Day: April 30, 2025
Met officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face misconduct proceedings
April 30, 2025The Metropolitan police armed officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba should face a disciplinary hearing for gross misconduct, where he could face the sack for using excessive force, the police watchdog has decided. The decision will provoke fury among Met firearms officers and among the force’s leadership. Kaba was unarmed when he was shot once […]
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How innocent Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by police 20 years ago
April 30, 2025On July 22, 20 years ago, electrician Jean Charles de Menezes left his home in Tulse Hill to fix a broken alarm. Stopping to pick up a copy of Metro, the Brazilian national descended the stairs of Stockwell Tube Station and boarded the next train. Unbeknownst to him, three officers – named only as Hotel […]
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Man goes barefoot on the Tube so that nobody else has to (or should)
April 30, 2025A commuter who travelled on the Tube barefoot revealed why he did it, saying the experience was ‘gross’ but also ‘freeing.’ You might have thought in passing what travelling on the London Underground is like without shoes, especially when the sweaty summer months roll in. One commuter did it, so you don’t have to try […]
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Porn star ‘murdered couple, froze remains then took them to Clifton Suspension Bridge’
April 30, 2025A porn star ‘decapitated and dismembered’ a couple before freezing part of their remains and taking the rest to the Clifton Suspension Bridge, a court has been told. Yostin Andrew Mosquera is accused of murdering Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year in the couple’s flat in Shepherd’s Bush, west […]
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Video of Sycamore Gap tree being cut down in less than three minutes shown in court
April 30, 2025Mobile phone footage of the famous Sycamore Gap tree being cut down in less than three minutes has been played in court. Daniel Graham, 39, of Milbeck Stables, Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Church Street, Wigton, Cumbria, are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court charged with two counts each of criminal damage – one […]
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Farage calls for national emergency over arrival of people from ‘alien’ cultures
April 30, 2025Nigel Farage has urged the Prime Minister to declare a national emergency, as he claimed thousands of migrants from cultures which are “alien” to British people are coming to the UK. The Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton, said billions of pounds are being spent on housing “undocumented males” in hotels and rented accommodation. […]
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Widow halfway through ‘healing’ 5,000-mile British coastline charity challenge
April 30, 2025A widow walking 5,000 miles around the British coastline in memory of her late wife said she is “enjoying living in the moment” as she passed the halfway mark of her challenge. Tracey Howe, a retired professor from Glasgow, has faced various challenges, including injuries and weather conditions, while covering the west and south coast […]
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Starmer rejects Tory claim of grooming gang ‘cover-up’ by Labour over inquiries
April 30, 2025Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “delivering truth and justice” for victims of child sexual abuse, after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused his party of a “cover-up”. In their final question session before voters go to the polls in 23 council areas across England and six mayoral contests, Mrs Badenoch said the Prime Minister […]
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Met firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing
April 30, 2025The Metropolitan Police firearms officer cleared of murdering gangster Chris Kaba will face a gross misconduct hearing and could be sacked, following a review by the force’s watchdog described as “frankly nonsensical”. Sgt Martyn Blake, 41, shot dead Chris Kaba in Streatham after he drove at officers in an attempt to smash his way out […]
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‘Lovely and peaceful’ man stabbed to death after ‘clash with neighbour’
April 30, 2025John Dunne Published April 30, 2025 11:59am Updated April 30, 2025 12:18pm A ‘lovely peaceful’ man died from fatal stab wounds at his south west London home after a clash with a neighbour, witnesses told Metro. Locals said they heard shouting and rowing in Maple Close, Mitcham before desperate cries as the victim lay dying. […]
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