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Updated 11:25, 5 May 2026

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TREASURES STILL MISSING

Fabergé Watch and Egg Still Missing After Soho Handbag Heist

HORROR BLAZE

Southwark Football Prodigy, 16, Dies in Devastating Flat Blaze as Friend Battles for Life

RAPE CHARGE

Met Police Officer James Brown Charged with Rape, Suspended Ahead of Court Hearing

BOUNCE BACK

Family Fraudsters Jailed for £150K Bounce Back Loan Scam and Identity Fraud

ABUSE OF TRUST

Ex-Met Cadet Leader Grant Fulker Guilty of Sexual Assault in Heathrow Hotel Abuse Case

MURDER CHARGE

North Walworth Man Charged with Murder After Woman Found Dead in Southwark Home

ONE PUNCH KILL

Lewisham Grandad Murdered After Pub Punch—Killer Tallant Jailed for 10½ Years

BENT COP

Cop Lauren Evans Jailed for Faking Sexual Assault Claim, Sparking Police Manhunt

HIGH SPEED CHASE

Chelsea Chase: Asylum Seeker Snatches £7,000 Omega in Sloane Square, Jailed 16 Months

SOUTHWARK MURDER PROBE

Murder Probe Launched After 62-Year-Old Michael Burrows Dies Following Brutal Southwark Attack

Man in 60s Fighting for Life After Brutal Southwark Daytime Brawl – Police Seek Witnesses

JAILED FOR LIFE

Ex-Met Cop David Carrick Guilty of 1980s Child Abuse as Police Failures Exposed

FATAL ATTACK

Southwark Brawl Fatal: Lewis Macleod Charged with Manslaughter After Michael Edwards’ Death

Paedophile Syed Ahmed Jailed 15 Years for Grooming and Raping Six Girls Across Five Counties

CRYPTO BUST

Met Police Nab £5.5 Billion Bitcoin Fraudster in Record Crypto Bust

HORRIFIC CRIMES

Groomer Syed Ahmed Jailed 15 Years for Sex Crimes Against Girls Across Five UK Counties

KNIFE RAMPAGE

Southwark Man Jailed for Knife Rampage Injuring Five at Beddington Warehouse

TRIPLE FATAL A13 CRASH

Met Police Staffer Luke Pearce Charged Over Sharing Gruesome Fatal Crash Photos

BUSTED COP

Met Detective Inspector Charged with Perverting Justice in Evidence Tampering Scandal

MURDER CHARGE

Fifth Man Charged in Giovanny Rendon Bedoya’s Fatal Walworth Stabbing

SHARED INFORMATION

Ex-Met Cop Daniel Humphreys Guilty of Sharing Secret Police Files in Shocking Data Breach

FIRST PICTURE

Father and Son Property Developers Fatally Stabbed in Bermondsey Office Attack

TWO DEAD

Double Stabbing in Southwark Kills Two Men as Police Launch Murder Probe

Pharmacists Get Suspended Sentences for Illegal Supply of 47 Million Diazepam Tablets in UK’s Biggest Drug Ring

SEX CASE

Ex-Sussex Cop David Gamlin Admits Sex Misconduct with Witness During 2021 Probe

STABBING ATTACK

Man Arrested After Brutal GBH Assault on Walworth Road, Southwark – Police Urge Witnesses to Come Forward

SEX ATTACK

Met Police Inspector Michael Richards Charged with Sexual Assault, Suspended Pending Trial

MADE OFF

Southwark Horror Crash: Man Critical as Driver Flees Scene – Police Hunt Escaped Motorist

HORROR CRASH

Bermondsey Chaos: Two Hurt, One Critical in Serious Southwark Park Road Crash Shuts Morning Commute

Man, 57, Killed at Southwark Bus Stop in Police Chase Crash – 24-Year-Old Woman Arrested