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Image caption Beniamin Pieknyi died from blood loss after being stabbed in the chest The family of a Romanian man stabbed to death weeks after moving to England have said they see London as a dangerous place where “terrible things can happen in the blink of an eye”. Beniamin Pieknyi, 21, was walking through a […]

Image copyright Met Police Image caption Jonathan Abora, 18, attacked Israel Ogunsola in east London in April A teenager who “hunted” for an 18-year-old man before stabbing him to death in east London has been jailed for 17 years. Israel Ogunsola was found wounded in Link Street, Hackney, on 4 April. He later died from […]

Image caption John Downey has been arrested over the murder of two soldiers in Northern Ireland in 1972 A man who was accused of the murders of four soldiers in the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing has been arrested. John Downey, 66, is to be charged with the murder of two other soldiers in Northern […]

Image copyright Family photo Image caption Charlotte Carter has been described as a “dear colleague” by managers at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust A 30-year-old “well-loved” nurse has died after being taken ill while travelling to Dubai for a holiday. Charlotte Carter, from Swansea, who worked for the NHS in north-west London, […]

Image copyright Google Image caption Officers were called to reports of a shooting in Greenleaf Close, Tulse Hill A 16-year-old boy has died in a suspected stabbing in south London. The Metropolitan Police said initial inquiries suggested the teenager died of stab wounds in a violent incident in Tulse Hill on Monday. Officers were first […]

Image caption The Justice4Grenfell campaign group said the video “has caused great alarm and distress” Five men have been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence in connection with a model of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire. A video shared on social media shows a cardboard model of the tower being set […]

Frestonia was an area near Latimer Road in west London that declared itself an independent state 41 years ago. Run by squatters who had taken over some abandoned houses, it had its own passport stamp and flag. It never had any legal status, but was formed to force the authorities into helping the squatters find […]

Image caption Tyrone Mulinde was found with stab wounds at a homeless facility Two people have been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death at a homeless facility. Tyrone Mulinde, 20, from London, was attacked at Dampiet House, Bridgwater, on 20 October. Olivia Cromwell, 18, of Crescent Way, North Finchley, […]

Image copyright LFB Image caption London Fire Brigade said it received numerous calls about the blaze Seven vehicles were destroyed after a huge fire ripped through a luxury car dealership in east London. Around 125 firefighters fought the blaze at Imperials, on High Road, Chadwell Heath in Romford, Crews were first called at 22:10 GMT […]