The Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson was shot in the head after a group of four men opened fire at a party in south London, police have revealed. Scotland Yard said there was “nothing to suggest” the 27-year-old mother-of-two was targeted in the shooting in Peckham in
Police have released video footage showing the cellar inside a cafe being excavated by investigators as they hunt for a suspected Fred West victim. The 30-second clip, which does not have any audio, shows chalk markings on the floor, where police are focusing their
Boris Johnson is due to confirm the next stage of lockdown lifting in an announcement later. The third step in the government’s roadmap is set to include the return of indoor hospitality and household mixing from next Monday. The prime minister is expected to appear at 5pm
Former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson died after being tasered and kicked by an “angry” police officer, a murder trial jury has heard. Birmingham Crown Court was told Police Constable Benjamin Monk denies the murder and manslaughter of the 48-year-old. Atkinson, who also played
Queen Elizabeth II has one of the most impressive jewellery collections in the world with a huge range of necklaces, earrings, brooches and tiaras. While the monarch has so many times to choose from, she tends to stick to one specific necklace.
The high-profile investigation into the “chatty rat” who leaked details of the government’s Covid lockdown plans is unlikely to be successful, the UK’s most senior civil servant has said. But Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, denied that Boris Johnson had suggested calling off the inquiry.
A woman has been gang raped by a group of men in a Manchester park in what police have called a “truly horrendous” attack. The victim, in her 20s, was set upon in Kirkup Gardens in the city’s Wythenshawe area at 12.30am on Tuesday.
Opening exactly a year after the UK government advised people to start wearing face coverings in public, a new exhibition plots the risky journey of the face mask from health necessity to fashion statement. Undercover, which begins online on 11 May at the Westminster
Black people are three times more likely to be killed on the streets of London than other ethnic groups, new figures show. Almost half of all murder victims in the capital in 2019 were Black despite them making up only 13 per
The Parsons Green bomber has told a judge he is “destined for hellfire” at a hearing over an alleged attack on a prison guard. Ahmed Hassan, who partially detonated a homemade device on a packed London Underground train in 2017, is accused
