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‘Reconsider religious school funding’ call after gay author’s visit is cancelled

The Government should reconsider the funding of faith schools if they stigmatise LGBT relationships, secular campaigners have said. The news comes following the cancellation of a planned visit by Simon James Green, a gay young adult author, to The ...

09 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Two boys stabbed to death in separate incidents an hour apart as grim record set

Murder investigations have been launched after two boys were stabbed to death in separate incidents within an hour of each other on Thursday evening, making 2021 the bloodiest year on record for teenage homicides in London. A 16-year-old boy was ...

31 Dec 2021 at 14:25

Driver set to stand trial over alleged role in fatal Croydon tram crash

A tram driver is set to stand trial at crown court over his alleged role in the Croydon crash that claimed the lives of seven passengers in 2016. Alfred Dorris, 48, of Ravenscroft Road, Beckhenham, south-east London, denied a charge of failing ...

08 Jul 2022 at 12:30

Man charged with murder after stabbing near London’s Oxford Street

A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in a side road near Oxford Street in central London. Li Hunan, 60, of Woodfield Gardens, New Malden, south London, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with ...

17 Aug 2022 at 15:11

Missing London teenager last seen in Aberdeen – police

A 15-year-old boy missing from London has travelled to Aberdeen, police have said. Officers are appealing for help to trace Deandre Thompson, from Croydon, after he left his home on Wednesday August 24. Inquiries to date have established ...

17 Sept 2022 at 13:04

Families gather at the Old Bailey for Croydon tram crash trial

Victims’ families have gathered at the Old Bailey for the trial of a tram driver accused over the Croydon crash that claimed the lives of seven passengers more than six years ago. On Tuesday, Alfred Dorris, 49, attended the central ...

16 May 2023 at 13:04

Speeding Croydon tram disaster driver may have had ‘micro-sleep’, court told

The Croydon tram disaster driver may have had a “micro-sleep” when he drove at more than three times the speed limit and derailed, killing seven passengers, a court has heard. Alfred Dorris, 49, is on trial at the Old Bailey over ...

17 May 2023 at 14:23

Transport operators facing large fines over Croydon tram disaster

Transport operators are facing large fines over the Croydon tram disaster in which seven passengers died and 21 more were seriously hurt. Tram 2551 was going three times the speed limit when it derailed on a sharp corner on the ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:23

Croydon tram disaster driver asked passengers ‘how did that happen’, court told

A driver whose Croydon tram overturned, killing seven people and injuring many more, asked a survivor “how the f*** did that happen?”, a court has heard. Alfred Dorris, 49, was allegedly speeding when the tram derailed on a ...

22 May 2023 at 13:40

Croydon tram disaster trial hears of alleged ‘near miss’ 10 days earlier

A Croydon tram passenger allegedly feared for their safety in a “near miss” 10 days before a derailment killed seven people and injured many more, a court has heard. Tram driver Alfred Dorris, 49, is on trial at the Old ...

24 May 2023 at 16:49

Tram operators ordered to pay nearly £500,000 in costs over Croydon disaster

Tram operators have been told to pay costs totalling nearly £500,000 ahead of their sentencing over the fatal Croydon crash. Seven passengers were killed and many more were injured when a tram carrying 69 people ...

26 Jul 2023 at 14:10

Witnesses say woman entered home ‘smiling’ minutes before fatal stabbing

A woman entered a house in south London “with a big smile on her face” just 25 minutes before a 19-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed, neighbours have said. Police were called to a property in Ash Tree ...

30 Oct 2023 at 20:44

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