Metropolitan Police London: News

15 Jan 2024

United Kingdom

How these Pro-Palestine activists planned to disrupt London Stock Exchange

Six people were arrested yesterday, for allegedly planning to disrupt the London Stock Exchange in the UK.

12 Dec 2019

Sexual Assault

Indian-origin doctor sexually assaults 23 women by exploiting cancer concerns

A former doctor in the United Kingdom was found guilty of sexually assaulting 23 women patients.

24 Oct 2018

London

UK: Two sentenced to 40yrs imprisonment for stabbing Indian-origin man

Two men convicted of the fatal stabbing of an Indian-origin man earlier this year have been sentenced to a total of 40 years in jail by a London court.

19 Sep 2018

India

UK: Indian-origin family's house set ablaze while they were asleep

An Indian-origin family of four in the UK had a lucky escape when their house was targeted in an "unprovoked" arson attack, which the police is treating as a hate crime.

19 Aug 2018

India

UK: Dawood's key aide Jabir Moti arrested at London hotel

Jabir Moti, a key aide of India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, has been arrested by British police at London's Hilton Hotel on Friday.

15 Aug 2018

India

Scotland Yard returns stolen 12th-century statue to India on I-Day

A 12th century Buddha statue stolen from a museum at Nalanda in Bihar nearly 60 years ago was returned to India today by the UK's Metropolitan Police as part of India's Independence Day ceremony in London.

14 Aug 2018

Car Crash

Man 'deliberately' crashes car into security-barriers outside UK Parliament; arrested

A number of pedestrians were injured when a car crashed into the security barriers outside the UK's Parliament building today, Scotland Yard said as armed police quickly arrested the male driver.

06 Jul 2018

London

Giant 'Trump Baby' balloon to be flown during Trump-May meet

In a comic turn to anti-Trump sentiments, a plan to fly a giant inflatable balloon depicting Donald Trump as a diaper-clad baby has been given the green light in London.

29 Oct 2017

Prince George

Britain's 4-year-old Prince George on IS hit list

According to the British newspaper 'Star on Sunday', Britain's Prince George is on an Islamic State hit list.

19 Jun 2017

London

London: One killed, several injured as van runs into pedestrians

In the intervening night of June 18-19, a van ran into worshippers coming out of the Finsbury Park Mosque, running over several of them. At least one was killed and eight injured.

04 Aug 2016

London

Central London witness knife attack with one dead, six wounded

Late Wednesday evening, Central London witnessed a mass knife attack that left many grievously wounded, and killed one woman.