67 h. ago Fewest London murders in summer since 2018, says mayor's office

Fewest London murders in summer since 2018, says mayor's office  BBC

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3 d. ago London records lowest homicide rate in summer months since 2018

There were no homicides among under-25s recorded in London during the school summer holiday period, according to provisional figures

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3 d. ago London ‘records fewest homicides in summer months since 2018’

The mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has vowed to continue building on work to tackle violence across the capital.

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8 d. ago The Thursday Murder Club's Helen Mirren reveals she wants to 'spend every summer from now until I die' playing her retired spy character

As the helicopter came low over the English countryside, heads turned. 'It was like God out of the heavens,' says Dame Helen ­Mirren, who was filming a scene in a graveyard last summer.

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2 w. ago 'Scots cops will die' Police union chief issues stark warning after spate of murder bids

A summer of violence has seen three attempted murders on serving officers attending call-outs over a matter of weeks.

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3 w. ago Suspended Labour councillor found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder

Ricky Jones was filmed speaking at anti-racism rally after last summer’s far-right riots that followed Southport murdersA suspended Labour councillor who called at an anti-racism rally for far-right activists’ throats to be cut has been found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder.Ricky Jones, 58, used the phrase “disgusting Nazi fascists” in a speech about last summer’s far-right protests after the Southport murders, his trial at Snaresbrook crown court heard. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Vampire' mum jailed for abusing kids, horrific details emerge

Jorden Borders, 35, was found guilty on all 11 charges brought against her earlier this summer, including one count of attempted murder, three counts of child torture, and three counts of stalking

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