Met Police fail to solve 82 per cent of burglaries July 27, 2023 The Met Police failed to solve 82 per cent of burglaries in London last year, data has revealed. Figures from the Home Office for the 2022-2023 financial year show an average of 129 burglaries a day – or a total of 47,050 – were closed without a suspect being identified. While just six per cent [...]
Met Police has ‘so much further to go’ in tackling racism and misogyny July 19, 2023 The Met Police still have “so much further to go” in rooting out racism and misogyny in the force, the mother of two murdered sisters has said. Mina Smallman said a lack of acceptance and transparency persists in the Met, and that instances of both good and bad policing should be highlighted more often. Smallman’s [...]
Wimbledon primary school crash: Girl killed, woman arrested, many injured – Met July 6, 2023 A girl has been killed as a car crashed into a girls’ prep school building. The Metropolitan Police said a woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the incident at The Study Preparatory School in Camp Road, Wimbledon, south-west London, on Thursday. In a statement, the [...]
Dodgy cops ‘weaponising’ complaints, Met Police chief warns July 5, 2023 Dodgy Metropolitan Police officers who are breaching standards are “weaponising” complaints against bosses trying to stamp out misconduct, commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has warned. The Met chief issued the shock warning at the City Hall police and crime committee as he updated the London Assembly on measures to clean up the force. Sir Mark said: [...]
Kevin Spacey abused fame to become ‘sexual bully’, London court told June 30, 2023 Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey abused his reputation and fame to become a “sexual bully”, a court has heard. The Hollywood star, standing trial under his full name Kevin Spacey Fowler, is accused of sex offences against four men who “had the misfortune to attract the attention of the predatory” actor, a jury was told. Southwark [...]
Police get powers to end Just Stop Oil slow marching: ‘The public are sick of disruption’ June 14, 2023 Police are set to get controversial new powers to stop groups like Just Stop Oil holding ‘slow walking’ protests. Government measures to make it easier to tackle disruptive protests have been approved, after a bid by Greens in the House of Lords to kill off the law was defeated by 154 to 68. Cops will [...]
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after three killed in Nottingham ‘major incident’ June 13, 2023 Three people have been found dead in Nottingham in what police described as an “horrific and tragic incident”. A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two people were found dead in the street in Ilkeston Road just after 4am on Tuesday. A third man was found dead in Magdala Road, Nottinghamshire [...]
Nicola Sturgeon released without charge after arrest over SNP finance probe June 11, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigation following her arrest in the police investigation into the SNP’s finances. The former SNP leader and first minister was arrested on Sunday and taken into custody “by arrangement” with Police Scotland, where she was questioned by detectives. In a statement, Sturgeon said the experience was “deeply distressing”. [...]
New police powers allow just SIX Just Stop Oil protestors to be arrested in London May 24, 2023 Six Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters have been arrested in London after police orders were put in place to force supporters out of the road. The activists were held in Marylebone Road on Wednesday, after 39 JSO supporters in five groups staged the latest in a series of marches designed to block busy roads. Protesters [...]
Coronation: Protesters arrested as lock-on devices seized May 6, 2023 Republican protesters have been arrested just hours before the coronation, after police seized lock-on devices. Footage on Twitter showed officers using their powers under the new Public Order Act, as chief executive of anti-monarchy group Republic, Graham Smith, was among those apprehended in St Martin’s Lane near Trafalgar Square. Pictures showed demonstrators in yellow “Not [...]