3 h. ago Trial set for man charged with murdering partner found stabbed after explosion

Annabel Rook, 46, was found with multiple stab wounds in the living room of a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north-east London, on June 17.

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5 h. ago ‘Poor management leads to fatal crushes’: how Glastonbury and others are dealing with big crowds

After disasters such as Astroworld and scary bottlenecks at last year’s Glastonbury, Emily Eavis and crowd experts explain how they’re trying to make events safeIn the last two decades the British festival season has ballooned in size to become not just a critical part of our cultural life, but the economy at large – worth billions of pounds, and numbering as many as 850 events last year. But as Glastonbury kicks off this weekend and the season enters its peak, there are a growing number of controversies around crowd safety and management.In April, London Assembly member and Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall echoed Metropolitan police concerns about the potential for a “mass casualty event” at Notting Hill Carnival this year, and in May, the Mail on Sunday published an anonymous Glastonbury whistleblower’s allegation that the festival is a “disaster waiting to happen Worst-case scenario, people are going to die.” Continue reading...

Economics

5 h. ago More than half of women don't feel safe on the streets of London, shock poll reveals

Capital has become less safe in last five years, say half of respondents, in blow to efforts to tackle violence against women and girls

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5 h. ago Selina Scott hits out at Sadiq Khan and says the streets of London aren't safe after being left to 'fend for herself' with no help from police following daylight robbery

Selina Scott, 74, was left horrified after she was targeted by a gang of thieves in broad daylight while leaving a branch of Waterstones on Piccadilly last Tuesday afternoon.

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6 h. ago Met Police officer accused of pinching female colleague's waist in 'fat test' at workplace gym and saying he had 'proper sex dream' about her could be sacked

PC Mark Neale faces a new police disciplinary panel after a female colleague in London said he 'pinched her hips' when she remarked about 'feeling fat'.

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23 h. ago London Police Appeal for Help in the Theft of a $200,000 Violin

London Police Appeal for Help in the Theft of a $200,000 Violin  The New York Times

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30 h. ago Two arrested after fatal stabbing of man who ‘tried to break up’ fight

The victim, named locally as Dara Sayed Barham, worked two jobs, including one at a restaurant near where the incident took place

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30 h. ago Met chief apologises to broadcaster Selina Scott over police response to her mugging

The 74-year-old former news anchor said she felt ‘humiliated and angry’ after the incident.

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33 h. ago Moment prolific shoplifter nabbed in wave of undercover Met Police sting operations

George Nicholson one of 12 arrested after targeting Co-op store under surveillance in south London, new Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes told

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37 h. ago Does Palestine Action's cash trail lead all the way to Iran? Probe launched into group in the wake of clash between police and protesters on the streets of London

Officials are understood to be investigating the group's source of donations amid concerns its status as a charity means it is not bound by financial transparency rules.

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43 h. ago Protest in London against Palestine Action ban amid police provocation

Protest in London against Palestine Action ban amid police provocation  World Socialist Web Site

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44 h. ago ‘Cinderella’ phone snatcher caught by City of London police after DNA left on lost shoe

Spencer Duarte appeared at Inner London Crown where he admitted one count of theft

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46 h. ago Palestine Action supporters clash with police after Government vows to ban group under anti

Arrests made as protest turns violent a week after two activists broke into an RAF base and damaged two Voyager planes

Politics

47 h. ago Protesters chant ‘shame on you’ at Met Police as Palestine Action ban confirmed

Watch as protesters clash with police in London on Monday (23 June) at a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine Action.

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49 h. ago UK to ban Palestine Action, police clash with group’s supporters in London

UK to ban Palestine Action, police clash with group’s supporters in London  Al Jazeera

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50 h. ago Palestine Action supporters descend on London and clash with police as protest ban imposed

Palestine Action supporters descend on London and clash with police as protest ban imposed  GB News

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51 h. ago Palestine Action protest LIVE: Police make arrests as protesters vent fury over move to ban 'terrorist' group

Follow the Standard’s live coverage of the Palestine Action protest in central London as Home Secretary announces move to ban group

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51 h. ago Selina Scott daylight robbery shows London has become a crime

Ex-New Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley condemned the 'epidemic of crime' in London after the robbery and assault of veteran broadcaster Selina Scott by an organised gang in broad daylight.

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51 h. ago Palestine Action: police clash with protesters in London — follow live

Palestine Action: police clash with protesters in London — follow live  The Times

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51 h. ago Man in court charged with murder of partner found stabbed after house explosion

Clifton George, 44, has been charged with the murder of Annabel Rook and arson with intent to endanger life.

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