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A killer Colombian ‘porn performer’ said four words as he slashed the throat of his fetish slave during sex, hours after hammering the man’s civil partner to death and hiding him under a bed, a court has heard. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering Albert Alfonso, 62, originally from France, and Irishman Paul Longworth, 71, at their West London flat on July 8 last year. Video footage of Mr Alfonso’s final moments, which was caught by cameras set up to film his sex session with Mosquera at the flat in Shepherd’s Bush, was played to jurors on Wednesday (April 30). It is alleged Mosquera asked Mr Alfonso ‘Do you like it?’ as he repeatedly stabbed him in the neck, face, and torso, moments after urinating on him while wearing a strap-on penis. Mosquera - whose guilty plea to the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso was not accepted by the prosecution - is then alleged to have dismembered the bodies of the couple, storing their heads in a chest freezer, befo...

A builder has been banned as a company director for fraudulently claiming tens of thousands of pounds that his business was not entitled to claim. Ioan Marcu, 38, of Lindfield Road, Romford, inflated his company's turnover figures to secure the maximum £50,000 available under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme in 2020 as part of the Covid support fund. Following investigations by the Insolvency Service, Marcu was disqualified as a director for 10 years in January 2025. He has now signed a formal agreement to repay more than £38,000 - the difference between what his company legitimately qualified for and what it actually received. Marcu was the sole director of Imbusi Ltd, a company incorporated in August 2014. In July 2020, he applied for a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan, claiming his company had a turnover of £280,000. Investigation of the company's accounts revealed this figure was overstated by more than £230,000, and that Imbusi was only entitled to a loan of £11,451. Ann Oliver, ...

A new design for priority seating on London Underground trains has been unveiled by Transport for London . The new priority seating on the Tube will feature a 'This is a priority seat' message, as well as a more distinctive colour contrast. The new design has already been introduced on the Elizabeth line and is set to rolled out on new DLR and Piccadilly line trains, as well as refurbished Central line and Waterloo & City line trains. New seating will match the appearance of the 'Please offer me a seat' badges and the Government's Blue Badge scheme, as well as aligning with priority seating design already in place on the Jubilee line. Those travelling on the Elizabeth line will recognise the same distinct striped pattern that is associated with the line, but priority seating will instead be blue rather than purple. TfL hopes this will help those will help people differentiate between the seating, especially for those with visual impairments. ...

Crystal Palace fans raised more than £13k to turn the stands of Wembley Stadium into a sea of red and blue during yesterday's FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa. The display - created using hundreds of paper boards - included the phrase 'Take my hand, take my whole life too' and a photo of a young boy clutching a club strip - but why? Well, the story begins in Croydon many years ago, when decades-long Palace fan Mr Sithole-Sadler bought his grandson Ethan his first season ticket at just three years old. Soon, trips to Selhurst Park become a ritual for the pair. Ethan's Grandma Jane said: "His grandad took him, even though he was a gentleman who was born here in Croydon. He was white. But that colour never showed. He was Grandad to Ethan from the day he was born, and they had a very strong bond.” Soon Ethan was the Palace-obsessed boy that his Grandad had always longed for. He and his wife had taken on their then 5-year-old grandson full-time after Ethan...

For years, Danny Dyer has been a regular fixture on our screens. From hard-hitting roles in The Football Factory and Mean Machine, to embodying the beloved Mick Carter on BBC's EastEnders , he's tackled quite a range of performances. Danny, 47, has recently showcased his talents in the fresh flick Marching Powder, but his latest telly gig is getting him to open up about his private life. In ITV's unique programme, The Assembly, the actor joins other celebs who are interviewed by a panel of autistic, neurodivergent, and learning disabled interviewers, where no question is off the table. Danny gets personal during the show when discussing his marriage to Joanne Mas. Here's a look at the couple's romance. Danny and Joanne married in 2016 Who is Danny's wife? Danny and Joanne Mas have been together since their early teens, having first met when they were 14 years old. The couple started dating in 1992, welcoming their first daughter, Dani,...

An Ealing burglar who worked with a buddy to raid 13 homes across Surrey and Kent was caught because the bungling duo left DNA, smears of blood, matching footwear patterns and always broke into homes in the same way. Drilon Merkohitoj, from Ealing , and Ervis Vela, from Kent, have now been jailed. They carried out a spate of burglaries between December 2023 and March 2024, deliberately travelling for miles from where they lived to break into homes and steal thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and valuables. The hunt was on after one of the pair left a snood with DNA on in a recovered vehicle, which led to a further trail of evidence which included blood smears left at crime scenes, CCTV footage, matching footwear patterns, number plate hits, and mobile phone signal tracking. Cops found the thieves had used the same vehicle. One wore the same distinctive black and red trainers, and they both targeted similar types of homes. Ervis Vela, 30, was sentenced to three years ...

