Metropolitan Police — law enforcement body in London that investigated and arrested individuals in cases ranging from sexual assault allegations to murder, appearing across multiple UK crime coverage items.
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… The Metropolitan Police has called it one of the most significant policing operations in years. …
Tens of thousands descend on London for rival protestsJoy Online
… Three men were arrested at the event, including a man in his 30s, after search arches detected a knife, the Metropolitan Police said. …
Thousands gather for protest against antisemitism in LondonJoy Online
… Wai, who holds both British and Hong Kong passports, had many jobs – including as a Metropolitan Police officer from 2015 to 2019. …
UK immigration officer among two men guilty of working for Chinese intelligenceJoy Online
… It comes after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday in an attack the Metropolitan Police is treating as a terrorist incident. …
UK terrorism threat level raised to severe after Golders Green attackJoy Online
… She reported her case to the Metropolitan Police in 2024 but felt the force never took the trafficking elements of the case seriously and should have referred her case to the NRM. …
Al Fayed survivor was modern slavery victim, says Home OfficeShattaFest 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.
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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.
16 hours ago · 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 →