Government delivers on its manifesto commitment to recruit 20,000 additional officers
There are more police officers in England and Wales than ever before, new figures published by the government today confirm. The government has delivered on its 2019 manifesto commitment to recruit 20,000 additional police officers by March 2023. This brings the total number to nearly 150,000 officers, more than 3,500 higher than the previous peak […]
Man found unresponsive in Orpington property
Emergency services were all called to the property on Beaumont Road Petts Wood in Orpington on Wednesday morning (26th April 2023) On arrival, paramedics found an unresponsive man within the property Officers from the Met Police and HART team from London Ambulance services with Paramedics and the London Fire Brigade have also attended the incident […]
A man armed with a knife tasered by Police outside Tooting Railway Station
Police were called at about 6.45pm on Tuesday, 25 April to reports of a man in possession of a knife outside Tooting Railway Station. When officers arrived, the man ran towards them with a knife. Police discharged a Taser as the man was detained. He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of an […]
Police in Margate have arrested two people after stopping a car and seizing large amounts of nitrous oxide
In the early hours of Saturday 22 April 2023, officers on patrol in Northdown Road stopped a car due to the manner of its driving. Police searched the vehicle and recovered a wrench and eight industrial cans of nitrous oxide, along with items associated with drug-dealing, including a large quantity of cash, empty deal bags, […]
Response cops followed a lead as well as their noses to break up a cannabis grow inside a house
Officers were visiting a house in Tudor Crescent, Rainworth, for an unrelated incident when someone was spotted fleeing from a nearby house as they arrived. Detecting something suspicious might be going on, Newark and Sherwood response officers followed their instincts and went to investigate. After knocking and receiving no answer at around 11.45am on Monday […]
Man in Medway court over high value thefts from cars
A suspected car thief has been charged in connection with a spate of offences across Staplehurst, Cranbrook and Paddock Wood. Police have been investigating several incidents reported between Monday 17 April and Sunday 23 April 2023, which have included the theft of a Hyundai and a Nissan from driveways at two addresses. The alleged offences […]
They said it was a fridge too far… but he smashed it all the same
Royal Marine Corporal Sam Hammond breaks the Guinness World Record for running a marathon with a fridge on his back. He beat the previous world record by 57 minutes – completing the London Marathon on Sunday in 4 hours, 52 minutes and 10 seconds. It comes just weeks after Corporal Sam Hammond scooped his first […]
In a programme approved by Transport for London, black cabs will be outfitted with life-saving bandages
The gear will be carried in 400 London cabs, each of which will have a badge identifying it to emergency services and passers-by. According to the organisation Rapaid, the bandages can apply up to 18kg of pressure to a blood injury. The gear, it stated, might be vital in the “golden minutes until help arrives.” […]
A biker was discovered injured after colliding with a car at the Blackwall Tunnel
The incident occurred immediately before 7.40 a.m. today (April 26) on the northbound portion. Officers and London Ambulance Service crews responded and discovered a cyclist suffering from minor injuries. Following the incident, no arrests were made. Traffic mayhem caused by the Blackwall Tunnel crash: live updatesThe Blackwall Tunnel was blocked while the incident was investigated, […]
The dangerous journey across the Mediterranean in search of a better life has claimed the lives of at least 70 people while more than 1,2…
The Coastguard officials confirmed the rescue of 35 boats that had left Tunisia last weekend, with three boats encountering difficulties on their way to Europe. At least 23 people are missing from the three vessels, and so far, 70 bodies have been recovered from the sea. The rescue operation involved air and naval support from […]