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‘Wholly unacceptable’: Met Police chiefs blast anti-migrant protesters after 26 officers injured during Tommy Robinson rally – as 25 arrests are made following 150,000-strong march

Met Police officers are seen separating crowds of protesters on Saturday afternooon

Met Police chiefs have blasted anti-migrant protesters after 26 officers were injured during…

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September 13, 2025

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Anti-migrant protesters and counter-demonstrators arrive in London for rival demos as Met Police vow ‘robust’ response with 1,600 officers on streets

The march organised by anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim activist Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is meeting at Stamford Street near London's Waterloo Bridge (pictured)

London police are bracing for chaos as thousands of right-wing protesters descend…

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September 13, 2025

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Met begin fresh wave of Palestine Action arrests as hundreds gather to show support for the banned group- with 138 already charged

A demonstrator is led away by police officers as people take part in a protest in support of Palestine Action in Parliament Square on Saturday

Met Police officers have arrested people taking part in a protest in…

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September 6, 2025

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Moment boy, 16, in Resident Evil costume is tackled to the ground by police outside near London comic con after sparking mass shooting fears

Police footage captured how a 16-year-old boy dressed in tactical gear with…

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September 4, 2025

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Graham Linehan stands trial accused of harassing trans activist amid free speech row following arrest by armed police: Live updates

By JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and RYAN HOOPER, CRIME CORRESPONDENT and…

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September 4, 2025

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Migrant hotel protests descend into chaos as protesters clash with police officers ahead of weekend of anarchy

A protester who was asked to remove his face mask shouts at a police officer whilst taking part in the Stand Up to Racism rally outside the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf

Swarms of anti-migrant protesters descended upon migrant hotels across the country this…

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August 8, 2025

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Migrant hotel protests descend into chaos as protesters clash with police officers ahead of weekend of anarchy

Swarms of anti-migrant demonstrators have taken to asylum seeker hotels across the…

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August 8, 2025

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Moment Met Police officers brawl with group of Romanians after drunken Christmas boat party

CCTV footage from the scene showed the officers in a brawl with a group of flag-bearing Romanians

CCTV captured the moment four Metropolitan Police officers brawled with a group…

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August 8, 2025

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Met Police put up message urging victims of phone thefts to CALL them to report the crime

The electronic sign outside Stratford shopping centre now tells the public to 'contact police', not 'call 999'

The Met Police put out a message urging victims of phone thefts to…

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July 18, 2025

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Ex-counter terror cop put dead rabbit in wife’s bed ‘Godfather-style’ then blew himself up in family home when police were called over ‘domestic abuse’, inquest told

Malcolm Baker (pictured) died after an explosion took place at his home in Exmoor National Park in September 2022

A former Scotland Yard counter-terror officer left a dead rabbit in his…

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July 14, 2025

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London’s no-go neighbourhoods: Pockets of the capital with highest knife crime offences revealed – as reports hit a another consecutive record high

Blue Stevens, 26, died after being knifed outside the £1,650-a-night 5-star Park Tower Hotel and Casino

Knife crime in the London has hit a record-high for the second year…

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July 13, 2025

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Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair who oversaw London’s response to the 7/7 attacks dies at the age of 72

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair has died at the age of 72

By OLIVIA CHRISTIE Published: 12:58 EDT, 11 July 2025 | Updated: 13:11…

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July 11, 2025

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Man stabbed to death outside luxury Knightsbridge hotel and casino by ‘masked man who tried to steal his watch’

The murder scene this morning outside the Park Tower Casino in London's Knightsbridge this morning

A masked killer attempted to snatch a man’s watch before stabbing him…

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July 10, 2025

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Royal Family lead nation in remembering those who lost their lives in 7/7 terror attack 20 years ago

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, joined the delegation marking the anniversary at St Paul's Cathedral in London on Monday

The King has called on the nation to remember the ‘extraordinary courage…

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July 7, 2025

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Passengers evacuated from St Pancras station after van bursts into flames outside – as travellers are told to ‘avoid the area’

A van was destroyed by fire which erupted outside St Pancras station in London this morning

By AIDAN RADNEDGE Published: 07:03 EDT, 24 June 2025 | Updated: 07:36…

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June 24, 2025

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Mother-of-two charity hero named as ‘murder’ victim found in £1.4million Stoke Newington gas explosion house as police continue to quiz man, 44

