Alastair Lockhart

News Editor

UK

Russian shadow fleet tanker captain intercepted in Channel charged

Indian national Ajay Pant, 38, will appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday

15 Jun 2026
Crime

More than 100 people arrested after Palestine Action ban upheld

The ban, which began on July 5 last year, made membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison

15 Jun 2026
World Cup

Swat team deployed near England World Cup stadium after incident

Police snipers, an armoured vehicle and police drones were used at the scene

15 Jun 2026
Crime

15-year-old boy fights for life after being stabbed in east London

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the attack in Ilford

15 Jun 2026
Crime

Ukrainian men guilty of plotting arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer

Police arrested the defendants within a week of the attacks ordered by a shadowy Telegram contact called El Money

15 Jun 2026
London

Will there be a heatwave in London this weekend?

The capital is set for a return to sunny spells following days of wind and rain

12 Jun 2026
UK

The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in April

In the three months to April, GDP grew by 0.7 per cent, according to the Office for National Statistics

12 Jun 2026
Crime

Man guilty of stabbing business associate to death in money dispute

Ben Wazabanga, 23, murdered Ayowale Aladejana, 26, in New Cross last year

12 Jun 2026
Crime

Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after knife attack at school

The investigation has been passed to counter-terror police but it has not been declared a terrorist incident

12 Jun 2026
London

Huge fire rips through warehouse as 150 firefighters tackle blaze

Dozens of people were evacuated on Thursday night after the building in Brent caught fire

12 Jun 2026
Politics

Defence Secretary John Healey's resignation letter in full

In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Mr Healey said the Prime Minister had been ‘unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats’

11 Jun 2026
UK

Twelve police officers injured in second night of unrest in NI

Sixteen arrests were made in the disorder following Monday’s stabbing attack, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said.

11 Jun 2026
UK

12 PCs injured and 16 arrested in second night of disorder in NI

Protesters threw bricks and petrol bombs at police in Co Antrim, who responded with water cannons

11 Jun 2026
Crime

Rapist on the run after being wrongly released from London prison

Bernadin Dedic, 48, who raped his victim at knifepoint, fled to his native Bosnia and refused to return for his trial

10 Jun 2026
Transport

Fare dodging: Fines and prosecutions rise as thousands jump barriers

Transport for London said it secured 14,406 convictions for fare evasion in 2025/26 - an increase of 955 on the year before

10 Jun 2026
Crime

Man who killed partner then blew up their London home jailed for life

Clifton George, 45, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 23 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday for the murder of 46-year-old Annabel Rook

10 Jun 2026
Football

England World Cup camp hit by 6.1-magnitude earthquake

The Three Lions are set to play Costa Rica in Orlando, Florida tomorrow in their last friendly before the World Cup begins

9 Jun 2026
Crime

Fifth person charged over Golders Green ambulance arson attack

Subhan Ahmed, 18, was charged with assisting an offender in connection with the attack on Jewish community ambulances in March

9 Jun 2026
UK

Farage hits out at deepfakes of brawl with Bank of England governor

Fake images have circulated on X which link to articles that falsely claim Mr Farage confronted Mr Bailey on the BBC’s Question Time

9 Jun 2026
World

9 injured in shooting near England squad's World Cup training ground

It was reported that nine adults had gone to various local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries

9 Jun 2026