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Anthony France is Crime Correspondent for the Evening Standard and is based in London

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Anthony France is Crime Correspondent for the Evening Standard and is based in London

<p>Sir Mark Rowley and Sarah Everard, who was murdered by PC Wayne Couzens</p>
Crime

Met officer’s ‘disastrous’ claim may stop 300 rogue police being axed

Sergeant Lino Di Maria lost his vetting clearance after allegations of rape, domestic abuse and sex in public car parks

16 Jan 2025
<p>Two men seen entering Phoenix Style on Oakdene Parade, Cobham </p>
Crime

Police hunt men with bolt cutters who stole designer bags worth £21k

Detectives appeal for information after latest raid which has left retailers across the capital in fear

16 Jan 2025
<p>Balaclava-clad rapper Jake Fahri, known as TEN and Jimmy Mizen</p>
Crime

Probe after BBC-promoted rapper unmasked as killer of Jimmy Mizen

Jake Farhi’s tracks have recently been showcased on Radio 1Xtra

16 Jan 2025
<p>British Transport Police officer (Stock picture)</p>
Crime

Racist police sergeant abused ex when suntan made her skin darker

London-based Ian Koch demonstrated a pattern of coercive control towards two women

15 Jan 2025
<p>Arsenal station in Drayton Park</p>
Crime

Man left with life-changing injuries after incident on Tube tracks

British Transport Police said the incident is not being treated as suspicious

15 Jan 2025
<p>Dalyce Curry died in LA wildfires</p>
World

Final words of Hollywood actress Dalyce Curry killed in LA wildfires

The remains of Mrs Curry, 95, were discovered by first responders amid the rubble of her Eaton home on Sunday

15 Jan 2025
<p>Suspect seen near the Royal Opera House in central London </p>
Crime

New image of attack suspect after man in 70s left with bleed on brain

Anyone who recognises suspect is urged to come forward after two assaults near the Royal Opera House

14 Jan 2025
<p>Kelyan Bokassa, 14, was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich Church Street on Tuesday (Met Police/PA)</p>
Crime

Killer of teenager stabbed to death on bus still at large, police say

Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa, 14, was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich, south east London

13 Jan 2025
<p>Cyclist going past Buckingham Palace were told to stop and dismount</p>
Crime

Met officer keeps job after ‘unlawful’ drugs search on black colleague

PC Shaun Matthew had no grounds for suspecting Gary Williams who was cycling home from work during the King’s Coronation

13 Jan 2025
<p>Police were given greater stop and search powers to prevent further violence. Top right: Daejaun Campbell; bottom right: Kelyan Bokassa</p>
Crime

Inside the postcode war plaguing south London as boy stabbed on bus

Police fear further serious youth violence after a teenager was killed in Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon

10 Jan 2025
<p>Adam Glanville, centre, and the two men </p>
Crime

Police seek two men in desperate search for boy, 7, and his mum

Adam Glanville was last seen by a busy road in Richmond, south west London

10 Jan 2025
<p>Adam Raja impersonated bank and building society staff</p>
Crime

‘Heartless’ fraudster stole £1m from bank customers to fund Porsche

Adam Raja used more than 100 mobiles and SIM cards to contact unsuspecting victims from his bedroom in Croydon

10 Jan 2025
<p>Police carried out controlled explosions near Savile Row on car </p>
Crime

Car blown up in West End bomb scare was left with charger plugged in

Traffic wardens continue to slap further parking tickets on the £15,000 Audi abandoned since start of year

9 Jan 2025
<p>Rev J. Van Der Valk holding a candle during a vigil at St Mary Magdalene church in Woolwich, south London</p>
London

Vigil held for boy, 14, stabbed to death on London bus

Police called after Kelyan Bokassa stabbed on 472 bus route in Woolwich Church Road

9 Jan 2025
<p>Pouria Zeraati smiling and holding up the peace sign in his hospital bed</p>
Crime

Man, 40, arrested over stabbing of journalist outside home in London

Pouria Zeraati was wounded in the leg as he approached his car in Queensmere Road, Wimbledon

8 Jan 2025
<p>PC Nicky Vernon is seen on the ground after she was thrown backwards off the horse when she collided with a traffic light in Whitehall in June 2020  </p>
Crime

Mounted officer hurt in fall during BLM protest sues Met for £200k

PC Nicky Vernon claims the force ‘exposed her to a foreseeable risk of injury’

8 Jan 2025
<p>The Metropolitan Police is reviewing its handling of a number of allegations made against Mohamed Al Fayed</p>
UK

Met handling of Mohamed Al Fayed complaints under investigation

The force’s Directorate of Professional Standards will investigate the way it dealt with the cases under the direction of a police watchdog

8 Jan 2025
<p>Many parts of the country could see some snow (Andrew Milligan/PA)</p>
London

Heavy snow due to sweep London as amber warnings come into force

Bristol Airport suspends operations and public told to expect stranded vehicles on the roads, plus delayed or cancelled rail travel

4 Jan 2025
<p>Brixton Road at the junction with Handforth Road </p>
Crime

Woman who died in hit-run horror with tow truck and car named

Safia Ali, in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene in Brixton, south London

4 Jan 2025
<p>Lara Boglione</p>
London

Top Covent Garden restaurants face closure threat amid rent dispute

A row erupted between Lara Boglione’s family and their landlord Shaftesbury Capital over rents

4 Jan 2025