless man.

The Independent UK

Teenagers who posed for selfies after killing homeless man jailed

Detective Inspector Jim Barry called the attack ‘a particularly callous murder’

Evening Standard

Man who fell from wall after being tasered by police now confined to wheelchair

Leonard Sandiford said he remembered being hit in the neck or back and waking up in hospital about two months later.

Evening Standard

Laughing teenagers who posed for selfies after killing homeless man near King’s Cross station jailed

Anthony Marks, 52, was hit with a car bonnet and stamped on in a horrific attack near the busy central London transport hub

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