Met chief vows to ‘confront culture’ that allowed corrupt officers to remain in ranks October 17, 2022 Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has vowed to “confront the culture, systems and leadership that have let down the public and staff alike” following a damning report by Baroness Louise Casey. In her review – which was published interim today before final publication in the spring – Baroness Casey reported that hundreds of corrupt police [...]
24 arrests: Climate activists target Met HQ with paint and gluing themselves to road October 14, 2022 Police arrested 24 campaigners who daubed orange paint at New Scotland Yard and blocked a road by gluing themselves to it. Officers detained the campaigners who are continuing a near two-week campaign of disruption, protesting policies about fossil fuels. In a statement, the Met police said “officers have arrested 24 protesters on suspicion of conspiracy [...]
More than 100 arrests after environmental activists block central London October 10, 2022 The Met Police made more than 100 arrests after environmental activists blocked parts of central London this weekend. Campaigners from Just Stop Oil and Animal Rebellion were detained by authorities after protesting at landmarks including Westminster Bridge and Piccadilly Circus. Police arrested activists in Berwick Street who were intending to cause criminal damage, seizing items [...]
London police officers found guilty of sharing ‘grossly offensive’ WhatsApp messages September 21, 2022 Two police officers have been found guilty of sending grossly offensive messages on a WhatsApp group. PC Jonathon Cobban, 35, and former officer Joel Borders, 45, were each found guilty by City of London Magistrates’ Court today and will be sentenced on 2 November at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS Special Crime [...]
Man arrested after trying to rush the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall September 17, 2022 A man has been arrested after he tried to rush the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall. As thousands of people continue to queue up to see the late monarch lying in state, one so-called ‘well-wisher’ decided to run at the coffin when he got near to it. The assailant was immediately jumped on by nearby [...]
Warning of 35-hour queue to see Queen lying in state: 750,000 lining up but only 350,000 capacity September 13, 2022 Brits hoping to see the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall are facing a 35-hour wait, with warnings there is more than double the amount of mourners than the site can hold. It was reported this morning that Westminster Hall, where the Queen is lying in state, can process 350,000 – despite there being upwards of [...]
‘Every Tube traveller’s nightmare’: Man jailed for life over machete attack on London Underground September 12, 2022 A man has been jailed for life after carrying out a machete attack on the London Underground. Ricky Morgan, 35, will stay behind bars for at least 16-years following the incident on a train near Green Park in July last year. He was jailed at the Old Bailey with the judge describing as “every Tube [...]
PM joins Met on 6am drug operation: ‘How the f*** did I get raided and why is Boris Johnson here?’ September 1, 2022 An early-morning drugs raid in Lewisham went viral on social media, after Boris Johnson joined the Met on the operation. The outgoing Prime Minister featured in a clip on Snapchat filmed by a resident in the south east London property, wearing a vest and surrounded by officers. The Prime Minister is in his final few [...]
One dead after Range Rover collides with Tesla and ends up on Underground tracks August 22, 2022 A woman has died following a collision between a Range Rover and Tesla, leaving the 4×4 on the tracks of the London Underground. Met Police officers are asking for witnesses after the dramatic coming-together of the two vehicles in the early hours of the morning in West London. They were called at 3.48am following the [...]
Met arrest suspect in Greenford murder of 87-year-old man on mobility scooter August 18, 2022 The Met Police has made an arrest in connection with the murder of an 87-year-old pensioner on a mobility scooter on Tuesday. A 44-year-old was detained by officers at an address in Southall on suspicion of murder after Thomas O’Halloran was killed on Tuesday in Ealing, West London. Police were called to Runnymede Gardens, at [...]