Teenager charged with murder of boy in north London after he was arrested at Gatwick Airport

Teenager charged with murder of boy in north London after he was arrested at Gatwick Airport

Teenager charged with murder of boy, 16, in north London after he was arrested entering the UK at Gatwick Airport Jamaly Samba Baibu, 16, was stabbed on December 20 in Clerkenwell, Islington... Read more »
Teenage boy arrested over murder of 16-year-old in Islington

Teenage boy arrested over murder of 16-year-old in Islington

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a double stabbing in North London left one boy seriously injured and another dead. Detectives at the Metropolitan Police arrested the suspect on Tuesday morning... Read more »
Black Boy Lane in north London is renamed in honour of local poet

Black Boy Lane in north London is renamed in honour of local poet

A controversial street name is set to be changed following a racism row and named instead after a local London legend.  Black Boy Lane in South Tottenham is to be changed following concerns... Read more »
Family of boy, 15, stabbed to death in North London appeal for help to identify killers

Family of boy, 15, stabbed to death in North London appeal for help to identify killers

The aunt of a teenage boy who was stabbed to death has appealed for anyone with knowledge of his killers to identify them to police and provide his family “with closure”. Deshaun... Read more »
Two South London teenagers charged with murder of 17-year-old Cambridge boy Jesse Nwokejiobi and two more arrests made

Two South London teenagers charged with murder of 17-year-old Cambridge boy Jesse Nwokejiobi and two more arrests made

Two teenager have been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Cambridge boy Jesse Nwokejiobi, and a man and woman from Harston have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Officers from... Read more »
Serious crash in South London, a schoolboy on his bike hit by a lorry. The crash has closed roads near a Borough Underground station, and the 12-year-old boy is being treated at the scene

Serious crash in South London, a schoolboy on his bike hit by a lorry. The crash has closed roads near a Borough Underground station, and the 12-year-old boy is being treated at the scene

  This morning, the junction of Great Dover Street and Marshalsea Road remains closed (Wednesday, November 30). Borough High Street is closed in both directions and traffic is backed up as the junction is... Read more »
Teenager murdered boy, 16, in north London park by stabbing him to steal his phone | UK | News

Teenager murdered boy, 16, in north London park by stabbing him to steal his phone | UK | News

A teenager murdered a 16-year-old boy over a mobile phone. Stelios Averkiou was sitting on a park bench with two friends when he was targeted in broad daylight by Kyi-Riece Sylvester, in... Read more »
I’m a Celebrity’s Boy George and his south east London life

I’m a Celebrity’s Boy George and his south east London life

One of this year’s contestants heading into the jungle for I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! grew up in South-East London. Boy George, 61, whose real name is George O’Dowd, rose to... Read more »
Sajid Javid and Jeremy Vine clash over video of car passing by boy cyclist

Sajid Javid and Jeremy Vine clash over video of car passing by boy cyclist

Sajid Javid clashed with Jeremy Vine today over a controversial video showing a car passing ‘too close’ to a five-year-old cyclist.  The footage shows a boy cycling along a street in Kingston,... Read more »
Boy, 16, ‘stabbed to death’ after he slapped teenager who was trying to steal his phone, court hears

Boy, 16, ‘stabbed to death’ after he slapped teenager who was trying to steal his phone, court hears

Boy, 16, was stabbed to death after slapping a teenager who tried to steal his mobile phone in the face, court hears Teen fatally stabbed allegedly trying to stop assailants from stealing his... Read more »