If you think crime is bad in London, visit a deprived small town March 12, 2024 While focus is rightly on Sadiq Khan’s appalling crime record in the capital, what is too often missed is why the public feel unsafe outside Britain’s big cities, says Adam Hawksbee The police station in Eston, a small town near Middlesbrough, is closed to the public. But there are still a few posters on the [...]
Clapham Common shooting: Man charged over firearms offence March 6, 2024 The Met said charges were linked to an incident on Friday, involving the police pursuit of a moped allegedly being ridden by two people who failed to stop in the Clapham area.
When MPs fear for their safety because of how they vote, we can’t look away March 4, 2024 Feeling strongly about a subject is no excuse to harass MPs - the status quo is intolerable, writes Eliot Wilson
Met Police missed multiple opportunities to stop Sarah Everard’s killer, review finds February 29, 2024 The Met Police missed multiple opportunities to stop Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens, a new report into the force’s failings has found.
MPs warned about dangerous Pedicab drivers ahead of new licensing regime February 29, 2024 MPs were warned yesterday about allegedly dangerous pedicab drivers as the government looks to regulate the controversial mode of transport.
Dunelm chief backs calls for greater protection of shop workers as cost of crime for retailers more than doubles February 14, 2024 The head of homeware giant Dunelm has backed calls from industry bodies to create a specific law to protect shop workers.
London’s global reputation is at risk from soaring knife crime – it’s time to act February 11, 2024 To end the capital's knife crime epidemic, we need to create a new universal gold-standard youth service for London, writes Rayhan Haque
The Co-op hit by nearly 1,000 shoplifting, abuse, violence and anti-social behaviour incidents every day in 2023 February 8, 2024 The Co-op experienced almost 1,000 incidents of shoplifting, abuse, violence and anti-social behaviour every day across its stores during 2023, new figures have revealed.
Have you seen him? DON’T approach him: Manhunt continues for suspect in Clapham substance attack February 2, 2024 Police are continuing their search on Friday for the suspect in the alkaline substance attack which left a girl and her mother with potentially life-changing injuries. Abdul Ezedi, 35, from the Newcastle area, who was described by Metropolitan Police Superintendent Gabriel Cameron as having “significant injuries to the right side of his face”, was last [...]
Clapham manhunt underway after woman and two children hospitalised in suspected acid attack February 1, 2024 A manhunt is underway in south London after a man threw a suspected corrosive substance at a woman and her two young children in south London, who have now been taken to hospital. Police responded to the incident in Lessar Avenue near Clapham Common at around 7.25pm on Wednesday. Three other members of the public were also [...]