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Southwark man charged with murder after woman's fatal fall
Courts—27 Aug 2026, 13:052 min readA man has been charged with murder after a woman died from injuries sustained after allegedly exiting a window of his Southwark flat. Mohamed Sherif, 54, is accused of killing Kerry Ann Goodbrand, 31, who was found fatally injured on August 21.Read more
Tenant ordered to repay £494,415 for illegal flat rentalCourts—27 Aug 2026, 10:463 min readSaeed Yasin Hosseini has been ordered to repay £494,415 after illegally renting out a Westminster council flat obtained through fraud. He misled the council in 2011 to get the property and later sublet it for profit.
Met Police defends drill lyrics use in criminal casesCourts—27 Aug 2026, 09:253 min readThe Metropolitan Police is defending its use of drill music lyrics as evidence in criminal trials. A report found lyrics were used against 252 defendants between 2020 and 2023. Campaigners argue this unfairly targets young Black defendants and chills artistic freedom.
Drill lyrics used in 252 London court cases
Courts—27 Aug 2026, 06:453 min readDrill rap lyrics and videos have been used as evidence in London murder trials against 252 defendants between 2020 and 2023. The Metropolitan Police defend the practice, stating it helps secure convictions, but campaigners argue it unfairly targets young Black men.
Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage expects Mateta and Sarr to stay
Courts—26 Aug 2026, 17:253 min readCrystal Palace manager Pierre Sage believes both Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr will remain at the club beyond the current transfer window. A tribunal confirmed Mateta is contracted, and Sarr has a long-term deal.
Camden Council pays £1,852 after heating blunder leaves resident without heat for eight months
Courts—26 Aug 2026, 17:053 min readCamden Council has paid out £1,852.65 to a resident after contractors left him without heating for approximately eight months. The Housing Ombudsman ordered the council to apologise and reimburse the man, who has arthritis, for the significant period of disrepair and the council's handling of his complaints.
Boy, 5, died after 15th-floor window fall; inquest clears council
Courts—26 Aug 2026, 17:253 min readA five-year-old boy died after falling from a 15th-floor kitchen window in Plaistow. An inquest concluded the boy possibly leapt believing he could fly, and exonerated Newham Council from culpability.
City of London Corporation disputes café staff communication ban claims
Courts—26 Aug 2026, 17:254 min readHoxton Beach, operator of two park cafés, has accused City of London Corporation staff of being told not to interact with their employees. The company is awaiting a High Court ruling on new café contracts and claims a break-in at one café went unaddressed.
Driver jailed for 35 months after injuring schoolboy
Courts—26 Aug 2026, 14:253 min readA driver has been sentenced to 35 months in prison for causing serious injury by dangerous driving after colliding with a schoolboy at a bus stop in Kingston-upon-Thames. The child sustained life-changing injuries in the 2022 incident.
Man fined £2,224 for Heathrow flight drunken abuse
Courts—26 Aug 2026, 12:463 min readA man has been fined over £2,200 after verbally abusing staff and refusing to obey commands on a British Airways flight from Heathrow. Emmet Moynihan admitted to being drunk on an aircraft and failing to follow pilot instructions during an incident on August 6.
Poco Lee faces rape charges in Tower Hamlets court
Courts—26 Aug 2026, 12:052 min readNigerian dancer Poco Lee, real name Iweh Odinaka, has been charged with two counts of rape, one attempted rape, and two sexual assaults by penetration. The alleged incidents occurred in Tower Hamlets on July 23. Odinaka appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court and his case was sent to Snaresbrook Crown Court.
West Drayton student jailed for 10 years for manslaughter
Courts—26 Aug 2026, 06:464 min readA 19-year-old from West Drayton has been sentenced to a decade in prison after being convicted of manslaughter. Harper Dennis stabbed Khaleed Oladipo five times near a university campus in Leicester following a disagreement that reportedly involved a fake Rolex watch and a perceived debt.
Former nurse pleads not guilty to Hackney hospital sex charges
Courts—25 Aug 2026, 20:453 min readA former nurse has pleaded not guilty to eight charges at Wood Green Crown Court concerning alleged sexual activity with a patient at Homerton Hospital in the 2000s. Jason Forde was extradited from Barbados and faces a trial in April 2027.
Ex-nurse Jason Forde denies sex charges at Wood Green Crown Court
Courts—25 Aug 2026, 21:052 min readFormer nurse Jason Forde, 56, has denied eight charges at Wood Green Crown Court. The charges relate to alleged sexual activity with a mental health patient at Homerton Hospital in the 2000s. Forde was extradited from Barbados earlier this summer and a trial date has been set for April 26, 2027.
Watch worth £137,000 cut from designer's wrist in Mayfair
Courts—25 Aug 2026, 16:252 min readA fashion designer had a diamond-encrusted watch worth over £137,000 cut from his wrist outside a Mayfair restaurant. Two men are on trial accused of the robbery, with prosecutors alleging a knife was used.
Orpington man jailed for attacking police officer and sending abusive texts to nan
Courts—25 Aug 2026, 16:052 min readAn Orpington man has been sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment for each of multiple offences, including assaulting a police officer and sending threatening messages to his grandmother. Luke Priestman also failed to surrender to court bail.
CPS reviews sexual assault claims against Mohamed Al Fayed
Courts—25 Aug 2026, 14:462 min readMore than 400 allegations of rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking have been made against Mohamed Al Fayed by at least 156 women. A file has now been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service.
West Drayton man guilty of manslaughter over watch dispute
Courts—25 Aug 2026, 16:252 min readHarper Dennis, 19, from West Drayton, has been found guilty of manslaughter following the fatal stabbing of Khaleed Oladipo. The incident occurred near De Montfort University in Leicester after a dispute over a fake Rolex watch and a sum of money.
Driver faces trial over fatal A12 collision
Courts—25 Aug 2026, 13:053 min readA trial date has been set for Lee Culleton, 45, who faces charges including causing the death of Anwar Shinwari by dangerous driving following a collision on the A12. Culleton is also accused of multiple other driving offences.