Topic: London Metropolitan Police

Man jailed for pretending to be policeman

A man was jailed on Friday for pretending to be a police officer over several years, even duping his wife, police said.Stuart Howatson, 31, told guests at his wedding in 2006 that the chief of London's Metropolitan Police was due ...

Guns, knives recycled into 2012 Games sites

Knives and guns seized from London thugs are being recycled into building materials for the 2012 Olympic Games, police said Tuesday.London's Metropolitan Police said it collected more than 52 tonnes of scrap metal from guns, knives and old keys in ...
The London Metropolitan Police Service is taking bids for an extensive IT outsourcing contract that could be worth more than $1.23 billion, a Met...

Police to investigate lawmakers' expenses

A small number of awmakers and lords will face criminal investigations into allegations they abused the expenses system, police said Friday.Scotland Yard said a joint assessment panel of senior detectives and prosecutors had decided that full inquiries we

Police accused of 'waterboarding'

Six police officers have been accused of subjecting suspects to waterboarding, a simulated drowning tactic condemned by US President Barack Obama as torture, newspapers reported Wednesday.The Daily Mail said the officers were alleged to have subjected fou

Police accused of 'waterboarding': reports

Six police officers have been accused of subjecting suspects to waterboarding, a simulated drowning tactic condemned by US President Barack Obama as torture, newspapers here reported Wednesday.The Daily Mail said the officers were alleged to have subjecte

Protest over G20 police tactics

Protestors will be gathering outside Scotland Yard on Thursday voicing their dissent over police tactics during the G20 demonstrations in London.The police already under fire over the death of a man caught up in a G20 demonstration early this month, said

Police in new row over G20 protests

Police, under fire over the death of a man caught up in a G20 demonstration early this month, said they have suspended an officer who was filmed apparently hitting a woman at the protest.In the amateur video, posted on YouTube, a ...

50,000 in London Tamil protest demanding ceasefire

More than 50,000 demonstrators marched through London in a Tamil rally on Saturday demanding an end to the fighting in Sri Lanka."More than 50,000 were at the demonstration," a spokesman for London's Metropolitan Police said."There has been ...

Bloodshed at Urban Music Awards

Three people were injured in ugly scenes at a British music awards ceremony, with one person seriously hurt, police said Sunday.Two others sustained minor injuries at the sixth annual Urban Music Awards at the O2 entertainment complex in southeast London