Officers investigating the murder of 15-year-old Adam Henry (above) have made five arrests at an address in north west London. Detectives located and arrested 22-year-old Abdel Dedour (below) on Friday, 26 December 2025 following a two-week manhunt and public appeal. Four others within the property, three men and a woman aged between 18 and 47, were detained for assisting an offender. The 47-year-old woman was further arrested after an assault on a police officer while one o

RUSSELL Brand has been charged with further sexual offences against women. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised two new charges, one of rape and one of sexual assault, against Brand, 50, with an address in Oxfordshire. These new charges are in relation to two further women and are in addition to the charges issued to Brand in April 2025 which involved four women. Then he was charged with two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and two counts of sexual

Detectives investigating a fatal shooting in Brent have named the victim as they continue to work at pace to determine the circumstances that led to his death. Officers have named 55-year-old Simon Whyte (above), as the man fatally shot during the incident in Stonebridge on the evening of Friday, 19 December. As their investigation into Simon’s death continues, detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Team are appealing for witnesses, information and anyone with dashcam foo

A MURDER probe is underway after a man was stabbed to death in a block of flats that has been plagued by intruders according to residents. The 40-year-old victim was stabbed at flat in Tollgate House, Tollgate Gardens, Kilburn, north west London. Police were called at 9:42pms on Friday, 19 December to reports of a stabbing in the property. It was just seven minutes after they were called to an unconnected gun murder in Brent. Officers attended the Kilburn address alongside th

THE national body of freemasons has threatened the Metropolitan Police with legal action over its plans to force officers to declare their membership of the organisation. Earlier this month, the Met said Freemasonry membership would be added to its declarable associations policy , following a consultation of officers. Two-thirds of around 2,000 respondents felt membership of such organisations affects perception of police impartiality and public trust, the force said. It fol

A MET Police detective, who spent four of his thirty years on the force in the Freemasons says that he was told to leave by a very senior officer. Retired detective Mick Randall (above), who now runs private investigation firm Fedora investigations, said the lodge he was in turned out to be, unbeknown to him, linked to "unbelieveable corruption." He posted on Linkedin after the Met Police announced on Thursday that all officers must now declare any past or current involvement

JOINING a gym places police officers at more risk of coming into contact with criminals and corruption than freemasonry, a source has claimed. The policing source spoke out after the Met Police announced this week that from Thursday, December 11, all of its officers would have to decalre past or current freemasonry membership, due to concerns over potential corruption. The source said: "Joining the gym is more of a risk of coming into contact with criminals in terms of what's

A 15-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Islington has been named as Adam John Henry (pictured above and below). Police were called to reports of a stabbing Westbourne Road, Islington at 13:02hrs on Tuesday, 9 December. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance, who treated Adam for stab wounds. Despite their best efforts, he sadly later died in hospital. His next of kin are being supported by specialist officers. In a written sta

A SUSPECTED sex pest has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of two indecent exposures. He was arrested after being detained by security officers from private firm My Local Bobby. At approximately 10:25am on November 25 2025, while conducting a routine foot patrol on Tottenham Court Road, security officers saw a male suspected of being involved in an indecent exposure incident that occurred 18 days earlier at the rear of a restaurant, in which two female v

Met detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a woman at an address on Old Brompton Road, Earls Court. On Wednesday, 10 December at 11:15am police responded to a call raising concerns and conducted a welfare check at the address. Sadly, the body of a woman, aged 39, was found at the scene. Efforts are ongoing to identify her and inform her next of kin. Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley, who is leading the investigation at Specialist Crime, sa