Metropolitan Police — UK law enforcement agency handling sexual assault, murder, and other criminal investigations across London cases.
News reports
Order a long-term news report on Metropolitan Police
Every mention in the Ghanaian press over the period you choose, compiled as a PDF or Word document.
Verbatim sentences from the source article.
Joy Online
… Last week, the Sun on Sunday reported that Thomas Markle Sr’s ex-wife, Roslyn Loveless, had sent a letter to the Metropolitan Police about the 2019 allegations, which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex received at the time. …
Philippine police obtain warrant to search Thomas Markle’s devicesJoy Online
His ex-wife, Roslyn Loveless, wrote a letter to the Metropolitan Police making a number of claims about the Duchess of Sussex’s father, the BBC understands. …
Letter making claims about Meghan’s father written by his first wife, BBC understandsJoy Online
… On Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said Helm’s post was “assessed by specialist officers and it was determined that it did not meet the criminal threshold”. …
No further action against government adviser’s wife over Palestine Action post, police sayJoy Online
… It is also understood Home Office ministers and the Metropolitan Police are in close contact with the US embassy on this matter as investigations continue. …
US embassy child abuse images suspect flown from UK before police interviewJoy Online
… The Metropolitan Police initially described his death as unexpected but not suspicious. …
Ghana will be present at Prof Arday’s funeral to pay our respects – AblakwaJoy Online
… Her next question shook Ratchford: “Did you know that they were two of the terrorists that flew their plane into the Pentagon?” “And I went, ‘What?'” Bayoumi was arrested by the Metropolitan Police’s anti-terror branch Then, the FBI came knocking. …
Landlady to 9/11 hijackers reveals their links to alleged Saudi spyDaily Guide
… The Metropolitan Police say his death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious. …
The Jason Arday Question: What Do Universities Owe The People They Celebrate?Joy Online
… The Metropolitan Police say his death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious. …
The Jason Arday question: what do universities owe the people they celebrate?Joy Online
… The Metropolitan Police said the death was unexpected but was not being treated as suspicious, with a file to be prepared for the coroner. …
Jason Arday: 10 things you may not know about British-born Ghanaian former Cambridge professor found dead at 41Joy Online
… Metropolitan Police officers were called by the London Ambulance Service. A 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been informed, the force said. …
Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row found deadPhilippine police have obtained a court warrant to examine devices and materials seized from the former home of Thomas Markle Sr., father of the Duchess of Sussex, following reports that hundreds of images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to him were found at the property. Thomas Markle Sr., now in the US, has denied the allegations.
29 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Philippine police have obtained a court warrant to examine devices and materials seized from the former home of Thomas Markle Sr., father of the Duchess of Sussex, following reports that hundreds of images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to him were found at the property. Thomas Markle Sr., now in the US, has denied the allegations.
29 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Meghan confirmed she had been informed about "disturbing allegations" about her estranged father, Thomas Markle. His ex-wife, Roslyn Loveless, wrote a letter to the Metropolitan Police making claims about Markle; the Met confirmed it received the letter in 2019 and shared it with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the time.
25 October 2026 · Joy Online →
UK police determined that a social media post by Sarah Helm, wife of the national security adviser, referencing Palestine Action did not meet the criminal threshold and announced no further action will be taken. The post came as author Sally Rooney announced she would donate her book royalties to Palestine Action, a proscribed terrorist organisation, prompting her UK publisher to stop selling her novels.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A US embassy worker accused of possessing indecent images of children was detained at his south London flat and flown to the United States in August without first being questioned by British police. The US Embassy said it informed UK law enforcement and took swift action; investigations are ongoing in conjunction with UK authorities.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced that Ghana will be represented at the funeral of Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday, the University of Cambridge's youngest Black professor who was born in Britain to Ghanaian parents. President John Mahama has sent a letter of condolence, and the minister said the government stands with the Arday family during mourning.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A former apartment manager in San Diego recounts how she met Omar al-Bayoumi, a Saudi resident, in 1999, who later introduced her to two men who would hijack American Airlines flight 77 and crash it into the Pentagon on 9/11. Al-Bayoumi is now at the centre of a $1 trillion lawsuit brought against Saudi Arabia by families of victims and survivors.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Following the death of Cambridge professor Jason Arday in August 2026, weeks after resigning amid plagiarism allegations, the article examines what responsibility universities bear when they publicly champion scholars who are later accused of serious wrongdoing.
21 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
An opinion piece examines the question of institutional responsibility when a university promotes a scholar who is later accused of serious wrongdoing, using the case of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who resigned in 2026 after plagiarism allegations and died a week later at age 41.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge and son of Ghanaian parents, has died at 41. His death came days after he resigned from the university following allegations of plagiarism and questions about aspects of his academic record.
