Margaret Davis
Crime4 Jun 2026
Islington man accused of filming women through their windows at night
The 35-year-old man has been charged with 19 counts of voyeurism between January 2020 and March 2026
UK7 Jul 2025
July 7 attacks were watershed moment for head of Met’s counter-terror
Commander Dominic Murphy came straight to London to help in the aftermath of the bombings and has remained in the Met ever since
UK
Society ‘struggling’ to respond to link between smartphones and youth extremism
Terror laws watchdog Jonathan Hall KC said the number of young people being drawn into extremism is linked to the proliferation of smartphones.
7 Jul 2025
Politics
Chief executive of miscarriage of justice review body resigns
MPs had warned in May that Karen Kneller’s position at the Criminal Cases Review Commission was untenable amid heavy criticism of the body.
2 Jul 2025
Crime
Panel of potential jurors chosen in trial of former Nine O’Clock Service priest
Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, is accused of one count of rape and 36 counts of indecent assault against 13 women between 1981 and 1995.
30 Jun 2025
UK
UK police in contact with French after Briton charged over Disneyland ‘wedding’
The disturbing ‘ceremony’ was booked at Disneyland Paris but shut down when a hired guest alerted police.
25 Jun 2025
London24 Jun 2025
Notting Hill Carnival 'can't be fixed' if it remains unsafe
Sir Mark Rowley questioned if funding for extra stewards will be secured in time for late August, while an officers’ group called the event ‘unsafe’
Showbiz24 Jun 2025
Met chief apologises to Selina Scott after violent daylight mugging
The former news anchor, 74, said she felt ‘humiliated and angry’ after the incident
Crime
‘Cinderella’ phone snatcher caught by DNA left on lost shoe
Spencer Duarte, 28, of Saffron Walden, admitted one count of theft at Inner London Crown Court on Monday.
23 Jun 2025
Crime
Predator who drugged and raped 10 women facing ‘very long’ jail term
Engineering student Zhenhao Zou, 28, may have targeted dozens more victims in harrowing attacks that he filmed, police fear.
19 Jun 2025
UK18 Jun 2025
Police seek ‘crucial clue’ over death of woman stabbed at home
One line of inquiry is that Jennifer Abbott’s death could be linked to the theft of her diamond encrusted Rolex.
Crime
Nursery worker showed ‘exceptional cruelty’ to 21 babies
Roksana Lecka, 22, from Hounslow, kicked, pinched and scratched children in her care, out of the view of her colleagues.
16 Jun 2025
Politics
Police forces face financial struggle as cost of borrowing set to spiral
Gavin Stephens, chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said local forces have had no capital investment for 10 years.
11 Jun 2025
Politics
Warnings that police £1.2bn funding shortfall will continue to grow
Police leaders have reacted with dismay to the funding plan set out by the Chancellor on Wednesday, as one said ‘the public will pay the price’.
11 Jun 2025
Crime
Women targeted by undercover police hit back at calls for inquiry to be wound up
The Undercover Policing Inquiry, which started in 2015, could cost more than £200 million, the Daily Telegraph reported.
11 Jun 2025
Politics
Police leaders ramp up pressure on Government ahead of spending review
Several figures have called for more funding as the Chancellor prepares to set out her spending plans on Wednesday.
9 Jun 2025
UK
Ministers urged to give pensions to retired police dogs
Owners can face thousands in vet bills as the dogs often have medical conditions after their service, charity the Thin Blue Paw Foundation said.
5 Jun 2025
Crime5 Jun 2025
Oxford Street 'at serious risk' from shoplifters and phone snatchers
High Streets UK, a group that represents 5,000 UK businesses, is calling for ring-fenced funding for police to protect key shopping destinations
UK
Madeleine McCann: Search teams scour scrubland and abandoned buildings
Painstaking work is taking place in an area a few miles from the Algarve resort where Madeleine was last seen in 2007.
4 Jun 2025
UK
Fourth man arrested over fires at properties linked to Keir Starmer bailed
The 48-year-old who was stopped at Stansted Airport on Monday has been released on bail until July.
4 Jun 2025
Crime4 Jun 2025
Two men charged with murder after boy, 4, dies in Dartford crash
Patrick Maughan, 53 and Owen Maughan, 27, will appear at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday