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Police appeal after driver fails to stop after accident that led to death of motorcyclist at Whalebone Lane A12 junction Chadwell Heath
POLICE are seeking the driver of a BMW after they allegedly failed to stop after being in a fatal collision with a motorbike. Despite best efforts of ambulance crews the 28-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene yesterday evening, Sunday, July 19 2026. The emergency services were at the scene of the accident at the junction of Whalebone Lane with the A12 Eastern Avenue at Chadwell Heath, east London at 10:30pm. According to onlookers a forensic tent was placed over the
By JON AUSTIN
Jul 20


Big police and ambulance response to crash in Horns Road Ilford
PART of Horns Road was sealed off as police and the London Ambulance Service dealt with a road traffic crash. Residents were unable to pass a police cordon towards the southern end of the road. Onlookers, who provided video of the scene, first shown by our sister TikTok account @Newsaddictclub, said there were several police and ambulance vehicles. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.14pm on Sunday 12 July 2026 to reports of a road traffic coll
By JON AUSTIN
Jul 18


Prolific sex offender who targeted children in the 1990s by claiming to be a caretaker finally jailed more than 30 years later
A prolific sex offender who targeted children in the 1990s by masquerading as a caretaker has finally been brought to justice. David Pearce, now aged 70, from Cambridgeshire, will serve 18 years in prison, after an investigation by the Metropolitan Police presented indisputable forensic evidence. Pearce pleaded guilty to seven sex offences following the prosecution’s opening statement at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Wednesday, 6 May 2026. He was sentenced on Friday, 3 July, at
By JON AUSTIN
Jul 5


Man, 22, London's latest knife murder victim after Hounslow stabbing in early hours of today
Detectives from the Homicide Command have launched a murder investigation in Hounslow following the death of a man. Police were called to the junction of Bath Road and Great Southwest Road, TW5 at 1:47am on Tuesday, 30 June following reports of a stabbing. Officers attended the scene with the London Ambulance Service to find a man, aged 22, with serious injuries. Despite the efforts from emergency services, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. His next-of-kin have been
By JON AUSTIN
Jun 30


EXCLUSIVE: Armed police swamp Manor Park street after reports of suspect with firearm - injured man in 80s found at scene
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
By JON AUSTIN
Jun 29


Man pulled from water at Hollow Ponds Whipps Cross yesterday during record temperatures sadly died police confirm as they try to identify him
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
By JON AUSTIN
Jun 27


'Spiking robberies' on rise in central London - man went unconscious after 'forced to sniff white powder' on Shaftesbury Avenue and another 'drugged then robbed' in early hours of today
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
By JON AUSTIN
Jun 27


Drama in Woodford Green as helicopter circled while wanted man scaled scaffolding
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
By JON AUSTIN
Jun 21


Man with serious knife injuries is suspect in Crystal Palace murder as two men die in separate stabbings in London in less than 24 hours - 17-year old also dead in Battersea
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
By JON AUSTIN
Jun 21


EXCLUSIVE: Downfall of former senior Met Police cop TV pundit Peter Kirkham - who judge said 'exploited his standing to have drug-fuelled sex with vulnerable young gay men' -shown in new mugshot
THIS is the police mugshot of former Met Police chief Peter Kirkham who a judge said "exploited his standing to have drug-fuelled sex with vulnerable young gay men" , a sentencing judge today, June 18 2026, said. Kirkham, 65, who has been a regular political commentator about crime and justice issues on Sky News, Channel 4, GB News and the BBC had pleaded guilty to two drug supply offences and three possession of controlled drug offences at Kingston Crown Court ahead of a sex
By JON AUSTIN
Jun 19



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