Emma Revell is Head of Communications at the Institute for Economic Affairs. Looking back through history at draconian legislation, it is tempting to think it could never happen now, or to marvel that previous generations had allowed a particular law to pass. There...
“Ruthless and callous” serial rapist sentenced to 16 years’ with his brother also convicted
The metropolitan police have confirmed the following: Two brothers who preyed on women leaving bars and nightclubs before carrying out sexual assaults on them have now been convicted with one of the men being sentenced to 16 years in prison and the other to still face...
Image of second man released after fatal collision in Dagenham
Detectives investigating a fatal collision in Dagenham have issued a new image of a man they urgently want to identify and trace. Police were called at approximately 06:05hrs on Thursday, 30 April to reports of a road traffic collision on Heathway, at the junction...
Man charged with murder of 88-year-old who was found dead in quiet UK village
A man has been charged with the murder of an 88-year-old widower who was sadly found dead in his bungalow in a quiet Surrey village. Darren McClean, age 41, stands accused of killing Dennis Kellond, whose body was discovered at an address on Bletchingley Road in...
11-year-old child facing “possible life-changing” injuries after being shot in London
An 11-year-old boy has suffered what has been described as possible life-changing injuries after being shot in east London, police have confirmed. Officers were called, along with the ambulance service, to an address in Kerry Drive, Upminster, at 9.30pm on Friday and...
Serial paedophile sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for 32 sexual offences involving children
A man from Dagenham has been jailed for 32 sexual offences after pleading guilty to 9 counts of sexual assault of a child and 21 counts of taking indecent images of children. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape. Daniel Archbold, aged 33, was sentenced to 15...
Serial paedophile sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for 32 sexual offences involving children
A man from Dagenham has been jailed for 32 sexual offences after pleading guilty to 9 counts of sexual assault of a child and 21 counts of taking indecent images of children. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape. Daniel Archbold, aged 33, was sentenced to 15...
Grooming Gang survivor that was ‘beaten and gang-raped over 100 times’ still faces racist abuse today
A woman who claims that she was beaten and gang-raped over 100 times by a gang of Pakistani origin has spoken out about the racist abuse she is receiving online. The women, who uses an online alias, states on Twitter that she was attacked and abused by grooming gangs...
The shutdown will be with us for the duration. What the South Korean route out of it will mean – and why it’s now necessary.
The doves have won. That is the clear signal emerging from briefing about the Government’s review of the lockdown. On timing, an announcement looks set to come earlier than we expected – before next week’s Friday Bank Holiday rather than afterwards....
Metropolitan police issue appeal following stabbing in Camberwell
Metropolitan Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a stabbing in Camberwell. Officers were called at 16:47hrs on Monday, 20 April to Neate Street, SE5, to reports of a man with stab wounds. On arrival, police found a man, aged in his 50s, with...
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