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Mother killed in suspected arson home attack is named

20.11.09
Mother killed in a suspected arson attack on her family home in Dagenham has been named... more

Women who carry firearms escape with cautions

19.11.09
Almost two out of three women caught with firearms are not prosecuted, according to police figures... more

Pitbull savages woman's guide dog at train station

19.11.09
Video: This is the shocking image of a guide dog being savagely attacked by a pitbull-cross dog in a railway station subway... more

Rachel Nickell's partner complains about police failures

18.11.09
Partner of murder victim Rachel Nickell complained to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and Metropolitan Police Authority over police failures to which might have prevented her death... more

Severed hand wife ‘had lived in fear for months’

18.11.09
Latest: Family of a young mother left dying in the street with her right hand cut off tell how she had lived in fear after months of feeling 'hounded and threatened'... more

Teenager held over shooting of boy, 4, with military flare

17.11.09
Police investigating the firing of a distress flare which critically injured a four-year-old boy are questioning a teenager... more

Severed hand woman found dying on street

17.11.09
Murder inquiry launched after woman found dying in a west London street from multiple injuries including a severed hand... more

Met doubles number of 10-year-olds being frisked for weapons

17.11.09
Soaring numbers of primary school pupils in London are being searched on suspicion of carrying weapons... more

Knife mob stab terrified boy, 16, at school bus stop

17.11.09
Boy of 16 on his way home from school suffered a 'horrific' slash wound across the stomach during an attack on a bus in north London... more

Shooting victims 'stay silent and hit back with guns'

16.11.09
Victims of shootings in London are increasingly taking the law into their own hands and settling scores with guns rather than talking to the police... more

Father of five charged over Night Stalker serial sex attacks on elderly

16.11.09
Man appears in court charged with a series of rapes and indecent assaults in south London dating back 19 years... more

How the Rachel Nickell story unfolded

16.11.09
July 1992: Rachel Nickell is stabbed 49times while walking on Wimbledon Common with her two-year-old son.... more

Rachel Nickell boyfriend's amazing apology to cleared murder suspect

16.11.09
Exclusive: Boyfriend of Rachel Nickell has written an extraordinary letter of apology to cleared murder suspect Colin Stagg... more

Anger as police report doesn't recognise 'gang rape'

10.11.09
Campaigners accused Scotland Yard officers of being politically correct for not using the term 'gang rape' in a report to police leaders... more

Sir Paul Stephenson under attack as he admits Met gun patrol blunders

29.10.09
Scotland Yard chief Sir Paul Stephenson faces criticism over blunders that allowed armed police patrols... more

Met chiefs face questions over armed police

28.10.09
Senior Scotland Yard officers are facing questions over why they were kept in the dark that armed patrols had been used in London since June... more

If armed patrols work - let's keep them

27.10.09
Two members of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) are expected to demand a halt to the new policy of more frequent armed patrols of streets and housing estates in Brixton, Harlesden and Haringey affected by gun crime... more

New Police rape unit staffed by untrained detectives

21.10.09
Scotland Yard came under fire for staffing a new unit aimed at catching more rapists with untrained detectives... more

Child porn police use spy software to arrest 200

09.10.09
Met uses cutting edge technology to arrest an average of three child-porn offenders a week in one of the biggest operations of its kind... more

Tony Blair criticised for asking to keep 24-hour armed guard

05.10.09
Tony Blair intervened directly to keep a 24-hour armed guard outside his London home after police attempted to cut their presence to save money... more

Murder police to visit schools for anti-knife talks

28.09.09
Scotland Yard will send murder squad detectives into schools to warn children they face life in prison if they are involved in gang killings... more

Yard chief reviews £1m hotel bill

24.09.09
Scotland Yard is to review its spending on hotels after the Standard revealed the force ran up a £1 million annual bill on accommodation... more

Elite Met units are 'closed shop' for ethnic minorities

23.09.09
Specialist squads in the Metropolitan Police are running effective 'closed shops' against black and ethnic minority officers, an inquiry claimed... more

Scotland Yard racism report delayed for second time

18.09.09
An explosive report into alleged racism at Scotland Yard has been delayed for a second time.... more

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