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Black Londoners still disproportionately subjected to force by Met despite promises of change

Over a third of uses of force by the Met were directed at Black people in 2024, despite London Assembly

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London’s worst five boroughs for bike theft

“I got quite upset. I really could have done without an additional problem.” That was Vincent’s reaction when he got

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Fewer and fewer Londoners feel satifisfied with their local police

Less than half of all Londoners feel that the police are doing a good job in their local area, data

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Police facial recognition technology causes discomfort in Wandsworth

Tooting residents expressed mixed reactions to the Met Police’s new live facial recognition technology, installed outside Tooting Broadway station on

Photograph of a needle and pills to show what new spiking legislation could help decrease incidents of and increase reports

Proposed spiking legislation brings hope as almost 90% of spikes go unreported

There is hope the new legislation will increase spiking reports and decrease incidents as data reveals that almost 90% of

Campaigners call for change as half of strip searches result in no action

Half of all strip searches result in no further police action, data published by the Metropolitan Police Service shows.  Of

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Police unable to identify suspect after most Richmond burglaries

The police ended nearly four-fifths of all Richmond burglary investigations in the last year without identifying a suspect, police data

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Train passenger dies following escalator fall at Waterloo Station

Police have launched a fresh appeal for witnesses following the death of a train passenger who was allegedly pushed down

Sexual offences remain high in London

A rape offence is reported every hour in London, and sexual assault charities warn the number is likely much higher.

London faces a crisis as stats of phone thefts increase rapidly

Londoners face losing their phones every time they step outside, due to the skyrocket in phone thefts in London in

Police at climate protest

Climate and environmental activists fear arrest as police crack down on protests

British police arrest climate and environmental protesters at nearly triple the global average rate, a report led by the University

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