Martin Bentham is Home Affairs Editor at the Evening Standard and is based in London
Martin Bentham is Home Affairs Editor at the Evening Standard and is based in London
Peter Virdee, 50, allegedly bribed Asot Michael from January 2015 to July 2017 when he was the minister for tourism in Antigua and Barbuda
LockBit’s website is now under the control of the National Crime Agency after a successful international operation to halt its criminal blackmailing
Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered almost three years ago
There’s an average delay of 18 months between a sex attack suspect being charged and going on trial, research shows
Scotland Yard said the database was being replaced with a new ‘violence harm assessment’ targeting the most violent people in each part of London
The National Police Chiefs’ Council claims a retail crime action plan is already having an ‘early impact’
There were 930 hospital admissions in London because of a blade injury in a 12-month period
Five police raids in London and Newcastle have been carried out as mother lies 'sedated' in hospital
Sir Mark Rowley says officer made 'a mistake' while trying to do 'her best' for the people of London
Projected increase almost entirely down to net migration, ONS says
Plea follows murder of Tyler Donnelly, 19, who was discovered by joggers in a west London park on Thursday morning
38 offences with a knife in the capital a day, as Labour and Tories clash over new measures to tackle the menace of zombie weapons
Warning that proposals by Ofcom - responsible for protecting the public from 'illegal harms' under the Online Safety Act - fail to treat young people as being at particular risk
More than 300,00 police officers nationwide were checked for criminal convictions or allegations
Lady Chief Justice Dame Sue Carr says there should be a 'pause' in the scheme as research shows a 'significant' decline in guilty verdicts where recorded testimony was used
Matt Jukes said the radicalising effect of hate propaganda had already been recognised in official reports as a trigger for the 2017 terrorist attacks in London
Scotland Yard says rising demand and changing crime patterns are among the causes of the huge gap in its budget for the next financial year
Justice in crisis: Bar Council chairman says increasing chances of escaping conviction driven by record trial backlog has led to a 'collapse in the percentage of guilty pleas'