UK News & Investigations

More than 150 alleged victims have come forward to the Met Police investigation into claims of sex abuse by former Harrods boss the late Mohamed Al Fayed. The case relating to Mohamed Al Fayed is being progressed across three strands - the original investigation into Al Fayed, a forward looking investigation into any potential facilitators or enablers, and enquiries to establish whether any misconduct or corruption occurred. All reported offences are being considered. Special

Four people have been arrested as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into suspected National Security Act offences. The men [A-D] were arrested on Friday, 6 March on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act, 2023. The country to which the investigation relates is Iran. Detectives from CTP London, which is leading the investigation, arrested the men, one Iranian and three dual British/Iranian nati

A MAN has been charged with the manslaughter of a woman who killed herself six years ago in a rare prosecution. Gillian Morand from Bexley passed away in March 2020, aged 36. A subsequent inquest determined she had died by suicide. Following this, information came to light around allegations of domestic abuse that Gillian had previously suffered. This led to the Met undertaking further enquiries, and an investigation was launched by detectives. On Thursday, 5 March 2026, offi

A FAR right extremist who set up a gun and explosives workshop on Britain 's biggest travelling showmen's site, as reported by UK News and Investigations last month, has been jailed for 16 years. A sentencing hearing at Kingston Crown Court concluded today, February 12 2026 at Kingston Crown Court. The court heard Thomas McKenna, 60, (above) was converting blank-firing Ceonic pistols imported from Turkey into deadly firearms and making expanding ammunition, for sale to organ

A Met officer has appeared in court charged with sexual assault. PC Jason Capery, based on the Central West Command, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 4 February 2026 where he pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault. The offence took place during a social event in Westminster on 24 January 2025 when PC Capery was off-duty. He grabbed the bottom of a woman known to him. PC Capery was charged via postal requisition. He is due to be sentenced on Frida

A MAN has been charged with multiple counts of serious sexual offences against women and children spanning over 17 years. Adebayo Adeyemi, 58, from Dartford, Kent, was charged with 33 offences on Friday, 9 January 2026. The offences are alleged to have taken place in the south London area between 2002 and 2019. The charges include: • 6 counts of rape • 1 count of attempted rape • 1 count of assault by penetration • 21 counts of sexual assault • 4 counts of indecent assault Th

A SENIOR Met Police firearms officer is facing allegations he promoted a mobile pizza business while on long-term sick leave from the force. PS Matt Skelt, of the Met's MO19 Specialist Firearms Command Unit, known as the 'Trojans', is accused of spending time on the family business across Essex. It is part of a Met Police apparent crackdown on officers allegedly carrying out other jobs while on sick leave or suspension. A public notice published ahead of a misconduct hearing

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

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