Tag: London

Eritrean Refugee Murdered Complete Stranger in London Street Before ‘Courageous’ Intervention by Skateboarders

LONDON—A jury has ruled an illiterate Eritrean who was granted asylum in Britain in 2019 murdered a complete stranger two years later in a random knife attack in one of London’s busiest shopping areas. Tedi Fanta Hagos, 26, was ruled mentally unfit to stand trial for the murder of 60-year-old Steve Dempsey, who suffered fatal…


Man Crushed to Death Under Outdoor Urinal in London

LONDON—A pop-up urinal crushed a man to death in London’s theater district Friday, police said. Firefighters used a winch to free the man after he became trapped under a hydraulic urinal at Cambridge Circus, a busy intersection in the city’s West End. The Metropolitan Police force said the man “is thought to have sustained crush…


Catalogue of Errors by Probation Officers Led to Jordan McSweeney Being Free to Kill

A series of mistakes by probation officers left Jordan McSweeney free to sexually assault and kill Zara Aleena on a London street last year when he should have been recalled to prison. McSweeney, 29, was locked up for at least 38 years last month after admitting to killing Aleena as she walked along a street…


Not Enough Low Emission Vans on Sale Ahead of London ULEZ Expansion: Analysis

There may not be enough vans for sale if all tradespeople who travel into London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion area want to upgrade their older vehicles to comply with the emissions limit, an analysis suggests. Figures from Auto Trader—which says it is used by around 80 percent of UK vehicle retailers—show there are…


Man Arrested After Drive-By Shooting in London at Funeral of Colombian Money Launderer’s Wife and Daughter

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a drive-by shooting outside a church that almost killed a 7-year-old girl and injured four women. It has emerged the two women whose lives were being commemorated at a requiem mass were the wife and daughter of a Colombian who was jailed in 2009…


Girl, 7, Seriously Hurt and Others Injured in Shooting Near London Church

LONDON—A seven-year-old girl was left with life-threatening injuries after she and five others, including another child, were hurt in a drive-by shooting on Saturday near a church in London where a funeral was taking place, British police said. Detectives said the girl had been taken to hospital and remained in a life-threatening condition after the…


Met Police Chief Outlines Sweeping Reforms Following Damning Review

The chief of London’s Metropolitan Police force has outlined sweeping plans for reform following a damning report on policing in the British capital. Sir Mark Rowley, who became Met commissioner in September last year, said on Tuesday that the force “must change.” But he added that the force already has “a practical plan for turning…


Metropolitan Police Chief Says London Is ‘Fantastically Safe’ as Homicide Rate Drops

The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has announced a drop in homicide rates and said London is a “fantastically safe” city. Rowley said: “London is a fantastically safe global city. Of course no city’s perfect, but if you look at crime rates … it’s a safe place to live and work and…


Gaslight (1944)

The accidental death of her aunt leaves a large inheritance to a beautiful, kind-hearted young woman, Paula (Ingrid Bergman), which attracts the covetousness of a young man, Anton (Charles Boyer). After successfully pursuing Paula, the two return to live in the old London house where Paula’s aunt was killed. She hears strange noises, things disappear…


A Christmas Carol

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. Made-for-television version of the Charles Dickens classic of the same name. Ebenezer Scrooge is a hard-nosed, single-minded businessman in Victorian London. He has disowned his only living relative, his nephew Fred, and generally treats everyone he meets with extreme contempt. He hates…