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7/7 London bombings: 10 years on this is how the city's emergency services have changed
London's fire brigade, ambulance service, police and transport system have all learned 7/7's lessons.
Two day major counter-terrorism exercise to take place in London from today
The exercise is the largest ever and will involve 1,000 police officers and other services.
Isis: Clamp down on wire transfers to disrupt terrorists, says counter terrorism boss
Changes to rules allowing no ID on transfers below £600 will aid police efforts.
Isis in the UK: Met Police warns Londoners to be alert at major events due to terror threat
London: Armed Forces Day and Pride events will have increased security after 'Bloody Friday'.
Find My iPhone: Is it safe for civilians to trace stolen smartphones without the police?
Following the Jeremy Cook murder in Canada, should the public be more careful about tracing stolen gadgets?
London: police fire or aim tasers at children and pensioners as old as 85, force admits
Tasers fired over 500 times in London in 2013-14 - Boris Johnson says use 'not excessive'
Hatton Garden heist: Police charge 8 men in connection with £200m safe deposit box burglary
Two of the men charged are believed to be father and son.
Terror arrests in Britain soar to record level, says Metropolitan Police
More than half of the 388 held in 2014 connected to Syria.
UK: Security scare as American tourist flies drone over Windsor Castle while Queen was home
Tourist wanted to take aerial footage to upload to YouTube.
Wanted fugitive Paul Monk arrested by armed police in dramatic raid on Spanish Costa Blanca
Essex-born Monk, 54, is wanted in connection with the murder of 25-year-old Francis Brennan from Liverpool.
Drones: What is being done to ensure the public's safety?
IBTimes UK takes a look at how the authorities are looking out for you.
Fulham murder: 33-year-old woman killed at flat in Romily Court
Metropolitan Police launched a murder investigation after woman found dead on Saturday.
Luton: Ibrahim Anderson and Shah Jahan Khan charged with recruiting for banned group
Ibrahim Anderson also accused of possessing information likely to help potential terrorist.
London: Builders find giant WWII bomb in Bermondsey
A 5ft unexploded second World War bomb found by builders in Bermondsey causes major chaos in London.
Westminster paedophile scandal: Claims Scotland Yard shut investigation after royal implicated
Claims a police investigation into a paedophile ring was shut down for national security reasons emerged yesterday.
Muslim ex-police officer Dal Babu blasts 'toxic brand' of UK anti-radicalisation Prevent strategy
The £40m a year scheme is designed to counter all forms of terrorism and provide practical help.
UK's property market 'a safe haven for corrupt funds'
Transparency International said £180m worth of property has been placed under investigation - the tip of the iceberg.
New Year's Eve 2015: Met police warn public 'not to travel into London'
London gears up for the first ticketed New Year's Eve fireworks in an effort to prevent over-crowding.
Only 1 in 40 UK police officers guilty of racism are fired
The Association of Chief Police Officers said it is determined to stop racism in the police.
Thousands of Met police officers face the axe under spending plans, Labour warns
The party says the force could cut up to 5,200 officers by 2020 to make savings.
Teenager Jordan Francois re-arrested after being released from prison by mistake
Breaking: teenager arrested by police in Edmonton, north London, after mistakenly being freed from Wandsworth Prison.
Luton terrorism arrests: 2 men detained at Bedfordshire station for 'supporting banned group'
BREAKING: Counter terror officers from the Metropolitan Police arrest two men in Luton.
Cressida Dick: Britain's top female police officer leaves Met for Foreign Office
Assistant commissioner leaves service after more than 30 years.
Five Brits Join Islamic State A Week Warns Met Chief
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe warns of the risks posed by British jihadists returning to the UK
Finchley Drugs Bust: Scotland Yard Intercepts Nearly £10m of Heroin
Met Police pounced as driver started transferring holdalls of heroin from his car into a van.
Tube Terrorist Attack Branded as Hoax by Police
British Transport Police chief said threat was a hoax and urged commuters to carry on as normal.
London: Sultan of Brunei's Dorchester Hotel Struck Again by Moped 'Smash and Grab' Raiders
No arrests have been made in connection with the robbery at world famous The Dorchester on Park Lane.
UK: Too Many Black and Ethnic Minority Children Under 10 Subject to Police Stop and Search
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children found children under 10 are stopped and searched by police
Boris Johnson Provokes Fury by Buying Water Cannons 'Just in Case'
Why is Mayor BoJo spending £218,000 on machines which aren't legal to use?
South London Cocaine Gang Flooded Capital's Streets With Drugs Worth £26m
James Williams, John Corbett and Michael Butler bought luxury items and lived like kings