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Released by Mistake: Algerian Migrant Sex Offender Freed in Prison Blunder—Nationwide Manhunt Underway

UK authorities are scrambling to recapture Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, wrongly freed from HMP Wandsworth in a shocking prison blunder that's triggered outrage, political fallout, and a nationwide manhunt.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025

Prisoner manhunt LIVE: Wrongly freed man hands himself back in to London jail

Surrey Police said Billy Smith handed himself into to HMP Wandsworth following his accidental release

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

'I Thought She Was My Wife': Javed Inamdar's Shocking Excuse After Assaulting Girl on Mumbai-Heathrow Flight

Cabin manager Rebecca Rooney testified that she found the girl 'visibly distressed,' sitting with her knees pulled to her chest.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025

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Ben Duncan Cause of Death: Did Prince William's University Friend Die of Suicide? Authorities Say It's 'Non-Suspicious'

Authorities are investigating the unexpected death of Ben Duncan, who once moved in the same St Andrews circles as the royal couple.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025

Early review finds mistakes in grooming gang investigations

Thousands of cases are set to be assessed as part of Operation Beaconport

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

Agent Arrested After Premier League Player ‘Threatened With Gun’

The Metropolitan Police confirmed an altercation took place in September.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 4, 2025

Londoners dialled 999 over spiders in their room and missing KFC as force says just 15% of calls genuine

Another time-waster said their dog would not come back into their house

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025

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Police investigation launched after Premier League player 'threatened with gun by football agent'

The alleged incident was said to have taken place earlier this year

FourFourTwo · Nov 3, 2025

Met Police to scale up use of live facial recognition cameras after hundreds of arrests

Scotland Yard claims its Live Facial Recognition cameras are making London safer and plans to expand their use across the capital

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025

Hadush Kebatu makes bombshell claim: 'I tried to hand myself in to police before arrest'

The Metropolitan Police has said it is ‘not aware of any evidence’ to support Kebatu’s claim.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025

Mother’s tribute to ‘much-loved’ son, 20, stabbed to death in Lewisham as police hunt killer

Messiah Robb, 20, collapsed on Benin Street, near Hither Green Lane, at around 3.20pm on Tuesday

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025

Metropolitan Police officer who ‘trivialised’ rape allegation sacked

Sergeant Clayton Robinson was dismissed without notice after it was found he had committed gross misconduct.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Man arrested over Uxbridge stabbing entered UK in lorry in 2020, officials say

A 49-year-old man was killed in the incident on Monday evening and two other people were injured.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Timeline of events in case of asylum seeker who was released accidentally

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2025

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Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025

Search for asylum seeker mistakenly released from prison enters third day

The Metropolitan Police has revealed the last sighting of Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was in Hackney, London, on Friday.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025

Asylum seeker tried to return to prison ‘several times’ after release in error

Police said Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu is carrying a ‘distinctive white bag with pictures of avocados on it’.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025

Kebatu manhunt LIVE: Epping sex offender arrested in north London after mistaken prison release

Kebatu was freed by mistake at HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025

Asylum seeker released in error spotted in London area, police say

An asylum seeker, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford instead of being transferred to an immigration detention centre. Kebatu, an Ethiopian national, was last seen in the London area after boarding a train from Chelmsford, prompting an…

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Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025

Asylum seeker released from prison in error seen in London area, police say

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally set from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025

Hadush Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police issue update after mistakenly released sex offender ‘takes trains across London’

Metropolitan Police make direct appeal to Hadush Kebatu to hand himself in

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

Protests on opposite sides of London amid police restrictions

Ukip supporters were blocked from meeting and marching near Whitechapel Station in east London.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

UK judge sentences 5 men for roles in Russia-linked arson attack in London

A British judge has sentenced five men for their roles in an arson attack in London that authorities say was masterminded by Russian intelligence as part of a wider campaign of sabotage and disruption

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

Ukip moves protest to west London after police impose restrictions

Officers have issued more Public Order Act conditions to ‘prevent serious disorder and disruption’, the Metropolitan Police said.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

Could Prince Andrew ever be prosecuted over his links to Jeffrey Epstein?

The Metropolitan Police are ‘actively looking’ into claims that the royal tried to use his bodyguard to smear his accuser Virginia Giuffre – as her family urged the force to reopen an inquiry into her alleged abuse

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Tech companies not doing enough to stop phone theft, say MPs

Many of the stolen devices end up being shipped overseas.

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