John Simpson
The Times of London
United Kingdom
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BBC received Tim Westwood complaints when Davie was radio chief
The BBC received at least two official complaints accusing the DJ Tim Westwood of sexual misconduct while the current director-general was head of radio, the corporation has confirmed. → Read More
Can a crash diet and £3,000 retreat help me beat long Covid?
Fumbling, I try one more time to button up the duvet cover. Under a crushing wave of fatigue, it’s an almost impossible task. It feels as if my ribs are closing → Read More
Kevin Spacey to appear at London court charged with sexually assaulting three men
The Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has arrived in the UK to be formally charged with sexually assaulting three men.Spacey, 62, will appear in court in London → Read More
Drug gang learnt chemistry to run a Breaking Bad lab
The leader of a Breaking Bad-style crime syndicate paid for gang members to study chemistry to run a drug lab. John Keet, 41, set up the facility during lockd → Read More
Met police strip searched child in third case to be criticised
A third case of a child being strip-searched by Scotland Yard officers faces scrutiny by the policing watchdog.The latest case comes after two teenage girls, kn → Read More
Radio DJ Tim Westwood accused of sexual misconduct
One of Britain’s best-known radio DJs has been accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour.Tim Westwood, 64, a former BBC broadcaster, is alleged to → Read More
Who will replace Cressida Dick and become the next Met commissioner?
A strong contender who would become the force’s first non-white commissioner, Neil Basu is the UK’s most senior counterterrorism officer → Read More
Helen Bailey’s killer Ian Stewart convicted of murdering his first wife
The man who killed the children’s author Helen Bailey and hid her body in a cesspit has been convicted of murdering his first wife six years earlier.Ian Stewa → Read More
United striker Mason Greenwood further arrested on suspicion of threats to kill and sexual assault
Mason Greenwood, the Manchester United and England footballer, has been further arrested on suspicion of threats to kill and sexual assault and faces a third n → Read More
Woman stabbed and man hit by car in London double killing
A driver said to have run over and killed a knifeman to save a woman from being stabbed to death in broad daylight has been arrested for murder.A car hit a hood → Read More
Anguish of Windsor Castle suspect’s father
The father of a teenager suspected of breaking into Windsor Castle with a crossbow after allegedly vowing to kill the Queen in revenge for the Amritsar massacre of 1919 has said: “Something’s gone horribly wrong with our son.” → Read More
Woman banned from ‘stalking’ David Beckham
An alleged stalker who contacted David Beckham convinced that she was his daughter Harper’s real mother has been banned from approaching his family or their hom → Read More
Detective Tesla videos itself being keyed
A driver admitted keying a Tesla parked close beside her car after she was caught by the victim’s onboard cameras in the first prosecution of its kind.Anna Vale → Read More
TV presenter Louise Minchin hopes stalker’s prison sentence ‘sends message to trolls’
Louise Minchin, the former BBC Breakfast presenter, has said the jailing of a stalker who repeatedly vowed to rape her daughter sends a message that online tro → Read More
Police Federation chief suspended over sexual misconduct claims
The head of the Police Federation has been suspended after being accused of sexual assault. John Apter, chairman of the organisation representing 130,000 rank-and-file officers in England and Wales, is facing a criminal investigation over two alleged incidents. One relates to the alleged sexual touching of a woman at the federation’s police bravery awards in London on December 9, according to… → Read More
Garage worker admits killing teacher Sabina Nessa
A garage worker has accepted responsibility for the killing of the primary school teacher Sabina Nessa.Koci Selamaj, 36, travelled to south London from his hom → Read More
Charity appeal: Boys escape concrete jungle for mountain adventures
The teenagers from the Bradfield Club do not venture much beyond the local square mile in Peckham, south London — except when they are conquering mountains. The → Read More
Danyal Hussein jailed for 35 years for butchering sisters in satanic pact
Hussein, 19, stabbed Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in Wembley last summer → Read More
Doctor posed as woman to blind ex-girlfriend with acid
A student doctor who disguised himself as a woman to throw acid in his former girlfriend’s face has been jailed. Milad Rouf, 25, wore a mask, wig and padde → Read More
Dog thieves face seven-year jail terms under law to protect pets
People who steal pets could be sent to prison for seven years under government plans to tackle dognapping.New legislation will make stealing a pet a specific of → Read More