£80m cocaine plot unravelled after lorry driver stopped at burger van Police found 78kg of the class A drug in total The Independent UK · Nov 4
£80m cocaine plot rumbled after gang took advantage of lorry driver’s tea break A gang of men were spotted removing packages from the vehicle, and police were called in. Evening Standard · Nov 4
Convicted Romanian killer who came to UK illegally jailed for life for murder of London flatmate over £5 Illegal immigrant murdered man in London just three years after serving a sentence in Romania for ‘strikingly similar’ killing Evening Standard · Aug 21
Romanian killer guilty of ‘strikingly similar’ second murder in UK just years after release from prison Eugeniu Neamtu has been found guilty of stabbing his flatmate Gheorghe Trica to death in Walthamstow in February The Independent UK · Aug 18
Young neo-Nazi who planned mass gun attack jailed for over 13 years A YOUNG neo-Nazi who planned a mass gun attack has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years after he was snared by MI5 in an undercover sting. The National (Scotland) · Jul 8
Young neo-Nazi who planned mass gun attack jailed for more than 13 years Alfie Coleman was 14 when he first began to trawl the internet for extreme right-wing material. Evening Standard · Jul 8
Former British soldier jailed over ‘man cave’ weapons stash Paul Page admitted a string of terrorism, explosives and firearms charges. Evening Standard · May 5
Killer nicknamed 'Nasty' jailed for life after punching deaf woman to death in north London Duane Owusu, 36, has been sentenced to a minimum of 16 years and six months in prison Evening Standard · Apr 14
‘Callous and selfish’ killer jailed for life over death of deaf woman Duane Owusu threw aspiring accountant Zahwa Mukhtar out of an overcrowded Mercedes car and felled her with a single strike. Evening Standard · Apr 14
‘Monster’ guilty of murdering deaf woman in brutal London attack Duane Owusu threw Zahwa Mukhtar out of a car, punched her in the neck and left her to die The Independent UK · Mar 5
Raver guilty of killing deaf woman with single punch on east London night out Duane Owusu, 36, nicknamed ‘Nasty’, threw Zahwa Mukhtar out of an overcrowded Mercedes car after attending a rave Evening Standard · Mar 5
American Goldsmiths student who murdered his Chinese lover is jailed for life as victim's family pay heartbreaking tribute American Joshua Michals, 26, jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years for murdering fellow student lover Zhe Wang Evening Standard · Jan 30
NHS trust fined after woman takes life in mental health unit Alice Figueiredo’s mother has criticised staff for ‘indifference, ignorance, even at times cruelty’ The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025
NHS trust fined £565,000 after woman killed herself on ‘death trap’ ward Alice Figueiredo, 22, died in 2015 on the Hepworth ward at Goodmayes hospital after 18 similar attempts to self-harm The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025 Bereaved mother demands change after NHS trust fined over ‘death trap’ ward North East London NHS Foundation Trust was fined £565,000 plus £200,000 costs after being found guilty of breaching health and safety.
Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025 London NHS trust fined £500k over death of young woman who took her own life Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life in a mental health unit at Goodmayes Hospital, east London
Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025 Rider of classic motorbike who mowed down pensioner on crossing jailed Judge Richard Marks KC jailed Daniel Redpath for 21 months in prison and disqualified him from driving for three years from the time of his release.
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025 Leicester Square stabbing: Man accused of attempted murder of girl, 11, on Taylor Swift concert trip in court Ioan Pintaru is currently set to stand trial in May over the stabbing of an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square
Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023 Killer of ‘hugely popular’ Islington flower seller jailed for life Tony Eastlake, 55, was attacked near his stall in a ‘needless and senseless’ attack by his late girlfriend’s son
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Man who stabbed ‘hugely popular’ Islington flower seller jailed for life Tony Eastlake, 55, was attacked in May 2021 near his stall in north London.
Liverpool Echo · Mar 31, 2023 Aristocrat Constance Marten and partner Mark Gordon to face trial over baby death Remains of their daughter were discovered in a plastic bag in a locked shed
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 Constance Marten and Mark Gordon face trial over baby death The aristocrat and her partner are charged with the manslaughter of baby Victoria, who was found dead in Brighton on March 1.
Daily Mirror · Oct 29, 2022 Woman who decapitated friend branded 'snake' who tried to steal best pal's boyfriend Jemma Mitchell, who was jailed on TV for at least 34 years for killing and beheading Mee Kuen Chong, used to stay over at flat with shocked pal after they met at a Christian conference
Manchester Evening News · Oct 28, 2022 Mum insists daughter jailed over headless body murder is innocent Jemma Mitchell was sentenced to life in prison with a 34 year minimum term
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022 Mother of woman jailed over headless body murder insists daughter is innocent Jemma Mitchell must serve at least 34 years in prison for the murder of 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong.