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Met rebels win battle to wear £1 flag badges backing troops

29.07.09
Scotland Yard has been forced into a U-turn after officers revolted against a ban on wearing Union flag badges in support of British troops... more

Met Police pays out £2m to staff as discrimination claims soar

12.06.09
The Met has handed out £2million in out-of-court settlements to staff claiming discrimination in the past five years, figures reveal... more

Two-thirds of CID detectives in Met are not trained detectives

12.05.09
Scotland Yard is short of almost 2,000 trained detectives, it has been revealed... more

Two-thirds of CID detectives in Met are not fully trained

12.05.09
Scotland Yard is short of almost 2,000 trained detectives, it has been revealed... more

Nearly half of officers admit failing to show their ID badge

30.04.09
Almost half of police officers have admitted not wearing their shoulder identification numbers on front-line duty, a survey showed... more

What key people think of the Mayor's performance

27.04.09
Has Boris Johnson had a good first year?... more

Police support officer accused of assault at 'apartheid' station

27.02.09
A suspected child sex attacker was allowed to join the Metropolitan Police and is being investigated over an indecent assault on a woman colleague... more

Police protest over terror law ban on holiday snaps

16.02.09
Tourists could face prosecution for taking holiday snaps of London's sights, police have said... more

1,000 complaints by police against police

02.02.09
Police officers in London made more than 1,000 allegations of misconduct and corruption against their colleagues last year... more

Met chief quits with £80,000 pension to take up new £120,000 post

20.01.09
A senior Scotland Yard officer is to quit for a Home Office post which will see him collect a combined £200,000-a-year pay and pension package... more

Nine police officers a day attacked in London

12.12.08
Nine police officers a day are being attacked in London, figures show... more

Is Sir Hugh Orde the man to restore confidence in the Met?

01.12.08
The Damian Green scandal has once again thrown Scotland Yard into chaos, bringing into question the suitability of Sir Paul Stephenson as front-runner for the top job. Now the focus shifts to a Met veteran with strong security credentials... more

Police may lose £24m rail travel perk

29.09.08
A scheme which gives police free travel worth £24 million a year is under review in a cost-cutting exercise... more

Angry police deny claim of institutional racism

29.08.08
Rank and file police officers have angrily condemned claims that the Met was still institutionally racist... more

'Film police marksmen to stop them colluding'

24.07.08
Police firearms officers should be videoed and recorded as they compile notes after a major shooting to avoid accusations of collusion, a watchdog recommends... more

Police taken off beat to fill in for civilian volunteer specials

17.06.08
Scotland Yard has been criticised for asking police officers to stand in for civilian workers who have volunteered to become special constables... more

Sixty police stations to shut

09.06.08
Up to 60 police stations across London are set to close in a dramatic shake-up of policing, the Standard can reveal... more

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