Sadiq Khan pledges 1,300 more police on London streets in pre-election promise March 27, 2024 Sadiq Khan has pledged to get 1,300 more neighbourhood police officers, PCSOs and special constables on London’s streets, if reelected.
Sadiq Khan pledges taskforce to tackle ‘deeply worrying’ TfL hate crime rise March 26, 2024 Sadiq Khan has pledged to create a transport taskforce to tackle the “deeply worrying” rise in hate crime on London’s public transport.
Met Police ‘Rich List’: Force spent £35m paying top cops on over £100,000 March 24, 2024 The Metropolitan Police spent £35m last year paying top cops salaries of above £100,000, accounts reveal.
Biggest Bitcoin fraud in UK history as ex-takeaway worker convicted in £2bn scam March 20, 2024 The CPS said Wen, who used to live above a Chinese restaurant had been under investigation after the seizure of Bitcoin wallets, with an initial estimated value of more than £2bn.
City Hall: Lib Dem mayoral candidate Rob Blackie vows to take on Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall March 19, 2024 Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Rob Blackie has vowed he is “up for this fight” as he launched his campaign for City Hall with a pledge to take on Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall.
Rich List: Over 1,100 City Hall ‘fat cats’ pocket more than £100,000 a year March 18, 2024 The number of City Hall staff earning more than £100,000 has soared to over 1,100 so-called ‘fat cats’, according to a new 2024 rich list.
Met Police missed multiple opportunities to stop Sarah Everard’s killer, review finds February 29, 2024 The Met Police missed multiple opportunities to stop Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens, a new report into the force’s failings has found.
Met Police believe body found in the River Thames is Clapham attacker Abdul Ezedi February 20, 2024 Ezedi launched an attack with a corrosive substance earlier in the month, leaving a woman and her children with severe injuries, and in hospital.
Man dies after falling from London’s Tate Modern gallery February 2, 2024 A man has died after falling from the Tate Modern gallery in London, the Metropolitan Police said. Emergency services were called to the gallery, in Bankside, at about 10.45am on Friday. The force said the man, who has yet to be identified, died at the scene. His death is not currently being treated as suspicious. [...]
Sadiq Khan criticised for £512m spending boost ahead of election January 18, 2024 Sadiq Khan has been criticised for a pledging £512m spending boost in his draft City Hall budget for next year ahead of the mayoral elections.