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Mother stabbed to death while children at school

A mother was stabbed to death in Bethnal Green, London, while her children were at school. The alarm was raised at 4.06pm on Thursday after the 40-year-old mother failed to pick her children up from school, the Metropolitan Police said in a ...

25 Mar 2022 at 21:25

Sadiq Khan takes final swipe at outgoing Met chief Dame Cressida

Sadiq Khan has said he is not “going to hide from the fact” that he lost confidence in the outgoing Metropolitan Police commissioner. The London mayor spoke about why he withdrew his support for Dame Cressida Dick, on the day she was ...

08 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Mayor accused of failing to follow due process over Met chief resignation

A senior Metropolitan Police officer has accused the Mayor of London of failing to follow due process over the resignation of Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick. Deputy Commissioner Sir Stephen House has written to the Home Secretary ...

23 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Police hunting for prisoner on the run in underwear warn of changed appearance

Police searching for a prisoner who escaped custody dressed only in underwear and socks say he may have shaved his beard and head. Dorset Police are renewing an appeal for information as they carry out “extensive searches” to ...

27 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Calls for review of coronavirus fines and prosecutions

Campaigners, lawyers and MPs have called on the Justice Secretary to urgently review all coronavirus fines and prosecutions. More than 40 politicians and 15 human rights groups made the demand to Dominic Raab amid claims ...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Call to reopen police stations ‘to reassure public’

More police stations should be reopened to give the public “reassurance” and revive confidence in policing, according to a crime chief. Alison Hernandez, the Conservative police and crime commissioner for Devon, ...

21 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Two boys stabbed to death in separate incidents an hour apart as grim record set

Murder investigations have been launched after two boys were stabbed to death in separate incidents within an hour of each other on Thursday evening, making 2021 the bloodiest year on record for teenage ...

31 Dec 2021 at 14:25

Double teen death brings up grim record for killings in the capital

Two boys were stabbed to death within an hour of each other on Thursday, police have confirmed, making 2021 the bloodiest year on record for teen homicides in London. A 16-year-old boy was fatally ...

31 Dec 2021 at 11:25

Police name man stabbed to death in west London

Police have named a 31-year-old man found stabbed to death in west London, as a murder probe is under way. Metropolitan Police officers were called at 12.30am on Saturday to reports of a man who ...

27 Jun 2022 at 08:38

Arrests made in ‘biggest ever’ operation to tackle Channel people-smuggling

Police have made a series of arrests in what is believed to be the “biggest ever” international operation targeting criminal gangs suspected of people-smuggling across the Channel. Officers ...

05 Jul 2022 at 18:39

Probe to tackle ‘slick’ Europe-wide people smuggling operation

Traffickers have concocted a “slick” Europe-wide operation to smuggle migrants in dinghies across the Channel to the UK, according to a National Crime Agency (NCA) boss. Director of threat ...

06 Jul 2022 at 11:00

Six police forces placed under special measures

Six police forces in England are currently under special measures, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has confirmed. The Metropolitan Police,...

30 Jun 2022 at 11:35

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