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West Yorkshire Police have confirmed that a woman fell from Shakespeare Towers in the Burmantofts area of Leeds and subsequently died. She was in the late stages of her pregnancy at the time, and the child has since been delivered and is receiving critical care. The woman was in her thirties, and there are no… Continue reading Baby born after mum killed in Burmantofts tower block fall

The fatal incident in north London involving a 16-year-old boy has now become a murder investigation. Deonte Mowatt-Slater died after his motorbike collided with a lamppost following a suspected stabbing. A call was made to the Metropolitan Police in the early hours of Tuesday reporting a crash at Beachcroft Way in Islington. The officers on… Continue reading Islington: Murder probe after boy found stabbed in bike crash

The man who was killed by a police firearms officer in south London has been identified as Chris Kaba, who was involved in a nightclub shooting just days before. CCTV footage released by the Crown Prosecution Service shows Kaba carrying a gun inside the club, and then chasing and shooting another man outside. The victim… Continue reading Footage of Chris Kaba in nightclub on night of shooting

Daniel Khalife, who is on trial at Woolwich Crown Court for collecting sensitive military information for Iran and escaping from Wandsworth Prison on 6 September 2023, was allowed to escape on a food delivery truck, according to the court. The truck was let out of the main gate, despite security personnel knowing that an inmate… Continue reading Daniel Khalife: Food van 'able to leave prison despite alert'

Following the violent disorder in England and Northern Ireland over the summer, Ofcom has found a “clear connection” between the unrest and posts on social media and messaging apps. The government requested the media regulator to investigate how illegal content and disinformation spread during the period of unrest. In an open letter detailing its findings,… Continue reading Ofcom: Clear link between online posts and violent disorder

After several weeks of searching, police have announced that a body has been found in the River Derwent in North Yorkshire, in the ongoing search for missing mother Victoria Taylor. The 34-year-old care home nurse went missing from her home in Malton on September 30th, with her disappearance prompting a massive police search operation. The… Continue reading Victoria Taylor: Body found in search for missing mother

A group of Labour MPs and two Labour peers have united with other political parties to urge the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to introduce an extreme wealth tax in the upcoming budget. The tax would consist of a 2% levy on assets valued at over £10m, which they believe would accrue £24bn per year. Supporters of… Continue reading 'Extreme wealth' tax demanded by cross-party MPs

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth forecast for the UK, with projections suggesting that the UK economy will “accelerate”. This year’s forecasted growth has increased from 0.7% to 1.1%, showing that the country is in a better position than previously thought. Although this growth is still less than previous periods, it would put… Continue reading UK growth 'set to accelerate' to 1.5% next year, says IMF

In south London, police firearms officer Martyn Blake was cleared of murder after fatally shooting Chris Kaba during an armed vehicle stop in Streatham on 5 September 2022. The judge has now lifted reporting restrictions on Mr. Kaba’s background. Kaba was named as the gunman in a nightclub shooting in Hackney, east London, on 30… Continue reading Chris Kaba shot man in nightclub days before his death

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