UK News & Investigations

POLICE want to urgently speak to these two men as part of their investigation into the death ho f a 19-year-old who was stabbed to death in Whitstable. Kent Police was called at 2.04am on Friday 3 April 2026 to reports of a serious assault in Belmont Road. Patrols and paramedics attended the scene, where a 19 year old man was found with injuries consistent with stab wounds. He was confirmed deceased at the scene. It is believed that he was known to the offenders. As part of t

POLICE are seeking help from the public to locate this man has has been described as being on Kent Police's "most wanted" list. Youssouf Bamba is wanted for failing to appear in court, according to the force. A police spokesperson said: "He has links to Canterbury. If you see him, call 999 quoting 46/10583/25. "You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or complete their online form ." Police have not released details of any offences he has been charged w

A PENSIONER suffered a brutally violent murder more than 40 years ago and the killer or killers have never been caught. Esme Hoad, 85, was killed in 1982 after an intruder entered her home and repeatedly beat her around the head with a blunt instrument. She was also stabbed in the chest. Crimestoppers are now offering a £20,000 reward for information which leads to Esme’s killer being found and convicted, as cold case detectives investigating the unsolved murder are renewing

Witnesses and information are sought by detectives investigating a rape in Tunbridge Wells. It is reported a teenager was sexually assaulted by an unknown man on Tunbridge Wells Common, close to Mount Ephraim and the junction for Molyneux Park Road. The incident happened between 8pm and 9pm on Saturday 18 October 2025. The man approached the girl as she was walking home along Victoria Road. They walked together towards Mount Ephraim, at which point it is alleged the man took

A BOMB disposal unti is on scene after police evacuated residents in four roads in Margate following a report of a property containing...

A POLICE force has disclosed the ethnicity of a predatory sex offender who groomed a child and then raped her in his flat as he has been...

A DRUG dealer had hidden supplies of cocaine found concealed within the steering column of a moped he was riding. K een-eyed police...

A MAN was arrested at the Port of Dover this evening (Tuesday, 8 July 2025) as part of the murder investigation into the death of a man...

A haul of 20 firearms, 320 rounds of ammunition and 170kg of ketamine were recovered from a vehicle at Dover Port. National Crime Agency...

Police are appealing for help to find two teenage girls who separately went missing on the same day. Both girls have repeatedly gone...