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PM backs Harman over ‘crash while she was on phone’

20.11.09
Harriet Harman given strong backing by Gordon Brown after she denies breaking law by crashing her car while using a mobile... more

Tracking calls, texts and emails is vital to fighting crime, says DPP

19.11.09
New powers to track the email, text message, phone and computer activity of every citizen are 'vital' for law enforcement, Britain's top prosecutor warns... more

WPc Fletcher killing: Tories pile on pressure for charges

16.10.09
Tory MPs call on Home Secretary to make a statement on claims there was enough evidence to charge two Libyan men in connection with the killing of WPc Yvonne Fletcher... more

Sergeant to be charged with G20 assault on woman protester

28.09.09
Policeman will be charged with assaulting a woman during the G20 protests, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed... more

Matt Le Tissier not charged over betting scam

22.09.09
Matt Le Tissier will not face criminal charges over a £10,000 betting scam he said he hatched in the 1990s... more

Police are told to treat hundreds more attacks as 'honour' crimes

22.09.09
Police and prosecutors are to be told to presume that hundreds more crimes are 'honour' based in a new drive to bring more offenders to justice... more

'Year of hell' for mother charged after retrieving ball

21.08.09
An innocent mother-of-four who was dragged through the courts following a petty row with a neighbour told today of her 'year of torment'... more

Met officer may face trial over G20 death of news vendor

04.08.09
Police officer could face trial for manslaughter over the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests, it has emerged... more

Met to target 'honour' crime with specialist training for all officers

28.07.09
Every police officer in London is to be given training on how to detect 'honour'-based violence... more

CPS accused of 'Alice in Wonderland' savings claims

27.07.09
Crown Prosecution Service accused of using 'Alice in Wonderland' accounting over claims it saved taxpayers millions by using in-house lawyers... more

Scotland Yard will not further investigate phone tapping

09.07.09
Scotland Yard will conduct 'no further investigation' of allegations of phone tapping by the News of the World ... more

Blogger cleared over ‘rape and murder’ of Girls Aloud

29.06.09
A former civil servant who wrote an Internet blog detailing the kidnap, rape and murder of the pop group Girls Aloud walked free from court after being cleared in a landmark case... more

CPS considers charges over Chelsea siege

29.05.09
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Police errors left him free to attack women

13.03.09
Rapist John Worboys was arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting a student in his cab but was released on police bail and continued attacks on 29 more women, it can be revealed... more

Charges a step closer over City Hall grants scandal

05.03.09
Prosecutors are considering bringing charges against at least two people over the City Hall grants scandal, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Victory for hunters as CPS says hounds can 'search' for foxes

04.03.09
Prosecutors have dropped an attempt to tighten the law on hunting with dogs in a key legal decision that is likely to reduce significantly the number of people taken to court... more

PM's problems not solved in US

04.03.09
The Prime Minister's address to both houses of Congress today is an honour that is not lightly granted. He will not be using it, then, to repeat his familiar message back home, that this recession was made in America. Rather he will make it clear that Britain and Europe want to work with the US, and that this new administration has the advantage of enormous goodwill from both. He will also reinforce the now-familiar theme that the crisis needs a co-ordinated international response - his own new deal, in other words - and that protectionism would compound the problem, not resolve it.... more

Sleaze peers are off the hook

11.02.09
Police have ruled out an investigation into the "lords for hire" allegations, it has been announced... more

London's conviction rate for rape is the lowest across Britain

08.01.09
London has the lowest rate of rape convictions in the country with less than half of cases brought to court ending in prosecution, figures show... more

Yard set to drop leaks case against Tory MP

15.12.08
The chances of the Damian Green affair ever coming to court receded after fresh claims that both Scotland Yard and prosecutors have real doubts about the Tory MP's arrest... more

Rugby parents won't be prosecuted

09.12.08
The parents of a 23-year-old rugby player who killed himself at the same Swiss clinic will not be charged over his death, the Crown Prosecution Service said... 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

Three doctors told police that Baby P was abused

18.11.08
Three doctors warned that Baby P appeared to be a victim of abuse before he died, the Standard can reveal... more

Detectives examine new claims in football corruption inquiry

11.11.08
Police are investigating new evidence in the football corruption inquiry, the Standard can reveal... more

New evidence emerges in football bungs probe

11.11.08
Police are investigating new evidence in the football corruption inquiry. City of London Police say they are examining further claims involving some of football’s leading figures... more

Law

08.10.08
London’s practitioners give the lead to the nation and by implication to the rest of the world in every field. ... more

Seven in liquid bombs case to face retrial

10.09.08
Seven British Muslims accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners flying out of Heathrow are to face a retrial... more

Brown in clear over donations as Yard focus on Labour staff

26.06.08
Scotland Yard has completed its probe into Labour's £700,000 hidden donations scandal - and appears to have cleared Gordon Brown... more

Met Chief in Kate Moss drugs storm

06.06.08
A call by Met Commissioner Sir Ian Blair for celebrities who are filmed apparently taking drugs to be put on trial prompted an angry response from Britain's chief prosecutor... more

CPS in capital 'among worst performers in country'

11.03.08
Prosecution lawyers in London are allowing too many offenders to escape justice and are among the worst performers in the country, an official report warned... more

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