Plain-clothed officer spotted tackling phone snatcher to the ground in one swoop
In footage released by the Metropolitan Police, one plain clothed police officer is seen spotting a phone snatcher, in a dark ...
Drug dealer foiled by facial recognition app after refusing to give police his PIN
A cocaine dealer who refused to give police the PIN to his phone was foiled after officers unlocked the device by holding the ...
iPhone users issued with five steps to keep devices secure from phone snatchers
Users should turn off the ability to access control centre when your phone is locked which can prevent them thieves turning ...
Nearly half of murders in the UK have been due to knife crime, new data reveals
Now Metro can reveal that almost half of all murders in the UK over the last two years have been due to stabbings or violent ...
Police refused to give stolen phone back to victim – in case it harmed thief’s privacy rights
Melvyn Mainwaring had his mobile, bank cards and bus pass swiped during a break-in at his home in Abergele, north Wales, on ...
‘Naked Carpenter’ stabbed cop with scissors 23 times after flashing in park
A notorious flasher nicknamed the Naked Carpenter has been jailed for trying to kill a police officer. Robert Jenner was ...
Russian singer ‘falls to his death from window after donating to Ukraine army’
A well-known Russian musician has become the latest critic of Vladimir Putin to commit suicide by falling from a window after ...
Boy, 13, arrested at hospital for ‘impersonating a doctor’
A 13-year-old boy who impersonated a doctor at a hospital by wearing scrubs and carrying ID has been arrested. Officers were ...
Saving London’s nightlife: The group that hopes to bring fun back to the capital
The Mayor of London has announced London's new independent Nightlife Taskforce to help breathe life back into the city.
Addictive thriller hailed ‘best TV of 2025’ scores 7,000,000 views in a week
The new Disney + thriller has already landed 7million views just days after premiering, with fans dubbing it the ‘the watercooler TV show of 2025’. Paradise follows the implosion of a serene community ...
Teenagers died after young driver ‘lost control of car and hit a tree’
Three teenagers died in a car crash after they collided with a tree, an inquest heard. Dafydd Huw Craven-Jones, 18, Morgan ...
Drag queen’s best friend wants answers after he found him dead in Soho flat
Joshua Grannell discovered Steven Grygelko, a drag queen who performed as Heklina, unresponsive in the flat they shared in ...