Ghana & ex-Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey charged with rape
Ghanian international footballer and ex-Arsenal star Thomas Partey has been charged with 5 counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The Ghanaian international denies the charges and “welcomes the opportunity to finally clear his name”, his lawyer said. The 32-year-old’s contract with Arsenal ended on Monday after playing with the team since 2020. […]
Windrush exhibition vandalised in racist attack
Outrage as exhibits in the Windrush Untold Stories exhibition in Brixton’s Windrush Square were smashed and desecrated. An outdoor exhibition in Brixton which celebrates the legacy of the Windrush Generation has been vandalised in what organisers believe was a racially charged attack. The Windrush Untold Stories exhibition, currently on display in Windrush Square, south London, was targeted […]
Teenager, 17, charged it fatally shooting fellow teen, 18
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was shot dead in Enfield, north London. Keanu Harker, 18, was found with gunshot injuries on Great Cambridge Road in Enfield at about 20:45 last Thursday & later died in hospital. The boy, who cannot be named because age, is due to […]
Police Manhunt for gunman after 18-year-old shot dead in Enfield
Detectives are appealing for information about one or more gunmen on the loose after a teenager was fatally shot along a major road in north London. The Metropolitan Police were called to Great Enfield Road in Enfield shortly before 9pm after residents called 999 reporting hearing gunshot sounds. Paramedics who attended alongside officers treated the […]
Child Q strip-search officers sacked by Met Police
Two Metropolitan Police officers have been dismissed after they conducted a humiliating strip-search of a 15-year-old schoolgirl. A disciplinary panel found the actions of trainee Det Con Kristina Linge and PC Rafal Szmydynski amounted to gross misconduct after the girl – known as Child Q – was searched at her school in Hackney, east London, […]
Manhunt as girl, 15, raped in underpass near shopping centre
Havering councillor says many women will feel afraid to walk alone and calls for urgent public meeting. The Metropolitan Police are investigating the rape of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in an underpass close to an east London shopping centre. The young girl was attacked in St Edwards Way, Romford, around 11.35pm on Sunday. She is now being supported by […]
Met Chief “shocked” by planned Palestine Action protest
The Metropolitan Police chief has said he is “shocked and frustrated” at a planned protest in support of Palestine Action in London on Monday. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said while the right to protest is essential, “actions in support of such a group go beyond what most would see as legitimate protest”. […]
Two arrested after man, 41, shot dead outside Costco in Croydon Police are still urgently asking for witnesses of the shooting to come forward. The Metropolitan Police confirmed it they’ve arrested the two individuals – a 41-year-old man and woman, 37 – following the fatal shooting of a man, 41, in Croydon, south London, on Thursday. Police said they arrested the man […]
Protesters show support for Kneecap rapper as he appears in court
Supporters of the Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap have gathered outside a court in London where one of the rappers is appearing on a terror charge. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, charged under the name Liam O’Hanna, is accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig. The 27-year-old, who […]
Polish nursery worker convicted of 21 charges of child cruelty
A 22-year-old Polish nursery worker abused 21 babies, kicking one little boy in the face and stepping on his shoulder during a campaign of abuse. Roskana Helena Lecka was convicted at Kingston Crown Court on Monday 16 June following a six-week-trial. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police went through CCTV from the nursery that showed her […]
