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A man found with a large amount of dangerous chemicals in his garden shed has been jailed after he was convicted of various offences linked to explosive and poisonous substances. Harry Whittaker, aged 33, (above) was arrested on 6 May 2024 after Bedfordshire Police officers searched his home address in Caddington. Whittaker came to police attention after he was seen by paramedics for injuries linked to exposure to various chemicals he had been handling. Whittaker made comment

A WOMAN was shot through her front door while she was with her one-year-old child on Christmas Eve police have only just revealed. Met police detectives are only now appealing to the public for information following the shooting that has left her in a serious condition in hospital. Police were called at 10:50pm on Tuesday, 24 December 2025 to reports of shots fired at a residential address on Cronin Street, Peckham. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and

POLICE are appealing for information about an assault on a man in a shop on Cranbrook Road, Ilford, on New Year's Eve. At 3:10pm on Wednesday, 31 December 2025, officers and the London Ambulance Service responded to reports of an assault involving a large group of men at the Where 2 Save international supermarket on Cranbrook Road, Ilford.  A Met Police spokesperson said: "One victim, a man in his 40s, suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital. His condition was not

A CORONER is calling for a review of the UK's lack of regulation of non-medical circumcisions after a baby boy died within days of one being performed by someone who had been "recommended" to his parents. Mohamed Abdisamad died on February 19 2023 just seven days after his parents arranged for him to be circumcised by the circumciser they obtained details of through word of mouth, West London Coroners' Court heard. He is the latest in a number of boys to be killed or seriousl

SOME retailers are to blame for the shoplifting epidemic for their feeble response and unwillingness to prosecute according to Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley (top left) and a security leader. Sir Mark would not name uncooperative retailers but called out the industry after saying police had stepped up their response to the problem after being urged to by retailers two years ago.even He even warned of a number of cases where corrupt shop security were aiding and abett

A SUSPECTED sex pest has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of two indecent exposures. He was arrested after being detained by security officers from private firm My Local Bobby. At approximately 10:25am on November 25 2025, while conducting a routine foot patrol on Tottenham Court Road, security officers saw a male suspected of being involved in an indecent exposure incident that occurred 18 days earlier at the rear of a restaurant, in which two female v

Met detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a woman at an address on Old Brompton Road, Earls Court. On Wednesday, 10 December at 11:15am police responded to a call raising concerns and conducted a welfare check at the address. Sadly, the body of a woman, aged 39, was found at the scene. Efforts are ongoing to identify her and inform her next of kin. Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley, who is leading the investigation at Specialist Crime, sa

THE manager of a luxury watch shop killed himself the day after it was robbed of over £1m worth of stock a court heard today. Oliver White, 27, (above) was tied up and robbed at the 247 Kettles store in Kew Road, Richmond on May 25 2024, Woolwich Crown Court heard. Prosecuting, Edward Brown KC, said: "247 Kettles was a premises from which very high value watched were sold. The robbery was successful and a large number of very high value watches were taken. "The total value of

A TEENAGER who was left fighting for his life after being stabbed at Clapham Junction died on Friday. The Met Police has confirmed that a murder probe is underway and one arrest has since been made. At 3:26pm on Tuesday, 21 October, 2025, police officers attended Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, alongside the London Ambulance Service following reports of a stabbing. Members of the public tried to aid the victim first before security officers from My Local Bobby, who carry out patro

A BANK broke data protection laws by refusing to respond to a request for personal information, from a man who faced a "Nigel Farage closure" after it shut down his account without explanation, until UK News and Investigations became involved. Julian Wright , 59, from Ilford, east London, made a subject access request (SAR) to Metro Bank last December asking it to release his personal file, including why it shut down his account in June 2024. Wright, a convicted cannabis supp