Met police offer £20,000 reward over mysterious death of man whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in disused East London pub

Met police offer £20,000 reward over mysterious death of man whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in disused East London pub

Police have offered a £20,000 for information after the body of a man was found stuffed in a freezer at a disused pub in East London. The remains of Roy Bigg were... Read more »
Storm Babet news: Met Office updates rare red weather warning as army sent to flooded towns

Storm Babet news: Met Office updates rare red weather warning as army sent to flooded towns

Storm Babet: Amber alert issued as strong winds and heavy rain expected to hit UK For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking... Read more »
Met steps up patrols around religious venues in north London

Met steps up patrols around religious venues in north London

Two people have been arrested in Golders Green in the last week but officers said the crimes are “not linked to the current situation in Israel and Gaza”. The North West Borough... Read more »
Keir Starmer and Sue Gray met Labour mayors to clear air, say sources | Labour

Keir Starmer and Sue Gray met Labour mayors to clear air, say sources | Labour

Keir Starmer has cleared the air with some of his party’s most high-profile mayors after a crunch meeting in London facilitated by his new chief of staff, Sue Gray. The Labour leader... Read more »
First citizens’ assembly set up in east London to help scrutinise Met Police

First citizens’ assembly set up in east London to help scrutinise Met Police

Around 40 selected residents of Waltham Forest, a borough with the joint lowest levels of trust in the force, will hold senior officers to account and meet early next year. Residents are... Read more »
Met Police increases patrols across the city as people accused of celebrating Hamas attacks

Met Police increases patrols across the city as people accused of celebrating Hamas attacks

P olice patrols have been increased in London following reports that people have been celebrating Hamas’ attacks against Israel. The Metropolitan Police said it had been made aware of a number of... Read more »
Woman ‘screamed “stop” when she awoke to man, 26, raping her’ after the pair met at a house party hosted by boxing star Anthony Joshua, court hears

Woman ‘screamed “stop” when she awoke to man, 26, raping her’ after the pair met at a house party hosted by boxing star Anthony Joshua, court hears

A woman allegedly screamed ‘stop’ when she awoke to a man raping her after the pair met at a house party hosted by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, a court has heard.... Read more »
Teenagers who have met violent deaths in London so far this year

Teenagers who have met violent deaths in London so far this year

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The girl who died in... Read more »
London Mayor Sadiq Khan threatens scandal-hit Met Police to clean up its act or face being broken up – as he warns ‘nothing is off the table’

London Mayor Sadiq Khan threatens scandal-hit Met Police to clean up its act or face being broken up – as he warns ‘nothing is off the table’

Sadiq Khan has threatened the Met Police to clean up its act or face being broken up, as the London Mayor prepares to launch a London Policing Board to help the force ‘get its act... Read more »
‘Significantly less’ armed police cover than normal, Met chief warns, after revolt over Chris Kaba murder charge | UK News

‘Significantly less’ armed police cover than normal, Met chief warns, after revolt over Chris Kaba murder charge | UK News

There is “significantly less” armed police cover than normal in London, the head of the Metropolitan Police has warned, after a revolt by officers. Sir Mark Rowley admitted the force faced “difficult... Read more »