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Police uncover magic mushroom factory in Hatfield

Drugs were seized and a man arrested when police discovered a magic mushroom factory in Hatfield on Thursday (31 August).

The Welwyn Hatfield Safer Neighbourhood Team and Operation Scorpion carried out a warrant in Deerswood Avenue following intelligence around drug …

Appeal to trace man escaped from HMP Wandsworth

Police are issuing an urgent appeal to the public to help trace a 21-year-old man who has escaped from prison.
Daniel Abed Khalife (27.09.01) was reported to police after escaping from HMP Wandsworth this morning, Wednesday 6 September.
Khalife was …

Image released after shop worker assaulted – Victoria, London

Do you recognise this man?

British Transport Police officers investigating an assault on a member of shop staff have released an image in connection.

On Wednesday 16 August at 2.20pm a man entered Holland and Barrett in Victoria Place shopping …

Wood Green High Road closed to Traffic

Wood Green High Road, London N22  closed to Traffic all  buses and cars are being diverted due to a road traffic incident on Wednesday 6th September 2023…

UK Foreign Office reaffirms support for UN resolutions and efforts on Cyprus

The UK stands “steadfastly aligned” with international responses to issues relating to the Cyprus division, the Foreign Office has stated in response to a letter by the Board of British Cypriots addressed to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.

These include relevant …

This is Cyprus, which does not forget that fascism destroyed our homeland!

Speech by the General Secretary of AKEL Stefanos Stefanou at the anti-fascist mobilisation
Monday 4 September 2023, Limassol
● No to fascism! No to the extreme right! No more tolerance towards their actions and the pogroms they organise!
● No …

Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy has heaped praise on the “humble Jewish, Caribbean, Irish and Cypriot’ families

Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy has heaped praise on the “humble Jewish, Caribbean, Irish and Cypriot’ families he grew up alongside in his home constituency Tottenham, north London adding that for him “it is so important to understand the enterprise …

Theatre Review

Meanwhile, back in Kensington…The Chineke! Orchestra was founded in 2015 by Chi-chi Nwanoku to provide opportunities for Black and ethnically diverse classical musicians in the UK and Europe and last week’s Prom 61 saw them playing a diversity of …

Five Israelis held in Cyprus over alleged gang rape

Ayia Napa is known among tourists for its party atmosphere

Five Israeli tourists were remanded in Cyprus police custody on Monday in connection with an alleged gang rape of a young British woman in the popular resort of Ayia Napa, …

Waltham Abbey: Arrest made in firearms warrant

Close up of forensic officers wearing gloves sealing forensic bag.
A man’s been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences following a warrant in Waltham Abbey.

Officers attended an address in Neal Court this morning shortly after 8am to execute the …