15 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Jason Arday, an ex-University of Cambridge professor of sociology of education who had recently resigned after allegations of plagiarism, was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. Metropolitan Police are treating his death as unexpected but not suspicious.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A serial sex offender being monitored by the Metropolitan Police has been found guilty of murdering two women—Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39—and raping a third woman in London. Simon Levy, 40, targeted vulnerable street sex workers; the jury found him guilty on all charges after 13 hours of deliberation.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former singer Paul Gadd (Gary Glitter) appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court via video link from prison, denying four charges of historical sex offences dating to 1978–1981 involving one alleged victim who was under 14. He was remanded in custody and ordered to appear at the Old Bailey on 2 September.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
ShattaFest UK, held at Copthall Playing Fields in London, was cancelled on Saturday following a stampede and crowd crush that injured several attendees after the venue exceeded its approved capacity. Shatta Wale's management said the cancellation prioritized patron safety and expressed condolences to those affected.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink has died weeks after being dropped from FIFA's World Cup officials list in May following a police investigation. The 38-year-old had been selected as a video assistant referee but was removed after his arrest by the Metropolitan Police in April on a sexual assault allegation against a teenage boy; the case was dropped due to lack of evidence.
15 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Two people, both aged 21, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old man, Haruun Hassan, was fatally stabbed in west London on Tuesday morning. Police responded to the incident in Hounslow and Hassan died at the scene despite paramedics' efforts.
5 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament debated the refusal of Canadian authorities to grant Thomas Partey entry to Canada. Some minority MPs blamed Ghanaian officials for providing false information on the visa application, while majority MPs argued Canada was enforcing its laws unfairly and discriminatorily.
18 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Canada's Federal Court has upheld the visa denial of Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, preventing him from playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening match against Panama in Toronto. The court prioritised national security and immigration integrity over athletic privilege, ruling that the visa application contained a misrepresentation regarding past criminal charges.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Thomas Partey's appeal to overturn a Canadian visa denial has been dismissed, preventing him from playing in Ghana's 2026 World Cup opening match against Panama on Wednesday. Partey, a Villarreal player, was denied entry after his visa application falsely claimed he had not been charged with any criminal offences, when he faces multiple counts of rape and sexual assault in London.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Sports and Foreign Affairs ministries are engaging with Canadian immigration authorities to challenge a visa refusal for midfielder Thomas Partey ahead of the Black Stars' World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto. Partey faces charges of seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault in London, which he has pleaded not guilty to; Canada cited this in refusing him entry, though FIFA stated it does not oversee host country visa decisions.
15 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey has been denied entry to Canada and will miss Ghana's World Cup tournament opener against Panama on June 17 in Toronto, though he may be eligible to play in subsequent group matches in the United States. Partey, who faces multiple rape and sexual assault charges in the UK, was included in Ghana's squad but cannot travel to Canada after his visa application was refused by the Canadian government.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey has been denied entry to Canada and will miss Ghana's World Cup match against Panama on June 17 in Toronto; his visa application was refused by the Canadian government. Partey, facing multiple rape and sexual assault charges in the UK to which he has pleaded not guilty, remains eligible to play in Ghana's subsequent matches in the United States.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Hundreds of thousands of Arsenal fans filled north London's streets for a celebration of the club's first Premier League title in 22 years. The players and the women's team, who won the Fifa Women's Champions Cup earlier in the season, travelled a five-mile loop through Islington on open-top buses.
31 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Two rival marches took place in London—a Unite the Kingdom rally and a pro-Palestinian demonstration marking Nakba Day—with more than 4,000 police officers deployed to manage the protests, described as one of the most significant policing operations in years.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Thousands of people gathered outside Downing Street on Sunday for a protest against antisemitism, led by main Jewish community organisations, in response to a string of recent attacks on synagogues and Jewish sites, including the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Chi Leung "Peter" Wai, a UK Border Force officer at Heathrow Airport, was found guilty of working for Chinese intelligence, using his access to the immigration database to track Hong Kong dissidents based in the UK. Chung Biu "Bill" Yuen, 65, a former Hong Kong police officer working at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, was also convicted for his role as Wai's contact with Chinese authorities.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The UK government has raised its terrorism threat level from "substantial" to "severe," indicating a terrorist attack is considered highly likely in the next six months. The increase follows a stabbing attack on two Jewish men in north London on Wednesday and is also driven by broader Islamist and extreme right-wing threats.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Home Office has for the first time formally acknowledged that a woman abused by Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of Harrods, was a victim of modern slavery. Rachael Louw, who waived anonymity, was trafficked and abused by Al Fayed and his brother Salah, and at least three other women have made similar applications to the government's National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →