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The Latest Breaking News from The Metropolitan Police

Super agent Jonathan Barnett facing Met Police rape investigation

New legal documents in the US confirm Barnett’s arrest at Heathrow Airport earlier this year

Evening Standard

Rapist thought to be among ‘most prolific sex offenders of all time’ is jailed

The Metropolitan Police said Chao Xu filmed himself ‘raping and sexually assaulting women who appear to be unconscious or heavily incapacitated’.

Evening Standard

Boy, 17, tragically dies after falling from shopping centre in north London

Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene

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Police brace for clashes as protesters and counter-protesters set for Bob Vylan north London gig

The Metropolitan Police has placed restrictions on the planned protests to prevent disorder

Evening Standard

Caroline Flack Documentary Sparks Outrage: Was She Treated Differently by Police? — New Evidence Challenges Official Story

A new Disney+ documentary on Caroline Flack questions whether police and prosecutors treated the late TV presenter more harshly because of her fame.

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Four more mistakenly-released prisoners at large – after manhunt for sex offender ends with arrest

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Islington, north London, after being spotted by a member of the public

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Anti-black racism ‘baked’ into Met Police, damning report warns as staff face hostility for speaking out

Critics claim Sir Mark Rowley’s force has seen ‘regression, not progress’ despite years of promised reform

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Anti-black discrimination ‘baked’ into Met Police, review warns

The internal review said darker skinned staff are routinely ‘labelled confrontational’.

The Independent UK

Real story of Caroline Flack ‘is much darker’, her mother says ahead of new documentary

A new Disney+ documentary reveals previously unheard voice notes and texts from the late TV presenter

The Independent UK

Caroline Flack’s mother says real story ‘is much darker’ in documentary trailer

Caroline Flack: Search For The Truth looks at the events that led up to the TV presenter taking her life.

Evening Standard

Lammy admits 'mountain to climb' on prisons crisis as 40 more inmates may be wrongly freed before Christmas

Pressure is increasing on the Justice Secretary David Lammy over his handling of the blunders

Evening Standard

David Lammy told to ‘get a grip’ as search continues for mistakenly freed prisoners

Robert Jenrick has expressed a lack of confidence in David Lammy and said the deputy prime minister’s performance at PMQs was a ‘disgrace’

The Independent UK

Prison governors in crisis talks as hunt continues for wrongly released inmates

Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones said she was furious about the situation.

Evening Standard

Prisoner manhunt continues as Lammy faces slew of questions

Police are trying to track down two inmates released in the last week from HMP Wandsworth.

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International Business Times UK

Released by Mistake: Algerian Migrant Sex Offender Freed in Prison Blunder—Nationwide Manhunt Underway

UK authorities are scrambling to recapture Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, wrongly freed from HMP Wandsworth in a shocking prison blunder that's triggered outrage, political fallout, and a nationwide manhunt.

Evening Standard

Prisoner manhunt LIVE: Wrongly freed man hands himself back in to London jail

Surrey Police said Billy Smith handed himself into to HMP Wandsworth following his accidental release

International Business Times UK

'I Thought She Was My Wife': Javed Inamdar's Shocking Excuse After Assaulting Girl on Mumbai-Heathrow Flight

Cabin manager Rebecca Rooney testified that she found the girl 'visibly distressed,' sitting with her knees pulled to her chest.

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Ben Duncan Cause of Death: Did Prince William's University Friend Die of Suicide? Authorities Say It's 'Non-Suspicious'

Authorities are investigating the unexpected death of Ben Duncan, who once moved in the same St Andrews circles as the royal couple.

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The Independent UK

Early review finds mistakes in grooming gang investigations

Thousands of cases are set to be assessed as part of Operation Beaconport

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Agent Arrested After Premier League Player ‘Threatened With Gun’

The Metropolitan Police confirmed an altercation took place in September.

Evening Standard

Londoners dialled 999 over spiders in their room and missing KFC as force says just 15% of calls genuine

Another time-waster said their dog would not come back into their house

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Police investigation launched after Premier League player 'threatened with gun by football agent'

The alleged incident was said to have taken place earlier this year

Evening Standard

Met Police to scale up use of live facial recognition cameras after hundreds of arrests

Scotland Yard claims its Live Facial Recognition cameras are making London safer and plans to expand their use across the capital

Evening Standard

Hadush Kebatu makes bombshell claim: 'I tried to hand myself in to police before arrest'

The Metropolitan Police has said it is ‘not aware of any evidence’ to support Kebatu’s claim.

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Mother’s tribute to ‘much-loved’ son, 20, stabbed to death in Lewisham as police hunt killer

Messiah Robb, 20, collapsed on Benin Street, near Hither Green Lane, at around 3.20pm on Tuesday

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