Teenager charged in connection with murder of Meshach Williams in Brent
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of 21-year-old Meshach Williams in Brent in north-west London in April.
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Man charged in connection with double shooting in Wood Green
A London man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
‘Dangerous’ sexual predator jailed after witness tracked him down
A “dangerous” sexual predator has been jailed after a witness tracked him down a month after he targeted two lone women in the street.
Young mother one of two victims killed less than a mile apart in north London
The mother of a six-year-old boy was one of two victims murdered in separate killings less than a mile apart in north London.
Pedestrian dies after crash with motorbike
A pedestrian has died following a collision with a motorbike in south-west London, the Metropolitan Police said.
Concerns raised for New York teenager missing in UK
British and American police are attempting to locate a 16-year-old girl who flew from New York to the UK at the weekend, reportedly after being in contact with an older man.
More knife screening arches pledged for Notting Hill Carnival
More than 12,000 police officers will be on the streets for Notting Hill Carnival this year, with “significantly more” knife arches in place at the popular event.
Police investigating gunshots in London borough of Hackney
Gunshots have been heard in Kingsland Road in the London borough of Hackney about 10.30pm.
Hunt for missing father-of-one now a murder investigation
The hunt for a man who was abducted in east London in April is now a murder investigation.
Police cuts linked to feeling of lawlessness, say former Scotland Yard chiefs
Cuts to policing have contributed to a feeling of lawlessness fuelled by drug and knife crime, five former Scotland Yard chiefs have said.
Met Police cuts risk emasculating the force, former Scotland Yard chiefs warn
Five former Metropolitan Police chiefs have warned cuts to numbers and the “virtual destruction” of neighbourhood policing risk emasculating the force.