Scotland Yard

Police Chief Warns 'Other' Stephen Lawrence Killers

Posted 04.01.2012 | UK

Scotland Yard Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe has issued a warning to the other suspects in the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, as two men ...

Police Face Clampdown Over Contact With Journalists

PA | Posted 04.03.2012 | UK

Police face a clampdown over contact with journalists today as an inquiry into media relations with forces is published. Elizabeth Filkin, the form...

Chemically Coded 'Smart Water' To Deter Metal Thieves

PA | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK

A water company has come up with an innovative way of deterring metal thieves following a spate of thefts across the country. Soaring prices for co...

Teenager 'Killed By Single Stab To The Heart' On Oxford St

Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.12.2011 | UK

A teenager stabbed to death outside an Oxford Street store in London on Boxing Day died of a "single stab wound to the heart," a post-mortem has found...

UK Riots: Metropolitan Police Release Images Of 66 People Convicted Since August

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 20.02.2012 | UK

More than 60 people convicted for committing offences during the London riots have had their details and photos released by police. Scotland Yard p...

Important Public Artwork Stolen From London Park

Posted 19.02.2012 | Home

A £1,000 reward has been offered to anyone with information relating to the theft of a sculpture by artist Barbara Hepworth from a London public park...

Metal Theft Taskforce Launched

PA | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK

Scotland Yard is launching its first dedicated unit to tackle the growing problem of metal theft. The Waste and Metal Theft Taskforce is to tackle ...

Police To Text Christmas Revellers Rape Warnings

PA | Posted 16.12.2011 | UK

Festive drinkers are receiving phone messages warning them of rape risks as part of a hi-tech awareness initiative by police. Scotland Yard is harn...

Woman, 37, Arrested As Part Of Phone Hacking Inquiry

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK

A 37-year-old woman has been arrested in Surrey over payments to police officers in relation to the ongoing phone hacking inquiry, Scotland Yard has c...

'Eight Important Leads' In Madeleine McCann Search

Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.12.2011 | UK

British detectives searching for missing Madeleine McCann have received up to eight ‘very important leads’ from Spanish private investigators. ...

Met Police Post Pictures Of 213 London Rioters Still Wanted

PA | Posted 12.02.2012 | UK

Police are still hunting for more than 200 people in connection with the riots that blighted London in August. Scotland Yard has put 213 images tak...

Dowler Family: Police Told Us NotW Journalists Deleted Milly's Voicemails

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.12.2011 | UK

The family of Milly Dowler have insisted the police told them News of the World journalists deleted voicemails on their murdered daughters' phone. ...

Six Arrested Over £1m Phishing Scam

PA | Posted 09.12.2011 | UK

Six people have been arrested in connection with a £1 million phishing scam that drained the bank accounts of hundreds of UK students, Scotland Yard ...

Police Chief 'Open-Minded' On Use Of Water Cannon For Riots

PA | Posted 07.12.2011 | UK

Britain's top police chief says he has an "open mind" over proposals to spend millions of pounds on water cannon to avoid a repeat of the summer riots...

Madeleine McCann: Detectives Fly To Spain To Re-Examine Case

PA | Posted 04.02.2012 | UK

Scotland Yard detectives have flown to Spain as part of their review of the Madeleine McCann case. Officers spent three days with Spanish colleague...

Claims Of Police Communications Breakdown During Riots Rejected

David Hobbs | Posted 04.12.2011 | UK

Allegations that the police were forced to use personal mobile phones during the summer riots after their multi-billion pound radio system failed have...

Revealed: Why Police Couldn't Take Control During Summer Riots

Posted 02.02.2012 | UK

Police were forced to use personal mobile phones to organise their response to the summer riots after their multi-billion pound radio system failed, i...

Police Taser Use 'Up By 130%'

PA | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK

The use of Tasers by police has increased by an average of 130%, it has been reported. An investigation by Channel 4 News obtained...

John Terry: Prosecutors Receive File On Alleged Racist Slur

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK

Scotland Yard has passed a file on John Terry's alleged racial slur towards Anton Ferdinand to prosecutors, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. ...

Mayor Joins Met Chief On 'War On Crime' Raid, But Scantily Clad Woman Gets In The Way

PA | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK

Britain's top police officer "put the doors in" on hundreds of suspects as he launched a war on the capital's drug dealers. Scotland Yard Commissio...

Alan Johnson's Ex-Police Bodyguard Sacked Amid Rumours Of Affair With MP's Wife

PA | Posted 22.01.2012 | UK Politics

Alan Johnson's ex-police bodyguard has been sacked by Scotland Yard after an investigation into an alleged affair with the former home secretary's wif...

Man Charged Over 'Threatening Louise Mensch'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK Politics

Police have arrested a 59-year-old man over allegations of "malicious communication" via email and Twitter to Tory MP Louise Mensch, Scotland Yard sai...

Officers Investigated Over Shooting That Started London Riots

PA | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK

Two Scotland Yard officers are being investigated over their response to a firearms offence linked to the police shooting that sparked riots across th...

Yates Of The Yard Cleared Of Misconduct By IPCC

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK

Former assistant commissioner John Yates has been cleared by the Independent Police Complaints Commission of misconduct. Yates had been accused of ...

Man Gunned Down At Funeral Shooting Was 'Innocent Bystander'

PA | Posted 10.01.2012 | UK

A man shot dead close to a funeral appears to have been an innocent bystander, Scotland Yard said. Azezur Khan, 21, was gunned down in East Dulwich...