Rainham Landfill Fire: Residents Urged to Keep Windows Closed as Crews Battle Blaze
Default Heading H1 Emergency services are tackling a significant fire at a landfill site on Launders Lane in Rainham this evening (Friday, 18 July), with nearby residents warned to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke. The London Fire Brigade confirmed it was called to the incident at 6:24pm, with four fire engines and […]
Police Appeal for Witnesses After Knife Attack in Newham Leaves Man Hospitalised
Default Heading H1 Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man in his 20s was stabbed during a violent group assault in East London. At approximately 01:00hrs on Friday, 18 July, officers were called to North Woolwich Road, Newham, following reports of a serious assault involving multiple males armed with knives. Emergency services, […]
Jailed: Family-Run Cocaine Empire Foiled by Met Police Operation
Default Heading H1 A 65-year-old woman dubbed ‘Gangster Granny’ has been jailed for 20 years as the ringleader of a family-run drugs empire that trafficked nearly a tonne of cocaine across the UK, following a landmark Met Police operation. Deborah Mason, 65, of Crayford Road, Tufnell Park — known within her network as the ‘Queen […]
Major Fire in Richmond Ten Pump Blaze with Persons unaccounted for
Default Heading H1 A major blaze has broken out at a commercial property located on Richmond Road in Twickenham with confirmed reports of persons inside the building. The London Fire Brigade was called at just before 5pm on Friday evening (18 July), dispatching ten fire engines to the scene and an aerial ladder to the scene. Huge […]
Major Fire in Richmond Ten Pump Blaze with Persons unaccounted for
Default Heading H1 A major blaze has broken out at a commercial property located on Richmond Road in Twickenham with confirmed reports of persons inside the building. The London Fire Brigade was called at just before 5pm on Friday evening (18 July), dispatching ten fire engines to the scene and an aerial ladder to the scene. Huge […]
Air Ambulance Lands in Gravesend as Emergency Services Respond to Major Medical Incident
Default Heading H1 A large-scale emergency response was launched this afternoon in Gravesend after a medical incident was reported at Pankhurst Place. At approximately 3:19pm, Kent Police and South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAMB) were dispatched to the scene, where they were later joined by an air ambulance, which landed in the green space between […]
Co-Pilot Floris Rhee Named as Third Victim of Southend Airport Crash
Default Heading H1 The third victim of the tragic Zeusch Aviation crash near Southend Airport has been named as 24-year-old co-pilot Floris Rhee. Rhee, from the Netherlands, had only joined Zeusch Aviation last year, working out of the company’s base in Lelystad. He had recently completed his pilot training in Norway in 2023 and was […]
Five Men Injured in Purley High Street Disturbance as Police Launch Weapon Seizure Investigation
Default Heading H1 A major investigation is underway after five men were injured during a violent disturbance on Purley High Street late on Thursday night (17 July). Emergency services were called to the scene at approximately 10.27pm following multiple reports of a large altercation in progress. Multiple Victims Rushed to Hospital Upon arrival, officers from […]
Dartford Man Convicted of Murdering Woman in Sleep Before Sexually Abusing Her Body
Default Heading H1 A man has admitted to murdering a woman in her sleep before committing a sexual act on her body in one of the most disturbing crimes seen in the county in recent years. Ernestas Juska, 21, of Henderson Drive, Dartford, pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court today (18 July) to murder and […]
The car was going at least 100 Miles an hour: Two Cut from Wreckage in Abbeywood Crash
Default Heading H1 Two men were cut free by firefighters from the London Fire Brigade in the early hours of Friday morning after a car ploughed into the £500,000 end of Terrace property on Beckett Close, Belvedere, sparking fears of a gas explosion had taken place. Emergency services were called to Beckett Close at just […]