Police carry out ‘controlled explosion’ at US embassy in London’s Nine Elms November 22, 2024 A “controlled explosion” has been carried out by Metropolitan Police officers outside the US embassy in Nine Elms, London. It followed reports of a suspicious package outside the embassy. The police said in a statement: “We’re aware of speculation online about an incident in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Nine Elms. “Cordons are in place in the area as a [...]
Hundreds attend protest alongside Justice for Chris Kaba campaign October 26, 2024 Hundreds of people have gathered for a march in central London to protest over deaths in custody alongside the Justice for Chris Kaba campaign. Activists gathered on the corner of Trafalgar Square and marched with the United Families and Friends Campaign to Downing Street. The campaign group supports the families of “loved ones lost at [...]
Hundreds gather for Tommy Robinson’s protest which he will miss in custody October 26, 2024 Hundreds of Tommy Robinson supporters are gathering in central London for a planned protest which the political activist will miss after he was remanded into custody by police. Chants of “Oh Tommy, Tommy” and “We want Starmer out” were heard outside Victoria station ahead of the Unite The Kingdom rally on Saturday. The demonstration is [...]
Met Police misconduct settlements double in past year October 9, 2024 The Metropolitan Police has paid out £7.6m to settle misconduct claims in the past year, over double the 2022-23 total, as the force looks to resolve hundreds of claims involving instances of wrongdoing by officers.
We’d drink to the departure of Amy Lame, but all the pubs are shut October 3, 2024 Good riddance to Amy Lame, Sadiq Khan’s useless ‘night czar’ who did nothing to tackle the regulation strangling London’s pubs, bars and nightclubs, writes Elliot Keck The United States has been responsible for furnishing us with many of the most iconic soundbites for free-market and small state advocates. Milton Friedman’s “nothing is so permanent as [...]
Nick Ephgrave marks one year at Serious Fraud Office. How has he fared as director? September 25, 2024 A former law enforcer was appointed as the director of the Serious Fraud Office one year ago. So how has Nick Ephgrave first year gone at the anti-fraud agency?
What can Britain learn from El Salvador about policing the riots? August 21, 2024 El Salvador’s president has transformed his country’s fortunes and won an electoral landslide with his zero-tolerance approach to gangs. We should take a similar approach to the hardened criminals involved in the riots, says James Price Mercy, justice, grace. Heavy themes for a Wednesday morning, more often dealt with from the pulpit than the pages [...]
Emergency move to avoid jail overcrowding may be used soon as rioters sentenced August 18, 2024 The government could trigger an emergency plan to avoid prison overcrowding “at some point next week” as rioters are sentenced, according to the Prison Officers’ Association. It followed reports in The Observer that the government could be about to trigger Operation Early Dawn. The long-standing contingency measure allows defendants to be held in police cells [...]
Met Police ‘inadequate’ at managing risk of sex offenders August 15, 2024 The Met Police is not managing the risks posed by registered sex offenders and online child abusers “effectively”, a report from the police inspectorate has found. It also found the force’s crime investigations also suffer from “inconsistent decision-making” and arguments, with inexperienced officers trying to manage more than 25 crimes at once. His Majesty’s Inspectorate [...]
Southport: Protesters clash with police as ministers to discuss disorder August 3, 2024 Riot police have been involved in face-offs with protesters across the UK as ministers are expected to meet to discuss the potential for further widespread disorder.