Author: Henry Caldwell

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…

Homicide detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Battersea have named the victim as Tai Folkes, 25, from Lambeth, as they widen their appeal for witnesses across several streets in the area. Folkes was found with serious knife wounds following a confrontation between a group of men on Thessaly Road on the evening of Monday, 2 March. Emergency services were called just after 6pm and he was taken to hospital in a critical condition, but was pronounced dead despite efforts by medical staff. His family have been informed and are being supported by specialist family liaison officers. Two…

Public transport costs are a growing pressure for Londoners — and March 2026 has brought further increases. TfL implemented a 3.2% average fare rise on 1 March 2026, with some Tube and urban rail journeys rising by up to 6%. Yet in Berlin, commuters can travel across the entire country for as little as €29 per month. This analysis breaks down what Londoners now pay, what Berliners pay, how those costs compare to real wages, and the structural reasons behind the gap. 1. London Fare Changes: What Changed on 1 March 2026 Transport for London’s latest fare revision took effect…

A well-known British rapper has been handed a 12-year prison sentence after admitting he killed a 20-year-old university student while driving drunk at more than twice the legal speed limit through east London. Justin Clarke-Samuel, known professionally as Ghetts, was sentenced at the Old Bailey following his guilty plea to causing death by dangerous driving and a further charge of dangerous driving. The 41-year-old, from Woodford Green, was also banned from driving for 17 years by Judge Mark Lucraft KC. The victim, Yubin Tamang, had travelled from Nepal to study at a British university. He was crossing Redbridge Lane East…

Ten fire engines and approximately 70 firefighters are currently battling a significant fire at a derelict sports centre on Imperial Way in Croydon, with most of the two-storey building alight. The London Fire Brigade received the first of five calls to the incident at 4:26pm, sending crews from Croydon, Purley, Wallington, Norbury, Mitcham and surrounding stations to the scene. Two 32-metre turntable ladders are being used as water towers to tackle the flames from height, while drones are being deployed above the scene to provide live images and thermal imagery, giving incident commanders a real-time aerial view to help develop…