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The self-loading pistol was intercepted and seized by Border Force officers at Stansted Airport in July

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Two drug dealers have been jailed for attempting to import a handgun in the post from Florida.

Colly McNeil, 48, from south London, and Keston Redhead, 35, an asylum seeker from Trinidad and Tobago, were found guilty of importation of a firearm and conspiracy to import class A drugs following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA).

The Home Secretary has ordered a “thorough review” of the Southport killer’s referrals to the Prevent anti-terror programme “to identify what changes are needed to make sure serious cases are not missed”.

A litany of concerns have been raised over the years about how the deradicalisation programme works after several terror attacks were carried out by extremists who had been referred to Prevent.

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A man was stabbed in south London in the early hours of Christmas Eve.

Police were called to Streatham High Road shortly after 4am on Tuesday following reports of a stabbing.

Officers attended the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service who treated a man for stab injuries.

It is understood that his injuries are not life-threatening.

Streatham High Street was shut in both directions on Tuesday afternoon as road closures remained in place after the attack.

The stricken firm has set a deadline of the end of next week for potential buyers to snap up its remaining shops in the UK and Ireland

London Mayor accused of ‘waffle, waffle, waffle’ when asked to say sorry for previous comments

Anthony France @ NewsFrenchTony7 November 2024

London mayor Sadiq Khan repeatedly refused to apologise to a Met firearms officer acquitted of Chris Kaba’s murder.

Kaba was shot dead by Sergeant Martyn Blake as he tried to ram his car past police cars during a police stop in Streatham, south London, on September 5, 2022.