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Police Confiscate Homeless People's Sleeping Bags

2013-05-24T08:33:01Z

Police grabbed sleeping bags and food parcels in raids on homeless people in East London, it has been reported.

The Ilford Recorder reported that t...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, UK Homelessness, UK News, Homelessness, Ilford, UK Police, Police Raid, Sleeping Bags, Refugees, UK News

Two More Arrests In Woolwich Murder Probe

2013-05-23T13:39:34Z

Two more people have been arrested in connection with the death of a soldier in Woolwich.

It brings the total arrested to four people, including th...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Arrests, UK News, Woolwich Attack, Two Arrested, Woolwich Murder, UK News

EDL Clash With Police In Woolwich After Leader Calls For 'Feet On The Streets'

2013-05-22T17:06:56Z

Members of the English Defence League (EDL) clashed with police in Woolwich on Wednesday evening following the death of a soldier in what is being inv...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Video, UK News, Crime, David Cameron, Theresa May, Edl, Woolwich, Woolwich Attack, Boris Johnson, UK News

Government's Crisis Committee Summoned To Discuss Woolwich Attack

2013-05-22T12:28:25Z

A man with bloodied hands swore to "never stop fighting" in the aftermath of the Woolwich killing.

Footage obtained by ITV news showed the man carr...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Video, UK News, Crime, David Cameron, Theresa May, Woolwich, Woolwich Attack, Boris Johnson, UK News

'Brave' Women Tried To Shield Victim From Attackers

2013-05-22T12:03:11Z

'Brave' Women attempted to shield the victim of a machete attack in Woolwich, south east London, as his attackers stood at the scene asking nearby peo...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Woolwich, UK News, Crime, UK News

Woolwich Eyewitnesses Reveal Two 'Crazed Guys' Hacking At Victim

2013-05-22T11:36:29Z

An eyewitness has told of the horror of watching a man wearing a Help for Heroes t-shirt being attacked with a machete-style knife and dumped in the s...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Video, Woolwich, UK News, Crime, UK News

Help For Heroes Killing

2013-05-22T10:51:03Z

Two people have been shot in Woolwich, south east London, after armed police were called to an incident in which a man wearing a Help for Heroes t-shi...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Woolwich, Video, UK Crime, UK News, UK News

Grainne Gillis: The Misunderstood Crime Part 1

2013-05-19T06:19:33Z

It was taken as part and parcel of a girl growing up that she would get some "hassle" from "lads". Boys will be boys, and all that. It seemed like boys' "misdeeds" were all part of them growing up, whereas if a girl had "hassle" - well, there was a good chance she might have brought it on herself.

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Ivan Pavlov, Bbc, Rape, Ryan-Coleman-Farrow, Rape Crisis Center, Women's Rights, Women, UK Crime, Women's Issues, Rape Victims, Feminism, UK Lifestyle News

British Police 'Have Identified Maddie Suspects'

2013-05-17T06:55:47Z

British detective have identified a "good number" of potential suspects in their hunt for missing Madeleine McCann, a top detective has said.

The M...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Maddy McCann, UK News, Maddie McCann, Gerry McCann, Kate McCann, Portuguese Police, Madeleine McCann, UK News

Paul Farmer: Mental Health Must Be Core Business for the Met Police

2013-05-12T19:00:00Z

We found that in many cases people felt the police didn't understand mental health or its implications for how to handle an incident. We heard of a lack of empathy, respect or compassion, which has damaged relationships between individuals and the police.

Read more: Metropolitan Police, UK Impact, Mental Health, Deaths in Custody, Police, Health News, Section 136, Seclusion and Restraint, UK News

Now Danish Authorities Set To Probe Abu Qatada's Connection To Islamic Publisher

2013-05-10T15:13:46Z

Scotland Yard has passed on material found in Abu Qatada's home to Danish authorities to reportedly investigate a connection with a controversial Isla...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Islam, Islamic Extremists, UK News, Abu Qatada, Denmark, UK News

'I Don't Understand Why This Has Happened To Me'

2013-05-09T05:49:21Z

Police have released a photograph of the horrific injuries suffered by a woman who had acid sprayed in her face, as she appealed for help today to cat...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, UK Crime, UK News, Acid Attack, UK News

London Riots Good Samaritan Wins Libel Payout From Met

2013-05-03T06:35:29Z

A Good Samaritan who helped vulnerable people caught up in the Hackney riots has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages from the Metropolitan ...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Riots, UK News, Leslie Austin London Riots, London Riots 2011, UK Riots, London Riots, UK News

Police In Fresh Appeal For Stephen Lawrence Killers

2013-04-28T17:32:04Z

Police remain committed to pursuing all viable lines of inquiry on the Stephen Lawrence case, officers said on Monday.