Transport for London (TfL) has announced London Underground and Overground stations may be forced to set up queueing systems on Saturday (April 26). The Victoria and Weaver lines are expected to be extremely busy as boxing fans make their way to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Chris Eubank Jr's bout with Conor Benn. Some 62,000 fans are expected to attend which will have a considerable impact Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove, Silver Street and White Hart Lane from 5pm until the end of the day. TfL is advising people to travel earlier if possible. Seven Sisters and Tottenham Hale, both on the Victoria line , are the recommended stations for spectators to use. They are both a 30-minute walk from the stadium. Bruce Grove, Silver Street and White Hart Lane are closer to the venue, but their smaller size and less frequent services means attendees may need to wait longer to board a train. Other TfL disruptions this weekend (April 26-27) Central London roads will shut for th...

The NHS Trust that runs Northwick Park Hospital has paid out more than £5m over the past five years to patients who have been affected by misdiagnoses, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed. The figures, which were obtained by specialist solicitors Medical Negligence Assist, show that 16 of the 18 claims made against the Trust between 2019 and 2024 were settled. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) provides healthcare services to over 1 million people in Northwest London, including patients at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow . The 16 settled claims resulted in the Trust having to pay out £5.6m - including £4,381,665 in damages paid to patients, on top of £299,290 in NHS legal fees and £987,013 in legal costs claimed by patients. The most common claims related to cancer misdiagnosis, with a total of £375,000 paid out to patients involved in five separate cases. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) runs Northwick Pa...

A former vicar has pleaded guilty to making and distributing indecent images of children. Geoffrey Baulcomb, 79, appeared at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, April 22, where he admitted one count of distributing an indecent photo of a child on March 4 2020 and three counts of making indecent images of children, including videos and photos, on or before December 14 2022. Baulcomb, from Eastbourne, also pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing extreme pornographic images, amounting to 195 images. The defendant, wearing a black suit, spoke only to enter his guilty pleas. He is due to appear at the same court for a further hearing on May 2. Adblock test (Why?) (Feed generated with FetchRSS )

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Enfield on Saturday evening. The Met Police have now named the woman who was stabbed to death as Pamela Munro. She was found with a single stab wound in Ayley Croft at around 7pm on April 19. The 45-year-old was treated by police and paramedics but pronounced dead at the scene. A 29-year-old man was taken into custody in connection to her murder this morning (April 21). He remains in custody, pending ongoing enquiries. Pamela's family is being supported by specialist officers from the Met Police. Detective Chief Superintendent Caroline Haines, who oversees policing for Enfield, said: “Our thoughts are with Pamela’s family and local residents who will have been significantly impacted following the news of her death. I am grateful to local officers and officers from the Specialist Crime Command who have worked tirelessly since Saturday to investigate the circumstances surrounding Pamela’s death as w...

Seven statues were vandalised in Parliament Square during a trans rights protest yesterday (Saturday, April 19). Police are appealing for witnesses after the statues were defaced with graffiti. No arrests have been made in connection with the criminal damage. Photos from the protest at Parliament Square showed the phrase "f*g rights" and a heart were daubed on a statue of suffragette Millicent Fawcett, while "trans rights are human rights" was sprayed on the pedestal of a bronze of ex-South African Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts. The protests were in response to a landmark Supreme Court ruling that decreed trans women did not legally classify as women in the Equality Act 2010. The use of "men" and "women" in the act was ruled to refer to those born as men and women, and that "sex" was binary. This ruling means that trans women can legally be excluded from women-only spaces like changing rooms, toilets and women's sports in th...

A Reddit user has created a brilliant new website that tells you which pubs and cafes are currently in the sunlight and which are hidden in shade. There's nothing worse than getting to a pub garden and expecting it to be filled with warm, sunny vibes, but as you sit down with your pint, a chilly breeze dashes your hopes and dreams. With Reddit user Dawodx's new website sunnydays.dawodx.com , you can enjoy the sun this summer. The web app creates a real-time shadow simulation, replicating how buildings and terrain cast shadows through the day using a programme called Mapbox and open data from OpenStreetMap. "You can find the sunniest spots around you — and skip the cold corners," Dawodx said in a post on the social media platform. He added: "It’s finally sunny in London, and like most people, I wanted to enjoy an iced coffee or a pint in the actual sun — not tucked away in the shade." Looking at the interactive map, you can set the time of day as you like...

You can usually count on a post office for stamps, bills, and parcels, not for lunch. But there’s a post office in central London where you can walk out with a curry instead of a receipt. From the outside, Moorgate Post Office looks like any other - until you notice the sign advertising curry from £6.99. Inside, turn right and you’ll spot a freezer, a drinks fridge, and then a small counter dishing out fresh, fragrant food. The smell hits you immediately, and is enough to reel you in - warm spices and sizzling street food fill the air. The prices help too, as they are cheap for central London. There's so many curries to choose from! (Image: MyLondon) They’re serving samosas, spring rolls, Chinese dishes, South Asian curries, and freshly grilled wraps. And the food doesn’t come from a microwave - it's made in a kitchen they have in the basement, which I had no idea could even fit there. This all started in 2021 when postmaster Dewan Zaky Ashrafi brought t...

