UNCOVERED: 7 - The Untold Story

Victory for Met Police as judges rule vetting can include unproved allegations

Police force will be able to consider even unproved allegations when vetting potential officers in the recruitment process

Evening Standard · Jan 27

‘British FBI’ to take over counter-terror and fraud probes under police reforms

The National Police Service will be created to crack down on serious and complex crimes.

Evening Standard · Jan 24

Met Police Commissioner calls for widespread police reforms

Sir Mark Rowley called for a reduction in police forces across England in Wales as part of his suggested reforms

Evening Standard · Jan 18

OPINION - The fall in violent crime in London is welcome but it's not the whole story

Homicide rates are down but how about shoplifting and phone theft?

Evening Standard · Jan 12

Met boss hits out at Trump’s claims about London crime as homicide rates fall

New figures showed that there were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025 - the lowest number recorded since 2014

The Independent UK · Jan 12

London murder rate falls to lowest in over a decade as Met Police chief hits out at ‘disinformation’

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said facts ‘speak for themselves’ with homicides dropping 36 per cent in just six years

Evening Standard · Jan 12

Met police hired black child rapist to boost diversity, report reveals - as full scale of police vetting scandal is exposed

Damning review reveals thousands of police officers and staff were not properly checked amid recruitment drive

Evening Standard · Jan 8

Serial rapist David Carrick among Met Police officers not properly vetted before joining force

Carrick, who was given 37 life sentences for his crimes, was not properly vetted in 2017, with checks failing to reveal an allegation of domestic abuse against him

The Independent UK · Jan 8

Two serial rapists among police officers not properly vetted

A report found 131 Metropolitan Police officers and staff who were not fully checked went on to commit crime or misconduct.

The Independent UK · Jan 8

Who is Reform's Laila Cunningham, and what would London look like with her as mayor?

Reform UK has named the Westminster councillor as its London mayoral candidate – but who is she, and what does she stand for?

Evening Standard · Jan 7