Rail Traveller Who Harassed Woman Sentenced In First Prosecution Under New Law

A train passenger who grabbed a young woman’s hair and asked “can I kiss you?” has been sentenced in the first conviction for harassment based on a person’s sex David Stroud, 44, made sexually motivated comments to the victim on a train to London on April 3, two days after a new law came into force banning harassment because of a person’s sex. He pleaded guilty to harassing the woman at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court, which heard Stroud […]

9 June 2026

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Abusive Partner Of Judges Daughter Jailed For Life For Her Murder

An electrician who stabbed a judge’s daughter to death in a frenzied rage before blowing up their home in a gas explosion has been jailed for life. Clifton George, 45, killed his partner Annabel Rook, 46, by stabbing her 31 times during a row at their east London home after she had said they should end their 10-year relationship. In the aftermath of the killing, George started a fire in the basement in order to cause a gas […]

9 June 2026

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Fear Of Being Called Racist Meant Authorities Did Not Stop Tragedies Badenoch

The Nottingham stabbings, the Southport attack and Manchester Arena bombing could have been stopped if public authorities did not fear being called racist, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader made the claim as she announced her party would seek to abolish a duty for teachers, nurses and police officers to consider protected characteristics enshrined in equality law as they undertake their day-to-day jobs. The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) requires all public sector workers to consider how […]

9 June 2026

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Belfast Stabbing Victim Has Significant Injuries To His Eyes

The victim of the Belfast knife attack has sustained significant injuries to his eyes while his alleged attacker had leave to remain in the UK having travelled to Northern Ireland from Dublin, police said. The suspect, a Sudanese man in his 30s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the assault on Monday night. As well as the eye injuries, the victim also sustained slash wounds to his face and back, police said. Police Service of […]

9 June 2026

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Woman 19 Dies After Gunshots Heard Coming From House

A 19-year-old woman has died after gunshots were heard at a house in north London, police said. Paramedics called police to the home in Dale Grove, Finchley, at 12.15am on Monday and the victim, whose family has been told, was pronounced dead at the scene. A murder investigation has been launched and a post-mortem examination will be carried out, the Metropolitan Police said. Detective Chief Inspector Allam Bhangoo said: “Our thoughts are with the young […]

8 June 2026

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Mother Of Nottingham Attacks Victim Says There Has Been Miscarriage Of Justice

The mother of a student who was stabbed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane said there has been a miscarriage of justice as bereaved families called for accountability and change. First-year University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old school caretaker Ian Coates were killed by Calocane in the early hours of June 13 2023. The triple killer then used a van he stole from Mr Coates to try […]

8 June 2026

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Starmer Gives Tech Companies Ultimatum Over Children Sending Naked Images

Technology companies have been given an ultimatum to stop children sending and receiving explicit images on their devices or face a change to the law, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Government has given firms such as Apple and Google three months to implement changes or face new legislation. In a speech at London Tech Week, the Prime Minister said: “One issue is the ability for children with phones to send and receive nude images. “For […]

8 June 2026

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Sikh Group Calls For Public Inquiry Into Henry Nowak Death

The Government should hold a public inquiry into the “catastrophic multi-agency failures” surrounding the death of Henry Nowak, a Sikh lobby group has said. The 18-year-old finance student was killed in Southampton by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025, using a knife prosecutors said he carried as part of his Sikh religion. Dabinderjit Singh, the Sikh Federation’s chief executive of political engagement, has written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Justice Secretary David Lammy and Attorney General Richard Hermer calling […]

8 June 2026

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Eriksens Collapse A Reminder Of Impact Cardiac Conditions Can Have Charity

Footballer Christian Eriksen’s collapse “is a reminder of the potentially devastating impact that cardiac conditions can have on so many young people”, the chief executive of a charity has said. The Danish midfielder appeared to collapse in Sunday’s friendly with Ukraine, but “regained consciousness very quickly”, Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen said. He had previously collapsed at Euro 2020 during a 1-0 loss to Finland and it later emerged he had suffered a cardiac arrest. He subsequently required […]

8 June 2026

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