Money laundering cash couriers smuggled £100 million in suitcases
Eleven of the couriers have now been convicted, following yesterday’s guilty verdicts returned in the trial of Beatrice Auty, 26, from London; Jonathan Johnson, 55, and Jo Emma Larvin, 44, both from Ripon in North Yorkshire, and Amy Harrison, 27, from Worcester Park in Surrey, at Isleworth Crown Court. Their network smuggled more than £104 […]
London Marathon runner Steve Shanks died shortly after the race on Sunday, April 23, while he was on his way home
The 45-year-old ran the 26-mile distance in 2 hours, 53 minutes, and 26 seconds. Steve Shanks died after finishing the marathon, which 48,000 participants ran this year to raise money for their favourite charities.
A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with a variety of offences, including using the bank cards of deceased persons
Muhammed Mustafa Darr, 37, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court following a corruption probe that recommended charges against him. Darr used to work for the Met’s North Area Basic Command Unit, but he no longer does.
Man who assisted killer of nine-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel jailed
Paul Russell has today, Wednesday 26th April, been jailed for 22 months for assisting the killer of nine-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Russell, 41, of Snowberry Road, West Derby, pleaded guilty to assisting an offender after admitting to giving Thomas Cashman a lift and moving his clothing following the fatal shooting at Olivia’s home in Dovecot on […]
The United Kingdom wishes the State of Israel a Happy 75th Birthday
The UK and Israel share extremely close ties as seen through the developing economic and technological relationship between the two nations. The UK is proud to be linked to Israel’s thriving technology industry – from cybersecurity, fintech, and healthcare, to energy and climate tech. UK companies have established partnerships and collaborations with Israeli companies in […]
Police release CCTV still as part of an investigation into a report of voyeurism
This was reported to have occurred on 15 April 2023 at around 9am at a property on Glebe Road, Bowness-on-Windermere. Officers would like to speak with the person pictured as part of their investigation.
Government delivers on its manifesto commitment to recruit 20,000 additional officers
There are more police officers in England and Wales than ever before, new figures published by the government today confirm. The government has delivered on its 2019 manifesto commitment to recruit 20,000 additional police officers by March 2023. This brings the total number to nearly 150,000 officers, more than 3,500 higher than the previous peak […]
Man found unresponsive in Orpington property
Emergency services were all called to the property on Beaumont Road Petts Wood in Orpington on Wednesday morning (26th April 2023) On arrival, paramedics found an unresponsive man within the property
A man armed with a knife tasered by Police outside Tooting Railway Station
Police were called at about 6.45pm on Tuesday, 25 April to reports of a man in possession of a knife outside Tooting Railway Station. When officers arrived, the man ran towards them with a knife.
Police in Margate have arrested two people after stopping a car and seizing large amounts of nitrous oxide
In the early hours of Saturday 22 April 2023, officers on patrol in Northdown Road stopped a car due to the manner of its driving. Police searched the vehicle and recovered a wrench and eight industrial cans of nitrous oxide, along with items associated with drug-dealing, including a large quantity of cash, empty deal bags, […]
Response cops followed a lead as well as their noses to break up a cannabis grow inside a house
Officers were visiting a house in Tudor Crescent, Rainworth, for an unrelated incident when someone was spotted fleeing from a nearby house as they arrived. Detecting something suspicious might be going on, Newark and Sherwood response officers followed their instincts and went to investigate.
Man in Medway court over high value thefts from cars
A suspected car thief has been charged in connection with a spate of offences across Staplehurst, Cranbrook and Paddock Wood. Police have been investigating several incidents reported between Monday 17 April and Sunday 23 April 2023, which have included the theft of a Hyundai and a Nissan from driveways at two addresses. The alleged offences […]
They said it was a fridge too far… but he smashed it all the same
Royal Marine Corporal Sam Hammond breaks the Guinness World Record for running a marathon with a fridge on his back. He beat the previous world record by 57 minutes – completing the London Marathon on Sunday in 4 hours, 52 minutes and 10 seconds.
In a programme approved by Transport for London, black cabs will be outfitted with life-saving bandages
The gear will be carried in 400 London cabs, each of which will have a badge identifying it to emergency services and passers-by. According to the organisation Rapaid, the bandages can apply up to 18kg of pressure to a blood injury.
A biker was discovered injured after colliding with a car at the Blackwall Tunnel
The incident occurred immediately before 7.40 a.m. today (April 26) on the northbound portion. Officers and London Ambulance Service crews responded and discovered a cyclist suffering from minor injuries.
The dangerous journey across the Mediterranean in search of a better life has claimed the lives of at least 70 people while more than 1,200 migrants have been rescued by Italian authorities
The Coastguard officials confirmed the rescue of 35 boats that had left Tunisia last weekend, with three boats encountering difficulties on their way to Europe. At least 23 people are missing from the three vessels, and so far, 70 bodies have been recovered from the sea. The rescue operation involved air and naval support from […]
The dangerous journey across the Mediterranean in search of a better life has claimed the lives of at least 70 people while more than 1,2…
The Coastguard officials confirmed the rescue of 35 boats that had left Tunisia last weekend, with three boats encountering difficulties on their way to Europe. At least 23 people are missing from the three vessels, and so far, 70 bodies have been recovered from the sea. The rescue operation involved air and naval support from […]
Maidstone attack: A woman was attacked by a man on the River Medway in Maidstone
The incident happened on Saturday 8 April 2023 as a woman was walking along an embankment of the River Medway. The victim had been heading from the Broadway and was close to the Millennium Bridge near to Whatman Park, when at around 10.00pm it is reported she was approached by a man. The man is […]