Members of a criminal network have been arrested for human trafficking and modern slavery in Wandsworth. A total of 11 alleged members of an organised criminal network (OCN) have been arrested for modern slavery and drugs offences following a pre-planned operation by officers from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command.
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A man has been jailed for a decade after he robbed a number of bookmakers wearing a rubber mask and threatening staff with a fake revolver. Andrae Moncrieffe, 37, of Bibury Close in Southwark, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court last Friday to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment.
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A police operation has begun to protect NHS staff from abuse following a successful trial across South London. Known as Operation Cavell, the initiative will see a senior officer review all reports of assaults and hate crime against NHS workers.
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A “bonkers” 25m viewing platform next to the iconic Marble Arch which could encourage visitors back to the West End has got the green light. It is hoped that 200,000 people will visit Marble Arch Hill over six months and encourage them to boost the coffers of shops, restaurants and hotels which have been hard hit by the pandemic.
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A desperate mum of two says she fears for the health of her young child and baby as mould has taken over her one-bedroom flat in Selsdon. The 26-year-old, who said she is too embarrassed to be named, moved to Dulverton Road three years ago. Her flat is not in a high rise block but the ground floor of a two storey building.
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Londoners will head to the polls on Thursday May 6 to vote for the next Mayor of London, and we now know all the candidates who will be appearing on the ballot. A record-breaking 20 candidates have announced they will be standing in the mayoral election, which was postponed last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sixth formers are protesting against their central London school’s uniform policy after it was branded “racist”. Tensions between Pimlico Academy’s senior leadership and its parents and pupils began in August 2020 when a new uniform policy was imposed.
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A bystander who nearly lost a leg in the Westminster Bridge attack is set to run a marathon in honour of the NHS staff that saved his life. Stephen Lockwood was visiting London with his wife, Cara, to celebrate his 40th birthday when he was struck by the attacker’s car.
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Even if it rains April 12 will be a bright day at the Thatched House in Hammersmith. Pub manager James Fitzgerald said: “I am so excited, not only to get the business back rolling again but to be active. “I think people are desperate to get out,” he added.
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New CCTV images of the missing teenager Richard Okorogheye have been released, as his mother pleas for the public’s help in locating her son. Richard, 19, a student at Oxford Brookes University, is believed to have left his family home in the Ladbroke Grove area on the evening of Monday, March 22 and was reported missing two days later.
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A man has been found guilty after he assaulted, imprisoned and raped women – including hitting one woman across the face with a glass bottle. Yonattan Aroldy Gonzalez Pineda, 33, of no fixed address, was found guilty on Friday following a joint trial for the grievous bodily harm of a woman in Southwark and the false imprisonment, grievous bodily harm and rape of a woman in Haringey.
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A charity is launching a programme to support girls amidst a report which found almost a third of them experienced probable mental health issues during the pandemic. Football Beyond Borders (FBB) want to improve the social and emotional health of girls up and down the country.
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Boris Johnson may be made to give evidence at City Hall as part of a probe into his relationship with Jennifer Arcuri, it has been claimed. Ms Arcuri, an American businesswoman, revealed to the Sunday Mirror this weekend details of her “intimate relationship” with Mr Johnson between 2012 and 2016, at which time he was Mayor of London.
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Three women, including a teenager, remain in a critical condition in hospital after their car collided with a lamppost during a police pursuit. Just before 4.30am on Sunday morning, police indicated for a car to stop in the area of Streatham Common Northside.
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A house building firm is offering community groups thousands of pounds in grants in areas where it has sites. CALA Homes has once again launched its Community Bursary initiative, with £3,000 available to help support local charities and community groups in Beckenham.
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A mental health care worker has retired after five decades of helping people in distress. Nathan Pathmanathan, 71, was honoured for his prodigious 49 years of service at a celebration at Ambient Support, Fielding Lane, Bromley.
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Pensioners are at last getting visits from their families after the end of restrictions during lockdown. Westcombe Park Bupa Care Home has been able to relax its strict restrictions following updated government guidance on March 8.
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The best things in life are free, but for a youngster, any pocketmoney usually goes on chocolate. So schoolgirl Coco Baptist, 6, from Bromley, looks set to make a few savings this Easter.
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Rapper Drillminister is one of the outsiders standing to become London’s next Mayor in the vote on May 6. The Woolwich-raised musician is one of 18 candidates – but has stood out on the campaign trail because he wears a balaclava and sunglasses to hide his face on TV.
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