https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk Mynewsdesk RSS - Press releases, News, and Blog Posts. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk https://www.mynewsdesk.com/assets/graphics/logos/logo-small-3b24ab90.png 128 23 en 15 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:17:52 +0100 Three more men have been charged in connection with fatal Newham shooting. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/update-three-men-charged-over-fatal-newham-shooting-513221?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/update-three-men-charged-over-fatal-newham-shooting-513221?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100 This Freshers' Week, the Met are carrying out operations in venues across London following growing evidence that spiking offenders are changing both the substances they use and the environments in which they operate. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/met-warns-predatory-offenders-are-increasingly-using-everyday-medicines-to-spike-unsuspecting-victims-513081?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/met-warns-predatory-offenders-are-increasingly-using-everyday-medicines-to-spike-unsuspecting-victims-513081?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0100 The men, who are in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of offences under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/update-counter-terrorism-policing-arrests-in-manchester-513132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/update-counter-terrorism-policing-arrests-in-manchester-513132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:58:09 +0100 Tim Westwood charged https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/metropolitan-police-service-charges-tim-westwood-with-further-offences-513128?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/metropolitan-police-service-charges-tim-westwood-with-further-offences-513128?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0100 He is due to attend Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 22 September. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/counter-terrorism-policing-investigation-leads-to-first-uk-charges-linked-to-1994-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda-513082?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/counter-terrorism-policing-investigation-leads-to-first-uk-charges-linked-to-1994-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda-513082?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:21:27 +0100 A man has been charged after a fatal collision in Southall on Saturday, 19 September. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/witness-appeal-after-fatal-collision-in-southall-513091?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/witness-appeal-after-fatal-collision-in-southall-513091?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Teenager Yeray Sanchez Morales was stabbed to death in Southwark last summer. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/two-teenagers-sentenced-over-death-of-17-year-old-513047?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/two-teenagers-sentenced-over-death-of-17-year-old-513047?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:37:48 +0100 Police have launched a murder investigation and are carrying out urgent enquires. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-dies-following-stabbing-in-lloyd-baker-street-clerkenwell-513046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-dies-following-stabbing-in-lloyd-baker-street-clerkenwell-513046?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:40:00 +0100 They were all handed Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/four-members-of-trafficking-network-jailed-after-forcing-women-into-prostitution-513045?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/four-members-of-trafficking-network-jailed-after-forcing-women-into-prostitution-513045?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:36:23 +0100 A man has been jailed for life for the murder of Farmanullah Sherzad https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-jailed-for-life-following-murder-in-westminster-513017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-jailed-for-life-following-murder-in-westminster-513017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:24:58 +0100 Detectives appeal for information following rape in Bethnal Green https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/detectives-appeal-for-information-after-rape-in-bethnal-green-513018?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/detectives-appeal-for-information-after-rape-in-bethnal-green-513018?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:59:10 +0100 The 30-year-old man was extradited from Cyprus and was charged on Tuesday, 15 September. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-charged-with-tottenham-murder-to-appear-in-court-513009?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-charged-with-tottenham-murder-to-appear-in-court-513009?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:31:46 +0100 Two officers have appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with assault https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/two-officers-appear-in-court-charged-with-assault-512941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/two-officers-appear-in-court-charged-with-assault-512941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:50:21 +0100 A man has been charged following a series of incidents targeting Muslim organisations and venues in east London. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-charged-following-incidents-targeting-muslim-venues-in-east-london-512928?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-charged-following-incidents-targeting-muslim-venues-in-east-london-512928?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100 These convictions show how fraudsters can use a convincing story and simple technology to trick people into handing over their money. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/two-men-convicted-after-victims-targeted-in-money-transfer-fraud-512875?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/two-men-convicted-after-victims-targeted-in-money-transfer-fraud-512875?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0100 Allegations for both were proven at misconduct hearings. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/two-more-officers-dismissed-over-charing-cross-conduct-512893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/two-more-officers-dismissed-over-charing-cross-conduct-512893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:34:15 +0100 A man has been charged in connection with a rape in Covent Garden https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-charged-in-covent-garden-rape-512892?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-charged-in-covent-garden-rape-512892?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:11:17 +0100 PC Idominik Efeotor will also be placed on the Barred List. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/officer-dismissed-after-breaching-met-social-media-policies-512851?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/officer-dismissed-after-breaching-met-social-media-policies-512851?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:42:44 +0100 A man who groomed vulnerable young men has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/detectives-renew-appeal-as-senior-church-figure-sentenced-for-non-recent-sexual-offences-512775?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/detectives-renew-appeal-as-senior-church-figure-sentenced-for-non-recent-sexual-offences-512775?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0100 Sulaiman Tajzai has been convicted of murdering Farmanullah Sherzad in Westminster earlier this year. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-convicted-for-westminster-murder-512813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk/news/man-convicted-for-westminster-murder-512813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Metropolitan Police