34 h. ago Ukrainians and Romanian accused of arson attacks on car and properties linked to Keir Starmer will stand trial next April

Aspiring model Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, and roofer Roman Lavrynovych, 21, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from HMP Belmarsh as details of the incidents were laid out.

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35 h. ago Men appear in court over fires at properties linked to Keir Starmer

Provisional trial date set for next April for Roman Lavrynovych, 21, Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, and Petro Pochynok, 34Two men charged with arson over fires at homes and a car linked to Keir Starmer made their first appearance at a crown court on Friday.The Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and the Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, appeared at the Old Bailey in London via video link from Belmarsh prison. Petro Pochynok, 34, a Ukrainian national, refused to leave his cell and did not appear in court. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Trial date set for three men accused of arson attacks on Keir Starmer

Three defendants are accused of arson attacks aimed at Keir Starmer-linked properties

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36 h. ago Trial date set for men charged over fires at properties linked to Keir Starmer

One of the accused refused to leave his cell for the hearing, High Court justice says

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37 h. ago Keir Starmer arson: Trial date set for three accused over north London fires

Three defendants are accused of arson attacks aimed at Keir Starmer-linked properties

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5 d. ago Police arrest fourth man in connection with arsons on Keir Starmer

48-year-old man arrested at London’s Stansted Airport

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5 d. ago Fourth man arrested at Stansted Airport in connection with Sir Keir Starmer arson attacks in north London

A 48-year-old man has been arrested at Stansted Airport over attacks on two properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer.

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5 d. ago Fourth man arrested at Stansted Airport over fires at properties linked to Keir Starmer

The 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

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9 d. ago Trial date set for former civil servant accused of lying about GCHQ role

Ifthikhar Alam, 25, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday charged with three counts of fraud by false representation

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1 week ago Vigil held for 'four beautiful souls' killed in north London house fire as investigation continues

Around 150 residents gathered in Brent to remember the mother and three children killed in the devastating blaze

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1 week ago Barnet fire engulfed £4.5m Millionaire's Row mansion that was being turned into dream home

Hollybush House, a Grade II-listed property in Barnet, north London, was destroyed after a fire tore through the nine-bed home in a matter of minutes on Monday morning

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1 week ago Russia denies involvement in arson at properties linked to UK Prime Minister Starmer

A top Kremlin official has scoffed at a report that Russia could be involved in recent arson attacks on the private home of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other property associated with him

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1 week ago Russia denies links to 'arson attacks' on Keir Starmer property: 'False and unsubstantiated'

Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has denied any Kremlin link to the incidents

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1 week ago Russia denies links to Keir Starmer 'arson attacks': Kremlin rejects 'false and ridiculous' claims it was involved in 'torching' of two houses and car

Senior official sources have disclosed that MI5 is examining potential links between the three men and Vladimir Putin 's regime.

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1 week ago Police name mother and three children who died in London house fire

Nusrat Usman, 43, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa Usman, eight, and Raees Usman, four, were pronounced dead at scene in BrentFour people who died after a fire in north–west London on Saturday have been named by police.Nusrat Usman, 43, and three of her children, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa Usman, eight, and Raees Usman, four, died at the scene of the fire which gutted two homes in the Stonebridge area of Brent in the early hours of Saturday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Girl, 13, fighting for life after escaping north London house fire which killed mother and three children

Police are continuing to question a 41-year-old man on suspicion of murder

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1 week ago Teenager in critical condition after a mother and three of her children die in London fire

Man, 41, arrested at scene of fire in north-west London on Saturday remains in custody, Metropolitan police sayA teenage girl injured in a fire that killed a mother and three of her children in north-west London on Saturday is in a critical condition in hospital, police have said, as officers continue to question a man suspected of their murders.A 43-year-old woman, a 15-year-old girl and two boys aged eight and four died at the scene of the fire which gutted two homes in the Stonebridge area of Brent in the early hours of Saturday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Heroic neighbour saved two from house fire that killed mother and three children in north London

Victor Pedra, 33, said: ‘I saw people standing around watching huge flames but I had to act’

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1 week ago UK officials ‘probe Russian links to arson attacks on Keir Starmer’

Security officials are said to be investigating whether the Kremlin is behind three fires on property linked to the prime minister

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2 w. ago MI5 probes Putin link to Starmer arson blitz: Spy chiefs investigate claim that Kremlin ordered attacks over UK support for Ukraine

Although no one was injured in the fires, any suggestion that the attacks on a British Prime Minister had been ordered by the Kremlin would represent an extraordinary escalation in tensions.

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