Emily Pennink

Crime

UK Athletics fined £350,000 for Paralympian’s ‘avoidable’ death in cage collapse

Father-of-five Abdullah Hayayei, 36, died in the incident at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on July 11, 2017.
2 Jun 2026
IPC Athletics World Championships - Day Ten -  Evening Session
Crime

UK Athletics fined £350k for Paralympian’s ‘avoidable’ death in London

Father-of-five Abdullah Hayayei, 36, died in the incident at Newham Leisure Centre in east London in 2017

2 Jun 2026
Crime

Widow of Paralympian killed in shot-put training calls for ‘just’ punishment

Abdullah Hayayei, who represented the United Arab Emirates, suffered a severe head injury when a 440lb metal cage fell on him.
1 Jun 2026
IPC Athletics World Championships - Day Ten -  Evening Session
Sport

UK Athletics faces fine over death of Paralympian in shot put training

According to Sentencing Council guidelines, corporate manslaughter carries a fine of between £180,000 and £20 million

1 Jun 2026
Crime

Man who stalked ex-girlfriend with tracker in child’s scooter jailed for murder

Ukrainian Yurii Muzyka was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years.
29 May 2026
Crime

Stalker jailed for killing ex he tracked with device in daughter's toy

Yurii Muzyka took photographs of Halyna Hoisan as she lay dying in her daughter’s home

29 May 2026
London

Teen cyclist ‘gunned down by youths on high-performance electric bike’

The prosecutor said the killing took place in a rivalry between two Enfield gangs, the 3×3 gang, and the Get Money Gang (GMg)

27 May 2026
Crime

Pair jailed for life for horrifying drive-by shooting of mother at wake

Michelle Sadio, 44, died in Willesden, north London, after the incident in December 2024.
20 May 2026
Crime

Alleged Golders Green knife attacker faces Old Bailey trial in 2027

Essa Suleiman was charged with three counts of attempted murder and possessing a black-handled knife in a public place.
15 May 2026
Special Police Sergeant Seff Serroukh
London

Hero off-duty volunteer cop catches knifeman who tried to kill toddler

When Special Police Sergeant Seff Serroukh saw the victims running in the road covered in blood he initially thought it was a Halloween prank

12 May 2026
Crime

Pair found guilty of 'shadow policing' for China on British soil

Dual Chinese-British nationals Peter Wai, 38, and Bill Yuen, 65, were convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service

7 May 2026
Crime

Three jailed for life over ambush murder of teen in west London park

Tyler Donnelly, 19, was subjected to a ‘brutal’ knife attack in Feltham in January 2024

7 May 2026
Crime

Border official and ex-Hong Kong chief guilty of spying for China

Peter Wai, 40, and Bill Yuen, 65, conducted ‘shadow policing’ operations on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters living in the UK.
7 May 2026
Crime

Pair guilty of ‘shadow police’ UK ops for China

Targets included Hong Kong dissidents and pro-democracy protesters.
7 May 2026
Crime

Three jailed for life for park ambush murder of ‘football mad’ teen

Tyler Donnelly, 19, was subjected to a ‘brutal’ knife attack in Feltham, west London, in January 2024.
7 May 2026
Crime

Former British soldier jailed over ‘man cave’ weapons stash

Paul Page admitted a string of terrorism, explosives and firearms charges.
5 May 2026
Crime

Starmer’s sister-in-law describes arson attack on family home

Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and two others are accused of plotting to set light to a car and two houses linked to the Prime Minister.
30 Apr 2026
Crime

Arson attacks on Starmer property 'plotted by Russian-speaker'

Three men have been accused of being behind a series of fires in London in 2025.

30 Apr 2026
Crime

Young neo-Nazi guilty of planning mass gun attack after MI5 sting

Alfie Coleman, 21, from Great Notley in Essex, was convicted of preparing for terrorist acts.
30 Apr 2026
Crime

Starmer property arson accused felt threatened by ‘El Money’ boss, court told

Roman Lavrynovych, 22, allegedly plotted to set light to a car and two houses in north London last May.
30 Apr 2026
Crime

Sister guilty of killing film director sibling for Rolex watch

Nancy Pexton slashed and stabbed her sibling Jennifer Abbott 10 times and then left her body in her flat in Camden, north London.
29 Apr 2026