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Reuters
2 days ago
- Reuters
Two stabbed to death near Tower Bridge in central London, police say
LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - Two men were stabbed to death at a business in central London on Monday near Tower Bridge, British police said, a major tourist destination and an area where violent crime is rare. Police received reports of multiple assaults at the premises in a narrow road close to the bridge in the London borough of Southwark, according to a police statement. A 58-year-old man died at the scene and a 27-year-old man died at hospital, and a murder investigation has been launched. police said. A third victim, a man in his 30s, remained in hospital with non-lethal injuries. Another man, also in his 30s, was detained in connection with the incident and is in a life-threatening condition in hospital, police added. "Our investigation is in the early stages and we are working hard to understand the full circumstances of this shocking incident," Detective Chief Superintendent Emma Bond said. "At this point, we do not believe it to be terrorism-related and there is no further risk to the public."
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Daily Mail
I covered Jay Slater's inquest and hope the conspiracy theories following his disappearance will finally be put to bed...but one troubling question remains unanswered
Having covered Jay Slater's inquest from start to finish, I hope the many conspiracy theories which swirled around social media following his disappearance will finally be put to bed. I witnessed the results of the painstaking care which British and Spanish police plus the coroner's team put into examining every scrap of evidence about his final hours. The three days of proceedings did not shy away from some of the most disturbing details - Jay 'boasting' about taking a high-end watch, or allegedly showing himself with kitchen knives in his waistband. But inevitably some of the unanswered questions which have lingered since the tragic discovery of Jay's body on July 15 last year could not be fully addressed. Among them is exactly why Jay rejected his friend Lucy Law's plea to return to the remote AirBnb from which he had set off on foot on the morning of June 17, telling her: 'I can't go back there.' At this point Jay was at least a 40-minute walk from the village, his mobile phone was dwindling to one per cent battery, he had no water and he could only give his location as 'in the middle of the mountains'. Giving evidence yesterday, Ms Law said that had there been any 'conflict' at the property, Jay would 'probably' have mentioned it ahead of having cut his leg on a cactus. Today Lancashire coroner Dr James Adeley agreed, saying that neither in any of the witnesses' accounts, nor in the phone messages which had been recovered, was there any evidence of Jay being in 'fear'. I watched as Jay's mother Debbie Duncan, 56, nodded silently as Dr Adeley finished ruling out the more outlandish speculation and concluded that his death had been an accident. It was in the formal surroundings of the courtroom that she finally received those answers after the gruelling weeks spent scouring Tenerife's arid mountains for clues about their son's disappearance. Along with the rest of the large media contingent I was moved by the quiet dignity of Ms Duncan and Jay's father Warren Slater, 59, both of whom are now in new relationships. The pain they must have felt at hearing about his drug intake during the tragic trip to the Canary Islands - traces of cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine were found when his remains were tested - must have been intense. At the original hearing on May 21, Ms Duncan's emotions burst out as she begged the coroner to make renewed efforts to contact key witnesses who had not attended. Yesterday her wishes were partly granted as Jay's friends from the trip, Ms Law, 19, and Bradley Geoghegan, 20, gave evidence. Pressing them on the drink and drug-fuelled three-day rave - a world he confessed was completely unfamiliar to him - the coroner intervened to ask Ms Law to explain herself when she said Jay had not been 'mangled'. There was rapt silence as the court heard remotely from Ayub Qassim, the convicted drug dealer who drove him to the remote Airbnb hours before his death. Peppering his account with slang, and repeatedly addressing the coroner as 'judge', Mr Qassim denied knowledge of Jay having taken a watch that evening or being in possession of knives at any stage. Finally today Jay's 'heartbroken' mother had the opportunity to read a tribute to her 'popular' son. Relatives were reduced to tears as she told of drawing comfort from how Jay's story had 'touched the hearts of a nation'.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dozens arrested around the UK at protests to support proscribed group Palestine Action
Britain Protest LONDON (AP) — British police arrested dozens of people for supporting a banned Palestinian rights organization on Saturday as protests over the government's decision to outlaw the group continued for a third weekend. Waving placards reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,' demonstrators gathered in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Londonderry and Truro. The government moved to ban Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on June 20 to protest British military support for Israel's war with Hamas. The activists sprayed red paint into the jet engines of two huge tanker planes and caused further damage with crowbars. Parliament passed legislation earlier this month designating Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, meaning membership in the group or support for its actions are now punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Police announced an increased presence in central London ahead of the protests, saying they would protect the right to peaceful protest but would act swiftly if demonstrators violated the law. 'Those who see this as an opportunity to test the limits of the law by expressing support for Palestine Action, whether at a standalone protest or as part of the Palestine Coalition protest, will likely be committing an offense and will very likely be arrested,' Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said in a statement released Thursday. Supporters of Palestine Action are challenging the ban, with the High Court in London scheduled to consider the case on Monday, according to the campaign group Defend Our Juries, which organized Saturday's protests. Almost 100 protesters were arrested around the country on Saturday, including 55 in London, Defend Our Juries said in a statement. In London, police officers surrounded demonstrators who had gathered at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi that stands in a park across the street from the Houses of Parliament. Officers confiscated placards and searched the bags of those arrested. Video posted online showed police carrying an elderly man away from the demonstration in the Cornish city of Truro as he shouted, 'I oppose genocide.'
Washington Post
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Dozens arrested around the UK at protests to support proscribed group Palestine Action
LONDON — British police arrested dozens of people for supporting a banned Palestinian rights organization on Saturday as protests over the government's decision to outlaw the group continued for a third weekend. Waving placards reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,' demonstrators gathered in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Londonderry and Truro.
Arab News
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Protester in UK threatened with arrest by armed police over Palestinian flag
LONDON: British armed police threatened a peaceful protester with arrest under the Terrorism Act after accusing her of supporting Palestine Action, the activist group that was banned earlier this month. Laura Murton, 42, held signs saying 'Free Gaza' and 'Israel is committing genocide' at the demonstration in the city of Canterbury, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Officers told her that she had expressed views supporting Palestine Action. Neither of the signs held by Murton mentioned the group by name. Murton, who filmed her encounter with the armed police officers, asked whether she supported any banned groups and replied: 'I do not.' One officer told her: 'Mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that — all come under proscribed groups, which are terror groups that have been dictated by the government.' He added that the phrase 'Free Gaza' expressed support for Palestine Action. The government's proscription of the group means it is an offense to express support for it and is punishable by law. The officer accused Murton of committing that offense, and said she would be arrested unless she provided her name and address, which she did. Murton told The Guardian: 'I don't see how anything I was wearing, how anything I was displaying, anything I was saying, could be deemed as supportive of the proscribed group. 'It's terrifying. I was standing there thinking, this is the most authoritarian, dystopian experience I've had in this country, being told that I'm committing terrorist offenses by two guys with firearms. 'I ended up giving my details, and I really resent the fact I had to do that because I don't think that was lawful at all.' Lawyer's representing Palestine Action's co-founder, Huda Ammori, said in court submissions that the group's proscription would likely produce a 'wide chilling effect on speech and assembly of those seeking to speak out against Israel's serious violations of international law.' One of the officers who confronted Murton said: 'We could have jumped out, arrested you, dragged you off in a van.' The police were 'trying to be fair' in dealing with her, he added. Murton said she was motivated to protest because 'day to day, people are getting killed (in Gaza), and I can't handle that … I can't handle sitting and doing nothing.' Amnesty International UK's law and human rights director, Tom Southerden, described the footage as 'very concerning.' He added: 'We have long criticized UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to freedom of expression. This video documents one aspect of exactly the kind of thing we were warning about.'
