Author: Blake Foster

At its best it’s a nightmarish depiction of new motherhood in a hostile urban environment – with lashings of dark humour thrown in. Then writer John Donnelly takes a handbrake turn into horror, and if the supernatural, comic, and psychological elements don’t always fuse, Blanche McIntyre’s production is bracingly bold, quirky and never dull. Sophie Melville comically captures the hallucinatory sleep-deprived stress of the breastfeeding mother – constantly bouncing a fretful baby while coping with a noisy neighbour, and older son Alfie being bullied at school. Sophie Melville as Mia in Apex Predator. (Image: Ellie Kurttz) Aggressed on the Tube, flashed at in the park, and gaslit by her doctor and…

Kaliyah Coa is still missing since police were first alerted of her entering the water close to Barge House Causeway, near London City Airport, on Monday (March 31) at 1.23pm. She had been playing during a school inset day at the time, police have said.  Emergency service crews attended the scene within minutes and conducted a large-scale search in an effort to locate her, but the search later scaled down. However the Metropolitan Police says that it is committed to finding Kaliyah as the search remains ongoing.  Kaliyah’s family have requested privacy and a photo of the girl will not…

Whilst Netflix has not confirmed a release date for the new season of this popular period drama, the show is expected to land sometime in 2026. The Ranger’s House has been a consistently returning filming location in the series, serving as the London home of The Bridgerton family. The Ranger’s House has been a consistently returning filming location in the series, serving as the London home of The Bridgerton family. (Image: Emily Davison) This week, The Ranger’s House was spotted decorated with the iconic purple wisteria, which has become synonymous with the show over the years. Boards have also been…

The figures shared by HMRC on March 18 have revealed a number of businesses in the area that are now facing fines.  People and businesses named on the list have been found to have made deliberate errors in their tax returns, or have deliberately failed to comply with their tax obligations.  Each case is investigated and their details published when defaulters have been charged with one or more penalties for deliberate errors involving tax of more than £25,000. Green Pacific Water Treatment Limited, a consultancy group with a former address in Petersfield Avenue, Harold Hill, were found to have defaulted on tax…

The demonstration has been organised by Rae Gellel and Greenwich Wildlife Network and will be held at 1.30pm on Sunday, April 6, at Priory Gardens. Campaigners are calling on residents to join them at the main gate by Carlton Parade to distribute leaflets, speak to the public, and raise awareness. According to Greenwich Wildlife Network, Priory Gardens has become a hotspot for catapult attacks, with incidents reported multiple times per week. The group says that over the years, countless animals have been maimed or killed in the park, often suffering from horrific fractures, wounds and missing eyes. They say the…

Momade Jussab, 66, of Swinfield Close in Feltham, carried out the attack on a stranger on board a flight from Doha, Qatar, last September.  The 24-year-old victim fell asleep after the cabin lights were turned off but awoke to find Jussab sexually assaulting her.  When the plane landed she reported the incident to police.  Jussab was arrested and charged with one count of assault by penetration, and two counts of sexual assault.  On Friday, March 29, he was found guilty of the charges following a trial at Lewes Crown Court.  Detective Constable Kate Bailey said: “I would like to praise…

Padel, a racket sport played on an enclosed court about a third of the size of a tennis court, has grown in popularity in recent years. Last year, Padel Social Club opened two outdoor courts at the O2, with an indoor venue with five courts set to open at the site later this year. Now the club has lodged a new planning application with Greenwich Council asking for permission to build a further three outdoor courts at the arena. Padel Social Club says that there are currently a limited number of courts in London, with no other venues offering the sport…

The 48-year-old woman was arrested in an early-morning operation last Thursday, March 27.  The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) worked with the Met Police to execute a warrant at the address.  The suspect was taken into custody on suspicion of illegal money lending.  Dave Benbow, head of the IMLT, said: “Illegal money lending will not be tolerated in England, and we work with partners across the country to take action against those who blight our communities in this way.  “If you’ve been offered a loan, been threatened or intimidated when you couldn’t pay, had a bank card taken as…

Heemal Vaid, 49, used the nickname Starcake to arrange for 96kg of cocaine, worth £3.6m, to be imported from Brazil over a month in 2020, and for further amounts of up to 15kg to be imported from the Netherlands every week. The messages on encrypted messaging software EncroChat revealed that Starcake was also arranging the supply of 20kg of heroin and 1kg of cocaine in the UK. He has been jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to all charges following a National Crime Agency investigation. In 2020 an international law enforcement team cracked EncroChat’s encryption and thousands of anonymous…

Moonstone Rescue, a non-profit organisation which looks out for animal welfare, claims that 15 fox dens were found with “no signs of life” at the 18-hole course. It claims that both adult and cubs could have possibly been targeted as “bodies of either have not been found, suggesting they have been removed”. Trees marked with white arrows pointing to the empty fox dens have been spotted in the area, as the animal rescue called this a “massacre”. According to a report in the Metro, people living near the course reported hearing gunshots late last Wednesday (April 26) and in the…