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Met chiefs warns that knife and gun crime suspects are free on bail due to overcrowded jails

There are around 34 cases of individuals charged with firearms offences in London who are all on bail pending trial

The Independent UK

Met Police chief ‘flabbergasted’ as knife and gun crime suspects get bail amid prison overcrowding

Criminals carrying 18-inch blades are being released pending trial, head of Metropolitan Police warns

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan takes new swipe at Donald Trump: 'London's homicide rate lower than every US state'

‘The loudest voices online aren't always the most accurate,’ says the London Mayor

Evening Standard

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CPS boss: Justice system should stop rowing over Levy failings

The case of Simon Levy, who killed two women and raped a third, has descended into a public row over failings.

Evening Standard

Sex offender bailed to an address two doors down from his victim, Met Police say

Sir Mark Rowley has pointed out failures by other organisations in allowing double-murderer Simon Levy to remain on the streets

The Independent UK

Met Police accused of deciding which victims matter and which don’t in failures over Simon Levy case

Following the verdicts in Levy’s case, the Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and Crown Prosecution Service admitted failings in how they dealt with the serial sex offender

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham Ordered Ministers To Stop PC Harper Killers' Release After Police Chiefs Warned They Felt 'Let Down'

The UK government faces pressure to prevent the early release of two men convicted in the death of PC Andrew Harper, as police chiefs and the public express concerns over justice and public safety.

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Met chief questions why Simon Levy was freed after assaulting prison officer

Murderer and serial sex offender sexually assaulted female staff member in HMP Brixton but was still released

The Guardian - UK

Sex offenders released on bail ‘day in, day out’ claims police chief in wake of Levy failings

Simon Levy was jailed for life on Wednesday after being found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third

The Independent UK

Police leaders heap pressure on PM to prevent early release of Pc Harper killers

The letter from police leaders included the signatures of Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and National Crime Agency Director General Graeme Biggar

Evening Standard

Minister describes chasing down London thief who snatched her phone

Housing minister Sally Jameson was crossing Lambeth Bridge earlier this year when a would-be robber on a bike grabbed her phone

Evening Standard

London Muslim community leader tells of 'shock' after police thwarted suspected terror attack targeting mosque

A 14-year-old boy was arrested last week in connection with the alleged plot to attack the place of worship on August 28

Evening Standard

Met Police boss: London’s rivals to blame for city’s ‘lawless’ label

Sir Mark Rowley said rival cities and hostile states are amplifying social media posts that portray the capital as dangerous

The Independent UK

London's mayor says falling crime shows the city is safe despite alarming online claims

London’s mayor and police chief have highlighted a drop in street crime to reassure tourists about the city's safety

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Crime across London falls as Sadiq Khan addresses online misinformation

Sir Sadiq Khan said phone thefts halved in the West End alone

Evening Standard

Neighbourhood crime plunges in London as Sadiq Khan slams 'dystopian hellhole' narrative

‘Neighbourhood crime’ falls 14% with 35,000 fewer offences in a year

The Times of India

UK bans Iran Revolutionary Guards, blames IRGC-backed group for attacks on Jews

The UK has listed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, in a major escalation of diplomatic tensions with Tehran, as it also outlawed a proxy group behind a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in Britain.

Evening Standard

‘She was put on this earth to solve crime’: Laura Donnelly on new crime series

The six-part series is adapted from the novel From the Shadows by Scottish crime author G R Halliday

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London's Met police to scale up use of drones and live facial recognition

UK civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has criticised the use of technologies such as drones and facial recognition.

Evening Standard

Drones to police every part of London as Met chief hails 'turning point'

Forces have less spending power on tech than other public bodies and should have more freedom to keep up with developments, Sir Mark Rowley will say.

Evening Standard

Live facial recognition cameras to be installed in West End and Soho

A six-month pilot in Croydon, south London, led to 173 arrests, including one woman sought for over two decades

The Guardian - UK

Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas

Technology to be used in six more areas next year as critics say tens of thousands of people will be forced into ‘digital police lineup’

The Independent UK

Facial recognition cameras heading to London’s West End in bid to cut crime

The Met Police hailed a six-month pilot programme in Croydon as a success

TechRadar

‘This is going to make a massive difference’: iPhone snatchers are being foiled by our new Apple partnership, says the UK’s Met Police — and another clever iOS trick could be coming soon

The Met Police and Apple want to make stolen phones useless, and progress is already being made on that front.

International Business Times UK

Apple Kill Switch Makes Stolen iPhones Unsellable Worldwide — What Every Phone Owner Should Do Today

Apple has enabled a default kill switch that locks stolen iPhones worldwide, cutting reactivations by 60%. Here is what iPhone and Android owners should do now.

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