There is an increased police presence in Kensington Gardens today (April 17 2026) as officers are assessing a number of discarded items to rule out any connection to claims about the Israeli Embassy. A Met Police statement said: "As a precaution, some of the officers who have been deployed are wearing protective clothing. We recognise this may concern local residents and the wider public. We do not believe there to be any increased public safety risk at this stage, but we wou

THE Met Police's pledge to start 24/7 patrols of Leicester Square and Soho has been called into question after officers were unable to attend an alleged sexual assault on a woman for an hour and a half. The suspect was only arrested after private security officers from My Local Bobby (MLB), who had detained him and requested police attendance, marched him to a police station. The incident also raises questions about the Met's commitment to combatting violence and sex abuse ag

Police are investigating how a bag containing a force laptop and phone ended up in the lost property of a central London eatery nine days after it was stolen. The rucksack was reported as being stolen from an off-duty officer while he was in a venue in Great Portland Street, at about 5:40pm on March 30 this year. It was handed into Charing Cross police station on April 8 after being found in the lost property of a different venue, a restaurant, within 1km of the location of t

A man who subjected two young children to abuse over 15 years has been jailed following an investigation by Met detectives. Anthony Adewale Sobogun, 61 (04.03.65), of Thistlewood Crescent, Croydon was sentenced to 28 years' imprisonment at Inner London Crown Court today, Wednesday, 15 April. He had previously been found guilty of 17 non-recent sexual abuse offences against two children. The offending includes multiple incidents of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age

Detectives investigating the murder of a 23-year-old in 2018 have charged a man. Matthew Adebiyi, 25 (18.05.00) was extradited from Nigeria to London on Wednesday, 15 April where he was charged with the murder of 23-year-old Joshua Boadu. Joshua – known as SJ - was stabbed on Linsey Street, Bermondsey, on 11 June 2018. He was taken to hospital in a critical condition with injuries to his chest, neck and arm, and died ten days later. Adebiyi was remanded in custody and will ap

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Primrose Hill have named the victim as they continue to appeal for information from the public. Finbar Sullivan, aged 21, was fatally stabbed on Tuesday, 7 April 2026. His next-of-kin have been informed and continue to be supported by specialist officers. Officers were called at 6:41pm to reports of a fight at the view point in Primrose Hill. Upon arrival, police and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service found Finbar with

A JUDGE said two brothers who raped a woman after one of them was caught on camera forcing her into their property had no case to answer it has emerged. Marius Todoran, 40, (04.11.1985) (top right) and Vasile Todoran, 43 (18.06.82) (top left), both of Girton Avenue, Brent, were only jailed after the Court of Appeal overturned the judge's decision to stop their trial, paving the way for another one. The pair were sentenced today, Wednesday, 8 April 2026, at Kingston Crown Cour

LONDON'S most crime-riddled hotspot is rarely proactively policed by the Met Police during the week, a probe by UK News and Investigations can reveal. An audit of police foot patrols in and around Leicester Square throughout 2025 found that during the week there was rarely a visible police presence from Sunday to Thursday unless some other form of proactive operation, such as targeting mobile phone thefts, was underway. The audit found that the force often displayed a good pr

POLICE, firefighters and ambulance crews were in attendance at a London theatre this morning after a man became stuck on the roof. These pictures show the scene in Coventry Street, between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, at 5:40am, today, March 29 2026. The emergency crews were outside the Prince of Wales Theatre, which is hosting the popular Book of Mormon production. According to a source the fire service was trying to locate someone who was allegedly on the roof at

Met detectives are appealing for information following a collision between a motorcycle and a pedestrian on Trafalgar Square. Police were called at 9:20pm on Saturday, 28 March 2026 to reports of a collision on Trafalgar Square by the junction of Spring Gardens, WC2N. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service. The pedestrian, a woman in her 40s, sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital, where she remains. Her next-of-kin have been informed