Metropolitan Police

Kardboard Kops vs. Artist Activists -- Robert Lederman Crusades for Occupiers

Jerry Ashton | Posted 06.01.2012

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Jerry Ashton

Long before a single Zuccotti protestor waving a cardboard sign decorated with protest art was ever arrested, Robert Lederman had been there, done that.

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Rebekah Brooks, Husband Arrested

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 05.12.2012

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LONDON (AP) — Former News International executive Rebekah Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie were arrested Tuesday in dawn raids that ...

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Body Found In Hunt For Missing UK Actress

Huffington Post | Sara C Nelson | Posted 05.07.2012

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Police searching for missing ex-EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie have pulled a body from a canal. Gemma McCluskie, 29, who is 4ft 11in tall with...

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New Details Emerge Surrounding Cozy Relationship Between UK Press And Police

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 05.05.2012

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LONDON (AP) — Too much gossip between senior police officials and the press has led to breaches in confidentiality, the former head of London's Metr...

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British Press And UK Police Warned Against Close Relationship, In Wake Of Phone Hacking Scandal

guardian.co.uk | Caroline Davies | Posted 03.05.2012

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A too-close relationship between senior Metropolitan police officers and sections of the media compromises the ability of both to investigate each oth...

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The Return of the English Morality Tale?

Mark Donne | Posted 01.14.2012

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Mark Donne

As I write, the saints and apostles of St Pauls Cathedral are looking down on several hundred people with just as much moral purpose as they ever possessed.

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Scotland Yard's Unprecedented Attack On Journalistic Freedom In Phone Hacking Case

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 11.16.2011

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British police are trying to force the Guardian newspaper to reveal the confidential sources that allowed it to break a crucial story in the phone hac...

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Police Use Flickr To ID London Riot Suspects

TheNextWeb | Posted 10.10.2011

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London has been the scene of utter chaos over the past few days, and last night it hit a new peak when it seemed many parts of the UK capital were und...

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Heathrow Airport Arrests: 3 In Custody After Bomb Threat In London

AFP | Sam Reeves | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON (AFP) -- Armed officers stormed a plane at Heathrow airport as it was about to depart for Dubai and arrested three men on suspicion of making a...

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London Police Accused Of Waterboarding Suspects

Times Of London | Sean O’Neill, Crime Editor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Metropolitan Police officers subjected suspects to waterboarding, according to allegations at the centre of a major anti-corruption inquiry, The Times...

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