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How the Met police spent £2.5m hiding spycop from former partner
By Rob Evans

Spycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived her into relationship

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/26/how-the-met-police-spent-25m-hiding-spycop-from-former-partner

#Police #Undercoverpoliceandpolicing #UKcivilliberties #Humanrights #Metropolitanpolice #UKnews #TheGuardian #RobEvans

Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/facewatch-facial-recognition-uk-shops-instantly-alerts-police-civil-liberties #FacialRecognition #UkCivilLiberties #RetailIndustry #Crime #HumanRights #Privacy #Business #Police #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #UkNews

Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/26/sarah-rogers-claims-uk-free-speech-arrests #Police #UkCivilLiberties #FarRightUs #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #Politics #FarRight #TheFarRight #UkNews #UsNews #Labour #UsPolitics #WorldNews

Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/23/met-to-expand-live-facial-recognition-central-london #FacialRecognition #MetropolitanPolice #Technology #UkNews #London #Police #England #UkCivilLiberties #Privacy #DataProtection

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/tuesday-briefing-how-ai-facial-recognition-in-policing-works-and-how-it-can-go-wrong #FacialRecognition #UkCivilLiberties #AiArtificialIntelligence #Law #Technology #Computing #UkNews #Race #London #Police #MetropolitanPolice

Swearing banned by one in five councils in England and Wales, finds report on ‘busybody’ fines https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/29/swearing-banned-councils-england-wales-pspo-busybody-fines #LocalGovernment #Law #Society #UkNews #UkCivilLiberties #Politics #England #Wales #UkCriminalJustice

Bristol launches summer of activist events to become UK civil rights capital https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/29/bristol-launches-summer-of-activist-events-to-become-uk-civil-rights-capital #Bristol #UkNews #UkCivilLiberties #Society

Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/civil-liberties-groups-call-for-inquiry-into-uk-data-protection-watchdog #Informationcommissioner #UKcivilliberties #Dataprotection #Technology #UKnews #Law

Met chief rejects calls to scrap live facial recognition at Notting Hill carnival https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/aug/19/met-chief-rejects-calls-scrap-live-facial-recognition-notting-hill-carnival #NottingHillcarnival #Metropolitanpolice #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #MarkRowley #Technology #Festivals #Culture #Police #London #UKnews #Race

Facial recognition cameras too racially biased to use at Notting Hill carnival, say campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/16/facial-recognition-cameras-too-racially-biased-to-use-at-notting-hill-carnival-say-campaigners #NottingHillcarnival #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #YvetteCooper #Technology #Festivals #Culture #Police #London #UKnews #Race #Law

Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soars https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/24/police-live-facial-recognition-cameras-england-and-wales #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #Surveillance #Technology #England #Police #UKnews #Crime #Wales #Law

Valuable tool or cause for alarm? Facial ID quietly becoming part of police’s arsenal https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/24/valuable-tool-or-cause-alarm-facial-id-quietly-becoming-part-police-arsenal #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #Surveillance #Technology #England #Police #UKnews #London #Crime #Wales #Law

Government drops appeal over climate activist who held sign outside UK court https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/aug/15/government-drops-appeal-over-climate-activist-who-held-sign-outside-uk-court #Environmentalactivism #UKcriminaljustice #UKcivilliberties #Climatecrisis #Trialbyjury #Environment #Politics #Protest #England #UKnews #Law

Starmer’s live facial recognition plan would usher in national ID, campaigners say https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/02/starmer-live-facial-recognition-plan-would-usher-in-national-id-campaigners-warn #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #Identitycards #Surveillance #KeirStarmer #Technology #Politics #Privacy #Police #UKnews