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Serial rapist has sentenced increased

News • Dec 11, 2020 15:13 GMT

Joseph McCann has had a further ten years added to his minimum term in jail.

UPDATE: Collision in Stamford Hill, N16

News • Dec 11, 2020 14:43 GMT

Five people have been injured; one of those is believed to be in a life-threatening condition.

Londoners urged to take personal responsibility around Covid restrictions

News • Dec 11, 2020 14:19 GMT

DAC Matt Twist, the Met's lead for Covid policing, has urged Londoners to take personal responsibility to protect lives as the city faces the possibility of tougher restrictions.

Statement: Social media footage from West Green Road, Haringey

News • Dec 11, 2020 13:08 GMT

During the incident three officers suffered injuries and four males were arrested and have since been bailed

Violent Crime Taskforce recover 31 knives following stop and search in Islington

News • Dec 11, 2020 11:30 GMT

Sergeant Pete Luciano said: “Reducing serious violence is the Met’s top priority and I hope the community feel reassured we were able to remove these weapons from the streets.”

Man jailed after attempted rape of woman in Barking

News • Dec 11, 2020 11:28 GMT

Shortly after he fled the scene, the defendant was detained and arrested by officers after footage from CCTV showed him running on a nearby road.

Met Police Choir joins forces with NHS choir to raise money for charity

News • Dec 11, 2020 10:00 GMT

The Metropolitan Police Choir has worked with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir on a version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,

Company handed largest ever fine in relation to a wildlife crime

News • Dec 11, 2020 09:39 GMT

A building company has been ordered to pay the largest fine ever issued by a court in relation to a wildlife crime following a complex investigation by officers from the South East Command Unit.

Appeal for information after attempted rape of woman in Eltham

News • Dec 11, 2020 07:08 GMT

A woman in her 60s reported being followed into a property by a man who pushed her to the ground and attempted to rape her.

Man sentenced for making cannabis-laced boiled sweets

News • Dec 11, 2020 06:00 GMT

Ryan Dobson, 54 (08.03.66), of Church Lane, Dunmow, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, 10 December to a total of nine years’ imprisonment.