Author: Blake Foster

It comes after viral footage online showed far-right activist Tommy Robinson walking by a guy lying on the ground at the station shouting, “he come at me”. Police were called to St Pancras on Monday (July 28) just after 8.40pm to reports of an assault. A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries, which since are not thought to be life threatening. Following the incident, British Transport Police (BTP) said that the suspect fled the country. Officers have arrested a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. He will be taken into custody for questioning. The…

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Officers were called to Croydon Road after members of the public helped a man with stab wounds to his face at around 11.30pm yesterday (August 3). Initial enquiries suggest that the incident had allegedly occurred on Beckenham High Street. The man was taken to hospital where he remains with non-life threatening injuries. No arrests have been made as police enquiries continue. A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 11.02pm to Croydon Road, Bromley after members of the public assisted a man with stab wounds to the face. “The incident had allegedly occurred on Beckenham High Street. “When…

Maintenance works are scheduled from Monday, August 4, potentially causing disruption and diversions. These essential upgrades are part of ongoing efforts to improve safety and infrastructure on some of the south east’s busiest roads. National Highways is overseeing the closures, which affect major links from Dover to London and beyond. Affected roads span nearly 100 miles of critical transport corridors, with nightly works expected to impact journey times. Below is a full list of road closures affecting the A2 and surrounding routes from Monday, August 4 to Sunday, August 10: Monday, August 4 A21 both directions – Flimwell to Coopers Corner:…

He was later convicted of six child sex offences including attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to cause a child to engage in sexual activity.  As part of his sentence he was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which restricted his internet activity.  It also included a paragraph prohibiting him from “seeking or undertaking any employment (including voluntary, paid or otherwise) which will, or is likely, to bring the defendant into unsupervised contact with children under the age of 16 years.  But Thorpe took issue with that provision and sought to challenge it at…

Church Elm Lane has been cordoned off today (August 4) at 2.31pm after reports of a child falling from a height. Medics arrived within five minutes and the boy was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries have been deemed as not-life-threatening. A Lonon Air Ambulance landed at Old Dagenham Park following the fall. Church Elm Lane was shut off from the Tasty kebab shop to Church Elm Lane Health Centre. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 14:32hrs on Monday, 4 August to reports of a child who had fallen from height in Church Elm Lane, Dagenham…

On August 1, campaigners marched through Harrow town centre to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis in Gaza. One held a banner that read: “Starving children is not self-defence.” Organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Brent and Harrow branch, the event formed part of a national day of action intended to draw public and political attention to the humanitarian emergency in Gaza. Husain Akhtar, co-ordinator at the Harrow Monitoring Group and a former councillor, said: “Public street protests in Harrow are rare but when staged they do make a point.” The protest used the banging of pots and pans to…

Neighbourhood officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) have been targeting individuals suspected of using catapults to injure people or wildlife, or to cause criminal damage. They are seizing weapons and arresting suspects where appropriate, as part of wider efforts to respond to public concern and prevent further harm. Chief Inspector James Ross said: “Since the beginning of June we have received an average of 14 contacts per day that relate to the use or possession of catapults, which sometimes includes multiple reports for the same incident. “Whilst this is only around one per district per day, we understand that…

Councillor Neil Wilson, cabinet member for health and adult social care and ward councillor for Plaistow South, died on July 30. He was the borough’s longest serving councillor, having served for more than three decades. Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE said: “We are desperately sad and heartbroken to learn of this saddest of news about our dear friend and colleague. “Neil was ‘Father of the Council’ and gave over 30 years’ service to the borough and the residents that he cared so much about. “We are all in shock at this news and will miss him terribly. “Neil’s faith was so important…

The cameras were installed in Norbury, Croydon, after complaints from residents on Kilmartin Avenue and neighbouring streets about abandoned vehicles, inconsiderate parking, and unauthorised repairs being carried out on public roads. Croydon Council, working with the Safer Neighbourhood Police Team, has since removed three unroadworthy vehicles and issued a Community Protection Warning to a business carrying out illegal repairs on the street. Croydon Council removes abandoned vehicles in crackdown on street nuisance (Image: Croydon Council) Jason Perry, executive mayor of Croydon, said: “This is part of our zero-tolerance approach to environmental crime and antisocial behaviour. “Residents in Norbury, and indeed…