The head of the Met's Black Police Association (MBPA) was in a WhatsApp group where "wholly offensive" messages were shared, a misconduct hearing was told.Insp Charles Ehikioya is accused of being in a chat with former officer Carlo Francisco where messages including jokes about sex with a girl with Down's syndrome and mockery of the late Prince Philip's car crash were sent.

WhatsApp lets you pin important messages within chats, making it especially useful in group conversations where key information can easily get lost among numerous daily messages. Initially, users were allowed to pin a single message,

Inspector Charles Ehikioya is accused of being in a chat with former Pc Carlo Francisco, who in 2023 was separately found guilty of gross misconduct over messages shared in a group with seven others, including some which made fun of Katie Price’s disabled son Harvey.

Open the specific WhatsApp chat where you want to enable disappearing messages. Tap on the contact name or group name at the top of the chat screen. Now, tap on "Disappearing messages." Choose the desired duration for the messages to disappear: 24 hours, 7 days, 90 days, or "Off." Finally, tap "Turn on" to confirm the changes.