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Senior Met Police officer sacked for second time after refusing drugs test will keep pension

Commander Julian Bennett entitled to lump sum of £400,000, plus index-linked £80,000-a-year

Evening Standard

Senior Met officer sacked for second time over refusing drugs test

Commander Julian Bennett was initially dismissed by a misconduct panel in October 2023 over the incident before his sacking was overturned.

Evening Standard

Safety review of Notting Hill Carnival demanded after police fear crowd crush will cause 'mass casualty event'

Mayor Sadiq Khan urged to issue guidance for minimum number of stewards

Evening Standard

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Met Police anti-corruption officer searched database for secrets on his Facebook date

Lee Wilkinson is the second professional standards constable found guilty of misconduct in a month

Evening Standard

Man jailed for ‘deplorable’ email to Jess Phillips amid Musk criticism

Jack Bennett, from Seaton, Devon, was jailed for targeting Jess Phillips, Sir Sadiq Khan and Matt Twist, the assistant commissioner at the Met Police.

Evening Standard

Recluse who sent abusive and racist emails to Jess Phillips and Sadiq Khan jailed for 28 weeks

Jack Bennett targeted Jess Phillips, Sadiq Khan and Matt Twist, the Met Police assistant commissioner

The Independent UK

Local inquiry into grooming gangs needed in London – former mayoral candidate

Susan Hall, who also chairs the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee, said the public needed ‘transparency’ on the issue.

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How Gaza sparked the biggest UK protest movement in recent history – and a headache for the police

The regular demos have been largely peaceful, but are taking their toll on an overstretched force – so far costing £46.8m and involving 60,000 shifts

The Guardian - UK

Notting Hill Carnival chief 'surprised' after top Met police officer says street party is unsafe

A top Met officer has warned he fears there could be a ‘mass casualty’ crowd crush

Evening Standard

Senior Met officer slams 'two tier policing' claim as 'soundbite' designed to 'undermine' police

Former Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall said she understood why ‘many’ think the Met is biased

Evening Standard

Met Police ‘didn’t get everything right’ as report shows impact of protests on tourism and public services

It reveals that the Palestine-related protests in London cost the Metropolitan Police £42.9million

The Independent UK

‘We’ll arrest people quicker at protests from now on’: Met police deputy chief

Assistant commissioner says force hasn’t got ‘everything right’ in past year in its handling of large demonstrations over Gaza and the environment

The Guardian - UK

'They Just Want To Be Heard': Imam At Liverpool's Oldest Mosque Hugs Far-Right Protestors, Gives Out Food

in a rare story of hope amongst the violence, an imam at Abdullah Quilliam Mosque, met with 50 far-right demonstrators.

International Business Times UK

Woman assaulted by Met police officer says attack has ‘devastated’ her son

PC Perry Lathwood fined for assaulting Jocelyn Agyemang after wrongly suspecting her of fare evasion

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‘Hundreds of thousands’ expected at pro-Palestinian march in central London

Pro-Palestinian protesters will march from Parliament Square to Hyde Park

The Guardian - UK

CAA cancels counter-protest against London pro-Palestinian march

Campaign Against Antisemitism, led by Gideon Falter, cites safety fears and promises more protests to come

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Mark Rowley and the Met have hard questions to answer

The Met is still trying to contain the outrage from the Jewish community at its officers’ treatment of Gideon Falter, leader of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, nine days ago. Ministers, including the Prime Minister, have made clear their indignation. The Assistant Met Commissioner, Matt Twist, is to meet Mr Falter…

Newcastle Herald

'Astronomical': hundreds line-up to stock up on Christmas seafood

'It's astronomical the way things explode at this time of year.'

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Evening Standard

Seven charged after total of 145 arrested during demonstrations on Armistice Day

The majority of those arrested were far-right counter-protesters involved in what police called 'extreme violence'

Evening Standard

Pro-Palestine march: Rishi Sunak condemns 'violent far-right' and 'Hamas sympathisers' as 126 arrested in total

More than 90 of the 126 taken in by police were counter-protesters

The Independent UK

Counter-protesters arrested during pro-Palestinian demonstration

A total of 82 people were arrested in Tachbrook Street, Pimlico, to ‘prevent a breach of the peace’ as the march passed through the capital.

The Independent UK

Metropolitan Police to reduce time spent on mental health calls under new scheme

Under the Right Care, Right Person initiative, officers will not longer attend when a healthcare professional would be more appropriate.

The National (Scotland)

Anti-monarchist coronation protesters will not face prosecution, police announce

THE anti-monarchist protesters arrested on the day of the King’s coronation will not be prosecuted

The Independent UK

Met doubles down on coronation arrests as more than half face no further action

The force arrested 64 people during the massive security operation, but 36 now face no further action.

The Independent UK

Met Police to cut mental health call outs from October after winning battle with NHS

Met chiefs win argument in attempt to save officers’ time and allow them to return to crime-fighting

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