"Father Ted" creator Graham Linehan cleared as U.K. police drop investigation into his social media posts that drew international criticism and free speech concerns.

The police commissioner spoke after the BBC broadcast video showing officers making sexualized comments, reveling in the use of violence and expressing racist views.

These incidents will still be recorded and used as valuable pieces of intelligence to establish potential patterns of behaviour or criminality.'

Nearly 190 London police officers were sacked and barred from returning to the service last year, new figures show. According to the College of Policing, the Metropolitan Police had 183 of the 735 UK-wide dismissed in the year to March 31, 2025 - about one in four.