ARMED police mobbed a Manor Park street after reports of a man seen with a firearm. The drama unfolded last night from 7:27pm on Whitta Road, near the train station. Witnesses said there were about seven armed police vehicles and several officers in the street. Officers in at least seven gun unit vehicles were seen arriving on the evening of June 29 2026 at about 7.:30pm. Officers with guns were then seen to head towards a flats block in the road. They then gained entry to on

A MAN was pulled from the water at Hollow Ponds in Whipps Cross during record June temperatures for the UK yesterday was pronounced dead in hospital the Met Police has confirmed. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson earlier said that a male found in the water was treated at the scene and then taken to hospital as a priority. However, the police has just confirmed that he was sadly later pronounced as deceased. A Met Police spokesperson said: "Police were called to a report

TOURISTS and revellers in central London need to be warned about a growing menace that sees people seemingly drugged then robbed while they are incapacitated, a former police officer has warned. Former Met Police DCI Dave McKelvey has issued another warning about the risk of "spiking robberies" in central London after two further suspected incidents overnight, including one where a man said he went unconscious after being forced to sniff white powder. Mr McKelvey runs the pri

British Transport Police (BTP) has refused to if a child was involved in an incident that led to all train lines across the Greater Anglia network between Essex and London being affected on Monday morning, June 22 2026, after reports of a "person on the tracks". Some Elizabeth Line services through Shenfield were also affected. According to unconfirmed reports from a source a ten-year-old child was found to be in distress on a gantry at Goodmayes station. BTP was asked about

A HELICOPTER seen hovering over Woodford Green on Saturday was searching for a wanted man who climbed onto a building, police said. The police chopper was filmed by residents as it hovered over the area for about an hour, causing locals to question what happened from the morning of Saturday, June 20, 2026. One woman posted on the local Nextdoor app: "Does anyone know what is going on in Woodford Green or nearby? We have had helicopters circling for the last hour." Another wom

TWO males were killed in separate stabbings in under 24 hours and just five miles apart in the capital as the menace of knife crime continues. A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Crystal Palace overnight. Police were called to Westow Hill at 3:39am today, Sunday, 21 June 2026, by the London Ambulance Service following reports of a stabbing. Officers arrived to find a man in his 30’s with serious injuries. He was treated on scene before bei

POLICE have said there was no incident at Hornchurch police station last night after a large presence of officers and ambulances was present. A Met Police spokesperson: "We’ve checked and there was no incident at the police station, which was being used as a rendezvous point by officers." A witness at the scene in Station Lane, Hornchurch, at about 10pm on Wednesday June 17 2026 said: "There was an ambulance service vehicle outside when lots of police vehicles both marked an

A 15-YEAR-old boy is being treated in hospital after the latest stabbing in Ilford. Around 4:55pm on Saturday, 13 June 2026, officers from the Met Police attended Ilford Lane, Ilford, east London, following reports of a stabbing. A Met Police spokesperson said: "Police attended with the London Ambulance Service. A 15-year-old boy was treated at the scene for stab injuries. We await an update on his condition. "A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murd

The sister of a man who has been missing for 38 years has appealed for him to get in touch with his family. Ian Bushell was reported missing by his father in 1988, when he was aged 21. At the time of his disappearance he was of medium build with short, black cropped hair and was living in the Abbey Wood area of south east London. He is 5ft 6ins tall. He is believed to have been seen by a family friend in Upton Park, east London, in 2007, when he answered to the name of Adrian

A Metropolitan Police operation in Wembley has resulted in 64 vehicle seizures, 32 arrests and the recovery of five weapons. Officers carried out uniformed patrols and plain clothed in known shoplifting hotspots, conducted traffic stop sites to check vehicles, including e-bikes were compliant and carried out licensing visits at retail premises to ensure retailers are cooperating with their operational regulations. It says this is part of the Met’s work to crackdown on neighbo