Author: Blake Foster

Rainham Road South has been cordoned off since the morning today (August 26) after police were called to the scene at 8.53am. A man, 41, was treated at the scene before he was taken to hospital. His condition is assessed as life-threatening, the Metropolitan Police said. Two men were arrested shortly after the incident. This includes a 38-year-old arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, robbery and failing to provide a breath test. A 48-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and robbery. Both men remain in custody. They both remain in custody. Anyone with information is…

The annual Bank Holiday weekend event that celebrates Caribbean culture has had the least knife attacks this year since 2017. Police were called to four reports of stabbing or slashing incidents, none of which resulted in life-threatening injuries. In one of the attacks, it is alleged that a person was stabbed five times with a machete, according to the Metropolitan Police. It follows after the force initially reported there were two stabbings in its previous update on Monday (August 25) at 8pm. In Freedom of Information (FoI) data shows just how much this differs from previous years. In 2017 there…

Katherines Primary Academy, in Brookside, Harlow, has appointed Jeannette Harman as the new headteacher from next month. Ms Harman was previously the school’s deputy headteacher for eight years and is replacing the departing Julien Mealey. The new headteacher is therefore familiar with the school, staff, pupils, and parents. Before this, she was the headteacher at Abbotsweld Primary Academy in Harlow. Both schools are part of the NET Academies Trust and have been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. Mr Mealey stepped down from his role after leading the school following its return to the main site after structural problems caused by  reinforced…

Runners, joggers, walkers, and volunteers gathered on Saturday (August 23) to enjoy the community atmosphere that has become a hallmark of the weekly gathering. At the front of the field, Brett Baker claimed the fastest time among the men, crossing the finish line in 17.54. Calum Boyce was close behind with a time of 18.02, followed by Jamie Cutler in 19.20. Among the women, Rose Baker led the way with a finishing time of 22.00. She was followed by Ellie Owens, who completed the course in 22.12, and Marie Dennington, who finished in 23.04. Personal bests were achieved by 26…

Paramedics were called at 3.54am on August 25 with reports of a person unwell in Broadway.  An ambulance crew, advanced paramedic and an incident response officer were dispatched to the scene with paramedics in fast response cars. The first responder arrived in less than four minutes of the incident being reported.  A man was pronounced dead at the scene.  The London Ambulance Service confirmed it checked over a group of people.  A spokesperson said: “We were called at 3.54am yesterday (25 August) to reports of an unwell person in Broadway, Bexleyheath. READ MORE: Murder charge after elderly man dies from ‘compression to neck’…

The 68-year-old serial sex attacker from Enfield, now known as John Radford, was locked up indefinitely for public protection with a minimum term of eight years in 2009, after he was found guilty of 19 offences against 12 women between 2006 and 2008. Worboys was later released from prison in 2018 having spent 10 years behind the bars and soon changed his surname to Radford. The decision to release Worboys from prison was later quashed and he was returned to prison in November 2018. He was later jailed for life with a minimum term of six years at the Old Bailey…

A woman in her 20s accused Dr Varaha Konathala, 66, of pushing her breasts out of her bra and squeezing them when she went to Kenwood Medical Centre for an appointment about ankle pain.    Dr Konathala denied the allegations and the Met Police took no further action, but the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) found on the balance of probabilities that he had inappropriately touched her breasts and that his motives were sexual.    The GP was then allowed to return to practice following a one-year suspension as the MPTS concluded he did not pose a risk to the public. …

The Yorkshire-set series about the life of the landed gentry and their servants is to end with a film titled Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which will be released in September. McGovern, 64, plays Cora Crawley, who is married to Hugh Bonneville’s Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, who holds the title to the Downton Abbey estate. Responding to reports, creator Lord Julian Fellowes said “never say never” when asked if this really was the last film, McGovern told British magazine Tatler: “As far as I’m concerned it’s done. I loved making this film, but I’m now over it. I’m…

Organised by planning agent KLW Planning, who represent Croudace Homes, the meeting will discuss the submission of an outline planning application for the new housing planned for Stonards Hill. It is set to happen at 7.15pm on August 26 at the Town Hall. The application will reportedly be submitted to the Epping Forest District Council, and KLW Planning will give a 20-minute presentation to the council members, which will be followed by questions and comments. The meeting is part of a public consultation process, which also includes an online exhibition where people can give their views on the plans until…

Victoria Adams, 37, was found dead at her flat in Hammersmith on February 9 after police were called to a report of a man attempting to break in to the property in Coulter Road. She was found face down in a bedroom with a black bin bag over her head which was covered by a pillow. Ms Adams had suffered at least 10 separate injuries to the back and side of the head from being struck with a blunt object, said to be a mallet found with her blood and DNA on it. Her attacker, Apapale Adoum, 39, who was…