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Dejan Kulusevski faces driving ban after speeding in Limehouse Link
Courts—21 Sept 2026, 09:052 min readTottenham Hotspur midfielder Dejan Kulusevski is facing a potential six-month driving ban after being caught speeding in the Limehouse Link tunnel. The player has accumulated at least 12 penalty points on his licence and has pleaded with magistrates to keep his licence due to family and work commitments.Read more
Tower Hamlets SEND crisis: Staff shortages threaten reformsCommunity Safety—21 Sept 2026, 07:254 min readTower Hamlets faces significant challenges in its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, with staff shortages posing a 'critical' threat to reforms. The council is grappling with a multi-million-pound education deficit and long delays for vital support.
Neutron Tower fire: Residents face weeks in hotelsCommunity Safety—21 Sept 2026, 06:474 min readOver 50 residents of Neutron Tower in Poplar remain in temporary hotel accommodation following a fire on 12 September that claimed one life. Building manager First Port has indicated residents may need to stay in hotels for at least another eight days as investigations and repairs continue.
Ken Hay, Normandy veteran and educator, dies aged 101
Latest—21 Sept 2026, 15:463 min readNormandy veteran Ken Hay, who survived being captured shortly after D-Day and spent years educating schoolchildren about the war, has died at the age of 101. He was an ambassador for the British Normandy Memorial.Broadmoor patient Axel Rudakubana faces court over prison assaults
Courts—21 Sept 2026, 03:053 min readAxel Rudakubana, who is serving a life sentence for murder and has been transferred to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital, faces three charges of assaulting prison staff. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday via video link.
McCann suspect admits beach presence on night of disappearance
Latest—20 Sept 2026, 17:453 min readChristian Brueckner, the German police's chief suspect in the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has admitted being on a beach 150 yards from her holiday resort on the night she vanished. He told journalists he was selling drugs and was stopped by police three times.
Woman arrested on suspicion of drink driving after M25 crash
Latest—20 Sept 2026, 17:453 min readA woman in her 40s was arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a five-vehicle crash on the M25 clockwise between Junction 10 and Junction 11. Two other separate collisions also caused major delays.
Brighton drowning: No criminality found in deaths of three sisters
Latest—21 Sept 2026, 16:063 min readAn investigation by Sussex Police into the deaths of three sisters, Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters, and Rebecca Walters, has concluded without finding any evidence of criminality or third-party involvement. The sisters died by drowning after being dropped off by a taxi in Brighton.
Man rearrested over Feltham fire remains identified as missing mother
Violent Crime—20 Sept 2026, 17:453 min readA 56-year-old man has been rearrested in connection with the discovery of human remains in Feltham, which have been identified as missing mother-of-three Joanne Sheen. Sheen was last seen in December 2019.Londoners Wanted: Rapist, Murder Probe Suspect, and Drug Smugglers Among Crimestoppers Appeals
Crime Data—20 Sept 2026, 14:053 min readCrimestoppers has released a list of wanted individuals with links to London. Appeals include a man sought in connection with a Harrow Road murder, a convicted rapist sentenced in absentia, and suspects in drug smuggling and high-value watch robberies.Six Londoners Sought by Police on Crimestoppers Wanted List
Crime Data—20 Sept 2026, 12:453 min readCrimestoppers has released a list of individuals wanted by police across London. Among those sought are a convicted rapist sentenced to over 11 years, a suspect in a Harrow Road murder investigation, and individuals wanted for drug importation and high-value theft.
Joanne Sheen remains found seven years after disappearance
Violent Crime—20 Sept 2026, 10:463 min readHuman remains believed to be those of Joanne Sheen were discovered in Feltham on August 12, nearly seven years after she vanished. A 56-year-old man from Southampton has been arrested.
Woman arrested after Camden protest punch
Community Safety—20 Sept 2026, 11:052 min readA woman was arrested on suspicion of common assault after a Restore Britain campaigner was punched during a protest in Camden. The incident led to the cancellation of a subsequent campaigning session.
Putney Pusher suspect's family accuse Met of lying after his death
Policing—20 Sept 2026, 09:254 min readThe family of Nicholas Brandram, the suspect in the Putney Pusher case, have accused the Metropolitan Police of dishonesty and attempting to 'rewrite history' following his death. Brandram was found dead at his Chiswick home on 20 September 2026.
Greenwich woman has fourth cancer diagnosis
Community Safety—20 Sept 2026, 08:463 min readA 75-year-old Greenwich resident has been diagnosed with lung cancer, her fourth cancer in four decades. Susan Gasson is now part of a clinical trial showing promising results with her tumour shrinking.
Hounslow Council Objects to Hammersmith ANPR Camera Plan
Community Safety—20 Sept 2026, 07:254 min readHammersmith and Fulham Council is considering using ANPR cameras to restrict access to Weltje Road, a move Hounslow Council plans to formally object to due to concerns about traffic displacement onto its own roads.Newham tops London knife crime league with 824 offences
Crime Data—20 Sept 2026, 06:263 min readNewham recorded the highest number of knife crime offences in London over the past year, with 824 incidents. Metropolitan Police data shows 13,649 knife-related offences across the capital between September 2025 and August 2026, with almost half of victims aged under 25.
Reece Salmon, 28, dies after stabbing in Islington
Violent Crime—19 Sept 2026, 19:253 min readA murder investigation has been launched after 28-year-old Reece Salmon died in hospital following a stabbing in Lloyd Baker Street, Islington. Police have implemented enhanced stop-and-search powers in the area and are appealing for witnesses.Six arrested as Millwall and West Ham derby ends 2-2
Community Safety—19 Sept 2026, 17:462 min readThe fierce rivalry between Millwall and West Ham concluded in a 2-2 draw at The Den, with six arrests made by the Metropolitan Police. Around 400 officers were on duty for the match, which saw Millwall take a 2-0 lead before West Ham mounted a comeback.