Annabel Rook, 46, was found with knife wounds at her three-bed Victorian home in Dumont Road after emergency crews had rushed to the property following reports of a gas explosion

This is the first picture of the charity hero mother-of-two who was…

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June 17, 2025

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Year-long ‘groping’ nightmare of father accused of sexual assault after tapping male waiter on the back to avoid collision in hotel bar

Father-of-two Simon Correia, 48, (right) was hauled before the courts after being falsely accused of intimately groping and touching the waiter’s bottom. Right, his wife Clare, 45

A businessman found himself at the centre of a year-long nightmare at…

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June 15, 2025

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Pensioner ‘living in fear’ after Met Police raid his Hampshire home in drugs bust – only for them to realise they had the wrong address

Lorrimer Christians (pictured), 80, from Southampton, was getting ready for bed when drugs squad officers smashed through his front door with a battering ram

By OLIVIA CHRISTIE Published: 02:36 EDT, 6 June 2025 | Updated: 02:36…

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June 6, 2025

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Moment ‘phone thief’ on e-bike leads Met Police on five-mile chase through packed streets of London and narrowly misses pedestrians in desperate bid to escape

The dramatic moment an alleged phone thief on an e-bike cuts through a crowd of pedestrians in Piccadilly Circus as he tries to outrun police

As it emerged that nine phones were stolen an hour by thieves…

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June 5, 2025

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after mother is killed alongside her three children aged four, eight and 15 in horror house fire

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother…

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May 24, 2025

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Three children aged four, eight and 15 and 43-year-old woman are killed in house fire as police arrest man

Three young children and their mother have died in a house fire…

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May 24, 2025

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‘Wholly unacceptable’: Met Police chiefs blast anti-migrant protesters after 26 officers injured during Tommy Robinson rally – as 25 arrests are made following 150,000-strong march

Anti-migrant protesters and counter-demonstrators arrive in London for rival demos as Met Police vow ‘robust’ response with 1,600 officers on streets

Met begin fresh wave of Palestine Action arrests as hundreds gather to show support for the banned group- with 138 already charged

Moment boy, 16, in Resident Evil costume is tackled to the ground by police outside near London comic con after sparking mass shooting fears

Graham Linehan stands trial accused of harassing trans activist amid free speech row following arrest by armed police: Live updates

Migrant hotel protests descend into chaos as protesters clash with police officers ahead of weekend of anarchy

Migrant hotel protests descend into chaos as protesters clash with police officers ahead of weekend of anarchy

Moment Met Police officers brawl with group of Romanians after drunken Christmas boat party

Met Police put up message urging victims of phone thefts to CALL them to report the crime

Ex-counter terror cop put dead rabbit in wife’s bed ‘Godfather-style’ then blew himself up in family home when police were called over ‘domestic abuse’, inquest told

London’s no-go neighbourhoods: Pockets of the capital with highest knife crime offences revealed – as reports hit a another consecutive record high

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair who oversaw London’s response to the 7/7 attacks dies at the age of 72

Man stabbed to death outside luxury Knightsbridge hotel and casino by ‘masked man who tried to steal his watch’

Royal Family lead nation in remembering those who lost their lives in 7/7 terror attack 20 years ago

Passengers evacuated from St Pancras station after van bursts into flames outside – as travellers are told to ‘avoid the area’

Mother-of-two charity hero named as ‘murder’ victim found in £1.4million Stoke Newington gas explosion house as police continue to quiz man, 44

Year-long ‘groping’ nightmare of father accused of sexual assault after tapping male waiter on the back to avoid collision in hotel bar

Pensioner ‘living in fear’ after Met Police raid his Hampshire home in drugs bust – only for them to realise they had the wrong address

Moment ‘phone thief’ on e-bike leads Met Police on five-mile chase through packed streets of London and narrowly misses pedestrians in desperate bid to escape

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after mother is killed alongside her three children aged four, eight and 15 in horror house fire

Three children aged four, eight and 15 and 43-year-old woman are killed in house fire as police arrest man

If Social Security is running out of money, should Gen Z and millennials even bother including it in their retirement plans?

Kevin De Bruyne’s Etihad homecoming lasts just 26 MINUTES as Belgian left looking visibly disappointed by early withdrawal against former side

Donald Trump’s helicopter is forced to make an emergency landing with US President and Melania on board

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