Metropolitan Police – World Justice News

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 World Justice News 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Lord Mandelson released on bail after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office

February 24, 2026 World Justice News 0

Lord Mandelson has been released on bail, the Metropolitan Police says, hours after his arrest on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The force said a 72-year-old-man was released pending further investigation. The […]

Call for ‘treason’ probe into Andrew’s Epstein links – as searches at ex-duke’s former home continue

February 22, 2026 World Justice News 0

Searches are expected for a fourth day at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home – as he faces calls for an investigation into whether “treason” has been committed. Andrew was arrested on Thursday on ‌suspicion of misconduct in public office […]

Man arrested after people ‘pepper sprayed’ in Heathrow suitcase robbery

December 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

One man has been arrested, and further suspects are being traced, after 21 people needed medical attention following a “pepper spray” incident at London’s Heathrow Airport. Officers were called at 8.11am on Sunday to a […]

Robber who kicked and punched pensioner for cottage pie jailed for his murder

November 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

A robber who kicked and punched a pensioner before taking off with a box of cornflakes and a cottage pie has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years. John Mackey, […]

A private jet and massive debt – the rise and fall of a £1m Glastonbury ticket scammer

November 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

Miles Hart had a reputation as a guy who could get anything. Friends from the elite private school he used to attend say he once surprised them with an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris on a […]

Migrant sex offender captured after release from prison in error will be deported

October 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

The prime minister has said the migrant who was mistakenly released from prison and found again will be deported following an error that Reform UK likened to a “Monty Python sketch”. Sir Keir Starmer said […]

Virginia Giuffre memoir reveals she thought she might ‘die a sex slave’ at hands of Epstein and his circle

October 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

Virginia Giuffre says she feared she might “die a sex slave” at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and his circle, her posthumous memoir reveals. The BBC has obtained a full copy of Nobody’s Girl, written […]

Man and teenager arrested over cyber attack on children’s nurseries

October 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

A teenager and a man have been arrested in connection with reports of a cyber attack on a chain of London-based nurseries. The two males, aged 17 and 22, were taken into custody on suspicion […]

Chinese woman convicted after ‘world’s biggest’ bitcoin seizure

October 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Chinese national has been convicted following an international fraud investigation which resulted in what’s believed to be the single largest cryptocurrency seizure in the world. The Metropolitan Police says it recovered 61,000 bitcoin worth […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]