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Arcs in the news about Metropolitan Police from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Organization · 61 stories · 145 articles · earliest story we hold Sep 8, 2022
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
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All arcs0 named arcs in 2026
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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
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- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2022 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 102 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Feb 6, 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 10, 2023 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| May 1, 2023 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 45 |
| May 22, 2023 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 49 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 110 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 36 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 59 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| May 5, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| May 12, 2025 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 57 |
| May 19, 2025 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 144 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 40 |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 69 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 65 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 53 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 11 | 36 | 14 | 145 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 143 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else15 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Metropolitan Police that are not part of any arc yet
- Sep 8– 14UK lawmakers vote down bill to allow assisted dying in England and Wales25 articles · 18 independent sources1 left, 6 center, 5 right
Stories that name Metropolitan Police
- Oct 2– 42 Iranian men charged over alleged bomb plot to target UK Jewish community appear in court31 articles · 22 independent sources3 left, 5 center, 4 right
- Sep 27– 30UK releases five men arrested near US-operated air base amid terror probe282 articles · 95 independent sources18 left, 53 center, 25 right
- Sep 9– 10British police open criminal investigation into whether Reform UK broke foreign donation rules20 articles · 17 independent sources1 left, 6 center, 1 right
- Sep 9– 10Noel Clarke Charged With Sexual Assault, Voyeurism and Exposure15 articles · 14 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 3 right
- Aug 14– 19Jason Arday's death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media 'frenzy'78 articles · 39 independent sources7 left, 14 center, 11 right
- Aug 5Woman arrested after four men stabbed in London’s Covent Garden11 articles · 11 independent sources0 left, 6 center, 1 right
- Jul 31Man arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a UK military base for Iran7 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Jul 9– 10Technology is driving an increase in attacks and threats to the UK, senior officials say8 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Jul 2Gary Glitter faces new child sex crime charges dating back decades8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Apr 29– May 12 Jewish men stabbed in London attack32 articles · 25 independent sources4 left, 9 center, 7 right
Local coverage
- Jul 23– 24London's mayor says falling crime shows the city is safe despite alarming online claims6 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right