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15-year-old boy stabbed to death in east London
Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder – after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death after a fight broke out at a birthday party. The event at a community centre in Romford in east London, turned violent as scores of young people were apparently turned away. Scotland Yard is now investigating more…
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Three men killed by train in London
Three men in their 20s have been killed by a train on track close to a station in South London. British Transport Police say they’re investigating whether the men were graffiti artists as cans of spray paint were found near their bodies at Loughborough Junction, near Brixton.
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March against the rise in knife and gun crime in London
Last night police opened the 74th murder investigation in London this year. It’s a horribly familiar story – a man in his thirties who died after he was stabbed outside a tube station in North London. Just down the road a few months ago Kobi Nelson was also stabbed and died. Symeon Brown has been…
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London Bridge attack victims remembered one year on
Theresa May joined the London mayor Sadiq Khan and the head of Scotland Yard to observe a minutes silence in memory of those who died in the London Bridge terror attack a year ago today. At a special service in Southwark Cathedral, next to the spot where three attackers drove a van into pedestrians before…
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Parents and campaigners call for an end to London violence
How do you grieve when you have lost a child to violence and you are confronted with seemingly endless coverage of other young lives being taken? London’s current wave of violence has taken a life on average every other day so far this year. Symeon Brown has been to south east London to speak to…
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Anti-knife campaigner discusses Trump’s London knife crime ‘war zone’ comments
Patrick Green, Chief Executive of anti-knife campaign group the Ben Kinsella Trust speaks to use via the internet. He’s a member of the government’s new Serious Violence Task Force which met for the first time just over a week ago. We asked him whether on this occasion Donald Trump’s comments were at least partly rooted…
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Surgeons dismiss Trump’s London knife crime claims as ‘ridiculous’
Surgeons have dismissed as “ridiculous” the apparent suggestion by Donald Trump that guns could help deal with violent crime in London. The US President told a pro-gun rally in Texas that one hospital in the capital is like a “war-zone” because of this year’s spate of fatal stabbings. A trauma specialist from the Royal London…
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Forty thousand take part in hottest London Marathon on record
More than forty thousand people have been taking part in the hottest London Marathon on record. Sir Mo Farah finished third in the men’s race setting a new British record, while David Weir claimed his eighth title in the men’s wheelchair race. Despite warnings about the heat many still chose to run the 26 miles…
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Palestinian comedy show comes to London
It’s an effort to make light out of an often dark situation. The comedian Mark Thomas decided to set up a comedy club at a refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin. Now, he’s turned his escapade into a new show for the London stage, alongside two of the Palestinian comedians who performed…
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Freemasons’ donation to London Fire Brigade criticised by union members
A £2.5m donation to the London Fire Brigade to buy two high ladder vehicles after the Grenfell Tower Fire has come under scrutiny, after it emerged the cash came from the Freemasons. Members of the Fire Brigades Union say it’s unacceptable that a secretive charitable organisation should be paying for life-saving equipment. The donation comes with…
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UK’s first abortion clinic safe zone imposed by London council
Campaigners for women’s rights are hailing a landmark victory after a local council voted to impose the UK’s first buffer zone around an abortion clinic, which had become the focus of daily vigils. Women who tried to attend the west London clinic claimed they felt intimidated and harassed. The council’s decison means no protests can…
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FactCheck: Is London really deadlier than New York?
For the first time in modern history, London’s murder rate is higher than New York’s. At least that’s what was reported last week. But FactCheck has received new figures from the New York Police Department that suggest otherwise. What did the early reports show? The original reports were based on figures seen by the Sunday…
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The impact of London’s rising wave of violence
Violence has continued to grip the capital, with seven more people injured from stabbings since yesterday evening. The Met Police called an emergency meeting of community leaders to discuss a strategy for dealing with the issue, but those directly affected by violent crime in the city continue to be shocked by recent events. Patrick Boyce, whose…
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London’s rising murder rate: How do we stop the killings?
Tonight in East London now we are joined by Elijah Mochia, youth worker Tom Isaac and Rosemary Watt-Wyness Chief Executive of London Youth and MP David Lammy.
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“I’m incredibly sorry”: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on London’s rise in violent crime
When Sadiq Khan was candidate for London Mayor in 2016, he made a promise to get tough on violent crime, particularly knife crime. Jackie Long spoke to the Mayor earlier and started by asking him if he had failed to deliver his promise.
