Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to approximately three hectares of heathland, trees, and shrubbery alight, near West Lane on the …
Four fire engines attended, and crews tackled the fire using hose reels and beaters. There were no reported injuries, and the cause is not known.
What the Prime Minister’s Primary Care Recovery Plan means for you
Prime Mister Rishi Sunak’s plan to improve access to primary care. “Being able to get a GP appointment when you need one is vitally important to families and communities across the country, so we must modernise the way primary care works to keep up with patient demand and help to cut NHS waiting lists. Today, […]
Blue lights, green energy: £77 million for new zero-emission vehicle projects
The schemes will support more than 4,400 jobs across the UK over the next decade, from Bath to Ballymena. Life-saving emergency services will benefit from greener zero-emission vehicles, thanks to £77 million in new funding for projects developing clean transport technologies, announced today. The HYER POWER project, to develop a hydrogen fuel-cell range extender for […]
Further protections for England’s coastal waterways
The government is planning to consult on expanding its targets to tackle sewage even further to cover all coasts, estuaries and marine protected sites, Defra has confirmed today (9 May 2023). The Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, published in August 2022, set out stringent targets to protect people and the environment, backed up by £56 billion […]
Police raided a home after responding to concerns about drug dealing in the neighbourhood
Officers discovered large amounts of heroin and cocaine when they executed a warrant at the property in Orange Gardens, The Meadows, on Thursday (4 May). Bundles of cash, phones and equipment associated with drug dealing were also found when officers from the City South Operation Reacher and neighbourhood policing teams gained entry to the house […]
A man has been convicted of attempted rape following an investigation by officers from the Met’s rape and serious sexual offences team.
Bogdan Ungureanu, 41 (31.05.81) of no fixed address was found guilty following a trial at Kingston Crown Court which concluded on Friday, 5 May. He was found not guilty of rape. He pleaded guilty to robbery and fraud ahead of the trial and will be sentenced for all offences at the same court on Thursday, […]
Detectives investigating a fatal stabbing in Walthamstow have charged a teenager with murder
The 16-year-old boy was charged on Monday night with the murder of Renell Charles. He will appear in custody at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 9 May. Police were called at 16:09hrs on Friday, 5 May to reports of a stabbing on Markhouse Road, E17. Emergency services attended but despite their efforts, 16-year-old Renell died […]
First Pictures from Deptford Blaze Live updates: Ten Fire engines sent to tackle blaze at Meridian Fitness with reports of injuries
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to a fire on Creek Road in Deptford. A spa room on the second floor of an 11-storey building, containing a fitness centre and flats, is alight. A road closure is in place which is causing significant traffic delays. People are asked to avoid the […]
South East set to be battered by giant storm with 8 hours of thunder and lightning
Parts of the South East and London are likely to be pummeled by hours of heavy weather as thousands prepare to return to work following a long weekend. Thunder and lightning are expected to strike on Tuesday, May 9, along with heavy rains. According to BBC Weather, we could be in for up to eight […]
Man arrested after opening fire at children who were playing hide and seek on his property, hitting a 14-year-old girl in the head
During the early morning hours on May 7 Calcasieu ParishSheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a home in Starks in reference to a shooting.During the initial investigation, deputies observed a 14-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to the back of her head. CPSO Violent Crimes detectives arrived on the scene and after further investigation, […]