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Abbey Wood hit-and-run driver jailed for over three years
Courts—24 Sept 2026, 12:462 min readA 31-year-old man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for a hit-and-run incident in Abbey Wood. Brennan Mongan was convicted of multiple offences including grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving.Read more
Ivan Toney charged with Soho nightclub assaultCourts—24 Sept 2026, 07:462 min readEngland striker Ivan Toney has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The charge relates to an alleged incident at a Soho nightclub on December 6 last year. Toney is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and intends to contest the charge.
Driver fined £9,234 for banned car stunts in EnfieldCourts—24 Sept 2026, 09:253 min readA driver has been ordered to pay over £9,000 after admitting to performing banned vehicle stunts in Enfield. Nojus Sartauskas was found in contempt of court for breaching an injunction secured by the council.
Child sex offender jailed for masturbating in Mile End church
Courts—24 Sept 2026, 09:253 min readA mother dropping her one-year-old child at Guardian Angels church in Mile End discovered Mohamed Ali masturbating in the foyer. Ali, 44, has 136 previous convictions and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Judge calls Hackney chief executive's statement 'deeply disturbing'
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 18:463 min readA judge has described the witness statement of Hackney Council chief executive Dawn Carter-McDonald as 'deeply disturbing' and refused to remove her name from an injunction. The case concerns alleged failure to complete repairs to a leaseholder's flat by a court-ordered deadline.British man died of cardiac arrest after severe turbulence on London flight
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 17:054 min readAn inquest has heard that a British passenger died of cardiac arrest after severe turbulence struck a Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow. Geoff Kitchen, 73, was travelling with his wife Linda, who sustained serious injuries and is now suing the airline.Woman admits killing banker boyfriend after finding texts
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 18:464 min readJoanna Cierpka has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility after her City banker boyfriend Henrik Slotsaa was found dead at their Elephant and Castle home.
Woman stabbed banker after he told her to 'kill yourself'
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 16:054 min readAn unemployed business executive is on trial for the fatal stabbing of her banker boyfriend. Joanna Cierpka claims Henrik Slotsaa told her to 'kill yourself already, you freak' before she fatally wounded him. His body was found at their south London home.Nurse claims RCN representative discriminated against her
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 14:463 min readNurse Sandie Peggie claims a Royal College of Nursing representative discriminated against her and failed to offer adequate support during a dispute over changing room access. The case is being heard at an employment tribunal in Dundee.Inmates deny trying to murder Urfan Sharif at HMP Belmarsh
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 14:453 min readTwo inmates, Steven Sansom and Adam Watson, have denied attempting to murder Urfan Sharif, the father of murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif, at HMP Belmarsh. They also denied wounding Sharif with intent and possessing offensive weapons. A trial is set for July 2025.
Bexley Magician Admits Child Abuse and Image Offences
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 14:452 min readBexley magician Kevin Doig has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a nine-year-old girl and possessing 1,767 indecent and prohibited images of a child. He is due to be sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in October.
Roy Hallissey jailed for machete possession after court no-show
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 14:463 min readRoy Hallissey has pleaded guilty to multiple charges including possession of a bladed article and breaching a criminal behaviour order. He was arrested in Poplar market after failing to appear in court for offences including a stabbing. Sentencing is scheduled for October 7.
Brothers jailed over Lewisham Nando's kidnapping and £30k ransom plot
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 12:253 min readTwo brothers have been sentenced to over seven years in prison each after kidnapping a man they met on a fake dating profile. Bilal and Zachariya Rakik held their victim at gunpoint for six hours and demanded £30,000 before being apprehended by police.
Sab Cox cleared of rape in Islington
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 17:253 min readSab Cox, 26, was acquitted of rape by a jury at the Old Bailey on Tuesday. Cox had travelled from Birmingham to meet a nonbinary person in Islington and maintained the sex was consensual.
Inquest finds missed opportunity for rehab before teen's death
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 11:053 min readAn inquest jury found a missed opportunity to place 19-year-old Soviya Rajaratnam into secure rehabilitation before her death. She died on September 9, 2021, after absconding from escorted leave from a psychiatric hospital. Her family claims the NHS Trust considered it too expensive for her to be placed in a secure unit.Inmates deny attempting to murder Sara Sharif's father in Belmarsh prison
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 11:053 min readSteven Sansom and Adam Watson, both inmates at HMP Belmarsh, have denied attempting to murder Urfan Sharif on New Year's Day 2025. The pair also pleaded not guilty to wounding Sharif with intent and possessing makeshift weapons in prison.£5m repaid to victims of wrongful fare dodging convictions
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 07:453 min readNearly £5 million has been repaid to individuals whose convictions for fare dodging were overturned following unlawful use of the Single Justice Procedure by eight train companies. More than half of those who paid fines have not yet claimed their refunds.
City of London faces £633.8m bill for new court complex
Courts—23 Sept 2026, 06:463 min readThe City of London Corporation is set to bear the full £633.8 million cost of the Salisbury Square development, which will house new courts and the City of London Police headquarters. The Government will pay only a peppercorn rent for the court facilities.
Sagal Abdi-Wali condemns Reform UK rhetoric ahead of by-election
Courts—22 Sept 2026, 19:452 min readSagal Abdi-Wali, Labour's candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election and current leader of Camden council, has spoken out against remarks made by Reform UK's Zia Yusuf. She expressed concern that such rhetoric could deter young people from entering public life.