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UPDATED: Investigation into individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by Mohamed Al Fayed continues

6 March 2026 15:46

Specialist detectives leading one of the Mets largest and most complex investigations continue to investigate individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by Mohamed Al Fayed. The investigation remains active and four suspects have now been interviewed under caution as part of the live investigation.
Between Wednesday 25 February and Wednesday 25 March, three women aged in their 4

Counter terrorism detectives identify Russian involvement in cargo fires

6 March 2026 15:00

Counter Terrorism Policing London became involved after a package in a depo in Minworth, Birmingham, ignited in July 2024.

Murder investigation launched in Tower Hamlets

6 March 2026 13:45

He can be named as Abdul Said.

Man jailed for causing death by dangerous driving after Met investigation

6 March 2026 13:18

A man has been jailed following a fatal collision last March

Officer due in court following rape charge

6 March 2026 12:45

PC James Brown will appear in court on Monday, 9 March charged with rape.

Man arrested following death of 82-year-old man in Camden

6 March 2026 11:43

A 53-year-old man remains in police custody.

Four people arrested under National Security Act

6 March 2026 08:00

Three men were arrested in Barnet and one in Watford under section 3 of the National Security Act.

Arrests made to disrupt plans for mass shoplifting by activists

5 March 2026 20:04

The Met's Public Order Crime Team arrested 15 people

Murder investigation launched following the death of a 71‑year‑old woman in Hounslow

5 March 2026 15:55

Extra patrols will be carried out in the local area to provide reassurance to residents.

Met officer charged with sexual offences

5 March 2026 14:59

PC Kleber Ismael Yamasque Martinez will appear at court on Monday.

Man convicted of murdering woman after throwing her out of car

5 March 2026 12:39

A man has been convicted of murder after throwing a woman from a car and brutally assaulting her, following a Met investigation.

Victim named in Battersea murder investigation

4 March 2026 13:30

Detectives have issued an appeal