Man charged with carrying a knife in an alleged hate crime, police say

Man charged with carrying a knife in an alleged hate crime, police say

Gabriel Abdullah, 34, was arrested minutes after the incident that police said “has left our Jewish communities shaken”. Officers responded to reports of a man with a knife on Hamilton Road, Golders... Read more »
London crime and anti-Semitism rise despite Khan’s £150,000 unity campaign

London crime and anti-Semitism rise despite Khan’s £150,000 unity campaign

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, spent almost £150,000 on a campaign to promote unity, only for the capital to see crime figures worsen and anti-Semitism rise. Figures from the Labour Mayor’s... Read more »
Idris Elba campaigns to stop teenage knife crime in London

Idris Elba campaigns to stop teenage knife crime in London

Named ‘Don’t Stop Your Future’, the Luther star’s campaign aims to ban machetes and zombie knives following an alarming number of teenage murders in 2023. Hackney-born Elba launched his campaign with an eye-opening... Read more »
The south east London borough with the most crime at Christmas

The south east London borough with the most crime at Christmas

ADT has analysed crime rates through December 2020-2022 to work out which London borough’s see the highest number of crimes and a south east London borough has made the top five. In... Read more »
Sadiq Khan talks to South London Press on battling knife crime in the capital – South London News

Sadiq Khan talks to South London Press on battling knife crime in the capital – South London News

In the final week of our Time to Talk anti-knife crime campaign, the Mayor of London and former Tooting resident, Sadiq Khan, talked to us about what he is doing to combat... Read more »
Young Jewish woman ‘violently assaulted’ as Met Police investigate possible hate crime

Young Jewish woman ‘violently assaulted’ as Met Police investigate possible hate crime

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A young Jewish woman was... Read more »
We live in Britain’s unhappiest town – it’s rough and we won’t go out at night: West London locals say gang crime is blighting their streets (but the UK’s happiest town just 12 miles away say it’s better than the south of France!)

We live in Britain’s unhappiest town – it’s rough and we won’t go out at night: West London locals say gang crime is blighting their streets (but the UK’s happiest town just 12 miles away say it’s better than the south of France!)

Residents in ‘Britain’s unhappiest town’ say crime and gang activity has blighted their streets and keeps them from going out at night. Hillingdon was yesterday revealed as Britain’s unhappiest place to live... Read more »
Gang leaders jailed for smuggling almost £1.5m of drugs in Cornwall and Devon | Crime

Gang leaders jailed for smuggling almost £1.5m of drugs in Cornwall and Devon | Crime

Leaders of a gang of drug dealers who smuggled almost £1.5m of heroin and cocaine into Cornwall and Devon, often posing as holidaymakers and sometimes using camper vans as cover, have been... Read more »
Antisemitic hate crimes in London up 1,350%, Met police say | Hate crime

Antisemitic hate crimes in London up 1,350%, Met police say | Hate crime

There has been a 1,350% increase in hate crimes against Jewish people as the Middle East crisis erupted, the Metropolitan police have said, with no arrests so far in nine out of... Read more »
Council to make major investment to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour

Council to make major investment to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour

Councillor Simon Hogg with Joint Control Centre manager Wandsworth Council today set out ambitious plans to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and ensure stronger support for people affected by domestic violence and... Read more »