DUWAYNE BROOKS: ‘Today’s epidemic of knife crime, and the fear it generates, is having a terrible impact on the mental health of our young people’. Via: Eye-rolling Mayor Sadiq Khan is all talk and no action on London violence, says DUWAYNE BROOKS
Armed police have cordoned off an area near Victoria Embankment following reports of a suspicious vehicle. Westminster Bridge has also been closed in the disruption. Via: Armed police close Victoria Embankment and Westminster Bridge after reports of 'suspicious vehicle'
Councils across the UK are now waiting in anticipation to find out what their youth justice grant allocations will be for 2019/2020, but have set their budgets without this information. Via: Councils warns of 50 per cent budget cuts to youth offending teams
Exclusive: Fewer than one in five want any Brexit delay, with 52 per cent of people saying it should not last longer than six months if necessary Via: Brexit: Britain does not want long delay, reveals poll on eve of votes
Follows the group’s meeting with Electoral Commission over becoming official party Via: Nearly third of voters would consider backing The Independent Group in their constituency, polling suggests
Continued need for vigilance in entertainment industry, Childline founder says Esther Rantzen, the television personality and founder of Childline and the Silver Line telephone support services, has spoken about the sexual abuse she suffered in childhood.Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs about the scandal surrounding the paedophile Jimmy Read more
Lee’s new ad campaign shot by legendary street style photographer Jamel Shabazz, Dune relaunches its Head Over Heels range inspired by the latest catwalk trends and Liam Hodges’ exclusive collection for Urban Outfitters Continue reading… Via: We love… Six fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
Postmortem reveals London resident Laureline Garcia-Bertaux was killed by ‘compression of the neck’A film-maker whose body was discovered in a shallow grave in her garden had been strangled, a postmortem examination has found. The body of 34-year-old Laureline Garcia-Bertaux was found buried in Kew, a district of Richmond upon Thames, Read more
Farewell totes – a truly tiny bag is the ultimate status signifierTiny handbags from the French label Jacquemus became big news when they appeared on the catwalk during Paris fashion week last month.The Mini Le Chiquito is a small-scale version of Jacquemus’s Le Chiquito bag, a runaway hit for autumn/winter Read more
Former DPP accuses home secretary of treating UK like a ‘banana republic’ over decision to strip Isis bride of citizenshipSyrian camps: vulnerable children of Isis ignored by the outside worldSajid Javid has been accused of moral cowardice and “treating the UK as a banana republic” in pursuit of his leadership Read more