Day: March 10, 2023

Shocking moment football fan ‘sniffs white powder off man’s head’ during match

Police name woman and two sons aged 9 and 7 found dead in south London

Police have identified a mother and two boys who were found dead at a house in south London, describing it as a “deeply sad case”. Nadja De Jager, 47 and her sons, Alexander, nine, and seven-year-old Maximus, were pronounced dead at the scene in Belvedere, south London, after officers forced their way in on Thursday. […]

Bus driver sacked after leaving passengers on board while he went to get coffee

A London bus driver was sacked after he abandoned a bus full of passengers at the side of the road to grab a coffee and use the toilet at a nearby café. Ian Brown, who was already under caution for poor attendance, made the bus late as a result of the incident, an employment tribunal […]

Two young boys and woman found dead inside house named

A woman and two boys found dead inside a house in south-east London yesterday have been named as Nadja De Jager and her two sons Alexander and Maximus. The bodies of Ms De Jager, 47, and the two boys, aged nine and seven, were discovered at a property along Mayfield Road in Belvedere at 11:50am yesterday. […]

Man ‘doused elderly victim in petrol and set him alight’ before walking away

Detectives have released an image of a man they want to speak to after an 82-year-old man was set on fire outside a west London mosque last month. The Metropolitan Police have released an image of the man, who allegedly doused the victim in a liquid believed to be petrol before setting him on fire […]

Several people killed in shooting at Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg

S everal people were killed in a church shooting in the German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening. One or more people opened fire in a building used by the Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Gross Borstel district, authorities said. As of 11pm Thursday, police said that several people had been killed and more wounded, but […]

Storm Larisa batters parts of UK with blizzards as travel warnings issued

S torm Larisa is set to batter parts of the the UK with gales and blizzards overnight on Thursday and into Friday. The Met Office has issued three amber warnings for northern England, the Midlands, North Wales and Northern Ireland, where “significant disruption” to transport and power supplies is expected. Four yellow warnings for snow […]

Just Stop Oil activists accused of £100,000 damage in Treasury red paint stunt

Piers Clifford, 60, Alexia Hall, 37, and Selma Heimedinger, 23, are accused of criminal damage over the stunt in June last year, which took place during a protest about Britain’s use of fossil fuels. The three defendants were charged last month and are due to appear in the dock at Southwark crown court on Friday. […]

Boris Johnson should ‘absolutely not’ give his father a knighthood, says Tory MP

I mmigration Minister Robert Jenrick has said prime ministers should “absolutely not” hand honours to family members in response to reports Boris Johnson plans to include his father on his resignation honours list. Appearing on BBC Question Time on Thursday night, the Conservative MP was prompted to address the topic when a member of the […]

Care leavers hail ‘inspirational’ Barry Keoghan as he aims for Oscar glory

O scar nominee and Bafta winner Barry Keoghan has been hailed as inspirational by young people who have been through the care system. The star of The Banshees of Inisherin, who has spoken about his experience in foster care as a child, has been praised for helping to break a stigma by sharing his story […]