Day: September 26, 2025
Woman, 22, jailed over ‘sadistic’ abuse of 21 babies at London nurseries
September 26, 2025A 22-year-old nursery worker has been sentenced to eight years in jail after being convicted of the “sadistic” abuse of 21 babies, including pinching and pushing children and kicking one little boy in the face. Roksana Lecka, from Hounslow in west London, admitted to seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of […]
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Nursery worker who pinched, scratched and kicked 21 babies jailed for 8 years
September 26, 2025To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A ‘sadistic’ nursery worker who abused 21 babies in her care has been jailed for eight years. Roksana Lecka, 22, ‘badly harmed’ children while employed at the £1,900-a-month Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, south-west London, which has since closed. She […]
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Shared ownership homes in and around London you can buy with deposits from £3,250
September 26, 2025When it comes to deposits on your first home, it’s a surprisingly long way. How does £3,250 sound? Even when cutting back on holidays, treats and nights out (and the now legendary avocado on toast) in order to build up your savings, accumulating enough money for a deposit can seem nigh on impossible. Industry body […]
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People are moving to this ‘vibrant’ London borough more than anywhere else in 2025
September 26, 2025An afternoon swim in a world-famous Lido, a stroll around one of South London’s first indoor markets, a trip to the zoo – or perhaps even an acrobatics show. These are just some of the unique cultural activities on offer in Wandsworth, which has just been named the most popular London borough for 2025. Analysing […]
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First picture of ‘kind and loving’ teenager shot dead in Wembley
September 26, 2025This is the first picture of a teenager fatally shot in Wembley as family described him as ‘amazing’ and ‘funny’. Tyrece Balcha, 18, from Hillingdon, died on Thursday after being shot on Atlantic Crescent, Wembley, over the weekend. The teenager’s family said Tyrece was on the donor list, which will allow his ‘spirit to live […]
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£500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years
September 26, 2025London’s desalination plant has cost more than half a billion pounds since 2010 and has run only five times, delivering 7.2bn litres of drinking water, roughly seven days of London’s typical daily demand. Now Thames Water is planning a new £500m project to tackle drought in the capital. The Thames Gateway desalination plant at Beckton, […]
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