The Government has mandated the wearing of face coverings on public transport from Tuesday 30th November
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Detectives investigating the disappearance of a woman from Sissinghurst have been granted more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of her murder
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Officers patrolling Frinton have directed a number of people to leave under a dispersal order put in place
A councillor has resigned from the Conservative Party just six months after being elected over plans to force front-line health workers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19
Leigh Park Councillor Tom Moutray, who has represented the Battins ward since May, cut ties with the Tories over a ‘disagreement’ with the government’s mandatory vaccination programme for NHS workers. The proposals, set to come into force in April 2022, will see health workers who refuse to get the jab facing possible dismissal. But […]
The victim of a fatal stabbing in Southall has been named as detectives continue to appeal for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward
[block_2] While formal identification is yet to take place, the victim has been confirmed as Rishmeet Singh, 16, who was from the local area. His family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
Government attendance advisors to start work helping local areas and school trusts put new plans in place to increase attendance
[block_2] As part of the Education Secretary’s commitment to make school attendance his top priority, new expert attendance advisers with decades of first-hand experience are to begin work to reduce pupil absence.
Detectives investigating the disappearance of missing women Ilona Golabek have launched a murder inquiry
Detectives had previously appealed for sightings of Ms Golabek aged 27 however she has not been seen since 9 November. A body has not yet been found. Police believe Ms Golabek was in the Wide Bargate / Red Lion Street area of Boston at around 23.55 GMT pm on November 9 and later in […]
Detectives in Kent have released an E-FIT image of a man after receiving an allegation that a child was sexually assaulted two years ago in #Leybourne
The victim reported that the incident happened in June or July 2019. Our officers launched an investigation after the victim came forward to report the details in October 2021. It is alleged the girl was approached by a man she did not know in a woodland area where he raped her. He is described […]
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Beckenham
Riccardo Holness, aged 42, sustained head injuries during an assault which took place at 1.22am on Sunday, 17 October on High Street, Beckenham. He was taken to hospital in a critical condition where he died nearly a month later on Friday, 12 November. A post-mortem examination on Wednesday, 17 November gave the cause of death […]
Kent Police is appealing for information to help find a missing woman from Sissinghurst
Alexandra Morgan was last seen in the village at around 9.30am on Saturday 13 November 2021. The 34-year-old is described as being white and around five feet six inches tall with a slim build and brown shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing a green quilted coat, which is knee length, along with a black […]
Detectives from our Public Protection Unit are appealing for information and witnesses following an alleged rape in #Harlow
A teenage girl reported that the assault took place in an alleyway off of Post Office Walk, Harlow, between 5.30pm and 6.30pm yesterday evening, Monday 15 November. Detective Inspector Brian Palombella, who has been leading the investigation, said: “Following the incident, the victim spoke with two women and a man in Harlow town centre to […]
Detectives are appealing for information and footage as they work to piece together the circumstances surrounding an unexplained death in Barking
The body of 15-year-old Azoulas Zygelis was found at around 12:20pm on Wednesday, 3 November in a waterway at Stebbing Way, near Wivenhoe Road, Barking. Azoulas had been reported missing on Monday, 1 November. He was known to have been in Felton Road, Barking at around 17:00hrs and it is understood he travelled to Newlands […]
THREAT LEVEL INCREASES FROM “SUBSTANTIAL” TO “SEVERE”
Today (Monday, 15 November), the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) confirmed that the threat level from terrorism has been raised from “substantial”, to “severe”. “The threat level moving to severe means it is ‘highly likely’ that a terrorist attack could happen in the UK. But I want to make clear that the change is a […]
Detectives investigating a robbery in Ashford have released an image of a person they would like to speak to
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The family of a 10-year-old boy who was killed by a dog have paid tribute to their “beautiful boy”
Jack Lis died after being attacked by a dog at a friend’s house on Monday. In a statement released through Gwent Police, his family have said: “We are absolutely heartbroken. Our lives will never be the same without Jack. “This is not something any parent should ever have to be writing. We have so […]
Ambulance windscreen smashed whilst responding to emergency
Ambulance bosses are appealing for members of the public to help them identify the individual(s) who smashed the window of an ambulance whilst it was responding to a 999 call. [block_2] The incident happened on Alcester Road, Moseley, at about 9.15pm last night (Thursday).
Six teenagers have been arrested in morning raids as part of an investigation into a drive-by shooting in east London where two boys were targeted
[block_2] Officers from the Met’s Trident team, who target gun and gang crime, led a reactive investigation into a shotgun discharge that took place in Chingford, Waltham Forest, on Monday, 13 September.
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing on a man on the Isle of Dogs have named a man they urgently want to speak to in connection with their enquiries
Kwabena Boateng, 20, of Dod Street, E14 is described as 6ft 2inches tall, of medium build with short hair and speaks with a London accent. He was last seen leaving a hotel in Commercial Road in Tower Hamlets on the afternoon of 22 September. The appeal comes after police were called at 8.26pm on Tuesday, […]