The investigation will be fe...

Read more: Murder, Metropolitan Police, Stephen Lawrence Case, Stephen Lawrence Murder Trial, UK News, Crime, Stephen Lawrence, UK News

Met Police To Probe Lib Dem Peer Over Sexual Harassment

2013-04-23T14:37:51Z

Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into allegations that a Lib Dem peer sexually harassed activists.

The force said officers have looked i...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Scotland Yard, UK News, Libdems, UK Politics, Liberal Democrats, Lord Rennard, Lib Dems, UK News

Dawn Raids On Suspected Hooligans

2013-04-23T02:19:25Z

Police have arrested three men in dawn raids in connection with violence at an FA Cup match between Millwall and Wigan.

The men, aged 21, 22 and 27...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, UK Sport, Football Hooligans, Arrests, Millwall, UK Crime, UK News, Fa Cup, Millwall Wigan Trouble, UK News

Security Stepped Up For Thatcher Funeral And London Marathon

2013-04-16T15:29:26Z

Britain's most senior police officer said security around Baroness Thatcher's funeral and the London Marathon will be stepped up in the next few days ...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe, Boston Marathon Explosion, UK News, Boston Marathon, UK Sport, Boston Marathon Bombing, Margaret Thatcher Funeral, Baroness Thatcher, London Marathon, UK News

'A Dishonest And Illicit Attempt To Blacken My Name'

2013-03-31T03:58:46Z

Former cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell has waged war on the Metropolitan police, accusing it of trying to destroy his career.

The former Chief Whi...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, UK News, Ipcc, Andrew Mitchell Mp, Plebgate, UK Politics, Andrew Mitchell Plebs, Plebgate Investigation, Andrew Mitchell Police, Andrew Mitchell, UK News

Two Dead After Police Chase In North London

2013-03-29T05:34:29Z

Two men have died following a police chase, officers have said.

The pair were killed after the Audi they were travelling in jumped a red light, cli...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Police Car Chase, UK News, Police Chase, North London, Haringey, UK Crime, UK News

Andrew Mitchell To Sue The Sun Over Plebgate Row

2013-03-29T04:20:21Z

Fallout from the "Plebgate" row has intensified, with ex-cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell taking legal action against The Sun newspaper, which first b...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Crown Prosecution Service, The Sun Newspaper, The Sun, Scotland Yard, Downing Street, Plebgate Row, Plebgate, Cps, Downing St, Andrew Mitchell, UK News

Huge Numbers Of Mobile Phones Being Snatched In The Street

2013-03-28T11:24:01Z

There has been a massive increase in the number of mobile phones being snatched in the street in London, latest figures show.

Cases of "snatch thef...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Snatch Theft, UK News, UK Crime, London, Street Robbery, Mobile Phone Theft, UK News

Glenn McMahon: Do Police Tactics at Demonstrations Encourage Rather Than Prevent Public Disorder?

2013-03-14T12:47:18Z

What came out over the four week trial at Woolwich Crown Court gives rise to serious questions over whether kettling thousands of protesters in a confined space without warning or explanation does more harm than good - inflaming tensions, provoking conflict and increasing the number of injuries and damage that it's supposed to prevent.

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Violent Disorder, Woolwich Crown Court, Zak King, Demonstrations, Public Order, Alfie Meadows, Protests, Students, UK News, UK-Crime, UK News

Ex-Sunday Mirror Editor Arrested In Phone Hacking Probe

2013-03-14T07:58:54Z

Tina Weaver, the former editor of the Sunday Mirror and member of the Press Complaints Commission, is believed to be one of four high-profile arrests ...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Journalists, Tina Weaver, Scotland Yard, Voice Messages, Phone Hacking, UK News, Mirror Group, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People, Operation Weeting, London, UK News

Four Mirror Group Journalists Arrested

2013-03-14T06:01:38Z

Four journalists were arrested today on suspicion of phone hacking at Mirror Group Newspapers, Scotland Yard said.

Three men, aged 40, 49 and 46, a...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, Journalists, Scotland Yard, Voice Messages, Phone Hacking, UK News, Mirror Group, Operation Weeting, London, UK News

Drug Dealer Who Sold Gun To Mark Duggan Jailed

2013-02-26T07:59:10Z

A drug dealer who supplied a gun to Mark Duggan minutes before his fatal shooting by police sparked the 2011 summer riots, was jailed for a total of 1...

Read more: Metropolitan Police, UK News, Tottenham, Ipcc, Mark Duggan Shooting, Mark-Duggan-Inquest, Tottenham Riot, Mark Duggan, London, Kevin-Hutchinson-Foster, UK News