As it happened: Met Police apologises for axe murder case failings - BBC News
An report into the 1987 murder of a private investigator has strongly criticised the Met Police.
The early years of the Daniel Morgan saga experienced policing that was "poor or below accepted standards", while there was a "historical phenomenon" of regular drinking sessions in which officers mixed with local figures "operating on the fringes of legality".

More serious was evidence that stories were sold by the police to the press; misuse of the police national computer; and the planting of false evidence.

The inquiry also found links between "personnel at the highest levels of the Metropolitan Police and people working for a news organisation linked to criminality associated with the murder of Daniel Morgan". The evidence relates to dealings with the News of the World.

The panel strongly criticises the Met for impeding its investigation by failing to co-operate with elements of its work.

The Met has at times accepted failings in the Morgan case, and suggested corruption was to blame, but when asked to explain what this meant, the panel said often little detail was provided.

The force also placed barriers in the way of the inquiry when the panel asked for a computer terminal so that it could access the police Holmes investigation database.

A series of recommendations includes better vetting of police officers and a requirement for police officers to register their membership of any organisation, including the freemasons.