A 14-year-old boy who was fatally shot in south-east London has been identified as Eghosa Ogbebor. Police were called to reports of gunfire on Lord Warwick Street in Woolwich at approximately 15:40 BST on Thursday. Emergency services attended the scene, where paramedics attempted to save the teenager’s life. Despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead at the location. Authorities confirmed that his family has been notified.

It began with a simple message circulating on Snapchat. Teenagers were invited to meet at a basketball court in south London to mark the start of the Easter holidays. The tone was informal but suggestive: attendees were encouraged to bring their own cannabis and laughing gas, with the promise of a long night ahead. What followed quickly escalated beyond a casual gathering. Hundreds of young people turned up to the so-called “link-up” last Saturday before moving towards Clapham High Street.

Bride-to-be Venezuela Fury celebrated her upcoming wedding in style with a lavish hen party that was nothing short of spectacular. The 16-year-old made a striking entrance in a gold, gladiator-inspired metallic dress, turning heads as she arrived at the event held at Morecambe Football Club.

A healthcare assistant employed by the NHS has been granted £1,425 in compensation after an employment tribunal concluded she experienced harassment from a colleague who repeatedly addressed her as “auntie.”

A hospital dietitian who lacked basic anatomical knowledge—including the ability to identify the position of the intestines or explain the function of the gallbladder—secured a role at a major UK hospital after providing misleading information during the hiring process. Ifenyinwa Ndulue-Nonso was dismissed in August 2024 following an internal investigation that revealed significant gaps in her understanding of fundamental medical concepts and patient care practices.

A coroner has ruled that a young mother died from sepsis after medical failings within the NHS led to her being prescribed the wrong antibiotics during a worsening infection. Aleisha Rochester, 33, a bank cashier from Croydon, died in August 2023, two weeks after undergoing what was expected to be a routine procedure to remove an abscess from her left armpit.