After her own encounters with thieves, a reporter got to the bottom of a growing epidemic on the city’s streets.

It used to be simple. You dressed properly, went somewhere civilised and you wore the good stuff. A decent watch, proper ...

"The public deserve better." Earlier this month the force made 18 arrests and seized 2,000 handsets in what the Met claimed ...

A record 80,000 phones were stolen in the city last year, according to police, giving London an undesirable reputation as a European capital for the crime.