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Courts · BarnetFinchley chicken shop and Muswell Hill cattery fined for licensing breaches
Finchley Chicken Hub Ltd and its director, Toryalai Jabarkhel, were fined a total of £3,431 for an unlicensed A-board. Separately, Muswell Hill cattery owner Linda Finch-Mason received fines and a three-year ban from dealing with animals for operating without a boarding licence.
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Courts · Kensington and ChelseaSerial shoplifter jailed for £2,346 of stolen goods
A serial shoplifter who stole cleaning products worth £2,346 from a Kensington and Chelsea Sainsbury's has been jailed for 18 weeks. Garth Murphy pleaded guilty to 14 offences and was banned from the SW5 postcode.
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Courts · SuttonSutton man recalled to prison after probation meeting lapse
A Sutton man, Roman Scott, has been recalled to prison after attending his first probation meeting intoxicated and falling asleep. He had been released early from a 17-month sentence for public exposure and sex offender register offences.
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Andy Carroll thanks public after speaking out on sexual assault
Former England striker Andy Carroll has publicly thanked supporters after disclosing he was sexually assaulted by a man at his home in 2021. The perpetrator, Kevin Adams, was jailed for 20 months in 2023. Carroll discussed the assault and its impact in his autobiography and on a podcast.
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Courts · HackneyOff-duty officers detain burglar with crowbar in Hackney
Two off-duty Metropolitan Police officers detained a burglar armed with a crowbar and other tools on Old Street, Hackney. The man has pleaded guilty to burglary and going equipped for burglary at Stratford Magistrates’ Court.
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Courts · HaringeyHaringey couple killed in crash; US servicewoman gets suspended sentence
A US servicewoman has received a suspended jail sentence after a crash on April 15, 2023, in Suffolk killed a married couple from Haringey. Jasmine Dessaure lost control of her vehicle, leading to a collision that caused the deaths of Dilipan and Dorota Sebastiampillai.
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Courts · LambethCricketer's rape trial set for 2028 amid court backlogs
Essex County Cricket Club player Robin Das will not face trial for alleged rape in Brixton until January 2028. Judge Freya Newbery cited overwhelmed courts and case backlogs as reasons for the significant delay.
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Policing · BrentKilburn Snooker Club closure extended to January 2027 after drug raid
Kilburn Snooker Club on Kilburn High Road will remain closed until January 8, 2027. The extended closure order follows a police drug warrant executed on July 9, which led to ten arrests and the seizure of controlled drugs.
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LatestAlbanian national charged with rape and robbery in West Sussex
Adrion Muja, 23, an Albanian national residing in London, has been charged with three counts of rape and one count of robbery. The alleged incident took place at a property in Crawley, West Sussex. He is currently remanded in custody.
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Courts · HaringeyHaringey man jailed for sexual assault on Tube
Siljan Lacaj, 33, from Haringey, has been sentenced to one year in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault. The incident took place on the London Underground in November last year.
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Courts · City of LondonSir Mark Warby sworn in as President of King's Bench Division
Sir Mark Warby has been sworn in as the new President of the King's Bench Division. He will oversee the division's extensive work, including civil claims, torts, and judicial reviews of public bodies, and manage the deployment of its judges.
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Courts · HillingdonUber driver detained indefinitely after fatal Uxbridge stabbing
An Uber driver has been detained indefinitely at a secure psychiatric hospital after fatally stabbing a dog walker and attacking two other people in Uxbridge. Dawood Safi admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility for the death of Wayne Broadhurst.
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Courts · Kensington and ChelseaMan jailed for life over Israeli embassy knife attack plot
A failed asylum seeker has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum 20-year term for planning a knife attack at London's Israeli embassy. Abdullah Albadri was tackled by armed police after jumping a fence at the Kensington site.
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Former HSBC executive banned after £5,911 train fare fraud
A former HSBC executive from Orpington has been banned from financial services after defrauding Southeastern of £5,911. Joseph Molloy used a ticketing scam and false discounts over 740 journeys, leading to a suspended prison sentence and a ban.
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Courts · SuttonSutton man jailed for 13-hour train exposure spree
Roman Scott, from Sutton, has been sentenced to six months in prison after committing five counts of exposure on trains between December 14 and 15 last year. He received a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
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Courts · HounslowHounslow Councillor Charged with Fraud
Hounslow Labour Councillor Gurbachan Singh Athwal has been charged with fraud by abuse of position. The charges relate to his former role as treasurer for Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall between 2014 and 2022.
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Courts · HounslowMan jailed for 10 months for exposure and assaulting officer
Tripurari Sobhai, 52, has been jailed for 10 months for exposing himself on Strand-on-the-Green and assaulting an emergency worker. New evidence was key to his arrest and subsequent conviction.
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Courts · HaringeyWoman gets suspended sentence for Wood Green bank knife threat and assault
Annette Johnson, 65, has been given a suspended prison sentence after pulling a knife in a Wood Green bank and throwing a hot drink at a police officer. The incidents occurred on January 27 and 28.
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Courts · BexleyBexley man admits sending sexual messages to child
A Bexley man has admitted attempting to send sexual messages to a 12-year-old child. Thomas Smith pleaded guilty to the offence and two breaches of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order at Bexley Magistrates’ Court. He has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at Woolwich Crown Court.
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Courts · City of LondonDylan Brown charged with stalking and blackmail
Dylan Brown, 33, has been charged with stalking one person and blackmailing three individuals. He appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court and was remanded in custody, with a further hearing set for October 2026.
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