Joe Hadden
UK
Man dies after falling from hot air balloon
His body was found on Friday afternoon in a field in West Sussex.
By Joe Hadden
19 Sept 2025
UK
‘Sad’ justice not yet delivered, says journalist who exposed Post Office scandal
Rebecca Thomson, who led the original investigation into the faulty IT system while working for Computer Weekly, has been made an OBE.
By Joe Hadden
27 Mar 2025
UK
Paralympian Hannah Cockroft: CBE comes at ‘unsure time’ for disabled community
Olympic and Paralympic gold medallists were honoured at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
By Joe Hadden
27 Mar 2025
Business News
UK car industry hits out at Trump’s ‘disappointing’ tariffs on imported vehicles
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which represents the British car industry, urged the US and UK governments to strike a deal.
By Joe Hadden
26 Mar 2025
UK
Regional journalists use palace reception to stress importance of local news
Figures show around 300 local titles have closed since 2005
By Joe Hadden
26 Mar 2025
Celebrity News
King and Queen host reception to unveil national reading medal
A star-studded event at Clarence House saw the launch of the Queen’s Reading Room Medal.
By Joe Hadden
25 Mar 2025
Crime
Murder investigation launched after man killed in shooting
The incident occurred in Tottenham, north London, on Thursday evening.
By Joe Hadden
21 Mar 2025
UK
Heathrow in numbers: Fire closes UK’s largest airport
Some 229,000 passengers use the airport each day on average.
By Joe Hadden
21 Mar 2025
UK
More than 100 convicted as part of Met crackdown on abuse of women
A new points-based system has been used to track down the worst suspected abusers of women in the capital.
By Joe Hadden
21 Mar 2025
Celebrity News
Met praises TV drama Adolescence for raising awareness of violence against women
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ben Russell said the critically-acclaimed Netflix drama has had a ‘significant’ impact on the public.
By Joe Hadden
20 Mar 2025
Crime
British teenage boys being targeted by Nigerian ‘sextortion’ gangs
The National Crime Agency has launched a campaign to educate teenagers on how sextortion works and how to report incidents.
By Joe Hadden
20 Mar 2025
UK19 Mar 2025
Woman killed in The Strand crash was university student
Two other students at King’s College London were injured in the crash in central London on Tuesday
UK
Woman killed and two injured after van crash in central London
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and drug driving.
By Joe Hadden
18 Mar 2025
Celebrity News
Thousands of Roman artefacts found during building work given to London Museum
The finds were uncovered at the site of a 3rd century AD temple to the Roman god Mithras, in the modern-day City of London.
By Joe Hadden
18 Mar 2025
UK
William pays tribute to last surviving Battle of Britain pilot Paddy Hemingway
Mr Hemingway, originally from Dublin, has died aged 105.
By Joe Hadden
18 Mar 2025
Crime
Bus driver avoids jail over death of Windrush pensioner
Edna McLean, 83, was hit and killed by a double-decker near Woolwich Arsenal station.
By Joe Hadden
14 Mar 2025
Crime
Elianne Andam’s family tell sentencing hearing of ‘living nightmare’
Hassan Sentamu has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 23 years for murdering the 15-year-old in Croydon.
By Joe Hadden
13 Mar 2025
Crime
Just Stop Oil protesters who spray-painted Darwin’s grave deny criminal damage
Alyson Lee, 66, and Diane Bligh, 77, daubed the grave in Westminster Abbey with orange paint on January 13.
By Joe Hadden
12 Mar 2025
UK
Timeline of events leading to North Sea collision between tanker and cargo ship
One crew member is still missing and presumed dead after the incident off the Lincolnshire coast.
By Joe Hadden
11 Mar 2025
UK
Birds and seals at risk from North Sea crash, charity says
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said the crash was close to the biggest gannet colony in England.
By Joe Hadden
11 Mar 2025
UK
Oil tanker collides with cargo ship in North Sea
The American tanker was at anchor, according to ship tracking tool Vesselfinder.
By Joe Hadden
10 Mar 2025