John Boyega announces birth of first child after quietly marrying two years ago ‘Our bundle of joy has been with us for some time now,’ Star Wars actor shared with fans The Independent UK · Oct 14
Tackling knife crime 'is needed now more than ever' says brother of London schoolboy Damilola Taylor Damilola was just 10 years old when he was fatally stabbed while walking home from Peckham Library on November 27, 2000 Evening Standard · Oct 11
Damilola: The Untold Story review – John Boyega’s trauma after losing his childhood friend is haunting The actor and his sister were with the 10-year-old on the night he was murdered. For the first time, along with the caretaker who found him bleeding, they share their terror – and celebrate their friend The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
John Boyega opens up about schoolfriend Damilola Taylor's death in BBC documentary Boyega, 34, was just eight when Damilola died and he was one of the last people to see him alive Evening Standard · Oct 5
Who Killed Damilola Taylor? John Boyega Opens up About School Friend's Death at Only 10 Years Old John Boyega reflects on the death of his childhood friend Damilola Taylor in a new BBC Two documentary exploring the case, youth violence and its lasting impact. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Who was Damilola Taylor? BBC documentary 'sheds fresh light' on killing of London boy Damilola: The Untold Story promises to shed ‘fresh light’ on the killing of ten-year-old Damilola Taylor Evening Standard · Oct 5
TV tonight: an essential film about the story of Damilola Taylor John Boyega, who was friends with Damilola, speaks in this moving programme. Plus: David Harewood’s superb new legal drama. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
Star Wars actor John Boyega on the day his 10-year-old school friend Damilola Taylor was killed: ‘It kept me up at night because I was just with the guy’ The star was just eight when his friend was stabbed. Decades on, he’s ready to talk about that day – how it shaped him, and how, as he becomes a father himself, it will shape him as a dad The Guardian - UK · Oct 4
From Digger to The Strokes: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead Tom Cruise transforms in Alejandro Iñárritu’s heavyweight satirical comedy, while the NYC indie rockers are in the UK for an arena tour The Guardian - UK · Oct 3
‘I was frightened out of my mind’: John Boyega on being one of last people to see Damilola Taylor alive BBC documentary looks at final 24 hours of Damilola Taylor’s life after killing in 2000 The Independent UK · Sep 30
John Boyega hopes BBC documentary will show effects of Damilola Taylor killing The 10-year-old died in November 2000. Evening Standard · Sep 25
John Boyega shares unheard testimony on Damilola Taylor murder in new documentary Ten-year-old Damilola Taylor, who was friends with Boyega, was fatally stabbed in south-east London in 2000 The Independent UK · Mar 25
John Boyega to appear in documentary about death of his friend Damilola Taylor The 10-year-old was fatally stabbed in south-east London in 2000. Evening Standard · Mar 25
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12 Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan
Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025 Met Police chief and London mayor hail ‘enduring’ legacy of Damilola Taylor 25 years on from killing Family of tragic Damilola, 10, join forces with Sir Mark Rowley and Sir Sadiq Khan to fight knife crime across London
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025 Man, 20, jailed for life for ‘execution’ shooting in south London Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, was shot in the head in an alleyway in Peckham and found by his mother just yards from their home
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025 ‘I want to hear harmonica in the strip club!’: the bold ideas and bleak visions of British musician Klein Drone albums, vampire plays, Charlotte Church duets … the Londoner has an inspiringly odd CV. She explains how the disrupted experience of Black daily life fills her work
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025 Tributes to ‘legendary’ defence barrister Courtenay Griffiths KC Notable cases included the Pc Keith Blakelock murder trial, the Brighton bombing and the Damilola Taylor murder trial.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024 John Boyega tells of ‘life-changing’ friendship with Damilola Taylor Actor speaks about how 10-year-old’s death in 2000 spurred him and others to ‘aim further’
Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2024 Richard Taylor’s final interview: ‘The spirit of my son Damilola will always be with us’ It has been 24 years since the killing of schoolboy Damilola Taylor. In an emotional last interview, his father Richard, who died at the weekend, tells Anthony France about the importance of hope in continuing his son’s legacy
Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2024 Richard Taylor, father of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor, dies after cancer battle Damilola, 10, was left bleeding to death in a stairwell in Peckham in November 2000
Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2023 Met chief ‘must stop county line dealers luring pupils with vapes’ Criminals are recruiting young people at the school gates, says Damilola Taylor’s father
Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022 Samuel Kasumu endorsed by Richard Taylor as potential Conservative candidate for Mayor of London A former special adviser to Boris Johnson was endorsed by Damilola Taylor’s father on Monday as the potential Conservative candidate for London mayor.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022 UK’s youngest knife crime victims after girl, 9, stabbed to death in street Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward regarding the nine-year-old’s death