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Police officers face hearings over restraint death of mentally ill man

Three police officers face hearings for either gross misconduct or gross incompetence over the death of a mentally ill man who died after saying “I can’t breathe” while being arrested. Kevin Clarke, 35, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic, died at ...

03 Aug 2023 at 19:07

Murder investigation launched after man shot dead

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in south-east London on Sunday morning, police said. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Catford Broadway, in the borough of Lewisham, at around 4.30am, where a ...

10 Mar 2024 at 16:14

More than 70 firefighters tackling blaze at tower block

About 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at two flats on the ninth and 10th floors of a tower block, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. The brigade has received more than 50 calls to the fire in Catford, south-east London, as images on social ...

04 Sept 2024 at 15:33

Panel retires in misconduct hearing of Met officers over death of man in custody

A misconduct panel in the case of two Metropolitan Police officers who denied hearing a restrained man say “I can’t breathe” before he died in custody has retired to consider its decision. Pc Danielle Barnes and Pc Elizabeth McAleenan are ...

21 Jan 2025 at 13:16

Health

Ambitious 18 year old fundraises for Botox to stop profuse sweating that leaves her barely able to hold a pen and contributed to her quitting university

An ambitious 18-year-old is desperately fundraising for Botox treatment not to rid herself of wrinkles but to stop her profuse sweating which is so excessive she can barely hold a pen and has contributed to her quitting university. ...

24 Feb 2022 at 08:25

‘It was crazy’, say locals as they tell of massive flames at tower block fire

People living and working near a tower block in south-east London have described the “massive” flames that billowed from two apartments on Wednesday afternoon. Around 70 firefighters tackled a blaze on the ninth and 10th floors of ...

04 Sept 2024 at 21:48

Body found by police confirmed to be missing Colombian woman

Police have confirmed that a body found over the weekend is that of a Colombian woman who disappeared after leaving her east London home. Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, was reported missing to the Metropolitan Police on May 31, ...

09 Jun 2025 at 19:50

Body found by police investigating disappearance of woman

A body has been found by police in the search for a Colombian woman who disappeared after leaving her east London home. Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, was reported missing to the Metropolitan Police on May 31 having left her ...

07 Jun 2025 at 19:09

Missing woman killed by ex-lover at work and wheeled away in bin, court told

A missing woman who was found dead at a rural spot in Hampshire was allegedly killed by a work colleague and wheeled out of an office block in a wheelie bin, a court has heard. Cleaner Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, had ...

10 Jun 2025 at 13:09

Life

Why debut novelist Taylor-Dior Rumble wanted to write a black British romcom

Debut novelist Taylor-Dior Rumble didn’t understand why authors are told to never read their book reviews – until she saw one critique, and it all started to make sense. “This particular person had a real issue ...

22 Aug 2023 at 09:00

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