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Bulgarian national, Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 38, of Acton, west London, is the sixth member of a suspected Russian spy ring to appear in court accused of conspiracy to conduct espionage in the UK (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Alleged Russian spy denies conspiracy charge

Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev has been charged with conspiring to collect information which could be harmful to the ‘safety and interest of the state’.
16 May 2024
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Celebrity News

Maya Jama asks baffled King during garden party if he watches Love Island

Other celebrity attendees including documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux, Hollywood director Sir Ridley Scott and artist Tracey Emin.
15 May 2024
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UK

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Lambeth shooting

Jazmel Patterson-Low was shot on the Westbury Estate in South London where a crowd of around 40 people had gathered.
14 May 2024
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UK

Four-day festival to transform London ahead of Champions League final

Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid will face off at Wembley on June 1.
14 May 2024
Dame Tessa Jowell (Anthony Delvin/PA)
Science

Government to announce £40m package for brain tumour research

The funding was first committed to by the Government in 2018.
14 May 2024
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UK

Lambeth shooting victim named as police appeal for information

Police have launched a murder investigation after the 26-year-old was shot on Saturday morning.
13 May 2024
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UK

Woman held after baby suffers cardiac arrest at Legoland Windsor

The five-month-old boy is in critical condition in hospital after the incident on Thursday.
5 May 2024
There will be a mix of rain and sunny spells (PA)
Environment

Mixed weather but warm temperatures for bank holiday Monday – Met Office

The North will have a cloudy start to the day with some brighter spells and heavy showers developing.
5 May 2024
A 38-year-old man being detained on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration to the UK (National Crime Agency/PA)
UK

Man arrested on suspicion of facilitating small boat crossings

The 38-year-old, who claims to be an Iraqi national, was detained in the early hours of Sunday in Preston, Lancashire.
5 May 2024
<p>A teddy bear in an Arsenal shirt placed in memory of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin</p>
UK

Vigil held for 14-year-old boy killed in Hainault sword attack

A mourning community gathered just metres away from where Daniel Anjorin was killed.

5 May 2024
Labour’s Richard Parker speaks as he is elected as the new Mayor of West Midlands (Jacob King/PA)
Politics

Richard Parker: Who is the new mayor for the West Midlands?

The Labour candidate successfully unseated Andy Street on Saturday, winning by 1,508 votes and ending the Tory’s seven-year stint in the region.
4 May 2024
Since December 31 2023, it has been against the law to sell, give away, abandon or breed XL bully dogs (Jacob King/PA)
UK

Police seize 22 dogs from suspected illegal XL bully farm

Twenty-two animals were seized from an allotment on Thursday, including mothers and puppies.
4 May 2024
<p>Daniel Anjorin’s family have paid tribute to him (Metropolitan Police/PA)</p>
UK

‘Devastated’ family pay tribute to teenage boy killed in sword attack

Daniel Anjorin was attacked with a sword in Hainault, east London, and suffered fatal wounds to his neck and chest.
4 May 2024
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London

Arsenal pay tribute to teenage fan killed in Hainault sword attack

Daniel Anjorin’s family issue statement saying they are ‘devastated’ by the loss of the ‘beloved’ son

4 May 2024
Gyles Brandreth has said he feels responsible for the death of his friend Rod Hull (Chris Jackson/PA)
UK

Gyles Brandreth says he blames himself for death of Rod Hull

Rod Hull tumbled from a ladder outside his bungalow in Winchelsea, East Sussex, in 1999.
4 May 2024
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Crime

Former solicitor who exploited Grenfell Tower scheme is jailed

Flora Mendes submitted fraudulent applications which claimed 14 immigrants were living at Grenfell Tower during the fire.

3 May 2024
Pro-Palestinian students set up demonstrations at universities across the UK (Alamy/PA)
Politics

Students occupy UK university campuses in protest against Gaza war

The protests follow violent clashes at campuses across the US, most prominently at Columbia University in New York.
2 May 2024
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Crime

Met police officer who punched medical worker spared jail

Metropolitan Police officer Jonathan Marsh punched Rasike Attanayake after mistaking him for a suspect

29 Apr 2024
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Crime

Primary school teacher admits murder of partner found buried in garden

Fiona Beal had initially pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter by reason of of a loss of control.

26 Apr 2024
Virginia Moffat, 58, and Chris Cole, 60, appeared at City of London Magistrates’ Court (Alamy/PA)
Politics

Couple who poured fake blood on Downing Street gates guilty of criminal damage

Virginia Moffat, 58, and Chris Cole, 60, carried out the offence as part of a protest to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
25 Apr 2024
Khaled Hajsaad outside the City of London Magistrates’ Court after a previous hearing (PA)
Crime

Man found guilty of wearing headband in support of Hamas

Khaled Hajsaad, 24, wore the clothing at a pro-Palestine rally in Trafalgar Square on November 25, 2023.
25 Apr 2024