The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), commonly known as the Metropolitan Police, and simply known as the Met Police or the Met, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within Greater London. In addition, it is responsible for specialised tasks throughout the United Kingdom, such as dealing with counter-terrorism throughout the UK, and the protection of certain individuals, including the monarch, royal family, governmental officials, and other designated figures. It is also referred to as an eponym as Scotland Yard or the Yard, after the location of its original headquarters in Great Scotland Yard, Whitehall, in the 19th century. The Met is presently headquartered at New Scotland Yard, on the Victoria Embankment.
The family and friends of Jean Charles de Menezes have gathered outside Stockwell Tube Station in London to mark 20 years since his..
The Met Police says it has made 55 arrests at one of several demonstrations across the country.
The move would reduce police front desks across London from 37 to 19, and reduce the number open 24/7.
