A MAN WHO ROBBED a pawnbrokers and a bank in Hackney – in one case threatening a shopkeeper with a knife – has been jailed for a total of over eight years. The offences were committed by Dane Seraphin, 35, ...

THE VOLUNTEER POLICE CADET Programme (VPC) is a youth engagement and diversion programme supported by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). It’s for young people aged 10 to 24 years and it gives them the chance to learn about policing skills, ...

POLICE HAVE released CCTV footage of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an incident in Beckton on Sunday, 8th October when a woman was subjected to a sexual assault. A woman was walking along Valiant Way ...

POLICE HAVE appealed to the public for help in identifying a knife-wielding street robber who committed a sexual assault when his attempted robbery went wrong. The attack took place at approximately 10.30pm on 3rd May, but police have now put ...

Emdad Rahman A ROUTE THROUGH the Olympic Park in Stratford City saw runners follow in the footsteps of Mo Farah and Usain Bolt and team up for the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) Blindfold Run 2017.  The event, organised ...

A SECOND teenager has been arrested in connection with the acid attacks carried out in Walthamstow and Tottenham on 2nd November. A 16 year old male was arrested late on Saturday, 4th November on suspicion of Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) ...

MAN HAS been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a requirement to serve a minimum of 16 years, following his conviction for sexually assaulting and raping a teenager in Leyton’s Jubilee Park. He was also placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register ...

A WHOLE NINE WEEKS ago, Thames Water found a gigantic “fatberg” blocking the sewers of Whitechapel. These blockages of non-degrading items, such as nappies and wipes, which catch fat washed down the sink, are common – but this one was ...

A CORROSIVE LIQUID was used as two fast food delivery drivers were attacked on Thursday, 2nd November by young men trying to steal their mopeds. The attacks took place in Walthamstow and Tottenham.  •The first occurred at approximately 6pm on Thursday, 2nd ...

A MAN LOST his life on The Highway in Shadwell, Tower Hamlets last week. Police have already made four arrests, but they are now appealing for any further witnesses to come forward so they can be sure what happened. The ...