Margaret Davis
Tech
Police push for phone companies to be forced to make stolen handsets unusable
Head of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Rowley wants to undermine the market for stolen phones by reducing their resale value.
11 Jun 2026
UK25 Nov 2024
Gunman ‘fired directly into car’ when eight-year-old girl was shot
A 34-year-old man was also seriously hurt in the double shooting in Ladbroke Grove, west London, on Sunday.
UK25 Nov 2024
Girl, 8, seriously hurt in double shooting in west London
A 34-year-old man was also injured in the ‘appalling incident’ in Southern Row, Ladbroke Grove, on Sunday.
UK
Nearly half of perpetrators of group child sexual abuse are children, data shows
Assistant Chief Constable Becky Riggs, who is the UK lead for child protection, said officers are seeing ‘volatile’ and ‘aggressive’ behaviour.
21 Nov 2024
UK
Southport misinformation ‘turbo charged’ by foreign bots online
The head of UK counter-terrorism policing also hit out at ‘unhelpful’ British commentators who have claimed there was a conspiracy.
20 Nov 2024
UK
Police ‘losing confidence to exercise their powers’, says Philp
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said legal changes that would offer officers better protection must be pushed forward.
20 Nov 2024
UK
Chris Philp wants guidelines around non-crime hate incidents to be rewritten
The shadow home secretary will address a major policing conference in Westminster.
19 Nov 2024
Politics
Plans to bring in thousands more neighbourhood police ‘will take years’
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the number of people who never see an officer on the beat has doubled since 2010.
19 Nov 2024
UK
Calls for move away from police structure designed in the early 1960s
Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said responsibilities should be redefined and a new national body set up.
19 Nov 2024
UK19 Nov 2024
Non-crime hate incidents ‘must be investigated', says police chief
One of the UK’s most senior police officers said the summer riots showed the damage that can be done if online hate is left unchecked
Crime18 Nov 2024
Pensioner, 81, charged with murder over death of elderly woman
Police called the woman’s death ‘a tragic incident’
UK
Reform UK presses ahead with bid for private prosecution over airport fracas
Nigel Farage confirmed the party is to pursue legal action as the CPS said it is still considering the Manchester Airport case.
18 Nov 2024
UK18 Nov 2024
Two Metropolitan Police officers charged with sexual assault
Jerome Beasley, 41, and Luke Robinson, 39, are due to appear in court on Wednesday.
Crime18 Nov 2024
Met officer charged with GBH after tasered man fell from building
Pc Liam Newman, 30, based at Ilford Police Station, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday
UK
Murder conviction from 1987 to be re-examined by appeal judges
Peter Sullivan remains behind bars for the murder of Diane Sindall who was killed on her way home from work in Merseyside in 1986.
13 Nov 2024
UK
Murder arrest over death of man 10 years after assault that left him paraplegic
Stuart Coldicott suffered a serious head injury in Colchester in February 2014 and died in March this year.
11 Nov 2024
UK
Shadow justice secretary accuses PM over early release scheme
Robert Jenrick took aim at Sir Keir Starmer over the case of a former actor accused of evading arrest after being released from jail early.
6 Nov 2024
UK
Manhunt launched for tattooed former actor released early from prison
Jason Hoganson, 53, is wanted over an alleged breach of his licence conditions by Northumbria Police.
6 Nov 2024
UK
Thousands more illegal drugs phone lines running in UK – police figures
Officers have also reported an increase in social media accounts offering drugs for sale.
5 Nov 2024
Crime
Khalife joined Army to escape ‘very strict’ upbringing, court told
Daniel Khalife, 23, told a jury at Woolwich Crown Court that he signed up to get away from home.
30 Oct 2024
Politics
PM warns MPs they can either support Southport police or undermine their work
Sir Keir Starmer’s comments came amid questions over when the Government knew fresh charges would be brought against the alleged attacker.
30 Oct 2024