UK
Met considers ban on pro-Palestine marches as Rowley and Polanski clash
April 30, 2026Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited Golders Green (PA) PA Wire The Metropolitan Police will review whether pro-Palestine marches can go ahead in the wake of the Golders Green attack as the head of the force clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski. The Met said police will be assessing events across the country after […]
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Live updates as UK raises terror threat to severe after Golders Green stabbing
April 30, 2026Home secretary Shabana Mahmood said the raising of the threat level meant the possibility of an attack was “highly likely”. The suspect in the attack was on Thursday named as Essa Suleiman. The 45-year-old, who is being held in connection with Wednesday’s north London attack, was in 2020 referred to the government’s counter-terror programme. Suleiman […]
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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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Firefighters save Torahs from Synagogue after two injured in fire
April 30, 2026Barney Davis Published April 30, 2026 6:38pm Updated April 30, 2026 8:48pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Two people have been hospitalised as firefighters rescued Torahs after a fire ripped through a home next to a synagogue. Police are currently supporting the […]
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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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Keir Starmer vows crackdown on pro-Palestine marches after being booed at Golders Green
April 30, 2026John Dunne Published April 30, 2026 12:52pm Updated April 30, 2026 4:55pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Sir Keir Starmer has told anyone marching under a ‘Globalise the Intifada banner at pro-Palestine marches is supporting the murder of Jewish people. It came […]
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The dilapidated £4,000,000 Chelsea mansion overrun by Japanese knotweed jungle
April 30, 2026Sarah Hooper Published April 30, 2026 11:53am Updated April 30, 2026 11:53am A mummified corpse found in the basement of a £4,000,000 Chelsea mansion has been identified as the home owner has been slammed by the council for failing to deal with his dilapidated property. Kensington and Chelsea council will make Nicholas Halbritter fix long-running issues at his […]
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Banksy London map shows where to see artist’s best graffiti after mystery statue pops up
April 30, 2026Banksy is an enigmatic British graffiti artist who brings political street art to walls, bridges, and buildings worldwide. Since rising to fame in the late 1990s, the artist’s witty, satirical murals and daring pranks have earned him millions. New pieces pop up on a regular basis, like near Oxford Street in central London and another in […]
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Mystery surrounds why multiple people fell unwell at Farringdon station
April 30, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video People were evacuated from the London Farringdon Tube station after reports of a suspected gas or chemical incident. Passengers reported feeling unwell at the station, leading to 14 people needing treatment at the scene by paramedics, while […]
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