London's Metropolitan Police hired more than 5,000 police officers and staff without required background checks between 2018 ...

London's police force failed to carry out proper checks when hiring thousands of officers, an internal review has found, as ...

The policing watchdog is to conduct an inquiry into vetting standards at London’s Metropolitan Police amid fears that as many as 22,000 of the force’s staff may have been recruited without the correct ...

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

David Carrick, one of the UK's worst sex offenders, and Cliff Mitchell, who carried out a "campaign of rape" on two victims, ...

Met Police staff will strike for six days this month after being offered an “inferior pay increase” compared to staff and ...

Two thirds of officers and staff surveyed agree that this policy is needed. We think the majority of the public would also ...

A man in his 30s has died after he was hit by a police vehicle on an emergency call in south London. The pedestrian was ...

Metropolitan Police officers arrested Abdel Dedour on Boxing Day after a two-week manhunt following the murder of 15-year-old ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in London. Metropolitan Police ...