Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from The Metropolitan Police

Dozens of Palestine Action protesters arrested across UK

Demonstrations were held in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Truro on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Facial recognition cameras to be used at Notting Hill Carnival, Met says

It is among a range of crime-cutting measures being used at the west London event over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the Metropolitan Police said.

Evening Standard

Police to use controversial facial recognition cameras at Notting Hill Carnival

The technology will be used to search for people who are marked as being wanted on the Police National Computer

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Three arrested after man, 24, stabbed to death in Knightsbridge street

Three men in their 20s have been arrested, the Metropolitan Police said.

Evening Standard

Three arrested after fatal Knightsbridge stabbing

Blue Stevens, 24, was stabbed to death Knightsbridge, central London, last week

The Independent UK

More than 70 people arrested at protests supporting banned Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police made 42 arrests in central London on Saturday, while there were 16 arrests in Manchester and 13 arrests in Cardiff.

Evening Standard

Police Arrest More Palestine Action Supporters

Police in London arrested dozens of protesters on a second successive Saturday for supporting Palestine Action, a week after the UK government banned the activist group under anti-terror laws.

International Business Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

46 arrests as police forced to carry activists away from Palestine Action protest

POLICE have made 46 arrests after having to carry people away from a protest against Palestine Action being designated a proscribed terror group ...

The National (Scotland)

Palestine Action protests: Police detain 42 activists at protest in Parliament Square

The Metropolitan Police arrested 29 people for a similar demonstration last weekend.

Evening Standard

Police carry demonstrators away as more than 42 arrested at protest in support of banned Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police confirmed they have arrested 41 people for showing support for a proscribed terror group and one for common assault

The Independent UK

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Ian Blair dies aged 72

Lord Ian Blair ran the force from 2005 to 2008, including the period of the July 7 bombings

The Independent UK

Grenfell Tower campaigners hit out at delay to possible banning of firms criticised in inquiry

Ministers have confirmed a pause in possible public contract bans for seven firms ‘to prevent any impact on criminal investigations’

Evening Standard

Grenfell United accuses Government of ‘shameless betrayal’ over bans probe pause

The group said the Government ‘failed to do its basic due diligence’ in engaging with police and prosecutors before announcing its own investigation.

Evening Standard

Probe into bans for Grenfell firms paused amidst criminal investigation

The Cabinet office confirmed in February that seven companies were facing possible bans.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Notting Hill Carnival SAVED and will go ahead next month after almost £1m found to boost security

Street festival gets bailout from City Hall and two councils but there’s dismay that Government has declined to help

Evening Standard

OPINION - Are 'mega forces' the solution to Britain’s policing woes?

Britain has too much crime because it has too many police forces, apparently. But don’t fret, Britons, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has had A Big Idea. Sir Mark Rowley, chief of the ever-showered-in-glory Metropolitan Police, has proposed a radical overhaul of the make-up of police forces. What…

The Independent UK

Man, 24, arrested after exhibition honouring Windrush generation vandalised

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of vandalism, the Metropolitan Police said.

Evening Standard

Law has 'no age limit' says Met chief after 83-year-old arrested at Palestine Action protest

Sir Mark Rowley said the law would be enforced ‘whether you’re 18 or 80’ after Sue Parfitt was held at a protest in support of Palestine Action

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Man charged with murder after 85-year-old found dead in south London property

Amithraz Balgobin, 36, was charged with murder and possession of Class A and Class B drugs on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Met Police chief says football clubs should pay for their own policing

Sir Mark Rowley said the cost across the country is around £70million

Sports Illustrated

Thomas Partey: Former Arsenal Midfielder Charged With Multiple Counts of Rape

Partey, who became a free agent on July 1, has been under investigation since July 2022.

The Independent UK

Mapped: London boroughs with highest crime rates and most common offence of 2025 so far

There were 455,768 offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police from January to June 2025

The Independent UK

Ex-Arsenal star Thomas Partey charged with five counts of rape

Thomas Partey played as a defensive midfielder for Arsenal

The Independent UK

Met Police use live facial recognition technology to make 1,000 arrests

The Metropolitan Police has released footage of arrests made by using live facial recognition (LFR) technology, which has been successful in leading to the arrests of more than 1,000 people across London.

Evening Standard

Police arrest 300 suspects across London in week-long county lines crackdown

Forces across the country made 1,965 arrests, shut down 241 lines and seized 501 weapons, approximately 178kg of class A drugs and around £2.4million in cash

1 … 21 22 23 24

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The Metropolitan Police

1,485 stories

Greater Manchester Police

the Crown Prosecution Service

390 stories

the Met Police

379 stories

Westminster Magistrates Court

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.