UK News & Investigations

MANCHESTER synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie was repeatedly shot by police after he ran "aggressively" towards armed police brandishing a knife and wearing what looked like a suicide belt, an inquest heard. The 35-year-old was shot just minutes after he launched an attack with a car and knife at Heaton Park synagogue in the Crumpsall area on 2 October 2025. The inquest was opened and adjourned at Manchester Coroner's Court today, October 31. The court heard Al-Shamie was ide

JUST days after our special investigation exposed the high numbers of migrant fugitives using the Channel crossings to flee justice in the UK, we can reveal that Germany is seeking the extradition of another man accused of serious offences who has been found in the UK. Sadeq Al Saed Ahmed, 29, was arrested on 25 October 2025 in the Euston area of north London.  He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a first extradition hearing on Monday, October 27, and did not co

The AFGHAN national arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were stabbed on Monday evening, October 27 2025, entered the country illegally in the back of a lorry and was given asylum, it has been confirmed. On Monday, 27 October 2025 police were called at 5pm to Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge, west London, following reports that three people had been stabbed. It is believed the suspect, 22, may have been living in a house of multiple occupation in the street after he w

A MAN has been charged with the murder of Rinneau Perrineau after he was fatally stabbed in Wandsworth. Muhammed Cabdiqaadir, 25 (05.10.2000), of Hope Street, Wandsworth, is due to appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court today, Monday, 27 October 2025. He is also charged with possession of a bladed object. On Tuesday, 21 October at 3:26pm police were called to reports of a stabbing on Lavender Hill, Wandsworth. Paramedics treated 19-year-old Rinneau at the scene for

A SUSPECT has been held in Scotland following a manhunt after the murder of Sanchini Thompson in Lewisham last week. The man, who stated his age as 33, was arrested yesterday evening, Tuesday, 21 October, and was transferred to custody in London today. Sanchini , 27, (above) was fatally stabbed on Wednesday, 15 October. Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Rushey Green, Lewisham at 3:06am. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service, who treated Sanchin

A 27-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in south east London has been named as Sanchini Thompson. Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Rushey Green, Lewisham at 3:06am on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service, who treated Sanchini for stab wounds. Despite their best efforts, he sadly later died in hospital. A post-mortem examination confirmed the cause of death to be a stab wound to the chest. His next of kin are bein

A MAN has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in east London. Gas fitter Augustinas Druskis, 43 (07.09.1982) of Cranham Road, Hornchurch will appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court later today, Monday, 20 October 2025. The charge relates to the death of a 40-year-old woman at a property in Havering. While formal identification has yet to take place, she has been named as Agne Druskienea. Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service called officers to a s

A MAN has pleaded guilty to murder after he stabbed 32-year-old Alana Odysseos to death in her Walthamstow home last year. Shaine March, 45 (02.09.1978) of Rainsborough Avenue, Lewisham, SE8, south London, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday 17, October. Numerous 999 calls were made around 3am on Monday, 22 July after Alana was found outside her address on Lynmouth Road after being stabbed multiple times. Neighbours heard her shouting “Shaine stabbed me”. Officers arri

THE Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is assessing how Greater Manchester Police handled an investigation into an alleged rape...

THREE teenage girls have been detained in a youth detention centre after they pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 75-year-old Fredi...