A man and a woman from London have been charged with international drug trafficking after 180kg of cocaine was seized in the UK. The arrests follow a joint investigation with Nigerian authorities, who also discovered a similar amount of cocaine in Lagos.
Jason Arday, 41, a professor at Cambridge University, found dead at his London home after resigning amid plagiarism and career inconsistency allegations. Police treat death as unexpected but not suspicious.
The Metropolitan Police have apologised after accidentally exposing the email addresses of 143 victims of Mohamed Al Fayed in a group update regarding the investigation into the former Harrods owner.
The Metropolitan Police apologised after inadvertently disclosing email addresses of about 140 women signed up for updates regarding the Mohamed Al Fayed sexual abuse investigation, prompting severe criticism from survivors.
Met Commissioner Mark Rowley questions Prison Service's decision to release Simon Levy, who later killed two women and assaulted others, despite sexually assaulting a prison officer. Whitehall sources counter that the Service had no legal power to retain Levy.
The Metropolitan Police plan to deploy live facial recognition technology on London's Oxford Street, drawing criticism from human rights groups over mass surveillance and civil liberties.
La Metropolitan Police fait face à de nouvelles critiques après la condamnation de Simon Levy pour deux meurtres et plusieurs viols alors qu'il était en liberté sous caution, entraînant une enquête sur deux officiers.
A 47-year-old woman was arrested after four men were stabbed with what is believed to be a pair of scissors during a lunchtime incident in Covent Garden, central London. Police believe the event was isolated and mental health-related.
A 47-year-old woman was arrested after four men were stabbed in Endell Street, Covent Garden. Two victims remain in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while police treat it as an isolated, mental health-related incident.
The Home Office has confirmed at least five victims of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed as human trafficking survivors. This follows calls from abuse survivors for the Metropolitan Police's Operation Cornpoppy to focus on trafficking, with cases spanning from the 1990s to after 2010.
Five Metropolitan Police officers were injured when a marine policing unit boat struck Westminster Bridge in central London. The incident, at around 3:40pm on Friday, saw officers enter the water before being rescued. Injuries are being treated, with no public casualties reported.
Reform UK has instructed its councillors to dismiss a police investigation into £500,000 in donations from Fiona Cottrell as an "establishment stitch-up." This directive comes as YouGov polling indicates a sharp decline in Nigel Farage's popularity and Reform UK's overall support, with Labour and Conservatives closing the gap.
Five Metropolitan Police officers were injured when their Marine Policing Unit boat struck Westminster Bridge in central London. Several officers entered the River Thames but were recovered, with no members of the public involved in the incident.
New data from the Metropolitan Police shows a significant drop in neighbourhood crime and homicides in London, with the Mayor attributing success to record police funding and the Violence Reduction Unit. The report aims to counter online disinformation portraying London as a "lawless" city.
Former Met Commissioner Paul Condon admitted at the spycops inquiry that undercover surveillance of Stephen Lawrence's family in the 1990s was institutionally racist. He apologized for the "horrendous" abuses by the Special Demonstration Squad, citing systemic failure to supervise the unit.
The Metropolitan Police are investigating over £500,000 in donations made to Reform UK by Fiona Cottrell, mother of a convicted fraudster. The inquiry concerns allegations of concealing or disguising donations from impermissible donors.
Following France's 2-0 World Cup victory over Morocco, disorder broke out in London, leading to one police officer being hospitalized with a head injury and four arrests for violent disorder. Similar celebrations in France saw a tragic accident where a 17-year-old girl died.
The Metropolitan Police have apologized and paid £25,000 to comedian Graham Linehan for his September 2025 arrest at Heathrow over X posts, acknowledging his distress. The arrest, initially for inciting hatred, was later deemed a non-crime hate incident, sparking free speech debates and leading the Met to change its policy.
The Metropolitan Police are investigating £37,500 in donations to Robert Jenrick's 2024 Conservative leadership campaign following a referral from the Electoral Commission. The watchdog investigated claims the funds were from a foreign source, breaching electoral rules. Jenrick, now with Reform UK, denies the allegations.
Three victims of Mohamed Al Fayed have complained to the IOPC over the Met's handling of allegations, amid over 400 claims of sexual misconduct, including rape and trafficking, between 1977 and 2014.
The Metropolitan Police received a 12-month extension for its Palantir pilot project, allowing continued use of the AI system to identify officer misconduct. This follows Mayor Sadiq Khan's recent block of a £50m deal due to procurement breaches, with the Met now launching a new process to appoint a long-term supplier.
The Metropolitan Police will expand its use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology, deploying static cameras in London's West End by Christmas and six other areas next year. Critics argue this forces citizens into a "digital police lineup," while the Met cites success in trials and potential crime-fighting benefits.
A Black teenager, Daryl McLune, wrongly arrested for his mother's attempted suicide, has won a race discrimination claim against the Metropolitan police. A jury found the Met treated him less favourably due to his race, detaining him for 23 hours.
A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm nine years after a woman was pushed into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge. The incident in 2017 was captured on video, and the bus driver's quick reactions saved the woman's life.
