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Laurel and Hardy statues recovered nearly a year after theft

A pair of life-sized Laurel and Hardy statues have been found nearly a year after they were stolen. Lesley Haylett, 62, and her partner Peter Elliott, 72, were left devastated after the 6ft figures were taken from outside their home in Romford, ...

02 Aug 2022 at 09:00

Process to enter UK ‘taking ages’, says man trying to help family flee Ukraine

A British-Ukrainian man who has spent several days in Calais trying to help his family flee their war-torn homeland has described his frustration at the red tape and delays which have halted their safe passage to the UK. Sales manager Vitalii ...

08 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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Mum warns of the danger of using sunbeds without safety goggles after she nearly paid for her permanent tan with her sight

An agency boss who provides ring girls for boxing matches and frequents red carpet dos with the likes of Floyd Mayweather nearly paid for her permanent olive tan with her sight after years of using sunbeds without safety goggles. Keen to ...

24 May 2022 at 09:53

Evil predator jailed for battering and strangling lone woman

An evil predator who battered and strangled a vulnerable woman in shrubbery after their paths crossed on a bus has been jailed for life. Valentin Lazar, 21, attacked 45-year-old Maria Rawlings with a wooden stick embedded with nails and ...

03 Feb 2022 at 13:56

Criminal who killed man in crash jailed thanks to uncanny witness sketch

A “dangerous” criminal who killed a young man in a crash in east London has been jailed for 24 years thanks to an uncanny witness sketch. Danny Smith, 44, of Manford Way, Chigwell, smashed into a Yamaha motorcycle being ridden by ...

16 Sept 2022 at 10:50

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Woman unable to walk after 200ft mountain plunge takes to social media to share her inspiring message

An inspiring woman who plunged 200 feet down a mountain in a freak skiing accident leaving her wheelchair-bound for much of her life is taking to social media to share her message that “life is about what you can do, rather than ...

15 Sept 2022 at 08:14

‘Sick and twisted’ ex-GP handed two more life sentences for abusing girls

A former GP who committed 115 sexual offences against 28 women and girls as young as 15 was branded “sick and twisted” as he was handed two more life sentences. Manish Shah, 53, abused his trusted position when he persuaded ...

09 Jan 2023 at 16:08

Two teenagers charged with manslaughter and arson over fire death of woman, 88

Two teenagers have been charged with manslaughter and arson after an 88-year-old woman was killed in a fire in east London. Metropolitan Police officers were called to reports of a fire at a residential address in Queens ...

08 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Police officer guilty of punching shopkeeper after mistaking him for suspect

A police constable who punched a shopkeeper after mistaking him for a suspect has been found guilty of common assault. Metropolitan Police officer Jonathan Marsh, 34, was called to a shop in Atlanta Boulevard, Romford, ...

29 Jan 2024 at 16:31

Youths locked up over elderly woman’s firework death

Two teenagers who killed an elderly woman by stuffing a lit firework through her letterbox have been locked up. Josephine Smith, 88, is believed to have been asleep in bed when the Megaburst firework exploded and set ...

28 Apr 2023 at 14:48

Firework letterbox prank killed elderly woman, court told

A teenager declared “people are going to get terrorised tonight” as he bought a Megaburst firework which was later stuffed through the letterbox of a house, killing the elderly occupant, a court has heard. Kai ...

09 Feb 2023 at 14:31

Teenager guilty over death of pensioner in firework letterbox prank

A teenager who dared his friend to stuff a lit Megaburst firework through the letterbox of a house, killing the elderly occupant, has been found guilty of manslaughter. Josephine Smith, 88, was believed to ...

17 Feb 2023 at 14:41

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