Martin Bentham
Evening Standard
United Kingdom
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Heat on Met chief Sir Mark Rowley 12 months into the job as he’s warned: Speed up reform
One year into the job, the Standard analyses Sir Mark Rowley’s progress in fixing Scotland Yard → Read More
Met reform: Promising start but the task ahead remains a huge one
The Met was condemned as racist, misogynistic and homophobic in a report this year by Baroness Casey → Read More
We’ll end ‘sim farms’ to beat the scammers, says minister
Tom Tugendhat aims to cut fraud — which currently accounts for around four in 10 of all crimes — by 10 per cent → Read More
Move now, James Cleverly warns Britons trying to flee Sudan conflict
The military is racing to rescue citizens amid fears the fighting will resume once the 72-hour pause expires on Thursday night → Read More
Met chief Mark Rowley grilled by MPs over force becoming ‘national disgrace’
The Met Police Commissioner insists he is ‘doubling down on standards’ → Read More
Donald Trump flies to New York ahead of court ‘battle’
Trump is expected to face as many as 30 different charges, which will make him the first former US president to face criminal prosecution → Read More
Chris Kaba fatal shooting by police referred to CPS
His family hope the ‘truth will emerge, without delay, through criminal proceedings’ → Read More
Baroness Casey warns of ‘tragedy’ for victims and London if Met fails to reform
Sir Mark Rowley has rejected an offer to check yearly on progress in implementing change at under fire force → Read More
Strip-search figures for black children a wake-up call for Met Police
Charities brand findings of a report on police strip-searching of children as ‘shameful’ and call for officer training to be reviewed in order to ensure young people are kept safe → Read More
Met police boss told to ‘think again’ over refusal to call force racist in wake of scathing report
Baroness Casey told the London Assembly’s policing and crime committee that the Met Commissioner and his deputy were the best people to tackle the “huge” challenge of overhauling the force → Read More
London deserves better, says Baroness Casey after damning Met Police report
The 360-page report revealed a force riven with ‘racism, sexism and homophobia’ → Read More
Detection rate for rape ‘plummeting’ in capital amid crisis in the Met
Women’s confidence in the Met has falled, London’s deputy mayor tells MPs → Read More
50 cases a month of Met violence against women
New statistics add to concerns about the extent of police violence against women → Read More
Headteachers ‘must tell police about exclusions to help tackle gang violence’
Watchdog says collaboration between schools and police can play a valuable role in tackling the problem → Read More
Mayor Sadiq Khan backs probe into ‘regretful sex’ rape claim against Sir Stephen House
Former Scotland Yard chief Sir Stephen House said he finds the phrase ‘regretful sex’ abhorrent → Read More
Shamima Begum loses UK citizenship appeal
The decision means Ms Begum remains barred from returning to the UK and stuck in a camp in northern Syria → Read More
Two or three Met officers to face court a week, Met commissioner Mark Rowley says
Met chief says there will be more painful stories to confront as he tries to clean up force → Read More
Labour calls for all police officers accused of rape or domestic abuse to be suspended
David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 charges, covering 80 offences including 48 rapes → Read More
David Carrick: Met branded institutionally sexist over monster convicted of 48 rapes
Fight is on to strip rapist of £22,000 annual pension → Read More
Appalling and abhorrent: can the Met ever recover from David Carrick?
Appalling, abhorrent, devastating and sickening are some of descriptions applied to the crimes of the serial rapist and Met officer David Carrick whose conviction for 49 offences including 24 rapes has made him one of the country’s worst ever sex offenders. → Read More