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
Interview: For David Cameron there is no escaping the reminders that the Olympics are coming - even in the privacy of his Downing Street apartment... more
Is Britain in danger of being too insular? Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne told Chatham House this week that British ignorance of the modern world puts the country at risk of being overtaken by its international competitors and that "our basic knowledge of the world, remarkably for a country with such a global history, is also inadequate... more
Feature: While the scandal continues to expose murky relations between a media empire, politicians and police, Nick Curtis details the unexpected fallout, from custard pies to leather trousers... more
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
Corrupt Met police received more than £100,000 in unlawful payments from senior journalists and executives at the News of the World, the Evening Standard can reveal... more
One of England's most senior policewomen tells of her battle with sexism, as the Met marks 90 years since the first female officers were admitted to the force... more
Senior officer who oversaw the operation that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has been promoted to one of the top roles at Scotland Yard... more
Jean Charles de Menezes was still asleep in his Tulse Hill flat when police embarked on a catalogue of controversies which would end in his death.... more
There is not enough evidence to say Jean Charles de Menezes was unlawfully killed by Scotland Yard marksmen, the coroner at the inquest into his death ruled ... more
A senior firearms officer involved in the operation that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes admitted that he had been dealing with "unprecedented" circumstances... more
A senior detective claimed he “cannot recall” if officers discussed photographs which could have stopped police mistaking Jean Charles de Menezes for a failed suicide bomber... more
Officers involved in the pursuit of Jean Charles de Menezes today criticised “chaotic” scenes in the police control room on the day he was shot... more
Another innocent person could be killed by police in similar circumstances to Jean Charles de Menezes, the officer in charge of the operation which led to his death told an inquest... more
The officer in charge of the operation which led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes insisted that none of her team did anything wrong, his inquest heard... more
The police officer in charge of the operation to find the failed 21/7 bombers said a suspect boarding a Tube train should be stopped "at all costs"... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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