Author: James Whitmore

Lidl has recalled chicken burgers from its shelves due to a labelling failure that could pose serious health risks to customers with celery allergies. The supermarket chain has issued an urgent recall for Red Hen Gastro 2 Southern Fried Chicken Thigh Burgers after discovering that celery is not highlighted in bold on the ingredients list as required by food safety regulations. The 330g packs carrying all use-by dates are affected. The Food Standards Agency has issued an Allergy Alert for the product. Lidl GB stated: “If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to celery, we advise…

King Charles Reflects on Environmental Backlash in New Documentary King Charles has spoken candidly about the criticism he faced for decades of environmental campaigning, reflecting that he was determined not to be diverted from his course despite sustained public backlash. The monarch’s remarks appear in a new 90-minute film, Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision, which Amazon MGM Studios will release next week. The documentary explores Charles’s lifelong commitment to green issues and his Harmony philosophy connecting humanity with nature. In the film, Charles watches footage of his past speeches on environmental matters. “I just felt this was the approach that…

A predatory sex offender from north London has been found guilty of four additional sexual offences following a complex Metropolitan Police investigation that began in 2019. Ross Davidson, 37, of Station Road, Finchley, was convicted at Wood Green Crown Court on Wednesday of one count of sexual assault, one count of attempted rape and one count of rape. He had pleaded guilty to one count of voyeurism on the first day of the trial. The offences relate to two victims. The convictions follow an earlier trial in July 2024, when Davidson was found guilty of one count of rape, two…

A 63-year-old man has been convicted of causing an explosion that damaged cars and properties up to 100 metres away after planting a home-made bomb at a fallen ULEZ camera in south-east London. Kevin Rees, of Harcourt Avenue, Sidcup, was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of causing an explosion likely to endanger life and three counts of possessing prohibited weapons. The incident occurred on the evening of 6 December 2023 in Willersley Avenue. According to Counter Terrorism Policing London, the device consisted of a metal cylinder filled with black powder explosive. The explosion was so powerful that a piece…

A repeat offender who targeted the same railway station clothing shop four times has been sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment following a swift investigation by British Transport Police. Zenith Lawrence, 24, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 19 January to stealing nearly £3,800 worth of merchandise from the All Saints store at St Pancras International. The case moved from arrest to conviction in just two days after a plain-clothes officer recognised Lawrence during a targeted anti-theft patrol operation on Saturday 17 January. The officer spotted Lawrence at the station around 3pm and immediately alerted…

A court appearance has been scheduled for next month after a teenager was charged in connection with a fatal house fire that claimed the life of a 15-year-old girl nearly two years ago. The 16-year-old boy will appear before Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 24 February following charges brought on Tuesday related to the death of Tiffany Regis. Tiffany died following a fire at a property on Tollgate Road in Beckton, east London, on 6 April 2023. She was 15 years old at the time of the incident. The teenager faces three charges: manslaughter, arson, and arson with recklessness as…

A Royal Artillery officer has been shot dead during a night-time training exercise at a military range where another soldier was killed in similar circumstances eight years ago. Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney, 25, died on Sunday evening after being struck during a live-firing drill at Otterburn range in Northumberland. The incident occurred at around 8pm, just minutes into the tactical training exercise. According to a source who spoke to The Sun, the fatal shot was fired in pitch-black conditions as troops wearing night vision goggles assaulted targets with SA80 assault rifles. “He got shot just a couple of minutes into…

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead at her home in Ilford, with a man arrested at the scene.Officers were called to an address in Applegarth Drive at around 04:00hrs on Tuesday, 27 January. Upon arrival, they discovered a 58-year-old woman dead at the property.A 57-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and taken into custody, where he remains. Police believe they have identified the victim but are working to notify her next of kin.Detective Inspector Nikki Hardy, from Specialist Crime North, said: “Our thoughts are with the woman’s loved ones…

Senior figures at the City of London Police have welcomed the government’s police reform proposals whilst emphasising the force’s unique role in tackling fraud and economic crime.Tijs Broeke, Chair of the City of London Police Authority, and Pete O’Doherty, City of London Police Commissioner and National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Cyber and Economic Crime, issued a joint statement in response to the government’s White Paper on police reform.“We support the Government’s ambition for more effective policing and welcome the White Paper’s recognition of the City of London Police’s unique expertise in fraud and economic crime,” they stated.The pair highlighted…

Two-storey home in Morden left destroyed after early morning incidentAround 60 firefighters tackled a major house fire in south London during the early hours of this morning, rescuing three people from the burning property.Multiple 999 calls alerted emergency services to the blaze at a two-storey end-of-terrace home on Halesowen Road in Morden shortly after 04:00.London Fire Brigade control officers received the first call at approximately 04:04. Crews from eight to ten fire engines brought the fire under control roughly two hours later, shortly after 06:00.The fire affected the ground floor, first floor and roof of the property, leaving the entire…