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The Latest Breaking News from Metropolitan Police

Met must learn from ‘appalling mistakes’, Patel warns new commissioner

Sir Mark Rowley will take over as head of the force in the coming days.

The Independent UK

Senior police commander who drew up Met anti-drugs strategy ‘used LSD and cannabis’

Julian Bennett also stands accused of failing to give a sample for a drugs’ test, tribunal heard

The Independent UK

Dame Cressida: First female Met head dogged by criticism over force’s standards

Her resignation came less than six months after her contract was extended by two years.

The Independent UK

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Sadiq Khan ‘told Cressida Dick it was last-chance saloon’ ahead of her departure

Sir Tom Winsor’s highly anticipated report into Dame Cressida’s departure was published on Friday.

The Independent UK

The controversies that dogged Dame Cressida Dick’s career as Met commissioner

The first woman to lead Britain’s biggest force said she had ‘no choice’ but to resign after London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he had no confidence in her.

The Independent UK

Cressida Dick ‘felt intimidated’ into resigning as Met Police chief – report

London mayor Sadiq Khan said the review was ‘clearly biased and ignores the facts’.

The Independent UK

Met Commissioner: Sadiq Khan did not follow ‘due process’ in sacking Cressida Dick, report finds

The mayor of London “constructively dismissed” Dame Cressida Dick as the Metropolitan Police commissioner and did not follow due process, a review has found.

The Independent UK

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The Standard view: The Met wants to be the most trusted police service in the world – but dark clouds still hover

In the wake of the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021 by serving police officer Wayne Couzens, the Metropolitan Police acknowledged that it needed to earn back the trust of Londoners.

Evening Standard

Video appears to capture Johnson taking part and speaking to man in police raid

The Prime Minister appears to ask the man in the property how he is doing.

The Independent UK

‘I think he was pleased to see me’: Man wakes up to find Boris Johnson on police raid in his flat

Exclusive: ‘I was drunk last night, I woke up to see Boris Johnson in my face. I thought I was dreaming,’ rapper tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Met officer ‘grabbed by neck and kissed’ at Notting Hill Carnival as man charged with sexual assault

Police say second female officer was surrounded by group of men “who danced and grinded against her”

The Independent UK

What is the Mishcon Note? How Princess Diana ‘predicted’ her Paris car crash two years before it happened

The alleged note was written two years before she died

The Independent UK

Johnson defends record on crime reduction in final days as PM

The outgoing Prime Minister appeared to defend the police from accusations of being ‘too woke’.

The Independent UK

‘Good-hearted’ labourer, 23, named as man who fell into Thames during arrest and died

Police said they had reports of Liam Allan arguing with a woman near Bill’s Kingston restaurant

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Family pays tribute to ‘bubbly’ labourer who drowned during attempted arrest

Liam Allan’s relatives left ‘broken’ by his death after he entered water in Kingston

Evening Standard

Notting Hill Carnival- Man, 21, Dies After Stabbing As Police Make 200 Arrests At Event

A 21-year-old man has died after being stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival, the Metropolitan Police said, adding that more than 200 arrests were made during the event.

Daily Mirror

Met Police heartbreak as 'impeccable' police horse suddenly dies at Notting Hill Carnival

The Metropolitan Police confirmed a post-mortem is underway into PH 149 Sandown's death, after the 14-year-old chestnut gelding collapsed on Sunday at the carnival

Evening Standard

‘Affectionate character’: Police pay tribute to horse that died while on duty at Notting Hill Carnival

The horse had an “impeccable seven year police career”

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Daily Mirror

Notting Hill Carnival: Bus shelter collapses under dancing revellers as injuries reported

Hundreds of people next to the bus stop gasped in shock as the shelter's roof suddenly collapsed, with the Metropolitan Police confirming two people were injured

The Independent UK

Detectives hunt for masked robber who attacked shopkeeper with meat cleaver

Weapon narrowly missed victim’s face

The Independent UK

Man dies after falling into Thames while being arrested by police

The IOPC are conducting an independent investigation into the incident

Daily Mirror

Young man dies after falling into River Thames while being arrested by police

Metropolitan Police were flagged down by officers on a bridge over River Thames in Kingston-upon-Thames, southwest London, and were called to a verbal altercation

Evening Standard

Watch: Dramatic moment brick falls from vehicle on North Circular and smashes through police car window

Metropolitan Police officers have narrowly avoided severe injuries after a brick smashed into their car while travelling on the A406 North Circular.

The Independent UK

Ricardo Dos Santos: Police watchdog rules out investigating armed stop of Portuguese sprinter

Complaint returned to Metropolitan Police to investigate

The Independent UK

Owami Davies: Met Police rejects claims racial bias influenced handling of case

Met commander Paul Brodgen says the case is the biggest missing person probe conducted by the force this year

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