Evening Standard Crime

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan accused of preying on women for sex

Ted Hennessey and Matt Watts — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:39:25 GMT

Allegations published by BBC Panorama and The Times with Sullivan denying the claims

'Lawless London' row erupts as threat-to-kill knife attacks soar to near-record high

Nicholas Cecil — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:28:08 GMT

‘Knife crime behaves like a virus, with one attack too often leading to another in a tragic spiral,’ says Liberal Democrat London spokesman Luke Taylor MP

No murder trial for Valdo Calocane ‘robbed’ victims of justice – victim’s mother

Sophie Robinson — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:41:48 GMT

Valdo Calocane was sectioned four times before he went on a violent rampage in Nottingham, killing three people.

Stormzy and Wretch 32 lead tributes to singer-songwriter stabbed to death in east London

Tom Place — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:32:11 GMT

Stormzy and Craig David among the stars paying tribute to Talay Riley, who was stabbed at an address in Silvertown, east London

Terrifying moment hitman shoots victim outside busy restaurant in London gang war

Michael Howie — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:00:16 GMT

Hitman was hired by gangster to carry out drive-by shooting outside Hackney restaurant

Mother of Nottingham attacks victim says there has been ‘miscarriage of justice’

Sophie Robinson — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:50:35 GMT

Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane.

Five arrested as man stabbed in Pimlico fights for life

Alastair Lockhart — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:49:46 GMT

One man has been charged with attempted murder following the attack on Lupus Street just after midnight on Thursday

Weekend of bloodshed in London: Two people murdered and seven others stabbed within 72 hours

Niva Yadav — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:06:29 GMT

Emergency services responded to six separate incidents between Friday and the early hours of Monday

Finchley shooting: Murder investigation after 19-year-old woman 'shot dead' in north London

Alastair Lockhart — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:02:13 GMT

Paramedics called Metropolitan Police officers to a house on Dale Grove in Finchley at around 12.15am on Monday following reports of gunshots

Man charged over death of couple in west London motorway crash

Alastair Lockhart — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:03:17 GMT

Mohammed Haglia, 63, and Diljan Hagila, 62, were killed in the crash on the M4 in Hillingdon

OPINION - Did Henry Nowak die while the police were too busy obsessing about race?

Melanie McDonagh — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:37:53 GMT

Even after two days of rancorous debate about Henry Nowak’s death, it’s still instructive, for those of a strong stomach, to read the court proceedings that ended with the conviction of Vickrum Digwa for his murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton. One element was the footage that Henry took on his phone of the encounter that ended his life. He was going home from an evening with friends from the Southampton University football team at a nightclub when he encountered Digwa, who had been with his brother as he was finishing a Deliveroo shift.