The 2026 London Marathon has raised a record £87.5 million for charity, making it the biggest one-day fundraising event of its kind so far this year. Organisers said the total has already surpassed last year’s £87.3 million, with the final figure expected to exceed £90 million when confirmed later this year, the BBC reported. The…
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologised after sharing a social media post that criticised how police handled the arrest of a suspect in the Golders Green attack.The controversy began when Polanski reshared a message on X that appeared to question the actions of officers during the arrest. The post claimed police used excessive force…
A 21-year-old man has been jailed after blackmailing a teacher into sending an explicit video and then sharing it with students, leading to the victim losing his job and attempting to take his own life.Muaawiya Ameen, from Allenton in Derbyshire, posed as a woman on Instagram and engaged the teacher in a conversation that turned…
A former mayor in Berkshire has been jailed for helping her son hide key evidence during a police investigation into the rape of a 15-year-old girl.Naheed Ejaz, 61, who had recently served as mayor of Bracknell Forest, was sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of perverting the course of justice at Winchester…
King Charles III and US President Donald Trump King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to conclude their four-day state visit to the United States on Thursday, with a farewell ceremony at the White House, hosted by Donald Trump, followed by a short trip to Virginia for a celebratory event, marking the end of…
A senior figure in Reform UK has said he would bar New York’s mayor Zohran Mamdani from entering Britain after he called for the return of the Kohinoor diamond to India.Zia Yusuf, who is expected to take on a senior government role if the party comes to power, criticised comments made by Mamdani ahead of…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply criticised the UK government following a suspected antisemitic stabbing attack in Golders Green, London, in which two Jewish men were seriously injured.Police say the two victims, aged in their 30s and 70s, are in stable condition.Calling for stronger measures, Netanyahu’s office said “weakness gaslights one antisemitic attack after…
Joseph was last seen on CCTV in the Scotswood House area of Thornaby The body of 19-year-old Joseph Porch, who had been missing since April 22, was recovered from the River Tees on April 29 during a coordinated search operation, police have confirmed.Joseph, also known as Joey, was last seen on CCTV in the Scotswood…
London stabbing declared ‘terrorist incident’ London’s Metropolitan Police have arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with a stabbing attack that injured two Jewish men in the north London suburb of Golders Green, in what authorities have now classified as a ‘terrorist incident’.The suspect, a British national born in Somalia, was detained on suspicion of attempted…
Two men were seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Golders Green Two men were seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Golders Green, a north London area with a large Jewish population, on Wednesday.In a post on X, community security group Shomrim said a man was seen running along the high street armed with…
