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69 stories from and about Ealing, mostly crime & safety, local news, council & politics. The most recent ran on 13 September 2026. Page 4 of 4.
Borough-wide and national stories that name Ealing or bear directly on it.
The Guardian reports that Transport for London recorded more than 20,000 asbestos‑containing items on the tube network, paid more than £7 million in related compensation, and lost an employment tribunal case after a cleaner claimed unfair dismissal for raising safety concerns.
Seven teenagers and a 21-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing incident at a KFC on Bromley High Street. Four males, including three boys, were injured and taken to hospital.
The pioneering modernist home of architect Richard Rogers at 22 Parkside, Wimbledon, has been donated to the National Trust. The house, which inspired designs for the Centre Pompidou and Lloyd's of London, will now be preserved for public access and educational use.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council is considering enforcement action against the freeholder of the former Hammersmith Ram pub, Arora Family. The historic building on King Street was sold in July and reopened as a discount store without planning permission for the change of use.
Phase two of the Southport Inquiry starts in London with two weeks of seminar‑style hearings. The hearings will look at violence‑fixated individuals, the internet's role, and national safeguards, while families of the three children killed press for meaningful reform.
Mikel Arteta has declared himself satisfied with Arsenal's summer transfer window strategy, despite the club failing to secure marquee attacking signings. The Gunners targeted Vinicius Jr and Julian Alvarez but both opted to remain in Spain, with Christos Tzolis the only forward addition.
A man who used an angle grinder to steal a bicycle on Cheapside has been sentenced to 24 weeks in prison. Christopher Forrester was apprehended by City of London Police following a chase, with assistance from a member of the public.
Small Business Saturday announced that two businesses on its Nation’s Favourite list will each receive a £10,000 grant from American Express. London‑based toy maker Get Kindy is among the featured firms, and shoppers are urged to support the listed companies on 5 December.
A finance worker has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for defrauding Breast Cancer Now. Tameem Choudhury diverted a £91,966.72 refund payment intended for the charity into his own bank account.
Detectives are appealing for information after a woman in her 20s was raped in Covent Garden in the early hours of Saturday, 22 August. Police have released CCTV images of a man they wish to identify and speak to in connection with the incident.
A former chemistry teacher at Christ's College in Finchley has been found guilty of seven counts of indecent assault against two teenage pupils. Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, will be sentenced on November 20.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of 17-year-old David Wynter, who was fatally stabbed at Brent Civic Centre on Engineers Way on 25 August 2026. The teenager appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court and is due at the Old Bailey.
The Guardian says robotaxi pilots will not start this year, Ealing Council will purchase 95 new‑build flats in Acton for its tenants, and Wandsworth Council together with the Conservative Party plan to appeal a proposed 160% council‑tax rise, according to Politics Home.
A man has been charged with the murder of Masum Miah, who was fatally shot on St Bartholomew's Road in Newham. Police are appealing for information about a black Nissan Duke seen in the area around the time of the incident.
A six-year-old girl has died in hospital following a tragedy at sea in Shoreham, West Sussex. Saja El-Khawas passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026, three days after she and three family members were pulled from the water. Her father, mother, and older sister had previously been confirmed dead.
A murder investigation has been launched after human bones were discovered in woodland at Bedfont Lakes Country Park in Feltham. The remains are believed to belong to a woman between 25 and 45 years old.
Two teenage siblings, Mukarma, 16, and Muhammed, 14, are missing from their home in Hayes. They are believed to have taken a family Toyota Prius, registration KR10 NTF, which was later spotted on the A40 Oxford Road. Detective Sergeant Gary Walker is leading the investigation.
A 38-year-old man has died after a car he was travelling in collided with a bus on Gunnersbury Avenue in Chiswick. The driver of the car was arrested by police at the scene.
Masum Miah, 42, has been named as the man fatally shot in a car on St Bartholomew’s Road, Newham. Police were called to the scene around 3am on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made.
A 48-year-old woman died following a house fire on Berkeley Avenue in Hounslow early Wednesday. Police have launched a murder investigation, suspecting the blaze was started deliberately. Eight others were injured, with one still in critical condition.
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