Solicitor who injected syringes of blood into supermarket food ‘was insane’, jury finds

Solicitor who injected syringes of blood into supermarket food ‘was insane’, jury finds

Leoaai Elghareeb, 37, sparked panic in the aisles and caused almost £500,000 of damage when he took a bucket full of syringes into stores along Fulham Palace Road. Isleworth crown court heard... Read more »
Six-monthly blood pressure injection could soon replace a daily pill | UK News

Six-monthly blood pressure injection could soon replace a daily pill | UK News

A new six-monthly blood pressure injection could replace a daily tablet if a ground-breaking study proves successful. Scientists are testing the approach in what they said is a world first in how... Read more »
Newham Voices ‘saves lives’ after exposing NHS blood test delays

Newham Voices ‘saves lives’ after exposing NHS blood test delays

Hospital chiefs have acted after a local newspaper exposed how patients were being “put at risk” by a failing blood test system on its patch. East London NHS Foundation Trust has agreed... Read more »
Brutal murder of woman, 26, on South London train remains unsolved 34 years later despite killer’s blood found at scene

Brutal murder of woman, 26, on South London train remains unsolved 34 years later despite killer’s blood found at scene

In a case that horrified Londoners, a young woman was brutally stabbed to death inside a train carriage carrying nearly 70 people. Few murder cases grip the nation such as the killing... Read more »
Croydon stabbing live: Updates after man stabbed in ‘fight’ before ‘collapsing near Morley’s covered in blood’

Croydon stabbing live: Updates after man stabbed in ‘fight’ before ‘collapsing near Morley’s covered in blood’

A man has been stabbed following a reported fight in South London this afternoon (April 14). Emergency services rushed to the scene in London Road, Croydon at around 5.45pm following reports of... Read more »
Man not allowed on British Airways flight due to ‘damaged passport’ dies after missing blood transfusion

Man not allowed on British Airways flight due to ‘damaged passport’ dies after missing blood transfusion

A man who died waiting for travel documents in Jamaica should have been on flight back to London for a life-saving blood transfusion, claims his mum. Chaz Carl Powell, 41, from Camberwell,... Read more »
Pilot improves Havering and Redbridge blood test speeds

Pilot improves Havering and Redbridge blood test speeds

After waits of up to three months during the pandemic, the NHS in north east London is piloting a new service designed to speed up getting a blood test. A “serious incident”... Read more »
East London blood test pilot ‘exceeding’ goals, meeting told

East London blood test pilot ‘exceeding’ goals, meeting told

Published: 10:00 AM March 19, 2022 A pilot service intended to improve waiting times for blood tests in east London has exceeded initial expectations, a Havering Council committee was told.  The issue began... Read more »
Dalston Lane live: Updates as man stabbed in busy road and ‘blood covered car’ found nearby

Dalston Lane live: Updates as man stabbed in busy road and ‘blood covered car’ found nearby

A 54-year-old has been stabbed in a busy street in East London overnight. Police were called to Ridley Road, Hackney at the junction with Dalston Lane in the early hours of the... Read more »
Couple’s romantic city break ruined by apartment ‘covered in blood and condom wrappers’

Couple’s romantic city break ruined by apartment ‘covered in blood and condom wrappers’

A couple’s romantic city break was ruined when they checked in to find the room was filthy and “covered in blood and condom wrappers”. Luke Tait was visiting Liverpool for a late... Read more »