I held a dying eight-year-old after the Wimbledon prep school crash. The police still haven't spoken to me: Inside the shocking failings of the Met's investigation - and the unanswered questions that left the victims' families in 'hell'

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 14:22 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Nestling on the edge of south-west London, Wimbledon Common has long been a haven for those seeking respite from the stresses and strains of life in the city.

When the Met Police went on strike twice in 12 months... before the government made walkouts by officers illegal - as backroom staff leave their desks today

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 14:22 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Back in the final months of the First World War in 1918 and again the following year officers in the Metropolitan Police went on strike in a dispute fuelled by complaints over pay.

Met Police staff go on strike for first time ever as 300 walkout after 'being told to they would be docked pay for working from home'

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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More than 300 members of the force will walkout for two weeks - starting on Tuesday - after bosses gave them an ultimatum to reduce remote working or face pay cuts.

Moment Chelsea striker Sam Kerr calls Met Police officer 'stupid and white' is shown in court after taxi driver accused her and her partner of refusing to pay when one of them was sick

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 20:42 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr called a Metropolitan Police officer 'stupid and white' during a dispute at a police station, a jury has been told.

Family man who died after falling down Waterloo Station escalator was NOT pushed but was 'a very sad and unfortunate accident', Met Police reveal

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 20:42 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Ian Airlie was found dead at his home in Greenwich, south-east London , on October 10, nearly a month after the incident.

Met Police arrest six as Tommy Robinson supporters invade Stand Up To Racism counter-demo area as rival protests fill central London

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 19:06 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Thousands of protesters from opposing sides gathered across central London, with one group marching in support of Tommy Robinson, while another held a counter-protest against racism.

Pressure grows on Met over ‘heavy-handed’ policing of pro-Gaza protest

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 11:32 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Trade unions write to home secretary to complain about officers’ behaviour and tactics in London on 18 January

The Met police is facing growing questions over its handling of a pro-Palestine protest i…

Met Office reveals snow is on the way for the UK - as weather map shows where temperatures will plunge to -5C and where worst of wintry conditions will hit as Portugal's Storm Ivo sweeps in

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 06:47 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The forecaster issued 12-hour yellow ice warnings for parts of Northern Ireland and northern Scotland - while England is being struck by 60mph gusts and heavy rain.

Black Met Police officer who called black colleagues 'cotton pickers' for not thinking force's public order unit is racist keeps her job after being found guilty of gross misconduct

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 22:16 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Pc Mia Korell, who is part of the Roads and Transport policing command, was accused of using the term to describe black officers who did not believe the Territorial Support Group was racist.

Families of two eight-year-old girls killed when Land Rover crashed into Wimbledon Prep school welcome 'pursuit of the truth' as Met re-arrest driver Claire Freemantle for 'causing death by dangerous driving'

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died when a Land Rover Defender veered off the road smashing through a fence into the Study Prep School in Wimbledon as children were at an end-of-year tea party.