Trio Jailed for 25 Years After Brutal Kidnapping and Assault of Teen in Middlesbrough
Default Heading H1 Three men who kidnapped and violently assaulted a 17-year-old boy in Middlesbrough have been jailed for a combined 25 years, following their sentencing at Teesside Crown Court on Monday, 23 June. The teenager was ambushed, beaten with weapons, and abducted by a masked gang in a white van on Saturday, 1 […]
Tragic End as Body Found in Search for Missing 14-Year-Old Jacob Ker
Default Heading H1 Police searching for missing teenager Jacob Ker have confirmed that a body has been found, just hours after he was reported missing from a riverside town. The 14-year-old had been the subject of an urgent appeal issued by Cleveland Police on Monday, after he failed to return home. Jacob was last seen […]
Six Hospitalised After Chemical Assault at Waltham Abbey McDonald’s
Default Heading H1 Six people have been taken to hospital after staff at the McDonald’s restaurant in Highbridge Retail Park were reportedly assaulted with a chemical substance, prompting a major emergency response this evening. The East of England Ambulance Service confirmed that three ambulances, three hazardous area response team (HART) vehicles, a paramedic car, and […]
Man Injured in Glass Bottle Assault on Lea Bridge Road
Default Heading H1 Police are appealing for information after a man in his 30s was injured during an assault involving a glass bottle in East London. Officers were called at 3.32pm on Monday, 23 June, to Lea Bridge Road, at the junction with Hitcham Road (E10), following reports of an altercation. Upon arrival, emergency services […]
Sadiq Khan: Climate Change Is the “Defining Challenge of Our Time”
Default Heading H1 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has described climate change as “the defining challenge of our time,” calling on governments to take stronger, faster action to protect lives and livelihoods. Speaking at a climate summit in Paris, Khan stressed that while national governments often lag behind, it is cities that are leading the […]
Man Stabbed in Groin During Group Altercation in East London
Default Heading H1 A man in his 30s has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the groin during a fight involving a group of people in Barnsdale Avenue, near Sherwood Gardens, in East London. Metropolitan Police were called to the scene at around 8:00pm on Monday, 23 June, following reports of an altercation […]
Rakeem Miles Jailed for Killing Stranger with Single Punch at London Tube Station
Default Heading H1 Rakeem Miles, 23, of East Street, Southwark, has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of 28-year-old Samuel Winter, whom he fatally attacked in an unprovoked assault at a London Underground station last August. Miles was sentenced today (24 June) at Inner London Crown Court following his conviction for delivering a […]
Middlesbrough Man Jailed for Grooming and Child Sexual Abuse After Years of Online Deceit
Default Heading H1 A 23-year-old man from Middlesbrough, Shabaz Hussain, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for a series of child sexual offences, concluding a years-long investigation led by Cleveland Police’s Paedophile Online Investigation Team (POLIT). The sentencing, delivered in May 2025, follows Hussain’s calculated and manipulative grooming of a girl from the […]
Inquest Opened into Death of Man in Belgrave Avenue House Fire
Default Heading H1 An inquest has been opened into the death of Darrell Michael Wright, who died after inhaling smoke during a house fire at his home in Belgrave Avenue in the early hours of 30 April. The 63-year-old was formally named as the victim during a hearing at East London Coroner’s Court on […]
Hopefield Animal Sanctuary Temporarily Closes to Carry Out Urgent Repairs
Default Heading H1 Hopefield Animal Sanctuary in Sawyers Lane, Brentwood, has announced a temporary closure due to urgent repair and maintenance works, with no date set yet for reopening. The sanctuary confirmed the news in a Facebook post on Sunday (June 22), citing health and safety as the top priority for both visitors and […]
