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
Crime27 Oct 2025
Suspected 'home-made bomb' sparked lockdown at US embassy in London
Daniel Parmenter, 44, on trial at the Old Bailey accused of bomb hoax — but he claims item was ‘sophisticated graffiti art’
Crime
Self-styled nerd guilty of making explosives in shed
Neighbours spotted black plumes of smoke and loud bangs coming from 33-year-old Harry Whittaker’s makeshift laboratory.
27 Oct 2025
Crime
Wagner Group stooges jailed for warehouse arson in planned ‘sabotage campaign’
The warehouse was targeted because it was being used to supply humanitarian aid and StarLink satellite equipment to Ukraine.
25 Oct 2025
Crime
Drill rapper jailed for murdering man whose brother was killed years later
Lekan Akinsoji and accomplice Sundjata Keita were found guilty of murder eight years after 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah was killed.
24 Oct 2025
Crime23 Oct 2025
Covid denier calling for pandemic uprising convicted of terror charge
Paul Martin, of Croydon in London, admitted having a stun gun but denied the other two charges against him
Crime
Warehouse terror attack organiser was ‘easy meat’ for Wagner Group, court told
Dylan Earl, from Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, was working under the instruction of the proscribed Wagner Group, the Old Bailey was told.
23 Oct 2025
London21 Oct 2025
Man who stole £31k of fine wine given two weeks to return stash
Iuliu Kubola, 61, is facing a possible jail term after he admitted six burglaries at eateries in Mayfair, Belgravia and the City of London
Crime
Armed uprising online chat ‘pure fantasy’, says terror accused
Paul Martin, 60, is on trial at the Old Bailey charged with encouraging terrorism on a Telegram group entitled The Resistance UK.
20 Oct 2025
Crime
Convicted murderer admits killing girlfriend in dramatic plea change
Alana Odysseos was attacked at her east London home last July.
17 Oct 2025
Crime
Two men deny plotting arson attacks against Sir Keir Starmer property
Two of the fires took place in Kentish Town, north London, where the Prime Minister lived before entering Downing Street.
17 Oct 2025
Crime
Mother guilty of killing baby
Kaylani Kalanzi suffered catastrophic brain injuries as well as a broken leg and ribs.
14 Oct 2025
Crime
‘Nerdy’ science buff claimed he had caused explosion in garden shed, court told
Harry Whittaker is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of making and possessing explosive substances at his home in Caddington, Bedfordshire.
14 Oct 2025
Crime
Covid denier encouraged ‘serious violence’ during pandemic, court told
Paul Martin, of Suffolk Road, Croydon, has admitted having a stun gun but denied the other two charges against him.
13 Oct 2025
Crime10 Oct 2025
Man, 20, jailed for life for ‘execution’ shooting in south London
Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, was shot in the head in an alleyway in Peckham and found by his mother just yards from their home
Crime
Robber jailed for at least 30 years for murder over stolen BMW motorbike
Joshua Eno shot Rico Andrews, 21, in the chest in Battersea, south-west London, on October 5 2023, the Old Bailey was told.
9 Oct 2025
Crime
Violent man killed pregnant girlfriend ‘after release from prison on licence’
Alana Odysseos, 32, was in the early stages of pregnancy with her third child when she was attacked by Shaine March at her home in Walthamstow.
9 Oct 2025
Crime
Drill rapper guilty of killing rival after bragging ‘no face, no case’
Lekan Akinsoji and accomplice Sundjata Keita, both aged 27, were found guilty over the 2017 murder of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah.
9 Oct 2025
Crime
Man killed pregnant girlfriend after telling her to have abortion, court told
Shaine March, 47, has admitted the manslaughter of Alana Odysseos, 32, by diminished responsibility but denies murder.
9 Oct 2025
Crime
Man admits manslaughter of pregnant girlfriend
Alana Odysseos was in the early stages of pregnancy with her third child when she was killed by Shaine March at her home in Walthamstow.
8 Oct 2025
London8 Oct 2025
Laughing robbers jailed for life for murdering party mansion visitor
Antonis Antoniadis, 26, was targeted and followed upon leaving 32 Portland Place nightclub, in Marylebone