A group of teenagers have admitted offences after violence broke out in the Essex seaside town of Southend-on-Sea last summer. In total nine have pleaded guilty, including six from London and four of the Londoners can be named due to their age. The nine, all of whom are male and aged between 14 and 18, were charged after youths, some brandishing machetes , fought on the seafront on the evening of July 30. While several had previously admitted to some offences, nine of them had guilty pleas accepted at a hearing at Basildon Crown Court on Wednesday (April 16), according to Essex Police. Those who admitted offences are Tyler Omo-Irogho, 18, of Clarendon Road in Watford, who pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker, violent disorder and possession of a bladed article. Michael King, 18, of Crescent Road in South Woodford, Redbridge , admitted violent disorder and conspiracy to commit GBH. Mekai Brown, 18, of Higham Road in Woodford Green, Redbridge, admitted violent disorder a...

A Boeing plane heading into Stansted Airport fell 600ft through the air before either pilot noticed. An autopilot miscommunication caused the commercial flight from Szczecin Airport, in Poland, to descend suddenly on March 8, 2024. The co-pilot had missed the first manual approach so handed control to the commander whilst they set up the flight management computer. However, the commander did not realise the autopilot and auto-thrust were not engaged and failed to realise the rapid drop. The 43-year-old told air traffic control that he "had control", with the co-pilot agreeing with this statement over the communication channel. Upon realising his mistake, he promptly brought the aircraft back to 3,000ft before taking over the second landing attempt. The unplanned descent saw the plane come within a helicopter that also attempting to land at Stansted During the investigation, it was revealed the flight was the co-pilot's first time handing over manual control. He told ...

Plans to build a gigantic 35-storey tower next to London's only licensed heliport are moving forward, as an application has now been submitted for the development. Developer Heliport London Ltd has lodged a planning application for the scheme with Wandsworth Council. The proposed tower on Lombard Road, by the River Thames , would contain 143 flats, if it was approved by the council. It would also have workspace, a gym for residents and a play area on its lower floors. It would be the tallest building in Battersea , replacing an empty five-story office building, known as Heliport House, and two industrial garages. The council approved plans to add a 15-storey tower on top of Heliport House in 2014, with no affordable homes , but this was never built. The latest scheme proposes a much bigger tower containing 51 affordable homes, out of 143 homes overall. Another visualisation of the plans, which have now been submitted to Wandsworth Council (Image: Concrete/HTA Des...

Meta, the social media giant that owns Facebook and Instagram, has announced it will resume using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models. This decision comes after the company paused this activity last year due to data privacy concerns raised by activists. The firm stated it would utilise public posts and comments shared by adult users across the 27-member European Union to train its AI systems. Meta also announced plans to inform EU users about the AI training process, providing a link to a form where objections can be submitted at any point. In a blog post, the company explained: "People's interactions with Meta AI - like questions and queries - will also be used to train and improve our models." It added: "We'll honour all objection forms." This move follows the recent launch of Meta's AI assistant for European users, which had been previously introduced in the US and other major markets. The co...

The state of the River Thames had an unexpected impact on the 2025 Oxford Vs Cambridge Boat Race but it did not stop the light blues completing a clean sweep in the men's women’s and both reserve races. This time it wasn't pollution in the water - although that had again been a concern in the build up - but instead a plank of wood in the way of the racing route. The men's race between the university teams was set to start 2:21pm on Sunday (April 13) but the crews were left waiting in the water for 10 minutes after 'debris', which turned out to be a plank of wood, was spotted and had to be cleared out of the racing line of the boats. It was expected to be a tight battle in the 170th men’s edition, but instead the light blue boat built up an early lead and never looked back, shocking an Oxford boat stacked with several Olympians. Cambridge made it eight straight wins in the 79th women’s competition, also the 10th anniversary of the men’s and women’s races taking p...

Dalston Eastern Curve Garden is an oasis of lush urban wilderness, embracing the motto proudly displayed on its bright pink welcome sign: "Keep Cities Wild." Just a minute's stroll from the bustle of Dalston, this garden serves as a sanctuary for those seeking tranquility and a touch of nature amidst city life. In this hidden gem in Hackney , nature has reclaimed its space with abandon. The garden is crafted around an abandoned railway line, with plants eagerly sprawling across every available surface, from weathered barrels to the beams overhead, infusing life into old tin cans and rooftops alike. Despite its proximity to the busy transit hub of Dalston Junction, the serene sounds of rustling leaves fill the air, drowning out urban commotion. Visitors can relax on cushy outdoor sofas or sit at artisanal wooden benches while whimsical decorations - think hanging lampshades, birdhouses crafted from juice cartons, and shimmering disco balls - dance gently in the breeze,...