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Met police officer John Wigglesworth guilty of engaging in sexual activity with child
Wigglesworth, 46, a serving officer of the Roads and Transport Policing Command, pleaded guilty to charge.
Hornsey schoolgirl abduction attempt: Met boost patrols after fake police officer tried to lure girls
Man tried convincing girls aged 11-14 he was a policeman in attempted abduction during rush hour.
London Underground racism: Jubilee line worst for hate crimes - attacks shot up 150% month of Paris attacks
Figures obtained by IBTimes UK reveal there was an 18% increase in hate crimes on the tube network last year.
London: Teenage mother poured bleach into minutes-old baby's mouth in panic
Muslim girl kept pregnancy secret until giving birth to baby son in bathroom at the family home.
Stoke Newington shooting: Met Police anti-gang detectives hunt for victim shot by man with dreadlocks
Trident officers investigating after 20-year-old black man reportedly shot near Lorraine Terrace in north London.
London bus arson: CCTV video of boys trying to set fire to T31 bus in Croydon sparks police hunt
Police looking for two boys who attempted to set fire to seats on the bus as it travelled along Field Way.
White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite 'spotted at Duncan Bannatyne's Darlington hotel'
Durham Police contacted after woman claimed to have seen wife of 7/7 bomber Germaine Lindsay at hotel.
EastEnders actress Sian Blake search: Murder inquiry after three bodies found at family home in Erith
BREAKING: Murder inquiry launched after three bodies found at home.
Missing EastEnders actress Sian Blake: Murder detectives investigate after partner disappears
Former soap actress was last seen on 13 December 2015 when she visited family in the Leyton area of northeast London.
Paedophile John Proctor travelled from Walsall to London to abuse two girls aged eight and 10
Proctor sparked conversation with mother whom he asked for access to her two daughters.
Farringdon security alert: Armed Met officers arrest trio after unmarked police cars swarm on London road
Three men were arrested in what police describe as a 'non-terror-related' incident.
Forest Gate house fire murder: Pair questioned after man burns to death on Christmas Day
Man and a woman arrested on suspicion of murder after 60-year-old perished in Christmas Day fire.
London: Everald James killed pet dog by hanging it from railings outside his Mottingham home
James was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
Wood Green shooting: Police watchdog launches homicide investigation
Police watchdog have conformed an investigation looking into the fatal shooting of Jermaine Baker.
Met Police 'creepy copper' James Petevinou sacked for harassing Harrods sunglasses saleswoman
James Petevinou sacked from Met Police after harassing Harrods staff for two months.
Brixton bus bottle attack: Six passengers assaulted on route 159 service through South London
Police looking for witness or information on the identities of two men who fled the scene.
Wood Green shooting: Hitmen-jailbreak plot suspects in court after deadly police clash
Suspects to appear in court charged with planning to free two prisoners on their way to be sentenced.
London: Upskirt menace caught on video as he strikes in Colliers Wood branch of Boots
CCTV shows an alleged voyeur pretending to shop before putting his phone between a woman's legs.
Square Mile murder: Hunt on for suspect who stabbed man between Leadenhall Street and The Gherkin
City of London Police say man was killed after fight broke out in heart of London's financial district.
London car theft: 65 cars a day stolen in capital as Redbridge named city's very own San Andreas
Exclusive: East London borough saw 6,294 vehicle thefts compared to Kingston-Upon-Thames, which has the fewest.
Ealing murder: Man arrested after woman in 40s killed at home in west London
Man aged 49 was held after officers discovered body at home in Ealing, west London.
Kentish Town Underground: Image of suspect who 'pushed' man on to Northern line in attempted murder
British Transport Police tracing man after commuter was struck by Tube and suffered serious injuries.
Luton terror arrests: Four men detained by Met Police 'not connected to Paris attacks'
Men in their thirties were arrested on suspicion of plotting acts of terrorism.
Finsbury Park murder: Boy becomes 15th teenager fatally stabbed in London this year
Boy was taken by London Ambulance Service to hospital but died of his injuries.
Met Police officer investigated after 'forcing woman released from prison into relationship'
The detective constable was arrested by IPCC investigators on 17 November.
Woolwich knife attack: Video shows hooded men punch, kick and stab man in south London brawl
Four youths chased down man to Hare Street in south-east London before attacking him in broad daylight.
Grand Union Canal murder: Thomasz Kocik killed Marta Ligman and dumped body in suitcase near Maida Vale
'Obsessively jealous' Polish man Thomasz Kocik killed girlfriend after she moved to England be with him.
Holloway murder: Boy killed in Islington is 14th teen stabbed to death in London in 2015
Met Police called on Monday to reports of a male stabbed in north London
London crime: Expert pickpocket shows how vulnerable Christmas shoppers are to thieves
London has been revealed as the pickpocket capital of the UK.
London stab central: Check how many knife attacks were reported in your postcode
Search our database to see how many individuals were stabbed near your London home.