UK News & Investigations

DETECTIVES investigating the death of a woman in Willesden on Saturday have charged a man with murder. Najiib Raytaan, 25 (08.04.00) of Harlesden Road, NW10, was charged on Monday, 2 February 2026 and appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court this morning. He has been remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 4 February. Police were called at around 4pm on Saturday, 31 January, to reports of a stabbing on Pound Lane, Willesden. Officers attended alongside c

Officers investigating the murder of 15-year-old Adam Henry (above) have made five arrests at an address in north west London. Detectives located and arrested 22-year-old Abdel Dedour (below) on Friday, 26 December 2025 following a two-week manhunt and public appeal. Four others within the property, three men and a woman aged between 18 and 47, were detained for assisting an offender. The 47-year-old woman was further arrested after an assault on a police officer while one o

TWO people have sadly been murdered today on Christman Day 2025 in separate incidents of violence. First, a man was fatally stabbed this morning in Wolverhampton. Police were called just after 3.30am to Burcot Avenue, after a 30-year-old man was stabbed. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Two men, aged 35 and 58, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. A scene is currently in place while we carry out enquiries. Detective Chief Supe

Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of Stephen Morrisson in Epping more than five years ago. Stephen (pictured above in a memeorial at the scene) from Plaistow in East London's brother is rapper Jon Morrisson - aka "Morrisson". His other brother is Joey Morrisson, who once dated TOWIE star Lauren Goodger. He sustained a single stab wound after a confrontation in a car park in Epping Road shortly before 8pm on Tuesday 23 June 2020. The 30-year-old sadly died

A MURDER probe is underway after a man was stabbed to death in a block of flats that has been plagued by intruders according to residents. The 40-year-old victim was stabbed at flat in Tollgate House, Tollgate Gardens, Kilburn, north west London. Police were called at 9:42pms on Friday, 19 December to reports of a stabbing in the property. It was just seven minutes after they were called to an unconnected gun murder in Brent. Officers attended the Kilburn address alongside th

A 15-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Islington has been named as Adam John Henry (pictured above and below). Police were called to reports of a stabbing Westbourne Road, Islington at 13:02hrs on Tuesday, 9 December. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance, who treated Adam for stab wounds. Despite their best efforts, he sadly later died in hospital. His next of kin are being supported by specialist officers. In a written sta

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

A MANHUNT is underway after a man was stabbed in a park in Southampton. Hampshire Police officers are investigating a serious assault which occurred in East Park on Sunday afternoon, December 7 2025. A force spokesperson said: "We were called just before 4.15pm to a report of a 33-year-old man who had suffered stab injuries to the rear of his leg. "He was taken to hospital, where he was found to also have a broken leg. None of his injuries are thought to be life-threatening a

POLICE found a stash of seven hunting knives and a host of suspected stolen items in a car after a dramatic foot and car pursuit - but only after private security guards insisted officers attend the scene. An officer for private security firm My Local Bobby (MLB) saw two vehicles parked suspiciously close to each other with all doors open at the Palms Hotel off the A127 at Hornchurch on Wednesday, November 5, at just after 2pm. The officer had seen the same vehicles driving v

WEST Midlands Police have tonight (Saturday November 8 2025) charged a man with attempted murder after a woman was stabbed in Birmingham. Djeison Rafael, 21, was charged following an incident in Smallbrook Queensway last night (7 November). He has also been charged with two further assaults and possession of a blade. Rafael was arrested following the incident, which saw a woman in her 30s taken to hospital with a serious neck injury. Rafael, who is a Black British national, h