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'Impossible' to travel in London in future without being scanned by facial recognition, court told

The Metropolitan Police is facing legal action brought by a youth worker and the director of a civil liberties campaign group

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Nine out of 10 car thefts in London are unsolved

The Liberal Democrats have called for action to be taken to tackle car thefts

Evening Standard

London's shoplifting hotspots: Where does your borough rank?

Where are the shoplifting hotspots in London?

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Met Police convicted and fined £1,000 for failing to identify speeding van driver

The Met has received a £1,000 fine for not replying to letters from Staffordshire Police

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Daughter charged with murder after mother found dead in east London

Lorna Nightingale, 70, disappeared from Lowestoft in Suffolk in February

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Former top judge says ban on antisemitic chants at pro-Palestine marches ‘exceptionally difficult’ to prosecute

It comes after the Met Police and Manchester Police announced on Wednesday that anyone chanting controversial slogans such as ‘globalise the intifada’ would face arrest

The Independent UK

Two arrested after shouting slogans involving calls for ‘intifada’ – Met Police

The arrests mark a change in approach from both the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police.

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Met Police to restrict knife images on its social media over fears they cause serious harm

Under the updated policy, images of seized knives will only be published when ‘absolutely necessary’ to inform the public

Evening Standard

Three die in north London borough from new synthetic opioid as expert warns: 'We are staring into the abyss'

Cychlorphine is thought to be 100 times stronger than heroin

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Sadiq Khan should be stripped of control of Met Police as public confidence in force plunges, says think tank

Only 45 per cent of Londoners think the Met is doing a good job in their local area

Evening Standard

Farage offers legal support to farmers after ‘several arrests’ at tractor protest in Whitehall

The Met Police put down restrictions on tractors in Whitehall due to prospect of ‘serious disruption’ – but protest organisers said it was ‘impossible at this stage to stop farmers coming’

The Independent UK

Almost 4,000 cyber-flashing crimes recorded since becoming an offence

The Met Police recorded the highest number of cyber-flashing crimes (268), followed by West Midlands Police (240) and Essex Police (192).

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan accused of 'taking mickey' out of London grooming gang concerns as Met reviews 9,000 cases

The Met Police is reviewing 9,000 child exploitation cases dating back 15 years

Evening Standard

Bob Vylan face ‘no further action’ over IDF chants at London gig

Met Police say there is likely ‘insufficient evidence to take the case forward’

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Police to take ‘no further action’ over alleged chants at Bob Vylan performance

An investigation was launched by the Met Police after footage emerged allegedly showing singer Bobby Vylan, saying ‘death to the IDF’.

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Protesters arrested outside Bob Vylan gig venue as 'death to the IDF' chanted in PM's London constituency

One protester was arrested over chants referencing the Israeli Defence Force, the Met Police has said

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Met Police to scale up use of live facial recognition cameras after hundreds of arrests

Scotland Yard claims its Live Facial Recognition cameras are making London safer and plans to expand their use across the capital

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Two men charged with attempted murder after Arnos Grove shooting

A teenage boy was left in critical condition following a shooting in Arnos Grove earlier this month

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Met Police issue plea to help find missing 14-year-old girl last seen in east London

Detectives are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl last seen in Hackney

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Pictured: Dog walker, 49, stabbed to death in Uxbridge as police quiz Afghan migrant who arrived in UK on lorry

A man, named locally as Wayne Broadhurst, was killed and a 14-year-old boy injured in the triple stabbing on a residential west London street

The Independent UK

Prison mistakenly released migrant sex offender despite him ‘returning four or five times to reception’

Hadush Kebatu kept asking prison staff ‘what to do’ after he was released from HMP Chelmsford by error, according to a delivery driver who saw him at the time of his release

Evening Standard

Standard exclusive investigation: Inside London’s grooming gang shame

Police failure. Institutional cover-up. Establishment silence: The real story of London’s harrowing grooming gang epidemic

Evening Standard

Brother of Virginia Giuffre calls on UK police watchdog to review Andrew claims

There have been calls for the Met Police to reopen its investigation.

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police says it will no longer investigate 'non-crime hate incidents' after Graham Linehan cleared

Scotland Yard said it ‘should not be policing toxic culture war debates’ after an investigation into the Father Ted screenwriter was dropped

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Met to stop investigating ‘non-crime hate incidents’ after Linehan probe dropped

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September on suspicion of inciting violence over social media posts.

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