Day: December 20, 2025

Man, 55, shot dead on residential street with urgent hunt on for gunman thumbnail

Man, 55, shot dead on residential street with urgent hunt on for gunman

December 20, 2025

A murder investigation is underway after a 55-year-old man was shot dead in northwest London last night. Police were called to reports of a shooting on West End Close in Stonebridge shortly after 9.30pm on Friday. The victim died at the scene despite the best efforts of officers and the London Ambulance Service. His next […]

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Police offer £20,000 reward in ‘mistaken identity’ murder of man shot in head thumbnail

Police offer £20,000 reward in ‘mistaken identity’ murder of man shot in head

December 20, 2025

Sam Corbishley Published December 20, 2025 11:20am Updated December 20, 2025 11:20am Detectives investigating the murder of a man in north London have offered a £20,000 reward as they continue to hunt his killers. Mahad Abdi Mohamed, 27, was shot in the head in Waverley Road, Tottenham, shortly before 9pm on March 20. He is […]

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British Asian prisoner murdered in London jail after being put in same cell as racist thumbnail

British Asian prisoner murdered in London jail after being put in same cell as racist

December 20, 2025

Victim Sundeep Guhman Met Police The murder of a British Asian prisoner by a racist gang member, after they were put in the same cell, has prompted a coroner to contact the Government over the need to prevent more deaths. The Ministry of Justice has said it is “leaving no stone unturned” to make British […]

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‘We run the most Christmassy pub in London – here’s why people travel far and wide to see us’ thumbnail

‘We run the most Christmassy pub in London – here’s why people travel far and wide to see us’

December 20, 2025

You’ve all seen it, we imagine. Crowds of people clumped together surrounding west London’s brightest – and most festive pub. And while the Churchill Arms isn’t the only pub in London to put on a display over the festive period – it certainly is the most noticeable. The pub gets its name from a pair […]

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Inside London’s crippling court delays as Labour moves to cut back jury trials thumbnail

Inside London’s crippling court delays as Labour moves to cut back jury trials

December 20, 2025

Dashing for the lift at Southwark Crown Court is a barrister late for his first hearing of the day. Juggling a gown, a half-drunk coffee, and a horsehair wig, he has just seven minutes before court is due to start. “Don’t worry, don’t rush”, says a fellow barrister, holding open the lift doors. “Van’s not […]

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Woman faces TV Licence conviction after her house burned down thumbnail

Woman faces TV Licence conviction after her house burned down

December 20, 2025

The woman and her family had to move into temporary accommodation after a house fire (Victoria Jones/PA) PA Archive A woman has received a criminal conviction after she did not keep up with TV Licence payments when her house burned down. The 42-year-old was confronted on her doorstep in early June by a TV Licensing […]

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Full list of Christmas and New Year travel disruptions – is your route hit? thumbnail

Full list of Christmas and New Year travel disruptions – is your route hit?

December 20, 2025

That time of year is about to be upon us again – the race to get home for Christmas without being held up by travel mayhem. One of the busiest travel times will arrive in the next few days as millions of people go to spend time with loved ones across the UK and abroad. […]

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Andrew’s head near woman’s lap features in huge Epstein photo dump thumbnail

Andrew’s head near woman’s lap features in huge Epstein photo dump

December 20, 2025

A photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor reclining across the legs of five women with his head near one woman’s lap and pictures of other famous faces have surfaced in a huge document dump related to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. In the undated image, which is a photograph of a picture in a photo frame, convicted sex […]

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New photo in Epstein files appears to show Andrew with head near woman’s lap thumbnail

New photo in Epstein files appears to show Andrew with head near woman’s lap

December 20, 2025

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to have been pictured reclining across the legs of five people with his head near a woman’s lap in a huge document dump related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. In the undated image, which is a photograph of a picture in a photo frame, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell appears to peer […]

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