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 of cosy links between the tabloid and some police officers, damaging the Met's reputation. The force also has struggled with tackling the violent riots that rocked London and other major cities in early August.
Officials praised Hogan-Howe for his commitment to cutting crime and his vision for tackling gang violence and youth crime....
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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
Melbourne, Australia: Cricket Australia's team performance director says there will be no panic over the side's worst one-day series defeat just 12 months out from the Ashes series, but that anyone looking for places to hide won't find one. Pat Howard said in media reports on Friday that the Australia one-day team's comprehensive 4-0 series loss to England could not be sugar-coated — it's not panic stations but we're obviously...
08:52 PM, Jun 08, 2008
Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed the United Arab Emirates as the venue for three one-day internationals and three Twenty20s against Australia in August. PCB spokesman Nadeem Sarwar said the ODIs will start at 6:00 pm local time to counter extreme daytime heat in the UAE while T20s begin at 8:00 pm. Sarwar said the matches will be played at Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Pakistan has been...
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
