You’re nicked… by the real flying squad: Steve Boggan joins Met ‘pilots’ controlling a fleet of drones as they swoop at lightning speed to catch criminals in the act. An Orwellian nightmare, or the weapon we’ve all been waiting for?

Two men saunter down The Strand in central London. They have just stolen several bottles of wine from a convenience store, but the thought of being arrested hasn’t crossed their minds. After all, who gets done for shoplifting these days?

But the thieves – David Browning and Daniel Marshall, both 40 and from Westminster – are in for a shock. Staff at the store have dialled 999, and from five miles away, police are watching the thieves’ every move.

A drone high above their heads is following and filming them, while the officer piloting it remotely is sending real-time information about their

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