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Met policeman axed for putting naked pictures of himself online

10.11.09
Firearms officer with the Met has been removed from his unit after posting naked photographs of himself on the internet... more

Chelsea siege marksmen cleared over barrister's death

18.09.09
Police marksmen who shot dead an armed barrister after a four and a half hour siege at his Chelsea home will not be charged over the killing... more

CPS considers charges over Chelsea siege

29.05.09
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How events unfolded

29.05.09
Here is a timeline of how events unfolded since Mark Saunders was shot dead in Markham Square, Chelsea, last year... more

Accused Met Commander back in the spotlight

21.05.09
Naming his autobiography Not One of Us was a rare understatement from Metropolitan Police Commander Ali Dizaei... more

Big challenges: gangs and the Games

28.01.09
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Police shoot man dead after cathedral stand-off

01.12.08
A man was shot dead by police in the grounds of a Surrey cathedral after pointing a gun at armed officers... more

Yard chief could face charges over false arrest claim

26.11.08
Lawyers are examining bringing possible criminal charges against senior Scotland Yard chief Ali Dizaei, the Standard can reveal... more

Police shoot gunman dead in the street in 'suicide by cop'

30.10.08
A man wielding two AK47-type assault rifles was shot dead by police marksmen in what witnesses claim was a "suicide by cop"... more

Met commissions study into 'conferring' by armed police

20.10.08
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

Mark Saunders 'holding gun limply' in leaked tape

15.09.08
Leaked video footage showing barrister Mark Saunders being shot by police raises serious questions over the handling of the investigation into his death... more

Watchdog told gun police to stop comparing notes

12.09.08
The practice of firearms officers comparing notes should have been stopped before the fatal shooting of barrister Mark Saunders, says the IPCC... more

Barrister's family 'damaging Chelsea siege shooting probe'

11.09.08
The family of Mark Saunders, the barrister shot dead by police in Chelsea, was accused in the High Court of jeopardising the investigation into his death... more

'Gun police colluded over barrister's siege death'

10.09.08
Scotland Yard firearms officers colluded over statements given to investigators following the shooting of an armed barrister in the Chelsea siege, the High Court heard ... more

Mark wasn't aiming at police when they shot him says mother

09.09.08
The barrister shot dead by police in the Chelsea siege was holding his shotgun "limply" and was not aiming it at firearms officers when he was killed... more

Why the Met must come clean about its cock-ups

29.07.08
I like the Met - and I don't mean that with a trace of sarcasm. On the whole it does a good job of policing a vast, tough, often anarchic city. It does it - by and large - without firearms, and it does it - by and large - with the consent of the citizens. This is why I take its cock-ups so very seriously... more

Met ignored my advice, says siege neighbour

28.07.08
The neighbour of the barrister shot dead by police marksmen during a stand-off at his Chelsea home has slammed the Met for "mishandling" the siege... 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

Family of barrister shot dead by police win court review

18.07.08
The sister of a barrister shot dead by police after a five-hour siege in Chelsea has launched the first stage of a landmark legal case... more

Police who shot barrister in siege return to armed duty

08.07.08
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

We can't shoot to wound

09.06.08
Met chief defends the actions of gun police in Markham Square siege... more

Officers are trained to stop the threat

09.06.08
Britain is one of only three major nations with an unarmed police force... more

Nine police shot at barrister

19.05.08
Nine police officers shot at barrister Mark Saunders in scenes described today as "like the OK Corral". ... more

Experts say Met needs a shoot to wound policy

19.05.08
The barrister who was shot dead by police at his £2.2 million Chelsea flat after a five-hour siege rarely drank and never rowed with his wife, his closest neighbour has told the Evening Standard... more

Why did they kill him with five bullets?

09.05.08
Pressure is mounting on the police as inquest raises fresh questions over the shooting of a top Chelsea barrister... more

Inside £2.2m flat where he died

08.05.08
The first picture of the Chelsea drawing room where Mark Saunders was shot dead... more

Chelsea siege lawyer was shot three times by police marksmen

08.05.08
Chelsea siege barrister Mark Saunders was shot by police at least three times, it has emerged... more

Top barrister shot dead in Chelsea siege

07.05.08
The gunman shot dead by police in the Chelsea siege was a high-flying barrister... more

Couple were stars of their chambers

07.05.08
Mark Saunders was one half of a "golden couple" of high-flying lawyers, friends said... more

Mumbling like a drunk, he shot into the garden. I screamed at him to stop

07.05.08
The terrifying moment when gunman Mark Saunders opened fire is described by a neighbour... more

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