Author: Henry Caldwell

A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a savage knife attack on a busy West London railway platform that left a man with life-threatening injuries in front of horrified rush hour commuters.Aidan Watts, of Cremorne Estate in Kensington and Chelsea, admitted grievous bodily harm ahead of a trial that concluded on 12 March at Inner London Crown Court. Two associates — Jakada Joseph, 22, of Cambridge Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea, and Stefan Kosavac-Godart, 19, of no fixed address — were convicted of affray. All three will be sentenced at the same court on 16 April.The attack took place at Imperial…

British Transport Police are appealing for help identifying a man after a woman was subjected to a sexual incident on board a train out of London. At around 10pm on Sunday 1 March, the victim looked up from her phone to find a man exposing himself and masturbating while staring at her. The man left the train at Slade Green station in south-east London. Detectives have released an image of a man they believe may have information that could assist their investigation and are urging anyone who recognises him to get in touch. Anyone with information can contact British Transport…

Detectives are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a man pictured in connection with a knifepoint robbery at Herne Hill station in south London. The incident took place at around 8pm on Thursday 12 February, when a man approached a victim on the platform, produced a knife and threatened to stab him before stealing his bag. British Transport Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the attack and are urging anyone who recognises him, or who witnessed the incident, to come forward. Anyone with information can contact BTP by texting…

Commuters travelling into central London are facing disruption on four Underground lines this Thursday morning, with the Jubilee line experiencing the worst of the problems. The Jubilee line is suffering severe delays after platform edge doors developed a fault at Canary Wharf, requiring engineers to attend the site. Transport for London is accepting Jubilee line tickets on London Buses while repairs are carried out. The Northern line, which earlier in the morning was also on severe delays, has since improved. Minor delays remain between High Barnet and Battersea Power Station, and on the Mill Hill East to Kennington branch via…

A 43-year-old man is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after a collision between a bus and a cyclist in Beckton, east London, with detectives now appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage. The crash took place on Atlantis Avenue at around 17:51 on Tuesday 10 March. Officers from the Metropolitan Police arrived alongside London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. The cyclist was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. The bus driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers. No arrests have been made. The investigation is being led…

Metropolitan Police officers descended on Selhurst Road in South Norwood, south London, with multiple units responding to an incident that led to a number of arrests.Several Metropolitan Police vehicles were deployed to Selhurst Road, SE25, near the junction close to Crystal Supermarket and Costa Coffee, as officers dealt with an unfolding incident on the busy south London street.Photographs taken at the scene show at least four police patrol cars positioned along the road with blue lights active, as a number of individuals were seen being detained on the pavement. A crowd of bystanders gathered in the area as officers carried…

Every time Underground workers announce a strike, it’s passengers who bear the cost — both in time and money. But what lies behind this endless cycle of industrial action, and why does nobody seem able to stop it? What’s Happening Right Now The RMT union has announced six 24-hour strikes across the London Underground, spread between March and May 2025. The official trigger: Transport for London is attempting to introduce a “compressed” four-day working week for drivers on the Bakerloo line — meaning the same contracted hours, but squeezed into longer, fewer shifts. The union says its members have already…

Tube passengers face months of travel chaos after transport bosses and rail workers failed to resolve a bitter dispute over shift patterns on the London Underground. The RMT union has confirmed six separate 24-hour walkouts spread across March, April and May, with the first set to hit commuters on 24 March. The strikes are being called in direct response to Transport for London’s push to introduce a compressed four-day working week for train drivers on the Bakerloo line. Unlike a standard four-day week where hours are reduced, the proposal would squeeze the same number of contractual hours into fewer, longer…

A man who walked into a hotel room at Gatwick Airport and took a bag containing thousands of pounds worth of jewellery while a family were moving their luggage in has walked free from court with a suspended sentence. Mohammed Uddin, 39, was handed an eight-month prison term suspended for 18 months after admitting burglary and receiving stolen goods. He was also placed under an electronically monitored curfew for six months and ordered to pay £300 in compensation — a fraction of the £8,000 worth of jewellery taken during the theft at the Hilton Hotel at Gatwick’s South Terminal on…

Three women have been interviewed under caution by Metropolitan Police detectives investigating individuals who may have helped or enabled the late Mohamed Al Fayed to carry out years of sexual offending, Scotland Yard has confirmed. The three women, aged in their 40s, 50s and 60s, were questioned between 25 February and 5 March on suspicion of aiding and abetting rape and sexual assault, assisting the commission of sexual offences, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains live. The development marks a significant step in one of the largest and most complex inquiries…