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
Crime
Three convicted of teenager’s stab murder after being caught out by GPS tag
Members of Tyler Donnelly’s family sitting in court gasped and burst into tears as the verdict was delivered.
27 Feb 2026
Crime27 Feb 2026
13-year-old accused of stabbing two boys at London school faces trial
The child, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, allegedly launched the attack at Kingsbury High School in Brent
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Alleged killer ‘Nasty’ left ‘traumatised’ by death of deaf woman, court told
Duane Owusu allegedly threw Zahwa Mukhtar out of a car and felled her with a single strike to the neck in London in August last year.
26 Feb 2026
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Tears and joy as all but one Palestine Action accused granted bail
The 24 defendants had been in custody on charges of criminal damage and violent disorder over the raid on the Elbit Systems site near Bristol.
20 Feb 2026
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UK Athletics admits guilt after death of Paralympian during training in London
Abdullah Hayayei, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was preparing to represent his country in the F34 class discus, javelin and shot put.
20 Feb 2026
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‘Monster’ raver fatally punched deaf woman then said ‘no-one cares’, court told
Duane Owusu, from Dagenham, has pleaded not guilty to murder and the alternative charge of manslaughter.
19 Feb 2026
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Silent disco partygoer shot dead for ‘petty revenge’, court told
Leroy Mitchell was gunned down outside the party in Croydon, south London, in October 2021, the Old Bailey heard.
18 Feb 2026
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Deaf woman lay dying as killer ‘Nasty’ detained by police nearby, court told
Zahwa Mukhtar suffered fatal injuries after she was thrown out of a car and attacked on a quiet street in east London, the Old Bailey heard.
17 Feb 2026
Crime17 Feb 2026
Deaf woman kicked and left to die 'by raver nicknamed Nasty'
Zahwa Mukhtar, 27, was thrown out of a car and fatally attacked in ‘senseless killing’, the Old Bailey was told
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Serial killer Steve Wright jailed for 1999 teenager’s murder
The Suffolk strangler kidnapped and murdered the schoolgirl in a village on the outskirts of Felixstowe.
6 Feb 2026
Crime
Teenage gunman in Just Eat disguise guilty of shooting boy
Neo Duodu-Watson, 18, shot 16-year-old Lathaniel Burrell in the chest and back outside a block of flats in Paradise Road in Stockwell, south London.
6 Feb 2026
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Long road to justice for family of Victoria Hall
Suffolk strangler Steve Wright has been jailed after finally admitting he murdered the schoolgirl in 1999.
6 Feb 2026
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Serial killer Steve Wright caused victim’s family ‘untold distress’, court told
Wright has admitted the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall near Felixstowe.
6 Feb 2026
Crime6 Feb 2026
Suffolk strangler Steve Wright to be sentenced for murdering teenager
Serial killer to be sentenced for his sixth murder - the first killing he has admitted
Crime
‘Arrogant’ ship captain jailed for six years over fatal North Sea crash
Vladimir Motin was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence over the incident last March.
5 Feb 2026
London4 Feb 2026
Son 'chased mother on scooter before stabbing her to death in street'
Najiib Raytaan, 25, has appeared in court accused of murdering his mother Amaal Raytaan, 50
Crime
Ship’s captain guilty over fatal North Sea crash
Russian Vladimir Motin had been on sole watch duty when the Solong collided with the Stena Immaculate on March 10.
2 Feb 2026
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Long road to justice for family of Victoria Hall
On Monday Steve Wright dramatically changed his plea and admitted murder for the first time.
2 Feb 2026
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Neo-Nazi fanatic jailed over explosives in garden shed
Harry Whittaker was found guilty of charges of possessing and making explosives on or before May 6 2024.
28 Jan 2026
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Ship captain confronted over ‘obvious and serious risk of death’ in crash
Solong crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, who was on the bow, died in the collision last March.
27 Jan 2026