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- Courts · Camden
Bright Horizons faces legal action over 'predator hunting ground' claims
Families are pursuing criminal action against Bright Horizons, claiming safeguarding failures at its West Hampstead nursery allowed a predator to operate. A nursery worker was convicted of sexually assaulting children and possessing indecent images.
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Crime Data · CamdenCamden 'second most crime-ridden' area of London, claims Reform UK candidate
Reform UK's candidate for Holborn and St Pancras, Pete Newman, has stated that Camden is the second most crime-ridden area in London. He cited a 20% rise in weapon offences and four murders in the last 12 months, alongside claims about police station closures.
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Transport Crime · CamdenPeter Facer’s oboe stolen at St Pancras station in distraction theft
A professional oboist had his three-year-old oboe d’amore stolen outside St Pancras station in a distraction theft. Peter Facer, a member of Britten Sinfonia, said police response was ‘infuriating’ after British Transport Police directed the case to the Met.
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£20,000 reward offered for Jordan Asije after Finbar Sullivan killed in Primrose Hill
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Finbar Sullivan on Primrose Hill on 7 April 2026 have offered a £20,000 reward for information leading to Jordan Asije. Three men have been charged with murder, while another faces grievous bodily harm charges.
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