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Officers could face criminal action for sharing offensive material – watchdog
IOPC director general Michael Lockwood said the public would be ‘appalled’ by some of the most serious examples the watchdog had seen.
By Luke Powell
UK
Fishmongers’ jihadi would have been banned had intel been shared, inquest told
Dr Ruth Armstrong, Learning Together co-founder, said Usman Khan would not have been invited to attend had security worries been shared.
By Ryan Hooper
UK
Fishmongers’ Hall attacker’s chilling ‘thank you’ video played to inquest jurors
Usman Khan, 28, killed Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones in the attack near London Bridge in November 2019.
By Ryan Hooper
UK
Schoolboy missing after falling from Tower Bridge into River Thames
The Year 8 pupil has not been found despite an ‘intensive’ search, police said.
UK
Fishmongers’ Hall attacker was expressionless as he stabbed people, victim says
Stephanie Szczotko was hurt in the attack carried out by Usman Khan, near London Bridge, in November 2019.
By Ryan Hooper
UK
Doctor recalls ‘urgency on the face of police’ at Fishmongers’ Hall attack
Dr Samy Sadek said he was confronted by ‘lots of noise and blood’.
By Ryan Hooper
UK
Fishmongers’ Hall attack witnesses recall desperate attempts to save woman
Delegates at the conference for prison education near London Bridge remembered how terrorist Usman Khan engaged in a stand-off with bystanders.
By Ryan Hooper
UK
Fishmongers’ Hall attack witness describes coming face to face with terrorist
Usman Khan killed Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones at a prisoner education conference in London in 2019.
By Ryan Hooper
UK
Serco denies breaching health and safety duty to employee killed by prisoner
Custody officer Lorraine Barwell died after being attacked by a prisoner she was escorting at Blackfriars Crown Court in June 2015.
By Joe Gammie
UK
Man charged with trespassing at Buckingham Palace with knife
Police arrested a 46-year-old man who was attempting to enter through a gate at the rear of the royal residence.
By Taz Ali
UK
Bail extended for woman arrested in Sarah Everard case
The woman was arrested at the same time as kidnap and murder accused Wayne Couzens, on suspicion of assisting an offender.
By Taz Ali
UK
Queen delivered heartfelt address to nation on eve of mother’s funeral
The Queen mother’s funeral was the last royal funeral to be extensively televised in the UK.
By Pa Reporters
UK
Judge takes hearing to court cell after defendant refuses to come out
Vladyslav Dryhval has been accused of wielding an axe near Buckingham Palace.
By Taz Ali
UK
Medic describes ‘unprecedented’ decision to enter Fishmongers’ Hall attack zone
Dr Andrew Milne was part of a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service team that went to the scene near London Bridge in a fast-response car.
UK
Man charged after ‘carrying axe’ near Buckingham Palace
Private security guards working on The Mall were alerted by a member of the public at around 6.30pm on Tuesday.
By Taz Ali
UK
Woman, 36, charged with stab murder of teenage boy
Levi Ernest-Morrison, 17, died after he was attacked with a knife on Saturday.
UK
Axe-wielding man arrested near Buckingham Palace
The Metropolitan Police said they detained a man, supposedly in his forties, on the Mall at about 6.30pm on Tuesday.
UK
Novichok inquest may become public inquiry, says coroner
Dawn Sturgess, 44, died and her partner fell ill months after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in 2018.
By Rod Minchin
UK
Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist ‘seemed a little shy’
Usman Khan launched his attack at a prisoner rehabilitation conference near London Bridge on November 29 2019.
UK
Customers return to shopping centres as England eases out of lockdown
Shops, beer gardens and hairdressers reopened in England as the coronavirus lockdown was eased.
By David Hughes
UK
Julian Assange supporters hold vigils to mark arrest anniversary
The WikiLeaks founder was arrested after being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy two years ago.
By Alan Jones
UK
Queen Mother’s ceremonial royal funeral cost more than £5.4m
The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral will also be a ceremonial royal occasion but arrangements have changed because of the pandemic.
By Laura Elston
UK
Richard Okorogheye’s mother ‘disappointed’ at Met’s initial handling of his case
Evidence Joel said she hopes to get closure over what happened to her son.
By Pa Reporter
UK
Kremlin critic ‘strangled by suspect who made death look like suicide’ – inquest
Nikolay Glushkov, 68, died from an unlawful killing, a coroner ruled.
By Ryan Hooper
UK
Notice of Philip’s death briefly on display outside Buckingham Palace
The official confirmation of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death was removed to prevent crowds gathering during the pandemic.
By Laura Elston
UK
Coronavirus crisis affects plans for Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral
The plans, codenamed Operation Forth Bridge, will have been changed because of the Covid-19 crisis.
By Laura Elston
UK
Vigils planned in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Events will be held this weekend to mark the second anniversary of Assange being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy by police.
By Alan Jones
UK
Richard Okorogheye’s mother hopes to build mental health foundation in his name
Evidence Joel said she wanted to raise awareness of sickle cell disease, of which her son was a sufferer.
By Taz Ali
UK
Richard Okorogheye’s mother ‘ripped apart’ by his death
Evidence Joel said she is ‘completely hollow and devastated and empty’.
By Taz Ali
UK
Myanmar ambassador locked out of London embassy
Kyaw Zwar Minn was denied entry to the building on Charles Street in Mayfair on Wednesday night.
By Tom Pilgrim
UK
Security was key for Harry and Meghan as they stepped down as senior royals
Meghan revealed in her interview with Oprah Winfrey that actor Tyler Perry allowed the couple to use his Los Angeles home.
By Tony Jones
London
Body found in Epping Forest confirmed as missing Richard Okorogheye
Richard’s death is being treated as unexplained
By Barney Davis
UK
Body found in Epping Forest lake confirmed as Richard Okorogheye
Mr Okorogheye went missing after leaving his family home in west London on March 22.
By Taz Ali
Crime
Drill rapper Young Dizz groomed schoolboys who killed teenager
Santino’s mother said “losing a child through senseless violence is beyond words”.
UK
Neo-Nazi police officer convicted of belonging to banned terror group
Rookie Pc Ben Hannam was found guilty of membership of National Action following a trial at the Old Bailey in March.
UK
Arrests as Barclays windows smashed during XR protest in London
Activists pasted the message “In Case of Climate Emergency Break Glass” on the front of the bank’s building
UK
Extinction Rebellion activists break windows at Barclays in Canary Wharf
The protesters accuse the bank of investing too much in fossil fuels.
UK
Post-mortem due after body found in hunt for missing student
The body discovered in Epping Forest is yet to be formally identified.
By Pa Reporters