Scotland Yard says incident in Golders Green is not being treated as terrorism

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a memorial wall in north London.

Scotland Yard said the investigation was being led by counter-terrorism policing, but it was not being treated as a terrorist incident. No arrests have yet been made and the memorial wall was not damaged.

Michelle Sadio, 44, was killed outside wake in Willesden in 2024, and two other people were injured

Two men have been found guilty of murdering an innocent woman and injuring two more people in a drive-by shooting outside a wake.

Michelle Sadio, a mother of two, was shot outside the River of Life Pentecostal church in Willesden, north London on 14 December 2024. She had been among about 100 mourners, including children as young as five, at the wake for 80-year-old Dianne Boatong.

Morris pursued dual passions of zoology and surrealist art, presenting BBC documentaries and hosting exhibitions

The zoologist Desmond Morris, perhaps best known for his book the Naked Ape and his work on the ITV programme Zoo Time, has died aged 98.

Morris’s son Jason paid tribute to him after his death on Sunday, praising his many professional achievements as well as his role as a father and grandfather.

Boy, 17, and man, 19, detained as Met says it is investigating claims a series of antisemitic attacks are linked to Iran

Two teenagers have been arrested over an arson attack at a synagogue in north-west London over the weekend, the Metropolitan police have said.

Matt Jukes, the deputy commissioner of the Met, said a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man had been detained, as he confirmed officers were investigating claims a series of antisemitic attacks in the UK were linked to Iranian-backed proxies.