Fat and unfit police must improve their physical condition or “we haven’t got a job for them”, Britain’s most senior officer has said.

A foreign spy has been detained on suspicion of helping three British schoolgirls travel to Syria to join Islamic State (IS), according to reports.

Three schoolgirls who fled to Syria to join Islamic State (IS) are believed to have funded their travel by stealing jewellery from relatives, MPs have been told.

Police killer Harry Roberts has been released from prison, despite calls from relatives of his victims, politicians and senior police for him to stay behind bars.

A UN report says the world is facing a challenge of foreign fighters in terror groups on an "unprecedented scale", with about 15,000 in Syria and Iraq alone.

An inquiry has been demanded into a security breach which saw a member of the public collide with British Prime Minister David Cameron today.

The gunman who shot dead a soldier in the Canadian capital was not under surveillance or on a list of around 90 individuals deemed to be a “high risk”, police have admitted.

The parents of Madeleine McCann have hit out at the coverage of the latest developments in the probe into the disappearance of their missing daughter, as Scotland Yard detectives arrived in Portugal to meet with their counterparts.

Max Clifford has become the first person to be convicted as part of Operation Yewtree, the national investigation sparked by abuse claims against Jimmy Savile.

A police officer who lied about witnessing the Plebgate row was jailed for 12 months today.

Britain’s prime minister has appealed for a calm response to the inquest verdict that a man was lawfully killed by a police marksman despite being unarmed.

A senior detective investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has thanked the public for thousands of messages received in the wake of recent television appeals.

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have said they hope a renewed investigation into their daughter’s disappearance could lead to her finally being found.

Britain’s most senior police officer has dismissed claims that the investigation prompted by the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal has turned into a witch hunt.

Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school in Chislehurst, south east London.

Anti-terror police in England were today preparing to question the two men shot and injured after the Woolwich soldier killing as details about their backgrounds began to emerge.

Terrorism returned to the streets of London today as two suspected Muslim fanatics butchered a man in broad daylight in the name of “Allah”.

An eerie silence hung over the scene of the London helicopter crash where mangled metal and the remains of a burnt-out car told of the horrors which unfolded in central London today.

Jimmy Savile would regularly take teenage girls to a private hospital block alone, a former porter has claimed.

David Cameron today said he was “delighted” by Boris Johnson’s mayoral victory and vowed the pair would work together for the good of London.

Scotland Yard was under the spotlight today after facing fresh allegations of racism amongst its officers.

Scotland Yard was plunged into a racism crisis tonight after revealing 10 new complaints have been referred to the police watchdog.

Scotland Yard’s race row deepened today as three officers were referred to the police watchdog over comments to colleagues.

The father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has described how his family was torn apart by his son’s death.

BRITAIN’S top law officer is reviewing whether the jail terms handed down to Stephen Lawrence’s killers are “unduly lenient”.

A JUDGE jailed two white men yesterday for the “evil” murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993, one of Britain’s most notorious racist crimes which prompted a major police overhaul.

Two men were finally jailed today for the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence nearly 19 years ago.

A 31-year-old woman was arrested in Britain today by detectives investigating phone hacking at News International.

THE first person to be arrested in connection with claims of computer hacking by private investigators working for News International was released on bail last night.

FOUR applicants are set to fight it out to be London’s new police chief and take on responsibility for running Britain’s biggest police force as it battles with the aftermath of serious rioting and a high-profile investigation which has put some of its own staff under the spotlight.

The successor to the North's police chief Hugh Orde will be decided today as four high-ranking candidates face a rigorous interview process in Belfast.

Police in England have been given another 12 hours to question a dozen suspects over the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones.