Forecasters are warning that Storm Dave will hit the UK hard later today – bringing gale force winds as millions travel for the Easter break. Four yellow weather warnings from the Met Office will come into force this afternoon: • An alert for wind covering northern England and part of Wales is active from 5pm…
Armed police officers guarding London mayor Sadiq Khan left a bag of guns outside his home, it has emerged. Five people have now been temporarily suspended from frontline duties while an investigation takes place. A Heckler & Koch submachine gun, a Glock pistol, a Taser and ammunition were reportedly inside the bag. The Metropolitan Police’s…
Fraud has never been a police priority because, as one detective explained, it doesn’t “bang, bleed or shout” like other crimes. It isn’t sexy, is how some cops put it. Fraud is Britain’s most common crime, but it’s been poorly investigated for decades – with only a fraction of cases leading to prosecutions. The government…
Three people have been charged over an arson attack on Jewish volunteer ambulances in Golders Green, north London. Four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service, were destroyed in the early hours of 23 March. Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, both British nationals from Leyton, have been charged with arson being reckless as…
This Easter is a time of “real anxiety”, Sir Keir Starmer has said in his annual message – as he says faith can offer “reassurance”. The prime minister released his statement as is traditional from Downing Street. He said that in ‘times when some seek to divide, the government is committed to working across faiths…
A man has been charged with murder after an elderly woman was fatally stabbed in southeast London. Doris Innes, 84, was attacked outside her home in Red Lion Place, in Plumstead, on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police said. Two other people were threatened with a knife, but were not injured. Giorgio Pin, 62, of Brookhill Road,…
A 14-year-old boy has died after being shot in London, with three teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder. The boy was killed in Woolwich, southeast London, the Metropolitan Police said. Two teenage boys, aged 14 and 16, as well as an 18-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of murder on Thursday and are still being…
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after a nine-year-old girl died in a crash in Birmingham. Two cars were involved in a collision in the Hockley area of the city at around 11pm on Thursday, police said. The girl was a passenger in one of the vehicles and was taken to hospital…
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16. Chloe, from Gomersal, Leeds, died in hospital after being found in the street with stab wounds in the Austhorpe area of the city just before 6am on Saturday. Police were called on 28 March to an address…
Parts of Britain are facing winds of up to 90mph this Easter as Dave, the UK’s latest named storm, blows in. A warning for very strong winds that could cause damage and travel disruption was issued for parts of the UK over the weekend. The storm is set to bring damaging winds across northern parts…
