Police are investigating after a man was found with a stab injury on Friendly Street, Lewisham at around 11.53pm on Saturday, 14 March. The victim, aged 20...
Archive - March 2020
In a statement released this evening Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines can confirm that flights to take guests aboard Braemar back to the UK will depart from Jose Marti...
‘Given the unprecedented situation regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), I wanted to update you on the steps we are taking to keep our restaurants clean and safe...
Tesco has confirmed its 24-hour stores will be shut between 10pm and 6am to allow staff to restock overnight “at a time when demand is high” amid...
Emergency measures to give ministers powers to take the right action at the right time to respond effectively to the progress of the coronavirus outbreak will...
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced unprecedented support for business and workers – to protect against the economic emergency caused by the coronavirus...
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Damani Mauge in #Croydon. The teenager, from Mitcham, was arrested on Sunday, 15 March. He has also been...
The death toll from coronavirus in the UK has hit 71. Public Health England have said 67 people in England have now died from the virus a further 14 passed...
A hearing has determined that a former police constable’s actions constituted gross misconduct. Former PC Iain Simons, who was attached to the North East BCU...
The Government will continue to pay funding to local authorities for the free entitlements for two, three and four-year-olds, providing reassurance for early...
Commissioner Cressida Dick speaks about the coronavirus: The spread of COVID-19 is of huge concern to everyone, causing fear and uncertainty – none of us...
Rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping will be supported by £3.2 million of initial emergency funding if they need to self-isolate to prevent the...
Nissan has suspended production at its Sunderland plant as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
The company Employs around 7,000 people on Wearside.
We first approached the Met Police and spokesman Callum Jones said that Officers were concerned for a concern for welfare. Police are appealing for information...
A man who repeatedly raped and seriously assaulted a woman over several months has been jailed. Ian David Vacciana, 57, of Newham, was sentenced to 13-and-a...
Matthew Rycroft CBE has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. Matthew will move from his current role as the Permanent Secretary at...
Today the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has advised against all non-essential international travel, initially for a period of 30 days. This advice...
Met Police say Andrew Shepherd, 47, of Blake’s Road, #SE15, has been charged with the murder of his mother. 68 year old Vanita Nowell was killed at an address...
An 83 year old woman has been the victim of a scam in Lewisham we can reveal A person knocked on her door saying they are from the health authorities and...
A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting a young girl. Nikunjkumar Vaidh – 36 of Prince Regent Road, Hounslow was sentenced at...
A man has arrested after Police were called to Manor Road, Richmond at around 4.42pm on Sunday, 13 March, to reports of a group fighting. Two men in their...
New guidance to stay at home for 14 days if someone in your household has symptoms of COVID-19 is the focus of the next stage of a public awareness campaign...
An 18-year-old stabbed to death on Academy Road on Sunday afternoon is being named locally as Cameron Murfitt It’s believed targeted attack by someone...
A man in his 50s has been stabbed in #Hendon, north-west London. Met Police have said they were called at 6:55pm to West Avenue, #NW4. The victims condition is...
Commissioner Cressida Dick reassured Londoners that the Metropolitan Police will continue to deliver the service they expect following the outbreak of COVID-19...
Drivers could see the price of petrol and diesel fall by more than a £5 a tank because of an oil price war and the impact of coronavirus. Motoring group the...
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Damani Mauge in Croydon. The teenager, from Mitcham, was arrested on Sunday, 15 March. He has also been...
This evening, the Prime Minister spoke to over sixty of the UK’s leading manufacturing businesses and organisations to call on them to help the UK step up...
Detectives investigating the murder of a teenager in Greenwich have made an arrest. Police were called at 3.28pm on Sunday 15 March to Academy Road, junction...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says anyone who lives with someone who has a cough or a temperature should stay at home for 14 days Boris Johnson says by the...
Number of people in Britain with coronavirus jumps by 171 to 1,543 as Wales announces its first death with 40 fatalities now recorded across Britain...
A prison officer has tested positive for #Coronavirus, Ministry of Justice says. The male officer from High Down Prison, Surrey, is believed to be first person...
A man has been charged with the murder of his mother in Southwark. Officers were called by London Ambulance Service at 6.30am on Sunday, 8 March to a...
The government has today published new and updated guidance to provide affected sectors with the latest advice on managing the threat from COVID-19. The Public...
Brittany Ferries has suspended passenger services between #Poole and Cherbourg and between #Portsmouth and St Malo. Sailings between Portsmouth and Caen...
Face-to-face health assessments for benefits suspended amid coronavirus outbreak Claimants on disability benefits will no longer be required to attend face-to...
Evacuation flights from Cuba are being planned for passengers aboard the Braemar cruise ship in co-ordination with Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. A Foreign and...
Homicide detectives have arrested a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of Damani Mauge in Croydon. A 17-year-old man from Mitcham was arrested on...
Murder investigation is underway in #Woolwich Police were called at 3.28pm on Sunday to Academy Road, junction with Shooters Hill, Woolwich, to reports of a...
The number of people with coronavirus in the UK who have died has risen to 35. It’s an increase of 14 in a day. There have been 1,372 confirmed...
An investigation has been launched after a bus driver has been attacked and injured in Greenwich this evening. The man is understood t have been attacked and...
DFDS have announced due to outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 to provide passengers with flexibility and a safe and comfortable journey they are stopping...
All British Citizens Entitled to claim £100 pound a day to stay at home to avoid spread of COVID-19 novel Coronavirus starting from March 17, 2020. The...
These were the queues this morning at the Westcliff ALDI and Progress Road LIDL stores, as shoppers waited for the doors to open. Out panic buying like the...
Police want help finding 22-year-old Tia Maria McBean, who’s “high risk”, missing from the New Cross area. Described as stocky build with a nose stud, gold...
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called to a fire at a flat on Blendon Terrace in Plumstead. Most of a flat on the third floor of a 13-storey...
A number of fire crews have been mobilsed to a flat on fire in Plumstead. The blaze broke out and has spread around the flat trapping a person in the...
Avinor, the main operator of Norwegian airports, has announced the closure of nine small airports across Norway. The measures come into force from 8am on...
