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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

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

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

Adonis attacks ‘muddle and mystery’ of Conservative speed camera policy

06.10.09
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis accuses the Tories of being in a 'total muddle' over the party’s speed camera policy... more

Met axes 400 uniformed officers and more may go

16.09.09
NEW: Hundreds of police officers are to be axed as Scotland Yard tries to save tens of millions of pounds... more

Scotland Yard under fire over £100,000-a-year Met constable

04.08.09
Constable paid more than £100,000 by the Met in a year after doubling his salary with overtime... more

Safer Neighbourhood boss confirmed as Yard's no2

16.07.09
Scotland Yard's acting deputy commissioner Tim Godwin is to be confirmed in the role. Mr Godwin becomes permament second-in-command at the Met Police following a six-month selection process.... more

Force watchdog disputes claims that Sir Ian has been cleared of misconduct

16.07.09
Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair was involved in a row over whether he had been cleared of misconduct allegations... more

Being mugged is now part of my everyday life

17.06.09
The main topic of conversation among my friends is who got mugged and how... more

Police teams target ghettoes to break cycle of re-offending

22.05.09
Scotland Yard is targeting crime ghettoes in London in a bid to stop re-offending. Police have identified areas with the highest concentrations of convicted criminals... more

Black chief constable hopes to step up to senior role at Met

19.05.09
Britain's highest ranking black police officer has applied to the post of Deputy Commissioner at Scotland Yard... more

Protests put fight against knife crime at risk, says Yard chief

18.05.09
The fight against knife crime is being hit by the demands of policing public order events such as the G20 and Tamil protests, Met chief Sir Paul Stephenson warned... more

Disarray within Plumstead CID left black cab rapist on streets

06.04.09
The Met was warned nine months before it freed black-cab rapist John Worboys that the key local units which handled his case were in chaos... more

Mayor Boris to flood capital with Olympic army of 10,000 police specials

27.03.09
An army of 10,000 volunteer police officers with the power of arrest will help the Met guard the 2012 London Olympics, the Standard has learned... more

Hunt is on for the Met's deputy commissioner

29.01.09
A search to find a deputy at Scotland Yard is to get under way in the coming weeks after Sir Paul Stephenson, the previous deputy, was appointed Met Commissioner... more

Civilians in charge of custody to release bobbies for the beat

06.01.09
Hundreds of police officers are to be put back on the beat under plans to put civilians in charge of holding prisoners... more

My vision for the future of London’s policing

06.10.08
In his first full statement since the departure of Sir Ian Blair, the Mayor sets out his blueprint for a Met that truly represents the whole of London... more

Met is facing race bias claim by its top Asian woman

10.09.08
The most senior Muslim woman in the Met police is set to lodge a claim of race discrimination against her employers, the Standard can reveal... 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

'Why we are right to close police stations'

12.06.08
A senior Met officer defends plans to close up to 60 police stations in London... more

Airport-style scanners on the streets

14.05.08
Police are to use hundreds of airport-style and hand-held weapon detectors in the crackdown on knife crime... more

Revealed: 100 stabbings in London this year

14.05.08
More than 100 people have been stabbed this year in London, the Evening Standard reveals... more

Knife scanners on streets

13.05.08
Scotland Yard announces a new operation to curb knife crime in London following the daylight murder of a 22-year-old man in Oxford Street... more

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