A-list private members club in Mayfair closed after 'threat with weapon' Central London club popular with celebrities will have its licence reviewed after ‘serious public safety matter outside the premises’ Evening Standard · Sep 26
Police chief’s criticism of bail system ‘needs to be heard’, says PM Andy Burnham said the decision to bail paedophile Zafer Dogan back to his flat, overlooking a playground, was ‘disturbing’. Evening Standard · Sep 25
Members of UK’s largest mobile phone smuggling network jailed after sending thousands of stolen iPhones abroad Prosecutors said the men were part of a ‘sophisticated and organised criminal network’ The Independent UK · Sep 25
Paedophile Who Used AI To Remove Children's Clothes in Photos Was Bailed Near Playground Despite Objections Convicted paedophile used AI to strip clothes from images of children and was bailed to a flat by a playground despite police warnings, before being jailed. International Business Times UK · Sep 25
Police watchdog says Met should investigate itself over arrest of 'Putney pusher' suspect The 44-year-old was found dead at his home after being under investigation for months The Independent UK · Sep 25
Victims ‘grossly failed’ after sex offender bailed to flat above playground Zafer Dogan, 32, has been jailed for two years and four months after pleading guilty to multiple offences, including taking over 5,000 images of women and children and using AI software to convert them into sexualised nude images. London ’s Victims’ Commissioner Andrea Simon stated that victims were "grossly failed"… The Independent UK · Sep 25
Victims ‘grossly failed’ by court bailing paedophile to flat above playground Zafer Dogan was jailed for two years and four months after he was convicted of taking thousands of pictures of women and girls. Evening Standard · Sep 25
Bail should be granted ‘where proportionate’, Government says after criticism Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley took the unusual step of publicly criticising the justice system. Evening Standard · Sep 24
Victims being ‘let down’ by justice system, Met Police chief says after paedophile sentenced Sir Mark Rowley issued a statement outside court after the sentencing of Zafer Dogan The Independent UK · Sep 24
Justice system must put rights of children over paedophiles – Met Commissioner Zafer Dogan was jailed after he was convicted of taking thousands of pictures of women and girls, before using AI to turn them into nude images. Evening Standard · Sep 24
Girl, 16, dies after being hit by taxi near London private school A 68-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving The Independent UK · Sep 24
Three men charged with murder after fatal shooting in Newham Officers were called to St Bartholomew’s Road at about 3am following reports of gunshots The Independent UK · Sep 23
London house parties spiking warning as predators target victims with drug-laced vapes Police chiefs say the ‘nature of spiking is changing’ in the capital, with a rise in incidents at house and flat parties rather than nightclubs or bars Evening Standard · Sep 22
The Independent UK · Sep 22 ‘It happens so easily’: Inside the police operation to tackle the terrifying new wave of spiking Predators are increasingly targeting victims with spice-laced vapes and antihistamines. Nicole Wootton-Cane joined the Metropolitan Police on a night out to see how detectives are keeping London’s newest student intake safe this freshers’ week
International Business Times UK · Sep 22 Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood Faces 17 Charges Involving Nine Women After Two Further Charges Prosecutors have authorised two further sexual offence charges against former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood, bringing the total to 17 involving nine women, the Metropolitan Police said.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 22 Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood charged with offences against two more women FORMER BBC DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with two additional offences dating back to 1991 and 2004 ...
The Independent UK · Sep 22 Inquest into death of ‘Putney pusher’ suspect suspended pending police watchdog probe Nicholas Brandram, 44, was found dead at his home last Tuesday
Evening Standard · Sep 22 Former DJ Tim Westwood charged with offences against two more women The 68-year-old will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on a date to be fixed.
The Independent UK · Sep 22 Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood charged with more sexual offences Westwood is now facing a total of 17 charges involving nine women
The Independent UK · Sep 21 First ever UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide The charges arose after an investigation by the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Team, which began in September 2019 after a request from the Rwandan government
The Independent UK · Sep 20 Earl Spencer says he has ‘never got over’ the death of Diana Earl says it ‘really breaks him up’ to think about what happened to his sister
The Independent UK · Sep 20 Family of ‘Putney pusher’ suspect accuse police of trying to ‘rewrite history’ ‘Either Nick was lied to while he was alive, or the public is being lied to now,’ his family said in a fresh criticism of the Metropolitan Police
Evening Standard · Sep 20 Putney Pusher suspect's family accuse Met of lying about case and trying to 'rewrite history' after his death Nicholas Brandram, 44, was found dead at his home in west London, on Tuesday, with his family saying he was ‘driven by the police’ to take his own life
Evening Standard · Sep 20 Revealed: London's hotspots for knife crime - how bad is it in your area? More than 13,000 knife related offences have been recorded by the Metropolitan Police officers across the capital in the past year