Three people have been charged with drugs offences following work by officers in Southend

On 11 January, they found a number of wraps of drugs at an address in Chichester Road and arrested two people.Luke Lackenby, 19, and Emma Kemp, 32, both of Chichester Road, Southend, were charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin. Lackenby was also charged with possession of cannabis.Both appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ […]

A Bristol grime artist Andy Anokye has had his jail sentence increased

Andy Anokye, 33, repeatedly raped four women over the course of 2 years, subjecting each to prolonged imprisonment, interrogation, torture and humiliation. He also made recordings of his offences. Prior to this case the offender had 8 previous convictions, a majority of which involved violence. On 30 July 2020, Anokye was sentenced to 24 years’ […]

Detectives investigating the death of a man in Merton have charged a third man

Danny Webster, 30, of Merton was charged on Friday, 15 January with perverting the course of justice.  He will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 16 January. Police were called at 12.55am on Wednesday, 13 January to reports of a stabbing at an address on The Broadway in Wimbledon. Paul Dalton, 41, […]

A man has been charged with encouraging terrorism

William Chinyanga, 50 of north London, was charged on Wednesday, 13 January with four counts of encouraging terrorism, contrary to section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He was arrested on 25 February 2020 by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Chinyanga is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 26 January.

Officers investigating the death of a man in Portsmouth have charged a man

  Lewis Green, 23, of Tewkesbury Close, Portsmouth, has been charged with murder. It comes following the death of 26-year-old Billy Green outside Pickwick House, Wingfield Street on Monday, January 11. Billy’s next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. Lewis Green the victim’s younger brother has appeared at Portsmouth […]

£28 million to trial innovative new uses of 5G to improve people’s lives

    Sir David Attenborough will take to 5G for the first time to show people the wonders of the natural world, as part of a government-funded trial to explore the potential of 5G to improve people’s lives and help build back better from the pandemic. A new augmented reality app, to be released alongside […]

A man has been jailed after he was found in possession of numerous false passports and documents, which he used to fraudulently apply for several large loans totalling almost £200,000

  Ignas Valatka, 35, of Western Gateway, Newham, was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, 7 January.Valatka pleaded guilty to six counts of possession of an identity document with improper intention, one count of possession of articles for use in frauds, and four counts of fraud at the same court […]