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London Crime News · 60 episodes · Updated daily
A bulletin every morning covering the day before: the main London stories, in the order they matter, in about five minutes. Written to be listened to rather than read, and spoken by a synthetic voice.
Latest episode · Friday, 30 October 2026
Friday 30 October: Canning Town tower residents face accommodation costs
3:50 · Read by a synthetic voice
0:00−3:50
Canning Town tower residents were evacuated from five blocks after a cracked concrete slab posed an imminent risk, and insurers refused to fund their temporary accommodation, leaving hundreds to foot the bill. The bulletin also covers a series of violent incidents, school concerns and high‑profile court cases across London on 30 October.
In this episode
- Canning Town Tower Residents Face Accommodation Costs After Evacuation
- Driver admits killing woman and dogs in Ilford crash
- Parents allege continued seclusion room use at Whitefield School
- Bethnal Green rape suspect believed to have fled to Bangladesh
- Edgware gambling centre decision follows harms emergency
- Man stabbed outside Walthamstow Central station
- Teenager stabbed multiple times at Plaistow Halloween party
- Man stabbed in Brent Boots after confronting shoplifter
- Hillingdon Council approves flats despite sunlight fears
- Russell Brand faces rape and sexual assault charges at Southwark Crown Court
- Man jailed for four years for voyeurism in Islington
- Attacker of South Croydon man set for early prison release
Earlier episodes
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 29 October 2026
Thursday 29 October: police seek two men in Bethnal Green rape
0:00−4:27
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Wednesday 28 October: Angel shooting leaves 33‑year‑old with life‑changing injuries
0:00−1:48
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Tuesday 27 October: man denies child rape charges
0:00−2:24
Daily bulletin · Monday, 26 October 2026
Monday 26 October: man wanted over Enfield fatal shooting
0:00−2:22
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 25 October 2026
Wednesday 25 October: Met Police pilot to ignore minor tag breaches
0:00−3:04
Weekly review · Sunday, 25 October 2026
Week to 25 October: Violence, trials, and public trust in question
0:00−1:50
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 24 October 2026
Saturday 24 October: London Ambulance Service reports 462 abuse incidents
0:00−2:54
Daily bulletin · Friday, 23 October 2026
Friday 23 October: Detective calls for Met Commissioner to resign
0:00−3:04
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 22 October 2026
Thursday 22 October: Croydon and Westminster record highest violence offences
0:00−3:58
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Wednesday 21 October: Bromley leaflets target Londis owners
0:00−4:12
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Tuesday 20 October: man shot dead in Enfield pub
0:00−3:46
Daily bulletin · Monday, 19 October 2026
Monday 19 October: Russell Brand denies rape and sexual assault charges
0:00−4:10
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 18 October 2026
Sunday 18 October: Six traders cleared in Libor scandal
0:00−1:27
Weekly review · Sunday, 18 October 2026
Week to 18 October: Abuse scandals and justice system strain dominate
0:00−2:21
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 17 October 2026
Saturday 17 October: Richmond Council rejects Thames Water filming request
0:00−3:47
Daily bulletin · Friday, 16 October 2026
Friday 16 October: ambulance staff face daily sexual abuse
0:00−4:31
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 15 October 2026
Thursday 15 October: Barnet nursery worker jailed for 18 years
0:00−3:27
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Wednesday 14 October: Russell Brand apologises in court
0:00−4:37
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Tuesday 13 October: Camden nursery abuse inquiry demanded
0:00−3:24
Daily bulletin · Monday, 12 October 2026
Monday 12 October: Met Police chief warns justice system under strain
0:00−3:05
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 11 October 2026
Sunday 11 October: Underground identified as sex attack hotspot
0:00−3:08
Weekly review · Sunday, 11 October 2026
Week to 11 October: oversight failures and deadly consequences
0:00−1:21
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 10 October 2026
Saturday 10 October: Special Constabulary Chief Fired After AI Uncovers Misconduct
0:00−1:46
Daily bulletin · Friday, 9 October 2026
