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Mayor urges people not to go to Oxford Street amid social media ‘nonsense’

The Met police has said there will be a heightened police presence in the central London area following speculation about an event advertised.

The Independent UK

Probe launched after man, 40, dies in police custody in Hammersmith

Daniel Cooper was found unresponsive in his police call two days after his arrest in west London

Evening Standard

Met Police only authorised baton round use at Black-led events in recent years, FOI shows

Met says ethnicity of those likely to be involved in an event is not a factor in deciding police tactics

Evening Standard

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Metropolitan Police officer charged with stalking woman

Pc Ben Bunsell, attached to Central South Command Unit, is said to have stalked the woman between June and July 2023.

The Independent UK

Richard Okorogheye disengaged from studies and visited sex worker, inquest hears

The 19-year-old’s body was found in a pond in the woodland two weeks after going missing from his home in Ladbroke Grove, west London.

The Independent UK

Mother wrongly accused of dodging bus fare handcuffed in front of crying child

Footage shared on social media shows the woman shouting “get off me” to two Met officers in front of the distressed child

The Independent UK

Watchdog investigating Met Police’s handling of serial rapist David Carrick

The IOPC is investigating whether officers repeatedly failed to take appropriate action when criminal allegations were made against Carrick.

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Inside the world of luxury watch robberies as owners warned ‘Rolex Rippers’ could be watching them

Singer Aled Jones was the most recent celebrity to be targeted for his expensive watch

The Independent UK

Woman and son attacked by random man in Newham

A woman and her son were threatened and attacked with a knife by a lone man in east London, the Met Police has said.

Evening Standard

Murder charge after fatal shooting in Tottenham

A man has been charged with murder following a fatal shooting in Tottenham, the Met Police has said.

Evening Standard

Man aged in his 40s fatally stabbed in Harrow

A murder investigation has been launched following a stabbing in Harrow, the Met Police has said.

Evening Standard

Why did Boris Johnson resign as prime minister? Looking back one year on

Friday, July 7 marks the first year anniversary of Mr Johnson’s resignation following a Partygate investigation

Evening Standard

Met Police reopens investigation into potential Westminster Covid breaches

The force has also launched a new probe into a gathering in Parliament in December 2020

Manchester Evening News

Manhunt as schoolgirl goes missing with three arrested on suspicion of kidnap

Carmelle Hepi was last seen on Sunday evening with a group of friends

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The Leader podcast: Sixth Stephen Lawrence murder suspect named

The Met Police has named a major new suspect in the murder of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence in 1993.

Evening Standard

Accidental Death of an Anarchist at Theatre Royal Haymarket review: uproarious farce takes aim at the Met

The supporting cast is great but this is Daniel Rigby’s show – he doesn’t just perform the exquisite script, he blows every line up

The Independent UK

Doreen Lawrence’s fury as new suspect in Stephen Lawrence murder named for first time

Matthew White, 50, who died in 2021, allegedly told police he had been at scene of murder but officers failed to properly investigate

Evening Standard

Met Police name new suspect in Stephen Lawrence murder

Matthew White, who died in 2021 at the age of 50, has been named as the sixth suspect

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Evening Standard

Ernest Moret: French publisher faces no further action following arrest in London under terror laws

A French publisher who was arrested under anti-terrorism laws will face no further action, the Met Police said.

Daily Mirror

Met officer Matt Ratana due to retire and get married months after murder at police station

After joining the Met Police in 1991, Sergeant Matt Ratana returned to New Zealand working with the British High Commission wing of the New Zealand police in 2003, before returning to the UK in 2008

Evening Standard

Shaun Bailey peerage could be in doubt as police scrutinise lockdown party at Tory HQ

Senior Conservative MPs on Tuesday suggested that Shaun Bailey’s peerage could be in doubt after the Met Police confirmed detectives were scrutinising video of his staff partying during lockdown.

Evening Standard

Tougher action needed on drug driving in London, report warns

The report points out that drug driving is a growing problem, having risen from 1,087 recorded instances in 2015 to 3,197 in 2022

Evening Standard

TV comedy boss Jimmy Mulville swore at cyclist as he used phone in his Aston Martin

Jimmy Mulville was caught out by cyclist Mike van Erp - known as ‘Cycling Mikey’ - who filmed as he used his mobile phone to read a text while driving

Evening Standard

Man arrested after spate of mosque thefts in London

The Met Police has arrested a man in connection with a series of thefts from mosques in east London.

Evening Standard

Met inspector fired after ‘buying drugs and going to parties where they were openly taken’

DI Warren Arter is the latest in a string of Met officers to be dismissed from the scandal-hit force

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