Usually calls to aid the police in their inquiries are a bit grim, but we’re kicking off with this one because it’s the best part of the story: Anyone who sees three foot Power Rangers, boxed Star Wars memorabilia or anything suspicious call Detective Constable …
More fatal gun crime: Officers were called to reports of a shooting in Scrubs Lane at 1615 GMT on Sunday afternoon. The victim, a 21-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Monday. In a separate …
A guy attempts to drug his dinner date and is caught: in June last year when the head waiter saw Spall putting a pill in the red wine of his companion while she was in the toilet. Officers searched his pockets and found a blister …
No London connection (yet), but this story caught our eye this morning: Scientists in eastern China say they have succeeded in controlling the flight of pigeons with micro electrodes planted in their brains, state media reported on Tuesday. Scientists at the Robot Engineering Technology Research …
Every once in a while a rock band comes along that thinks they’re something special and tries to stir things up. Lord knows the Towers of London have tried their best, but unlike The Horrors they don’t have the have the songs to boot. The …
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape after attacking a woman involved in a car accident: She was driving in Enfield, north London, on Wednesday night, when she collided with a traffic island. Two men offered to help but took her to …
So the police have a suspect in custody for the recent spate of letter bombs: A primary school caretaker has been arrested in connection with the recent spate of letter bomb attacks. Miles Cooper, who is in his 20s, was arrested at a house in …
Things have moved on since 1977 when Spielberg got the world in a tiz over close encounters of the third kind. These days we can go all the way up to five: First kind: A sighting of one or more unidentified flying objects Second kind: …
If you were wondering what was going on with the closure of the Circle and District lines this morning, the answer isn’t pretty: A woman has been found dead near Paddington Tube station. The body was discovered just before 0800 GMT and has caused the …
This Day In London’s History 1961: Rioting outside the Belgian embassy as demonstrators protest against the killing of Patrice Lumumba, ex Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the summer of 1960, Patrice Lumumba was elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic …
BBC: Police are investigating the death of a baby boy who suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after he was circumcised. The boy began having breathing problems at Golders Green United Synagogue, in north London, on 1 February. He was taken to a hospital nearby but …
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