London

Finsbury Park mosque 'attacker brainwashed by Rochdale grooming drama and right-wing propaganda'

Darren Osborne, 48, from Cardiff, is charged with murder and attempted murder after allegedly ploughing a car into a crowd of worshippers outside a mosque in Finsbury Park.

Jan 22, 2018

By William Watkinson

Finsbury Park UK crime

Celine Dookhran was found dead on Wednesday, 19 July last year

Crime

Raped woman texted mum 'he's going to kill me' after friend 'had her throat slit by killer uncle'

Mujahid Arshid googled 'acid bath murderer' and researched infamous killer John George Haigh, before he killed his niece and attacked another woman with a knife, a court has heard.

Jan 22, 2018

By William Watkinson

UK crime

Music

Wireless Festival has hardly any women on the line-up... again

Wireless Festival, held in Finsbury Park on 6-8 July, will be headlined by Stormzy, J. Cole and DJ Khaled - but features hardly any female artists.

Jan 22, 2018

By Charlotte Tobitt

Finsbury Park

Human Rights

Time's up: 60 great photos from women's marches around the world

Women's marches were held in many US cities, as well as London, Paris, Rome and Berlin, to mark the first anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration.

Jan 22, 2018

By David Sim

Donald Trump Politics Pictures New York

Former boxing champion Anthony Small warns terror attacks are likely if it smashes Islamic State (IS)

Crime

Former British boxing champion Anthony Small charged with encouraging acts of terrorism

Anthony Small won the British and Commonwealth light middleweight titles in 2009 and appeared in BBC2's two-part documentary, Muslims Like Us.

Jan 18, 2018

By William Watkinson

UK crime

Technology

London's electric cab rollout suffers another delay

Electric cabs in the United Kingdom have been hit with another delay after a glitch in the TX's payment system.

Jan 17, 2018

By James Hetherington

United Kingdom Uber

Health

Giant fatberg appears on South Bank of Thames and it should shock you into being healthier

The giant fatberg statue installed by Thriva in London is a reminder of our post-Christmas bad health.

Jan 16, 2018

By Ruchira Sharma

Crime

Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood 'took steroids' before murderous rampage

Terrorist Khalid Masood had used anabolic steroids before he drove a rental car across Westminster Bridge killing 4 then stabbed officer Keith Palmer to death outside Parliament.

Jan 15, 2018

By William Watkinson

UK crime

Society

Hold on, the bus is moving: Bad timing of London bus announcements has the city in stitches

Londoners are going nuts over new safety announcements installed on buses over the weekend (13-14 January). The message says to "hold on", but only after the bus started moving.

Jan 15, 2018

By Claire Toureille

Twitter

Society

British Airways business class passenger bitten by bedbugs 150 times on flight from London

Mike Gregory, 35, said he had an 'itchy waist, torso and hands' after £4,000 flight to Cape Town over the New Year

Jan 14, 2018

South Africa

Police have issued a fresh appeal for the killers of a business student James Owusu-Agyekum gunned down in a case of mistaken identity

Crime

Police appeal for help hunting killers of student gunned down in mistaken identity case

Police have issued a fresh appeal for the killers of business student James Owusu-Agyekum, who was gunned down in a case of mistaken identity.

Jan 12, 2018

By Roger Baird

Football

Careful Arsenal fans, the Emirates is not safe at the moment

Arsenal FC fans are being warned to stay vigilant around Emirates Stadium following a spate of thefts from knife-wielding moped gangs.

Jan 12, 2018

By James Hetherington

Arsenal FC

Crime

Teenage jihadis who prepared to fight for Isis with paintball were arrested after school tip-off

A group of teenagers from London had planned to travel to Syria via Turkey only for their school to notify anti-terror police.

Jan 11, 2018

By William Watkinson

Isis ISIL Islamic State Syria

arrest-made-after-spate-of-acid-attacks-in-london

Crime

Acid attacks up 80% in London last year, with under-20s the most prolific

Acid attacks in London rose significantly in London last year according to data revealed by the Metropolitan Police.

Jan 10, 2018

By Josh Robbins

Flying squad appeal after armed robberies in North London

Crime

CCTV shows robbers shooting security guard as they raid bank in London

Metropolitan Police hunt two armed robbers blamed for string of robberies on shops and banks in capital.

Jan 10, 2018

By Josh Robbins

Crime

Police hunt driver who refused to let ambulance pass and abused paramedics attending emergency

Police seek road-rage driver accused of blocking ambulance on way to emergency call in south-west London.

Jan 10, 2018

By Ewan Palmer

Crime

Gay man beaten so badly for wearing a white dress he required surgery

Gay man Gordon Maxwell required surgery after he was violently attacked for wearing a white dress in Tower Hamlets, London. Metropolitan police release CCTV in witness appeal.

Jan 9, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Crime

Isis-supporting couple who met on Muslim dating site planned Christmas terror attack in UK

Asylum seeker Munir Mohammed volunteered for a 'lone wolf' mission and drafted in the help of pharmacist Rowaida El-Hassan, who he met on SingleMuslim.com.

Jan 8, 2018

By William Watkinson

UK crime Isis ISIL

Society

Disney under fire for sexist 'shoes speak louder than words' T-shirt aimed at girls

Disney is facing criticism for selling a girls' T-shirt with the slogan, "Shoes speak louder than words."

Jan 7, 2018

By Lydia Smith

Disney

Society

Plans for George Michael statues hit double trouble among local residents

Plans to honour the late George Michael with a £100,000 statue outside his former property in Oxfordshire have stalled.

Jan 7, 2018

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