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Knife-wielding man was shot by police in London after stabbing an officer & threatening to kill people
Officers were called reports a domestic disturbance in Hackney where they found a 28-year-old man armed with knives making threats to kill.
Teen “stable” after stabbing just a mile from where Jodie Chesney was murdered
The victim of the latest stabbing and his pals managed to take refuge inside Havering College in east London, leaving a trail of blood up to the gates
Paedophile policeman who avoided jail WON’T have sentence reviewed
Lee Bartram, 44, made his sick catalogue of images and videos and admitted he "may have tried to touch a child” if his offending went undetected
First fossil bird found with egg preserved inside body
Scientists say that the "incredibly well preserved" find, dating back to the time of the dinosaurs, sheds new light on the reproduction of birds
Woman accused of being member of banned neo Nazi group ‘won beauty contest called Miss Hitler’
Mark Jones and fiancee Alice Cutter along with Gerry Jack and Connor Scothern are charged with belonging to National Action
Police hunt horror crash driver that left Russell Brand’s mum with broken neck before his NHS tribute
The grandmother suffered a broken neck and fractures to her back, ribs, sternum and ankle
Beware of sleeping queen bees underfoot
Study by scientists at Queen Mary University of London shows queen bumblebees spend the majority of their time hiding and resting among dead leaves and grass after hibernation
Environmental campaigners outraged after nets put over trees to stop birds nesting near retail park
The trees were covered in huge green nets earlier this month at peak nesting season
Guardian defends not publishing 205 Jewish women’s complaint over Margaret Hodge antisemitism claims
The Guardian has defended its decision not to publish a letter signed by 205 Jewish women. (See full letter published below.) The letter responded to a Guardian article on March 9: “Just Close Them Down: Margaret Hodge on anti-semitism in Labour’s branches.” Labour MP for Barking Margaret Hodge has been a long-running opponent of the Labour leader, submitting a vote of no confidence in his leadership in 2016. Within 24 hours of Hodge’s latest attack on Jeremy Corbyn in the...