Suspected Golders Green attacker remanded after facing attempted murder charges The alleged Golders Green attacker tried to murder his own friend before stabbing two Jewish men in the street, a court has heard. Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of trying to kill Shloime Rand, 34, and Norman Shine, 76, during a knife rampage through the
Woman charged with death by dangerous driving after Wimbledon school crash The driver of a 4×4 that crashed into a south-east London primary school has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after two eight-year-old girls were killed. Claire Freemantle, 49, is accused of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven
Man’s eye rebuilt after eight painstaking operations following car crash A man whose eye was left “more like a raisin than an eyeball” following a devastating car accident has had his sight partially restored through eight meticulous operations to rebuild the organ. A shower of glass punctured Chris Hurd’s eye after the windscreen in the
Suspect charged with attempted murder after Golders Green attack Police have charged a 45-year-old man with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday. Essa Suleiman has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place over the
Dame Mary Berry says Bafta Fellowship is ‘the icing on the cake’ Dame Mary Berry has said it is “the icing on the cake” to learn she is to be honoured with the Bafta Fellowship for her exceptional contribution to television. Dame Mary, 91, will be presented with the fellowship at the Bafta Television Awards
‘New era’ for private renters as stronger rights and protections come into force Eleven million private tenants in England have stronger rights and protections from today, helping to transform their experiences in the sector. The Renters’ Rights Act signals the end of Section 21 “no fault” evictions, meaning private landlords will not be able to
Tony Blair Institute calls for end to triple lock ahead of pensions overhaul The triple lock should be scrapped ahead of replacing the current pensions system to enable people to access funds earlier in life, Sir Tony Blair’s think tank has said. A report by the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) said the state pension is
Charles ‘raising a dram’ after Trump vows to lift Scottish whisky tariffs The King will be toasting Donald Trump with a dram after the US president announced he will remove tariffs from Scottish whisky. Mr Trump said it was Charles and Camilla’s intervention that prompted the decision soon after they said their goodbyes at the
Terror threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” in the wake of the Golders Green stabbings, meaning a terror attack is “highly likely”. The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre announced the decision on Thursday, the day after two Jewish men were stabbed in north
Bob Mortimer ‘very, very sad’ after death of Gone Fishing dog Ted Comedian Bob Mortimer has said he is “very, very sad” after the death of Ted, the dog who starred in Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Ted first appeared in the BBC show during its third series in 2020 and quickly became popular with