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Police have spent 600,000 hours away from their local beats to help with public order

London police spend 600,000 hours away from their local beat to patrol 'disruptive' national protests

My night undercover with the Met’s thief hunters, pursuing e-bikes as six phones are stolen, writes Fraser Knight

My night undercover with the Met’s thief hunters, pursuing e-bikes as six phones are stolen, writes Fraser Knight

Guarding time: Navigating the security landscape of high-value watches in London

Guarding time: Navigating the security landscape of high-value watches in London

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The Met Commissioner was speaking to LBC's Nick Ferrari at Breakfast

Met Police Chief reveals force has 'legal duty' to investigate claims of Israeli war crimes in Gaza

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Muriel McKay was kidnapped and held for ransom in 1969

'Please can you let me dig up her body': Muriel McKay's grandson pleads with the Met commissioner for ‘closure’

Girls were "left at the mercy" of grooming gangs for years

Grooming gangs found in Rochdale ‘happening all over the country’, Jess Phillips tells LBC

Girls were "left at the mercy" of grooming gangs for years

Children 'left at mercy' of grooming gangs for years in Rochdale as dozens of men still deemed a potential risk

A police officer has been charged over the incident

Met police officer charged with assault after woman wrongly arrested for dodging bus fare in Croydon

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Steve Hartshorn said he has been raising concerns about political interference in policing for a while,

Police officers asked if their force is Conservative or Labour, as inspectors raise alarm at MPs’ interference

The officer is also facing possible gross misconduct charges, related to their actions and decisions.

Nottinghamshire constable investigated after former photographer, 80, killed by police van