George Lithgow
UK
Six arrested after woman hit by van on golf course during police chase
Suzanne Cherry, 62, of Aldridge, Walsall, died in hospital after she was struck on Friday April 11.
19 Apr 2025
Crime11 Dec 2024
Nightclub bouncer denies raping woman close to Heaven venue
Morenikeji Adewole, 47, is accused of carrying out a ‘predatory’ attack on the woman near the popular club in central London last month.
UK1 Dec 2024
Police hunt man ‘who did Nazi salute’ on Pro-Palestine march
Many of the counter-protesters were waving Israeli flags.
Politics
Kurds call for end to ‘attacks’ after police terror probe
Several hundred demonstrators marched through central London.
1 Dec 2024
London1 Dec 2024
Kurdish protesters march in London over arrests linked to PKK group
Around 100 demonstrators gathered, some holding placards with “stop the attacks on Kurds” and “hands off our community centre”
UK1 Dec 2024
Mother of British lawyer poisoned in Laos recalls ‘horrendous’ journey
Simone White died after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol in Laos.
UK
Police issue warning over proscribed group ahead of Kurdish community march
The protest in London follows the arrest of several people after an investigation into a separatist group.
30 Nov 2024
UK
Pro-Palestine group and counter-protesters demonstrate near Christmas shoppers
Scotland Yard said they expect it to be one of the busiest shopping weekends before Christmas.
30 Nov 2024
UK
Mohamed Al Fayed ‘manipulated’ Harrods managers to hide alleged sexual abuse
A former director said he was ‘horrified’ when he first heard allegations that Mr Al Fayed had abused hundreds of women.
30 Nov 2024
Crime28 Nov 2024
Ex-British Army soldier Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran
He ‘probably enjoyed the thrill of deception throughout’, police said.
Crime28 Nov 2024
The blunders which allowed spy Daniel Khalife to avoid detection and escape jail
Police had no idea Daniel Khalife was spying for Iran until he confessed on an MI5 reporting line
Crime
Daniel Khalife: From teenage soldier to Iranian spy
The former soldier escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.
28 Nov 2024
Crime
Daniel Khalife: Boy soldier who thought he could be James Bond
Khalife, who grew up in south-west London, passed secret information to Iranian agents after joining the British Army.
28 Nov 2024
Crime
Jury retires to consider verdicts in case of ex-soldier accused of spying
Prosecutors say Daniel Khalife played ‘a cynical game’.
21 Nov 2024
Crime
Charges dropped against Zara Aleena killer over ‘prison relationship’
A prison workshop instructor had admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with Jordan McSweeney at HMP Belmarsh.
19 Nov 2024
Crime
Usher who fell asleep in court did not suffer discrimination, tribunal rules
Adetokunbo Adegbite took the Ministry of Justice to an employment tribunal claiming to have suffered race discrimination.
18 Nov 2024
Crime14 Nov 2024
'My mother took me to Iran to bring me down to earth' - ex-soldier
Daniel Khalife had been misbehaving at school, his trial heard.
Crime
Daniel Khalife denies asking Iranian agents for help after prison escape
Prosecutors say Khalife was waiting in the Chiswick area of west London for assistance.
13 Nov 2024
Crime
Daniel Khalife called Iranian agent from US army base, court told
Khalife said the Iranian intelligence services already knew he was in the country by tracking his phone.
13 Nov 2024
Crime
Daniel Khalife ‘endangered Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’ with fake intelligence
Khalife’s document set out that the UK was not willing to engage with Iran over her release, it is alleged.
12 Nov 2024
Crime
Daniel Khalife marked date for prison escape in diary, court told
Jurors were shown a page of his diary with an asterisk marking September 6 2023 – the day he was to escape.
1 Nov 2024