7 h. ago Baby killed in east London 'amid parents' toxic relationship'

Three-month old Kaylani Kalanzi was on a child protection plan when she suffered catastrophic brain injuries and broken leg and ribs, murder trial told

Events

8 h. ago iPhone users are BAFFLED to discover a secret design element hidden in the alarm

In a viral post on X (formerly Twitter), one user has shared their strange discovery about the iPhone alarm.

Events

13 h. ago Violent criminals to be 'reassured' by prison officers in case Taser trial behind bars triggers them

Guidance issued to officers at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London instructs staff to explain the rollout of the devices and 'provide reassurance' to convicts unsettled by the scheme.

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18 h. ago Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants

Fernando Fontoura, who moved to the UK aged 12, detained in drive to find people ‘illegally working’ as delivery driversA motorcycle rider out on a shopping trip was arrested and detained for a month as part of a high-profile government crackdown on undocumented migrants working for food delivery apps.Fernando Fontoura, 33, who moved from Portugal to the UK when he was 12, was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after he parked his motorbike near a grocery store in south-east London on 22 July. He was taken to a detention centre near Gatwick airport where he was held for 29 days. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Travel buffs discover hidden gems near Europe's iconic locations thanks to new travel tool

A new digital guide helps travellers find inspiring destinations within easy driving distance of Europe's most popular cities

Politics

35 h. ago Man who killed girlfriend in car then confessed to brother is detained

Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche, 25, was found dead in in Hackney, east London, on April 6 last year.

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36 h. ago Illegal immigrant fraudster who made £8.5m in one of Britain's biggest ever property swindles is jailed

Anopkumar Maudhoo, 46, made at least £8.5million from 45 victims by selling them homes he did not own across London and the South East.

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38 h. ago Mythmatch – taking on ancient Greek tech bros to rebuild a broken world

Low-budget puzzle game is also about building communities and challenging capitalism – while still looking cute and approachableOne of the most interesting trends in game design is the use of familiar mechanics and genres to explore real-world power systems and how to challenge them. Forthcoming deck-building game, All Will Rise, seeks to interest players in political activism, Compensation Not Guaranteed aims to educate players about south-east Asian politics, while MythMatch is ostensibly a puzzle game set in ancient Greece, but is also about building communities and challenging capitalism – while still looking cute and approachable.You play as Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, who is having to navigate the institutionalised sexism of Mount Olympus, here represented as a corporation infested with tech bros. In defiance, she decides to help the mortals of Ithaca build a new, more progressive world – and you do this by running around the little environments, merging items and animal...

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55 h. ago Kate was 17 when she fell in love with a boy on holiday. She thought things had just fizzled out... but then she discovered this secret 30 years later that her mother had hidden in the attic

No one forgets their first love - certainly not when he's the sort of boy who writes poetry and songs for you and worships the ground you walk on.

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57 h. ago South east London man jailed after stabbing five former colleagues in warehouse

South east London man jailed after stabbing five former colleagues in warehouse  News Shopper

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57 h. ago Medics demand urgent help for alleged Palestine activist on prison hunger strike

Teuta Hoxha is awaiting trial accused of breaking into Israel-based defence firm Elbit Systems UK.

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58 h. ago As Rio and Kate Ferdinand relocate to Dubai, a look at stars including Lindsay Lohan, Amir Khan and Amber Turner who fled home for the UAE's VERY glamorous tax

Rio and Kate Ferdinand announced last week they have upped sticks and moved from Bromley in South East London to Dubai.

Society

61 h. ago Aristocrat who appeared on I’m a Celebrity charged with rape and sexual assault

Police said Lord Charles Brocket, 73, had been charged with two counts of rape in London and one count of sexual assault in East Sussex

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64 h. ago The East London café that will only take your order under one condition

The Dialogue Express Cafe, a vintage train car themed cafe will only take your order under one condition; you order your coffee using sign language (BSL), which is shown how to do using a guide

Politics

2 d. ago Kate was 17 when she fell in love with a boy on holiday. She never saw him again... but then discovered this secret 30 years later that her mother had hidden in the attic

No one forgets their first love - certainly not when he's the sort of boy who writes poetry and songs for you and worships the ground you walk on.

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2 d. ago Gorillaz joined by special guests as they play Demon Days album in full

The band are playing four shows at the Copper Box Arena on east London’s Olympic Park.

Politics

3 d. ago Joseph Parker Starts Training Camp In Ireland, Is Set To Headline London Card Against "Big Name" On October 25

Joseph Parker Starts Training Camp In Ireland, Is Set To Headline London Card Against "Big Name" On October 25  East Side Boxing

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3 d. ago Ministers faced with fresh protests and legal battles after East London asylum hotel ruling

Ministers faced with fresh protests and legal battles after East London asylum hotel ruling  My London

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3 d. ago My cultural awakening: an Asian Dub Foundation song gave me the courage to take a stand against racism

The group’s campaigning single Free Satpal Ram, about a south Asian man jailed for murder after an alleged racist attack, led me to become an activist – with their lead singer as my mentorIt wasn’t New Labour, my politics A-level or the Tipp-Exed Woody Guthrie slogan “this machine kills fascists” on my friend Simon’s bag that set me on the path to activism. It was a CD single I found in a west London record shop, which I only picked up because it was by a bunch of brown guys.It was the summer of 1998, and I was 17 years old and browsing records in the Harrow Virgin Megastore, when I came across Free Satpal Ram by jungle-punk-rap band Asian Dub Foundation – a buzzing, brilliant, ramshackle protest song about a south Asian man who had been sent to jail after defending himself in an alleged racist attack in 1986. While at an Indian restaurant, Satpal Ram was stabbed with a broken bottle, and retaliated by stabbing his attacker with a penknife; the man late...

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3 d. ago East London council ordered to pay mum more than £5K over failure in child's education

East London council ordered to pay mum more than £5K over failure in child's education  My London

Economics