Patel launches probe into Sadiq Khan’s handling of Cressida Dick resignation from the Met March 28, 2022 Sadiq Khan’s handling of Dame Cressida Dick’s resignation as the Metropolitan Police commissioner is set to be probed by Whitehall, home secretary Priti Patel has announced. Patel today said in a written statement that the “circumstances in which the outgoing [Met] commissioner is leaving her role warrant a closer look at the legislation which governs [...]
Sadiq Khan reveals £1.3bn procurement spend with small London firms March 27, 2022 The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has revealed £1.3bn will be pumped into the capital’s small businesses over the next five years via contracts with a group of major organisations including TfL and NHS London.
‘Major incident’ in Stratford following ‘high quantity of chlorine gas’ released in London Aquatics Centre March 23, 2022 Emergency services are responding to a “major incident” at the London Aquatics Centre in Stratford and are treating “a number of patients” with “breathing difficulties”. The London Fire Brigade said a “high quantity of chlorine gas” was released inside the building in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park due to a “chemical reaction”. The brigade tweeted: [...]
Khan: Met needs change ‘at highest levels’ in wake of damning corruption report March 22, 2022 Sadiq Khan has vowed to change the Metropolitan Police at “the highest levels” in response to a damning report into police corruption, with the mayor putting the force’s leadership on notice. The London mayor said the “Met leadership simply must do more” to combat corruption, while also appearing to blame them for the fact that [...]
Man charged with murder of London university student Sabita Thanwani March 22, 2022 A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of student Sabita Thanwani, who was found at City University accommodation in Clerkenwell on Saturday, the Metropolitan police have confirmed today. Maher Maaroufe is due to appear in Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court this morning. Thanwani, 19, was found with “serious neck injuries” early Saturday morning at [...]
Met has sent out 100 questionnaires in its Number 10 ‘partygate’ investigation March 21, 2022 The Metropolitan Police has sent out 100 questionnaires during its ongoing investigation into the Number 10 partygate scandal. The police today said it had been begun interviewing witnesses, however no fixed penalty notices have been given out. Outgoing Met commissioner Cressida Dick launched an investigation into the saga in January, with the police looking into [...]
World’s first: Met Police develops new forensics technology that can detect blood specks within seconds March 20, 2022 Tiny specks of blood on dark clothing can now be detected by forensic scientists in a matter of seconds, sometimes resulting in crucial evidence. Traditional methods, which have been used for 100 years, involve hours of painstaking examination but the new technology means suspects can be quickly identified or eliminated in a murder investigation, for [...]
Met police apologise over ‘traumatic’ strip search of Hackney schoolgirl March 16, 2022 The Metropolitan police have apologised after two officers strip searched a black schoolgirl who was wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis.
‘Putin go F*** yourself’: Squatters occupy oligarch’s London mansion March 14, 2022 Squatters have occupied a mansion in London believed to be owned by a Russian billionaire who was sanctioned by the UK government last week.
Metropolitan Police did breach rights of organisers of Sarah Everard vigil, High Court rules March 11, 2022 The Metropolitan Police breached the rights of organisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard with its handling of the planned event, High Court judges ruled this morning. Reclaim These Streets (RTS) proposed a socially-distanced vigil for the 33-year-old, who was murdered by former Met officer Wayne Couzens, near to where she went missing in Clapham, [...]