Metropolitan Police
Influencer dies after Soho crash that left her in a coma
April 25, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published April 25, 2026 4:52pm Updated April 25, 2026 5:05pm An influencer who was run over outside a nightclub in London’s Soho has died after fighting for her life for days. Klaudia Zakrzewska succumbed to her injuries today after being hit with two other people outside the Inca club on Argyll Street at […]
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Waymo robotaxi drives through police cordon set up after London stabbing
April 24, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published April 24, 2026 3:38pm Updated April 24, 2026 3:38pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A Waymo robotaxi rammed straight through a crime scene cordon in west London. Detectives were carrying out a crime scene investigation in Harlesden following a […]
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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations
April 22, 2026The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations, the Guardian has learned. Palantir, whose software is used by Donald Trump’s ICE immigration enforcement programme and the Israeli military, demonstrated its systems to senior officers […]
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Two teenagers arrested over arson attack on north London synagogue
April 20, 2026Luke Alsford Published April 20, 2026 8:26am Updated April 20, 2026 10:04am Two teenagers have been arrested over an arson attack on a synagogue, police have said. A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were taken into custody overnight in connection with the arson attack at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow over the weekend. Officers […]
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Police watchdog investigates handling of inquiry into Wimbledon crash that killed two schoolgirls
April 14, 2026The police watchdog is investigating complaints made against 11 officers over their handling of an inquiry into a car crash that killed two schoolgirls. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed that the officers, including a serving commander and a detective inspector, are being investigated over alleged gross misconduct. Nuria Sajjad and Selena […]
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Elderly protesters in camping chairs among more than 500 arrested at Palestine Action demo
April 11, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video More than 500 protesters were arrested at a demonstration in support of Palestine Action in central London. Hundreds gathered in Trafalgar Square for the demo on Saturday, which the Metropolitan Police said was ‘likely to involve offending […]
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How a Met Police crackdown left sex workers fearing for their lives
April 10, 2026Maria has been tirelessly working the streets of Enfield as a sex worker on and off for seven years after escaping Romania to try and make a better life for her family back home. ‘Many women like me do this work because we have no other way to survive,’ Maria, 27, tells Metro. ‘Some of […]
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Man, 21, stabbed to death after fight breaks out on Primrose Hill
April 8, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published April 8, 2026 7:43am Updated April 8, 2026 10:26am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A manhunt has been launched after a 21-year-old man died and another one was injured in a stabbing at a popular London beauty spot. The […]
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We find how children get hold of knives in London – and it’s not from the dark web
April 7, 2026Brooke Davies Published April 7, 2026 6:00am Updated April 7, 2026 11:41am It is not immediately obvious why Bethnal Green is the front line in the fight against knife crime. But if you look closely enough, you will see the signs. Corner shops, once where you might go and pick up some milk, the papers […]
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Three charged after volunteer Jewish ambulances ‘torched in arson attack’ in London
April 4, 2026Three people have been charged after four ambulances run by a Jewish charity in London were torched in an ‘arson attack’ last week. The emergency service vehicles belonging to Hatzola Northwest’s fleet were firebombed in an antisemitic attack outside a Golders Green synagogue in the early hours of March 23. Two British nationals – Hamza Iqbal, 20, and […]
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