UK News & Investigations

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

THE Met Police has refused to release the ethnicity of two British nationals who were arrested in connection with the Counter Terrorism Police investigation into an arson attack on volunteer-led ambulances run by the Jewish community in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday. The men, aged 47 and 45, who are British nationals, were arrested yesterday morning, Wednesday 25 March 2026, at addresses in north west London and central London areas respectively. They were arrest

A SCHOOL went into lockdown after a major police and emergency services incident. According to a source staff locked the building and got children to hide under desks at the Hatton School and Special Needs Centre in Roding Lane South, Woodford, east London, after an emergency incident was declared. Several police and ambulance vehicles were seen in the area along with a London Air Ambulance which was seen to land near Beal High School. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson

The Met Police has authorised the country’s first charge for tailgating at a football match, following the Carabao Cup Final in Wembley on Sunday, 22 March. A man in his 20s was arrested at the final and charged at 19:45hrs on Sunday, 22 March. Benjamin Bailey, 27 (06.08.1998) of Fifth Avenue in Oldham, Manchester, will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 1 May in connection with the alleged offence. Two other men were arrested on suspicion of the same offence a

A woman has been charged with murder after a 52-year-old man was found dead at an address in Elephant and Castle. Joanna Cierpka, 51 (17.01.75) of Newington Causeway, Southwark was charged with murder on Monday, 16 March 2026. She remains in police custody and will appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court today, Tuesday, 17 March. Police were called at 2:28pm on Sunday, 15 March after concerns were raised about the welfare of the occupants of a residential property in Newington C

A MOTHER who was charged with the murder of her baby who fell to her death from a property in Westminster has today, March 16 2026, appeared in court. Zahira Byjaouane, 43 (26.05.82), of Horseferry Road, Westminster, was charged yesterday following the death of the 18-day-old. She appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, but was not asked to enter a plea, because the case was transferered to a hearing at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. She spoke only to confirm her name, date

POLICE computer systems across the country crashed this morning leading to fears it could affect response times to crimes, something the Home Office quickly denied. Forces affected included the country's biggest, the Met Police. Security firm sources said they feared it could affect response times if police assistance was needed at incidents. A police source said: "No one could log in. We were unable to do anything." Chief Constable Rob Carden, National Police Chiefs’ Council