Police search for two teenage girls from Morocco reported missing in London - Douae, 14, and Houda, 15, were last seen leaving a central London hostel they were staying in at around 8.30pm on Tuesday,

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Police are appealing for the public's help after two girls from Morocco have been reported missing. | ITV News London

An unmarked police car was travelling at twice the speed limit before a collision that killed a heavily pregnant woman and her unborn baby in south-east London, an inquest has heard.

Enhanced monitoring of the Metropolitan Police has come to an end, according to the His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).

The Metropolitan Police has dramatically been taken out of special measures - two-and-a-half years after a slew of scandals and “persistent concerns” about its performance were exposed, a watchdog announced.

Officers are searching for two teenage girls from Morocco on a student exchange who have been reported missing in London, the Metropolitan Police said.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “Today marks an important and welcome step in the Metropolitan Police’s improvement plan to increase standards and rebuild confidence. In London and across the country, communities rightly expect the highest standards ...

London's Metropolitan Police force has improved its performance and no longer needs special monitoring, England's police watchdog said on Thursday, more than two years after a string of failures triggered additional scrutiny.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after five people were stabbed on Thursday morning in south London, emergency services said.

Two teenagers who travelled to London from Morocco on a student exchange have gone missing, police have said.  Douae, 14, and Houda, 15, were last seen leaving their hostel in Tavistock Place, central London,

A Metropolitan Police special constable is facing a possible jail term for groping a 14-year-old girl’s bottom as they queued in Tesco. Special Constable Hassnain Shahzad sexually assaulted the victim twice in the space of 15 minutes at the Tesco Express in Bishopsgate in the City of London.