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
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Four in court over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances

The resulting blaze caused gas canisters inside the ambulances to explode in Golders Green, north London.
24 Apr 2026
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Four appear in court over Golders Green ambulance arson attack

Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and a 17-year-old boy appeared at the Old Bailey charged with criminal damage

24 Apr 2026
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NHS doctor in court over alleged support for Hamas

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan was arrested at her home in Pilning, south Gloucestershire, and charged with the six offences on March 26.
24 Apr 2026
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Homeless man admits killing pensioner in south London market

Musse Ali, 68, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Hilkiah McLeggan and wounding two others

23 Apr 2026
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Two convicted of fatal shooting of mother outside north London church

Michelle Sadio, 44, was shot dead outside the River of Life Pentecostal Church in Willesden

21 Apr 2026
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Two brothers on trial over 1984 killing of civil servant in London

Michael Stewart, 57, and Anthony Stewart, 60, were aged just 15 and 18 when they allegedly ambushed Anthony Littler in an alley in East Finchley, north London

20 Apr 2026
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‘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.
14 Apr 2026
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Woman killed her sister in Camden flat and took Rolex, court hears

Nancy Pexton, 69, is accused of killing her older sibling, Jennifer Abbott, at her flat in Camden, north London, on June 10 last year

9 Apr 2026
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Abusive man held indefinitely over 'avoidable' killing of sister

Andrew Cunningham, 62, attacked ‘caring’ mother-of-three Margaret O'Brien, 57, as she visited their mother in Rotherhithe, south London

25 Mar 2026
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Retired police officer denies working as spy for Hong Kong government in UK

Bill Yuen, 65, who worked for the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office in London, is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
24 Mar 2026
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Protesters cursed Hong Kong accused and his family ‘to die’, court told

Bill Yuen and Peter Wai are on trial at the Old Bailey on charges under the National Security Act.
23 Mar 2026
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Former MI5 worker cleared over leaks to foreign power by reason of insanity

Mr Justice Hilliard had ordered the week-long trial at the Old Bailey to be heard largely behind closed doors.
20 Mar 2026
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London mother accused of throwing baby girl out of third-floor window

Baby Mariam plunged from a sash window in her family's third-floor flat in Westminster, central London, on Saturday

18 Mar 2026
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Ex-MI5 employee made ‘highly disturbing’ claims of rape and torture, court told

Juan Joseph is accused of breaching the Official Secrets and National Security Acts by repeatedly leaking information to a foreign power.
13 Mar 2026
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Drug dealer admits killing vulnerable man who slept beside dogs

Bamidele Fawehinmi, from Wickford, Essex, admitted the manslaughter of Dimitrios Tsavdaris.
6 Mar 2026
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Raver guilty of killing deaf woman with punch on east London night out

Duane Owusu, 36, nicknamed ‘Nasty’, threw Zahwa Mukhtar out of an overcrowded Mercedes car after attending a rave

5 Mar 2026
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Duo acted like ‘shadow police’ in UK on behalf of China, court told

Peter Wai, 38, and Bill Yuen, 65, are on trial at the Old Bailey on charges under the National Security Act.
4 Mar 2026
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Ghetts jailed for 12 years after killing student in London hit-and-run

Grime artist who was over the drink drive limit ‘jumped six red lights' on London streets before fatal hit-and-run

3 Mar 2026
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Rapper Ghetts facing jail for fatal hit-and-run crash in east London

The grime artist has been told to expect jail when he is sentenced at the Old Bailey on Tuesday

3 Mar 2026
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Jury selected for trial of men accused of helping Hong Kong intelligence service

The judge said the case was ‘interesting and important’ and could take up to nine weeks.
2 Mar 2026