Tom Place

News Reporter

Football Fans Watch England take on Colombia In The Women's World Cup Quarter-Finals
Football

Will there be a Bank Holiday if England wins the World Cup?

Scotland will have a one-off Bank Holiday during the group stages of the World Cup - but will England have one too?

9 Jun 2026
Crime

Hounslow woman arrested after body found in car park in Leicester

The body was found in a Ford Transit van after a member of the public reported a concern about the condition of the vehicle

29 May 2026
London

Union calls for urgent action after bus driver stabbing

Two serious attacks have been made on London bus drivers in the past ten days

29 May 2026
Iranian journalist sends update from his hospital bed after stabbing
Crime

Ex-footballer blames accomplice for knife attack on Iranian journalist

Iranian journalist Pouria Zeraati was attacked outside his home in Wimbledon in March 2024

29 May 2026
UK

'Innocent bystander' shot on night out planned to go to Arsenal parade

Shanice Brookes was shot in Sheffield city centre around 2.45am on Bank Holiday Monday, and later died in hospital

29 May 2026
LIVE

Person hit by train causes more rail chaos at Waterloo

South Western Railway services are badly affected due to closed lines as well as a damaged railway at Wimbledon

29 May 2026
Crime

Former Met officer jailed for sexual offences against teenage boy

Former PC Grant Fulker was sentenced to 15 months in jail at Southwark Crown Court after being found guilty of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault

29 May 2026
Crime

Man arrested following fatal stabbing of 20-year-old in Kilburn

Malakai Ferguson-Ramson died from a single stab wound to the chest following an altercation in Kilburn on Tuesday

29 May 2026
Politics

All of Andy Burnham's U-turns explained

The Greater Manchester mayor’s latest change of stance is his fifth U-turn since he was announced as Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election

29 May 2026
World

Man jailed for 15 years over Taylor Swift concert bomb plot

The 21-year-old Austrian man was found guilty of planning to use homemade explosives to kill people at one of the singer's shows in Vienna in August 2024

28 May 2026
Crime

Man killed by train after escaping custody van on way to court

The man escaped from a custody vehicle on the A1 following an altercation with security guards before being hit by a train near Welwyn North station

28 May 2026
UK

Sturgeon talks of ‘worst week of her life’ after husband pleads guilty

The former Scottish First Minister said she felt ‘deceived’, ‘misled’ and ‘betrayed’ by her ex-husband

28 May 2026
London

Met Police officer moves to Suffolk - and sues force over his commute

PC Paul Heard moved from south London to Suffolk, leading to a six-hour daily commute to his base in Croydon

28 May 2026
London

Fury as swimmers descend on Hampstead wildlife ponds during heatwave

Social media footage shows bathers ignoring ‘no swimming’ signs to invade Hampstead Heath’s wildlife ponds during the heatwave

28 May 2026
Crime

Man convicted of 'sudden and unprovoked' murder of stranger in Camden

Rasheed Abdul Rahman stabbed Mark Carroll in St Martin's Gardens, Camden in April 2024, causing fatal injuries

28 May 2026
Politics

Burnham and Streeting hit back at Blair's attack on Labour government

Sir Tony Blair urged Labour to embrace the “radical centre” in a highly critical 5,700 word essay published on Wednesday

27 May 2026
Crime

Family and police pay tribute to 'amazing mum' shot in Sheffield

Shanice Brookes was an ‘innocent bystander’ when she was shot in Sheffield city centre in the early hours of Monday morning

27 May 2026
UK

Teenager with Tourette's marched out of Gatwick for shouting 'bomb'

Mason Entwistle and his family were refused access to their British Airways flight on Saturday due to safety risks

27 May 2026
London

More London train misery with heat to cause havoc through rush hour

A number of rail services will be disrupted for the remainder of Wednesday, with trains being cancelled, revised, or facing lengthy delays

27 May 2026
UK

Tesla-driving ‘moron’ from London gets stuck on Cornish beach

The Tesla was stuck in the sand at Tregirls beach in Padstow, Cornwall

27 May 2026
UK

Five die at open water beauty spots during bank holiday heatwave

The RNLI have warned of the ’very real risk’ of swimming in open water

27 May 2026