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Family of boy thrown from Tate Modern say he’s taken a ‘sad step backwards’
April 15, 2026Brooke Davies Published April 15, 2026 9:12am Updated April 15, 2026 9:28am The boy who was thrown off the balcony of the Tate Modern art gallery in London has made a ‘sad backwards step’ in his recovery. The boy, from France, was six-years-old when he was thrown from the 10th floor by Jonty Bravery in […]
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Tourist creates world’s first pickpocket map after a trip to London
April 15, 2026When Artem Liholitov came to London for the first time over the summer, he ‘fell in love with the city’. He spent the week visiting all the tourist hotspots, eating ‘delicious’ full English breakfasts and even proposed to his girlfriend. After returning to Hamburg, with a new fiancée and love for English cuisine, the 33-year-old […]
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‘Dog poisoner’ targets London parks with contaminated chicken
April 13, 2026John Dunne Published April 13, 2026 2:14pm Updated April 14, 2026 11:35am A manhunt is underway for a suspected poisoner after a dog fell seriously ill and two foxes were found dead. Chicken possibly laced with toxins was found in Holland Park, west London, and Brompton Cemetery, leaving dog walkers terrified. The Met Police are […]
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Man accused of Primrose Hill murder tells court ‘police got the wrong person’
April 13, 2026Sarah Hooper Published April 13, 2026 2:02pm Updated April 13, 2026 4:25pm A man accused of murdering a 21-year-old who was fatally stabbed on Primrose Hill told a court today that officers ‘have the wrong person’. Oliuwadamilola Ogunyankinnu, 27, was charged with the murder of student Finbar Sullivan, who died in Primrose Hill last week. […]
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Trespasser caused nearly £1,000,000 worth of delays after stopping trains
April 11, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published April 11, 2026 4:00pm Updated April 11, 2026 4:01pm A trespasser who caused almost £1 million worth of disruption to trains in south London is ‘lucky to be alive’ after a chase down the tracks. Ashley Cox, 35, from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East, wreaked havoc on a railway line between Gatwick and […]
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Two arrested over murder of filmmaking student stabbed on Primrose Hill
April 11, 2026Two people have been arrested over the murder of a filmmaking student in Primrose Hill. Finbar Sullivan, 21, was stabbed to death when a fight broke out in the north London park last Tuesday evening, April 7. The park was packed at the time and detectives are still appealing for witnesses – particularly those with […]
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Cars surrounded with windows smashed after large crowd takes over London park
April 10, 2026Brooke Davies Published April 10, 2026 8:37pm Updated April 10, 2026 8:37pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A mob smashed windows and launched projectiles during a night of chaos inside a London park. Footage shows crowds of people, mainly men, gathered at […]
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Woman, 69, ‘cut sister’s throat and snatched her diamond-encrusted Rolex’
April 9, 2026A woman cut her own sister’s throat and snatched her diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch, the Old Bailey has heard. Nancy Pexton, 69, is accused of murdering her film director sibling, Jennifer Abbott, known professionally as Sarah Steinberg, at her flat in Camden, north London, on June 10 last year. She is said to have locked Ms […]
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Three killings in London but my policies to tackle crime are working, Khan says
April 8, 2026John Dunne Published April 8, 2026 5:21pm Updated April 9, 2026 8:20am Sadiq Khan has insisted he had a ‘grip’ on crime despite a week where at least three young men, including a 14-year-old school boy, lost their lives on London streets. The Mayor spoke the day after music video director Finbar Sullivan, 21, was […]
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Man, 21, stabbed to death after fight breaks out on Primrose Hill
April 8, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published April 8, 2026 7:43am Updated April 8, 2026 10:26am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A manhunt has been launched after a 21-year-old man died and another one was injured in a stabbing at a popular London beauty spot. The […]
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