Friday 9 October: driver jailed for killing cyclist
0:00−3:23
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 8 October 2026
Thursday 8 October: cafe fined after girl's fatal milkshake
0:00−4:14
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Wednesday 7 October: killer jailed for 17 years
0:00−2:54
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Tuesday 6 October: Islington block seized by drug users
0:00−3:22
Daily bulletin · Monday, 5 October 2026
Monday 5 October: Merton Council criticised over Burn Bullock pub
0:00−3:46
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 4 October 2026
Sunday 4 October: man critical after Wembley police station shooting
0:00−3:20
Weekly review · Sunday, 4 October 2026
Week to 4 October: Grenfell justice moves closer as charges loom
0:00−2:07
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 3 October 2026
Saturday 3 October: ten thousand pounds reward for Bethnal Green rape info
0:00−3:09
Daily bulletin · Friday, 2 October 2026
Friday 2 October: sex offender jailed for 20 years
0:00−4:12
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 1 October 2026
Thursday 1 October: KCTMO faces corporate manslaughter charge
0:00−4:09
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Wednesday 30 September: Grenfell fire charges loom
0:00−2:35
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Tuesday 29 September: Hackney Council scraps social care cap
0:00−4:08
Daily bulletin · Monday, 28 September 2026
Monday 28 September: Newham man jailed for 22 years
0:00−3:18
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 27 September 2026
Sunday 27 September: fraudster ordered to repay nearly £65,000
0:00−3:18
Weekly review · Sunday, 27 September 2026
Week to 27 September: courts hand down heavy sentences and fines
0:00−1:50
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 26 September 2026
Saturday 26 September: Bermondsey tenants face eviction
0:00−2:53
Daily bulletin · Friday, 25 September 2026
Friday 25 September: phone smugglers jailed for twenty five years
0:00−4:08
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 24 September 2026
Thursday 24 September: developer fined £1m after window kills coach driver
0:00−3:15
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Wednesday 23 September: Met Police warn of drug laced vapes in spiking attacks
0:00−4:13
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Tuesday 22 September: man arrested in Putney pusher case found dead
0:00−4:14
Daily bulletin · Monday, 21 September 2026
Monday 21 September: Neutron Tower fire displaces residents
0:00−3:26
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 20 September 2026
Sunday 20 September: Newham tops London knife crime league
0:00−2:40
Weekly review · Sunday, 20 September 2026
Week to 20 September: Violence, safety concerns, and housing woes
0:00−2:02
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 19 September 2026
Saturday 19 September: two jailed for manslaughter after Southwark stabbing
0:00−3:21
Daily bulletin · Friday, 18 September 2026
Friday 18 September: Dagenham man jailed indefinitely
0:00−4:39
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 17 September 2026
Thursday 17 September: Ilford station attacker detained indefinitely
0:00−3:24
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Wednesday 16 September: Croydon to pilot electronic tagging for shoplifters
0:00−3:56
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Tuesday 15 September: trial over Ilford station worker's death
0:00−3:20
Daily bulletin · Monday, 14 September 2026
Monday 14 September: Neutron Tower fire leaves one dead, over fifty homeless
0:00−3:32
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 13 September 2026
Sunday 13 September: Barnet Council appoints Grenfell-linked director
0:00−3:42
Weekly review · Sunday, 13 September 2026
Week to 13 September: Policing, planning and public safety concerns
0:00−1:44
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 12 September 2026
Saturday 12 September: PC Christopher Gudgeon convicted
0:00−3:16
Daily bulletin · Friday, 11 September 2026
Friday 11 September: Hackney nursery ordered to vacate church
0:00−3:47
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 10 September 2026
Thursday 10 September: antisemitic hate crime reports hit two‑year high
0:00−3:49
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Wednesday 9 September: Southwark Council proposes siblings share rooms until 20
0:00−3:23
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Tuesday 8 September: man charged after Shepherd's Bush mother stabbed to death
0:00−3:02