Victoria Cook

1 month ago | bbc.com | Victoria Cook |Thomas Magill

Phone theft hotspots marked with 'blue plaques'Victoria Cook & Thomas MagillBBCThe "plaques" were spray painted on to City of London streets by local police to warn the publicFake blue plaques have been spray painted on to pavements in the City of London to mark where mobile phones have been stolen. The force said it had recovered more than 1,000 stolen phones in the last two years, but said less than half could be returned because the owner could not be located.

2 months ago | aol.com | Daniel Sandford |Victoria Cook

A PhD student who has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women "may turn out to be one of the most prolific sexual predators that we've ever seen in this country", according to the lead detective on the case. Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women who have been identified and another eight who have yet to be traced, his trial at Inner London Crown Court heard. He filmed nine of the assaults as "souvenirs", and kept a trophy box of victims' belongings, jurors heard.

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Daniel Sandford |Victoria Cook

Zhenhao Zou had been studying mechanical engineering in the UK [BBC]A PhD student has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women. Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women who have been identified and another eight who have yet to be traced, his trial at Inner London Crown Court heard. He filmed nine of the assaults as "souvenirs", and kept a trophy box of women's belongings, jurors heard.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Sandford |Victoria Cook

A PhD student has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women. Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women who have been identified and another eight who have yet to be traced, his trial at Inner London Crown Court heard. He filmed nine of the assaults as "souvenirs", and kept a trophy box of women's belongings, jurors heard. Zou, who was studying in the UK, was also found guilty of voyeurism, possession of extreme pornographic images and false imprisonment.

Feb 13, 2025 | bbc.com | Victoria Cook |Barry Caffrey

No water for a second day in parts of south LondonVictoria Cook & Barry CaffreyThames WaterThames Water says this is the pipe that burst underground on Alleyn Road in DulwichThe outage is affecting thousands across Crystal Palace, Forest Hill, Sydenham, West Norwood and Streatham, including 7 schools and 3 care homes. Thames Water said its teams were "working 24 hours a day to resolve the situation" and bottled water was being provided outside Sainsburys in Southend Lane.