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Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out for right-wing activist Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally on Saturday, with around 5,000 involved in an anti-racism counter-demonstration. The Met initially said 25 people had been arrested for a range of offences in what it described as "wholly unacceptable" violence, but revised that number to 24 on Sunday. Eight people are facing charges including assault and public order offences.

The revelation comes after a recent report found that knife crime has soared by 86 per cent in London in a decade, with the number of offences surging by 58 per cent in just the three years between 2021 and 2024. Currently, handguns are restricted to specially-trained officers who are part of units such as Counter Terrorism Command. Handguns are restricted to specially-trained officers who are part of units such as Counter Terrorism Command.

Grok, which has had a track record of giving false and misleading answers, answered: This footage appears to be from an anti-lockdown protest in London's Trafalgar Square on 26 September 2020, during clashes between demonstrators and police over Covid restrictions. The answer was quickly picked up and amplified by X users, including the Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson, who tweeted: This was my suspicion, before asking: Did the Met claim footage of clashes in summer 2020 took place yesterday?

Thousands have gathered in central London for a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, with a counter protest by anti-racism campaigners also taking place. Some 1,000 officers have been assigned to the demonstrations, the Metropolitan Police said, with barriers in place to create a "sterile area" between the two groups. "Today London stands tall in defence of one of our most vital rights free speech," Robinson wrote on X.

PC Louie Day was killed on the A414, between Chelmsford and Ongar in Essex, in the early hours of Friday, 5 September. The 23-year-old worked as a response officer in Barking and Dagenham, east London, and was described as a "popular" colleague. "A beautiful soul has left this world and will be greatly missed by all who loved him," his family added in a tribute.

A total of 857 people were arrested under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for showing support for Palestine Action. A further 33 arrests were made for other offences, including 17 for assaulting officers. As part of a policing plan put in place ahead of the demonstration, all those arrested were taken to a prisoner reception point in Westminster. Those who gave their details were released on bail to return to a police station at a later date.

I'll just make it absolutely clear to you, and I make no reservations about this, if anyone shows support for Palestine Action - an offense under the Terrorism Act - they will get arrested, he said. There's no doubt about that. We have the officer numbers, we have the custody capacity and all the resources to process as many people as is required. He revealed the force has access to contingency cells outside of London if needed.

Footage of a motorcyclist wanted in connection with the murder of a man who was shot dead at close range in north London a year ago has been released by the Met Police. Tikquaan Stephenson-Walters, 28, was shot by a suspect riding a white Honda Moped in Bravington Road, Kilburn, at about 23:05 BST on 4 September 2024, the Met said. He died at the scene.

Teachers no longer get daily briefings of interactions between police and young people, either as victims or perpetrators, as well as them having witnessed domestic violence. Ms West grew gasps after telling how she sent two welfare staff to a teenage truant's home unaware he'd he been charged and released on bail over a blade-wielding attempted murder. Scotland Yard is being forced into substantial tough choices amid a 260 million budget shortfall.

A Metropolitan Police volunteer officer has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a child. James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, groomed one of his two victims online before sexually assaulting her when she was just 12 years old. The 27-year-old, from Chesham in Buckinghamshire, was also found guilty of raping a woman he met online while posing as a 16-year-old girl.

Sam Haldane, defending, told the court his client claims he did not wipe the device. The barrister described Mr Flanagan-Clark, a father of two from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, as a "distinguished officer" of "previous unblemished record and as I understand it the youngest detective inspector within the country". He added the defendant has worked in policing across Westminster, Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham, Barnet, Harrow and Hackney.

Ms Kilcoyne, who was 73, died after she was struck by a bus on Neasden Lane, Brent, in west London at 17.58pm on Sunday, August 17. Paramedics rushed to the scene of the incident where she was later pronounced dead. The Metropolitan Police said that no arrests have been made in relation to the incident and that the driver of the bus is cooperating with their investigations into the circumstances of the tragic incident.

A probe into the Metropolitan Police's handling of allegations against presenter Caroline Flack before her tragic death has been quietly closed by the police watchdog. The Love Island host was accused of assaulting her then-boyfriend, Lewis Burton, with a lamp at her flat in Islington, north London, in December 2019. The Crown Prosecution Service had initially chosen not to charge the 40-year-old star, but this was appealed by officers at the Met, and the decision was overturned.

The Metropolitan Police have noted that 146 individuals have reported crimes linked to Mohamed al-Fayed, revealing the distress caused to alleged victims.

The Metropolitan Police has released an image of a man it wants to trace after a Windrush exhibit was vandalised for the second time in Brixton.

A major police presence has been reported attending an incident on a residential road in Harlesden. The incident happened in Curzon Crescent near Beveridge Road at around 8pm today (July 17).

A car crashed into a wall in Beckenham, leaving parts scattered around. The driver fled the scene but later returned to report to police.

The Metropolitan Police has made an arrest in its search for an 18th-century violin worth more than 150,000 that was stolen from a north London pub.

Sir Ian Blair, who served as the Metropolitan police commissioner from 2005 to 2008, has died at the age of 72. Blair implemented significant changes across the police force during his tenure.