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Boris had to sack Blair but he could still play a role

03.11.09

I was relieved when Sir Ian Blair was appointed as Metropolitan Police Commissioner in 2005. He was known as a moderniser, a liberal-minded person in an illiberal organisation... more

Met U-turn as gun police taken off London streets

27.10.09

Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson dramatically halts the deployment of armed patrols on London streets... more

Cyclists and lorry drivers to swap places in Boris’s safety campaign

23.10.09

Lorry drivers will be forced to undergo cycle safety training as part of Boris Johnson’s plans to get more Londoners onto bikes... more

Met ‘must rethink’ plan to put machine gun police on street

23.10.09

Met under pressure to reverse its decision to begin armed patrols on some London streets... more

TfL shuts down police lorry safety unit

15.10.09

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Overtime Bill: Met officers boost their pay by Ł50,000

28.09.09

Two Met officers earned more than Ł50,000 in overtime last year and dozens of others doubled their pay with after-hours working... more

Open a window? We prefer air-con in our office, say officials in charge of climate policy

19.08.09

Civil servants responsible for cutting Britain's carbon emissions have scrapped an energy-saving plan to switch off their air-conditioning and open their windows instead... more

Transport police make one arrest in 237 terror searches

12.05.09

only one out of every 237 people stopped and searched under anti-terrorism powers on London’s transport network last year was arrested, latest figures reveal... more

'Cashpoint cops' escort customers home from banks

06.05.09

The Met is offering to escort home people worried about being robbed in the street after they withdraw cash from their bank or post office... more

Police ‘should be punished for covering up ID’

17.04.09

Met commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson was told he must discipline officers who have defied orders to identify themselves... more

Internet map that pinpoints danger spots for cyclists to avoid

18.03.09

London's most dangerous roads for cyclists have been revealed... more

Loophole over road signs lets illegal driving go unpunished

06.02.09

Motoring offences are going unpunished across much of London because of an extraordinary loophole... more

Police stop-and-search branded 'illegal'

05.02.09

Harsh stop-and-search measures designed to drive knives off the streets have been branded "illegal"... more

Driving fines for foreigners unenforceable, admits Met

05.01.09

Thousands of foreign drivers are caught on London speed cameras but escape punishment because they are untraceable, Scotland Yard said... more

Secret report on Olympic venues 'is a whitewash'

19.11.08

Olympics chiefs are under pressure to publish a confidential report on Games venues amid claims it has been a "whitewash"... more

Fears over scrapping of black cab tests

17.10.08

Thousands of black cabs with defective brakes and polluting engines could be left in service if a mid-year inspection is scrapped... more

Rocketing number of illegal drivers in capital

15.10.08

A growing "underclass" of motorists is driving without tax, insurance or licences in London... more

Benefits of C-charge 'eroded' by roadworks

02.10.08

A London transport boss has admitted that roadworks and cleaner car engines had "eroded" the benefits of a congestion charge zone... more

500 drivers a week flout phone ban

18.09.08

More than 500 people a week are caught using mobile phones while driving in London, figures reveal ... more

Met takes two minutes to answer 999 call

12.08.08

The Met has admitted that it is taking up to two minutes to answer 999 calls... more

Please be courteous on road says injured cyclist

31.07.08

A cycling crusader has launched a plea for courtesy on the roads - after being knocked off her bike... more

Comment: Road manners

31.07.08

Jenny Jones's call for a change in attitudes from both drivers and cyclists carries added weight given that the Green Party Assembly Member has been knocked off her bike by a motorist, breaking her wrist... more

Revealed: the turmoil of Tarique Ghaffur

01.07.08

Britain's highest-ranking Asian officer is at the centre of rumours over the state of his marriage and faces a backlash from his former supporters... more