
London: Bernard Hogan-Howe, the acting deputy commissioner for Britain's Metropolitan Police, has been named the new head of the force, the government said on Monday. Hogan-Howe will fill the gap left by former Met police chief Paul Stephenson and former assistant commissioner John Yates, who both resigned in quick succession in July following the British tabloid News of the World phone-hacking scandal. Reporting on the scandal has led to allegations...

12:13 AM, Sep 13, 2011

London: Over 1,500 people, a fifth of them youths, have appeared in court in connection with the riots in London and other English cities, according to latest official figures. Most of the accused who came before magistrates have been remanded in custody, the Ministry of Justice said. The majority of charges have been brought in London, with further cases in Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, Merseyside and Nottingham. During the...

08:33 PM, Sep 01, 2011

British police have launched a murder probe after a CCTV footage of Birmingham riot shows unarmed officers and a police helicopter being shot at by rioters. ...

08:56 AM, Aug 21, 2011

Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur will receive a £300,000 payout. ...

12:12 PM, Nov 14, 2008

Ghaffur had sued his chief on grounds of racial and religious discrimination. ...

07:16 PM, Sep 10, 2008

British tribunal dismisses case filed by senior police officer. ...

11:45 AM, Sep 02, 2008

Ghaffur has said he would be suing the Scotland Yard for racism. ...

07:14 PM, Aug 29, 2008

Japanese media reported that the suspect told investigators he was 25 years old. ...

08:52 PM, Jun 08, 2008

The Metropolitan Police will pay £70,000 as compensation to Gurpal Virdi. ...

06:14 PM, Jun 04, 2008

Adelaide: India's stand-in skipper in the Adelaide Test - which India lost on Saturday by 298 runs to lose the series 4-0 - Virender Sehwag said while the team fared poorly in the Test series, ODIs will be a different ball game as they are still the World Champions. We are still the World Champions. Tests are different from ODIs. Australians were better and so they won the series but ...

10:11 AM, Apr 16, 2008