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Knife victim ‘stumbles into Blues Kitchen’ moments after BBQ shootout in Brixton
May 4, 2026John Dunne Published May 4, 2026 11:22am Updated May 4, 2026 1:43pm Staff at The Blues Kitchen in Brixton battled to save the life of a man who stumbled into the nightclub with stab wounds. The stab victim, 33, staggered into The Blues Kitchen in Acre Lane for help at around 2am on Saturday. The […]
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Man, 25, fighting for life and three others wounded in London drive-by shooting
May 2, 2026Sam Corbishley Published May 2, 2026 1:36pm Updated May 2, 2026 1:48pm A man is fighting for life in hospital after a drive-by shooting in Brixton last night. Police were scrambled to Coldharbour Lane after shots were fired from a car shortly after 1am. Four people were rushed to hospital, including a 25-year-old man who […]
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Green party leader Zack Polanski apologises over Golders Green posts ‘undermining hero officers’
May 1, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 1, 2026 5:39pm Updated May 1, 2026 5:39pm Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologised after sharing a social media post criticising police officers who apprehended the Golders Green suspect. Mr Polanski shared a social media post accusing the officers of heavy-handedness as they pinned terror suspect Essa Suleiman to the ground. […]
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Green party leader Zack Polanski apologises over Golders Green posts ‘undermining hero officers’
May 1, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 1, 2026 5:39pm Updated May 1, 2026 5:53pm Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologised after sharing a social media post criticising police officers who apprehended the Golders Green suspect. Mr Polanski shared a social media post accusing the officers of heavy-handedness as they pinned terror suspect Essa Suleiman to the ground. […]
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Driver charged over Wimbledon school crash that killed two eight-year-old girls
May 1, 2026Sam Corbishley Published May 1, 2026 12:24pm Updated May 1, 2026 2:32pm The driver of a 4×4 that crashed into a Wimbledon primary school, killing two eight-year-old girls, has been charged with causing their deaths by dangerous driving. Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died when a Land Rover driven by Claire Freemantle crashed into an […]
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‘Lovely mum’ killed in £2,000,000 home close to Stamford Bridge named and pictured
May 1, 2026John Dunne Published May 1, 2026 11:28am Updated May 1, 2026 5:14pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The family of a woman killed in a £2m terraced house on a leafy west London street have described her as a ‘wonderful mum’. Emergency […]
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Met chief tells Zack Polanski ‘arresting violent criminals is a messy task’
April 30, 2026Barney Davis Published April 30, 2026 7:23pm Updated April 30, 2026 8:16pm Sorry, this video isn’t available any more. The Met’s highest-ranking officer has defended the arrest of the Golders Green stabbing suspect after police were seen stomping on his head. Footage shared widely on social media showed two officers using a Taser and repeatedly […]
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Golders Green stabbing suspect named as Essa Suleiman
April 30, 2026Barney Davis Published April 30, 2026 3:27pm Updated April 30, 2026 4:13pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video This is the first picture of the suspected Golders Green knifeman named as Somali-born former school security guard Essa Suleiman. The 45-year-old British national was […]
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Child terrorism warning after young neo-Nazi guilty of gun attack plot
April 30, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video One in five counter terrorism cases now involves children drawn into extremism, police have warned, saying ‘horrific’ material is accessible to youngsters in ‘a couple of clicks’. Commander Helen Flanagan, head of operations for the Met’s Counter […]
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Jealous woman arrested in hospital bed after stabbing own sister to death
April 29, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A woman who stabbed her own sister to death and stole her diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch is facing a life sentence. Nancy Pexton, 70, slashed and stabbed sibling Jennifer Abbott 10 times and then left her body […]
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