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Folkestone car thieves who filmed themselves using stolen vehicles jailed for 8 years

Two men who stole cars from outside houses in Folkestone and Romney Marsh have been jailed for a total of eight years after police found phone footage of them using the stolen... Read more »
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Rolls-Royce recreate iconic Edinburgh to London world record winner 110 years on

A Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 1701 has driven between the capitals of England and Scotland in order to celebrate the car’s iconic win in a 1911 London to Edinburgh speed trial. Back in... Read more »
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Channel 4 Britain’s Forgotten Wars: Tony Robinson’s marriage to woman 35 years his junior and why their age gap ‘isn’t a problem’ for them

Tony Robinson returns to our screens tonight in his latest TV documentary, Channel 4’s Britain’s Forgotten Wars. It’s just the latest project for the 75-year-old history fanatic who’s never far from the... Read more »
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Police make desperate appeal 20 years on from unsolved case of little boy’s torso, 5, found in the Thames

Police have put out a desperate appeal for leads on the heart-breaking case of a little boy’s torso that was found in the Thames 20 years ago today. The murder investigation into... Read more »
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Three people died on London’s buses without anyone noticing in the past six years

London’s bus network is one of the safest in the world. Transport for London (TfL)’s latest data revealed that in June there was one death and 366 injuries out of an estimated... Read more »
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Shepherd counts cost of construction exit six years on

According to latest accounts for the Shepherd Group, which now primarily covers the activities of the Portakabin business, obligations on previously completed projects by Shepherd Construction are still costing the group dearly.... Read more »
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ITV Family Fortunes: Gino D’Acampo’s dark past spending 2 years in prison for burgling famous pop star’s home

Gino D’Acampo has been a daily fixture on ITV’s This Morning since 2009, and not too long ago landed himself the function as host of ITV’s Family Fortunes revival. Over the years... Read more »
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‘I saved for 6 years only to be told my London flat I paid £266,000 for is now worth nothing’

Naomi Attar was given the soul destroying news her home in Colindale was unsafe to live in almost two years ago. The cladding, timber balconies and insulation on the building were found... Read more »
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Inside South London council flat so covered in mould and faeces resident has been ‘suffocating’ for 17 years

A council tenant claims he has been left to “suffocate” in his mould-infested council home that makes him feel like he’s “living in a slum”. Images of Mehdi Sheikh’s flat, owned by... Read more »

Whitechapel art marks 50 years since Bangladesh independence

A giant Bangla light sculpture has been unveiled in Whitechapel to mark 50 years of Bangladesh independence.  Artist Ruhul Abdin has created the installation in fabric and suspended it in the façade of the Idea Store library building.   He worked with... Read more »