Firefighters who worked alongside Barry Martin were part of his final journey today
Firefighters who worked alongside Barry Martin were part of his final journey today, as his coffin was carried along the cortege route at his funeral in Edinburgh by a specially prepared Turntable Ladder.The 38-year-old died on Friday, 27 January, as a result of serious injuries sustained earlier that week during a large-scale fire at the […]
He had used his position at the British embassy in Berlin to gather sensitive information that could have endangered people’s lives
David Smith, 58, received a 13-year and two-month prison sentence for betraying Britain by selling classified documents to Russia. He had used his position at the British embassy in Berlin to gather sensitive information that could have endangered people’s lives. The Old Bailey heard that they could have ‘potentially catastrophic’ consequences for every British official […]
An arrest has been made by officers investigating reports of beach hut burglaries in Whitstable
A beach hut in Whitstable Harbour was broken into and damaged between 4pm on 21 January 2023 and 7.45am the next day, according to Kent Police. Officers arrested a 15-year-old Whitstable boy on suspicion of burglary and criminal damage on Tuesday, February 14. While the investigation is ongoing, he has been released on bail until […]
A computer-generated image of a teenager has been issued by officers investigating a serious assault in Thanet.
The incident took place between 5pm and 5.45pm on Tuesday 7 February 2023. The victim, a man in his seventies, was assaulted after confronting a group of four young people who were found in the communal area of a residential building in Canterbury Road, Westgate. The suspects then left after they were challenged by a […]
Four people have been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Birmingham in the early hours of this morning
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to a collision involving a car and a lorry on Highgate Road at 3.38am. Four ambulances, two paramedic officers and a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic attended the scene. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find four patients from the car. “First, the […]
Detectives investigating a fatal collision in Bexley are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward
Police were called at 5.17pm on Friday, 17 February to reports of a collision at Eastern Way, SE28. Officers and London Ambulance Service [LAS] attended. At the scene a silver-coloured Vauxhall Corsa, travelling east toward Erith, had been in collision with a pedestrian. The 33-year-old male pedestrian was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries […]
Detectives investigating the death of a man in Chingford have charged two people with his murder
George-Elvis Tobosaru, 22 , of no fixed address, and Violeta Ionescu, 21, of no fixed address, were charged on Friday, 17 February with murder. They will appear in custody at Croydon Magistrates Court on Saturday, 18 February. Officers and the London Ambulance Service were called at 9.09pm on Wednesday, 15 February to reports of an […]
Detectives are appealing for information after a shop was targeted by two offenders riding on a moped and armed with a hammer
The pair stopped outside Cash Monkey, in Main Street, Bulwell, with one attempting to smash the front window which was displaying jewellery and watches. Officers were called at around 11.50am on 12 February 2023 and launched an investigation into the aggravated burglary. The black-coloured moped is believed to have been ridden down a nearby alleyway […]
Fire crews called to Tottenham flat blaze
A fire has broken out at Kenneth Robbins House Northumberland Park, #Tottenham Fire crews are on the scene and have evacuated residents from the building The fire broke out with a property on the 6th floor, with is understood to have spread to the floor above. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters are currently […]
Police have arrested two people in connection with a fatal collision in Eastbourne
Police have arrested two people in connection with a fatal collision in Eastbourne on Monday Emergency services were called to Decoy Drive at around 11.10pm (13 February). to reports of a collision involving a silver Citroen Berlingo. Three men from Berkshire were sadly pronounced dead at the scene. They have been identified as 21-year-old Daniel […]