The man suspected of shooting dead Sergeant Matt Ratana in a south London custody suite is 23-year-old Louis De Zoysa, Sky News has confirmed. The suspect, who remains in hospital in a critical condition and has therefore not been spoken to by detectives, is from Norbury, south London. Sgt Ratana, 54, was allegedly attacked by
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The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in the UK has fallen for the second day in a row, despite a significant increase on last weekend’s figures. A total of 5,693 people were registered as having tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, compared to 6,042 on Saturday. And although those numbers showed a day-on-day fall,
The fatal shooting of a police officer in a custody suite in London was captured on CCTV, Scotland Yard has revealed. Metropolitan Police sergeant Matiu Ratana, 54, was killed in the early hours of Friday when a handcuffed gunman opened fire before turning the weapon on himself. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said the 23-year-old
It’s 10.40pm and a man has just bought some chicken wings in Oldham. The pandemic has brought us to the point where moments later the police and council officials are ticking off the owner of the takeaway for breaking the law. The police officers don’t really want to be curtailing someone’s livelihood, the council certainly
The sergeant killed after being shot by a handcuffed suspect in a custody suite was an “awesome person” who “loved being a police officer”, his cousin has said. Matiu Ratana, 54, who was known as Matt, died in hospital following the shooting in Croydon in the early hours of Friday. Paying tribute, Adrian Rurawhe described
The UK has reported 6,874 new cases of COVID-19, a rise of 240 from Thursday, meaning the overall number of confirmed cases confirmed is now 423,236. A further 34 people are reported to have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 – a figure which does not include data from Scotland due to
The first night of a 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants has passed largely without incident in England – but some venues are warning that the absence of late-night drinkers could put their future into jeopardy. In London, there was a small police presence on the streets of Soho last night, but no problems were
The UK has reported 6,634 new coronavirus cases – the highest daily total ever recorded. A further 40 people are reported to have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19, official figures show. The last time the daily death toll was higher than 40 was on 14 July, when 44 deaths were recorded.
The NHS coronavirus contact tracing app has finally been launched in England and Wales after months of delay and questions about its effectiveness. The app was trialled first on the Isle of Wight and in the London Borough of Newham and was used to send alerts to users after someone had tested positive. It uses
The UK has reported 6,178 new coronavirus cases – the highest daily total in four months. There have only been two days since the pandemic began which have exceeded this total – 1 May, when there were 6,201 confirmed cases and 5 April, when there were 6,199. More cases are being detected now than at
Massive queues of up to 7,000 lorries could be seen outside Dover if hauliers fail to prepare for changes to customs rules after the Brexit transition period ends, according to the government. The transition period, which kept the UK aligned to the EU’s single market and customs union rules to allow trade to flow smoothly
Johnny Depp has lost his libel claim against the publishers of The Sun over an article calling him a “wife beater”. Three months after the high profile three-week trial, Judge Justice Nicol has now ruled that the tabloid was justified in reporting that Depp was violent towards ex-wife Amber Heard on at least one occasion
People in Scotland have been banned from visiting other households indoors, in tough new restrictions that go further than those announced for England. First minister Nicola Sturgeon said the COVID-19 restrictions would come to force from tomorrow. “We intend, as Northern Ireland did yesterday, to also introduce nationwide additional restrictions on household gatherings, similar to
Pubs, bars and restaurants throughout England will be forced to close at 10pm from Thursday, Boris Johnson will announce in a new coronavirus crackdown. In a House of Commons statement followed by a TV address to the nation, the prime minister will unveil a range of new measures to tackle the dramatic surge in COVID-19
The UK could soon see 49,000 new cases of coronavirus every day unless action is taken to drive down the current rate of infection, the government’s chief scientific adviser has warned. Sir Patrick Vallance told a Downing Street briefing that the number of new COVID-19 cases was doubling roughly every seven days. Live coverage of
Britons are being fined for breaches of coronavirus lockdown regulations that are “unclear and ambiguous”, a parliamentary committee has warned. The Joint Committee on Human Rights said it was “unacceptable” that “many thousands” were receiving fixed penalty notices (FPNs) despite evidence the police did not fully understand their powers. It added that the way regulations