The latest young victim of violence in London was an orphan who came to Britain to seek a better life. Fifteen-year-old Sunday Essiet was chased and killed by a group of six youths following a row in Plumstead, south-east London.Witnesses described how the teenager was 'kicked like a football' and stabbed repeatedly after being pulled from a wall. It is believed that he was attacked by a Somali gang ...

The legendary producer Joe Gibbs died of a heart attack at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica on Thursday 21st February. Joe Gibbs, born Joel Gibson, is best known for producing Two Sevens Clash by the late great Joseph Hill's Culture. ...

Following the death of rapper Kanye West's mother Donda last year, Californian Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter is sponsoring new legislation that would require all patients receiving plastic surgery to receive clearance from a licensed doctor beforehand. ...

 Family and friends are in mourning after a horrific motorway smash left two girls dead and one fighting for her life in a coma.22-year-old club promoter and model Patience Jackson, up and coming R&B singer Danielle Campbell 23, also known as D*Krystal were killed after a lorry collided with their Toyota Yaris car on the M1 in north London.   ...

Singer J Holiday was arrested on Thursday 21 February after being found with marijuana in his possession. US artist  Holiday - real name Nahum Grymes, known for his hit song Bed, was pulled over by US police after they caught him racing another vehicle at very high speeds. Police said they smelt a very strong odour in the car, which then led to the car being searched. The search revealed that the singe ...

A drug dealer who shot and then set fire to a pensioner has today been sentenced to life in prison following a seven year investigation by officers from Operation Trident. Rashan Reid, 37 yrs, from the Camberwell area, was convicted of murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and arson with intent to endanger life. ...

 A British tourist has been jailed for four years in Dubai after police found a tiny speck of cannabis on the sole of his shoeKeith Brown, 25, a youth development worker from Smethwick, West Midlands was returning to Britain from Ethiopia last September when he was detained by customs officials while on a stop off in Dubai. A customs search uncovered a speck of cannabis weighing just 0.003g - so small ...

Armed police have arrested 26 people after raiding two suspected crack cafes in simultaneous dawn raids.The premises were stormed in an operation launched on Saturday morning targeting suspected illegal late-night venues.Cops found ammo, body armour, a stash of knives, crack cocaine and cannabis at Tris and Eats Original cafes in Stockwell. ...

A senior aide to Lee Jasper resigned last week over claims she lied about a trip to Africa.Rosemary Emodi, Jasper's deputy at London City Hall, had earlier denied travelling to Nigeria but later tendered her resignation after it emerged she had flown to the West African state. ...

Race supre¬mo Lee Jasper survived his eighth week under intense pressure from political opponents wag¬ing a 'dirty war' that some say has poisoned community relations in London.The London Evening Standard and supporters of Boris Johnson, the Conservative candidate for London Mayor, claimed another scalp last week when Jasper's most senior aide, Rosemary Emodi, resigned after lying about ...