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Police officer arrested on suspicion of murder over Sarah Everard disappearance
It’s exactly a week since Sarah Everard went missing. Last night there were dramatic developments when the Metropolitan Police announced one of its own serving officers was being questioned about her disappearance.
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Former top Met Police officer Nusrit Mehtab sues over ‘racial and sexist abuse’
It’s more than 20 since the Macpherson Inquiry – commissioned after the death of Stephen Lawrence – declared that the Metropolitan Police was “institutionally racist”. Last summer, in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, Scotland Yard commissioner Cressida Dick told this programme the label no longer applied. Tonight, though, the most senior Asian…
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Covid creating ‘perfect storm’ for young people at risk of online radicalisation, Met Police officer says
Covid-19, social isolation and a rise in online extremism is creating a “perfect storm” for young people vulnerable to online radicalisation, according to the UK’s most senior counter-terrorism police officer. Hundreds of children have been referred to the government’s Prevent programme, which was designed to discourage young people from being drawn into terrorism. A new…
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Rise in use of force by police, new figures show
Two brothers wrongly suspected of drug dealing, after officers saw them greet each other in the street, are now suing the Metropolitan Police.
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‘Met Police are in their own bubble and think they’re doing a great job’ – community activist Sayce Holmes-Lewis on stop and search
Sayce Holmes-Lewis is a community activist who has helped train Met police officers.
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Son who grew up not knowing his father was an undercover police officer receives compensation
A man who grew up not knowing that his father was actually an undercover policeman, spying on his mother, has received substantial damages for the emotional trauma it’s caused.
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Police officer shot dead in London police station
Boris Johnson, the Home Secretary and the Metropolitan Police commissioner have all paid tribute to the police sergeant who was shot in the chest by a suspect at a custody centre and was pronounced dead later in hospital
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Filmmaker Ken Fero: ‘There are serious problems here in terms of deaths in police custody’
Almost 20 years ago Ken Fero’s film, ‘Injustice’ documented deaths in police custody during the 1990s.
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Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick responds to institutional racism claims
We spoke to the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Dame Cressida Dick.
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Labour MP Dawn Butler says Met Police ‘systematically racist’ – after stopped by police in London
Fellow Labour MPs have rallied to her support, with Diane Abbot declaring “when will the Metropolitan police give up on racial profiling?”.
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Mother accuses police of racial profiling after 12-year-old son arrested by armed officers
A mother has accused the Metropolitan Police of racial profiling – after her 12-year-old son was handcuffed and arrested during a raid on their home by armed police in the middle of the night
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Police chief apologises to Team GB athlete after stop and search
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has apologised to the Team GB athlete Bianca Williams, who was handcuffed during a stop and search.
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‘We’ve got to police with respect, we’ve got to police with empathy and understanding’ – Sayce Holmes-Lewis on lockdown crackdown
Joining me now is former Metropolitan police superintendent Leroy Logan, and Sayce Holmes-Lewis.
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Thousands sign petition to bring charges against police who allegedly took murder scene selfies
Over 25,000 people have signed a petition calling for criminal charges to be brought against two police officers who allegedly took selfies at the murder scene of two women killed in north-west London.
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Two Met police officers under criminal investigation for sending photos of murdered sisters
Two Metropolitan police officers have been arrested over serious allegations of misconduct in public office in connection with a homicide investigation of two women in north-west London.