Police request people’s emails, texts and other communications data every two minutes June 1, 2015 Police forces across the UK are requesting access to people's private emails, texts, web searches and phone data every two minutes new research reveals. More than 700,000 requests were made over the last three years, with the Metropolitan Police making the most – 177,287 – under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa). Of those requests, [...]
Crime on London’s transport network has hit a record low May 27, 2015 Crime on London's transport network hit a new record low in the period between the start of April last year until the end of March 2015. TfL said crime on its network slipped to just 8.3 per cent during this period, the ninth year of decreases, which also comes against a backdrop of rapidly rising [...]
Black cab protest: Police close Victoria Street, Buckingham Gate as United Cabbies Group rails against TfL’s lack of support May 26, 2015 Central London roads were gridlocked this afternoon as the black cab protest caused chaos around Parliament Square, Whitehall, Embankment and Lambeth Palace Road. Campaigners are directing the protest, scheduled to take place between 2pm and 4pm today, against Transport for London, which they claim are not doing enough to keep on top of regulation [...]
Hatton Garden jewel heist update: Police hunt for missing van after nine suspects arrested May 20, 2015 Update: Police have arrested a total of nine men in connection with the Hatton Garden heist – the oldest of whom is aged 76. Detectives from the Flying Squad arrested the men on Tuesday morning on charges of conspiracy to burgle. Read more: Hatton Garden heist images revealed by police More than 200 [...]
General Election 2015: Campaigners are trying to take Boris Johnson to court May 6, 2015 Activists unhappy that Boris Johnson is trying to become an MP while being the Mayor of London at the same time are trying to take him to court. Johnson is fighting for the Conservative seat in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, but an online petition called #SackBoris, which currently has around 500 signatures, is trying to [...]
General Election 2015: Van containing 200,000 ballot papers stolen overnight April 29, 2015 Thieves have stolen a van containing more than 200,000 ballot papers for constituencies in the south east. The vehicle – which is not thought to have been stolen for its contents – held 72,300 voting slips for Hastings and Rye and 130,000 for Eastbourne. The papers had been printed in London and were [...]
“Flash crash” trader Navinder Sarao expected to return to London court tomorrow after failing to pay bail April 28, 2015 So-called “flash crash” trader Navinder Sarao is expected to appear in court tomorrow after failing to raise the bail needed to secure his release from custody. Sarao was arrested last week for allegedly manipulating the markets and contributing to the flash crash of May 6, 2010, which wiped billions off the value of US [...]
Hatton Garden heist images revealed by police April 22, 2015 The Flying Squad has released the first set of images showing how they believe the Hatton Garden jewel heist was carried out. The images include a picture of the vehicle and the scene the officers found when they arrived at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit The police believe the hole into the vault was [...]
British trader Navinder Singh Sarao arrested and charged over 2010 “flash crash” April 21, 2015 A British trader has been arrested for his alleged role in causing the May 2010 "flash crash" which wiped billions off the value of US stocks and caused indexes to plunge. Navinder Singh Sarao has been charged by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) with manipulating the markets and making $40m (26.7m) in the [...]
LSE students and workers evacuated from Aldwych as building collapses April 20, 2015 Some 200 people, including workers and students at the London School of Economics (LSE) have been evacuated from the area around Aldwych after a building in Portugal Street collapsed.https://twitter.com/charlieheinz/status/590178569508286465 Witnesses reported a "large crash" as the seven-storey building, which was under demolition, collapsed. According to a Metropolitan Police spokesperson a 56 year olf woman was [...]