The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police and informally as the Met, Scotland Yard or "the Yard", is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the Metropolitan Police District, which currently consists of the 32 London boroughs. The MPD does not include the "square mile" of the City of London, which is policed by the much smaller City of London Police.
A teenager is in custody on suspicion of attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was thrown from a 10th-floor viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery in London. The victim is in a London..
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A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was thrown from a 10th floor viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery in London. The victim is in a..
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Boris Johnson has told the high-ranking team tasked with helping recruit 20,000 new police officers that the ambitious project will be complete within three years. The Prime Minister gave an opening..
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Carl Beech has been found guilty of inventing claims about witnessing child murders at the hands of a peadophile ring. Lincoln Seligman, Sir Edward Heath’s godson, responded to the sentencing after..
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A man who falsely claimed he was abused by a paedophile ring has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Carl Beech said he was abused by a murderous VIP Westminster paedophile ring in the 1970s and..
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A former Conservative MP who was falsely accused of being a murderer and a sadistic child rapist by Carl Beech has described the investigation into the fraudster's claims as "a truly disgraceful..
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A former NSPCC volunteer who lied about being abused by a murderous VIP Westminster paedophile ring is facing a lengthy jail sentence after he was convicted of perverting the course of justice and..
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The Metropolitan Police's website has been targeted by hackers who posted a series of bizarre tweets from the force's official account. Late on Friday night, a number of tweets were sent from the..
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A police officer has admitted buying pornography at the home of a grieving family. The crime by the officer is especially heinous because the family was grieving the death of their child. PC Avi..
DCI Sam Blackburn of the Metropolitan Police gives a statement following the verdict and sentencing of Darren Pencille, 36, found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering train passenger Lee Pomeroy..
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Detectives from the Met Police investigating the alleged murder of Kelly Mary Fauvrelle in Thornton Heath, Croydon, have released CCTV footage of a man they wish to trace. Police are looking to..
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Detectives probing the murder of a heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death, leaving her baby critically ill in hospital, have made a second arrest. The 26-year-old victim, who was eight months..
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Speaking outside the Old Bailey, Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner, Neil Basu, said that with the benefit of hindsight things could have been done differently but the coroner had found that..
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A man has been charged in connection with a stabbing that took place on Aug. 15 outside Britain's interior ministry in central London, the Metropolitan Police said on Monday. Reuters - Published
Four teenage boys have been charged with an aggravated hate crime over a homophobic attack against two women on a London night bus, the Metropolitan Police has said. Independent - Published
'We have been told the publication of these specific documents could constitute a criminal offence and one that carries no public interest defence,' says assistant commissioner Neil Basu Independent - Published
The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into the leak of a diplomatic cable from the UK's former ambassador to the United States, Sir Kim Darroch. Independent - Published
Lee Martin-Cramp, 26, spiked victim's drink after using his position as Metropolitan Police constable to trick her into trusting him Independent - Published
Detectives investigating the double homicide of a pregnant woman and her baby arrested a 25-year old male on suspicion of murder, Britain's Metropolitan police said on Thursday. Reuters - Published
A cross-party group of parliamentarians is taking legal action against the Metropolitan Police over electoral offences in the 2016 EU referendum. Independent - Published
A comment made by comedian Jo Brand on BBC Radio 4 about throwing battery acid at politicians is being assessed by the Metropolitan Police. Independent - Published
The Metropolitan Police commissioner has said officers will be "more assertive" dealing with future protests by climate change activists Extinction Rebellion, who last week staged an 11-day.. Independent - Published
Controversial police searches rise by third in capital as murders drop by 25 per cent and stabbings of under-25s fall by 15 per cent Independent - Published
A criminal investigation into allegations Gavin Williamson leaked details of intelligence discussions will only be opened if the Metropolitan Police receives a referral from the Cabinet Office, the.. Independent - Published
Exclusive: Figures obtained by The Independent show only one in every 18 members of the Met accused of sexual assault are subject to formal action Independent - Published
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![CCTV released as police investigate fatal stabbing of pregnant woman [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20190703/1907030609-CCTV-released-as-police-investigate-fatal-stabbing-of.jpg)
![Heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death named as second arrest made [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20190630/1906301314-Heavily-pregnant-woman-who-was-stabbed-to-death.jpg)
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