London police stopped five under-10s a day in 2008, says Scotland Yard report

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Scotland Yard has advertised for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender police to guard the Queen. According to the Daily Express, the Metropolitan Police wants officers from "special groups" to -volunteer for armed duty at Windsor Castle and Balmoral.

September 18th, 2009 LONDON - Princess Diana's death could have led to a murder inquiry had Scotland Yard not failed to disclose to French detectives the existence of a note in which she had herself predicted that she would be killed, says a top lawyer. Michael Mansfield has revealed that Diana's divorce lawyer Lord Mishcon wrote the note after a conversation with her in 1995.

September 11th, 2009 UK: Police to investigate MI6 over torture claimLONDON — British police say they are investigating an allegation that the country's foreign spy agency was complicit in torture. Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who oversees MI6, said Friday the agency had referred a case itself to the country's chief legal adviser, who ruled police should carry out an inquiry.

September 7th, 2009 Police make another arrest in UK jewel heistLONDON — Police say a ninth suspect in one of Britain's largest robberies ever has been detained. The 22-year-old is suspected of helping to plot the Aug.

August 26th, 2009 London police 'steal' from unlocked carsLONDON — British police are combing the upscale London neighborhood of Richmond, looking for things to steal. Scotland Yard said Tuesday that officers in the southwest London borough would be checking unlocked cars for precious items — and sometimes taking them — as a reminder to owners to keep their doors locked, their windows closed and their valuables with them.

August 23rd, 2009 Long leg room of the law: UK police fly 1st classLONDON — British police say officers spent about 12.5 million pounds ($20.6 million) on first class and business class flights in the last three years. Police said officers took thousands of long-haul trips to assist on investigations overseas.

August 12th, 2009 London police make arrest in jewelry heistLONDON — Police said Wednesday they have arrested a suspect in connection with a daring daytime heist that netted $65 million worth of jewelry from a prominent London diamond merchant last week. Police said the 50-year-old man, who was subsequently released on bail, is not one of two dapper dressers captured in security camera footage released by Scotland Yard on Tuesday.

July 24th, 2009 LONDON - The teenager who had a drunken orgy with five cops at a London pub has finally been revealed. Alison Minards, 19, is at the centre of a police investigation after being snapped on a four-hour shopping spree.

July 10th, 2009 LONDON - A British parliamentarian of Pakistani origin has tabled a bill in the House of Lords against security being provided by Scotland Yard to former president Pervez Musharraf. Lord Nazir Ahmed confirmed that five to six officers will accompany Musharraf wherever he goes.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - Twelve people, including 10 Pakistanis, were arrested on suspicion of having links with Al Qaeda terrorist network in a series of raids in northwest England, the police said Wednesday. The swoop was believed to have been brought forward due to a security blunder, after Britain's most senior counter-terrorism chief, Bob Quick, was filmed clutching highly sensitive documents as he arrived in Downing Street to brief the government.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - Ten people suspected to have links with Al Qaeda terrorist network have been arrested in a series of raids across the northwest of England, including the cities of Manchester and Liverpool, the police said Wedensday. The swoop was believed to have been brought forward due to a security blunder, after Britain's most senior counter-terrorism chief, Bob Quick, was filmed clutching highly sensitive documents as he arrived in Downing Street to brief the government.

April 7th, 2009 LONDON - Police in London have been placed on alert and life boats have been scrambled to prevent thousands of Tamil protesters from jumping into the River Thames in protest against a delay to impose a cease-fire in Sri Lanka. Four Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboats were placed on standby along with police, fire and the harbour master's vessels, amid concern the demonstrators would attempt to jump en-masse into the river, reports The Sun.

March 29th, 2009 LONDON - Brushing aside the Scotland Yard probe into his inflammatory speeches, the controversial Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary has warned that Britain would become a Sharia state soon. "Let me tell you something - the Sharia will be implemented in Pakistan, it will be implemented in India and Bangladesh and even down the road in Downing Street.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - At least 3,000 police will be deployed across London to protect President Obama and leaders of 19 other nations during their attendance at the Group of Twenty Summit. Intelligence gathered so far suggest that an alliance of anarchists, anti-globalization groups and environmentalists intend to bring London to a standstill during the event through stunts ranging from building giant sand pits in the streets to scaling skyscrapers in the city's financial district.

March 7th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea defender Ashley Cole was arrested Thursday and issued with a fixed penalty notice for drunk and disorderly conduct, news reports said. A Scotland Yard spokesman did not identify Cole, but said: 'We can confirm a 28-year-old man was arrested at approximately 2.15 a.m.