Energy Suppliers Face £10.8 Million Pay Out After Missing Smart Meter Installation Targets for 2022
Leading energy suppliers, namely British Gas, OVO, Bulb, E.ON, Scottish Power, and SSE, have collectively agreed to pay £10.8 million in compensation after failing to meet smart meter installation targets for the year 2022. This disappointing shortfall of 1,026,628 smart meters has prompted the companies to contribute to the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund (EIVRF), […]
Met releases details of significant policing operation across Remembrance weekend
Throughout Saturday and Sunday almost 2,000 officers from the Met and other UK forces will be on duty across central London as part of a major policing operation. This weekend is one of national significance and importance. The ceremonial events taking place will draw thousands as the country reflects and pays its respects. Each year […]
A car-stop by officers patrolling in Ashford has led to the jailing of a drug dealer found with a large knife
Plain clothes police were driving along Wellesley Road on Thursday 28 September this year when they spotted a wanted man in a car. The car was stopped and Ben Foad, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was arrested on recall to prison. The vehicle was searched and a large knife, cash, phones and […]
Detectives investigate two incidents following concerns raised about school-age children being approached
Detectives continue to investigate concerns raised last week relating to children who have been approached by a man they don’t know. Officers are actively investigating two reported incidents in Swindon, in which school age girls reported having been approached by a man who spoke to them. There is no suggestion that either of the girls […]
A stolen bike worth £1,500 has been recovered and two teenagers have been arrested following a burglary in Tonbridge
Kent Police was called at 2pm on Sunday 5 November 2023, to a report of a break-in at a property in Sovereign Way. It was reported that three teenagers entered the garden of a residential property and stole a bicycle before leaving towards Vale Road. Officers swiftly attended and conducted a thorough search of the […]
Canvey Island Mourns the Loss of 20-Year-Old in Tragic E-Scooter Collision
The Canvey Island community is in mourning following a heartrending road collision that claimed the life of 20-year-old Connor Burden. The young man was involved in a tragic accident between an E-scooter and a van on Harvest Road around 5:50 pm on Friday, October 27. Connor suffered serious injuries in the collision and, despite the […]
Police Chase on A12 Leads to Arrest for Attempted Murder
In a dramatic turn of events in the early hours of Thursday, November 9, the Metropolitan Police engaged in a high-speed car chase on the A12, culminating in the arrest of a man on suspicion of attempted murder. The incident began around 1.40 am in Gants Hill, when police attempted to pull over a vehicle […]
Pair jailed for Violent Attack on Teenager in Ellesmere Port
Two individuals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a brutal assault on a teenager in Ellesmere Port. Thomas Byrne, 32, from HMP Berwyn, pleaded guilty to assisting an offender, while Joseph Farrell, 22, of HMP Altcourse, had already pleaded guilty to section 18 assault, possession of a weapon in a public place, […]
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to find a man from Kensington who has been missing for a week
A man is arrested after a foot chase following the pursuit of a vehicle.
Tragic Murder in Worsley: Mother Fatally Stabbed, Children Witness the Horror
In a harrowing incident, a 35-year-old woman was brutally murdered in Worsley, Greater Manchester, with her young children tragically witnessing the attack. Greater Manchester Police have launched a murder investigation following this devastating event. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, November 10, around 2:40 am. Police responded to reports of a seriously […]