April Roach
Evening Standard
United Kingdom
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Teen mother Verphy Kudi who let her daughter starve to death had ‘left her alone 11 times before’
A teenage mother who let her baby to starve to death while she went partying had left her daughter unsupervised 11 times before, it has been reported. → Read More
Police appeal after 15-year-old girl raped in south London park
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 15-year-old girl was reportedly raped in a park in south London. → Read More
Kate Garraway breaks down in tears on GMB as husband Derek goes home following year-long hospital Covid battle
Kate Garraway has shared the emotional moment that her husband Derek Draper returned home after a year-long hospital battle with coronavirus. → Read More
Only 1 in 1,000 Covid cases caught outdoors, study shows
Just one coronavirus infection in every thousand cases occurs outdoors, according to contract tracing data from Ireland. → Read More
Police discover cannabis farm at Whitechapel community centre
Police have shut down a cannabis farm with more than 300 plants at a community centre in east London. → Read More
UK grants asylum to Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Nathan Law
The UK Government confirmed it had granted asylum to Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Nathan Law as it set out a £43 million support package for families using a new visa route to come to Britain. → Read More
Coronavirus cases plummet to levels not seen since July
Coronavirus cases have plummeted to their lowest levels since last July, new data shows. → Read More
Twin Peaks actor Walter Olkewicz dies aged 72
Twin Peaks actor Walter Olkewicz has died aged 72 after a long heath battle. → Read More
Mother of Richard Okorogheye tells of her heartbreak after body found in Epping Forest identified as her son
Richard Okorogheye’s mother has said she feels like her heart has been “completely ripped apart”. → Read More
Man arrested after woman found dead in south east London
A man has been arrested after a woman was found dead in south east London on Wednesday morning. → Read More
Walthamstow fire: Three men rescued as firefighters tackle blaze at house in east London
Three men have been rescued from a burning building as firefighters continue to tackle the blaze at a house in east London. → Read More
Father fighting for life after being beaten up ‘trying to defend 11-year-old son against teenage bullies’
Five boys have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder → Read More
US teenager credited with saving boy after watching him crash quad bike live on TikTok 800 miles away
A New Hampshire teenager helped rescue a 12-year-old boy after he saw him crash a quad bike live on TikTok. → Read More
First dose of Moderna Covid vaccine given to 24-year-old in Wales who cares for her grandmother
The UK’s first dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine has been given in Wales to a young woman who cares for her grandmother. → Read More
Seven arrests as Barclays windows are smashed during Extinction Rebellion protest in London
Activists pasted the message “In Case of Climate Emergency Break Glass” on the front of the bank’s building → Read More
Gavin Williamson says children lacked ‘discipline’ in lockdown
Gavin Williamson warned that long periods in lockdown has impacted on children’s “discipline and order” as his education department prepares to announce a £10 million “behaviour hub” programme. → Read More
Huge surge in London bike thefts during lockdown, data shows
Bike thefts have surged during the coronavirus pandemic with the highest number of stolen bikes reported in south west London, new data shows. → Read More
EU nations expect ‘to be able to vaccinate majority by end of June’
The European Union expects to have provided enough coronavirus vaccine supplies to immunise the majority of people in many of its member states by the end of June, it has been reported. → Read More
Richard Okorogheye: What do we know about the missing teenager from west London?
Richard Okorogheye has been missing since he left his family home in west London on the evening of March 22. → Read More
Tory MP and former Welsh Secretary Dame Cheryl Gillan dies after long illness
Dame Cheryl Gillan has died at the age of 68 after a lengthy illness. → Read More