London Knife Crime: 25 Seconds To Murder A Teenager: Man Jailed.
A man has been sentenced to 27 years for the murder of a teenager after an attack in Westminster.
A man has been sentenced to 27 years for the murder of a teenager after an attack in Westminster.
A man has been found guilty of murdering an elderly man, after robbing him for his shopping in Manor House earlier this year.
Read moreAfter years of scandal, shrinking numbers and public outrage, Britain’s police face a crisis of confidence unlike any before.
Read moreA new support group has been created to honour and remember Metropolitan Police officers who have sadly passed away.
Read moreAgainst a background of a Middle-East peace initiative, a further national Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) took place on Saturday; the question Met police planners were doubtless asking was whether this would decrease or increase the numbers attending.
Read moreIt was a programme that had received considerable advanced publicity over weeks and, as the day dawned, officers across the Met and indeed the country viewed the upcoming revelations with apprehension. Whatever the content, the result was inevitable; that all Met officers would be collectively smeared with morale, already on the floor, now suffering another blow.
Read morePolice officers across London and the wider UK are facing growing levels of verbal and physical abuse, much of it vile, unnecessary and utterly unacceptable.
Read moreThe recent protest against the state visit of President Trump saw a relatively small event, as compared to the 75,000 who took to the streets of London back in June 2019 when Trump paid his first state visit.
Read moreSo, the Commissioner commendably speaks out in relation to the controversial arrest of Graham Linehan and this appears to have actually made an impact upon politicians who acknowledge that officers have a near impossible task in enforcing laws passed by a democratically elected Parliament.
Read moreA Scotland Yard firearms officer could be sacked almost a decade after shooting dead Jermaine Baker during an attempted prison break. The IOPC have now directed the Met Police to hold gross misconduct proceedings against the officer.
Read moreA petition has been launched calling for the scrapping of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, a piece of legislation that puts developers before nature.
Read more“Knife crime is rising — and no one wants to talk about why children are carrying weapons.”
Read moreLondon and Knife crime. The figures show knife crime has increased across London, not just increased but soared up by 60%.
Read moreThis summer has proven to be one of the most challenging in recent memory for our police officers who are repeatedly called to face impossible situations with very little support. Despite being one of the most used emergency services, policing today is one of the least appreciated.
Read moreTwo Teenagers, who brutally stabbed a 14 year old boy, have been jailed after detectives from the Metropolitan Police Service conducted a thorough investigation. Following the sentencing hearing, the victim’s mother made a heart rendering plea for young teenagers to stop carrying knives.
Read morePublic order events at the time of writing have been dominated by events in Epping linked to the Bell Hotel and its decision to accept a Home Office linked contract in respect of the housing of migrants. The catalyst for the protest and counter-protest was an alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl; the suspect has been arrested, charged and remanded in custody pending trial.
Read moreMet Police detectives investigating a series of burglaries across London where victims were allegedly targeted on the social dating app Grindr have charged four men.
Read moreVery rarely do others stop and think-‘I wonder how many endless traumatic incidents has this officer witnessed and yet here they are answering another call for help’.
Read moreThis week the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill, referenced in debate as the most fateful Bill to be brought before the House of Commons, passed its 3rd Reading and will now be considered by the House of Lords. I have been open and categorical in my opposition to this Bill at each stage.
Read moreSo next time someone feels the need to shout, “I pay your wages,” the response should be simple: Then pay them properly. Because the thin blue line is thinning out fast. And when there’s no one left to answer the call for help—what then?
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