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Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard, though an official Scotland Yard never has existed) is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of the British capital, London.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Seven people in Britain were arrested on suspicion of instigating the riots that swept London last summer, police said Thursday.
Six of the suspects were taken into custody in dawn raids targeting suspected gang members at 11 addresses across London, Scotland Yard said. The seventh later was arrested later at a north London police station.Police said those arrested are suspected of involvement in the initial disorder, which took place in north London and "clearly acted as a catalyst" for the further unrest.Riots erupted Aug. 6 in north London and flared for four nights across the capital and other English cities as street gangs and looters trashed shops and vehicles.Police said Thursday that one 19-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and burglary, while five male suspected gang members — aged 17 to 19 — were arrested on similar charges in the dawn raids.A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and burglary after presenting himself at a nor...Scotland Yard is taking down the hackers.The notorious hacker group LulzSec -- which was responsible for defacing the websites of numerous governments and businesses...
FBI launches investigation
A sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was recorded and released online by the hackers in Anonymous, the group claimed Friday.The group releas...
Scotland Yard officer says resources in London riots stretched to an extent never seen before.
London police say they have asked a watchdog to investigate the head of Scotland Yard public affairs over the phone-hacking scandal.The force says it wants the Indep...
Police ask watchdog to investigate head of Scotland Yard public affairs in hacking scandal.
British police say a man has been sentenced to two years in jail for forging up to 1,000 paintings.Scotland Yard says 63-year-old William Mumford imitated artists su...
Lack of evidence cited despite claims of new leads by British police
A British codebreaker had complained of friction at the country's overseas spy agency before his naked and decomposing body was found inside a padlocked sports bag, ...
The parents of a British girl who disappeared in Portugal five years ago still believe their daughter will be found alive, they said Wednesday.Madeleine McCann's par...
Even after a coroner's verdict, it remains a mystery: A naked spy found dead in a locked bag, lurid details of a kinky sex life and allegations that someone in Brita...
Even after a coroner's verdict, it remains a mystery: A naked spy found dead in a locked bag, lurid details of a kinky sex life and allegations that someone in Brita...
Scotland Yard has seized a record number of counterfeit coins in raids on three properties just outside of London, the force announced Thursday. Three suspects have ...
British police will deploy around 12,500 officers to protect the Olympic Games after facing strong criticism for their lack of manpower and slow response to last yea...
Police say a 21-year-old British man has been sentenced to a year in jail for hacking into the Facebook account of someone in the U.S.Scotland Yard said Wednesday th...
British police will deploy around 12,500 officers to protect the Olympic Games after facing strong criticism for their lack of manpower and slow response to last yea...
Scotland Yard says it has arrested an Italian fugitive across the street from the police force's London headquarters.Police said that the 49-year-old Gianfranco Tech...
When British police finally snared an Italian fugitive wanted for the last 30 years, the task couldn't have been easier: he was arrested across the street from Scotl...
Senior members of Scotland Yard showed poor judgment in their handling of Britain's phone hacking scandal, the country's police watchdog said Thursday, in a further ...
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