Author: Henry Caldwell

A murder investigation in the heart of Westminster has taken a significant step forward after two men were arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old man near a busy central London street. The victim, named by police as Farmanullah Sherzad, was found with multiple stab wounds on Abbey Orchard Street, SW1, shortly after 10pm on Friday 27 March. Officers arrived within minutes of being called and began administering first aid before the London Ambulance Service transported him to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. A post-mortem examination subsequently confirmed that his death was caused by multiple…

A 26-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in north London on Saturday night, with Metropolitan Police detectives now leading a murder investigation following what witnesses described as a rapid and targeted attack. The victim was sitting inside a white Nissan Juke on Chalton Street in Camden when a suspect arrived on a bicycle, fired several shots, and left the same way. Despite the efforts of paramedics who attended the scene, the man was pronounced dead at the location. His family has been informed and is receiving support from specialist officers. Officers were called to reports of gunshots at…

Farage Targets Croydon, Bromley And Bexley As Reform UK Launches London Council Election Campaign With Aim Of First Ever Capital Wins Reform UK is setting its sights on a string of London boroughs as it bids to win council seats in the capital for the first time, with the party identifying several areas it believes are within reach ahead of the 7 May local elections. Speaking at the campaign launch in Croydon, Nigel Farage named Bromley, Bexley, Havering and Croydon itself as boroughs where the party believes it can mount a serious challenge. With all 32 London boroughs holding all-out…

A fireboat was drafted in to draw water directly from the River Thames as part of a major firefighting operation at a scrap metal yard in south-east London in the early hours of Saturday morning. The blaze broke out at a recycling site on Manor Road in Erith, prompting the London Fire Brigade to dispatch around 80 firefighters and 12 engines to the scene. Among the specialist equipment deployed was one of the brigade’s 32-metre turntable ladders, which was positioned as an elevated water tower to tackle the flames from height — an approach used when ground-level access proves insufficient.…

British Transport Police are appealing for public help to identify a man captured on camera after a woman was subjected to an indecent exposure on a commuter service in South East London earlier this month. The incident took place on the morning of Tuesday 17 March, shortly before 9am, when a man boarded a train at St Johns station in Lewisham. According to officers, he moved through the carriages before deliberately sitting opposite a lone woman and exposing himself to her. Detectives have now released an image of a man they believe may hold information relevant to their enquiries, and…

Hounslow High Street was cordoned off on Friday afternoon following reports of a knife fight involving a group of men, with footage of the incident circulating on social media. Video shared on Instagram appears to show a brawl between several men wearing black jackets. At one point in the footage, an individual appears to drop an object resembling a knife, though this has not been confirmed. It is not yet known whether anyone has been injured or whether any arrests have been made. The Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service have been contacted for comment, and no statement had been…

A north London man has denied murdering two women in separate incidents last year, appearing via video link at the Old Bailey to enter his pleas. Simon Levy, 40, from Tottenham, faces charges relating to the deaths of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 54, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, which occurred several months apart in different parts of the capital. Valencia-Trujillo, originally from Colombia, was found dead in the stairwell of a derelict building in Walworth, Southwark, on 17 March last year. Levy was arrested approximately two weeks after her discovery but was released under investigation. Wilkins was subsequently found dead in a car…

Sir Keir Starmer is facing questions over a previous commitment to abolish the House of Lords after reports emerged that he is preparing to offer London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan a peerage and a cabinet position following next month’s local elections. Labour sources cited by the Financial Times said the move was being considered as a means of consolidating the Prime Minister’s political standing at a potentially difficult moment. Downing Street officials were quoted as saying the appointment would help “shore up his position with patronage” after a vote in which Labour is widely expected to face losses in the…

Notting Hill Carnival organisers will take on responsibilities previously handled by the Metropolitan Police after London’s mayor announced nearly £5m in additional funding ahead of this summer’s event. The grant of £4.66m, confirmed by Sir Sadiq Khan, follows an independent review into crowd safety at the annual celebration of Caribbean culture — one of the largest street festivals in the world. According to City Hall, the event contributes close to £400m to the local economy each year. Ian Comfort, chair of Notting Hill Carnival Ltd, said the funding would allow the organisation to assume duties that have historically fallen to…

Two Metropolitan Police officers who sustained serious stab wounds in separate incidents — one while off duty and shopping with his wife — are among those being recognised at a bravery ceremony held in London this evening.The London Police Bravery Awards, established last year by the Metropolitan Police Federation, honours rank and file officers for acts of courage carried out in the line of duty and beyond.PC Darren Attwood, 56, was not working when he encountered two men behaving suspiciously on a moped in a pedestrianised area of Luton town centre on a busy Saturday afternoon in November 2024. Families…