Image copyright Nad Nazir Image caption Some 20 fire crews are tackling the blaze in Barking A huge fire has broken out at a warehouse in east London. Plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing across London from the site of the blaze in Barking. Nad Nazir, who lives nearby, was out walking when […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Police had been called to Great Dover Street in Southwark over reports of a fight A man has been stabbed to death in a south London street. Police had been called to Great Dover Street, Southwark, at 17:30 BST over reports of a number of males fighting when they found […]
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Ian Wright was Arsenal’s record goal scorer with 185 until being surpassed by Thierry Henry (228) Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright says “these messages still hit me so hard” as he detailed racist abuse he has suffered on social media. Wright, 56, tweeted a series of screengrabs of offensive messages he received from […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Danny Pearce died of a stab wound, a post-mortem examination found A man has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old who was stabbed to death almost three years ago. Danny Pearce was attacked while walking on King William Walk, Greenwich, south-east London, on 15 July 2017. A post-mortem […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Black men and women are nearly twice as likely to die with coronavirus as white people in England and Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics. The analysis shows the inequality persists after taking into account age, where people live and some measures of deprivation and prior health. People from […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Officers seized material from suspects during the lockdown The Met Police has arrested 45 suspected paedophiles since the lockdown began, new figures reveal. Specialist officers safeguarded 92 people in the first four weeks after 23 March, when severe restriction on people’s movement were put in place. Over the same […]
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Image caption The incident happened at a property in Kerry Drive, Upminster Two teenage boys have been arrested after an 11-year-old boy was shot in east London. The child sustained potentially life-changing injuries at a property in Upminster on Friday and his father, in his 40s, suffered cuts to his head. Police said the homeowner […]
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Image copyright Marius Zarnescu Image caption Mohammed Abdullah Al Araimi was stabbed in Knightsbridge near Harrods A man has denied murdering a student outside the Harrods department store in Knightsbridge. Badir Rahim Alnazi, 23, is accused of attacking 20-year-old Mohamed Abdullah Al Araimi on 5 December last year. Mr Al Araimi had been walking with […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Police were called to a property in Aldborough Road North A one-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy who were stabbed to death in east London have been named. Pavinya Nithiyakumar, aged 19 months, and three-year-old Nigish Nithiyakumar, were both found with stab wounds in Aldborough Road North in Ilford […]
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Image copyright Getty Images NHS doctors have been warned to look out for a rare but dangerous reaction in children that may be linked to coronavirus infection. An urgent alert sent out to GPs said that intensive care departments in London and other parts of the UK have been treating severely sick children with unusual […]
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