Evening Standard Metropolitan Police https://eveningstandard.ca/topic/metropolitan-police/rss Visit now for the latest news direct from Evening Standard Metropolitan Police and updated throughout the day en-gb Copyright 2026, Independent Digital News & Media Ltd Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:39:36 GMT 2026-09-01T19:39:36Z en-gb Independent Digital News & Media Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026 <![CDATA[Notting Hill Carnival arrests hit 636 as man dies after entering canal in police chase ]]> https://eveningstandard.ca/news/london/notting-hill-carnival-death-man-canal-met-police-arrests-b1295282.html Total number of arrests reach 636 - more than 100 higher than in 2025 - but Met says policing operation has kept violent crime down

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:01:37 GMT b1295282 Anadolu via Getty Images 2026-09-01T11:01:37+00:00 <![CDATA[Britain's first black police commissioner launches bid to be Tory candidate for London mayor]]> https://eveningstandard.ca/news/politics/festus-akinbusoye-conservative-london-mayor-candidate-bid-b1295304.html Festus Akinbusoye is expected to make policing and public safety central to his campaign for London mayor

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