Broken Britain
96-year-old D-Day veteran left for dead, his stolen card used at Burger King
Joseph Isaacs, 40, offered to fix Jim Booth's roof but became aggressive when he declined, it was said.
Young man stabbed to death in south London “was homeless”
Police say the victim was found with multiple stab wounds in Mitcham
Man dies three days after being repeatedly stabbed in London street
Osman Shidane, 20, attacked in Ruislip, west London on Tuesday evening but died in hospital on Friday.
Man stabbed to death in London last night, taking murder toll to 64
The 24-year-old was found with stab wounds in Barking after a 999 call last night
Council accused of using homeless man’s death to put memorial in shop doorway – to deter rough sleepers
A council has been accused of using a homeless man’s death to place a memorial in a shop doorway - to deter rough sleepers. Residents claim Newquay Town Council is being heartless after it placed a planter in the doorway of a vacant shop where homeless man Phil Hancock was found dead. Several locals claim the council is using the planters as a homeless deterrent to block areas where rough sleepers might settle. The authority denies the claims and says...
Threatening note left on ambulance while patient was receiving treatment: ‘Next time it will be smashed’
A man has been arrested after an angry note was left on an ambulance at the scene of a medical emergency threatening it would be “smashed”. Paramedics were treating a patient who had suffered a critical heart problem inside a nearby property at the time. Police from Tower Hamlets in east London tweeted: “This was left on @Ldn_Ambulance after they were dealing with a cardiac arrest patient! Needless to say one is in custody now. #DTeam”. The note warned the...
A “very dangerous” former public schoolboy caught carrying knives after repeatedly stabbing best friend “for personal gratification”
Harry Schick, 24, who was given a nine-year sentence for attempted murder in 2010, was collared by police during a crackdown on moped-enabled crime.
Shoplifting couple stabbed security guard in front of their child
Police hunt couple who stabbed security guard in front of their child after they were caught shoplifting
Thieves ‘putting lives at risk’ with spate of tower block firefighting equipment thefts
Police have revealed that 11 tower blocks were targeted in a city centre in April