Fire crews tackle blaze in ground floor annex at the London Bridge Hotel
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to reports of a fire at a range of shops and a hotel in Great Dover Street, Southwark. Part of a room in a ground floor annex was damaged by fire. Crews also investigated the building’s internal extraction system but found no further fire. Forty people left an […]
A man has been detained after trying to drive a car through the UK parliament’s gates
He has since been sectioned under the Mental Health Act, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said the incident happened at around midday on Tuesday 14th December 2021 when a vehicle tried to enter Carriage Gates at the Palace of Westminster. It is not being treated as a terror incident, police said. “A male […]
Repeated incidents of anti-social behaviour have led to a closure order being secured for a Margate flat
Since mid-August 2021, Kent Police has received numerous complaints of excess noise, drug misuse and disturbances taking place at the Dane Road address. The persistent nature of the nuisance behaviour led to officers in the Thanet Community Safety Unit successfully applying for the order at Margate Magistrates’ Court on Friday 10 December. […]
Police are continuing to investigate the death of an 11-year-old girl at a property in Shadwell
Officers were called at 4.12pm on Saturday, 11 December following a report that a child was unresponsive at a flat in Sutton Street, E1. She was taken to an east London hospital where she was sadly pronounced dead later the same day. Formal identification is yet to take place but officers believe the deceased […]
A 14 year old boy has been charged with the murder of a man in Rainham
Police were called at 7.53pmon Wednesday, 1 December to Louise Gardens, Rainham, following reports of a disturbance in the street involving a group of people. Officers attended with paramedics. A 37-year-old man was found unresponsive having sustained a stab injury. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The man […]
Fire crews call to London Bridge Hotel in Sothwark
Four fire engines and 20 firefighters have been called to a boutique hotel in Southwark we can reveal. Fire crews from the London Fire Brigade were called to the London Bridge Hotel just after 11 am on Tuesday following reports of a blaze. A road closure has been put in place whilst crews carry out […]
A 19-year-old man from Portsmouth has been sentenced to eight years in prison following a knife attack in city centre earlier this year
Fabian Silva, of Sedgley Close, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court yesterday (Monday 13 December), having previously been found guilty of Section 18 wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article in a public place following a trial at the same court in October. The court heard how Silva was found guilty […]
A 19-year-old man from Portsmouth has been sentenced to eight years in prison following a knife attack in city centre earlier this year
Fabian Silva, of Sedgley Close, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court yesterday (Monday 13 December), having previously been found guilty of Section 18 wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article in a public place following a trial at the same court in October. The court heard how Silva was found guilty […]
Information is sought after a man was attacked in Ebbsfleet Station car park
The victim, who is in his 50s, sustained a head injury at some point between 9.50pm and 10.15pm on Thursday 9 December 2021. He was found injured in Thames Way, next to a roundabout which adjoins car park C at Ebbsfleet International train station, by two members of the public. It was initially not known […]
Firefighters rescued a woman from a flat fire on St Luke’s Avenue in Clapham last night
Part of a split-level flat across the 10th and 11th floors of a residential block was damaged by fire. A woman was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. Station Commander Chris Jenner, who was at the scene, said: “Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued a woman from a balcony using a fire escape hood. “Crews worked […]