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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

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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

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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.

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police officer who ‘trivialised’ rape allegation sacked

Sergeant Clayton Robinson was dismissed without notice after it was found he had committed gross misconduct.

Evening Standard

Man arrested over Uxbridge stabbing entered UK in lorry in 2020, officials say

A 49-year-old man was killed in the incident on Monday evening and two other people were injured.

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Timeline of events in case of asylum seeker who was released accidentally

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

Evening Standard

Search for asylum seeker mistakenly released from prison enters third day

The Metropolitan Police has revealed the last sighting of Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was in Hackney, London, on Friday.

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker tried to return to prison ‘several times’ after release in error

Police said Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu is carrying a ‘distinctive white bag with pictures of avocados on it’.

Evening Standard

Kebatu manhunt LIVE: Epping sex offender arrested in north London after mistaken prison release

Kebatu was freed by mistake at HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker released in error spotted in London area, police say

An asylum seeker, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford instead of being transferred to an immigration detention centre. Kebatu, an Ethiopian national, was last seen in the London area after boarding a train from Chelmsford, prompting an…

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Asylum seeker released from prison in error seen in London area, police say

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally set from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

Evening Standard

Hadush Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police issue update after mistakenly released sex offender ‘takes trains across London’

Metropolitan Police make direct appeal to Hadush Kebatu to hand himself in

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Protests on opposite sides of London amid police restrictions

Ukip supporters were blocked from meeting and marching near Whitechapel Station in east London.

The Independent UK

UK judge sentences 5 men for roles in Russia-linked arson attack in London

A British judge has sentenced five men for their roles in an arson attack in London that authorities say was masterminded by Russian intelligence as part of a wider campaign of sabotage and disruption

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Ukip moves protest to west London after police impose restrictions

Officers have issued more Public Order Act conditions to ‘prevent serious disorder and disruption’, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Could Prince Andrew ever be prosecuted over his links to Jeffrey Epstein?

The Metropolitan Police are ‘actively looking’ into claims that the royal tried to use his bodyguard to smear his accuser Virginia Giuffre – as her family urged the force to reopen an inquiry into her alleged abuse

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Tech companies not doing enough to stop phone theft, say MPs

Many of the stolen devices end up being shipped overseas.

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Three men arrested on suspicion of assisting Russia’s intelligence service

The men, aged 44, 45 and 48, were arrested at addresses in west and central London on Thursday, the Metropolitan Police said.

The Independent UK

Three men arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia

They were detained under Section 3 of the National Security Act

Evening Standard

Drones to be launched remotely to support police officers in London trial

The Metropolitan Police has launched the trial which will see drones feeding intelligence to assist both officers on the ground and in a control room.

Evening Standard

Review says non-crime hate incidents should not be recorded by police – reports

This week, the Metropolitan Police announced that it is no longer investigating non-crime hate incidents.

The Independent UK

Police raid London shops re-selling electronics shoplifted from major retailers

The Metropolitan Police has seized thousands of stolen items during a huge raid of more than 120 shops.

Evening Standard

Just one in 88 luxury watches snatched in London are ever recovered, figures reveal

Thousands of luxury timepieces have been stolen across the capital in recent years

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