One of Britain's most senior police officers has compared the failures to catch rapist Kirk Reid to the blunders in the investigation into the race murder of Stephen Lawrence... more
A former traffic policeman and his wife are making millions of pounds running courses for drivers caught speeding, the Evening Standard reveals... more
DNA samples of up to a million people held by police on a national database may have to be destroyed after the Government lost a landmark European legal ruling ... more
She was incandescent when Mayor Boris forced out Met Chief Sir Ian Blair. But, as we reveal today, the Home Secretary has won the first round in the battle to appoint his successor... more
A £10 all-you-can-drink promotion has been given the green light by a London council as a police commander questioned government plans for a crackdown on the alcohol industry... more
Sir Paul Stephenson has ordered research into the police practice of "conferring" over evidence following a High Court ruling in the case of shot barrister Mark Saunders... more
The family of a barrister shot dead by police during a siege have lost a landmark High Court action to rule the official investigation unlawful... more
Senior policemen have admitted some officers are guilty of "racist stereotyping" and "unwitting prejudice" in a document that will fuel the debate about alleged racism in forces... more
Britain is set to become the only European country allowing motorists to drink alcohol and still be able to drive legally, after a change of heart by ministers... more
Sir Ian Blair came out fighting as it was revealed he faces being axed by Christmas if the Stockwell inquest rules that Jean Charles de Menezes was unlawfully killed... more
Nine police firearms officers who shot at barrister Mark Saunders during the Markham Square siege are to be returned to operational duties, the Evening Standard can reveal... more
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