Day: December 16, 2025
Man who stabbed 11-year-old Australian girl in central London to be detained indefinitely
December 16, 2025A man who “furiously and repeatedly” stabbed an 11-year-old Australian girl in a random knife attack in London’s Leicester Square has been detained indefinitely. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police she thought she was going to die after she was targeted by Ioan Pintaru in the city’s West End on […]
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Moment Londoners bravely chase down ‘watch thief’ who struck in Marylebone
December 16, 2025To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A suspected thief who allegedly snatched a man’s watch in a posh area of London probably didn’t expect the victim, as well as witnesses, to fight back. The alleged thief struck in broad daylight on Margaret Street […]
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I moved to the UK’s second most boring place at 25 — I never want to leave
December 16, 2025When I pulled up to the kerb of my new abode in the languorous town of Surbiton, a smile broke across my face. Welcome to boring-town, I thought, having read the month before that the London burb had been dubbed the second most boring town in the UK. But that didn’t make me regret the […]
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Lime and Forest e-bikes could soon disappear from this London borough – here’s why
December 16, 2025One London borough has threatened to kick out Lime and Forest e-bikes if the companies don’t resolve ‘persistent problems’ plaguing residents. Islington Council sent a letter to the rental e-bike operators Lime and Forest last week, telling them to tackle ongoing issues like obstructive parking, nighttime noise and antisocial behaviour which ‘remain unresolved.’ The leader […]
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Prison officer allegedly plotted to smuggle drugs into HMP Brixton
December 16, 2025A female prison officer is accused of a drug smuggling plot she allegedly cooked up with two inmates in a London jail. Shannon Day, 24, of Sydenham, southeast London, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday with alleged accomplices Bertil Baluba, 34, and Mark McBain, 62, on several charges including drug smuggling, misconduct in public office, […]
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‘Crazed’ knifeman who stabbed girl, 11, in Leicester Square given hospital order
December 16, 2025Sam Corbishley Published December 16, 2025 2:55pm Updated December 16, 2025 5:51pm A homeless man who stabbed an 11-year-old girl with a kitchen knife during a random attack in Leicester Square has been detained indefinitely in a secure hospital. The youngster ‘thought she was going to die’ when Ioan Pintaru, 33, put her in a […]
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Vegetarian couple deny starving their three-year-old daughter to death
December 16, 2025Sarah Hooper Published December 16, 2025 2:47pm Updated December 16, 2025 2:47pm A couple accused of deliberately starving their three-year-old daughter to death over many months have denied her murder. Three-year-old Penelope Chandle was found by police in a very ’emaciated’ state, with her body wrapped in a sheet and bruising on her neck, on […]
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Australian police say Bondi terror attack was ‘inspired by Islamic State’
December 16, 2025People attend a Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK event in Westminster, central London (Yui Mok/PA) PA Wire Early indications from the police investigations into the Bondi terror attack suggest the killers were “inspired by” the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, Australia’s federal police commissioner said. Fifteen innocent people were killed when father and son […]
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Trump files lawsuit against the BBC over Panorama speech edit
December 16, 2025US President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC for selectively editing one of his speeches in an episode of Panorama. The BBC said documents filed at a court in Florida asked for five billion dollars (£3.7 billion) in damages for defamation, as well as the same amount for a claim of […]
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Liverpool parade driver to be sentenced
December 16, 2025A driver who used a car as a “weapon” to plough through more than 100 people celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League title win is due to find out how long he will spend behind bars. Paul Doyle, described as a “family man” by prosecutors on Monday, wept as footage of the horrific rampage was shown to […]
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