Top 5 news stories of the day

Met police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic

[The Guardian] Author of landmark report says Met can ‘no longer presume that it has the permission of the people of London to police them’

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£4m worth of gold seized after discovery at Heathrow Airport

[Sky News] Some of the 104kg of gold was shaped in hearts, and some in bars. The National Crime Agency, which worked alongside authorities in the Caymans, traced the gold back to South America.

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Partygate: Boris Johnson admits he misled Commons, but ‘in good faith’

[The Guardian] Former PM’s defence dossier released ahead of parliamentary committee hearing on Wednesday

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London might lose its position as tech hub, start-ups warn

[techzine] Founders fear the UK government’s failure to continue fostering new tech ventures. London might lose its position as tech hub.

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What would actually happen if Ukraine joined the EU?

[euronews] ‘The centre of gravity would shift to the east’

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