Category: News

A 19-year-old, identified as Rinneau Perrineau, better known as Ren, has tragically succumbed to injuries sustained from a stabbing incident in south-west London days earlier. The Metropolitan Police reported that Ren was attacked around 15:30 BST on Tuesday in Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, and he passed away in the hospital the following Friday. Authorities have labeled […]

Parents in Croydon have expressed their frustration in securing specialized therapy for their children after the council unexpectedly terminated their existing services without prior notification. Previously, speech and language therapy (SALT) had been supplied by a private therapist funded through Croydon Council under Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). The council has now announced that […]

An MP has described the mistaken release of an asylum seeker from prison as a “staggering” mistake. Hadush Kebatu had been serving a 12-month sentence at HMP Chelmsford for sexually assaulting a girl and a woman in Epping, Essex, in July. However, he was incorrectly released on Friday, which led him to take a train […]

Transport for London (TfL) has allocated over £113,000 in a three-month period to a security firm tasked with preventing rough sleepers from returning to Park Lane. This summer, TfL engaged the services of a security company, believed to be MEC Security, following the eviction of a group of rough sleepers from the location. According to […]

A young gorilla at London Zoo has kicked off the Halloween celebrations early by indulging in a “spooky” pumpkin. Venus, who is one year and eight months old, was given carved pumpkins filled with pulses along with the other western lowland gorillas. While the silverback gorilla Kiburi got the first pick of the pumpkins, baby […]

A drug dealer involved in orchestrating a warehouse arson attack, ordered by Russian authorities to disrupt aid efforts for Ukraine, has received a 17-year prison sentence. Dylan Earl, 21, pleaded guilty to violating the National Security Act due to the incident that took place on March 20, 2024, at industrial facilities in Leyton, east London. […]

A drill rapper has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the fatal stabbing of a rival gang member in East London eight years prior. Lekan Akinsoji and his accomplice Sundjata Keita, both 27 years old and residents of Forest Gate, were convicted of killing 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah. On April 2, 2017, Mr. Deen-Jah was pursued […]

A man has been accused of murder following the stabbing of a 27-year-old father in south-east London. Earl Junior Strachan, 33, who has no permanent address, was apprehended in Scotland and subsequently charged with murder and possession of a knife two days later on October 23, according to the Metropolitan Police. He is scheduled to […]

A family that experienced a devastating loss in a fire is committed to “rebuilding” their nearly 80-year-old business located in southeast London. Finches Emporium, situated on Perry Vale in Forest Hill and transformed into a ski and sports shop, has been in operation since 1947. The family was residing above the store when the blaze […]

The government and the Mayor of London have reached a consensus to reduce the affordable housing requirement for new developments in the city from 35% to 20%. City Hall indicated that this decision aims to accelerate planning processes, encourage developers, and facilitate the construction of more residences. Developers will be offered an expedited application process […]