Margaret Davis

4 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Nina Lloyd |David Hughes |Margaret Davis |David Lynch

Suspect remains in custody as police probe fires at properties linked to PMA 21-year-old man remains in custody after he was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday as part of an investigation into suspected arson attacks on properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer. Police are working “at pace” to establish the cause of the fires and “any potential motivation” as inquiries are ongoing, Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command said.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Margaret Davis |Ellie Crabbe

An alleged knifeman carrying a martyrdom note tried to break into the Israeli embassy in London by scaling the 8ft fence in front of the building, a court has heard. Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, of no fixed address, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with preparation of terrorist acts and two counts of possession of a pointed or bladed article. It is claimed that he wrote a martyrdom note and went to the embassy in Kensington on Monday armed with two kitchen knives.

Feb 10, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Margaret Davis |George Lithgow

Stand-off after man seen brandishing knife out of window of flatArmed police have been called out to a stand-off in a flat above a bank in south-east London. Pictures were posted on social media of a man in a dressing gown brandishing a knife out of the window of the HSBC building in Lewisham High Street on Monday. The Metropolitan Police said officers are working to find out whether anyone else is in the flat.

Nov 20, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Margaret Davis

Nearly half of abusers involved in group sexual exploitation of children are themselves aged between 10 and 17, police data has suggested. A national taskforce found that 48% of 4,768 perpetrators recorded in police figures in 2023 were aged 10 to 17. Another 430 were aged under 10, although the age of criminal responsibility in the UK is 10. Assistant Chief Constable Becky Riggs, who is the UK lead for child protection, said officers are seeing “volatile” and “aggressive” behaviour.

Sep 30, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Margaret Davis

Four Metropolitan Police officers and a member of staff are facing disciplinary proceedings over their alleged failures to take action against serial rapist David Carrick. A detective sergeant will face a gross misconduct hearing while the other four will face misconduct meetings over claims they breached professional standards, watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said.