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Teen chased and stabbed to death named as London’s grim knife murder toll mounts
Police say 18-year-old McCaulay Junior Urugbezi-Edwards was repeatedly stabbed in Elephant and Castle, south east London, on Sunday evening
Police name second woman found dead in freezer
The two bodies were found in a chest freezer at a flat in Canning Town, east London
Extinction Rebellion protester has been banned from Oxford Circus
Ruth Jarman, 56, is accused of refusing to move on when police tried to clear a sit in at the usually busy junction on April 18
Police driver accused of using ‘too much force’ to stop moped teen will learn his fate tomorrow
PC Edwin Sutton denies professional misconduct after the teenager - named only as 'Mr G' - suffered "serious" injuries
Two teens arrested after 16-year-old boy shot in head
Two boys, aged 15 and 17, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
Theresa May in secret talks over three-way second referendum
Theresa May is in secret discussions over a second Brexit referendum which would give the British public a three-way choice between her deal, no deal and staying in the European Union, according to reports. The Prime Minister will resume talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today as the leaders look to break the political impasse which has left parliament in flux over Brexit. As many as two-thirds of Labour MPs, including several shadow cabinet ministers and frontbenchers, have reportedly said...
“Two-thirds” of Labour MPs won’t vote for any Brexit deal without a confirmatory referendum
As many as two-thirds of Labour MPs, including several shadow cabinet ministers and frontbenchers, could refuse to back a deal without a people’s vote, senior sources within the party have revealed. Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May will resume talks over the Brexit impasse this week, with early indications suggesting an agreement between the two leaders could be in the offing. Tory Cabinet minister, Rory Stewart, said: "We agree on 99% of this stuff” ahead of the meeting, suggesting leaders could...
Knife crime surges in areas where youth services have been cut
Cuts to youth services could have contributed to a surge in knife crime, findings from a Commons’ all-party parliamentary group have revealed. This weekend a teenager became the 29th person to be fatally stabbed in London this year after he was chased through the streets by a lone knifeman before he was murdered near the Elephant and Castle. According to analysis by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Knife Crime austerity could be to blame for the rise in violent...
Humans at risk as world set to lose an eighth of species if drastic action isn’t taken warns UN biodiversity report
A landmark report by the United Nations’ scientific panel on biodiversity warns humanity is at dire peril unless urgent action is taken to restore the plants, animals and other natural resources we depend upon to survive. Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history, warns the grim report by UN scientists. The rate of species extinctions is accelerating, It is is worse than at any other time in human history. From coral reefs and the life they support...