Several vaccination centres in London have said that people are falsely supplying reasons they should be vaccinated and jumping the queue. Currently, people are allowed to book a Covid vaccine if they […]
Vaccine ‘queue jumping’ and other stories
£37bn Test and Trace has ‘no clear impact’ and other stories
MPs are criticizing the NHS Test and Trace System, saying there’s no evidence that it has contributed to a drop in coronavirus cases. The Commons Public Accounts Committee has challenged the government […]
New Covid isolation scheme in Newham and other stories
Newham Council has announced a plan to put people testing positive for Covid-19 into hotels with all bills paid, to stop the spread of the virus in overcrowded households. London’s Asian communities […]
Over a thousand black men removed from MET database and other stories
After a review ordered by London mayor Sadiq Khan, more than 1,000 black Londoners under 25 have been removed from the Metropolitan Police gang violence matrix after they were assessed as posing […]
Prejudice and COVID-19
The impact of the global coronavirus crisis in generating panic and fear has prompted comparisons with the prejudice arising from the media’s coverage of AIDS and the HIV virus four decades […]
UK Scientists make major ‘breakthrough’ with Coronavirus vaccine and other stories
UK scientists seek coronavirus vaccine A team of scientists have been working around the clock to find a vaccine to cure the Coronavirus outbreak. They have managed to reduce the average […]
Theresa May under fire over Brexit plan and other stories
Theresa May under fire new Brexit plan The Prime minister will present her new Brexit plan to Parliament later today outlining the changes to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill. Several senior Tories are […]
More than half of UK GPs ‘dangerously overworked’ and other stories
More than half of UK GPs dangerously overworked The medical publication Pulse has published survey results indicating that UK GPs are being heavily overworked. GPs are seeing up to 60 patients a […]
Croydon ‘zombie’ knife case and other stories
Croydon ‘zombie knife’ sentence overturned ‘Zombie’ knife attacker Joshua Gardner,18, has now been jailed for three years and six months. He was filmed while he was trying to break a car window […]
London’s growing knife crime problem
Knife crime on the streets of London has hit new heights of late. Figures from the London Metropolitan police suggest there has been a 16% increase in reported crimes during the 2017-18 […]
New screening arches trial in Lewisham station
The Met Police has deployed screening arches at Lewisham station to detect any passenger carrying weapons. A group of law enforcement officers was asking people to queue in order to move through […]
John Worboys: Case against police is ‘wake up call’ to UK justice system
Two victims of serial rapist John Worboys have won an historic case against the Met Police at the Supreme Court. The court said that the police were guilty of ‘systemic and investigatory […]
Epileptic mother sentenced for death of her child in Plumstead road crash
A mother who admitted causing the death of her infant girl by dangerous driving has been given a suspended prison sentence at the Old Bailey. 45-year-old Chidinma Anya from Thamesmead was driving […]
Man convicted of Brent barber’s shop stabbing
A 34-year-old man has been convicted of murdering another man in a knife attack in Brent, North West London. Anthony Allen was found guilty on Friday the 12th of January at the […]
Met Police appeal over 56-year-old man’s stabbing in Kensington
Police are appealing for information about a stabbing of a 56-year-old man in Kensington. The Met Police said that they were called at 6.36 pm on 15th January to Comeragh Road, near […]
Police launch fresh appeal for footage of Plashet Park stabbing
Met Police detectives have issued a new appeal for information on the murder of Moosakhan Nasiri, who was killed in a knife attack in Plashet Park, Newham on 15th October 2017. An […]
Police seek suspect in bottle attack on officer in Lambeth
Met police detectives are investigating a bottle attack on a policeman in Lambeth. The officer had been called to a bar in Clapham Road in January after reports of trouble between security […]
Two men in court for stabbing of model Harry Uzoka in West London
Two men have been arrested and charged by detectives investigating the murder of British model Harry Uzoka. 24 year old George Koh and 23 year old Jonathan Okigbo, both from North London, […]
Three men jailed after investigation by new firearms forensics team
Three men in their twenties have been jailed for a combined total of 39 years, for firearms offences which took place between the 14th of August and the 3rd of September 2016, […]
Racist attack in fast food restaurant which left teenage victim with broken arm.
The Met Police have released an image of two women wanted in connection with a racially aggravated assault in Waltham Forest. The incident took place just after 8.30 pm on Monday 6th […]
Cannabis user who stabbed his mother 23 times sentenced to indefinite hospital order
A man who admitted stabbing his mother 23 times while suffering from a psychotic episode probably brought on by cannabis misuse has received an indefinite hospital order under the Mental Health Act. […]
Renewed appeal for information one week after murder of Daniel Frederick
Detectives will carry out an anniversary appeal in Hackney one week on from the murder of 34-year-old Daniel Frederick in Shakspeare Walk. A murder investigation had been launched after police were called […]
Met Police renewing appeal over New Year’s Eve stabbing in Newham
The Met Police is renewing its appeal for more information about the murder of 20-year-old Taofeek Lamidi in Newham. He was killed in Memorial Avenue, West Ham two days before his birthday during […]
Homophobic attack caught on CCTV
The Met Police is appealing for information about a homophobic assault which took place in East London last week. Images from CCTV have been released, showing one of the two suspects involved […]
Teenager pleads guilty to London acid attacks on moped riders
A 17 year-old from Croydon has pleaded guilty to six acid attacks on moped riders while trying to steal their vehicles. Two of the six victims continue to receive treatment for their […]
Appeal after police say ambulance crew abused by motorist
Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a man drove dangerously, and abused a member of London Ambulance Service crew as they were responding to an emergency call in Sutton. The […]
Man charged over assault of three police officers in Harrow
A man has been charged with an assault on three police officers in South Harrow. According to local press, the attack took place in the junction between Alexandra Road and Eastcote Lane. […]
79 confirmed dead or missing in Grenfell Tower fire disaster
The Met Police have announced that the death toll in the Grenfell Tower fire disaster has now reached 79. That’s the number of people identified, confirmed dead, or missing presumed dead. Five […]
Finsbury Park suspected terrorist attack- ‘An attack on London and all Londoners’
Police, fire and ambulance crews have been called to Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park after a van ploughed into worshippers leaving a mosque after midnight. The person who died was receiving […]
Grenfell Tower fire destruction: ‘indescribable’
The Met Police have released images and video of the fire destruction inside Grenfell Tower disaster. The Met’s specialist recovery team has been working with colleagues from the London Fire Brigade and […]
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