Probe into inappropriate relationships leads to bribery charges for former Metropolitan Police officer November 10, 2021 A former Metropolitan Police officer is among eight people charged with bribery offences, following an investigation into inappropriate relationships between police officers and people running local businesses. Ex-sergeant Frank Partridge, 48, from Wing in Buckinghamshire is accused of conspiracy to commit bribery. He was charged with the offence alongside seven others on Wednesday. The Met [...]
Watch as Israeli ambassador in UK is forced to flee London School of Economics, Liz Truss calls incident ‘unacceptable’ November 10, 2021 Protests outside a London university event where Israel’s ambassador to the UK spoke have been condemned by ministers as “deeply disturbing” and “appalling”. Tzipi Hotovely was invited to the London School of Economics (LSE) campus for an event hosted by the student debating society. Footage emerged on social media after the debate on Tuesday evening [...]
Met Police officers plead guilty to sharing victims’ bodies on WhatsApp group November 2, 2021 Two Metropolitan police officers have pleaded guilty after taking photographs at a crime scene, where two women lay murdered, before sharing the images on a WhatsApp group.
Met Police officer charged with rape October 27, 2021 A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape over an incident alleged to have occurred on Sunday.
Climate activists hold night protest against Science Museum’s fossil fuel partnership October 27, 2021 Student climate activists hold a protest inside London's Science Museum over its sponsorship deals with fossil fuel companies.
BREAKING: Animal Rebellion takes over govt building in Westminster, activisits threaten to stay ‘indefinitely’ October 26, 2021 Animal Rebellion activists have scaled a Government building in Westminster and say they plan to stay there “indefinitely”. Four activists from Animal Rebellion, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, used ladders, ropes and harnesses to climb the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) office as high as “20 metres” at around 6am on Tuesday. [...]
Deadline set in Prince Andrew’s civil sexual assault case coincides with Queen’s Jubilee next year October 26, 2021 A judge in the US ruled last night UK time that depositions in the civil sexual assault case against the Duke of York must be completed by mid-July of next year, coinciding with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. While not specified in the court papers, both Andrew and his accuser Virginia Giuffre are expected to [...]
Patel’s Policing bill could undermine trust and ‘exacerbate violence’, insiders warn October 25, 2021 Parts of a controversial Police Bill could undermine trust in forces and “exacerbate” serious violence, a number of former police chiefs have warned this morning. The group of ex-police leaders, senior officers and advisers has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel to express their concerns about some of the proposals contained in the Police, Crime, [...]
Insulate Britain warns more road-blocking protests are coming: ‘Injunctions change nothing’ October 25, 2021 Climate group Insulate Britain has pledged to restart its road-blocking protests despite the risk of its members being jailed or fined. The organisation, which has caused misery for drivers with protesters sitting on the M25 motorway and other major roads, has said the pause to its “campaign of civil resistance” runs out on October 25. [...]
Officers deployed to Wandsworth and Merton after armed group roams streets of Putney October 25, 2021 The Metropolitan Police has deployed additional officers to Wandsworth and Merton after several witnesses said a group of armed males was roaming the Putney area. A Section 60 stop and search has been authorised in the area and additional officers are in the local areas to “provide reassurance,” according to a report in the local [...]