Alastair Lockhart

News Editor

Crime

‘This is what Clapham has become’: Anger and fear as youths run riot

Six girls were arrested and five people, four of them police officers, were assaulted in south-west London on Tuesday evening

2 Apr 2026
Showbiz

Scott Mills sacked after BBC learned alleged victim was under 16

The DJ, 53, was investigated by police in 2017 over allegations of serious sex offences, but the case was dropped due to lack of evidence

2 Apr 2026
A woman in her 80s was fatally stabbed outside her home in Plumstead
Crime

Woman in her 80s stabbed to death outside her London home

Metropolitan Police officers were called to an address on Red Lion Place in Plumstead at 8.50am on Wednesday following reports of a man in possession of a knife

2 Apr 2026
Crime

Three more people arrested over Golders Green arson attack

Four volunteer-run ambulances were set alight in the north London neighbourhood last week - with police treating the incident as a hate crime

1 Apr 2026
Crime

Man jailed for 10 years over XL bully attack which killed pensioner

Ashley Warren, 41, was convicted of being the owner of one of two dogs which mauled Esther Martin to death

31 Mar 2026
Crime

England cricketer Ben Duckett guilty of speeding at 93mph

It comes after the 31-year-old batter was involved in a drunken incident during the winter Ashes tour

31 Mar 2026
World

Tiger Woods arrested for driving under influence after Florida crash

Woods will remain behind bars for at least eight hours, according to the police department

27 Mar 2026
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Politics

Iran could hit London with a missile, US Defence Secretary suggests

It comes as US President Donald Trump blasted the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers as ‘toys’

26 Mar 2026
Crime

Woman who sent death threats to Angela Rayner is sentenced

Elizabeth Harker, 63, sent abusive voicemails to the former Deputy Prime Minister’s Ashton-under-Lyne constituency office

24 Mar 2026
LIVE

Terror police lead hunt for Jewish charity ambulance arsonists

Keir Starmer condemns ‘horrific’ arson attack outside synagogue in Golders Green as CCTV shows moment suspects struck

23 Mar 2026
Crime

Two men jailed over £65k watch robbery outside Mayfair café

Besart Krasniqr was robbed of his Patek Philippe watch while walking through central London in the afternoon

23 Mar 2026
US Bombers Take Off From RAF Fairford
World

Bombers fly from Britain to Hormuz as Trump slams 'too slow' UK

It comes amid reports the US could deploy ground troops against Iran after weeks of strikes

20 Mar 2026
Showbiz

Jenni Murray dies: Former Woman's Hour presenter passes away aged 75

Tributes have been paid to the ‘broadcasting icon’ who leaves behind ‘an indelible legacy on generations of listeners’

20 Mar 2026
London

Bone found in London in hunt for Muriel McKay’s remains 'not human'

The discovery in Bethnal Green had raised hopes of a breakthrough in one of Britain’s most enduring murder mysteries

20 Mar 2026
Canterbury meningitis and septicaemia outbreak
LIVE

Meningitis cases rise to 29 as dead teen's family demand more jabs

Juliette Kenny’s father wants his daughter’s legacy to be improved access to the menB vaccination for teenagers and young people

20 Mar 2026
World

British journalist accuses Israel after surviving Lebanon blast

Footage shows the moment Steven Sweeney was almost hit by an Israeli rocket, in a strike he claims was ‘deliberate’

20 Mar 2026
Canterbury meningitis and septicaemia outbreak
LIVE

Meningitis outbreak spreads to London as cases rise to 27

A student at a higher education institution in London is confirmed to be directly linked to the outbreak

19 Mar 2026
Transport

London bus workers could strike same days as Tube drivers, union warns

London’s transport network could be seriously disrupted if both strikes go ahead in the coming months

19 Mar 2026
Canterbury meningitis and septicaemia outbreak
LIVE

Meningitis outbreak hits second uni as student vaccine rollout begins

Health chiefs battle to contain 'super-spreader' outbreak as private supplies of MenB vaccine run out and cases rise to 20

18 Mar 2026
Crime

Two Iranian nationals charged with 'spying on London Jewish community'

Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, and Alireza Farasati, 22, were charged

18 Mar 2026