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A student recounted the tragic incident in which he fatally stabbed his “disturbed” partner after she lunged at him with a knife. Joshua Michals, 26, testified at the Old Bailey that his fellow Goldsmiths student, Zhe Wang, 31, was feeling “overwhelmed” due to her mistaken belief that she had contracted a sexually transmitted infection following […]

A man alleged to have killed two women on different occasions in London did not show up for a scheduled court appearance. Simon Levy, 40, is facing charges connected to the death of 54-year-old Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, whose body was discovered in south London on March 17. At that time, he was already in custody for […]

According to a recent report, cycling activity in the capital has surged by 43% over the last six years, reaching 1.5 million rides per day. The annual Travel in London report published by Transport for London (TfL) revealed that daily cycling trips rose from 1.05 million in 2019 to 1.33 million in 2024. The report, […]

Approximately 100 firefighters are engaged in battling a blaze that erupted in a warehouse located in west London. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) reported that they were alerted to the incident at a two-story structure on Bridge Road in Southall around 08:55 GMT on Tuesday. LFB indicated that both a warehouse and retail area have […]

An NHS physiotherapist who suffered a fractured spine, pelvis, and shoulder after being struck by a taxi just minutes after finishing her shift has endorsed a charity that aided her recovery. Chloe Boobier, 30, was employed at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading when the accident occurred on London Road in February 2021. She spent […]

The rapper Ghetts is now facing additional charges of dangerous driving linked to an incident in which he is accused of causing the death of a young man in a hit-and-run accident. The acclaimed artist, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, reportedly did not stop after his BMW struck 20-year-old Yubin Tamang on Redbridge Lane […]

A High Court judge has lifted injunctions that had prohibited environmental protesters from obstructing key roads in London. The two injunction orders against Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil (JSO) were issued in May and June of 2023, initially set to last five years with an annual assessment. These orders had barred activists from blocking […]

Conservationists and citizen scientists have united on a mission to protect London’s “delightfully small” ice-age hairy snail. Known as the German hairy snail due to the fine hairs adorning its shell and its believed origins from the European mainland, this rare mollusk is among the most endangered species in the UK. This minuscule creature (Pseudotrichia […]

A murder inquiry has been initiated following the assault of a 62-year-old man in south-east London, who succumbed to his injuries two days later in a hospital. Michael Burrows, a resident of Lambeth, was discovered with a head injury on Maddock Way in Southwark at 1:15 PM GMT on November 20. The Metropolitan Police confirmed […]

An architect has been appointed to create a memorial on the Grenfell Tower site. The west London structure, which was the scene of a tragic fire in June 2017 that resulted in the loss of 72 lives, is currently undergoing a careful dismantling process, being taken down one floor at a time. The Grenfell Tower […]