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Criminal investigation into attack on Charles and Camilla
As Scotland Yard launches a criminal inquiry into the attack on Prince Charles and wife Camilla, one former officer tells Channel 4 News that the Prince may have overruled advice not to make the trip.
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Post Office scandal compensation cannot cover ‘hell I’ve been through’, says wrongly convicted former postmaster
One of the wrongly convicted postmasters was Vijay Parekh. He was falsely accused of stealing over £70,000 and spent four months in prison.
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Suella Braverman expresses “full backing” for Met ahead of pro-Palestine protests
The Home Secretary Suella Braverman has expressed her “full backing” for the police at a meeting with the Met police chief Sir Mark Rowley – amid the growing row over her article in the Times which criticised the policing of pro-Palestinian protests.
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London police officers hand back weapons after colleague charged with murder
Soldiers could fill in for armed police after dozens of Metropolitan Police officers stood down from firearms duties following a murder charge against one of their colleagues. Scotland Yard has requested military support for counter-terrorism duties if armed officers are unavailable. The Home Secretary has ordered a review of the situation.
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Met police pay damages to two women arrested at Sarah Everard vigil
The image of a young woman being pinned to the floor by police during a candlelit vigil for Sarah Everard came – for many – to symbolise a Met Police completely out of touch with the people it’s supposed to protect.
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Met Police launch investigation into case of 19-year-old injured by police dog
The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into the case of a young man who was attacked by a police dog in the street.
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Huw Edwards named as suspended BBC presenter by his wife
The BBC presenter Huw Edwards is being treated in hospital, as his wife says he’s suffered another serious episode of depression after what she called “five extremely difficult days” for their family.
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Met commissioner defends officers over coronation arrests
The Met’s commissioner has defended his officers over the arrest of six anti-monarchy protestors early on Coronation day – although Sir Mark Rowley did admit it had all been “unfortunate”. One of the group – Graham Smith – said he would be considering legal action against Scotland Yard, while critics of the Government’s controversial changes…
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‘We can’t have a situation where women are frightened to come forward’: Caroline Nokes on police treatment of rape cases
Earlier we spoke to the Conservative MP Caroline Nokes outside a very noisy Scotland Yard, and asked her what she made of the findings of our investigation.
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Former Acting Met boss investigated over alleged comments many rape complaints were “regretful sex”
Britain’s biggest police force has referred its former boss to the Independent Office for Police Conduct tonight – after an investigation by this programme heard allegations that he described the “bulk” of rape complaints as “regretful sex”.
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Exclusive: Former Acting Met Commissioner facing investigation over alleged comments that many rape complaints were “regretful sex”
One of Britain’s most senior police figures has today been referred to the police watchdog over allegations he described “the bulk” of rape complaints as “regretful sex”, following an investigation by Channel 4 News.
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Chris Kaba: Met Police suspend officer involved in shooting
This evening, as the family of Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old shot dead last week gathered for a vigil, the Met Police confirmed the firearms officer involved in his shooting has been suspended from duty.
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Chris Kaba: protests and grief as police shooting now a homicide investigation
The family of Chris Kaba, who was fatally shot by police in south London, have called for the firearms officer involved to be “immediately suspended” while the police watchdog carries out its homicide investigation.
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Oladeji Omishore: Family of man Tasered by police on Chelsea Bridge seek answers over his death
The family of a man who died after being tasered multiple times and falling into the River Thames have accused police of issuing misinformation to “portray him as a menacing person”.
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Racist and misogynist attitudes should not be tolerated in policing, says HM chief inspectorate of constabulary
It has been a tumultuous couple of years for British policing. Allegations of institutional racism, misogyny and corruption have been levelled at the Metropolitan Police – the UK’s biggest force.