Good morning. Welcome to a sunny May here in Ilford. Today’s news comes from Facebook posts. The sister of a six-year-old boy who suffered a fractured skull after being hit by an e-scooter rider has called for a ban on … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 01.05.2021: Cute animals, e-scooters, and aid for India’s COVID battle
Ilford, United Kingdom VIJAY SHAH via SOPHIE COX and IMOGEN BRADDICK/Ilford Recorder The knife crime wave afflicting Greater London has claimed yet another victim after a teenager was stabbed to death outside a block of flats in the … Continue reading CLAYHALL YOUTH STABBING: Teenager murdered in knife attack
London, United Kingdom VIJAY SHAH via RICHARD HARTLEY-PARKINSON/Metro A father-of-one who was attacked with a knife by a thug outside a corner shop in south-east London has died from his injuries, in what the UK newspaper Metro described … Continue reading ‘HERO DAD’: Man murdered protecting shoppers from knife assailant
London, England VIJAY SHAH via Sky News/The Guardian, sources Police have allegedly been called to attend the flat (apartment) of former London mayor and current British prime ministerial/Conservative Party leader hopeful Boris Johnson, after a neighbour reported hearing … Continue reading BORIS JOHNSON: Police called to UK PM hopeful’s flat after reports of screaming
Lagos, Nigeria VIJAY SHAH A graphic image surfaced this morning on Twitter showing the aftermath of a fight in the Nigerian capital Lagos in which four men were seen dead, two of them beheaded, in an apparent clash between … Continue reading LAGOS CULT WARS: Four men killed, some beheaded, in fight between ‘cultists’
London – VIJAY SHAH via RICHARD HARTLEY-PARKINSON and Metro The crimewave affecting London now has taken an even nastier turn, as newspaper Metro reported yesterday that four children in the south of the city were attacked during a scuffle, with one harmed so badly that witnesses said they were ‘disembowelled’. A fight was alleged to have broken out between two groups of teenagers, aged 15 to 16 years, at the Landor House, a block of flats on the Elmington estate in Camberwell. Four children were taken to hospital, with one boy suffering serious injuries and is now fighting for his life. … Continue reading SOUTH LONDON MAYHEM: Four children stabbed
Los Angeles – VIJAY SHAH via NICK MOJICA and XXL American rapper The Game, famous for his 2005 release “Hate It or Love It” has found himself at a tricky level in the controversy game after he was made to apologise for fighting a teammate while participating in a basketball match recently, reported online magazine XXL. The musician, real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor, was playing at a Drew League match in the Californian city of Los Angeles when he got into a confrontation with Jarion Henry, a fellow player. In video footage released on the Twitter social network this past Sunday, The Game … Continue reading THE GAME: Musician apologises for fight at basketball match
London – VIJAY SHAH via ALIA ROPUN, ALAN MCGUINNESS, IAN FRANCIS and Sky News Six men were reported injured after a ‘noxious substance’ was thrown in a street fight near the Stratford Centre shopping arcade in Stratford, east London yesterday at around 8 pm, Sky News said today. The incident occurred near to a Subway restaurant on the Broadway, close to Stratford’s bus station and the Westfield Stratford City retail complex. Three of the individuals needed hospital treatment after having a chemical thrown on them during the mêlée between two separate groups of males, Sky News reported. A 15-year-old boy … Continue reading STRATFORD CENTRE: Six people hurt in fight and acid attack near shopping mall
Charlotte, UNITED STATES VIJAY SHAH via News Locker, Mirror Online and WSOCTV British newspaper The Daily Mirror reports today on a shocking video of students fighting at a high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The ‘brutal’ and ‘savage’ brawl led to the arrest of a 15-year-old pupil as well as the discovery of a set of brass knuckles by the school’s policing team after the fight took place, putting the school on lockdown. https://twitter.com/newslock_uknews/status/668027396210208768 The video footage shows the fight being broken up by a school police officer at Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. The officer is … Continue reading CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL FIGHT: Clash between American schoolchildren; officer caught on camera as police intervene
The much awaited epic boxing match between Floyd Mayweather of the United States and Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines saw Mayweather defeat his opponent on an unanimous decision in what was billed as the ‘fight of the century‘ by fans and the media. This will now be Mayweather’s 48th consecutive bout that has ended in a win, along with 26 knockouts and no losses. The two boxers had been sparring for a box-office bustup for several years, but frequent delays meant the fight had no chance of happening until last night. Pacquiao, in his normal humble manner, congratulated his opponent … Continue reading PHOTO FEATURE: Mayweather defeats Pacquiao – Facebook reacts
