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Theatre wants looters to tell their stories for riot play

22.09.11
The Tricycle Theatre is to stage a dramatised investigation of the causes of the London riots... more

Theatre wants looters to tell their stories for riot play

22.09.11
The Tricycle Theatre is to stage a dramatised investigation of the causes of the London riots... more

Sir Hugh Orde says riot criticism caused huge 'anger'

20.09.11
Police leader Sir Hugh Orde has strongly denied claims that ministers had to intervene to boost police numbers during the summer riots... more

New Met chief is gang buster Bernard Hogan-Howe

12.09.11
A police chief who backed a zero-tolerance drive against crime gangs is the new head of Scotland Yard... more

Next Met chief could be chosen 'within weeks'

17.08.11
A new Met Police Commissioner could be in place within weeks after officials decided to speed up the interview and selection process... more

Leading woman candidate drops out of race for Met's top job

16.08.11
The next leader of the Metropolitan Police is likely to be a man - despite Mayor Boris Johnson's apparent preference for a woman... more

Unrest delays search for new commissioner

11.08.11
The deadline for applications for the post of Metropolitan Police commissioner is extended because of the riots... more

The poisoned chalice of being London's top cop

01.08.11
Feature: The senior job at the Met is up for grabs but after the hacking scandal, and with meddling politicians, who would want it? Justin Davenport investigates... more

Who will be the next commissioner?

18.07.11
Sir Paul Stephenson's resignation will leave police chiefs jockeying for position to become Britain's top policeman - but who are the people at the front of the queue?... more

Police claim spending squeeze could fuel crime

13.07.11
Thousands of police are to call on the Government over fears that a 20 per cent cut to police budgets will lead to more crime... more

Climate activists should fight convictions because of police mole, says DPP

18.04.11
Britain's top prosecutor forced to tell climate change activists they should appeal against their trespass convictions because of the secret activities of a covert Met policeman... more

Police 'standing in for social services'

11.04.11
Senior police chief warns that public spending cuts will lead to more officers being diverted from fighting crime to tackling social issues ... more

Met rules out use of 'paramilitary' water cannon to control rioters

13.12.10
Police chiefs ruled out the use of water cannon to deal with violent protests such as the student riots in London last week... more

Overtime pay for police will be slashed

01.10.10
Police overtime payments could be dramatically scaled back after the Government launches the most comprehensive review of their pay and conditions in more than 30 years... more

Police must face up to their share of cuts

29.06.10
Government ministers have until now been understandably reluctant to admit that budget cuts would mean fewer police on the beat... more

Government attack on ‘inefficient’ police overtime

29.06.10
Cutting police budgets without centrally co-ordinated reform risks fragmenting forces’ work, the chief officers’ leader believes... more

Police ‘will quit’ if Tories create elected bosses

20.11.09
One of Britain’s top policemen clashed with David Cameron over Tory plans for locally elected police chiefs... more

Police forces must merge to save money, says top officer

18.11.09
Leading police officer calls for neighbouring forces to merge in an attempt to cut costs... more

You're his boss, Boris - don't let Paul Stephenson forget that

08.09.09
At last, a London row that really matters and where only one side can be right. London's police chiefs are demanding that politicians stop interfering in how they police the streets... more

Lunatics or BNP could win control of police, warns chief

07.09.09
Row between Boris Johnson and police reignites as 'Yates of the Yard' said it was 'entirely unacceptable' to claim control of Met ... more

Orde to lead police chiefs’ association

16.04.09
Northern Ireland police chief Sir Hugh Orde was announced as the new president of the Association of Chief Police Officers... more

Parents' grief for sapper killed in hail of terrorist bullets

20.03.09
The London soldier executed in cold blood by Irish terrorists was praised at his funeral service for his "determination and enthusiasm" to help army colleagues... more

Soldiers' bodies are flown home

12.03.09
The bodies of the two British soldiers shot dead in Northern Ireland by the Real IRA have been flown home for burial... more

Oh no - surely not another foot-in-mouth moment at the Met

24.12.08
Emergency! Another outbreak of foot -in-mouth at the Metropolitan Police. Never mind the terror threat, how to keep the crime figures down or our fears of "low level" (in reality, highly discomfiting) anti-social behaviour on the streets. Senior management in New Scotland Yard are once again preoccupied by the behaviour of one of their own top officers.... more

No women on shortlist to become next Met chief

17.12.08
Four senior police officers – none of them women – have been shortlisted to be the next Metropolitan Police Commissioner... 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

Paddick calls Ken a 'nasty little man'

16.04.08
Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Brian Paddick launched a savage attack on Ken Livingstone, describing him as "a nasty little man" who treats voters with contempt... more


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