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Metropolitan Police

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

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Sep 14, 20261001
Sep 21, 2026113614145
Sep 28, 2026113119143
Oct 5, 20260101

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else20 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Metropolitan Police that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jun 15Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs over 'partygate', says parliamentary committee57 articles · 37 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 5 right
  2. Mar 21London police force racist, misogynist and homophobic: report5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name Metropolitan Police

  1. Dec 23– 25Second suspect arrested in theft of Banksy stop sign artwork featuring military drones45 articles · 29 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 7– 8Deputy US marshal charged with being disruptive and drunk on a flight, police say10 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 8– 11Far-right counter-protesters clash with London police at pro-Palestinian march24 articles · 17 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 1 right
  4. Oct 17– 19UK Police Charge Greta Thunberg After Climate Protest Arrest26 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 3 right
  5. Oct 2Second UK Police Force Investigating Russell Brand8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 25– 26UK police investigate sex assault allegations following Russell Brand reports21 articles · 19 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 3 right
  7. Sep 24– 25Hundreds of London police refuse to carry guns after officer charged with murder5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  8. Sep 8Police search huge London park for terrorism suspect who escaped from prison11 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  9. Sep 6– 9UK police catch terrorism suspect who escaped from a London prison17 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 3 right
  10. Jul 26– 27Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer-songwriter, dies at 56116 articles · 46 independent sources
    8 left, 14 center, 6 right