Metropolitan Police Archive

A group claiming to be the IRA has said it sent suspect packages to army careers offices last week. An Army bomb disposal squad in Brighton last week The Metropolitan Police said the group …

Three women rescued from a house after allegedly being held as slaves for 30 years were kept in “horrific conditions”, a charity has said. Aneeta Prem, Freedom Charity: “We’ve ensured they’re in a place …

Three women have been “rescued” from a house in south London as police investigate claims they were held as slaves for about 30 years. Police arrested two suspects, a 67-year-old man and a 67-year-old …

When a silent 999 call came through, police were taking no chances. Kitten that dialled 999: Police traced call, smashed down the door…and found home-alone Bruce who had phoned the emergency number The address …

A woman has been found dead in a suitcase in north-west London. Police are treating the woman’s death as murder The body was found after police searched a sports ground in Thornfield Avenue, Mill Hill, …

A cyclist riding a Boris bike has died after a crash involving a lorry in east London. The crash happened outside Aldgate East station The female cyclist, who was thought to be 17, was hit …

British counter-terrorism police are investigating a fire that gutted a Somali community centre in London, after far-right graffiti was found at the scene. Blaze: Firefighters were called to the prayer centre in Muswell Hill in …