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Met release video of officers being racially abused at London protests
‘Nobody should have to put up with abuse at work and that includes police officers,’ Met Police said
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Mosque shooters who killed three ‘livestreamed their attack’ after stealing guns
Three people were killed in the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday (Picture: Nelvin C. Cepeda/ZUMA Press/Cove) Two teenagers who attacked a mosque in San Diego livestreamed themselves shooting three people dead before killing themselves. Cain Clark, 17, is believed to...
Maldives diving instructor ‘intentionally swam away’ from cave where six died
In total six people have died during the dive, including ecology professor Monica Montefalcone (left) and her daughter Giorgia Sommacal (right) A Maldives cave diving instructor may have ‘intentionally swam away’ from a tourist group where six people have died as they entered ‘pitc...
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Plans to turn London's iconic BT Tower into luxury hotel unveiled
Opened in 1965 by then Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the 177-metre tower in Fitzrovia served as a major telecommunications hub for decades
Grenfell Tower fire: Up to 57 face charges including manslaughter but trials may take until 2035
Dozens of individuals and up to 20 organisations facing prosecution ‘by 10th anniversary’, with offences under consideration including gross negligence manslaughter
Man charged with causing death by dangerous driving following two-car crash in north London
Hasan Hussain was charged with one count of causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving on Monday, May 18
Reform’s Makerfield candidate said King should open up Buckingham Palace for asylum seekers
Robert F Kenyon wrote about Asian men 'assaulting white people en masse'
First picture of security guard who gave life to stop mosque gunmen shooting up classroom
'They are alive because Amin did his job.'
Police hunt phone robber who attacked disabled man on London train
A disabled man was attacked and robbed onboard a train coming into Bromley station on May 6
Inside Makerfield: ‘Long forgotten’ area now at the centre of the nation’s attention
The high street in Ashton-in-Makerfield, one of the main towns in the constituency (Picture: Gary Oakley/Getty Images) The final pieces are falling into place for one of the most consequential by-elections in modern British history. Next month, the people of Makerfield – a constituenc...
Boyfriend of Maldives diver was ‘waiting for photos of cave’ when she died
Giorgia Sommacal's boyfriend said he was waiting for a text from her that never came
Man charged as bus driver fights for life following Battersea Bridge attack
The 64-year-old TfL bus driver remains in critical condition in hospital
New DNA analysis raises fresh questions about Christopher Columbus’ origins
Christopher Columbus is believed to have been born in Genoa (Picture: Getty Images) New DNA analysis of remains belonging to direct descendants of Christopher Columbus might have uncovered information about the explorer that could change the history books. For centuries, it’s been bel...
Man jailed for life after leaving woman with brain damage in hammer attack at her home
Ms Cunningham will likely never be able to live an independent life again, with the most likely outcome being ongoing care in a nursing home.
Student killed herself ‘while suffering delusions caused by her vegan diet’
Georgina Owen, 21, from Saffron Walden in Essex, had been following the plant-based diet for three years before her death in September 2019 (Picture: Family Handout) A student ended her own life while suffering ‘delusions’ triggered by her vegan diet, a coroner has found. Georgina O...
Moment prolific shoplifter casually stuffs bottles of perfume into his pockets in central London
Paul Michael Whitehead was swiftly apprehended by police moments after stealing several bottles of perfume from a shop in the City of London
Surrey Police investigating child sexual abuse allegations after Epstein files
The reports relate to locations in Surrey and Berkshire in the mid 1990s-2000s, with the other taking place in the mid to late 1980s.
Viral ‘Badger Badger Badger’ video officially added to BFI archives
The video first appeared online almost 23 years ago.
HS2 costs soar past £100billion with trains not running from London until at least 2036
Trains are not expected to begin running between Old Oak Common and Birmingham’s Curzon Street station until between May 2036 and October 2039
Daughter solves mum’s murder after 52 years — and finally clears her father’s name
Barbara Waldman’s murder remained unsolved for more than five decades (Pictures: Marla Waldman Conn/SWNS) For most people, slipping over in the snow on the way to school probably isn’t the kind of moment that stays with you forever. For Marla Waldman Conn, however, it became the last...