Cordons have been lifted and residents are allowed back into their homes after a police stand-off throughout the afternoon ...

A Yorkshire woman in a wheelchair who shoplifted ‘high value’ goods was chased by a police car with its siren blaring and blue lights on, evading them twice before finally being apprehended.

Police had to break into her apartment in Argyll Road, Woolwich, southeast London, just before 5.30pm on Friday. A post-mortem held on Saturday gave the victim’s cause of death as blunt force trauma ...

The Metropolitan Police confirmed emergency services are in attendance, with the search appearing to be ongoing. The incident is taking place near the point where the River Wandle meets the Thames, ...