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Met police chief denies corruption charges

05.08.09
Top Scotland Yard police officer pleads not guilty to corruption charges linked to a scuffle in a restaurant ... more

MPA chief faces 'racism' inquiry

23.07.09
Metropolitan Police Authority's top official is under investigation over allegations of racism... more

One in 10 Met constables from ethnic minority

25.06.09
The number of ethnic minority officers in the Met is poised to break 3,000 for the first time... more

One in 10 Met constables is now from ethnic minority

25.06.09
The number of ethnic minority officers in the Metropolitan police is poised to break 3,000 for the first time... more

Andy Hayman: I deeply regret not challenging Ian Blair on de Menezes

24.06.09
The Met's former anti-terror chief Andy Hayman talks frankly of his fears, frustrations and failings ... more

Met Commander charged over restaurant fight

21.05.09
Met chief Ali Dizaei faces trial on criminal charges over scuffle involving a hookah water pipe outside a London restaurant... more

Anti-terror chief in clear over credit card row

11.05.09
Scotland Yard’s anti-terror chief is expected to be cleared of wrong-doing after an investigation into claims he misused a corporate American Express credit card... more

10 years after Macpherson, the Met is still short of blacks and Asians in senior jobs

18.02.09
The Met has the same number of senior black and ethnic minority officers as it did 10 years ago when it was accused of institutional racism over the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation... more

Met race row lawyer suspended as Dizaei launches new case

17.12.08
The lawyer at the centre of Scotland Yard's race row has been suspended from working as a solicitor... 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

Ghaffur case 'cost £1m but taught the Met nothing'

26.11.08
Tarique Ghaffur's legal battle against the Met Police has cost London taxpayers £1million and has done nothing to tackle racism within the force, a key officer claims... more

Race-row Met officer to go this week in £300,000 deal

25.11.08
Britain's top Asian police officer is to quit Scotland Yard on Thursday after finally agreeing a £300,000 compensation deal over his race claim against Commissioner Sir Ian Blair... more

Even at dinner, warring Met chiefs can't bear to face each other

14.11.08
Sir Ian Blair and his assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur were seated at different tables and facing away from each other to prevent their bitter rivalry spoiling a prestigious police awards dinner... more

Ghaffur to settle for £300,000 and accept gagging deal in 'embarrassing climbdown'

13.11.08
Britain's most senior Asian police officer is to settle his claim for race discrimination with Scotland Yard in what has been described as an "embarrassing climbdown"... more

Call for black police boycott 'has failed'

31.10.08
A call by a black police group for a recruitment boycott of the Met has failed to have any effect, it was claimed... more

Mayor to hold new inquiry on racism at the Met

06.10.08
Mayor Boris Johnson has announced an inquiry into racism at Scotland Yard as black police leaders ordered a recruitment boycott of the force... more

Boris to use £20m of LDA cash to fund 10 new city academies

29.09.08
Boris Johnson has announced plans for 10 new city academies to help raise educational achievement in London... more

Met chief suspended after allegations of misconduct

19.09.08
Britain's biggest police force is facing a fresh crisis after a senior Asian officer accused of misconduct was suspended... more

Race revolt hits the Yard

19.09.08
The race war at Scotland Yard escalated dramatically as black police leaders severed links with the Met's senior managers... more

Met crisis is one of leadership, not race

01.09.08
My feelings about Tarique Ghaffur are very mixed. The impression I have of the Met's Assistant Commissioner - shared, I should add, by a number of rather more politically correct figures than myself - is that he may, if anything, have been overpromoted, rather than held back on grounds of race... more

Blair formally accused of racist plot on Ghaffur

22.08.08
Britain's most senior police officer is accused of plotting to oust a rival and discriminating against him on the grounds of race, religion and age... more

Ghaffur starts race case against the Met

20.08.08
One of Britain's most senior police officers is poised to formally lodge a highly damaging race claim against Scotland Yard... more

Police chief Dizaei arrests man after restaurant row

28.07.08
Police chief Ali Dizaei arrested a man after a bizarre row outside an Iranian restaurant... more

Black police leader joins race attack on Met chief

27.06.08
A black police leader has said he had to take a "deep breath" as he learned details of allegations made by Scotland Yard assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur against the Met... more

Met chief in race battle

25.06.08
Britain's most senior Muslim police officer is preparing a race claim against Scotland Yard... more

Dizaei promoted to Met commander on £90,000

17.03.08
One of Scotland Yard's most controversial officers has been promoted to the £90,000-a-year rank of Commander... more

Has Paddick got the puff to run London?

11.03.08
Evening Standard columnist and author Will Self admits Lib-Dem Brian Paddick is his kind of mayoral candidate. So what happened when they talked London politics? ... more

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