Met Police asks retired detectives to return amid staffing crisis

Britain's biggest police force is asking retired detectives to go back to their jobs to help solve a staffing crisis.The Metropolitan Police admits it is struggling to cope because of the demands of dealing with the aftermaths of the Grenfell Tower fire and terror attacks at Westminster and London Bridge.In a letter to hundreds of retired detectives, deputy commissioner Craig Mackey wrote: "The nature of the response is placing certain skills in high demand, particularly across the investigative